Dangerous Love

Day Eight: Run


True to his promise, Aomine was soon going to take Kasamatsu out shopping for food. The younger of the two was pleased that Aomine kept his word but he was not about to let Aomine know that. Of course, Aomine was being difficult at first and forced Kasamatsu to wear his contacts and baseball cap. Eventually, the two left the motel.

They clambered into Aomine's car and once Kasamatsu had his seatbelt on, he turned to the older male. Kasamatsu asked, "Is there anything in particular you like to eat?"

Given their little kitchenette, Kasamatsu was not sure how much he would be able to make or serve certain types of meals but he wanted to try his best. The raven head sighed.

The car came to a stop and Kasamatsu soon realized they were already at some local grocery store. "We're here." He stated quietly.

Aomine nodded. "That's the great thing about America," He joked. "There's always a store around every corner." The blue haired man got out of the car and Kasamatsu followed suit. He lead the shorter male into the grocery store and grabbed a basket. "I want teriyaki burgers." Aomine demanded as he headed straight for the meat aisle.

Kasamatsu rolled his eyes but followed the assassin nonetheless. "What do you want with them?"

"What do you mean?" Aomine gave him an odd look.

Kasamatsu furrowed his eyebrows. "I mean, what do you want with them? As a side? Do you want pasta, salad, vegetables, fries-" Aomine came to a sudden halt which caused Kasamatsu to nearly crash into him. "What?" Kasamatsu asked, suddenly tense.

Aomine turned to the shorter teen. "Who eats vegetables on the side of a burger?" The older man scoffed.

Kasamatsu groaned. 'He scared me for a moment there...' The steel-blue eyed teenager thought. He scratched his cheek. "Vegetables are good for you. Besides, I was just giving you options since it seems to be an alien concept to you." Kasamatsu quipped, giving Aomine an odd stare.

"Well I want fries with the burgers." Aomine huffed.

"Whatever you say," Kasamatsu shrugged. 'Don't worry, Aomine. I'll make you eat your vegetables sooner or later.' The raven head thought, making himself a promise. He was pulled from his thoughts when Aomine started to pile a bunch of meat into the basket he had.

Kasamatsu frowned.

Aomine gave him a pointed look.

"What?" Aomine asked. He took a step back but paused when Kasamatsu reached into the basket, pulling out some packages of meat. The younger of the two put some back, making Aomine huff. "O- Oi," He began.

"You can't just buy a whole bunch of meat, you idiot." Kasamatsu reprimanded him. "We don't even have a freezer, just a mini-fridge."

Aomine could feel his eye twitch. "Right." He remembered. The assassin scratched the back of his head, suddenly not knowing what to do. "This is a pain…" Aomine decided.

"You're a pain…" Kasamatsu muttered under his breath. He cleared his throat and spoke up. "We'll just get the meat for the burgers for now and some other foods that don't require a refridgerator, okay?" He suggested.

"Fine." Aomine sighed.

Kasamatsu shook his head. He felt as if he was dealing with his younger brothers whenever he went shopping with them. The teen felt a pang of remorse in his heart, making it feel like a distant memory. 'Why did this all have to happen to my family? Why couldn't my father lead a normal life?' Kasamatsu was so lost in his thoughts that he did not notice Aomine vanish from sight.

The steel-blue eyed male paused and looked around once he realized the older man was no where in sight. "Aomine?" He called, hesitant. Kasamatsu swallowed the lump in his throat and told himself not to panic. For all he knew, the ganguro-idiot saw something he wanted and ventured away. 'That's got to be it...'

Kasamatsu walked out from the meat aisle and walked by the different food aisles. He was beginning to worry when he never saw a glimpse of Aomine. Just as Kasamatsu was about to let panic sink in, he slammed into someone. The smaller male stumbled back and clumsily tripped over his own foot, landing on his butt. Kasamatsu looked up to see a strange male with two-toned dark red hair and ruby red eyes. He faltered.

"Sorry, that was my bad." The red head spoke in English, reminding Kasamatsu of the fact that they were definately not in Japan anymore.

Kasamatsu got onto his feet and dusted himself off as he wracked his brain for the English he learned in school. "U- Uhm… I- It's all right." He stuttered out. The teen realized he was great with English in class but suddenly having to use it in real life made him feel awkward and out of place.

The red haired man tilted his head but cracked a smile a moment later. "Sorry," He apologized, this time speaking Japanese. "I'm just used to speaking English here." The man shrugged.

