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Warning: I hope it's not too OOC. Overusing some words, probably.

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This chapter was pretty much GOM/Kuroko. I decided to write each of GOM thought about Kuroko and their interaction. Of course it'll still have Akakuro in it, after all they're the main pairing here~ Oh well, just read it to find out what it was all about ;D btw, I split this chapter into 2 parts. Here's the 1st part. Enjoy!

Edit: I re-edit this chapter after it got beta'd by my lovely Fangirling-girl~ Thanks her for fixing my grammar and make this chapter even better? :D

I wanted to know, not from others' lip,

but from your own, simple as that.

Day 2 – Perhaps, it's not just a rumor (Part 1)

"Tetsu!"

There's a loud bang coming from the door direction. All the people inside the gym were startled by the sudden noise. Some of them dropped the ball they're holding, few jumped and tripped themselves up, while the rest were too shocked to move. The culprit was the tan teen. Ace of the basketball club, Aomine Daiki was bursting (roughly) through the door.

The teal haired teen looked at him, not amused. "Aomine-kun, please enter normally. It's not good for my heart to be surprised like that. Besides, you'll be the one to pay if you damage the door."

"What!? I have to pay?" the tan teen rushed to the door and examined it carefully. He let out a relieved sigh when he saw no damaged taken.

"Wait!" he said suddenly, seemed to just realize something. "You're not one to talk, Tetsu! You gave me heart attack all the time when you appeared suddenly!" Aomine shouted, pointing his finger to Kuroko.

Kuroko Tetsuya was someone with weak presence, so he was pretty much invisible to others most of the time. He could always either disappear or appear suddenly, without anyone knowing, and each time he would always successfully shock people with his sudden appearance. The person itself seemed to enjoy doing it though (scaring people out, that's it).

Kuroko stared at him blankly. "I beg to differ. It's not my fault you're unable to notice me, Aomine-kun."

Aomine was just going to retort back, when Kuroko cut him, "By the way, Aomine-kun, do you come to practice?"

The dark blue haired teen snorted. "Hell no! No one can beat me anyway, there's no point in training."

There's dejected expression flashed on Kuroko's face briefly.

"Why did you come here then?"

Aomine snapped his head back. "That's right!" He ran to Kuroko. "Tetsu! Is it true?"

The bluenette furrowed his eyebrows slightly. "About what, Aomine-kun? Please explain it clearly."

"Akashi!" He grabbed the smaller teen shoulder. "What happened between you and Akashi? Did he do something to you? Did he threaten you?" Aomine hissed, "I knew it. He must have done something to you!"

Kuroko twitched, clenching his palm tight into fist then punched Aomine hard, right to his abdomen. The victim fell to his knee, clutching his stomach.

"Wh—what *cough* the hell was that for, Tetsu?!" he asked, coughing for his life.

"Calm down, Aomine-kun," he said flatly. "I won't understand if you spoke that fast."

"Still, you don't need to do that!" the tan teen scowled as he tried to stand up. "That's some insane strength for someone so small," he added, cussing.

Bad move, Aomine Daiki.

Because, as soon as that word came out from his mouth, Kuroko unintentionally threw a basketball he was holding straight to his stomach, again. Repeat: unintentionally.

Aomine fell, again. "Tetsu!"

"I'm sorry, Aomine-kun. My hand slipped," he said while staring at the dark-blue haired teen coldly.

'Slipped, my ass!' Aomine screamed inside his head. He was more than sure that Kuroko did not feel sorry at all, judging from his expressionless face and that pair of icy blue 'glaring' at him. He refrained himself from complaining though. He knew how scary the smaller teen could be when he's angry. He could even rival their captain in that term, so he just shut his mouth, restraining himself from blurting out stupid words again.

"So, what were you talking about?" the teal haired teen asked.

The tan teen stood up, brushing and fixing his clothes. He looked at Kuroko. "I heard Akashi was doing something to you. Is it true, Tetsu? You should tell me if something happened! Even if it's Akashi, I'd never forgive him if he hurts you!"

