Author's Note- Another week, another chapter. I wrote this chapter on notepad on my phone, sent it to my tumblr drafts, and finally to Microsoft word. The things I do for fanfiction. *cries* But enough of that, I am here aren't I? A member of the GoM makes his first official appearance. A first I wanted to genderbend him but I decided against it. Should I have? *whispers* Does anyone even read these author's notes? *awkward laughter*
Disclaimer- I do not own Kuroko no Basket or Nisekoi. The title and characters belong to their respectful owners.
Chapter 4- A Childhood Friend
Present Day
Kuroko lay in his bed contemplating about the previous day's events. He tossed in his bed back and forth ruining the perfectly folded sheets.
"Do not worry about it. What happened has happened. It will not happen again. I am older now. I can do something about it. I am…"
He stopped mid thought.
"Stronger now." He whispered to himself softly pulling the covers over his eyes.
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Akashi finished buttoning the last button on his blazer.
He also could not stop thinking about the previous day's events.
"Why was Kuroko so scared?"
"And why was he so worried? It was not like their relationship was real anyway."
For some reason the fact always angered the red head. At first he could not stand the bluenette, but now.
He did not know how he felt.
"Why should I care about a person who defies me?" He wondered.
On impulse, the red head shot a glance at the Shogi keychain. A smile crossed his face as he thought about the person who gave it to him. He brushed off his thoughts and made his way downstairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Scene Skip~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The yellow haired stood outside the entrance of the school with a perplexed expression. He stared between the note with the school's address and the school before him.
"So flashy." The boy thought, glancing at the pristine white walls and expensive looking pillars. The yard was adorned with light pink cherry blossoms and other beautiful flowery trees.
"I mean, this is one of the most popular high schools in the prefecture. I expect nothing less."He thought as he walked gallantly past the school gates and started looking for his new classroom.
The boy continued to suck on his cherry lollipop as his eyes wandered door to door. Each door looked exactly the same except for the different room numbers.
"So annoying."
The boy held his school bag over his shoulder, with his gun nestled securely on his hip hidden out of view. Crowds of girls were gathering to catch a glimpse of the American transfer student. The girls gawked at the new transfer student's golden blonde hair and blushed in embarrassment.
Noticing their gazes, the yellow haired boy shot the girls a quick glance before continuing his walk to class 2-D. The girls dropped to the floor and melted in happiness after shooting the new student a weak wave. Smiling, the boy continued his walk and stopped just outside the doorway of his classroom. The blonde waited patiently outside for his name to be called before entering.
"That was proper procedure right? It has been a while since I have been in Japan."
The boy waited for what seemed like hours before hearing his name called.
"Kise Ryouta please come in." Said the teacher in a calm tone.
Gradually the yellow-haired boy pulled the classroom door open. He walked to the front of the classroom and turned to face the class.
A slight whisper fell over the classroom.
"Isn't he cute?"
"Is he single?"
"Is he American?"
Kise giggled at the girl's reactions. People always gave him the same reactions wherever he went. Damn, the blonde hair.
Kise ran his hand through his hair slowly before replying to the girls' questions.
"Sorry, I am Japanese." Kise said, in perfect Japanese staring at the group of girls.
"I just lived in America for most of my life. Please do not worry; I can understand Japanese perfectly well." Said the boy, eyes beaming.
"Why did you live in America for most of your life, Kise?" Said a boy in the classroom questioningly.
"No reason really." The boy retorted while taking the lollipop out of his mouth. He seductively wiped saliva off the corners of his lips before putting the lollipop back in his mouth.
"Personal circumstances."
The class fell silent and Kise took the moment to survey the classroom. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw a certain teal haired boy sleeping slyly in the back corner of the classroom.
"Young Master, KUROKOCCHI!" Screamed the yellow-haired boy racing towards the bluenette.
Kuroko picked his head up from his desk just in time before the yellow-haired boy picked him up out of his seat. Kise began to twirl him playfully in the air.
"I missed you so much, Young master." Kise said nuzzling his cheek to Kuroko's, still twirling him.
Caught by surprise, Kuroko was unable to escape the yellow-haired boy's grasp.
Kuroko's eyes flashed with realization. He could not believe his eyes.
"Kise-kun?" Asked the teal head, obviously perplexed.
"I thought you were in America."
"Yes, but I came back for my next mission." Kise whispered and leaned closer into Kuroko's ear.
Making sure no one could hear him, Kise softly whispered into Kuroko's ear, "And to protect you."
Kise smiled broadly. However, the certain red head next to them was emitting an unusually evil aura. The red head violently broke a pencil while staring at Kuroko in Kise's arms. His eyes twitched involuntary at the sight.
Noticing the red head's jealousy, Kise shot a glance at the fuming red head.
"And you must be Akashi Seijuro. Am I right?"
The yellow haired boy waited patiently for the redhead to respond.
"I am."
"Kuroko's boyfriend, correct?" Kise purred.
Akashi hesitated but did not break Kise's eyelock.
"Yes."
"Interesting." Said Kise while putting Kuroko down. Kuroko looked from Kise to Akashi. The tension between the two boys was evident.
"I'm sorry we got off the wrong foot, A-Ka-Shi-cchi. I hope we can be friends" Said Kise cutely holding out a hand for the red head to shake. He beamed broadly.
"I bet we will." Said Akashi smiling coldly while shaking the boy's hand.
