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Oha! Here's the 5th chapter of this painfully slow story lol sorry about that… I'm not sure how to move on with it ;A; but I hope you still enjoy :3

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Chapter 5: Gold Sun and the Blue sky

"Yo! Kurokocchi, mind if I visit?" Kise asked Kuroko with a huge smile on his face.

Kuroko stood still looking slightly surprised. "Kise-kun, how did you know where I live?" Kuroko asked. "Kagamicchi told me, I wanted to visit since there is something, I wanted to talk to you about." Kise replied, Confused and worried, Kuroko agreed and welcomed Kise to his home.
"Ojamashimasu!" Kise politely greeted Kuroko's home, smelling the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen. "That smells good! Are you cooking right now Kurokocchi? I came at the right moment, you're cooking is absolutely delicious!" blushing at the praise, Kuroko showed a small smile on his face. As Kuroko was preparing the dinner table, with Kise helping, Kuroko was deep in thought as to what Kise wanted to talk about.

"Kise-kun, what did you want to talk about?" he asked.

"…." There was a pause from Kise. "I actually wanted to invite you, to a dinner party, with the Kiseki no Sedai members…"

Kuroko wide eyed at the shock, his thoughts finally catching up to what Kise asked him.

"eh?.. why? I'm not really comfortable going to parties or interacting with a lot of people" Kuroko tried to politely refuse Kise, trying not to offend him.

"You don't have to worry! I will be there with you, I didn't want to bring a date since I don't want any more issues with girls fighting over it… and I really want to go with Kurokocchi!" Kise tried pleading Kuroko, but the latter was still worried and unsure.

"hmm… I really don't think you'd enjoy the party with me though, I'm pretty awkward so you might end up having to mind me all the time, I wouldn't want to ruin your night"

Hearing Kuroko's reply, Kise was happy, that Kuroko was thinking about his well-being over kuroko's own feelings. Something inside Kise just felt really happy about that.

"I will be more than happy if Kurokocchi came with me!" Kise's statement made Kuroko blush slightly.

"What kind of party is it?" kuroko asked.

"It's a simple dinner party, a lot of student's will be going, and I'm sure you'll meet a lot of other people and make new friends too! But you don't have to worry, I will be with you the entire time! Talking with you is a lot of fun so don't mind me" Kise answered, hoping it would convince Kuroko.

"Why didn't you invite Kagami-kun?"

"Ehhh! Kagamicchi is not cute! I want to go with someone cute!" Kise playfully teased Kuroko, and kind of insulted Kagami a little bit.

"I'm not cute.." Kuroko pouted while blushing.

"onegaiiiii kurokocchiiiiii" Kise tried his best to persuade Kuroko to go with him.

Giving up, Kuroko sighed, "Alright, I will go with you" he answered hesitantly.

"Yattaaaa! Thank you Kurokocchi!" Jumping while screaming, Kise ran to Kuroko to give him a tight hug. Kuroko was surprised at the sudden skinship, but he didn't mind, in fact, he was happy.

"Well, let's go eat dinner" Kuroko invited Kise to join him for dinner.

"Is your mom not yet home?" Kise asked curiously while looking around the house.

"She usually works until late night, It's normal for me to eat dinner alone." Giving out a small smile on his face while kuroko answered the questions.

"I see…" silence filled the room until Kise thought of something, "Nee, do you want me to eat with you every now and then?"

A surprised look was written all over Kuroko's face.

"Ah! You look surprised! I can tell by your expressions! Yatta! I finally understand kurokocchi… somehow.. haha!" Kise laughed and teased Kuroko.

"Aren't you too busy? You might overwork yourself, just now didn't you come from work?" Kuroko worriedly replied.

"It's fine with me as long as it's okay with you Kurokocchi, we can ask Kagamicchi to come as well sometimes!"

Kuroko was happy and onboard with the suggestion and the offer, but he didn't want to feel like he his obligating both Kise and Kagami with having to eat dinner with him, conflict painting Kuroko's features, Kise smiled warmly.

"You don't have to worry or overthink things kurokocchi, I would be happy if you would allow me to accompany you whenever you're feeling alone and want someone to enjoy your meals with you, I'm sure Kagamicchi feels the same way."

Kuroko gave in to his emotions, "Alright, I would be happy to have you and Kagami-kun over for dinner, just let me know when you plan to visit so I can prepare enough food for the three of us".

"Yay! Thank you Kurokocchi! I'm sure Kagamicchi will also be super happy, we both enjoy your cooking so much! And we enjoy spending time with you too!" Kise chirping like a little kid who got his toy, Kuroko laughed, a little too much, seeing him in this state, Kise suddenly stopped, and noticed how beautiful Kuroko's features were, pale skin, think but defined lips, eyes were deep set, but opposingly had a light color, a small nose that matches his small face, but with a defined jaw line, all these features were complimenting each other so well, and his laughing face was really a sight to look at. Kuroko noticed Kise's silence, "Kise-kun, is something wrong?" Kuroko went to Kise to check on him.

"a-.. ah! No no I'm fine, just spaced out is all.. prolly tired from the shoot haha!" kise tried to laugh it off, but he still wasn't sure what was it about Kuroko that made him so interested in him in the first place.

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"Gochisousama desu! It was soooo good!" relaxing on the sofa with his head tilted back, Kise thanked Kuroko for the meal.

"Osamatsu sama deshita" Kuroko replied while still in the kitchen doing the dishes.

"Can I help with anything? With the other dishes?" Kise asked.

"No thanks, but I can manage, more than that, are you okay with the time Kise-kun?" looking at the clock by the counter, Kuroko reminded Kise.

