Kagami walked through the door to his apartment and peered around. The apartment was completely dark and Aomine was nowhere to be seen. "I'm hooome!"

Sensing no response, Kagami continued further into his apartment.

"Daiki?"

Nothing.

Aomine had made it a point to always be waiting when Kagami came home. A feeling of dread crept into Kagami as he thought about the possibilities. He dropped his bag and groceries and ran into the living room. A quick scan told him Aomine was not here nor in the kitchen. Kagami darted towards the bathroom, and out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a streak of blue. He swallowed and slowly turned toward his bedroom. He stepped into his own room as his eyes took in everything. His throat went dry.

Kagami was suddenly reminded of the day he found Aomine near his apartment. He was lying on his bed, his face expressionless. All color was drained from the man's face as he stayed motionless. Almost like- dare he imagine it- a corpse. Kagami seized the lifeless body and shook as hard as he could.

"Oi, Daiki! Oi, wake up!" Tears had started forming, and Kagami fought to hold them back, "Please, not again! Wake the fuck up!"

"..hnn?"

Aomine's voice brought Kagami back to reality. A sense of relief surged through his body, as he continued to hold the other man in his arms. Only then did Kagami notice that this body was different from the one he held that day. This body is warm. A smile crept onto Kagami's face. He mumbled, "..you scared me, idiot.."

"Ah? What was that?" Aomine had been roused from his sleep much too roughly for his liking. He couldn't even register what Kagami had said to the man.

"U-uhm, it's nothing. I-I, uh, just thought that you shouldn't sleep so much." Kagami flushed. What was he doing? He didn't have to freak out like that. He turned his face away as soon as he realized that tears had also been falling. Had he always been so afraid of someone dying? Enough to bring tears to his face?

Aomine's blue eyes darted to Kagami's face. That one look told him everything he needed to know. Kagami sensed an intense gaze on him and pulled back, "W-what's wrong with you? I got something on my face, huh? I'll clean it up in the bathroom."

Kagami decided that it was best for him to leave before he embarassed himself any further. Before he could get very far, however, he felt a hand on his wrist and the next thing he knew he was lying on the bed. Kagami had closed his eyes to brace for the impact. As soon as he opened them, he realized he was gazing into unwavering blue eyes.

Kagami averted his eyes and tried to get up, but as soon as he budged, he felt a strong hand on his chest pushing him back down. He froze and waited for the hand to be removed, but instead it lingered. Another hand crept up to Kagami's face, brushing his neck ever so gently. Kagami held his breath as he glanced back into those piercing blue eyes. The air turned still and Kagami found himself unable to tear his eyes away.

All of a sudden, Aomine's hands pinched Kagami's face.

"Ow! Ow, ow, ow! Stop!" Kagami cried out in pain.

"Kagami-san, please don't go killing me off whenever you please." Aomine rolled back into the corner of the bed, collecting the blankets around him and wrapping himself in them.

Kagami, still lying on the bed, couldn't believe what had happened. What was that?!

He felt a sudden kick in his back and he soon found himself lying on the floor. The box in his jacket also clattered to the floor. Clink.

"Ow! Okay! I get it!" The redhead took turned and saw the box. "Oh, yeah. Kise wanted to give this to you. I'm putting it on the desk."

Kagami picked the box back up and placed it on the desk. He started to walk out as he heard Aomine mumble into his pillow, "..I'm not going anywhere.."

Kagami chuckled, "..yeah, sorry." A smile returned to his face as he headed to the hall for the groceries he dropped.