Love's Melody
-Kuroko no Basket Fan-fiction-
By: The Uncrowned
Summary:
Kuroko Tetsumi is well-known in her school for being the 'Loner'. She doesn't have friends and is always so quiet. However, she is a very gifted musician. Although she shies away from the crowd, unknown to her, she caught the attention of a certain red-head. The ever-so popular Kagami Taiga.
Genres: Romance, music, school-life, comedy and drama
Pairing/s: Kagami Taiga and Kuroko Tetsumi ; One-sided males and Kuroko Tetsumi
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the storyline.
Author's note: 'thoughts' "verbal"
Author's note: I'm so, so sorry for the late update! I was planning on posting it exactly right after the last chapter, but my father told me I had to visit my mother.. She's fine. The operation went smoothly.. A week we'll wait for the results of the biopsy or whatever the hell that is...
Anyways, Enjoy!
It Starts..
"— And so you substitute 'x' and then you carry this number to the left. Always remember to add your previous nu— Kagami-kun!" the teacher yelled, eyeing a sleepy Kagami.
"Huh? Oh, class.. Right *yawn*"
"Detention!"
"E-Ehhh?!"
"You have any complaints?"
"Yes! I'll participate in class and be a good student so don't! I'm busy"
"You keep on using the same pathetic reason all over again… Tell me Kagami-kun, what are you going to use tomorrow and the day after that?"
"I-I do not! I was just a bit tired! That's all!" 'I hate this math teacher, unlike my old one, this guy's young and can probably take me on! Not to mention he's popular with the seniors as well.'
"I know Kagami-kun that you're pressured.." he reasoned out, rubbing his temples.
"Damn right!" he crossed his arms around his chest with his, still, droopy eyes. Not bothering questioning himself about what he was talking about.
"—Because of the festivals, I know, the coordinator told us you'd be singing on some school, but that doesn't mean you get to relax!" before Kagami could retort and complain…
"Really Kagami-sama!? Which school?" a girl squeaked.
'Stupid teacher now they know! I thought having my fan club was bad as it is, but letting them know?!' Kagami paled.
"Duh! He has yet to decide! My sister is a classmate of Aida-sama! She told me that Aida-sama told her that they have yet to decide on which school they'd be playing." Another girl stated proudly on her seat.
"Don't act high and mighty! I've talked to Aida-sama and Hyuuga-sama at the same time just yesterday! They told me personally about the upcoming performance! It'll be next week!" a girl stood up.
"Now, now—" the teacher interrupted.
"So?! I've talked to them too! I talked to Izuki-sama just this afternoon after lunch and he told me that they have a new member!" another screeched and this time, Kuroko widened her eyes and looked over Kagami, her silent message being passed. Kuroko wants an explanation, she has yet to be a member yet they say she's one already.
'I don't know anything!' Kagami mouthed.
"Now!" the teacher banged his fist into his desk before continuing "We wasted our time on such pointless matters, time's up. This will be you your homework. And! Answer page 231 letter B and C and everything in page 232." He then left. The class was too much. Having a famous singer as your student, who would expect the class to be quiet? 'Especially the girls with their 'Kyaa! Kyaa! Kagami-sama!' syndrome.' The teacher sighed.
"Tch" Kagami grunted before sleeping on his desk. Yesterday's practice was hell! They even slept on the apartment because it was so late.
'I need my damn sleep.'
Kuroko is currently walking with Kagami side by side. Kagami suppressing his hunger for Maji burgers while Kuroko is suppressing her urge to go to Maji and drink her beloved Vanilla shake.
'Is it okay? I'm was good this past week, can I at least reward myself?' Both thought bitterly.
"Hey—" they said in unison.
"I'm sorry.. You first Kagami-kun."
"N-no, you go.."
"O-okay.. Um.. I'm… ummm.. Is it okay to drop by i-in Maji Burger?" Kuroko asked.
While Kuroko was fidgeting around, thinking it'd be a burden, still with her stoic face, Kagami was lost in his thoughts.
'S-she goes there too?! And she was thinking the same thing wasn't she?'
"You see, I go to Maji Burger every day after school so I-I… If you don't want to accompany me, it's okay.. I understand.." She tried explaining.
"N-no it's just that you go there too? I go there everyday after school yet I haven't seen you. Though seeing you would surprise me more 'cause you're probably invisible.. How'd you do that anyway?"
"It's unintentional Kagami-kun." Her eyes were twitching vaguely. It was always like this. It wasn't even her talent!
