Aomine ended up going home and locking himself in his room. His parents wouldn't be home for at least an hour, and he contemplated on calling over some random girl to get the thoughts of the blonde out of his mind.

Really, he hadn't expected things to end up this way.

Some time from their first encounter to now Aomine had stopped thinking of Kise as a possession or something that belonged to him and rather as someone he wouldn't mind having a relationship with.

Kise was easy to talk to, hot as fuck and overall Aomine was never bored when he was with the model. He genuinely thought of the teen as someone that was worth putting in the effort for, but now that he looked back at things, had Kise gotten bored of him along the way? Was he tired of the little game they were playing?

He guessed the blonde never thought of their relations as anything more than a good experience. Maybe he had just been curious all along? Maybe his motive of learning how to do it with a guy had been true and he had approached Aomine knowing the navy haired was the only one stupid enough to agree.

Aomine punched his bed as he finally begun to realize he had his hopes up all this time. Kise wasn't in love with him, there wasn't any hidden meaning behind all of those lessons or encounters. At most, the blonde probably believed they had great sexual tension. Just as the power forward begun to think back on the relationship, trying to figure out all of the times he had believed Kise was interested in him, he was interrupted by his phone vibrating.

Pulling the thing out of his pocket Aomine looked up at the phone from his position on the bed. He frowned slightly at the caller ID but regardless answered it anyway.

"What do you want?"

"Ahh. Aomine-kun, rude as always." The girl said as she laughed a bit. "Don't you miss my voice? We haven't talked face to face in awhile."

"Hmm, and here I thought you would be content with me seeing you tomorrow." Aomine shot back. "It's your birthday anyway."

It was silent for a moment on the other end, and Aomine wondered why he was wasting his time indulging this girl.

"I was just calling to double check. I didn't want you to skip out on me." She admitted before she added. "Why don't I meet you at your class tomorrow? After school?"

"I don't need to be picked up like some girl." Aomine said, his voice obviously annoyed, yet he smirked as he said the next words. "Why don't you go home tomorrow, and I pick you up like I said I would? You wouldn't want to go out on a date wearing something like your school uniform, would you?"

"Who said this was a date?" She shot back, but something in the way she asked the question sounded like she was almost hopeful for something.

"Okay." Aomine said, letting out a low chuckle. "I guess it isn't. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"W-wait. I-I mean that if it was a date, it would be okay." She clarified and Aomine could almost see the girl's cheeks staining red as she said the words. He found the conversation oddly satisfying for some reason.

"Sounds good then." The power forward said, his husky voice almost a whisper.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Aomine-kun." She managed before adding in. "Thank you for this, I'll make sure you have a good time."

"Hmm, we'll see." He said before adding. "Oh, and one last thing."

"What is it?"

"Wear something sexy."

Aomine hung up right after he said the words, leaving the girl on the other line speechless. After a few moments she slowly smiled, suddenly looking forward to tomorrow and her date with Aomine.

As for the navy haired he closed his eyes letting himself forget about the events that took place earlier. Kise was still in his thoughts, but luckily it wasn't the only thing on his mind anymore. Oddly he was somewhat looking forward to tomorrow, despite the fact he couldn't seem to get that pretty face out of his mind.

The next morning Aomine dragged himself into the classroom, yawning as he slung his school bag over his shoulder. He scanned the room for a few seconds, noting that the blonde wasn't in his seat yet, before taking his own seat at the back.

Moments later Kise arrived, giving Aomine a small smile before he took his spot.

"Aomine-cchi, you look tired." He noted out loud.

"Didn't get much sleep last night." The navy haired informed the model.

"Hmm, did something keep you up last night? Or someone?" Kise asked.

Aomine glanced over to the side, wondering why the blonde was even bothering to ask him a question like that anyway.

"Yeah..." He finally said.

It was silent for a few seconds before he heard the blonde chuckle a bit. "Ohh, I see. You had someone over, ne?"

The power forward didn't say anything at first before he realized what the blonde was implying. Did Kise not care if he was sleeping around again?

