Note: Sorry for the mistakes.

"Kuroko!"

Furihata called out when he sighted his classmate inside their classroom talking to their boisterous classmate Kagami Taiga, which tended to be teased frequently by the bluenette. The duo stopped talking to stare at him. He only nodded at Kagami who was his best friend since middle school when he transferred from America. We clicked just like that.

"Where were you? We've been searching for you earlier," Kagami asked in confusion.

"I've been called with Kawahara and Fukuda to help with something and then got hungry so I ate in canteen. But anyway, that's not important I'm so glad I found you Kuroko-kun!" he said with a smile. "I've been searching everywhere for you. I thought you were at the library," he mumbled under his breath, taking a seat beside the two.

Kuroko blinked for a second, "I'm usually attending my duties at library after classes. I don't go there on breaks...But what is it that you needed Furihata-kun? You seem to be searching for me badly." Kuroko's monotonous voice inquired.

Kuroko's expressionless face didn't change but the intense stare at him was enough to know that he was waiting for him to speak, even his red haired classmate seeing as his face contort in confusion.

"Yeah, about that I made a mistake yesterday–" his words were cut when Kuroko spoke.

"Akashi-kun? What are you doing here?" the bluenette was looking behind Furihata.

"Good morning Tetsuya…and to you as well Taiga," the smooth voice behind him said, as if he knew his two classmates very well.

The brunette looked over his shoulder to gaze at the guy's serious face and yet seemingly amuse when looking at Kuroko and Kagami. He returned his gaze back to his friends who stared at the Akashi guy, if he heard Kuroko right. Kagami's face turned sour and glared at the other redhead.

"What's so good after seeing your face? It's more like a bad omen," Kagami spat.

That confused him. He frowned, disgruntled. Uh, he seems to be missing something here.

"The feeling is actually mutual but I am not here to see your unsightly face," the voice was soft but there was no hint of gentleness at all, more like an ice piercing in their very skin, unconsciously making Furihata shiver. He even saw Kagami flinched but the guy put a brave face. "Don't think that I stop hindering means I've approved of your relationship. My opinion still doesn't change that a brainless idiot like you doesn't deserve to be with my cousin." His voice sharpened, even more likely wanting to kill the person he was talking to, and that is specifically Kagami.

Furihata would never dream of having that voice turn to him, most likely not to anger this Akashi person. He better put him on the top list for a person not to become an enemy. He wants to live a long life, thank you very much.

Akashi doesn't seem to like Kagami. Also, Akashi doesn't seem to favor Kagami to be with his cousin...? Who was this cousin of his? And what relationship – wait, does Kagami have a girlfriend? He never heard about it? When did that happen? They were best friends since middle school and yet he heard nothing about it.

He looked at the person he called best friend and for a moment he wanted to glare at him. He felt betrayed. Not knowing anything about it. That's just too cruel. But he dismissed his disappointing thought for now and came back to the present since his confusion wasn't solved yet, how does this trio know each other?

He watched as Kagami's glare intensified. If looks could kill Akashi would be lying on the ground by now. But the other redhead held his ground and met Kagami's glare with his own piercing red eyes.

"Why, thank you, but we don't need your approval. We are very much happy together, so fuck off!" this time Kagami's voice get a little louder, startling him at that. Gladly, their classmates still weren't back from their break.

Akashi only gave him a sinister smile. The entire room seems to freeze after that, making Furihata froze at the sight. It wasn't a good sight. The smaller red head seems to want to respond but the bluenette beat him to it.

"Kagami-kun that is enough, you shouldn't have provoke Akashi-kun earlier," Kagami sputtered at that saying something about 'not his fault' but Kuroko ignored his complaints, "And Akashi who does or doesn't deserve to be with me is none of your concern. I will choose who I want to be with whether you like that person or not, and in this case Kagami-kun." Kuroko stared hardly at Akashi whose eyes never left Kuroko. The bluenettes seriousness fleeted through his words as if telling Akashi that he will never back down.

They seemed to forget that there was still another person with them who didn't understand any of it. But then after those words from Kuroko's mouth came out, everything cleared and made the pieces click together.

Are you telling me that they're together?!

…

…

At that very second, Furihata's brain exploded. It froze, stopped processing, if anything his brain doesn't seemed to be functioning for a moment and the only word that came out of his mouth (and successful shutting the smaller red head from answering) was a loud, "Wait…what?!"

Startled, three sets of eyes were on him seemingly to notice him just then. A thick silence ensued for a good thirty seconds, nobody bothered to say anything until the expressionless Kuroko couldn't take the silence and do the honor to break it.