Kuroko tilt his head. "What's the matter with Akashi-kun?"

Aomine walked to Kuroko. "He was threatening you, right? What did he want you to do? Damn that Akashi! How could he do that to someone like Tetsu?!" he hissed.

"Threatening?" Kuroko quirked his eyebrows. "Someone like me?"

"Yes! Just because Tetsu seems harmless, he took advantage of you!"

'Harmless?' he thought, confused. He wondered whether he should felt offended or faltered. "But Akashi-kun did nothing to me."

"Don't lie, Tetsu. It's okay to be honest. You don't have to be afraid just because he's Akashi. I'll protect you!"

The bluenette became even more puzzled. "Aomine-kun, who did you hear this from?"

"Hah? It's Satsuki. Apparently, she heard it from Kise," the tan teen answered.

'Figures,' Kuroko sighed. It must have been because of yesterday. They obviously misunderstood things.

"Aomine-kun, you are mis—"

Just when he was going to explain the real situation to the dark-blue haired teen, the door slammed open again. They all looked to the door. This time was Momoi and Kise.

The two ran toward Kuroko while crying and panicking at the same time. The teal haired teen let out a devastated sigh. 'Another trouble…'

"Kurokocchi!" Kise threw himself toward Kuroko and hugged him tightly. "Kurokocchi, Kurokocchi, are you alright?!" He was practically sobbing as tears were swelling on his eyes. Not sure whether those were real tears or just crocodile tears, since the model was also a pretty good actor.

Sometimes Kuroko wondered how the blond managed to become a model. He acted like a kid all the time.

"I… can't—br—breathe… Kise-kun," the smaller teen muttered. He was barely breathing as Kise hugged him way too tight.

"Idiot!" Aomine pulled Kise away from Kuroko harshly. "You're choking Tetsu!"

He tossed the blond then rushed toward Kuroko. "Tetsu, are you okay?"

The bluenette tried to control his breath. "Yes. Thank you, Aomine-kun."

Aomine waved his hand nonchalantly. "Nah, it's no big deal."

Kise, as if he hadn't been just thrown to the floor, quickly stood up and once again walked toward Kuroko. "Kurokocchi! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to choke you! I just can't control myself when it comes to Kurokocchi!" he wailed.

"Then, don't come too close to me, Kise-kun," Kuroko said bluntly. He was shifting his body, moving away from Kise then stopped behind the tan teen, taking cover from him.

"So mean, Kurokocchi!" the blond cried, trying to get close to the smaller teen, but Aomine blocked him.

"Aominecchi! Move away!" he begged.

"No way. Can't you see Tetsu doesn't want you to be near him?" the dark-blue haired teen answered, shooing Kise away.

The blond knelt on the floor, bowing his body frantically. "Forgive me, Kurokocchi! I won't do it again! Don't avoid me please!"

Kuroko peeked over Aomine's body. "I forgive you, Kise-kun."

Kise eyes brightened. "Really? Then?"

"But, I still don't want you to come near me," he added, deadpanned.

The blond gasped, "Kurokocchi!"

Aomine was trying to stifle his laughter before exploding in second later. "Yo—you are the best, Tetsu!" he said between laughter.

"I'm flattered," Kuroko responded monotonously.

They seemed to forget another person's existence there, the pink haired girl, to be exact. Momoi latched herself to Kuroko. "Tetsu-kun!"

'Ah, I forgot there's another one,' he thought before gently loosened her grip on him. He took a step aside, putting distance between them. "Momoi-san," he greeted politely.

The pink haired girl was eyeing him worriedly, "Are you alright, Tetsu-kun? Did Akashi-kun do something to you?"

"There's nothing wrong with me, Momoi-san. Akashi-kun didn't do anything to me," he answered.

"Eh? But I heard—?" She was looking forth and back between Kuroko and Kise, confused.

