Hello,

It's been awhile, too long for my liking, and for those who haven't forgotten about this FanFiction I am eternally grateful! I have put a few chapters together and compresssed the story but for the most part the story is the same. I hope you enjoy the new chapter and few free to leave a review on your thoughts. Thank you again.


Kise didn't know how long he cried for, or when he had fallen asleep, but before he knew it he heard the front door of his house slam shut and he knew his parents were home. He hadn't bothered to go to his afternoon classes, too riled up to sit in class, next to the teen that had just broken his heart, and pretend to be alright. No, he wouldn't humiliate himself more in front of Aomine, he wouldn't give the other that type of hold over him.

Instead he had grabbed his things before the lunch hour was over, telling the girls dealing with the festival preparations that he wasn't feeling well before quickly heading home. He ignored the concerned looks he had gotten from the group, knowing he would have to deal with the fall out from his sudden departure on Monday, but not really caring.

Not when he had finally confirmed his suspicions. That he had been another one of Aomine's flings to kill time before the power forward moved onto someone else. Looking back Kise could only blame himself though, knowing he had started the web of lines the moment he had lied about being in love with Kagami. If only he hadn't, maybe things would have turned out differently.

Although, that was wishful thinking now.

He slowly got up from his spot on his bed, leaving his room to head to the washroom to freshen up before he headed downstairs to his parents. As he stepped into the small space he slowly looked himself in the mirror, groaning as he noted his puffy eyes that gave away he had been crying. He quickly turned on the tap letting the water collect in his cupped hands before he splashed it onto his face, hoping it would reduce the redness around his eyes.

There was no point in dwelling on things that could have happened, that could have been. Instead, he would do what he had always done, he would move on. Hadn't that been what he did when Kagami moved away? And although Kise knew this was far different from the insignificant crush he once had, more like admiration than anything, it was the only way he knew how to deal with something like this.

That was why he pulled on some sweats, before he put on his best sick face and headed downstairs. He spent the next ten minutes explaining to his mother he hadn't been feeling well after lunch and decided to head home, apologizing that he hadn't informed her when he had gotten home, because he had fallen asleep shortly after.

She, being the loving mother that she was, fussed over the blonde before turning on the stove to make him some porridge. The model felt slightly bad for lying about what really happened, but the last thing he needed was his mother getting mad at him for purposely skipping. Besides, it was the weekend now which meant he had two days to compose himself before attending classes on Monday. Luckily, he knew the school festival started that day, which meant classes were condensed and the afternoon was allocated for the opening of the festival.

He knew he had missed the class briefing that afternoon but since they were doing a class cafe he didn't bother to worry. He just hoped that his shifts weren't scheduled at the same time as Aomine, too on edge to spend hours with the other even if they would be busy. He'd much prefer avoiding the power forward for the next week and he was greatful they didn't have practice during that time.

Nonetheless, his life would become much harder starting Monday, since Aomine had been such an integral part of it up until now. He just hoped he would be able to get over the other as easily as he had fallen for him.

Unfortunately, he knew that was easier said than done.


The weekend had surprisingly gone fast and Kise was proud that he had gotten through all of the photo shoots and other media events with relative ease, although he knew that was partly because he had such a good manager. Despite that, he knew he wasn't fooling anyone when he told himself he was alright with how things went on Friday.

"I'm crushing you today, what happened?" Haizaki asked as he dribbled the ball in his hand.

"Nothing," Kise sighed as he grabbed his water bottle, knowing he was off his game. "Maybe you're getting better."

"As much as you flatter me Ryouta, I know I haven't gotten so good to crush you in less than ten minutes." The silver haired teen said as he shot the ball, watching it smoothly enter the net. "Especially since just last week it took me 2 rounds to beat you."

"It's nothing." Kise said as he sat down on a nearby bench. "I've just had a rough week."

"Oh, trouble in paradise?" Haizaki asked, hitting the nail on the head as he took the seat next to his friend. "What, did you fight with him?"

Kise wanted to say yes, wanted to admit he had fallen for someone that clearly didn't see him the same way and more than anything he wanted to vent out everything that had transpired over the course of his relationship with Aomine. Because he hoped, wished, that by telling someone, he would finally start to get over his heartbreak, but despite all that he couldn't do it.

Not now anyway. Not when he knew he was just as much to blame for falling for someone that had made his intentions clear from the start. Aomine had told him they were only together, only screwing around, because Kise hadn't been experienced. And now that he had taught him everything, Aomine didn't see the point in being with Kise anymore. Besides, had the navy-haired teen ever been into guys in the first place?

He wasn't sure, but maybe all of this had been his way of figuring that out too. Maybe Aomine had used him to see if he could get it up with guys.

The thought seemed to sicken Kise even more and he chose to ignore if there was any truth to it.

