A/N: So, there will be skype conversation with the rainbow group, I assumed you guys will know who's talking because of their dialect XDD

Warning for Explicit scene. It's no longer that fluffy anymore, XD

Chapter 5 - Is This Love?

Furihata stared at his phone and thought about how to reply to his boyfriend while munching his bread. He was having lunch at the rooftop of the school with his basketball team. Fukuda who noticed Furihata was busy with his phone, so he snatched the phone away and checked the sender. He grinned widely.

"Her name is Sei, huh? What's cute! Sei… Sei… Seiko?"

Furihata snorted.

Now all attention went to Furihata's phone. The owner of said device protested, reaching for it only to have it pulled out of his reach.

"How cute! You are calling each other nicknames!" Kawahara laughed.

Heart pounding, Furihata only hoped that Akashi wouldn'tsend him anything unnecessary.

"Sei-chan? I'm jealous!" Fukuda threw him a fake envy expression.

"... Sei-chan? There's only one person I know that'scalled that…" Riko mumbled.

Kuroko choked on his sandwich.

"Ugh, a disturbing image just flew into my mind!" Koganei shivered.

"Kuroko, are you alright?" Kagami shouted while patting on his back.

"Rakuzan's captain…" Hyuuga's glasses glistened as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Furihata-kun…" Kuroko's face looked terrified for some reason.

"No! Not him!" Furihata immediately objected. He clasped his mouth, realizing that he had just denied his own boyfriend. He looked down to his lunch box, suddenly feeling a pang of guilt attack his chest. 'I'm sorry, Sei…'

"Furi? Are you alright? I'm sorry, if we're out of line." Fukuda gave his phone back.

Furihata shook his head, smiling. "It's alright." he pulled his phone close to his chest. "I'll tell you guys someday…"

"Why not now?"

"We are still trying to work things out, so…" Furihata trailed off.

The team looked at each other, but they didn't say anything anymore.

'So… why am I so worried?'

Akashi stared at his phone. Furihata had just invited him to his house. Should he prepare a gift for his family? He pressed his finger to his chin. Quickly snatching out his phone from his pocket, he called the group of rainbow. Calling them to have a quick chat in skype, Aomine was the first who came online to complain.

"What brings you inviting us, Akashi? This better be important!"

The rest of the group joined in. Akashi interrupted.

"Tell me, what do you usually bring to your boyfriend's family when you come over."

"Akashicchi, are you going to propose?"

"That's a pretty silly question, nanodayo!"

"Isn't a gift like fruits or cake fine, Akashi-san?"

"I think Mayubo sounds perfect."

"For you, not for his boyfriend's family!"

"I don't think you need to bring anything if it's your first time." Kuroko added.

"I never said its me, why are you guys jumping to your own conclusions?"

"Eh, but Akashicchi rarely asks things like this!"

"Who is it? Who?" Aomine pushed.

"A girl with dignity is what I remember from the interview, nanodayo."

"But he just said boyfriend, Midorimacchi."

Akashi could practically hear his whine.

"Are you guys going to help me out or not?" His eyebrow twitched. Knowing of how much Furihata was trying to hide their relationship last time, he doesn't need to leak any information to these rainbows.

"As I said, fruits and cakes are probably the best, Akashi-san."

"The only one to answer me properly is Tetsuya.. I'm disappointed."

"Wait, Akashicchi!"

Akashi sighed when he closed his skype. He got a private message from Kuroko a second later, asking about the limited book. He blinked when Kuroko said Furihata wanted the book.

"Furihata?"

"Yes, but please keep it a secret because he won't have to pay for it. I'm going to pay for him."

Akashi smiled. "It's alright, I'm going to give it to him myself. I have an extra."

Kuroko blinked when he read the message. "If you say so, Akashi-san. Thank you. I'm sure he'll be thrilled."

"By the way, do you have any idea about Furihata's house?"

"I will give you the detail after this."

"Does he live by himself?" Akashi surely hoped the question wasn'ttoo obvious.

"Yes, only just recently."

"I see. Thanks."

Kuroko raised an eyebrow at how Akashi's replies seemed. The skype chat just now was pretty suspicious. He only hoped that Akashi wasn't planning something ridiculous. Furihata already had a boyfriend. He shook his head in disbelief. Akashi falling in love was unheard of, even in Teiko he never had any interest in romance. Besides, it'd be weird if Akashi was being secretive. He was the type of person to be proud of what he has, after all.

Furihata opened the door of his rent apartment. He looked behind him to see Akashi as he peered inside. His room was pretty spacious, and there was two bedrooms with one bathroom at the side. Akashi could already see the kitchen across himself as soon as he walked further inside. Near the kitchen was a sofa facing the TV with a coffee table in the middle.

Akashi put the bag down and took a seat on the sofa.

"Sorry, it's a narrow space for two, I think." Furihata switched on his TV and gave Akashi the remote. He then started busying himself in serving some tea.

