"Have a nice day at work, Akashi-kun"
Kuroko said as he kissed Akashi's cheek, the other smiled as he pats Kuroko's head.
"I will."
Akashi swung the door open and gave Kuroko one last smile,
"See you later, Tetsuya,"
Kuroko nodded and waved from inside the house, the door closing voluntarily as Akashi's hold was no longer there. Kuroko waited a good few minutes before scurrying over to the phone, dialing familiar numbers and ask for help in line with a very urgent reason.
The phone rang once, twice, and then it was answered. A slurry, almost sleepy voice answered the call,
"Hello?"
Kuroko heaved a sigh of relief that his former giant teammate answered. Even from the other end, he could still hear the purple head munching on his snacks.
"Murasakibara-kun, good morning"
Kuroko greeted. The other line became quiet for awhile before the munching resumed again and this time the voice that replied was not that slurry or sleepy anymore.
"What's up, Kuro-chin? Why did you call?"
Murasakibara said in between chewing the crunchy snacks in hand. Kuroko on the other hand fidgets and lets his fingers play with the hem of his shirt with the impending request that he was about to make.
"Umm, Murasakibara-kun, I would like to ask you something."
Kuroko said, barely in a whisper. The giant hummed from his end and urged Kuroko to go on.
"You're a very skilled baker and you obviously know how to make the best cakes out there so…"
Kuroko drawled out but he stopped and hoped that the giant could guess what his request is all about. The other line went silent for a moment before a chuckle emitted from the still eating giant.
"It's for Aka-chin right? I'll help you, just name when and where, Kuro-chin."
Murasakibara said in an amused tone. Kuroko's face tinted a generous amount of pink as he struggles to find out words to reply to the other.
"T-thank you. A-ah, can you come today?"
Murasakibara hummed in agreement at the request. Kuroko felt his heartstrings loosen as the help that he'll need is willing to help him.
"Ah, Kuro-chin. Won't the others help too?"
Kuroko thought about it before and even now, he's sure that Murasakibara is the only one that could help him.
"They won't be able to help anyway"
Murasakibara chuckled from the other end and it caused Kuroko to quirk an eyebrow,
"As blunt and straightforward as always, Kuro-chin. I'll probably arrive in 30 minutes if we hang up now."
Murasakibara mused and Kuroko agrees. The both of them said their goodbyes on the phone and hangs up. Kuroko sighed as he trotted towards the kitchen, eager to get things started. Once he was at the vicinity, he took out all of the hidden ingredients that he brought yesterday and placed them out on the open and into the counter. He scanned all of his ingredients; he has just enough for 5 trials and he needs to use those 5 trials well so that he can also make the cake now and just surprise his lover when he comes home tonight.
With that resolution in mind, Kuroko nodded to himself and prepared. He laid out all the possible utensils to be used, organized the things on the counter so it won't be troublesome to get what they need and most importantly, he prepared the aprons and washed his hands.
Not long after the preparations were made, the familiar sound of the doorbell resounded in the room. The blue head rushed towards the door to open it and what greeted him was the giant purple head eating a bag of chips.
"Hello, Kuro-chin."
Kuroko smiled and lets Murasakibara in and lead him into the kitchen. The chip that was halfway towards his mouth stopped as the Center admired the ingredients and utensils on the counter. Murasakibara proceeded to put the chip in his mouth before turning to look for the small bluenette,
"You don't have to go this far, Kuro-chin."
"I just want to make sure that if I mess up, there are back-ups."
Kuroko said. Murasakibara smiled as he patted the blue head, his big hand covering the entirety of it.
"Please don't do that, Murasakibara-kun."
The giant retracted his hand and hummed. He then carefully examined each ingredient and utensil on the counter before nodding,
"Shall we start then, Kuro-chin?"
Kuroko nodded as he grabbed the aprons and handed one to Murasakibara who wore it without question,
"Teach me all I need to know."
The purple head smiled as he grabbed the bowl and the first ingredients.
"Of course"
…
…
"Kuro-chin…"
"Hmmm?"
"Is that salt?"
…
"I believe this is sugar, Murasakibara-kun."
"… Did you put it in the mixture?"
"…Yes…"
"Kuro-chin, this is salt."
"It is?"
…
"Ack, it is salt… I'm sorry Murasakibara-kun."
"Let's just start again."
"Yes."