"How does he know my name?" Akashi wondered to himself growing increasingly suspicious at the blonde.
And icy chill was felt across the classroom. The teacher finally broke the silence and pointed for Kise to take the seat behind Akashi.
"Sure thing." Kise said walking behind Akashi.
Just as he walked by Akashi, the boy whispered something inaudible to Kuroko to the red head.
"I know that your relationship is fake."
Pretending to not hear the blonde, the red head just looked up at the passing yellow-haired boy. His eyes narrowed as the yellow-haired boy sat down behind him smiling that annoying, overly sweet smile.
Noticing the tension, Kuroko whispered to Akashi, "Akashi, please don't hate Kise-kun. He is a member of my faction and a close friend of mine."
At the utter of his name, Kise waved at the two boys innocently. He flashed Akashi a smile before averting his eyes back to the chalkboard.
Akashi turned from Kuroko to Kise and turned back to his desk.
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Lunchtime
GLOMP
"Young Master, KUROKOCCHI!" Kise screamed while hugging the teal haired boy tightly.
"Let's have lunch together, okay? It has been so long." The blonde asked sweetly.
"I'm sorry Kise-kun, I have to eat with Akshi-kun." He hesitated.
"Because of…personal reasons." The teal-haired boy said.
Eyeing the boy's reluctance an evil grin swept across Kise's face.
"I have an idea. Let's all eat together." Kise said. "That won't be a problem right? RIGHT?" The boy said grabbing Kuroko's hands in excitement.
"I…errr….sure, why not?" Kuroko stammered.
"It's decided then, let's go." Kise said pulling Kuroko towards the lunch grounds where Akashi was already sitting patiently, with his arms crossed. He shot Kise an evil glare when he saw Kise holding Kuroko's hand.
Eventually, the two boys made it and sat down next to Akashi. Kise eyed the homemade bentos and his mouth started to water.
"Kurokocchi, look at all this food."
"Akashi-kun, did you make these?" Kuroko asked shyly.
"No, the maid made these." Akashi said coldly, eyeing Kise suspiciously.
"But there are only two lunch boxes." Kise frowned.
"Kise-kun, do not worry. I will share mine with you. I do not eat much anyway." Kuroko offered.
"Kurokocchi really? Thank you so much." Kise said while glomping Kuroko into a big hug.
Kise grabbed a chopstick eagerly and began to eat.
Akashi sat shooting daggers at Kise while eating his omelet roll.
Kise noticed Akashi's stare and stared at his bento. A great idea crossed his mind.
"Kurokocchi, here have some." Kise said holding an octopus wiener out to the teal head.
"Say Ahh!" Kise said holding Kuroko's jaw causing him to open his mouth. Without much choice Kuroko swallowed the octopus wiener from Kise's chopsticks.
"That was unnecessary, Kise-kun. I can feed myself." Kuroko said annoyingly.
"Haha, true. I'm sorry." After the incident Kise shot a sly smile at Akashi just after he had snapped his chopsticks in half.
"If their relationship is fake, why is he so concerned I wonder." Kise pondered to himself.
He glanced over at Kuroko who was picking at his bento slowly.
His voice dropped to a whisper.
"Kuroko, I am sorry."
"Kise-kun, I told you to stop worrying about it. What's happened has happened. We cannot change the past." He said looking down at his rice.
Kise's voice was barely above a whisper. "I know but, Shiros, everyone took me in as their own. You guys loved me, supported me. That is something that I can never repay. And I…."
He stopped speaking.
"I could not protect you then. I could not do anything. I was…I was so weak."
"But I vowed to get stronger. That is why I went to America, I went there so I could protect you. I went there so you could count on me. The same way I…."
He paused.
"The same way I can count on you."
Suddenly, Kise kneeled down in front of a surprised Kuroko. He pressed his hands together and dropped his head to the ground, half kneeling.
"That is why I cannot allow someone like…" Kise pointed to firmly to Akashi.
"A person like that to protect you young master."
To Be Continued
P.S- I'm sorry if you wanted the chapter to be named "Childhood Regrets." Kise was just too fun to write that I wanted to elaborate on his appearance more. I wanted to build up his character before I built up KiKuro's backstory. No worries though, the next chapter will be called "Childhood Regrets." Gomen No Sai.
Author's Note-
Kise of the GoM has appeared. Personally, I love KiKuro. I think their dynamic is adorable. The way he utterly adores Kuroko is just the cutest thing ever. The reason why I decided to make Kise a bit….how should I say it…teasing is because I think that if he was given the chance to, he would tease Kuroko and Akashi endlessly. However, in the manga Kise admires (is scared of) Akashi so that can never happen. But this is before Kise knew Akashi, so in my fantasy, Kise would act like this. Haha.
The chapter is over. *throws confetti* I am so grateful for everyone that has read up until now. I was thinking about how I could thank all my amazing readers and I finally thought up an idea. I decided to hold a competition for my loyal readers. A competition you ask? Well, the competition is open to anyone who has ever Reviewed, Favorited, or Followed KiSekoi. The competition will last up until the update of the 6th chapter. I will randomly select a lucky reader and write them up a one-shot of their choice. It can be about anything, with any pairing, any AU. Just tell me your wish and I will try my best to accomplish it (In the event that the winner does not reply to my PM, another winner will be randomly selected). Doesn't this sound fun? I hope you all join in for the competition. Gambatte!