"No." He whispered. "Just thinking about someone." He bitterly admitted, its not like the blonde cared either way.

"I see." Was all he heard before the model turned towards his notes and begun to organize the different sheets of paper.

Just what I thought. Couldn't care less.

Kise didn't say anything to him for the rest of the morning, and from the way the model was pulled off to help with the final touches for the festival next week, Aomine was wondering if the blonde was purposely avoiding him.

[Kise] : Sorry Aomine-cchi, I can't eat with you today. I'll make it up to you some other time.

The navy haired frowned as he closed the message and turned towards Satsuki who was shuffling through a stack of papers. She had agreed to eat lunch with Aomine on one condition: he couldn't distract her from her work. Apparently, the coach had given the pink haired girl the schedule for the next few weeks. The summer tournament was coming up fast, and Aomine knew the girl was trying to work out a practice schedule that works for him and everyone else on the team, namely Kise.

Aomine didn't care to mention anything about his relationship with Kise as of late, because he knew the girl would try to meddle her way into patching up their problems. He wasn't interested in getting lectured by his best friend.

The rest of the day was uneventful to say the least. However, the power forward didn't mind all that much, and at the end of the day Aomine was actually happy to leave school. It wasn't like he particularly cared to go on this date, but really, he was looking forward escaping from everything that was related to Kise. Even Satsuki felt overbearing at the moment.

Kise frowned as he helped a few girls move the boxes of uniforms they needed for next weeks festival. He spent the whole lunch helping with the final preparations, but that wasn't what put him in a bad mood. No. He would've been fine chatting with the girls and helping them out with the work if it weren't for the fact that the gossip from yesterday had come up once again.

"I was talking to Misa-chan this morning." One of the girls from the next class over began. "She didn't want to say anything at first, but once I asked her why she wasn't free tonight, she admitted she had a date!"

"Ohh, did she say with who?" Another girl chimed in as they walked along the hallway, carrying the boxes. Kise rose an eyebrow in mild interest wondering if he should really be taking these girls seriously.

"Well, I shouldn't be telling anyone this, she said she was really nervous if things didn't work out, but it's Aomine."

Kise didn't say anything at first and instead let the reaction of the other girls drown out his thoughts. Most of the girls were disappointed, others envious that Aomine was already taken, but for the most part none of them seemed to be against the date. Kise would bet that the girls were probably more curious about what type of guy Aomine was on a date, and no doubt would they find out through the rumors tomorrow.

"I figured that Aomine would go out with someone like Misa." One of the girls sighed. "She's pretty, smart and has an amazing body. No wonder he fell for her."

"I know! I'm so jealous of the way she always seems to fill out every outfit."

Kise didn't say anything on the matter, instead he simply went back to working. After his dinner with Aomine last night, there was no way he stood a chance anymore. He had been mistaken for the start and from the way Aomine asked that simple question, he could tell the boy was being serious about his relationship with Misa.

"Hey, I have a question for you pretty boy." Aomine suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Kise slowly turned his head back to meet Aomine's piercing eyes. "Sure, what is it?"

"Ahh, well..." Aomine begun, feeling completely out of character as he spat out the question. "The thing is, I wanted to know that if someone asks you out for dinner all of a sudden would you consider that a date?"

At the time, as Kise looked into the boy's eyes, Aomine's face oddly serious all of a sudden, he wondered why Aomine would bring up such a random question. He had tried to piece things together in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more his thoughts shifted to the earlier conversation the blonde had had with the girls in his class.

Had Aomine really agreed to a date? If that was true, maybe Misa was the one to ask him out, which meant that Aomine was serious about Misa. He wanted to make sure that he was reading the signs right, because he actually liked the girl...

Why else would the power forward ask him this?

Kise hadn't realized he had stopped walking until he heard one of the girls yelling for him to hurry up. Quickly his cheerful façade appeared again, and he ran forward to catch up with them, apologizing for the inconvenience as he smiled down at the girl. They walked along the hallway, back to the classroom before they begun to unpack the uniforms.