"No, it isn't like that." Kise said, shaking his head as he got up and picked up his bags. "It's just school. We have our festival coming up and I'm just stressed over it."

"Festival? When does it start?" The basketball player asked.

"Tomorrow."

"What's your class doing?"

"Maid cafe." Kise said with a sigh, knowing it was cliche. "I'm a waiter."

"I'd pay to see you in one of those maid outfits though." Haizaki commented with a laugh as he dodged the basketball that was aimed at him moments later. And although the game hadn't gone well, Kise had to admit, he did feel just a little bit better after meeting Haizaki.


Kise was greeted the usual set of girls on his way to his class on Monday morning as they asked him about what had happened on Friday and if he was alright.

"Kise-kun, are you alright? We know you had to leave early on Friday."

"I'm alright, I was just feeling a bit lightheaded. It's probably because I've been so busy lately." He lied as they walked slowly into the school building.

"That's good." Another girl nodded with a smile.

"Did I miss anything important?" He asked, knowing the information regarding the festival was released on Friday.

"Regarding the festival, no, we posted the shifts in the class." One of the girls from his class informed. "Most of your shifts should be with Aomine-kun, we know you guys are close."

"That's good." Kise said, his actions not flattering as he heard the news, instead he simply continued with changing his shoes before he closed the small locker and turned to walk to his class, smiling as the girls followed alongside him.

"Also, I'm sure you already heard but Misa-chan told me yesterday that she's dating Aomine-kun." A raven haired girl said, "I guess you were right about Aomine-kun actually being serious about relationships now. We still feel bad about thinking otherwise."

As he heard the girl apologize for her words last week, Kise tried his best not to tell her that was the last thing he wanted to hear. Because it wasn't that she was wrong, if anything she had been spot on that the asshole didn't take relationships seriously, but he knew he couldn't tell her that now. Instead he simply nodded in understanding.

"It's fine."

A few seconds later Kise arrived at his class, hesitating at the door as he looked into the room. The scene shouldn't have surprised him, especially since his earlier suspicions were already confirmed, but still, Kise couldn't hold back his shock as he saw Aomine at the back. The other's hand was wrapped around Misa's waist, pulling her close to him as they leaned against a desk. The two seemed to be whispering to one another, clearly too busy to notice when Kise had made his way to sit at his desk.

"Are you free tonight?" He heard Misa ask as she pulled away from the basketball player.

"Yeah, no practice."

"Then come over, after your shift, we can spend some time together."

"Hmm, that's tempting." Aomine chuckled lowly as Kise watched him sweep his eyes over the girls body. "I'll tell you later?"

"Alright." She nodded, leaning up to press a small peck on the other's lips before leaving the room altogether.

Kise silently watched the exchange, feeling his chest tighten, before he let out a small, cold laugh. "I should've know all you care about is who'd be the next good fuck."

The words tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop himself and he watched as Aomine raised a surprised eyebrow as he heard the accusation. "What?"

"I mean, it hasn't even been a weekend and you're already onto your next fling." Kise continued, letting the pent up anger come out through his cold, harsh words.

"Don't do this, Kise." Aomine warned, pulling out the chair to his desk before sitting down.

"What? Isn't that what that was?" Kise asked, ignoring the teens words.

"No, it isn't." The power forward mumbled, "And just because you thought our arrangement was something more than what it actually was doesn't mean I'm to blame."

"I'm not blaming you."

"You're not? Then why are you acting like it's my fault that I didn't love you?"

The question effectively stopped Kise in whatever rebuttal he would have and instead he turned to lock eyes with the other, feeling a wave of emotions rush over him as he connected with the navy blue orbs.

"Right, I guess I should apologize for that right? I must've held you back from being with the person you really wanted." Kise said.

"She has nothing to do with this." Aomine answered, ignoring the provocative words.

"Hmm, you're right, I shouldn't blame her." Kise said as he turned back to his notes, "It's only a matter of time before she's thrown away too."

The blonde was grateful when they were interrupted a few seconds later as one of the girls from the planning committee of the school festival clapped her hands to get everyone's attention.

"Hello class, as you know today is the beginning of the festival and I hope everyone has prepared to fulfill the duties to the best of their abilities. As I mentioned on Friday the schedule is posted at the front of the class, if you were wondering when you have a shift."

"Also, the rest of the first-year classes typically have a competition to see how much money they can make before this week is over. The class that raises the most will receive an award that the teachers have taken care of, so please let's try our best."

With that, the girl excused herself as the teacher took his place at the front and began the morning lessons. For the most part they only reviewed what they had already gone over the week prior, before the man allowed them to prepare for the festival by moving the desks and putting up the decorations.