"ahh! Ikkenai! It's already 9:30" Kise grabbed his cellphone from his school bag. "yaba! 14 missed calls from my manager, he's gonna scold me tomorrow "

Laughing slightly, Kuroko helped Kise gather his things so he can leave as soon as possible, kuroko remembered Kise's stories about how scary his manager was, he didn't want Kise to get in trouble.

"here's your jacket, be careful on your way back, thank you for today Kise-kun"

"You're welcome! And thanks as well Kurokocchi! I'll let you know if I have free time tomorrow after school so we can eat dinner together again!"

"un, I'd like that" Kuroko replied softly with a faint smile and eyes that were glimmering with happiness.

Kise smiled warmly in return. "See you tomorrow, Kurokocchi"

"See you tomorrow!" Kuroko replied happily.

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As Kise was walking through Kuroko's neighborhood, he did not notice how lost in thought he was. He kept thinking about Kuroko, and how he had the most beautiful features. Being a model and all, Kise has met a lot of beautiful people, but not one as beautiful and pure as Kuroko, maybe that's what caught his attention, he just didn't notice it entirely because Kuroko was not good at expressing himself. But over the past few days, in just a short period of time, he's seen a lot of different sides to Kuroko, and thinking deeply about it, Kise was suddenly overwhelmed with excitement when he thought of all the other emotions, reactions, feelings, and other things Kuroko hasn't showed yet. Kise shuddered, and was happy that he and Kuroko became closer, he couldn't wait for the dinner party.

Thursday morning, 7:52 am, Kuroko was taking the usual route to school when he heard a voice calling him. "Ooooi—Kuroko!"

As Kuroko turned to see who it was, he saw his flaming red-headed friend Kagami, running towards him. Kuroko stopped so kagami can catch up faster.

"Ohayo Kagami-kun" Kuroko greeted.

"Yo, kise told me about last night, so you're going to the party huh?" Kagami asked kuroko in a straightforward manner.

"Hai, to be honest I'm not sure how that will turn out, but Kise-kun told me it was going to be fun, I thought I might as well try to experience something new." As kuroko was explaining his side to Kagami, Kagami kept a straight face, and listened intently.

"Well, it's up to you, I'm sure you'll have fun, and Kise will be there to support you if needed,"

"Kagami-kun is not going?" kuroko hoped Kagami would be coming as well.

"Nah, I have other plans that night anyway, a friend from America will be visiting for the weekend, but I have been to last year's party, and its just not my thing". Kagami answered truthfully.

"But you have fun with kise! I'm sure you'll meet a lot of new people and you can make new friends! Just be sure to clarify that I'm your best bud!" grinning, Kagami jokingly said to Kuroko, who looked worried at the moment.
"But, you're not my best buddy kagami-kun" kuroko replied with a small smirk on his face.

"ARRGH! You're making jokes now eh!~~ You're making fun of me now ah!~~" Kagami grabbed Kuroko's neck and started playfully rubbing his hair like a dog when they heard someone scream their names running towards them.

"Kurokocchi! Kagamicchi! No fair! I want to be part of the skinship!" it was Kise.

The three continued to playfully argue while walking towards the school gate.

"Yaba! I'm on morning duty, I can't believe I forgot, Kise, Kuroko, I'll go on ahead see you in the classroom!" Kagami left the two as he dashed to school.

"Haha! I can't believe he forgot he was on morning duty; the other reps might be done with the chores by now haha!" Kise laughed.

"haha! I also can't believe it. Haha!" Kuroko was laughing out loud, but still a little quieter of course compared to Kise, but this made Kise stop in his tracks again, 'what's this… why do I always feel this way whenever I see Kurokocchi laugh..' Kise thought to himself.

Kuroko noticed Kise was spacing out again and called out.

"Kise-kun, are you okay? You've been spacing out a lot lately, are you sure you're not hurt or feeling sick?" worried, Kuroko gently reached his hand to Kise's forehead, he had to tiptoe to properly place his palm to check Kise's temperature. He slightly and gently brushed of Kise's long bangs, and he moved his face closer to Kise's to feel the heat properly.

Kise blushed and was surprised, this was his first time seeing Kuroko up close, and yes, as he realized the previous night, he truly was a beauty, now the real mystery is, why no one else has noticed.

"I—I'm fine kurokocchi! Do- - don't mind me, just a little lack of sleep is all" kise tried to persuade Kuroko that he was not feeling sick… probably.

"As long as you're sure, do you want to visit the clinic first?"

"No, I'm fine, thanks for worrying" Kise reassured Kuroko. He smiled warmly at kuroko, and he was happy that Kuroko was caring for him.

"Ryouta…"

A cool, smooth voice called out from behind.

Kise already knew who it was just by the tone, both Kise and Kuroko turned to the person who called them out, and Kuroko was a little shocked to see a fellow student who had flaming red hair, with piercing cold eyes.

"I believe this is our first encounter for the school year, I heard you've been busy"

Whispy and chilling, that person's voice sounded like it could cut through a block of ice. Kuroko, who still stood silently, was observing Kise's friend, not too far from where he stood.

"It's been a while, ryouta"

"Yeah! It feels like it's been so long!" Kise answered happily.

"How have you been? Akashicchi?"…

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Otsu! So the story is kind of coming along, or the ideas rather.. I believe it's pretty obvious, this has evolved into a love triangle lols well not for now anyways, since only Kise's character has been somewhat elaborated? But I do hope this would make things more interesting. I ain't a creative person in real life. *sad reality*.

I don't think I used any difficult Japanese words in this chapter, and most of them have been discussed in other chapters I think? Lol

But if you want to know something Japanese language related, feel free to ask me!

Otsukanyon!

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