"Really? I thought that it was your second talent." He chuckled, seeing her annoyed was.. Cute.
"Really? How about you Kagami-kun? Ah, it must be your special scowling… Always scowling and rarely smiling, you will be old.." she countered at him.
"Hey! I don't scowl! I can't help the way my face was born. Besides, it ain't a talent. If it's about faces then it's your face! Why is it so damn cu—" Kagami slapped his hand over his mouth and turned away from her with eyes narrowed. He nearly slipped the last part! And if she'd hear that, it would be so fuckin' embarrassing! He was blushing too! 'Wait a minute, I just accepted the fact she's.. C-Cute..Fuck I'm an idiot!'
Taking a few breaths, he managed to calm himself down in seconds. His blush was still there, though it was nothing more than a faint pink on his cheeks.
"Are you okay Kagami-kun? You're ears are red, are you sick?" she asked, voice with slight concern as she touched his hand. Kagami though, blushed harder at the contact, yet didn't mind the touch at all! If there's anything, he liked it. "You're hands are soft Kagami-kun. Just like a kitty cat's paw." She mumbled to Kagami.
"O-Oii!" he said, swatting his hand away from her's. He didn't want to die of embarrassment at all! "I-I'm fine!" he replied, looking at Kuroko to indicate her that he's fine. But, the very red blush was still there on his face. Kuroko's smirked a little, making Kagami blush again.
"If Kagami-kun is fine…" she mumbled before continuing with her slight smirk in place. "Ah, don't tell me Kagami-kun's embarrassed because I complimented you." She said with her nonchalant voice. But with her eyes and tiny smirk? One can tell she was obviously amused.
Turning to her, he said "I'am not embarrassed! You didn't even compliment me!"
"I did. I said Kagami-kun's hand are soft just like a kitty cat's."
"No. You don't compare and s-say it is a compliment!" he said. " A-And seriously?! A kitty c-cat's paw?"
"Hai.. If you want another, jaa.. Kagami-kun is very adorable." She said and yet again, if possible, Kagami blushed harder. But Kuroko never once knew she was the reason for all those blush.
"D-Don't make-up a lie!" he nearly yelled, he was beet red! How can she say that as if it was nothing? Was she not embarrassed?
"I'am not lying Kagami-kun."
"D-Don't make jokes then!"
"I don't.. In fact I'm not one with that. I'm horrible when entertaining."
"J-Just stop! I-It's embaras-sing" Mumbled Kagami at the last part.
"Oh, did you stutter Kagami-kun?" she said, her lips twitching upwards in a small, barely visible, smirk again.
"S-Shut up!" he said, unable to let the blush go away. It was just a compliment damn it! "L-Let's go to Maji!" Kagami said. Leaving a very amused Kuroko behind.
'You're so adorable, Kagami-kun.' She chuckled before catching up with him.
Though it was the first for both of them to bring someone to Maji, they feel completely comfortable with each other. Kuroko doesn't mind but to Kagami, it was bothering him as hell.
Why doesn't he freak out like all other girls? Why won't he stutter and have goose bumps? Well he stuttered, but he didn't mind that. And more importantly, why is she okay when Kuroko touches him? Usually, he'd brush the hand away, ever since he was young, he had always been self-conscious and cautious around girls, afraid if they'd smack him if he said the wrong thing like Aida and scold him for not thinking before saying like his mom.
But with Kuroko, he's calm. Like he could trust Kuroko and unlike other girls, he knows Kuroko must be treated more carefully and gently yet he's completely okay with that. But the last thought left Kagami with more questions and with a feeling he couldn't point. Kagami wouldn't care and he'd say what's on his mind yet, he gets smacked, which was why he fears girls and treats them gently even though he didn't want that, like he was forced.
But with Kuroko, he's more gentle and more thinking and he doesn't even know if she'd smack him or insult him. But even though it was like that, he was completely okay with that. It was like she was special. Someone he could never hurt. And that thought scared him. 'Why am I thinking about that anyways?! I'm sure it's because of her angelic appearance.. Yeah.., because of her angelic appearance, 'Sides, I've only known her for just a few days.'
Girls were scary. That was decided because of his mother, who seemed tomboyish and would smack Kagami if he was saying something stupid, though he was only trying to be honest. But as it seemed, being honest would reward him with smacks and lectures so he resorted to lies.
