Story Warnings: GoM x Kuroko; Kagami x Kuroko; explicit content; minor angst

Chapter Warnings: Language, sexual content, fluff, some arguing between characters, Strong Willed Kuroko

Disclaimer: I do not own the Kuroko no Basuke series and I gain no profit from this work of fiction.

Part 2: Kuroko Has to Know Where to Start

He was holding a hot tea cup at arm's length. And not considering the possibility that Tetsu may want to refuse it.

"How could that idiot let you leave without your coat?"

Kuroko watched the cup in Aomine's hand, and then he switched focus to the miracle ace.

Daiki scowled.

"I poured this for you."

Tetsuya didn't want it.

"I don't want tea, Aomine-kun."

He didn't want to drink anything.

"You should. You looked like a skinny snowman walking in here."

"It's not that cold out."

"Like hell…" Was he crazy? What the fuck was wrong with him, it was colder today than yesterday.

Kuroko was standing with Nigou in his arms inside of Aomine's big, clean, empty living room. This house was empty too. No one was here but his past best friend.

"Sit down." Aomine mumbled with irritation before drinking the hot herbal tea that Kuroko turned down. The miracle himself had his legs crossed and was comfortable on the arm of his father's favorite couch to watch TV on.

"I thought you wanted to give me a gift." And Kuroko kept standing.

Aomine smirked away from Kuroko.

"Yeah, but sit down first…"

"No, Aomine-kun."

It made him even more irritated. Aomine wasn't too stupid to not sense the atmosphere between them. It was real tense. After walking through Aomine's door, Tetsu barely said hello. And he didn't move from out of the foyer until Aomine pushed him gently into the living room. It was beyond Aomine. He didn't know what the phantom sixth's problem was.

He was making an effort to find that out, but Kuroko was being difficult.

Daiki got on his feet.

"Just sit and relax."

"No. Do you really have a present for me Aomine-kun?"

"Che, what?" Did he look like a fucking liar?

"Were you lying just to get me over here?"

Aomine now looked and felt offended.

"What are you really saying?" He questioned back.

Kuroko let Nigou down onto the floor. But Nigou didn't move from beside him, recognizing that they were in a house that didn't smell that familiar.

Nigou's human twin walked right up to Aomine.

"Tetsu…" Aomine whispered in slight shock.

"I don't understand at all." Kuroko had a pained expression. And it was like they were back in middle school… standing out in the rain all over again.

This time, Aomine reached out to him.

Tetsuya shrugged him off. It was because he didn't want to be comforted. He was trying so hard to stand up to Aomine.

"I don't understand either." Did Tetsu WANT something from him? Daiki was not a fucking psychic, he didn't just know shit without a hint or two.

"How can you say that Aomine-kun?"

It was so callous. But the dark haired player wasn't even aware of the actual situation yet. He wasn't trully acting any way that Tetsuya thought he was.

They were failing to communicate properly with one another. What happened to the chemistry from all those years ago? The language that they used to speak?

But Aomine felt himself leaning more and more away from anger. Fury had a different look.

"I don't know what the fuck you're trying to say or do." He ignored when Tetsuya looked at him with more disbelief. He went on, "How about you just let it out? I'm sure I'm old enough to get it."

"You're still lying." Kuroko was not happy with what Aomine said, but he was not mad yet and his tone was not pissed. Currently.

Aomine WAS at that point.

"Just tell me, Tetsu you bastard," his bigger hands grabbed Kuroko at each bicep. Now Kuroko couldn't back off. And he would forcefully have to stand up to Aomine. No leaving this one without wounds.

"You jerk." Kuroko whispered into Aomine-kun's face. "Don't grab me like this." And he struggled slightly, expecting Aomine to just turn him loose.

Aomine was now baring his fangs.

"I'm trying to get it right now. Whatever the hell you're on about. You haven't said shit relevant since you came in."

"You have such a bad attitude, Aomine-kun. You're so selfish."

The miracle ace busted out laughing directly in his face. The humor was that Tetsu was one of the few people who could get away with crap like this. No one else better try him in a remotely similar way.