"But yesterday, Akashicchi snatched Kurokocchi away! I saw it with my own eyes!" the blond cut in, still kneeling on the floor.

'I know it.' The bluenette sighed. So this trouble was caused by Kise.

"You've misunderstood, Kise-kun," he started explaining. "There's nothing going on between me and Akashi-kun. We just went home together."

"It can't be! It's Akashicchi we're talking about! It's impossible that nothing happened. Oh, I know! Akashicchi must have threatened Kurokocchi, because Kurokocchi was so cute and adorable, and Kurokocchi couldn't refuse because Akashicchi was so frightening! And, and—" the blond started to make his own hypothesis.

"What's with me, Ryouta?"

A voice was heard from behind Kise. There was a dark aura coming from there. They all synchronously looked at the source. Their captain, Akashi Seijuro, was standing there, smiling. They also saw Murasakibara beside Akashi, eating his snack.

The blond's face turned pale. It became so white that he looked like a corpse.

"What did you just say, Ryouta?" the red haired teen asked nicely.

"A—Akashicchi—I.."

They all pitied Kise. They were praying for his life (though honestly, they all relieved they're not the receiving end of their captain's wrath).

"Kise-chin said that *munch* Aka-chin threatened *munch* Kuro-chin, *munch* and that *munch* Aka-chin was *munch* frightening, " the tallest of all, Murasakibara, said while munching his chocolate bar.

"Murasakibaracchi!" Kise panicked.

Akashi looked at the purple haired teen, annoyed. "Don't speak while eating, Atsushi."

"Sorry," he replied. Not really sorry, since he was still munching the snack in his hand nonstop.

The redhead sighed. He returned his sight to Kise and smiled sickeningly sweet. The blond gulped, he could feel the temperature dropping. He was so dead.

"I never think that's what you think of me, Ryouta." He took a step toward Kise. "It pains me a lot to know that you think so low of me," he said with a fake hurt expression.

The entire observer screamed 'Liar!' in unison. Of course it was all done in their head.

"I should feel offended, but…" he trailed. "I know you didn't really mean it, isn't that right?" he said, not really asking for the blond's opinion. There's a threat tone in his voice.

Kise nodded frantically.

"That's why…" Akashi stared at Kise before patting his head slowly. "I'll forgive you this time."

Color was coming back to Kise. His eyes widened. "Re… really?"

"Of course," Akashi smiled. "But, your training will be quintupled and I'll have you do the clean-up duty today, entirely by yourself." He looked at the blond who was gawking now. "You will do it right, Ryouta?"

The model was silent. He might not really smart, but he at least knew not to oppose his captain now. Akashi was obviously mad and he didn't want to die yet, so he just nodded, dejected, resigned to his fate.

"I'm glad you understand," Akashi smiled. He then glanced toward Aomine who was sneering. "Do you have something to say, Daiki?"

The tan teen, who had been quietly watching, startled. He shook his head, "N—no."

"Mine-chin's chickened," Murasakibara muttered, who was eating a strawberry flavored lollipop now.

"Shut up, Murasakibara! I'm not! Anyway, you! Stop eating while speaking! It's annoying!" Aomine shouted.

"Mine-chin is so noisy, like a mother hen. I'm not giving you my snack," the tallest teen countered, brushing him off.

"Who's a mother hen?! Besides, who wants your snack anyway?!"

The purple haired ignored Aomine's protest. He walked toward Kuroko. "Kuro-chin."

Kuroko lifted his head. "What is it, Murasakibara-kun?"

It always tired the teal haired teen every time he spoke with Murasakibara. He was so tall that Kuroko needed extra energy just to look at him.

The tall teen took something out of his pocket and offered it to Kuroko. "It's vanilla. For Kuro-chin."

Kuroko looked at the vanilla flavored lollipop in his hand and took it. "Thank you," he said, smiling lightly.