Kise took the time to check the schedule and groaned as he realized his first shift was later that afternoon. With a sigh the model decided there was no point in dwelling on someone the couldn't change, and although he knew he probably could convince some girl to switch with him, he knew that running away from Aomine wouldn't get him anywhere.

No, he had to face him head on and prove that he would get over him. That he wasn't some pathetic boy that couldn't function if he didn't have affection returned.


It didn't take long before lunch rolled around, and he immediately stood and walked over to a group of guys in his class, smiling as he held his lunch in his hand.

"Mind if I join?" He asked politely, feeling slightly uncomfortable to approach them after having limited contact with most of the people in his class but, to his surprise, he was received well.

"Oh, yeah, sure." A raven-haired teen said as he gestured to an empty seat nearby.

"You don't usually eat in class." A brunette said as he looked at the blonde. "Much less ask to eat with us."

"I haven't much time to make friends, with basketball and work." He explained, knowing that he was partly lying. It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to make friends, but before he knew it, he had been too swept up in his relationship with Aomine to focus on making friends.

"That's right, you're on the team. You ever try to play anything else?" A bespectacled boy asked as he bit his apple.

"A few others, but basketball is different. I tend to pick things up fast, but for basketball it challenges me everyday." He answered simply. "How about you guys? Do you play anything?"

It wasn't long before he realized that most of the boys were on a sports team, baseball, tennis, even kyudo, many of them had their own interests and he smiled as they all fell into a comfortable conversation about how each team was doing.

And by the end of the lunch hour he was happy that he had gotten to know the boys because not once did Aomine cross him mind during the period.

"We should hangout sometime when you're not so busy." The short haired raven, Kasama-kun, said.

"When are your shifts today?" Nanao, the brunette asked, as the got up from their desks.

"Today, Wednesday, and Friday." Kise answered.

"Oh, we should hangout tomorrow then." The bespectacled teen, Takamura, piped up. "My shift ends early, if you want the four of us can take a walk around the place to see the other classes."

"Sounds good." Kise nodded before the bell rang and he headed back to his seat. They had moved their desks together to form larger tables earlier and Kise quickly grabbed his things before the placed them in a pile with the rest of his classmates. A small divider was set up so that their things were out of site.

After he had neatly but his bags away, he watched as the teacher re-entered the classroom with a few large boxes in his hand, before he placed them on one of the makeshift tables.

"Okay class, I hope you had a good lunch hour. I've brought the dishes we will be serving today. Since this is a café, we won't be selling anything too big, mostly sweets and drinks." He explained as he opened the white boxes.

"These are some pastries Ayano-san and Takatsuki-san volunteered to make." He said as he pulled out a tray of various sweets. "We have an electric kettle as well to serve hot beverages such as tea and hot chocolate. We'll have a handful of boys in charge of holding signs near the front gate to encourage visitors to visit our class, and a few girls preparing drinks behind the dividers we've set up."

The class nodded in understanding as the man continued to explain that some of the waiters and waitresses would be responsible for greeting and seating the guests and another set would be responsible in serving the dishes.

"And remember, when you have the time feel free to visit other classes." He concluded before the class began their final preparations.

Kise helped the girls set up the drink station before he pulled out his uniform and excused himself to get changed. After he entered one of the washroom stalls he paused as heard shuffling coming from the stall next to his, ignoring it and first before he heard a quiet moan echo through the room.

"You should go." He heard a deep voice say and he paused from buttoning up his shirt, knowing exactly who was speaking. Just his luck.

"But we haven't been able to do anything since Friday." The girl insisted. A few more seconds went by as the Kise heard quiet sounds of lips smacking against one another, before the male answer.

"Later. We'll finish this later."

"Alright."

A few more sounds of shuffling were heard before Kise heard the stall open, and evidently someone exiting the room. And he hesitated as he quietly opened the stall, looking out to see if the other occupant had left, but noting the stall next to his was still closed.

He tried to quietly leave but unfortunately, he didn't get very far as he heard the sound of someone buckling his pants and opening the stall door. Kise gritted his teeth as he didn't bother to stop, reaching for the door handled until the other teen in the room spoke up.

"Eavesdropping now?" Aomine asked, and Kise immediately turning around the glare.

"Don't be so full of yourself, I was just changing." He said as he took in the other's appearance. Kise noted the way the waiter uniform hugged every muscle and curve of Aomine's body and he had to admit, the teen looked good in it. Too good if you asked Kise.

"You should just move on you know." Aomine told him, shoving a hand in his pocket as he leaned against the counter.

"Don't worry, I will." Was all Kise managed before he opened the door and swiftly exited, not bothering to spare the other another glance. If he had, maybe he would've seen the disapproving look Aomine gave him as he heard the words.

Because as much as Kise thought Aomine was some heartless asshole, the power forward wanted Kise more than anything. Too bad he didn't have the guts to say it.