"What the hell?!" Aomine clenched onto his shirt. 'Why am I so upset?' he thought. "What were you gonna do with that man!?"
"That's none of my business!" the red head snapped back.
Aomine grabbed Kagami by the color of his shirt "It is my business! So you better spit it out!"
"How is it any of your business?" The red head held onto Aomine's wrist, "It's not like we're related or anything. Besides, I don't even understand why you're so angry".
Kagami's words cooled the blunet's mind. Aomine released Kagami and began thinking to himself. 'Why am I so upset. Why was I angry seeing Kagami holding hands with someone else. Why does the thought of him being with someone else pull my heart? …This sort of possessiveness, I've never experienced it before. Maybe…'
"Oi, Ahomine! Are you listening to me?! Why are you so mad?"
Aomine closed in on Kagami. Without looking him in the eye, Aomine inched his face closer to Kagami's. "I wanna kiss him" he whispered.
Kagami didn't seem to hear what the blunet said, "Wait, Aomine what are you-"
Before Kagami was able to finish his sentence, a pair of hot slightly rough lips pressed against his. Aomine wrapped his arm around Kagami's waist, pulling him in closer.
"Mm!" Kagami flinched when he felt Aomine's tongue slide into his mouth. He tried to break free, but Aomine's strength prevented him from doing so.
'Ah, it feels nice' Aomine thought to himself. 'Is this what I've always wanted?'.
"A-Ao-" Kagami exerted more strength and was able to pull away from the blunet. "What's gotten into you!"
Aomine stayed silent, which was making Kagami feel a bit uncomfortable. The red head tried to make a run for the door, but Aomine grabbed onto his wrist, puling him back.
"Please don't go back to the man's room". The blunet said in a stern yet gentle tone.
"Um…" Kagami said hesitantly.
"I'll sleep on the couch, you can have the room".
"…Okay, I guess that's fine".
Aomine let go of the red head's wrist.
Before heading off into the room, Kagami glanced back at the blunet.
When Aomine heard the door shut, he slumped down on the wall. 'Why did I kiss him? What do I do now?' "Uh" the blunet groaned, ruffling his hair. "Now what do I do?"
Aomine woke up the next morning and immediately checked the room Kagami was sleeping in.
"He's not here" he says while pulling out his phone.
'But it does seem like he spent the night so I guess it's okay' he thinks to himself.
He starts to compose a message to Kagami, Where did you go?
After a few minutes pass by and not getting a reply, Aomine recalls that Kagami said he was staying with Himuro.
Remembering that, he dials a number into his phone.
After the phone rings for a little, someone picks up, "…Mine-chin? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"
"Where does Himuro live?" Aomine asks, ignoring Murasakibara's tone.
"Wait, you're in Akita?"
"Yeah, just for the day though. But anyway, where does he live?"
"Why do you wanna know where Muro-chin lives?"
"I'm bringing Kagami back to Tokyo"
"Oh! You're taking him back! Thank goodness! I haven't been able to visit Muro-chin because he's been staying there" Murasakibara said excited.
"Yeah, yeah. Can you just give me the address?" Aomine said rubbing his forehead.
"Oh, how about we just go together?"
Aomine sighed, "I guess that's fine".
"Okay, where are you staying? Let's meet up somewhere"
After the two decided on where they would meet up, Aomine checked out of the hotel and headed to the location they decided on.
"Mine-chin"
Aomine heard Murasakibara call out to him.
"Hey, how have you been?" Aomine said putting his hands in his pockets.
"Good good. What about you?"
"Fine"
"Oh~ Okay. Well then let's go to Muro-chin's place~" Murasakibara said more than excited.
As the two walked towards Himuro's apartment, Murasakibara would ask a few questions.
"I didn't know you Kagami were close"
"Hm? Oh, well we became close just recently"
"Oh~"
The two stayed quiet for the rest of the way there.
When the two arrived, Murasakibara knocked on the door, "Muro-chin~!"
The door crept open and Himuro peered through the door. Noticing both Aomine and Murasakibara, he opened the door completely. "Ah, Atsushi…I see you brought Aomine along with you" he said as he made a glance towards the blunet.
"Yeah, he wanted to pick Kagami up"
Himuro leaned his body on the doorway, crossing his arms, "That's nice and all, but Taiga already left".
"Huh?!" Aomine sounded a bit frustrated. "Where'd he go off to now".
"Well he said he was going back to Tokyo, so he should be at the train station." Himuro checked his watch, "And his train should be leaving in half an hour".
Upon hearing that, Aomine immediately started to run to the station without saying goodbye to either of them.
When he arrived at the station, he bought his boarding pass and entered the train with only minutes to spare.
He walked through the train searching for Kagami. When he caught a glimpse of the familiar red hair, he exhaled in relief. He then took the seat next to him, "It's okay if I sit here right?"
"Ah yea- Aomine?!" Kagami asked surprised. He then tried to act normal, "..It's about time you got here".
Aomine chuckled, "Were you saving this seat for me?"