"You know, Aomine-kun."

"I do know. I do know what you're pissed about."

"I'm not pissed."

"You sure?"

"Yes!" He whispered in a desperate way. So far, he didn't like how two important guys to him kept misreading him and not trusting how he felt. He had yet to be trully upset.

It all just needed to make sense.

"We're both pissed right now," and he took Kuroko in his strong arms. Kuroko didn't struggle in his hold, BUT the phantom sixth couldn't look at his handsome face and he didn't like the attractive shape of Aomine's body as he was held.

"Hurry and tell me Aomine-kun."

"Try asking me first." The ace spoke into Kuroko's soft blue locks. Aomine's arrogant smirk was in place, not to Kuroko's knowledge. It was at this point that Daiki was playing games, which Kuroko originally thought was true from the minute Aomine invited him here.

One of the tanned teen's hands slid to settle on top Kuroko's ass.

Very briefly, Tetsuya needed to make something clear to himself. He realized that him and Aomine-kun were essentially as they were the other day in the shower together. Kuroko's more slender body in a single arm embrace, and some specific, sexually related part of himself being groped by Aomine. And Kuroko felt some nature of excitement. A natural response to an attractive person who he was close too.

But was he honestly okay with this behavior all together mentally?

Kuroko wasn't trying to do things the right way. Nothing about procedure mattered much to him. Because back at Kagami's place, he hadn't thought twice about what he was okay with when hugging and kissing his best friend.

No mixed emotional signals to show he was discomforted by Kagami's advances. As long as the red head wasn't attempting to have intercourse with him.

Which Kuroko would not allow with anyone today. Until he heard whatever it was he needed to know, until he found the nameless thing he was searching for today.

"I thought about your ass all day yesterday." Aomine mentioned hotly.

"I don't want you thinking about it."

"You didn't think about me too?" Aomine rubbed Kuroko's backside.

The phantom sixth was removing the stronger player's hand easily as Aomine-kun wasn't forceful right now.

He looked cocky, smirking because Kuroko was resisting him so seriously.

"This isn't appropriate."

"But we had a good time. You learned so much." And now he was trying to feel under Tetsuya's shirt.

"You're bad," Kuroko scolded without meaning to arouse Aomine.

The miracle had one persistent hand on Kuroko's skin underneath his cotton blue tee as the phantom sixth was having a more difficult time getting Aomine to budge once he had a hand on his flat chest.

"Don't play hard to get now, Tetsu. You were pretty easy the other day."

"What does that mean?" He asked, expecting Aomine to answer him honestly.

The ace advanced in for some open mouth kisses on Kuroko's neck. He didn't suck hard to leave hickeys.

"You serious?" The answer, both knew was Yes. Aomine was acting a bit purposefully ignorant. He also knew that the blue haired teen was here about them having sex the other day. But Aomine didn't really prepare to be straight forward and answer those questions. He had called Kuroko to further his own agenda a bit.

But just to let it known, he did get Kuroko a gift the other day. Something bought from the store. And he even wrapped it. They had to go upstairs to his bedroom to get it.

"What does what mean?" he asked though he already knew.

"Stop toying with me."

"Tch, I can't help wanting to."

"Stop now."

Aomine had him against the wall, trying spread his legs and take off shirt, which Kuroko kept pushing back down.

At their feet, Nigou started barking a bit.

Aomine nor Kuroko diverted their attention down to him.

His past best friend's hand was back to feeling under his shirt, and Aomine used his stronger muscles to prevent Kuroko from pushing his hand away. When the ace took his small chin in his fingers and tried to coerce Kuroko into a tongue kiss, the bluenette recognized how out of control this was becoming. Aomine-kun was totally shutting him down. And if Kuroko didn't come out and ask Aomine the question directly, the ace would go on pretending to not know what Kuroko was here for.

It was totally not fair. But Aomine proved time and time again that he could do what he wanted. He was forcing Kuroko to talk.

Kuroko was succeeding in holding Aomine off from kissing him. This feat would be short lived though. Because Aomine just increased his power overtime as Kuroko 'played hard to get,' and it became too difficult to keep Aomine from making moves.

