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I wanna say thank you to my beta, Jessiejj for beta-ed this chap ;)
All mistakes that remains are all mine
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Warning : Shounen ai (mild boyxboy), bad language
Disclaimer : Tadatoshi Fujimaki-sensei
"Talking"
"Thought"
'Aomine Talking'
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Chapter 2
Wake up, take a bath, cook, have breakfast, go hunting, cook, have lunch or dinner, take a bath, sleep
Wake up, take a bath, cook, have breakfast, go hunting, cook, have lunch or dinner, take a bath, sleep
Wake up, take a bath, cook, have breakfast, go hunting, cook, have lunch or dinner, take a bath, sleep
Repeat it.
Repeat it again.
And again….
Those are Kagami Taiga's daily activities. He has done those monotone and boring activities for years, but he still hasn't gotten used to it at all. Alas, he's not even familiar with his environment yet.
Living deep into the woods, far away from the village, far away from the other human beings, far away from his home….
… alone in a small but comfy hut.
He shut his eyes and dismissed the hollow feeling in his guts.
"No. this is my home now. I'm not lonely. I'm NOT lonely. You're not lonely Kagami Taiga!"
He repeated the words again and again in his head, ignoring the lump in his throat or his trembling hands. He opened his eyes slowly and took a deep breath.
No. he couldn't let the doubt sweep him away again. He can do it. He doesn't need help from anyone, even from the ones who still cares about him. No, he will not give up and go back to them. He'll prove it to his family, to his friends, to the others.
Just wait.
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Kagami's red hair was being tousled by the breeze while he swung his knife freely, cutting the twigs and branches around him with ease. He carefully climbed the big roots and his face brightened when he saw the familiar pond in front of him. Kagami jogged a little to the shore, then slipped off his shirt, pants and shoes.
Well… This is one of his favorite things to do after he's worked himself down to the bone. He slowly sunk into the water and felt all the exhaustion leave his body. He couldn't stop the content sigh that slipped from his mouth. He swims lazily, enjoying the cold water against his skin.
After an hour, Kagami finally felt refreshed. He climbed up, gathered his clothes and shook his head like a dog. His eyes caught a black bundle under a tree a few meters from him. When he took a closer look, he realized that it's not just a bundle but a bundle of black fur instead.
Kagami approached the fur-ball and he gasped when he saw a black fluffy cat lying unconscious. The poor thing buried his face on his paws and if it weren't for the slow movements of his body, Kagami would have thought that the cat was already dead.
He took the cat gently in his arms and stroked his soft fur. The cat leaned into his touch and snuggled closer into his arms, clearly seeking warmth for his little cold body.
"Poor thing. What brings you here, huh?"
Kagami walked back to his little hut, wondering how the cat ending up here, in the middle of the forest.
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Aomine feels warm and safe. He opened his eyes and slowly paid attention at his surroundings. He can see a single table with a pot of flowers on it, a worn out couch, a fireplace and the other things that can usually be found at a cabin or a hut. Where is he? The last thing he remembers is the pain and aches on his body and the agonizing hunger.
He smells something good and his stomach grumbled loudly. Aomine tried to move his body but to no avail. He groaned slightly but the sound that came out from his mouth is much closer to a whine.
'Stupid Old man! Stupid Satsuki! I've never felt this weak and more humiliated than this, becoming a fluffy thing with black fur! When I'm back and see them again I'll-'
"You're awake, little thing?"
A big guy with crimson eyes smiled warmly at him, but Aomine just focused at the words from the stranger.
'Who the fuck did you just call a little thing?! I'm not little! And I'm pretty sure I have a few inches on you, so shut your mouth and don't you dare to call me little again!'
The stranger blinked. And blinked again.
Aomine ignored the confusion that was written clearly on the red-head's face and continued to ramble and curse under his breath. Well, who cares? Since he turned into this fluffy vessel, he realized something. People couldn't understand anything he said. In their ears, his words are just a different versions of meow~, so he has given up trying to talk to someone.
"You… You can speak?!"
The red-head pointed his finger to him and he looked so shocked. Aomine would have laughed seeing the horrified look on the stranger's face if he wasn't so angry with the fact that the stranger has doubted his speech ability.
'What the hell are you saying? Of course I can spe- Wait… What? You can understand what I am saying?!'
They looked at each other warily and before Aomine could say something, the red-head grabbed his tail and threw him out of the door.
'Ouch! You son of a bitch! How dare-'
BANG!
