"... Aomine..."

Aomine had not expected to see his old rival at the door. What the hell was Kagami doing here?! He still looked the same, just a little older perhaps but that was obvious since they hadn't seen each other for like 17 or so years. Last time they had any contact was after their one night fling before Kagami had walked off to leave for America. Strangely enough, while he hadn't admitted it, he had watched a lot of NBL to see if he could spot Kagami, but after years and years, nothing. Kagami had never shown on TV and his rival never had his name or picture mentioned. Maybe he had dropped out of the program or something? But that seemed really strange to Aomine since no one, besides Kagami, was as basketball crazy as him. Kagami wouldn't have left the program! This was a once in a lifetime experience and oppertunity! What the hell was he doing back in Japan?

"What are you doing here?"

Aomine snapped out of his thoughts and focused on the redhead again. "Right.. I bumped into some kids and one of them dropped their ID. I saw them run into this house so I figured I should drop it off since it's the law that you have to carry some sort of ID on you, but maybe I had it wrong." He said and looked at the ID, but the ID card did say Kagami as a surname. "Does a Kagami Kiseki live here?" He asked a little confused.

"A-Ah... Thank you." Kagami stuttered. "S-She's my daughter." He said, accepting the card and clearing his throat, not daring to look up to see Aomine's shocked face. Ugh, why was the blue haired male here and had bumped into his kids?! Aomine wasnt supposed to know them! But as far as he knew so far, Kiseki and Daiki were only his kids and not THEIR kids.

"You have a kid?" Aomine frowned confused.

Kagami nodded a little nervously. "Yeah, twins, long story." He told the dark blue haired male and rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, anyways, thank you for dropping this off. I'll tell Kiseki to be more careful. You should go back to work. Bye!" He said, quickly trying to close the door on Aomine who happened to look amazingly well in his uniform.

Aomine blinked as the door was slammed in his face before his eyes darkened a little annoyed. What just happened? Didn't Kagami want to talk to him?! It had been forever! Sure he was still on duty, but a couple of minutes wouldn't kill anyone. He was almost done with his shift anyways and this part of the city rarely had any action. It was a peaceful place. Gritting his teeth, Aomine let out a huff and walked away.

Kagami leaned against the door, breathing heavily and closed his eyes. Why?! Why was Aomine an officer? Why did his kids have to bump into him?! They couldn't just have walked past him? Why was he even still flustered? Aomine was the father of his kids, but he wasn't involved! Didn't even know that the kids were his, the kids didn't know that Aomine was their father. There was nothing to worry about! Nothing to be scared of!

… Right?

Kagami fiddled with his fingers nervously. What could go wrong? If Aomine denied the twins it wouldnt be different than now, but it would still be a denial.. What if he wanted to be part of their lives? No, Aomine would never want that so the twins might as well just stay away from him.

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Things seemed to go back to normal after a couple of days. Kagami was a little on egde going out, worried he might see the blue haired officer again somewhere, but it had been two days since they last saw each other and he hadnt seen Aomine anywhere anymore.

It was weekend and the small family was at the basketball court, playing ball, trying to score against each other. Kagami was taking a break in the hot sun, drinking water. He was out of breath and sweating, obviously he was not as good as he was 17 years ago. Thank God that the twins had taken some of his skill. Kagami couldnt help but to smile when he saw Kiseki jump up and slam in the ball. She really had gotten his jump.

"Yo! Kagamicchi!" Kagami jerked when he heard that nickname and closed his eyes tightly, letting out a soft sigh. He looked over his shoulder and through the fence. Kise and Kuroko were walking up with their families. Kuroko was with Momoi who was pushing a stroller with their daughter in it. Kiseki was holding hands with a girl, probably his wife or girlfriend. "Okay kids, time to go." Kagami said, wanting to leave right now, but of course the twins wouldnt leave court that fast. Instead they just started complaining and whining how they were only just getting started.

"Hey, are you avoiding us?" Kise asked as they reached the court before the family from America could leave. "Come on Kagamicchi, I havent seen you in forever." Before Kagami could go anywhere, the blond tossed an arm over his shoulders. Kagami deadpanned. He just wanted to leave. After he saw Aomine he just wanted to keep his kids away from everyone! They were his! No one were supposed to even know they existed! But, while Kagami wanted to go, the short hold up had given the twins a chance to go back to playing basketball. They clearly didnt have the same troubles as their father.