Normal people wouldn't realize that smile of Kuroko, because it was barely visible. The tip of his lip just rose slightly. But to the GOM who have spent time with him for years, they noticed it. That rare smile from their phantom member.

Kise was blushing. Aomine was gaping. Momoi was squealing. Akashi smiled briefly. Murasakibara just nodded and replied with simple 'hmm'.

Vanilla was really amazing. If there's one thing that could make the bluenette happy, then it got to be vanilla.

"Kurokocchi! Let's go home together later! I'll buy you vanilla milkshake!" Kise blurted happily, back to life. He was skipping toward Kuroko.

Aomine grabbed the hem of Kise's shirt. "No way, Kise! Tetsu is going home with me!"

"Tetsu-kun is so cute!" Momoi squealed, wrapping Kuroko in her embrace.

Akashi sighed. "Daiki, tripled training. Ryouta, sextuple. Satsuki, let Tetsuya go," he ordered.

"Eh? Akashicchi, I'll die if you increased it more!" Kise cried.

"Why am I getting punished too, Akashi?!" Aomine drawled.

"Because I said so," the red haired teen stated simply, like it was a matter-of-fact. "Do you really think you have rights to decline, Daiki? You, who had been skipping practice?" he continued with low voice that sent chills to Aomine.

Aomine could only growl.

"Besides, Tetsuya will be going home with me," Akashi said, smirking.

They're going to protest when Akashi cut them off. "It'd been decided. You all aren't going to complain, are you?" He raised one of his eyebrow, taunting. His heterochromatic eyes were glinting dangerously.

They knew not to say anything when seeing the dark vibe flowing out of the redhead. They didn't want to have any random scissors (as Akashi often proclaimed) flying toward them. They're still fear for they life.

Akashi was just going to say something when he's being interrupted.

"It's practice time. Why haven't all of you started practicing? Is something happened?" the green haired teen asked, confused. He tilted his head and pushed his glasses up. It looked like the glasses teen was just arrived.

Ignorance is bliss. Bless Midorima who was totally unaware of the situation. How Kise and Aomine wished to be in Midorima's position instead.

Class 3-A

"Alright then, I won't give you homework, in return, you all need to study hard. Final exam is coming soon," the bald man around his forty, who was also their teacher, said. "Class is dismissed!" he ended before leaving the classroom.

The bell just rang, indicating that it was time for lunch break. The students busied themselves by chattering, eating lunch, playing, etc. But, there's one teal haired teen that didn't seem to be affected by the noises. He looked absorbed by whatever book he's reading now. No one was bothering him either, or more like they couldn't. Simply because they're unaware of the boy (Sadly, his presence was just too weak).

For Kuroko Tetsuya, that's just a natural occurrences. He was so used to it, that he paid no mind anymore. He's just enjoying himself reading the book, before he sensed someone poking his back.

Kuroko was just going to ignore it till the poking got harsher and harder and, honestly, it's starting to hurt him. He closed the book then turned around. He narrowed his eyes slightly in annoyance.

"What is it, Aomine-kun?"

The tan teen blinked, he thought the smaller teen was just going to ignore him or used misdirection to get away from him. He noticed annoyed expression on his best friend's usually blank face, Kuroko had always hate it when someone was interrupting his reading time. He knew but he just dismissed it casually.

He straightened his back. "Are you sure nothing happened, Tetsu?"

Kuroko closed his eyes for a moment, letting out a sigh then staring back at Aomine. "Is it about, Akashi-kun again? I already told you it's nothing."

Aomine's dark blue eyes settled on Kuroko's hesitantly. "Then, did you really go home together with Akashi?"

"I did. Is that wrong?" Kuroko replied, puzzled.

"No! It just…" He scratched the back of his head. Kuroko watched as the tan teen struggled to convey whatever he had on his mind. "Why Akashi?" He averted his eyes from the teal haired teen. 'Why not me?'

"Why not?" Kuroko was totally lost.