"No!" The red head blushed, "I already knew you were only staying here for the day. And it's best that you take the morning train since it's less crowded".
"Oh, okay then" Aomine said relaxing in his seat.
As the train began to move, Aomine asked the red head a question, "So what are you gonna do when you get to Tokyo?"
Kagami glanced at Aomine, "I'm gonna go home of course".
"Isn't your dad there?"
"Maybe" Kagami closed his eyes.
"I'll go with you".
"Huh?!" Kagami abruptly leaned forward in his chair.
"It's fine, I kinda wanna meet your dad anyway".
"He's not that special" Kagami mumbled.
"I don't care, I just wanna meet him".
"Fine, but don't blame me if you get bored." The red head said closing his eyes once again.
Aomine only nodded and closed his eyes.
"Aren't you gonna unlock the door?" Aomine asked.
"Yeah, stop being so impatient". Kagami rummaged through his pockets for the keys. Once he found them he placed the key in the keyhole and unlocked the door.
The two walked into the apartment.
"It doesn't seem like anyone's here" Aomine said inspecting the room.
The two walk through the home; Kagami inspects the bedrooms as Aomine enters the kitchen.
Looking around, Aomine finds a piece of paper sitting on the counter top. 'A letter?' The blunet grabs the paper and heads to where Kagami is.
"Hey Kagami, I found this in the kitchen" he hands over the paper to Kagami and stands behind the man so that he'll be able to read it as well.
Taiga,
Since you are reading this, I take it that you've finally come home. I would have rather told you this in person, but since you're too much of a coward, I guess I'm going to have to write it out for you.
I have left back to America and do not plan on returning to Japan. I no longer have business there. What about the apartment you ask? Well you can keep it; I don't need it. Furthermore, I believe it will benefit us both if you stop perceiving me as your father. I have, for a long time, stopped viewing you as my son. That is all I need to say.
Have a nice life,
Kenji
"Ah…Well who needs that bastard anyway. I mean he was-" Aomine stopped midway through his sentence, surprised by what he saw. He watched as tears rolled down the red head's face.
"O-oi, you don't need to cry…" Aomine tried to pull Kagami into an embrace but he was pushed away.
"D-don't look at me" Kagami said while he tried to cover his face.
'Is he really this upset? I…I don't like seeing him like this' Aomine thought as he pulled Kagami towards him a little more forcefully, preventing the red head from breaking free from him once again.
"A-Aomine let go"
From hearing that, the blunet only held Kagami tighter. "It's okay" he whispered, "You're not alone".
Kagami froze from Aomine's words, his emotions beginning to get the best of him. Kagami buried his face in Aomine's shirt, letting his tears flow freely.
Aomine continued to comfort Kagami, "It's okay, you don't need to worry about anything. I'll stay with you. It's okay".
After a few minutes, Kagami started to calm down. He softly pulled himself away from Aomine. "Sorry…I got your shirt wet…" Kagami apologized, his breath still a bit frantic from crying.
"It's okay…but more importantly will you be alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine…"
The two awkwardly stood across from each other.
"Um…W-when are you going home?" Kagami asked.
"What? I'm not going home. Didn't you hear me earlier? I'm not leaving you all alone". Aomine said, cocking his head to the side.
"It's not like you live here! Besides I'll be fine, stop worrying so much"
"…I'll just move in with you" Aomine announced.
"Huh?! You don't need to do that"
"It's already been decided" Aomine said as he walked towards the door. "And you're coming with me to pick up my stuff". The blunet dragged Kagami out of his apartment and towards his home.
When they arrived at Aomine's home, they notice that his parent's are not home.
"You wait here, I'm gonna go call my parents really quick" The blunet said while he walked towards his room.
A couple minutes after Aomine left, Kagami's phone rang.
"Hello?" Kagami said.
"Oh, Taiga! Are you okay?" The man said over the phone.
"Oh? Shou, yeah I'm fine"
"That's good. But who was that guy anyway?"
Kagami recalled the kiss he received from Aomine that night, "He's…he's just a friend".
"Hmm" Shou sounded suspicious, "Anyway, when will I be able to see you again?"
"Umm well I'm not really sure…"
"Oh ok well-"
"Kagami, who are you talking to?" Aomine stood at the doorway staring at the red head.
"Ah" Kagami quickly put away his phone, "No one in particular".
"…Where you talking to that guy from last night?"
Kagami looked around the house, "Hey, Aomine. Why did you kiss me that night?"
Aomine stood in silence thinking about what he should say. "I just felt like it"
'I just felt like it? That doesn't sound right…' Aomine thought to himself.
Noticing Aomine's indecisiveness, Kagami changed the subject, "Have you finished packing already?"
"Ah! Oh yeah, I finished" Aomine said coming back to his senses.
"Then you wanna head back?"
"Okay, but how bout we go to Maji Burger for dinner first"
"Sure"
The two left Aomine's home and began to make their way to Maji Burger.
