Kasamatsu and the 7 Miracles
Chapter Nine: An Old Friend
"So tell me," Kasamatsu looked at Takao who had his chin resting on the palms of his hands. The first year's eyes were glued to Midorima, who sat across from him. "Are three-pointers the only move you got?"
Kasamatsu could practically hear the vein pop in Midorima's head, watching as the green haired male pointedly ignored Takao and everyone else, staring at the food in front of him. Kasamatsu cleared his throat when he realized that Midorima was not going to reply to Takao, so he spoke up. "Tell me something, Takao," The raven head said, catching Takao's attention.
"How did you manage to rope us all into coming to this place?" The blue-grey eyed teenager asked. He leaned back in his chair and looked around the joint, making a face at the dirty area's of the fast food restaurant. It seemed shabby and something definitely did not smell right.
Takao blinked and grinned, "It was Kuroko's idea, too!"
Kuroko, who sat on the other side of Kasamatsu, nodded at Takao's words. "I like the milkshakes here." He commented nonchalantly. Takao only laughed as he leaned back in his chair.
The first year popped a fry into his mouth, chewing it loudly before speaking up again, "Kasamatsu-senpai, pretty much every teen likes Maji Burger! It's cheap and there have like four different locations near us!" Takao explained.
Kasamatsu sighed and turned his gaze to Wakamatsu who sat at the end of the table. The second year was gobbling up all his food, ignoring the group. The teen looked down at his own half-eaten meal and then back at Takao. "Fine, then tell me why I had to pay for you all." The third year asked, his eyes narrowed as everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Uhh..." Takao glanced up in thought. His eyes lit up, "Because you're our senpai!" He replied, laughing mischievously.
Kasamatsu sighed yet again before he glanced at the newest edition to their not-yet-existent basketball club "Eat your food before it gets cold." Kasamatsu said to the green haired teenager.
"You're Midorima-kun, right?" Kuroko asked before the green eyed boy could give Kasamatsu a response. The light, blue haired teen put his vanilla milkshake down, staring at the taller male.
"It's Midorima Shintarou."
Takao whistled, "Even Shin-chan's name sounds professional." He grinned, taking enjoyment in the way Midorima choked on his own saliva.
"It's Midorima Shintarou." Midorima corrected in a quiet hiss, his eyes narrowed behind his glasses. His previously pale cheeks were coloured red and he turned his glare to the food before him. He picked up the burger and took a rather large bite.
"Shin-chan sounds better." Takao replied in a sing-song voice. Midorima gave him a look but Takao ignored it and instead stole a fry from the glasses-wearing male. "I ate all mine." He hummed, giving Midorima a sheepish smile as he pointed to the empty fry container.
"Then buy more." Midorima scoffed, moving his tray away from Takao's grabby hands.
Kasamatsu watched Midorima eat all of his food in a matter of minutes. The raven head smirked, wondering if he should give Takao a pat on the head for making the green haired teen eat his food. He paused as he watched Midorima drink all of his pop before slamming it down on the table. The taller male stared at all the empty food wrappers and clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"What?" Kasamatsu gave him a quizzical look. "Did you want more?" He asked, taking amusement the way Midorima's cheeks darkened.
"No." Midorima quipped. The teen grabbed a napkin and wiped his mouth and fingers before he folded his arms over his chest. "I just thought... that it was good." The green eyed male stared at his lap, falling silent. "For something unhealthy..." He whispered.
"Midorima-kun," Kuroko began.
Takao's smile widened, "Have you never had fast food before?" He finished for Kuroko, amusement and surprise written on his face.
Midorima dodged eye contact with everyone and glared off to the side, "So what if I haven't? Eating healthy is important, you know." He huffed in annoyance. At the silence that followed, Midorima looked up and noticed Takao visibly shaking.
Takao snorted, trying to hold back his laughter but failed miserably. He nudged Kuroko with his elbow, the giggles spilling from his mouth. "I can't believe that we stole one of Shin-chan's firsts!" The rowdy first year's laugh seemed to cause a strange reaction that made everyone else chuckle.
Midorima was the only one who did not find Takao's statement funny so he remained quiet in his seat. He settled for glaring at Takao, tapping his finger on his arm in annoyance. Next to him, Kasamatsu just shook his head, a ghost of a smile on his face. He stood up and began to collect all the garbage around the table, putting it on his tray.