"Why… why did you fuck me Aomine-kun?"

The power forward was back to grinning.

"I fucked you?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Why did you fuck me back?" He began checking if Tetsu had a hard on.

"You fucked me." He was remembering incorrectly. Forgetting how he did ride Aomine yesterday morning. Kuroko's memories weren't exactly accurate as he believed them to be. His inability to cope with how he'd allowed the Generation of Miracles and his best friend, Kagami each do something explicit to him was creating memory gaps.

"Trust me, you were fucking me back." Aomine was really feeling himself. And he kept rubbing on Kuroko who endlessly resisted.

"Just say why…" Kuroko didn't want to turn over into his foul rage. He was doing his best to maintain composure. And while Kagami hadn't aggravated him as much as the unnamed miracle believed, Aomine was pushing Kuroko's buttons. Skillfully. And on purpose.

"You really don't know why?"

"Aomine just tell me." He was now dropping his infamous pleasantries. Hopefully this made Aomine get more serious.

Aomine stopped everything he was doing, which bordered on harassment of the sixth miracle. He snuggled up on Kuroko still. He got right in his face.

"I had to see what it would be like. I wondered a long time ago."

"And that's it?" If it was, Kuroko was effectively disappointed.

Aomine had a bit more to his explanation.

"It was too fucking cold to take you out. I was only free in the morning, too. Did you want to be out so early in the morning? Don't lie."

"I wouldn't have minded as long as you cared about doing something nice for me. But you don't sound genuine, Aomine-kun."

"You take me for a liar don't you?"

"I do. You only had your mind on one thing didn't you?"

Aomine was back to being amused.

"I can't believe you're saying all this the day after. Where was this attitude the other day?"

Kuroko couldn't faithfully meet his eyes.

"I had you speechless. And you know what? Had it not been your birthday I still would have let you have it."

"You're so bad," Kuroko repeated, off to the side.

Aomine watched the side of his face in interest. Then he caressed Kuroko's cheek.

"I'll be good, if that's what you want, Tetsu. You don't even have to beg."

"I want to go."

Aomine traced a thumb over his top and bottom lip. And the miracle was instantly serious as he wondered about if he should let Kuroko walk up out of here.

"I'm leaving now." But Kuroko was still back against the wall. He couldn't reasonably leave out the door as long as Aomine had him planted here.

"Were you a virgin?"

He could take a good ass guess. If he did, he'd be right.

Kuroko stayed quiet. It was mostly because he couldn't figure out if this kind of information would give Aomine some satisfaction.

And yes, it would make Aomine even more full of himself. It wasn't like he capitalized on taking the ass virginity of cute boys like Kuroko. Aomine didn't bother with a lot of virgins in the first place.

But the deep history that he and his old teammate had was good enough a reason for him to be the one to break into Kuroko for the first time. If Tetsu didn't seem to have an issue with it. Yesterday, he hadn't.

"Did you...fuck me just to take it?"

"… yeah, I did." He admitted to himself as well.

"That's so inconsiderate."

"No it isn't."

"How can you think that's true?"

"Because you're overreacting. It's not like I threw you away or something."

"But you never thought about me."

"Did you just hear me? Why the hell do you think I called you? Why do you think I still thought about you yesterday? Even after I fucked you? And I even entertained your evil ass dog."

Nigou and Aomine looked at each other.

Kuroko used his fist to punch Aomine in the chest, causing the ace moderate pain because Kuroko hadn't used as much force as he was capable of.

"I never asked you to do that."

"You didn't have to. That's my point."

"You're making things up."

"No I'm not."

"Aomine-kun, please stop lying." Kuroko would have to get out of here soon.

Nigou barked when the ace pressed his lips to Kuroko's, much too quick for Kuroko's senses. He spent a bit of time in a daze as Daiki easily pushed through the barrier of his lips.

Kuroko didn't plan on kissing him back. Aomine gave himself permission to feel Kuroko up again. The phantom sixth began pushing away his arms while he also refused to return the kiss and even tried hard to break it.