When the two arrived at Maji Burger, they saw Kuroko sitting at a table with his typical vanilla shake.
"You can go chat with Tetsu, I'll go order us some food" Aomine said, walking towards the cashier.
Kagami nodded his head and walked over towards Kuroko.
"Kuroko, long time no see" Kagami took the seat across from Kuroko.
"Kagami-kun…" Kuroko seemed shocked to see him. "Where have you been?"
"I was staying with Tatsuya for a while"
"Ah…Well it's good that you're okay"
"Sorry for making you worry"
"No no" Kuroko shook his hands, "It's fine. You probably just wanted to have some time to yourself so it's understandable".
Kagami chuckled, "You're too nice. I mean, I said some pretty mean things to you…"
"Don't worry about that, you're fine" Kuroko gave the red head a loving smile, "As long as you're okay".
Aomine returned and sat next to Kagami.
Kuroko checked his phone, "Oh it's about time for me to go home"
"Huh?" Aomine seemed a bit upset, "I just sat down"
"Aomine-kun, we'll have plenty of time to talk" Kuroko paused, "Oh and Kagami-kun, be sure to come back to school. You missed a lot of content and more importantly the team misses having you around. It's oddly quiet"
"I'll be sure to go tomorrow" Kagami said.
Aomine turned to Kagami, surprised by what the red head said.
"Okay, see you tomorrow then" Kuroko waved goodbye and walked out of the restaurant.
Kagami took a bite out of his burger.
"Are you sure you wanna go to school tomorrow?" Aomine asked, a little worried.
"It's fine. It's better that my make up work doesn't pile up anymore"
"Well if you say so," Aomine pointed at Kagami's food, "But you're not even eating that much either. I mean you asked for two burgers"
"I'm just not that hungry today"
The blunet sighed, "If that's what you say." Aomine thought for a second, "I'm not against you going to school or anything that, I'm just a bit worried…so…if anything happens you can text me".
Kagami nearly choked on his food, "That's probably the mushiest thing I've ever heard you say"
"Shut up" Aomine turned his head away, "I just want to let you know that you can rely on me a little…you don't need to do everything alone".
Kagami looked over at Aomine, "…Thanks"
The two sat in silence for a while, continuing to eat their food.
Kagami pushed his tray aside, "I think I'm done eating".
"Oh ok, then let's go" Aomine said gathering the trash.
"So who's using the bath first?" Aomine asked while unpacking his things in the guest room.
"Huh? What kind of question is that? Of course I'm using the bath first, I live here" Kagami said.
"I live here too now you know"
"Well I still haven't acknowledged that"
Aomine glanced over to Kagami, "Aren't you taking a bath first? Or do you want me to join you?"
"Don't be stupid, there's no way I'd wanna see you naked" Kagami retorted.
"I'm just kidding. Just hurry up and take a bath, I wanna go to bed"
"Yeah, yeah" Kagami said as he walked towards the bathroom.
Kagami turned on the faucet of the bathtub, letting the warm water fill up the tub.
Once the tub was filled, he removed his clothes and stepped into the tub. He exhaled, relaxing himself in the water.
'It's strange having someone here all the time. I mean yeah, my dad was always here, but it's not like we would constantly talk to each other. But now, now that Aomine's here, the home feels more…lively in a way. It's not bad or anything, but I'm just not used to it. However, the feeling does seem familiar…' Kagami yawned. 'I should get out before I fall asleep'
Kagami drained the tub and changed into his pj's. He placed a towel over his head before exiting the bathroom. He walked towards Aomine's room to tell him the bath was free, but when he walked in, the blunet had already fallen asleep.
"Well it won't be my fault if he feels groggy in the morning" Kagami said as he quietly closed the door.
Kagami entered his room and threw himself onto his bed.
Not long after, he fell into a deep sleep.
'Mom…where are you! It's dark, I'm scared…'
A faint figure appears in front of the small boy.
'Mom is that you? Don't walk so fast, I can't keep up' The boy tried to walk faster, but his efforts were futile. He couldn't catch up to her.
'Seriously slow down… Why don't you wait for me?'
The figure turned towards the boy and began to say something.
'Huh? What do you mean you're leaving?' The boy asked.
The figure mouthed a sentence.
'I don't understand, why do you have to go?'
The figure turned around and continued to walk away.
'W-wait! I don't understand!' The boy started to run towards the figure. 'Why do you need to leave! I-I thought you cared about me!' The boy stopped running. 'Do you hate me?! Do you hate just like dad hates me?!'
The boy didn't get a response.
'I thought you were different!'
The figure began to disappear into the darkness.
'Mom…p-please…don't leave me alone…it's scary. There's no one else around me…'
The boy looked up to see that the figure had already disappeared. He looked around, trying to find any trace of a person, but only the vast darkness rested all around him.
'Why…why does everyone leave me…'
Kagami abruptly opened his eyes, his breathing a bit tight.
After calming himself down, he covered his face with his forearm. "Ah…why did I have to dream that now?"