"I mean, there is Kise, Midorima, Murasakibara, Satsuki… or me…" Aomine whispered at the last part. There's a taint red on his face, it wasn't obvious though, saved by his tan skin. "Anyway, you can pick anyone. It doesn't have to be Akashi!"

"Why can't it be Akashi-kun? It's just going home together, Aomine-kun. I don't understand why you're so against it. Why are you so obstinate about this anyway?" the bluennete asked curiously. His face showed nothing though.

"Well, it's Akashi we're talking about!" he shouted and slammed his desk hard. All students remaining in the classroom startled then turned their attention toward Aomine.

"Calm down," said the bluenette, impassive.

The tan teen sheepishly rubbed his neck and sat down. "You know what kind of person he is! Akashi is dangerous. I mean, don't you hear a rumor saying that he'll do anything to get whatever he want? Or that he—"

"Do you hate Akashi-kun?" Kuroko cut him off.

"I'm not. Rather, I respect him in basketball."

"Then, don't believe in rumor, Aomine-kun. You know that Akashi-kun is someone who does things in fair way. Akashi-kun might be scary sometimes, but he's not a bad person. That's why we'd accepted him as our leader."

"I know," Aomine huffed. "But, Akashi never does thing that doesn't benefit him in a way. If he took an interest in you, then it means he wants or, at least, expects something from you," he said then looking at Kuroko. "Dammit Tetsu!" He scratched his hair, frustrated. "Can't you see I'm worried about you?"

Kuroko was stunned. His eyes widened slightly, surprised by the dark-blue haired teen's sudden confession.

"It's okay, Aomine-kun." He tugged the tan teen's hand lightly. "Nothing's happened between us. Besides, I was the one who asked Akashi-kun to go home with me."

Aomine was agape in disbelief. "What? Why did you do that?"

"I have something to ask Akashi-kun, that's why I asked him that," he answered passively.

"Why? Wait. Is there something wrong, Tetsu?" the taller teen asked, worried.

"No. It's not really about me. I just wanted to know something. There's really nothing you should be concerned about, Aomine-kun."

"You sure?"

"Have I ever lied?"

"Heck, no!" Aomine replied quickly.

"Then, just trust me, Aomine-kun," Kuroko said reassuringly.

"Fine," Aomine heaved a sigh. "But, you will tell me if something's wrong, right Tetsu? We are friends after all!" Kuroko could hear desperation in his voice and concerned displayed on his navy eyes.

The bluenette nodded and smiled. "Yes, I will. Aomine-kun maybe Ahomine," he heard protest 'Hey!' from the tan teen. He ignored it of course, and continued, "But Aomine-kun is still my best friend."

The taller teen grinned then ruffled Kuroko's hair.

"Stop it, Aomine-kun," Kuroko said in displeasing tone. Why do people like messing with his hair anyway?

Aomine just laughed. The teal haired teen twitched his eyebrows then kicked the laughing teen's leg from under the desk.

"Ouch! What was that for, Tetsu?!" the tan teen yelled.

"Aomine-kun leg is too long apparently. It's not my fault that I kicked it by accident," he answered, deadpanned. He then took a book from his bag and stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"Library. I need to return a book."

Aomine watched as the bluenette walking away, out of the classroom. He's glad that Kuroko still thought of him as his close friend. For him, Kuroko Tetsuya is someone special. Ever since they met, they had experienced so many things together and as times flies, he'd grown inside of Aomine. They weren't just best friends, but also partner in basketball. He's the light and Kuroko's his shadow. It just felt natural to be with each other. He realized they had grow apart lately, even though he didn't know the reason, it relieved him to know that they could still communicate normally. Though, he wondered, why did he feel sad when Kuroko called him his best friend?

Kuroko was walking across the hallway. He recalled his conversation with Aomine. It's ironic really, when he'd asked Kuroko to consult with him if he had any problem. He couldn't possibly say that the source of his trouble was the tan teen himself. He missed being around Aomine, to just fooling around, bickering and to played basketball together again.

