Title : Regression

By: revenanttrickster

Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basket is owned by Fujimaki Tadatoshi

A/N: Thanks: LenXKagamine12234, LovelyAria, kuroshiro.19, BrokenBlackCat, Booklover2526, Faliara, hazyounez, Ciel D'or Serendipite, LyricoJ, Kuro-Inazumi, Bloody Morning, x10TIMEx, Crossroader32, AnimeAngelChick, iiAnimeLover, XxDeadSkiesxX, gypsydancer529, miki565, scratchart123, animelver14, Eleoopy, xXxOtAkU-444xXx, aibeloved, Chii, NekoTama-1110, rinrinlen12, Anonymouse for the reviews! Anyway, here is the first omake. Enjoy!

Omake 1: Vanilla Milkshake

With the setting sun's yellow-orange color as a backdrop, its glow combining the evening sky's dark blue hue were casting a certain pair's shadow on the ground. Kagami Taiga, the power forward and ace of Seirin basketball club was walking home towards his apartment and beside him was his partner and their team's passing specialist, Kuroko Tetsuya. In another day, this scene would have been normal but due to some unexplainable circumstances, it was now a bit…different.

Kuroko, the phantom sixth man of the Generation of Miracles, turned into a kid by accidentally eating a special vanilla candy. Not only that, he mentally regressed to his five year old self and as a result, he couldn't remember Kagami, his current team in Seirin and even his former teammates in Teikou. And what's more, the candy's side effect lasts for seven days. Therefore, his shadow will have to stay as a kid for a week.

The pair continued walking with the teal head clutching the dark red head's left hand, which Kagami insisted on before leaving the school. Even though, the boy's lack of presence wasn't as bad as the older Kuroko, he doesn't want to leave it to chance and lose him. And besides, if he lost sight of Kuroko even for a moment, Akashi will skin him alive. Now that he had the chance to think about it, his coach, teammates and the rest of the Generation of Miracles will kill him was well if something dire happened to Kuroko.

The dark red head glanced down at the miniature version of his shadow. He was a bit nervous given that the boy hadn't said a thing ever since they left the school. He was wondering if he did something wrong. If it was the older Kuroko, he won't mind the silence, for the phantom wasn't all that talkative. But the teal head kid was the opposite, he was showing more emotions, talking more animatedly, not to mention, he was smiling and laughing more compared to his older self.

Kagami was ecstatic that Kuroko chose to be with him tonight but then again, the only thing on his mind at that time was his silent competition with Aomine. But now that he was left alone with the little phantom, he was suddenly anxious. He doesn't know first thing on how to take care of a kid, heck, he hadn't even taken care of any kid before so he doesn't know what to do right now. Kuroko looked so thrilled and excited when he picked him and he doesn't want to disappoint the little kid. So he's going to prove to everyone else especially that arrogant Aomine that he can take care of Kuroko by showing that he's a good influence to the boy. But first, he has to think of something that will break the strained atmosphere between them.

The ace of Seirin suddenly stopped walking when he thought of an idea, making little Kuroko stopped to a halt as well. Kagami let go of the boy's hand and knelt down in front of Kuroko. "Before going home, do you want to take a little detour?" he asked.

The teal head boy blinked questionably at him. "I don't mind but where are we going Kagami-kun?"

Kagami grinned. "To Maji Burger! I'm kind of hungry, plus there's something there I want you to try."

Little Kuroko tilted his head at the dark red head. "But wouldn't Kagami-kun lose his appetite if he eats before dinner?"

"It's fine," said Kagami, reassuring the boy. "I have a huge appetite anyway." He stood up, took little Kuroko's hand and went to the direction of Maji Burger.

Upon arriving at their destination, they immediately went to the counter which fortunately, doesn't have any line. The ace of Seirin ordered his regular meal which consists of twenty seven burgers and a soda. And of course, he ordered vanilla milkshake for the teal head boy and in kid size, too. After paying, they went to their usual table near the window, with little Kuroko sitting across the dark red head.

The teal head boy was intently eyeing the mountain of burgers that Kagami ordered in astonishment; he never met anyone that could eat that many in one sitting and they were still going to eat dinner later, too. He peered at the dark red head. "Can you eat all of that, Kagami-kun?"

Kagami remembered that the older Kuroko more or less said that same thing when they first met there. He took a bite out of his first of many burgers before answering his shadow. "Yeah, don't worry. I already told you I have a big appetite. And besides, I'm a big guy so I need to eat more." He took a burger from his pile and offered it to the kid. "Why don't you try one? You'll grow taller if you eat more." Not to mention, Kuroko might lose his weak appetite if his mini version ate more.

Little Kuroko shook his head in refusal. "I'm fine Kagami-kun. I'm not that hungry."

The dark red head shrugged. "Suit yourself. Here," he handed over the milkshake to the boy. "This is yours."

The teal head boy took the offered drink and stared at it. "What's this Kagami-kun?"

"Vanilla milkshake," Kagami answered. "You always like to drink that stuff."

"I do?" the boy asked, blinking up at him. Sometimes, Kuroko thought, he noticed that everyone says some things he couldn't understand like about some sort of special candy or turning back to normal. And also, they act as if they know him already, which for him, felt weird since this was the first time he met everyone (they even called him in various nicknames). He couldn't even remember how he got into their school in the first place; the last thing he remembered was taking a nap at his house and waking up to find Kagami-kun and some of his nii-chan screaming in surprise. And when he asked how he got there, they just start panicking (like Kagami-kun right now) and couldn't give him any answer. He was just a kid and he wasn't that smart but based on his observations, he was sure that they are hiding something. Still, he just left it at that, he'll find out soon enough when he spends some time with his other nii-chan and nee-chan. Or he could just ask his Sei-nii, he looks the smartest out of everyone else and seems to know everything.

"U-Uh…um…you see…" the dark red head tried to say but couldn't come up with any excuse snapping the boy back from his thoughts.

The teal head boy stared at him for a moment before sighing. "It's fine Kagami-kun." He started to sip on his drink. When Kuroko tasted the vanilla flavor of the milkshake in his tongue, he instantly felt calm. This was the best drink he ever had much more than the milkshake his mother used to make. He suddenly forgot about the questions that were running through his head a while ago. With his eyes sparkling, he gave Kagami a dazzling smile. "This is delicious Kagami-kun!"

The ace of Seirin grinned and ruffled the boy's powder-blue hair. "Glad you like it."

Little Kuroko nodded and goes back to drinking his vanilla milkshake. Kagami also resumed eating his half-eaten burger. The two ate (or drink in Kuroko's case) in comfortable silence, just watching the people outside the shop passed them by.

Notes: About Kuroko, some of you might have noticed that Kuroko was a bit mature in here. It was purely intentional. Remember, Kuroko might turned into a kid but inside he's still the sixteen year old Kuroko we knew. So in the future chapters, you might see a glimpse of the older Kuroko especially when Kuro-chan acts mature. I'm saying it now for clarification.

A/N: I know that this is an omake but why do I still get the feeling that it's too short? I plan to add more scenes but I got too lazy. orz Anyhow, next chapter will feature more Kagami and Kuroko! :D

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