Say they're pretty and they'd compliment you as well, but even though it was like that, he could never hold his honest tongue and would sometimes— no, most of the time, insult them unintentionally. Take yesterday's confession, she said she liked him when she doesn't really know him, and he just told her he wasn't interested with girls who wore a lot of make-up making them look like clowns and getting a slap was not so unusually anymore, though he's still jumpy.
"—gami-kun!"
"Huh?"
"Are you okay? We're here already. I called you but you wouldn't answer. Are you okay Kagami-kun?"
"Yeah.. Just thinking about my budget.." he just made a white lie.
"It's okay, I have money so you—"
"You won't treat me." Kagami frowned.
"It's a must.. Think of it as my thank you for accompanying me."
"Nope! I have money so don't worry. And besides, a guy could never be treated by a girl. It supposed to be the other way around but, I won't treat you." He said, with a pout that didn't go unnoticed by Kuroko.
Kuroko chuckled lightly and unknown to her, made Kagami blush slightly.
'What's wrong with me?' he thought.
"Anyway, let's go.. Aida would kill us if we were late."
After ordering, they both sat on Kuroko's regular place saying it was where she would sit when she'd come over and drink her shake. Funnily though, Kagami said the same thing.
So here they were, sitting across each other, Kagami getting a tray of burgers facing a Kuroko with eyes narrowed a bit. Kuroko had her Vanilla shake.
"Kagami-kun. That sure is many, are you sure you could finish all of it?"
"Of course. I wouldn't order it if would waste my money would I? "
"So it's not a waste of money?"
"Yesh, caush shai'd itch ar ovit" (Yes, 'cause I'd eat all of it) he said, his mouth full of a portion of the burger he'd eaten. That was the 3rd, 11 more burgers to go.
"I don't understand you Kagami-kun. Please speak when you're mouth is fully emptied." Kuroko said as she sipped her vanilla shake.
After gulping his food he repeated "I said, Yes, 'cause I'd eat all of it. Besides, this isn't even many, I'd usually eat about 15 and occasionally 20 or more. And besides, you eat so little... I just wanted to say that." He smirked at last part. 'Why am I talking about myself? Why am I letting her know about me?' but even with his mind in turmoil, he can't help but push those thoughts away, he liked talking to her and he felt comfortable about being with her and that's that. Consequences and problems be damned.
"I do not."
"You're so skinny, don't tell me you drink vanilla shake for your meals." He chuckled. Obviously, he was amused.
"Of course not. I'm not even 'skinny', I'm normal." Kuroko frowned a little.
"Really?" he said a bit in a shock.
"Of course. How about you? Don't tell me you're over-weighted?"
"No! I use too much energy thinking and stuff, so I have to fuel up!"
"Thinking?"
"Y-Yeah, it's the most difficult thing.."
"I'm not surprised.." She smirked inwardly.
"H-Hey!"
"Aida-san said you were an idiot, so I'm prepared for the worst.. She said, you sucked at Mathematics, English, Science… and basically everything… But you're highest was History, wasn't it?"
"Y-Yeah.."
"Let's go now, Aida-san would probably looking for us.."
"Watchever tchu shai." He said, mouth muffled with his burger.
"Please don't talk when you're mouth is full Kagami-kun.. Look at you, you look like a chipmunk." She chuckled.
"Whatever you say…" Kagami mumbled. Hiding his face. He didn't want to let her know that he just blushed because of a small chuckle, that'd be too embarrassing!
"Where have you been?!" Aida yelled, eyeing Kuroko and Kagami seated on the couch. Both of them seemed suspiciously happy and satisfied. 'It's only 5:28, why the hell are you over-reacting?' Kagami rolled his eyes mentally.
"I was so worried! Tetsu-chan!" Aida wailed as she cried crocodile tears as she hugged Kuroko.
Pointing at a blissful Kagami, she pointed "You better did not do anything to her!"
"I wouldn't do that woman!" Kagami defended.
"It's Aida-sama for you!"
"Why you—" before Kagami could finish though, a very pissed off Hyuuga smacked him.
"Kouhais should show respect towards your *senpais." He hissed.
"But she's acting like one of us! A first year!" Kagami retorted, pointing at an Aida crying fake tears, talking to herself about how worried she had been as she hugged Kuroko, who seemed to not mind at all. The sight was comical.
"Let her be. Aida, being like this happens rarely, she'll be a demon soon enough." Hyuuga said, pushing his glasses to the bridge of his nose with his index and pointing finger.
"Hyuuga! It's 5:30, practice will start!" Izuki said as he approached the bunch in the living room, looking at Aida and Kuroko. Looking back at Hyuuga with questioning eyes.