"It's useless to practice. The only one who can beat me is me anyway."

It hurt him to hear such words coming from him, from Aomine who loved basketball more than anyone else, the very person who had taught him the joy of playing basketball. Couldn't he possibly bring the old Aomine back? Was he not needed anymore?

Kuroko was so lost in thought that he failed to realize someone was running toward him full speed.

"Kurokocchiiiiiii!"

Certain blond teen shouted, snapped him out of his dazed state. He cast his eyes to the voice's direction and quickly shifted away, dodging the teen who was more than ready to hug him.

"Kise-kun," he greeted.

Kise smiled brightly with just a simple greeting from Kuroko, even-though he wass just feeling dejected a minute ago after failing in his attempt to hug the teen.

"Kurokocchi! What a coincidence to meet you here!" Kise said happily, standing right in front of Kuroko.

'Ah, I could see a dog ears and tail,' The bluenette thought, as he saw the imaginary tail wagging vigorously from behind the blond. "Is that so?"

He nodded. "I'm so happy to be able to see Kurokocchi!"

The (imaginary) tail wagged even faster. "I don't feel happy seeing Kise-kun though," Kuroko replied bluntly.

Kise touched his chest, as if his heart was just being stabbed by an unseen blade, "Kurokocchi is so mean!"

The teal haired teen ignored him then continued walking. Kise was following him from behind.

"Kurokocchi, Kurokocchi, where are you going?"

"Library," he answered, short. He quickened his pace, trying to reach the place as soon as possible. He could hear whispers among female students along the hallway. All of them were undoubtedly Kise's fans.

Kuroko didn't really like being together with Kise in public. He didn't hate the teen, it just whenever he's with Kise, they attracted too much attention, or more like the blond stand out too much. The bluenette disliked being in the spotlight. He felt uncomfortable having many people looked at him. He wondered, should he use misdirection to get out from this situation?

The model paid no attention toward the fuss he'd caused though. Kise like a dog (he was) following Kuroko (his owner) diligently while talking nonstop, despite the smaller teen's silence. This was a normal occurrence, where Kise talked and Kuroko listened (read: ignored). They're always like this. The blond didn't mind at all. He's already brimming in happiness by having Kuroko with him.

"Kurokocchi, let's go home together later!"

"I refuse."

"But Kurokocchi, we never go home together! Even though you'd done it with everyone else already, why am I the only one haven't?" the blond demanded.

"Because I don't want to," he replied coldly. "Besides, I am going home with Akashi-kun."

Kise sob. "Why only Akashicchi? Can't I tag along?"

"No." He kept walking, not even a glance was spared over to the blond who was still trailing behind him, pouting.

Kise watched as the smaller teen swiftly making his way through the corridor. He noticed how his blue haired fluttered because of the wind. His slender body looked frail but able to throw such amazingly strong pass. He really respect how their sixth man always held his ground no matter what the odds had against him.

The bluenette was also blunt and true to his words, never flattering, never judging. Kuroko wouldn't know how he'd saved Kise, how he had seen through his facade and told him to be himself —to be Kise Ryouta— and accepted him just the way he is. That's why, it didn't matter how indifferent the teal haired teen might be to him. He adored the teen and he would always be.

Kise bumped into Kuroko when the teen stopped abruptly. The bluenette would have fallen if Kise hadn't quickly caught him on the waist.

"I—I'm sorry, Kurokocchi!" he panicked. "Are you alright? Did I hurt you?"

Kuroko turned back to face the blond. "I'm fine, Kise-kun. I apologize for stopping suddenly."

"Eh? No! Don't be sorry, Kurokocchi." He scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "A- Anyway, why did you stop?"

Kuroko traveled his eyes to the left, Kise followed the smaller teen's gaze and saw a group of students sitting on the stairway. He tweaked his eyebrows, confused. He saw nothing wrong, or did he miss something?

