A/N:Hey guys, sorry for the late update .I've been very busy with school, but now that it's out I'll surely be writing more and more now that I have more time. And well get back to updating weekly. So please forgive me for my absence with this long chapter, kay? :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basket.

-Kuroko-

Kuroko was nervous, he didn't know whether to interfere or to stay out of it and watch. Aomine was by no means a calm person in the face of the A challenge.

And he was by no means capable of taking Aomine down single handedly. He looked around and spotted for something to change the ever growing tense atmosphere.

He soon felt someone staring at him and looked to where he felt it coming from. It was Momoi silently asking him to do something and fast. He thought for a moment and then a thought occurred to him.

He looked to Momoi again and mouthed only a single word to her, " ball ". Her face light up at the word from what he could see and she hurriedly ran off to get him a ball.

He didn't have to wait long as she ran the ball back to him, Aomine and Captain Imayoshi still locked in a staring contest. He sighed they were both far from acknowledging that there were others in the room with them.
He turned to the other Tōō players .

" Ano, would you mind stepping back a bit. I tend to swing at Aomine-kun albeit harsh and I don't wish to injure you. " he said politely.

The others blinked at him stupidly before taking two large steps back, letting him walk to the places they were only moments before. He looked to Imayoshi and then too Amoine before sighing, he guessed there was no other way other than to cause a scene.

He lifted he arm back, twisted his and with a sound of air cutting behind him he passed the ball harshly at Aomine who woke from his staring contest to bearly catch the ball one handed.

Imayoshi had snapped his head towards him blinking with something akin to amusement and astonishment. But he payed no mind to that face or any others around him, Aomine was who concerned him at the moment. And said boy was staring him down, look full of confusion and slight anger.

At that he almost didn't know whether to sweat drop or shake his head at the others reaction. He just looked at the other silently asking him to stop his anger towards others, that they were here only for a short while and to suck it up in the meantime.

Aomine understood as he always had understood him, and nodded though somewhat agitatedly. He too nodded and then made his way to Aomine in order to calm him.

The stood side-by-side for a bit, silence peacefully settling between them comfortably. They knew others were staring, but neither cared. Right then in that moment it was only the two of them, silently reassuring one another that everything was their peace was interrupted at the voice of Imayoshi.

" Alright, now Kuroko-kun I know you were a regular at Seirin high school. But here you still have to try out, I know you'll need a partner soooo. How about we have-" Imayoshi started out.

" I'll be his partner, no one else with play with Tetsu but me. Got it? " Aomine ground out hastily, grabbing his arm and pulling him down to the end of the court.

He looked back at the others bowing an apology for both he and Aomine. Imayoshi seemed to have understood and waved it off before telling Sakurai and Wakamatsu to get their asses on the court and play them.

And they did play, for a short while at least. He showed off his phantom abilities and Aomine his usual roughness. It seemed that all of the Tōō basketball team was impressed. All levels were watching their short scrimmage as they the regulars played against each other. they had taken short intervals, to which both he Aomine had done doing separate things. He drinking water and switching arm bands, and Aomine going through his phone.

But it seemed that after their third timeout Aomine had begun to get it in a foul mood. and had gone on a rampage, telling him to go into a serious mode. Because Aomine wanted to crush his teammates, because he was tired of messing around.

But eventually Aomine had gotten tired of dominating, and had yelled to Imayoshi that they were heading home. Momoi had of course reprimanded Aomine and had apologized to him for Aomine's selfishness. At this he was surprised to hear no retort from Aomine, who had been silent after the small comment.

He felt that perhaps Aomine had felt bad about being selfish. That was enough though to soften him up,he gripped Aomines arm and bowed at the Tōō team before asking for permission to leave early. When he was granted such permission he let aomine lead him out as they made their way to Aomine's apartment.

It was a quiet trip back, neither of them was really willing to talk. For him it was normal, he was never much of a talker. But Aomine was a talker, so it was a bit weird not to hear him make some comment. So instead he waited as Aomine and his silence consumed them.

And when nothing was said on the train ride home he knew something was wrong. Something had bothered him so much, that it had stricken him into silence. Something that Kuroko hadn't seen in a long time. Something he hadn't seen since their time in Tēiko.

And he had a hunch that once they arrived at the apartment he wasn't going to like it. If Aomine was this tense and quiet, it meant that he was going to blow up very soon. And as much as he loved Aomine, he didn't want to be near him when his fits of rage got to big for him to handle.

So he waited silently, until they got off the train and walked to the apartment they lived in together. He looked out to the streets as they walked , hand-in-hand. From what he could remember from what he had remembered when they walked to school they were about two minutes from the apartment.

But that didn't stop him from looking out on the streets filled with bright lights and people. Once they got to the apartment complex he closed his eyes still walking with Aomine waiting for him to say something. But nothing came out of the taller boys mouth. Instead Aomine's hand tightened considerably, causing him to wince and open his eyes.

He looked up at Aomine and say the visibly tense eyes filled with confusion and distaste. He followed said boys face, and was shocked at what he found. He didn't know what to think. So instead he did the only thing possible for him at the moment; he whispered one name.

" Akashi-kun? "

And I'll leave it like that, simply because I love to give you guys cliffhangers and too hear your speculations as to what happen next chapter. Hahaha, so for now please review and pm me if you'd like, etc.

-Sorrowfulchild