Once again Kise's mind drifted back to his thoughts about Aomine. After the question had been asked, Kise had no other choice but to answer it honestly, however he hesitated a bit, trying his best not to make eye contact with the other. He didn't want to see Aomine's reaction, because he was terrified he would see a smile. A smile that would no doubt be meant for the girl Aomine was planning to hangout with tomorrow.

The rest of the time spent there went by fast, Kise all of a sudden didn't want to be in the others presence. He was confused, maybe even a little betrayed but he wasn't going to tell Aomine that. Maybe that's why he suggested they end the outing before it went too late, or why he simply nodded to the other as they parted ways.

Damn, he felt stupid. His hopes had been up, higher than they've ever been due to the fact this would've been probably one of their last times hanging out together before the deal ended. Kise had misguidedly wanted something to happen during this time. A kiss? A touch? If he was being completely honest, maybe even a confession.

How naïve was he?

Friends stayed friends. And lovers stayed lovers, there was no middle ground to this. Considering Misa had been sexually involved with Aomine from the very start, it was no wonder the boy wanted to see if dating the girl would be worth his time. As for the situation with Kise, the model could only conclude the boy had been holding off dating anyone else until the lessons were over. Aomine seemed like the fateful type, and although he probably didn't care much about his sex friends, Kise could tell that the boy took his relationships outside of the bedroom seriously. If he really was interested in Misa it made sense that he would wait to accept an offer from her.

For the rest of the lunch hour he stayed silent.

Aomine stood in front of his mirror looking himself over. He was wearing a plain black shirt with blue jeans, nothing too special yet Aomine knew the simplicity of the clothes made him look good. The darker shirt brought out his eyes and hair and the jeans made the look effortless. He hadn't really cared much to dress up but considering he had declared the outing to be a date, he decided that it was probably best to look nice at least.

After he had headed home from school, with Satsuki who talked the whole way home, he ended up throwing himself on the bed. He fell asleep not long after and once he came too it was already six. Considering he still needed to get ready for his dinner with Misa, Aomine was glad he woke up when he had.

Once he had fixed himself up, Aomine texted the girl, telling her he would be there in a few minutes. He knew where she lived, considering their past encounters, and more than once did they end up at her house when his parents were home. She actually lived in the opposite direction of his house, but Aomine didn't care too much about picking her up, it was her birthday after all.

Exiting his house, the navy haired made sure to look the door behind him and walk out onto the street next to his house. The sun was still up, considering it was springtime and the days seemed to be longer now; however, he could tell that soon it would be dark. The walk, all in all, took about ten minutes and once he arrived that brunettes house, Aomine wasted not time ringing the door bell.

He would try to enjoy himself tonight. That's what he told himself.

"Aomine-kun!" Misa greeted him as she opened the door. He was taken back by her looks for a moment, surprised to see what she was wearing, but oddly he liked it. The girl was dressed in a soft yellow colored dress that went down to just above her knees. Her shoes were a tanned brown color pair of sandals and she was carrying a small clutch in the hand that wasn't holding the door.

She was wearing jewellery, but Aomine wasn't one for much detail, so he didn't bother to comment on how they looked. However, he could tell that she must have spent a lot of time getting ready considering the way she looked almost like a model. Her hair as well was curled and tied to one side, to fall over her left shoulder.

"You look great." Aomine said after a few seconds. He wasn't staring or anything, but he had to admit the girl looked good. Better than he had ever seen her. Maybe it was because he never had really looked at how pretty the brunette really was? He didn't know why, but he was more than happy to take her hand and lead her out of the house.

"Thanks." She thanked him, blushing a bit as she said this.

They ended up eating at a restaurant not too far away from the place Aomine had taken Kise yesterday. Since the night was quickly approaching, the street lights had begun to flicker on and Aomine took the opportunity to take a hold of Misa's hand. He told himself it was the right thing to do, they were on a date after all.

"It's really nice out tonight." She said as they entered the establishment, a small family restaurant that was now littered with families, friends and couples. Quickly they were seated and given menu, before the waiter left to get their drinks.