Number 2 recognized the war between the one time lovers, and helped Kuroko by biting and pulling Aomine's pants. His big effort was much too tiny to have an impact.

But Kuroko managed to pull away from Aomine's kiss on his own.

"I don't want it." He was trying to say he wasn't about to let Aomine have sex with him.

"Your gift?" Still, Aomine knew what Kuroko was talking about and he chose to play games.

"I don't want that either."

"Don't be mad. You'll like what I got you."

"I'm not mad. I'm not."

"Believe what you want." Aomine finally retracted his wandering hands. Presently, he was bored with how Kuroko was putting up a fight. And a part of him now accepted that Kuroko wasn't about to hop in bed with him either.

Somehow, Daiki thought he would get another chance like this. In the past, girls did this sort of thing with him. And if he gave up at some point, later they would have time to think about what they wanted. Then they would come to him again. He just had to wait it out. Easy.

He shook Number 2 off of his pants. Then he and Kuroko looked at each other once more. Kuroko slightly glaring at him.

"Your thing's upstairs."

"Keep it."

"No. I'm not coming onto you again, so just get over it already."

"I want to go home now."

Aomine was back to making a weak effort to control his attitude.

"Stop fucking acting like this, Tetsu-"

"Aomine-kun, I'm starting to get upset with you."

"You want an apology for earlier?"

"No."

"I'm sorry. There, now come upstairs with me."

Kuroko picked up Nigou who was sitting right up against his leg.

The phantom sixth walked ahead of Aomine, who grabbed Kuroko's arm before he got too far.

Kuroko shook it off without his hands as he was carrying Nigou.

Aomine let himself continue to be slightly ticked off.

"Are you some girl?"

"I don't know what that means." And he tried to walk outside of the living room. Aomine followed him all the way to the front door. He closed it before Kuroko could crack it too far open.

"At least take the present."

"I'm good."

"Why the hell are you acting like you don't want it? Aren't you slightly curious?"

For Aomine, situations like this was really hard to understand. It didn't make sense to him that Tetsuya, or anyone for that matter, would get so mad about being touched to the point of arousal. By someone they knew and were close with for some time now.

"What is it?" Kuroko asked, for the sake of moving on with his life.

"If you open it you'll know."

"Okay, bring it down here to me."

"Come upstairs to get it."

"I'm not going up to your room, Aomine-kun."

"I thought I told you I wouldn't try anything."

"That can't be trusted."

Aomine punched his front door.

"You don't trust me? What the fuck?"

"You're playing games too."

"Fine, I get it. Just take my gift."

"Promise you won't touch me."

Aomine was still clenching his jaw, baring his fangs. But eventually he released his fist and relaxed more.

"I promise." He agreed thinly. He really couldn't believe him and Tetsu were doing things in such a childish way. Aomine told himself that this was further proof that he wasn't as insensitive as others made him seem.

Kuroko didn't think Aomine would walk up front. It was possible he had some lingering belief the light blue haired one would make a dash for the door. But Kuroko would not be so cunning. Because he was trying with Aomine.

And because he cared about the ace. Aomine could be a real bastard. But if that was enough to make others stop caring about him, he'd be so lonely. Kuroko would forgive him again in the future.

Although he wouldn't accept his old partner trying to fuck him. And being so callous about it either.

Upstairs in Aomine's room, Kuroko got inside first and saw a wrapped gift on the bed.

"Wait till you get home to open it alright?" And Aomine was walking over to his bedroom closet.

Kuroko let Nigou down onto Aomine's bed, honestly not caring if Aomine was displeased about it after he had been such an aho. Kuroko sat down as well to put his birthday present on his lap and observe how small it was. Then he put it to his ear and shook it.

He didn't know what the heck it was by just the sound.

Daiki walked over to Kuroko and Number 2 with a warm looking coat on his arms.

"Tell me if you like it. I got Satsuki's opinion." That was his way of saying that it would be something Kuroko liked. Something he would want.

"Domo." he smiled, despite everything.

"And if you want… just throw it away if you hate it."