"No, it's fine. Pretty neat, to me." Akashi nodded and watched Furihata waltzing around in front of the stove to boil some water.

"Don't you have dispenser, Kouki?"

"No, I just moved out last month, so I haven't got much of anything for myself. They have the dispenser down in the lobby for everyone staying here, but that's that."

"Hmm…"

"Don't start thinking of something unnecessary." Furihata waved his forefinger in front of Akashi.

Ignoring Furihata, he smiled and shook his head.

"I have my own salary from my part-time job in the library, Sei. I'll be able to afford one someday. Moving out from the house was my decision after all. I'll manage just fine."

"If you say so." Akashi nodded.

"I'm sorry, this is all I can serve you." Furihata smiled shyly while putting the cups on top of the round wooden tray.

"Actually, I'm curious about your omelette rice." Akashi started.

Furihata flushed.

"And it'd be nice if you'd cook while wearing a cute apron." he was satisfied when Furihata was left spluttering.

"What are you saying?!" The brunette cringed at the image of himself wearing that.

"I'm sure you know what I'm talking about."

"Sorry, I don't." Furihata rolled his eyes.

They stared at each other until Akashi stood up, leaning closer to Furihata and closing their distance by pressing his lips against his. Furihata leaned in, kissing him passionately, missing the feeling of Akashi's warmth against his lips.

"It's been a while." Akashi whispered, caressing his cheek with his fingers, tracing Furihata's lips with his thumb. He enjoyed watching how red his boyfriend's cheeks were. Akashi kissed his cheeks, purposely rubbing his lips softly along the skin before going back to his parted lips.

"Sei, you still want to try this out, right?"

"Of course." Akashi blinked at the question.

"Can we… keep this a secret from the others?"

"If you want to, it's fine."

"You are not going to ask me 'why'?"

"Whatever reason you have, I respect that. Besides, if this doesn't work out, you'll have nothing to hide anymore."

"No, it's not because I'm ashamed of you, but…" Furihata clenched his fists. Sometimes he wondered why Akashi had taken a liking to him. He was just an ordinary boy and a decent player. Nothing special, really.

"You're not ready, I respect that."

"Sei…"

"Besides, its fun seeing your flustered face while you try to hide me from them. It feels like we're doing something naughty behind their backs, and yet fun." Akashi grinned then Furihata's face turned redder.

Pecking his lips for the last time, Akashi pulled away. "Actually, I brought something for you today." He turned around and pulled his bag.

Furihata put the tray of tea and cookies on the coffee table. He sat on the sofa beside Akashi, who pulled out the box of a nicely wrapped present. He winced.

"Sei, nothing fancy, right?"

"Just open it."

Furihata sighed at the command. He pulled the box and unwrapped it, shooting to his feet as gaped at the book. "This is-"

"I'm sure you won't return the gift back to me, Kouki."

"I- I don't know what to say." He eyed the limited edition book he had been wanting to buy and was still saving up for.

"A 'thank you' kiss is enough, Kouki." Akashi patted his lap.

Biting his lips shyly, Furihata sat on Akashi's lap "We just kissed." Furihata mumbled.

"I like the feel of your lips against mine." Akashi murmured against Furihata's lips, warm breaths ghosting on his as he spoke.

"Don't say embarrassing things like that!" he covered his aflame face. The next thing he knew, Furihata was enveloped in a tight hug by Akashi. He whimpered when Akashi nipped his neck. Jolted at the feeling of being marked by his boyfriend, Furihata gasped sharply.

"Ss-ei-" He was flipped down to the sofa, staring up at him with wide eyes.

"Kouki…" Akashi sighed while pressing his body downwards. He licked the small mark he'd just made, making Furihata muffle a sound And close his eyes as he refused to meet his boyfriend's gaze.

"Wait… this is…" He paused when Akashi smiled at him. Staring back into his heterochromia eyes, Furihata returned his smile. "Thank you for the book." He pulled down his boyfriend's head, kissing him softly. Both of them sighed at the contact, Furihata had to admit that the feeling of Akashi's lips against his own was pretty addicting.

The feeling of Akashi's body weighing down on him was pretty enjoyable. He shifted his body, only to realize something that made his eyes widen before he pushed Akashi away.

"W-wait, let's stop."

Akashi blinked, confused by the sudden request.

"We need to stop. If that's alright with you. I'm going to take care some- HNngh! Ah, Sei!" he protested when Akashi grinded on his buldge.

"I would be lying if I said this isn't turning me on, Kouki." Akashi chuckled, having already realized his problem even before he was pushed away. He groaned as he pushed himself against Kouki's bulging erection.

Furihata gasped. "W-wait-" He bit his lips when Akashi pressed his lips against his ear.

"Do you want to stop? Your fantasy is right on top of you, Kouki. It's silly that you'd want to relieve yourself alone when I'm here; the source of your pleasure." Akashi captured his lips with his, not giving him any space to object.

