AUTHOR'S NOTE: sorry for not updating for a while, lol. Kind of busy from school, you see...exams are coming up and all =w='' Alright, this will be a short chapter, but I promise a longer one on chapter four~ From here on out, Kasamatsu and Kuroko will be called Yukio and Tetsuya respectively. They can't call each other by their last names anymore, of course. I don't own kuroko no basuke~
CHAPTER THREE
By the time it was already evening, Manami called both of her sons for dinner. She prepared a simple Japanese meal as she laid them on the table. Yuuta gave his wife a big grin as praised and complimented her cooking. In return, the teal haired lady blushed and playfully slapped her husband's shoulder, saying that her cooking isn't the best.
That was the first thing that Yukio and Tetsuya saw when they went down together for dinner. Their parents sure are lovey-dovey, they thought.
The four of them sat on the dining table, with Yuuta on the head of the table, Manami on his left, Yukio and Tetsuya sitting beside each other on his left. This is their first dinner together.
"...is that really all you eat?" Yukio glanced at the small portion of food in Tetsuya's plate.
"This is really how much I eat." the teal haired male replied.
"No wonder you're so thin! You should eat more Tetsuya-kun!" Yuuta encouraged. Just look at his son! Healthy and have plenty of muscles!
"..." Tetsuya did not say anything to his step father.
"That's no good, you should eat more." The older teen gave Tetsuya a stern look. "If you don't eat enough, you'll get weak and sick." then Yukio started to put more food in the younger teen's plate. "This is good for you, and I want you to finish all of them."
Both Yuuta and Manami watched their eldest child baby the youngest. It was one of the cutest things they have ever seen!
Tetsuya stared at the plate in front of him. There was no way he could finish this much food. He glanced at his older brother only to see that he was watching him, waiting for him to finish his food. Tetsuya wanted to run away. No, he doesn't want to eat all of them!
"Your brother is right Tetsuya, you're too thin, you need to eat more." his mother encourages Yukio's demand.
In the end, Tetsuya was able to finish all of the food that was on his plate.
After dinner, both Tetsuya and Yukio helped their mother put away the dishes before heading back to their rooms and bid them good night. But before Tetsuya walk up stairs, his mother called for his attention.
"Tetsuya, Nigou's bowl is in one of your bags. I forgot to tell you earlier!" Manami reminded.
The teal haired boy nods "Thank you for telling me. I thought we left it at Tokyo."
"We could still buy a new one if that's the case." Yuuta suggested.
Tetsuya shook his head as he gave his father a small smile "It's fine, I can always retrieve it. Thank you." then he heads up stairs to his room.
'That boy is so polite...' Yuuta thought.
"What was that about?" Yukio asks. They were by the hallway, right outside their room.
"Ah, mother just told me where the food bowl is." The teal haired male replies.
"Food bowl? For a dog?"
"Yes. He's in the vet right now because he got sick. I'm going to pick him up tomorrow."
"Do you...do you want me to accompany you?" Yukio nervously asks. Before the younger teen came to the house, he was thinking of ways on how to spend time and get to know him. He really has no idea how, and this seems like the best chance he has since tomorrow is a Saturday.
Tetsuya's eyes slightly widened in surprise. He did not expect for the older teen to ask that. But...but it would be the best time to try to get to know him better. After all, they are family now. "Sure. Afternoon?"
Yukio nodded. He smiles at the younger teen as he gave him a pat on the head "Sure. We can hang out before we can pick up your dog."
The teal haired male suddenly casts his eyes on the ground, unable to make eye contact with Yukio. The older teen gave him a worried look, wondering if he has said something wrong.
"He's...he's our dog." Tetsuya muttered, but it was loud enough for Yukio to hear. "I'mgoingtosleepnowhaveagoodnight." he hurriedly said with a bright blush on his face before heading inside his room and shutting his door.
"..." Yukio stood there, a little shocked on what just happened. 'Our dog...' he thought before blushing and headed inside his own room. He never knew Tetsuya could be so adorable.
It was in the middle of the night when Yukio heard a loud 'thud' from the other side of the room. He jolted awake, wondering what was wrong with Tetsuya. At first, he was reluctant on checking up the teal haired male, but he thought that something bad might have happened and Tetsuya might need some help. He chose the latter as he got out of bed, and headed towards the other room. He slowly opens the door, careful not to make too much noise as he peeked inside. And there he was, the teal haired male, slumped on the ground.
'He just fell off the bed...' Yukio thought. He yawned before entering the room, carrying Tetsuya back on the bed. 'It's bad to sleep on the floor. He's going to catch a cold.' he thought. After he made sure that the teal haired male was fine, he headed back to his own room to go back to sleep.
'You and I are going to get along, just fine.' was his final thought before drifting back to sleep.