Kuroko stared open mouthed at the hovering male while his puppy climbed into his lap.

"I never would do something like that."

"Good." Aomine thought to himself that Kuroko's words made his heart calm down.

Kuroko's phone beeped.

"Wear this and just bring it back whenever." Kuroko took the coat off his hands and put it on. When he got on his feet, Aomine helped him zip up.

After that, Kuroko wrapped his arms around Aomine, holding him in a one sided embrace because Aomine didn't return it.

The ace wasn't about to break his promise. His arms were bent at the elbow and in the air while Kuroko hugged his body.

"Punch that idiot Kagami for me later."

"Hai." Kuroko agreed seriously.

Nigou was on the bed messing with Kuroko's gift until Aomine snatched it from Number 2 before the dog was able to rip the paper off. And he glared back at Nigou too. He wanted the little canine to do something. Like attempt biting him again.

Kuroko took his present from Aomine and got his puppy.

"Do you have something to carry Nigou in?"

"No." Aomine lied.

"I promise to wash it out if you do."

So in the end, Daiki gave him a bag, telling Kuroko to absolutely keep it.

At the door, Kuroko gave Aomine another one sided embrace.

"Good bye." He saluted with a content smile.

"Yeah." The better player said with a rare, stoic expression. And he stood in his door way being hit by the cold. This is where he remained until he could no longer see Kuroko on the street.

In estimated time, Kuroko had been at Aomine's house for half an hour. It was a duration that was lost on both of them. It had been so short, and with a week's worth of conflict between the two. Conflict based on something that happened in 2 hours, just yesterday, but also built upon something that began years ago.

Out of Aomine's sight, Kuroko had his gift underneath one arm and was reading some text messages he had failed to check even after answering Aomine's call earlier.

'I still have your coat. Let's meet up so I can give it to you.' – Kagami

'Dai-chan and I shopped together yesterday and bought you something. Let me know how you like it!' – Momoi

'I want to invite you out with me again before I leave Tokyo.' – Akashi

'Kuroko… call me after you see this.' – Kagami

Kuroko inhaled deeply while he had his best friend's contact highlighted, then let it out once the phone was ringing.

Kagami's deep voice was recognizable, relieving, and very much fresh in Kuroko's mind.

"Is this about my coat?" he asked his red head partner.

'How the hell could I let you forget it?'

"Even I wasn't thinking about it, Kagami-kun."

'I know. We were all over each other before you left. It's like our brains couldn't remember anything else.'

Kuroko didn't immediately say anything back. How strange was it that Kagami was bringing something like this up. Tetsuya had assumed they wouldn't just talk about that so easily.

"I couldn't think about anything except how Kagami-kun didn't want me to leave." And Kuroko wasn't going to pretend it didn't happen if Kagami wasn't.

'I feel like such a dick. I'm going to do something for you. When you come back tonight, expect a surprise, Kuroko.'

"What if I can't make it?" But Tetsuya would do all he could to ensure that he did. Excitement was in his chest.

'You'll be here. You don't want to miss this.' Kagami had to be smirking on the other side of the phone.

"It better be for children's eyes."

'What are you saying? It's not like any kids will be around anyways.'

"Nigou is coming back with me."

'…Dammit.' His response made Kuroko's cheeks turn pink and the dog in his bag peeked out its head as it heard Kuroko laughing warmly under his breath.

'Are you outside in the cold?' Kagami asked after easily forgetting how this conversation started about Kuroko's coat.

"Hai. But Aomine-kun gave me his coat." Kuroko replied too soon.

On the other line, Kagami was entirely jealous and hoped that bastard hadn't been alone with Kuroko. He also wondered if Kuroko told Ahomine where he left his coat.

'At least you have something. It's so fucking cold out there.' Was all he said.

"You would have come out just to bring mine's to me right, Kagami-kun?"

'Yeah, Kuroko. Did that jerk give you some gloves too?'

There was a pair in the coat pocket, which Kuroko never thought to check. His fingers were now letting him know that they were cold.

"I have some."

'Good.'

Then it seemed as if they were all out of things to talk about.