Furihata murmured something incoherently. He shifted his gaze to the side, too embarrassed to look at Akashi in the eyes. His breath hitched as Akashi pressed down his hardness, creating delicious frictions.

"Kouki…" Akashi rubbed his hips, fumbling with his belt as he freed himself hastily.

Kouki cupped his mouth as soon as he felt Akashi's hand delve inside his pants. He blinked and looked down to watch Akashi gliding his length against his own.

"S-Sei." He moaned at the friction. His hand shot downwards, fingers accidentally bumping on Akashi's crown. He retracted his hand, his eyes widened as his face boiled at the contact. "S-Sor-" he whimpered when Akashi stopped any further words from coming out with his lips, guiding his hand to wrap around his hardened length. Furihata's trembling hand did as it was told, touching Akashi and himself at the same time. The wetness that was forming around the head of their members made Furihata's fingers fidget at the pleasurable sensations. Their tongues danced as their hands moved faster, building their pleasure higher and higher. His breath turned frantic as he neared his peak.

"Um..hn…" Furihata mewled in between their kisses.

"Are you close?" Akashi's whispered as he drank in the sight of his boyfriend.

Furihata nodded, not trusting to speak aloud. He jerked forward when Akashi played at the tip of his crown. "S-Sei-" His hand fisted on Akashi's length tighter, feeling pleasure explode throughout his body. His ears caught the sound of a loe growl from the emperor on top of him.

He came down from high to realize that his own hand was covered by Akashi's warm seed. Blushing at the realization of what they were doing, Furihata covered his face with his free hand.

"We did not just-"

"We did." Akashi confirmed, chuckling at Kouki's embarrassed face. He kissed his hot cheek, adorning those pink hues with light kisses.

Furihata sighed and layed down to catch his breath. He didn't complain when Akashi pulled him into a hug and picked him up in his arms, leading them into his bedroom.

Furihata bit the tip of his pencil. He couldn't believe they'd finally done it. Even though they weren't going all the way, the their weekend was filled with lots of kissing, going around the market near Furihata's place to buy some eggs for the omelette and then going to back to cuddle some more before Furihata made dinner for both of them. And then they touched each other once again and he was blessed by Akashi's face close up to him in the morning. The brunette pressed his palm over his face. It was no use. He couldn't concentrate on the subject in class. They were acting like a newlyweds or something, for crying out loud! He sighed.

So… this is what falling in love feels like?

"Mibuchi, nice shot!" Akashi shouted after scoring. "Hayama, run faster! No, not like that! You need to keep your defenses up! Mayuzumi, in a time like this you should pass to Nebuya instead!"

All teammates gasped for breath.

"What's with him? He looked fired up today." Hayama mumbled after Akashi threw the ball into the basket.

"More than usual." Reo whispered. "But he doesn't seem to be in a bad mood. More like… he got this pink aura around him."

Suddenly they paused.

"Akashi is falling in love?!" Reo looked stunned.

"No, I don't think so!" Hayama quickly denied, shaking his head violently.

"What are you guys mumbling about over there? Move!"

They shut their mouth and continue training.

'So… this is what falling in love feels like?' Akashi smiled to himself.

Furihata picked up his phone, stopping while he slung his bag on his shoulder. His friends grinned knowingly.

"Umm... Y-yes?" Not daring to call his name in front of his best friends, he pushed the door of the building opened and walked to the school's gate.

"Why are you stuttering? I'm at the gate."

Furihata almost dropped his phone when he saw Akashi smile up to him.

"Isn't it Seirin, captain?" Fukuda asked as he pointed at them.

Furihata sighed.

"Akashi-san!" Kawahara bowed to him and gave him a big grin.

"Hi, it's been a while." He extended his hand to shake their hands, including Furihata. He could feel his boyfriend's hand seem to get cold for some reason.

"Akashi-san, do you have any business here? If you want to meet Kuroko, he's still in the court." Fukuda pointed at their gym building.

"Well, I was just having a practice game near here and decided to drop by." Akashi said while smiling at the sweating Furihata. "What are you so nervous about?"

"Apparently his girlfriend is coming! Her name is Seiko!" Kawahara laughed.

Furihata went rigid.

"Sei... ko?"

"Yes, cute name isn't it?" Fukuda waved at them. "Bye, Furi! See you tomorrow!" and left the two alone.

Furihata whimpered at the pain shooting from the back of his hand. Akashi was pinching him as he smirked.

"Aaah-" He muffled his mouth to stop his screeches.

"Kouki, I would appreciate it if you kept my gender the same even when you lied." Akashi pressed his hands on his shoulder, his expression hidden beneath his bangs. He was obviously not letting him escape.

"They're the ones that are making that up!" He pushed him away before Akashi let him break free from his grasp. He was dragged to the secluded area behind tall bushes, hiding them both from the view of others before kissing him without leaving Furihata a chance to breath.

TBC