Kuroko was sleeping quietly in the desk behind Kagami. There were five minutes until the end of class, and the room was starting to buzz with conversation, people gathering up their things.
Talk to Kuroko. Right. Kagami sighed, watching the clock. Four minutes left now. He turned around and glanced at Kuroko, whose eyes had fluttered opened. He was staring at his desk sleepily, head still resting on his hands.
Class finally ended, and Kagami followed Kuroko down the hallway.
"Kuroko," he said. "Can we… Can I talk to you?"
"…Yes," Kuroko replied, staring straight ahead and hugging his books to his chest. There was a long pause as they walked silently. Neither of them spoke until they were outside and out of earshot.
"What did you want to say?" Kuroko asked, stopping and turning to face Kagami. Kagami hesitated.
"I wanted to tell you why I broke up with you," he said. "The real reason." Kuroko nodded. Kagami sighed. He stared up at the sky for a few seconds, thinking. "At first, I thought maybe I really didn't like you anymore. It's obvious that I do, but it doesn't make sense…" He paused again, scratching the back of his neck. "The problem is, I like you… But I like someone else, too." He stopped, looking at Kuroko from the corner of his eye, but his expression was blank and unrevealing. "I wanted to ignore it, but it kept getting worse," he continued. "Being with you was never enough. I felt like you weren't really there most of the time."
"Is Aomine-kun the other person who you like?" Kuroko asked. Kagami flinched.
"Was I that obvious?"
"You do not have to be obvious for me to notice things about you."
"If you knew, why didn't you say something?"
"I did not know for sure. It's only that I- Uh, there is something I need to tell you as well."
"What is it?" Kagami asked, raising his eyebrows. Kuroko paused.
"I also like Aomine-kun," he admitted. "I didn't think it mattered as long as I didn't act on it, but it was a very difficult secret to keep. I suppose you could say that I did not know you liked Aomine-kun, but I hoped that you did."
"Why would you want me to like him?" he frowned, confused. Kuroko shrugged. There was an akward silence before Kagami spoke again. "I told Aomine," he blurted.
"You told him before you told me?" Kuroko asked. Kagami's face fell.
"I wasn't scared of hurting him like I was scared of hurting you," he muttered. "And I couldn't hold it in anymore, and he cornered me... But he said something weird." Kuroko looked at Kagami and tilted his head curiously. "He said, 'maybe you need to learn to play with three people.'"
"That is the same thing he said when we were playing basketball," Kuroko pointed out.
"Yeah, but why the fuck would he say that after I confessed to him?" A group of students on their way home were approaching from a little ways down the sidewalk, and Kuroko waited to let them pass before he replied.
"Kagami-kun," Kuroko said, "do you think it is possible that Aomine-kun likes us as well?" Kagami looked at him. His mouth fell open. They stared at each other for a moment.
"You can't have a relationship with three people!" Kagami said.
"Maybe you could." Kuroko shrugged, looking up with hopeful eyes.
"How would that even work?"
"Maybe Aomine-kun is right. We just have to learn to play with three people, and it's not a big deal"
"This isn't basketball, Kuroko! It won't work like that."
"Please Kagami-kun. I would like to at least try." He looked down at his feet. "I miss you."
"…I miss you too."
"Let's talk to Aomine-kun."
"Ok, fine."