"Will you still call later?"

'After I finished your surprise, I'll call you.'

"Okay. PG rated Kagami-kun."

'It's not like Nigou would know what the hell he was seeing anyways.'

"Don't make him sound stupid." Kuroko reprimanded without teasing. He was still working on Nigou and Kagami becoming good friends.

'If I plan something for Nigou, think he'll stay out of our way?'

Kuroko was chuckling again. He couldn't be sure, but Kagami better not be planning something perverted. What was with everyone? Kuroko was amazed at how perverted everyone was to him.

Kuroko began teasing again.

"You swore you wouldn't try anything." But Kuroko was feeling slightly better after how things ended with Aomine-kun. He was hoping the rest of the miracles gave him just as much closure.

'I was trying to cheer you up. But I wasn't about to do something that you didn't want either.' Kagami didn't think about how he would have forced Kuroko to talk and stay with him under extreme circumstances.

"Are you trying to stop being mean, finally?"

'Hn, only to you.'

"And Nigou." Kuroko added to the deal.

'Sure. Tell Nigou to do the same and it's done.'

Kuroko's cheeks were still pink and he was still smiling. He consulted a little with his pet.

"Nigou says deal."

'Alright…'

And they were quiet for a bit again. Kuroko was feeling nervous now, but so was Kagami on the other line.

'Let's talk again like this later. Sound good?'

It sounded really good.

"See you."

'Later.'

Kuroko hung up first.

And the next person he phoned was Akashi.

'Tetsuya, how was your night?'

"I don't remember much of it. I slept well." He lied to Akashi in a strained way. But the last thing was true about the quality of his sleep.

'Kagami didn't keep you up?'

"No."

'I see.' Just like yesterday, in the car… Akashi on the other side of the line was much more intelligent than Kuroko wanted to give him credit for. Kuroko almost wished he could trick Akashi at least once.

"Is Akashi-kun leaving soon?"

'No. Come out with me before I leave town.' The miracle captain – not that Kuroko was aware – would not leave until he saw Kuroko once more.

"What time? I can't be out late tonight." There was school tomorrow. And he didn't forget his other arrangement either.

'Before 6 tonight.' Apparently, Akashi had a set time too. Kuroko swallowed his displeasure at that. He could never forget enjoying Akashi's company, his mere presence. It was charming and elicited strange responses in Tetsuya. Maybe Akashi-kun tapped into his primal senses, the wealthy teen wore cologne that produced pheromones for the sexual youth. Kuroko was included in this population.

"How soon are you available Akashi-kun?"

'Now. Where are you?'

Tetsuya said he didn't know. But after looking around, he ended up having a view of the ocean, having walked blindly onto a tourist landscape while on the phone with Seirin's ace.

'You're close to Daiki's home. I can drive you to Ryota's place.' Akashi explained briefly how he stayed there his first night in Tokyo, he said nothing about where he was last night. 'He doesn't mind if I bring you here for a while, until you are ready to leave out later.'

Kuroko was split. Both Akashi-kun and Kise-kun had slept with him yesterday as he remembered. It could not be wise to sit with both of them. He felt even more concerned that Akashi would be there, with his sharp senses and mind, and would somehow visually see what kind of sex he had with the blonde miracle. Kuroko wasn't expecting Kise to be as all knowing.

"Will Akashi-kun call me when he is ready to shop?"

'You don't want me to come get you?'

"I don't want to be inside right now Akashi-kun."

His old captain's line was silent for a minute. Right before what he said next, Kuroko was bordering a nervous wreck, like yesterday.

'Stay put, Tetsuya. I'll come to you soon.'

-Part 2-

To be continued.

AN:

Feel like I did my man Aomine wrong. I like to write Kuroko as an uke that makes guys go crazy because his ass is just that good… ;)

I have a better idea of what the other parts will look like too:

Part 3: Kuroko goes on another date. He confronts more of the miracles.

Part 4: TBD (Kuroko finishes his dates and wraps things up)

Part 5: TBD (Kuroko and his boyfriend will be together; may not be a part 5)