Not long, he heard them talking.

"Hey, do you know Akashi Seijuro?"

"You mean that captain of basketball club? Of course I know him, he's really famous!"

"The boy got pretty face, but he's kind of scary, especially those eyes. They get different color, it's kind of creepy. So, what's up with him?"

"Don't you know? I heard he got some students expelled from messing with him! Not only that, i heard people say he made some teachers resigned because of opposing him! Rumor said, he will get rid of anyone who stands on his way!"

Kise quickly glanced toward Kuroko. The smaller teen had blank face, void of emotion, but Kise knew he's angry. Kuroko was always loyal to his friends. He clearly hated it when people trashed them. The blond might act like a fool most of the time, but actually he's quite perceptive, especially when it related to the bluenette.

"Ku—Kurokocchi, don't worry about that! Of course that's not true! Akashicchi might be scary, and love to slave people, even I got bullied a lot…" Kise said, got sidetracked from what he originally planned to say, unaware that he was actually pouring out his heart content. "Oh, but he's not a bad person! After all, he is our captain! Generation of Miracles' leader!" Kise was babbling incoherently, tried to cheer Kuroko up.

The teal haired teen stared at the blond and smiled softly. Kise didn't notice his smile, since he was darting his eyes elsewhere but Kuroko and busied himself searching for words to comfort the smaller teen. Truthfully, he was secretly grateful toward this side of Kise. Kuroko admitted the teen was noisy, a chattering box, but he's always earnest and sincere to whatever he did. He would never say it to the blond though.

"It's enough, Kise-kun," he interrupted. "I'm alright."

Kise snapped back to the bluenette and grinned awkwardly. "O— okay…?"

The model's response made him want to laugh, but he refrained from doing so.

"Kise-kun," Kuroko called out to him.

"What is it, Kurokocchi?"

The bluenette made a gesture to have him bend down a little. The blond obliged happily.

Kuroko held out his hand and patted Kise's head gently. "Thank you," he said smiling.

The blond was frozen on the spot. There were flowers (again, imaginary) flying around him. His eyes were gleaming like star. He was way too happy from receiving a pat and rare smile from his most favorite person that he failed to notice his rabid fans started to swarm around him, squealing and asking for autograph.

Kuroko took the fuss as an opportunity to use his misdirection then walked away, leaving the happily shocked teen behind.

Part 2 Preview:

"Kuro-chin looks tasty. Can I eat you?"

"It's not like I care. I absolutely did not purposely bring it for you. I just accidentally heard it from Oha-Asa. You hear me? Don't misunderstand."

"You know, Tetsuya, perhaps it's not just a rumor."

"Akashi-kun, will you go out with me?"

Ahomine pun = aho-mine means stupid mine/idiot aomine.

A/N: I miss writing Akashi ;A; This chapter… ended up way too long, so I decided to split it into 2 parts. Part 2 will have Mido-chan, Mura-chan and of course Akashi! Gotta put lots of Akakuro moment in the next part XD I'll update the 2nd part as soon as I finished writing it. I'm such a troll with those little sneak peek. Well, the preview is pretty much what will happen in the next part ;)

It's fun but also tiring to write all GOM together. It took lots of works to keep them IC (I doubt I teenaged to do that). It's so awkward writing Aomine… I need to rewrite his part over and over and yet I still not satisfied enough, but oh well, I hope you like it. Kise's fun to bully, lol XD (I'm sorry, Ki-chan). I felt like I need 6 hours to write Aomine and only 15 minutes for Kise XD

I hope you all enjoyed reading this! Review is loved and appreciated! I love reading them and they make me happy :)

If you have idea of specific scene you want to read, just ask me. I'll try to put it in for you if I see it fit c:

Last, because college start soon then I won't have much time writing, so I want to know, which one you prefer, shorter but faster update or longer but slower update?

Thank you for reading!