"So, how's basketball going?" Misa asked as she looked up from her menu.

"Good. No one can beat me though." He said flatly.

"Oh please, I'm sure that someone can knock you off your high horse once the tournaments start in the summer." She laughed at the confidence in Aomine's voice. It was definitely something he would say.

"We'll see." The navy haired said before he added. "Let me guess, you're going to come to every one of my games just to see me lose?"

"Oh?" She questioned before adding. "Are you saying you want me too?"

Aomine smirked and rolled his eyes at the comment before continuing. "It'd be a waste of time anyway."

"Cause you're going to win every game?"

"Hmm, of course." He said with a cocky smile.

The rest of the night went smoothly after that. The couple bantered back and fort, talking about school or what they planned to do after high school. It felt oddly normal to simply just talk about regular things, with no strings attached or double meaning to the words they were saying. Aomine vaguely remembered the last time he was able to talk to someone like this and frowned as he pictured the face in his mind.

He had almost forgotten. But then again, he doubted getting over someone that easily would be possible. If he really loved the blonde, it would take a while to think of him as just a friend.

Regardless of this, the conversation with the girl wasn't going that bad. He had talked to the girl in the past, albeit right after they had sex most of the time, but still he didn't feel like he had to go through all of the stresses of a normal first date. It was refreshing to enjoy himself for once.

"Aomine, this was great." She said after their meals were done. "I'll be right back, I'm just going to go freshen up." She continued before excusing herself from the table. At that moment, the power forward called over the waiter and whispered something in the man's ear before he nodded and left.

The dinner had gone better than he had expected. He still didn't feel anything towards the girl, at least nothing that could compare to the feelings he had for the model, but he still enjoyed the time out with Misa. Maybe if they actually started to date he would slowly fall for her? He felt slightly guilty to go out with her right after things had suddenly ended with Kise or had never begun for that matter. But if they really were meant to be, then maybe he would slowly fall for her in time?

"I'm back!" She smiled as she took her seat once again. "I guess dinners over now." she said as she leaned back on her seat.

He could tell she was disappointed that the date was over. "We should head home, right?"

"Hmm, before that." He said before he motioned his head behind her towards their waiter that was currently holding a large brownie, big enough for two, with a candle in the middle. "Thought you'd like dessert."

The girl smiled as she watched the man walk over and place the dessert down before a few staff members surrounded the small table and happily announced that it was her birthday. She blew out the candle moments later before the staff excused themselves and went back to their jobs.

"Thank you." She said as he picked up a spoon. "It means a lot."

"It was the least I could do." He said before he added. "Considering I didn't get you a gift or anything."

The two quickly finished the brownie and Aomine called over the waiter for the check, covering the bill for the both of them before they exited the restaurant soon afterwards. At this point the power forward could guess it was getting late and now there were no signs of the sun anymore, having set already. He grabbed a hold of her hand again as they headed towards her house, silently looking up at the night sky.

"Today was fun." He admitted. He didn't want to sound sappy or anything, but truth be told, he had a good time with the girl.

"I thought so too." She smiled before they once again let the silence of the night take over.

It didn't take too long for the couple to reach Misa's house, and once Aomine stopped in front of her gates, he let go of her hand. "Well, I guess I'll see you around."

He looked down at the girl for a second as he waited for her to respond. He knew this would be the awkward part.

"Aomine-kun, I know that you didn't have time to get me anything..." She began before she looked up at him shyly. "But there was something I wanted."

"Oh really?"

"Y-yes." She stuttered before blushing.

"What is it."

"A good-night kiss."

She shut her eyes out of embarrassment, waiting for a rejection, but to her surprise all she felt were warm lips touching hers. She immediately leaned in to the warmth, wrapping her arms around the taller boy's neck as they deepened the kiss. She wanted it to last forever, but sadly it only lasted a few minutes. Each of them coming up for air every few seconds before they became aware that they should put an end to the display of affection.

Eventually they broke apart, looking at one another for a moment.

"Night." Was all she heard before she headed into her house, a smirk adoring her face.