"It's getting late. Everyone should head home soon." Kasamatsu advised as he glanced out the window. The sky was painted a beautiful mixture of red, orange, and some blue from the setting sun. He turned back to his task at hand, making sure he had all the garbage before dumping it and making sure the area they occupied was clean.
Takao leaned back in his chair with a pout, watching Kasamatsu work. "Why?" He whined.
"You all still have homework, do you not?" Kasamatsu asked, staring down at the first year.
"Geh." Takao sunk further down his chair. "I was hoping you would forget about being our upperclassmen."
Kasamatsu rolled his eyes, "How am I supposed to forget about something so obvious?" The third year countered. "Make sure you all get home safe. I'll see you all tomorrow."
The raven haired teen left the fast food restaurant and began his trek home.
Kasamatsu was surprised to see his mother waiting for him the moment he walked though the door. She lightly tapped his forehead with an envelope, a big smile on her face. Kasamatsu frowned slightly, "What happened?" His question earned him a slightly harder tap with the envelope.
"Yukio, you always assume the worst whenever I'm smiling genuinely." She pursed her lips as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her disappointed look did not last long because she smiled again. "Look what came in the mail for you!"
At his mother's excited tone, Kasamatsu warily accepted the envelope from her and stared at it. The envelope was creased and had the slightest hints of dirt on it, making Kasamatsu arch his eyebrow in curiosity. He looked at the address and his eyes widened, "Kobori!" He exclaimed.
Kasamatsu was shocked to see that one of his best friend's had bothered to send him a letter, of all things. His surprised face morphed into a small smile and soon Kasamatsu found himself laughing quietly. He shook his head and noticed his mother smiling softly at him. It caused him to flush, so the raven haired teen quickly walked past his mom, mumbling a quiet, "Thanks".
Once Kasamatsu was in his bedroom, the teenager put all his things away and changed out of his uniform. The blue-grey eyed boy nibbled his bottom lip, staring at the envelope which he placed on his desk.
He took a seat and continued to stare at the letter, wondering why Kobori wrote after moving since middle school. The teen assumed it was the only option, since none of them had cell phones back then. Kasamatsu was also surprised that Kobori somehow remembered his address.
The young adult released a slow breath and grabbed the envelope, almost hesitantly. He opened it carefully, afraid that it would suddenly disintegrate before his very eyes. Kasamatsu pulled the folded paper out and opened it up, staring at the words scribbled down the paper.
'Hey Yukio,' Kasamatsu read. He paused, wondering what Kobori's voice sounded like after all these years. Surely it matured, right? The raven head shook his head and went back to reading the letter. 'How have you been these past few years? I've been doing good. I mean, I'm doing better now than when I first moved here to America. Learning English was hard! Have you learned any English over there? Anyway, I sent this letter because I wanted to see how you were doing. I'm sorry I never wrote sooner, I forgot your address... But after going through all my old things crazily, I found an old photo of the three of us, and it happened to have Moriyama and your address on it! I felt like I hit the jackpot. I actually have a cell phone now, if you have one you should send me a text.'
Kasamatsu looked at his own cell and smiled. He picked it up and input the number Kobori wrote down. He saved it under Kobori's name and went back to reading the rest of the letter. After he finished, Kasamatsu turned around in his swivel chair, eyes cast to the ceiling. "I'm glad Kobori is playing basketball..."
Hearing that suddenly made Kasamatsu want to try harder in making the basketball club an official club. He briefly wondered if Moriyama was still playing basketball. Kasamatsu put the paper back inside the envelope and tucked it away where it would be safe. He grabbed his cell and went to his bed, plopping on his butt and falling back into the soft covers.
Kasamatsu stared at Kobori's name before selecting it. It opened up a message space and Kasamatsu hummed in thought, wondering what his first words to Kobori should be. "Hey." He typed the characters necessary, a small smile on his face. "You're not going to believe all the crazy stuff that has happened to me recently..."
After a couple hours of talking to his old friend, Kasamatsu decided it was time to focus on his homework which he may or may not have forgotten about. The raven head sighed and bid Kobori goodbye before he got up from his bed and sat at his desk.
He stared at his homework from the day, idly twirling his pen in his hand.
It's meeee. I changed the last part of the chapter because I totally went crazy and thought there was no chapter 9 and wrote a whole other chapter 9, but then I came back on this site and realized that there WAS a chapter 9, but not on my AO3 account. So... I changed the last part so luckily the next chapter will fit with it. It's all good. I'm just dumb. Anyway, I'll post brand new chapter tomorrow!
~WinterAssassin~