"They're okay. Aida, practice will start, we need Kuroko now." He reminded as he approached the crying Aida and patted Aida's shoulder.
"I-I know… *sob* H-Hyuug-ga… *sob*"
"Y-yeah?"
"No one will touch my Tetsu-chan… Right?" Aida said, grasping the front of Hyuuga's uniform and pulling it down to meet her deadly gaze, emitting a deadly aura. 'She was crying, now she's being a pregnant woman, don't tell me he's bipolar like Hyuuga-senpai too?' thought Kagami.
"Of c-course.." 'So much for being protective..'
"Aida-san, I'm okay now, so let's go upstairs okay?" Kuroko asked gently, looking at Aida's teary eyes with a smile.
"Tetsu-chan!" Aida wailed and cried again.
And this time, everyone except Kuroko, sweat-dropped at the scene.
"L-let's go, Aida-san." Kuroko said, even when she knew nothing of where she was supposed to go.
"*sob* Y-yeah" Aida wiped her crocodile tears, before going into hyper mode again. "Ne! Tetsu-chan! Let's go see the band! They're in the studio, and everyone's expecting you! Let's go, okay?!" she asked eagerly.
'She recovered faster than I thought' "*Hai" she said softly before letting a child-like Aida drag her to a door on the left side of the dinner table, and dragging her to a staircase.
The trip to the staircase was funny. It was dark and as they went down, there were pictures of the band, it was funny because of their faces. Most of them were stolen pictures of the band, except Aida. The one that Kuroko couldn't help but laugh lightly at, was the picture of Kagami and Kiyoshi. It was priceless!
Kagami was scowling on his sleep with drool running down his chin, his picture was doodled by the members, like all the other pictures. Beside it was 'Bakagami', obviously written by Aida, a mustache drawn onto Kagami's upper lip by Izuki, wrinkles and eye bags doodled with a red marker by Hyuuga.
As for Kiyoshi, it was him half-asleep. He had half-lidded eyes, and drool running down his chin like Kagami's. Again, like all other drawings, were doodling and words.
'Bakagami! o.O ;; Aida and Hyuuga :P' on the left side of his face,
'Two-brows! -with effort and love~ Koganei 'n Izuki!' on the right
And lastly, a doodled crocodile teeth beneath his lower lip by, pretty much by the 4. Tsuchida and Mitobe didn't take part, not really liking making fun of them, though their faces had doodles and messages, though not much.
Reaching their destination, Aida opened the door with a proud smile. "Welcome to our studio!"
Author's note: Sorry if you were looking forward for Aida to test Kuroko out and Kuroko amazing the band, though there's gonna be more next chapter.
This chapter was entitled 'It Starts' because, basically, this is a chapter for Kagami's thoughts, though it didn't seem that way did it? Sorry….
*Senpai is like a way to address your senior
*Hai would be 'yes'
I'm most sorry for the way I'm displaying the characters. Especially Seirin. I don't really know the way they speak and stuff.
Aida- for her, Kuroko is her first girlfriend so that's why I'm making her act like a 2nd Kise. She's protective and motherly of her because, like what Kagami said, she's angelic in appearance and is surrounded by boys, not to mention is her first girlfriend. Again. She is also careful with her because Aida never had much contact of girls so she's trying her best for Kuroko to get comfortable with her. Aida is violent towards boys that's why she's trying to be gentle. Basically, Aida sees Kuroko as her little sister and at the same time, her first girlfriend.
Izuki-if you didn't know I'll say this now, I don't know how to make him make jokes, sorry Izuki but his jokes are lame (my opinion, yet I find myself laughing anyways) and I myself don't make jokes because I don't know how to and even if I did, it's probably gonna be lame, so I don't know how to display his attitude. But don't worry, I'll use some lyrics from his song (KI・TA・KO・RE) and try to make my own.
Hyuuga- like I said, I'm a beginner, and as what I have seen from Kuroko no Basket, he's a bit of a bipolar. Not really, just sometimes, especially when it comes about kouhais and stuff. So in my story, he'll be more of a father figure to the group, scolding them and stuff XD. And along with Aida, he treats Kuroko like his own sister. So Aida and Hyuuga are like Kuroko's big brother and big sister. No scratch that, the whole group treats her like their own, except the red head of course, but Aida, Hyuuga and Kiyoshi would be major.
Please tell me if they are acting way out of character or if you don't like the way I placed their characters, please tell me and try to give me suggestions. But if I receive no complaints, I shall continue with them like this :))
'Till next time!