"Oh," Kasamatsu was surprised. "You can speak Japanese…" He suddenly felt embarrassed. Kasamatsu rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.

"Yeah. I'm just here on business." The taller man said, smiling down at Kasamatsu. He stared at the younger man with calculating gaze. He tapped his chin in thought, saying, "You know, you look really familiar. I feel like I've seen you somewhere before, but I'm not sure wh- argh!" The red eyed man was smacked over the head.

Kasamatsu jumped but calmed when he saw it was Aomine standing behind the stranger, and not someone chasing after him. Then, he realized what Aomine had done and frowned. "Oi, don't just go around smacking people on the head with a giant piece of sausage." The raven head told Aomine in his reprimanding tone of voice.

"I wanted to tell you I wanted this for breakfast tomorrow but you disappeared." Aomine ignored Kasamatsu's warning and put the ring of sausage back in the basket.

"Demanding, aren't you?" Kasamatsu twitched.

Aomine shrugged nonchalantly before he grabbed the stranger's face, squeezing his cheeks. The red haired man cursed at Aomine, smacking his hand away. Aomine smirked. "Forget about me, Yukio. When some strange ass creep like this guy comes up to you and starts making small talk, you get the hell outta here. Get it? You run."

Kasamatsu furrowed his eyebrows. "Yeah, but-"

"But what?" Aomine questioned with narrowed eyes.

"But I'm not some strange ass creep!" The red head surmised in a harsh whisper.

The three of them drew a few people's attention but they quickly carried on their way when both Aomine and the red eyed male glared in their direction. Said red eyed man whipped his head back to Aomine. "Ahomine, you never told me you were going to America for work."

Kasamatsu raised his eyebrow, "Ahomine?" He repeated, suddenly smirking in amusement. He found Aomine's nickname rather befitting.

Aomine rolled his eyes and sighed over dramatically. "Yukio, this is Kagami Taiga. Bakagami, this is Yukio. He's the brat I need to protect."

"Aka- err... He said something about that." Kagami nodded slowly. He was silent for a few seconds but quickly shook his head and turned his attention to Kasamatsu. "Sorry. I'm Kagami Taiga, nice to meet you." He introduced himself properly, holding his hand out for the younger one to shake.

"Kasamatsu Yukio." Kasamatsu responded out of reflex. He blinked his steel-blue colored orbs and idly wondered if what Kagami said was true. About being here on 'business'. Then again, if he was friends with Aomine, 'business' could mean anything, really.

"Anyway, do you get what I was trying to tell you?" Aomine spoke, drawing Kasamatsu from his thoughts. "If a stranger approaches you, you…?"

"Run the opposite way?" Kasamatsu gave Aomine a flat look. "I'm not an idiot like you, okay? I can usually sense these things about people."

"Oh, really?" Aomine countered.

Kasamatsu glared at Aomine, "Yes, really."

"Then what did you think of me when you first laid eyes on me?" Aomine asked in a quiet voice as he took a step towards the smaller male.

Kasamatsu backed into one of the shelves, staring up into Aomine's royal blue eyes. He prused his lips and looked away. Kasamatsu wanted to avoid the man's intense stare, feeling as if it were peering into his very soul. "I thought you were dangerous." The words left his mouth in a whisper, his stomach in knots and his heart beating a little too fast.

"And now?" Aomine ured once he leaned down close enough to whisper in Kasamatsu's ear. The teenager flushed from Aomine's actions and it made him smirk. He was about to tease Kasamatsu some more but Kagami elbowed his rib cage. "Ow!"

"Serves you right, you predator." Kagami scoffed at him.

"I'm the predator? Bakagami, remember, we're pretty similar." Aomine's grin was wolfish. He earned himself another elbow to the ribs. Aomine grunted and rubbed his side, stepping back from the two of them.

"I don't want to hear that from you." Kagami muttered. He turned to kasamatsu and gave him an apologetic look. "Don't mind this idiot. Just punch him when you feel the need to, all right?"

Kasamatsu nodded mutely.

"Good." Kagami smiled. "Anyway, I'll talk to you later, Ahomine. See you." The two-toned red head bid them both goodbye and ventured away, disappearing around the aisle.

Kasamatsu watched the ruby eyed man leave before turning to glare at Aomine. Said man blinked in confusion. He questioned, "What?"

The steel-blue eyed teenager just sighed. "Let's just finish our shopping." Kasamatsu huffed out.


My gawd, I'm so tired lol

Finally going to be going home in a couple days from visiting people. I can't wait, I miss my cats c:

~WinterAssassin~