And the door closed in front of Aomine's face.
'Open the door! You have no manners at all! You barbarian guy! Do you know who I am?! You'll regret what you have done to me and will beg for my forgiveness when you know about me!'
The door still stayed firmly shut and nothing happened. There's no insults back or dumb questions. Nothing.
'Oh! So, you still don't want to open the door?! All right! I'll tell you who I am! I, Aomine Daiki, the sole heir of Touo's family, one of the strongest Alpha-family in this land! The other Alphas respect us, the betas adores us and the Omegas worship us! Do you hear me?! Do I need to repeat myself?! Open the damn door! Now!'
Aomine shouted and yelled with all of the strength left in his body, he hit the door with his paws but he slowly felt dizzy and his voice became a slurred whisper. No! He can't pass out again. He needs his strength back and find his way back home. Everything became black and he didn't realize when the door opened and his body was lifted gently into something warm.
"You're just a cocky-little thing who's trying to look tough, right?"
Kagami shook his head and smiled fondly at a grumpy but unconscious cat in his arms.
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'I told you! I'm Aomine Daiki, the Touo's heir! Why don't you believe me?!'
"Well…"
Kagami looked at the black fur-ball who insisted that he's Aomine Daiki, the son of Touo's lord, from head to toes, or you can say from two pointed ears to big paws and tail. The cat (or something like that, because the last time he checked, there is no such creature like a talking cat. Ever.) moved his paws animatedly as he told Kagami about his hometown.
After the poor thing passed out for a second time, Kagami took pity and brought the cat into his hut. When he woke up, Kagami fed him with a bowl of soup and a glass of milk (the cat refused to lick the milk from the bowl and insisted to have a glass of milk instead), Kagami couldn't refuse him and had to stiffle his laugh when the cat made a mess with the milk.
"Uumm… Cat… I mean… Aaaarrrgh! This is so difficult! I dunno why you believe that you're a human and the lord's son on top of that! But what I see is that you're a round black cat with a fluffy tail and chubby cheeks. So, I'm so sorry if I found your confession a little hard to believe."
The cat sighed and dropped his body to the couch. He looked so exhausted and small like that. Kagami sighed and flopped down beside him. He lifted the cat and put the cat on his lap. The cat glared at him but kept silent when Kagami stroked his fur softly.
"I have a friend who knows about magic and something like that, I'll ask him about your condition and maybe he can help you. There must be something wrong with you, because I've never met or known a cat who can talk like you. He usually visit me on the weekends, that means three days from now. I hope you can wait here and behave yourself or-"
'Hey! There's no one who can order me! Not my old man, not my family and especially not you! I'll punch yo-'
"… or I'll throw you out and let you starve and freeze to death out there. And oh! Have I told you about the wolves? Sometimes, wild wolves roam and prowl at night to find some little prey, especially on summer nights like-"
'Okay fine, fine! I'll try to behave myself. Happy now?!'
Kagami grinned widely, "I am."
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"I think we need to think something, a name to called you…"
'My name is Aomine! I don't need another name!'
Kagami sighed and peered down at the cat beside him. After a lot of bickering and arguing (God! Kagami couldn't believe that he had argued with a cat!) they finally decided to rest and continue their conversation tomorrow. Kagami picked up the cat to his own bed but the cat protested loudly that he won't sleep with him. Kagami narrowed his eyes and reminded him about 'being thrown out' and 'the wolves', and that fact finally shut the fur-ball's mouth.
"All right… You seem so fond of the name, so I'll call you Aomine."
Aomine snorted and thumped his tail lazily on the bed.
"You don't want to know my name?"
Aomine lifted his head and Kagami swore that the cat raised his eyebrow and looked down at him.
'Fine… You have the honor to tell your name to-'
"Ugh! Forget it! I don't want to tell my name to a smug cat like you!"
Kagami turned to the other side, his back to Aomine's face.
'Hmph! Fine!'
Aomine put his head on his paws and decided to ignore Kagami. After a long moment, they still have their backs at each other and have no intention to say something.
"Kagami."
'…'
"My name is Kagami Taiga."
Aomine kept silent. Kagami thought the cat has fell asleep so he drew a long breath and tried to find a good position to sleep.
'…. Night Bakagami'
Kagami froze for a second and slowly a big smile appeared on his face. It has been a long time since he slept with someone and he also forgot when the last time he heard someone tell him good night.
"Night Ahomine."
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