"Furihata-kun…I forgot you were there," Kuroko said, stating the obvious.

The brown haired teen nearly responded, 'Obviously', but decided against it and kept his mouth shut.

Kagami who just woke up from his catatonic state widened his eyes and mouth opened agape, gulping as he realized the situation he was in. He looked pale as if he was seeing ghost.

What the heck is that look for? Did he really want to hide his relationship to him that much?

For a second, the brunette was dueling whether to punch or castrate his friend. The latter seems to be more interesting though.

"I'm afraid I've been here the whole time you…argued," he paused for a second to find the right word," and heard things that I assume should remain a secret," he donned a fake smile that somehow made his two friends guilty – especially Kagami, who clearly avoided his gaze for a moment before meeting his eyes with two serious eyes that was hoping for him to understand. He noticed the hint of guilt lurking in those orbs.

"It's not like that Furi. We're not trying to hide it. We are just…not sure how to tell you..." Sighing softly, Kagami explained in his most patience voice.

"For all this time I've never noticed anything, how dumb could that be?" he mocked a laugh. His face wrinkled in between frustration and disbelief. "Now answer me correctly, based on your…argument earlier, you two are in a relationship – I mean you're dating, right?"

"Yes," Kuroko replied calmly.

Kagami's face reddened before nodding, "Yeah…"

Furihata frowned at that. "And you never told me?" he asked accusingly. He couldn't help his tone to sound like that. He felt really betrayed at that moment. The people he trusted with all his heart hide something very important from him. "And how is the "We're dating" so hard to say?" he commented rather asked in a scoff. "Even you Kuroko-kun?" Looking at the bluenette with disappointment, he could only sigh. He felt so betrayed by his two equally closed friends.

"We apologized for our attitude Furihata-kun it was rude of us for fighting in front of you," the bluenette started, his voice was low and solemn. "As what Kagami-kun was saying, we totally apologized Furihata-kun we're not trying to leave you in the dark we just don't know how to start explaining and how you will react to our relationship."

Furihata's lips pursed. "You don't think I will judge you right?"

The silence from his two friends was enough answer he needed. It was a big blow to his part.

"Is that really how you think of me? Uhg! I felt so betrayed right now…" he groaned out in frustration, not looking at the two.

"Furi it's not–"

His redhead friend's words were interrupted as the loud bell for the class resounded, announcing for the class to start any minute. Some of their classmates return to their classroom, chit-chatting and making noises as they slid inside.

"F-Furi…"

Kagami immediately ceased talking and closed his mouth upon the brown haired teen threw him a heated glare. The sentence I need an explanation later was left unsaid. Kagami swallowed.

Furihata released a deep long breath as he tried to calm his self. He faced the other redhead behind him. "I really wanted to talk about this but this is not the right time. Maybe later, after class?" he demanded rather than asked.

The two only silently nodded.

"Okay, I'll be expecting that," his lips curled slightly in a defeated smile.

"So anyway," he paid the other redhead his attention," I guess I don't need to ask and presume you three already know each other very well."

He looked at the trio with an expectant expression.

"Precisely," the smaller red head responded with a smile, "Before I forgot," Akashi spoke again, not letting him to reply, "I wish to collect my book later after class, Furihata-kun was it?" Akashi said seriously, as if nothing happens. "I shall excuse myself and attend to my class."

The paler red head was about to turn around when Furihata answered, "I will give it to you later," I totally forgot about that was the words left unsaid. "Also Akashi-san, you have no right to judge them like that. To whom someone deserves is not for you to decide. Whether you like it or not these persons has chosen to be together and it is more than enough reason not to break it. You have no right to do that horrible action. It will only make you look stupid."

The entire classroom silenced and his classmates ceased their movement to watch them. All wondering what was going on?

A gasp was heard and then it suddenly broke out into a noisy murmuring of his classmates upon recognizing the person Furihata was talking to. It confused Furihata but disregarded it as he saw the person in front of him moving.

Akashi who had stopped mid-step turned to face Furihata again, smiling rather eerily. It ran shivers through his spine. The people around him who saw were experiencing the same thing. For a moment, he doubted if he did the right thing and blamed his mouth for opening it without thinking, but he shook his head mentally to dismiss the thought and stood his ground, waiting for the redhead's reply.

"Let's see about that," he said in a smooth but eerie tone, smile never leaving. The redhead then turned around and walked out of class, leaving the people around to stare at his retreating back.