"I'll pay for you," Kuroko said firmly, but his eyebrows creased and his jaw stiffened as he peered into his wallet.
"What? Why?" Kagami was not lacking in money, thanks to his parents, and he had been right when he pointed out that the place was not cheap.
"Because I am the one who asked you to dinner." Kagami scoffed, and grabbed a fist full of money straight out of his pocket.
"You can't even afford to pay for how much I ate!"
"…This is true." His shoulders fell and he pouted slightly. "Walk me home," he demanded.
"Wh- okay." Kuroko sighed again.
They walked side by side, quiet most of the way there. Kuroko's hand brushed against the back of Kagami's. He jerked away quickly and stuck it in his pocket.
They walked up to Kuroko's house, silently following the sidewalk to his door. Kuroko reached for the doorknob, but let his hand fall. He turned around. His eyes stuck to the ground for a minute, before he dragged them up to meet Kagami's. He tilted up onto his toes and leaned forward.
He kissed him.
His lips were soft and cool, the only part of their bodies that touched, and the kiss hardly lasted a second. Kagami forgot to close his eyes. Kuroko turned away quickly and rushed inside.
There was no tingle lingering on Kagami's mouth, no warm taste on his tongue, no searing memory of sparkling sensation. He had hardly felt it, but his heartbeat was a battering ram against his ear drums.
"Ooohhhhh," he said to himself, "That was a date!" He smiled.