Last update before the new year! I wish you all a Happy New Year and that you all will accomplish whatever you resolved to do in 2014!
Have fun reading this chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own KnB
It hadn't been long before the requested backup appeared and treated Kagami's wounds. Since he was only recently turned and injured when he was still human the wound would take longer to heal, but the bleeding had already stopped.
They bandaged the area around his stomach and after they made it back and Kagami was taken care of, Aomine went to give a short report to Akashi and the rest of the Generation of Miracles. They needed to know about the events that had just taken place.
"I see. I am glad that both of you are alright. Even if it didn't happen under the best circumstances, I am happy to welcome Kagami into our family." the red head smiled faintly and Aomine agreed wholeheartedly. He did feel kind of guilty since Kagami wasn't able to decide for himself, but he definitely didn't regret it.
"But Aomine-kun, you do realize you have to be really careful in handling Kagami-kun, right?" Kuroko raised an eyebrow.
"...What do you mean?"
An annoyed sigh left Kuroko's lips. His face was the same as always, not betraying even a hint of his irritation, but his eyes practically screamed 'you idiot' at Aomine. But he took pity on the dense vampire and started explaining.
"You should remember the time when Akashi-kun turned Furihata-kun right? He wasn't himself at all the first few weeks of his change."
Aomine nodded slowly. That guy was always crying and depressed whenever Akashi wasn't around and that happened a lot at the time. Akashi was a busy man and had a lot of meetings to attend. He couldn't take a freshly turned vampire there, especially not with those mood swings.
"And then after Midorima turned Takao. You definitely should remember that."
Aomine grimaced at the memory. The cheerful and somewhat annoying guy had made a one-eighty after being changed. He snapped at everything and everyone and was so easily angered that most of them were avoiding him. Poor Midorima, really.
"So from those earlier experiences we can conclude that mates are really sensitive in the first few weeks after their change. They are somewhat needy for attention and want to be constantly around you. Some get easily upset like in Takao-kun's case and some depressed and start crying in an uncharacteristic way like Furihata-kun. Who knows how it will be with Kagami-kun. The upside is that it doesn't hold on for long.
"So...basically like a women on PMS?" he got smacked upside the head followed by an irritated sigh from Akashi and had to dodge Midorima's lucky item. Takao snickered, Kuroko sighed much like Akashi, Himuro stayed silent, Murasakibara didn't care and Kiyoshi simply kept smiling.
"Okay okay, geez. I'll go look after Kagami." and he was out the door a moment after.
"..."
"He's an idiot."
"You're right, Midorima-kun."
"I have never agreed more with a statement before."
"Same here~!"
"Hahaha!"
Kagami groaned groggily and reached up to rub his tired eyes. He felt like he had been run over by a truck, his whole body hurt and he had a bad headache.
"What the...!" and then his memory returned and his eyes widened in shock and panic. Was Aomine okay? Where was he? Why wasn't he dead? What happened after he passed out? He tried to sit up but an intense pain in his abdomen kept him from doing anything like that.
Right.
He had been stabbed - he forgot in his panic. He carefully rubbed over his wound and looked around. It seemed like he was in some kind of hospital if the medical equipment all around him and the white bed sheets and walls were any indication.
Before he could think anymore about where he was, the door opened to reveal the blue-haired male Kagami had panicked about.
"Aomine!"
"K-Kagami? You're awake? Thank god!" The vampire dashed over and hugged him, but was mindful of his wounds even in his excitement.
"Aomine, what happened? I was sure that I..." he trailed off. He didn't want to think about how he had almost died.
"Ah, well..." Aomine let go of him and stepped back a few metres, just so he was out of reach of the red head.
"Aomine...?" Now Kagami's voice had a worried but slightly demanding note to it and Aomine broke out in a cold sweat.
"Kagami, you're not...exactly human anymore."
"...Come again?"
"I kinda, might have...you know...turned you into one of us?"
The questioning gaze changed into a glare with full force, directed at the blue haired male standing in front of him.
"You did what?! Why the fuck did you do that?! I told you I didn't want to become a vampire just yet! I've got responsibilities! What the hell do you expect me to do now!?" he shouted enraged. But Kagami wasn't the only one who was angry.
"You aren't being fair! I had no choice! You would have died if I didn't do it! What did you expect me to do?! Just watch?!"
"I don't know, but turning me without my consent yo,-"
Aomine walked over towards the bed and grabbed Kagami's collar.
"I don't care! It was the only way and if I had to choose again I would do the same thing!"
"You can't just decide on your own about my life!"
"You did too! You just decided to throw yourself in front of me! What are you, an idiot?! I wouldn't have died from a minor wound like this!"
"You're the idiot here! He was out to kill one of us you asshole! It wouldn't be surprising if the knife was made out of silver or something! How were you gonna heal then, huh?! You might have died too, you arrogant bastard!"
They both panted heavily - all their shouting had left them breathless in the end.
"Goddamn it...! I was scared I'd lose you, idiot." Aomine said softly and Kagami's eyes widened in shock, but Aomine pressed on.
"If you were gone what would I have done? I don't want you to ever leave me Kagami." he let go of the red head's collar and wrapped his arms around his neck to pull him in for a hug, his head rested on Kagami's shoulder.
"Stay by my side, please." it was a barely audible whisper and Kagami's eyes softened. His anger dissipated completely at his partners words. Why had he been so angry in the first place? Aomine only wanted to help him, he saved his life. If he was honest with himself...it would have come to this sooner or later. Kagami was only upset that he couldn't decide for himself, but given the circumstances Aomine really didn't have a choice. And now that he thought about it calmly...he would have done the same if it meant to save his loved one.
He pulled back a bit and Aomine looked at him with such honest eyes, his heart practically melted. He couldn't stay angry at him or reproach him.
"I love you." The words had left his mouth before he really thought about it, but it was nothing but the truth. When he had been stabbed earlier his first thought wasn't about his own wellbeing. He was worried over Aomine and if he was alright. He wasn't afraid of dying itself, but of the possibility to never see Aomine again - to never feel his warmth or hear his soothing voice. The thought hurt more than his wound and in that moment it became his biggest fear.
Aomine was still speechless and Kagami took that chance to continue.
"I...I would have stayed with you regardless. Vampire or human, I don't want to leave you either. I don't want you to get hurt or to see you sad."
He paused and gave Aomine a short kiss on the lips.
"Thank you...for saving my life."
Aomine didn't know what to say. His emotions were like a rollercoaster ride. He was overjoyed, a bit embarrassed, shocked but above all the intense feeling of love for the red head stood out. He simply leaned over to give Kagami a long and loving kiss and tried to convey all the feelings he couldn't put into words - because there weren't enough words to express his happiness in this moment - and hoped Kagami would understand. And he did. Kagami smiled into the kiss and pulled him closer to deepen it.
"...Ahem."
An awkward cough interrupted their moment of bliss together.
"Sorry to interrupt you but...I need to check on Kagami." Midorima tried to look anywhere but at them.
Both Kagami and Aomine blushed in humiliation and pulled apart.