Kagami sighed and slumped down a little bit. "Hey Kise." He said and gently patted the man's back. "That's the spirit!" Kise said and looked at the twins on the court. "You know those two?" Before Kagami could respond, Kuroko popped up randomly beside them. "They're Kagami's kids." He answered for his old light. "Kiseki and Daiki Junior, also called DJ." Kise nodded for a moment in understanding, looking at the kids once more before he slowly stopped and frowned slightly. "How old are they? They look a lot like…" Kise wasnt know to be the fastest thinker, but after Kagami left for America Aomine and him had gotten close again- basketball partners which they still did pretty often. It surely didnt take him long to mix and match the parents. Aomine had told him about his one night with Kagami and how heartbroken he was when his greatest rival was gone. Kise gasped and covered his mouth with his hand. "NO WAY!" He said. "Did Aomine have secret love children and send them with you to America to raise?!"

Kagami deadpanned again and ran his hand over his face. "No, Kise… They're mine and Aomine's. Apparently male pregnancies can happen." He answered softly and sighed. "They however don't know about their father and I would like to keep it that way, so please don't mention Aomine around the twins." He said. "Now, let's change subjects, who is the girl you brought?" He asked instead. Talking about Aomine made him uncomfortable. If the twins knew who their father was they would go look for him. If that happened and they found Aomine they might get rejected. The Aomine he remembered was always grumpy and in a bad mood, he couldn't possibly be good with kids. He didnt want Aomine to reject the twins, it would break their heart so this was the best possible way to protect them from that pain.

Thank God that Kise picked up the next subject and perked up a little bit. "Yukiichi is my fiancee." Kise smiled. "We're getting married in two months." He said proudly and waved at his fiancé who was sitting with Momo and little Mei on a blanket outside of the court where they would be safe from stray balls. "When school finished I kept up with my modelling career. We met at a shoot 5 years ago. She was one of the make up artist there. She wouldnt date me at first but eventually she gave in and now were getting married." He smiled. "Good for you." Kagami said with a small smile. He was genuinely happy for Kise. The man deserved all the happiness he could get. "What about you?" Kise asked. "Seeing anyone?" Kagami shook his head. "Nah, I moved back to Japan not too long ago and I have my hands full with my kids. I don't need anyone." He said honestly.

Sure it would be nice to have someone, but it wasnt really on his mind. Most women would probably freak out at the idea of him literally birthing his twins- male pregnancy wasnt always a popular subject. The twins were his happiness, he didnt need anyone else.

"Enough talking, let's play some basketball." Kuroko cut in and walked over to the twins, holding up his hand, waiting for one of the twins to toss him the ball. Daiki saw this and stopped dribbling with a grin on his face. "What? You want to play too, old man?" He teased, but before he knew it Kuroko had disappeared and the ball was speared out of his grasp, landing in Kise's hands. "I think you should be careful who you call old, boy." The blond said with an evil smirk on his face. "How about the Japanese versus the Americans." He suggested.

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The game they played was a good exercise for all of them. Kiseki and Daiki were the first to give in. They had played all day and were exhausted so they joined Momoi, Mei and Yuki outside of court. They had snack with them and that was something the twins didnt say no to. The adults played for a little longer as the rest watched. For Daiki and Kiseki it was nice to see their dad smile and play with his old rival and shadow. Even though they were older it was clear that they had played on a different level.

"Ho ho, isn't this a sight for sore eyes?" The three adults stopped playing when they saw a familiar face next to a purple haired giant. "If it isn't my little brother?" Himuro smiled and stepped up to court, greeting Kagami with a fist bump. "Sorry I havent been able to stop by yet."

Over the years Himuro had been the only one Kagami had stayed in touch with. They were brothers, how could he not?! Himuro had come to America a few times, usually around Christmas. He knew the twins very wel and was their favourite uncle of course! When he heard that Kagami was moving to Japan, he promised he would come by, but work kind of caught up on him and he completely forgot about it as well.

"Say hello, Atsushi." Himuro told the purple haired giant who was munching on a piece of candy. Nothing had changed there over the years.

While Murasakabara said hello to his old teammates, Himuro went to greet his niece and nephew who jumped him in happiness! The game went back on, now Murasakibara joining the others so they could play 2-on-2 while Himuro caught up with the others outside the court as they ate some cookies Murasakibara had with him- of course he wasnt too happy about sharing them, but Himuro had insisted.

It became a happy gathering of social interaction and basketball, everyone having fun, the twins and Himuro sometimes jumping in on the court. But what none of them knew was that a certain blue haired, tan skinned officer was on his way home and was about to walk past the court.

Finally, it's here!

Sorry guys! I wanted to have this up way faster, but school decided to be a pain. I just finished an exam and have a couple more to go so I don't know when the other one will be up, but I will do my best to update soon. I really like this story so I don't plan on giving up on it anytime soon.

I'm not really satisfied with the ending, but I kind of wanted to bring Aomine back into it for the next chapter.

Let me know what you guys thought!

XXX Kneelingangel.