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* Kuroko PoV *
I awake from my slumber by a buzzing sensation in my hand, I'm pretty sure it's Momoi-san who's asking how I am after that incident we had yesterday. But I was wrong, it clearly said with black on white: 'Terumi Kuroko.' It seemed like she send me a message.
"Good morning lil'bro! I hope that mom or dad didn't do anything to you yesterday ◕︵◕. I'm so sorry that I left my precious bro with two sorry excuses for parents... Ugh, I'm having second thoughts about leaving you there with those monstersಠ益ಠ... If my school didn't have this intense course right now I would go over there right now and take you away from them! ヽ(Д´)ﾉ! Tell me if something's wrong okay Tet-chan? And don't you dare try to lie to me! I have eyes everywhere 【•】_【•】. Well, I have to go now, have a good day lil'bro! ⊂(ヮ)つ – Terumi Kuroko."
Terumi is so always so ecstatic whenever we talk in private. Momoi-san reminds me so much of Terumi, that's mostly why I kept talking to her after our encounter in front of the supermarket. It felt as if though I was talking with Terumi , but I soon stopped thinking of her that way because it's very selfish of me to think that Momoi-san was Terumi. Momoi-san is Momoi-san and Terumi is Terumi, besides if Momoi-san finds out that the biggest reason I kept talking to her wasn't because I liked her but rather I felt as if though I was talking to my sister then she'd be very sad. And as mother once told me: "A gentleman should never make a lady cry." That's one of the few lessons mother gave to me that didn't involve a beating.
I slowly start to get of my bed and realise that I fell asleep with my schools uniform on. I look at what time it is on my telephone and see that there's an hour and a half left before I have to be at school. Of course I could arrive late and no one would notice that I was missing, but if I did that then somehow Terumi would find out and tell me off. I slowly creep out of my bedroom and down to the house's hallway so that I wouldn't wake father up, I carefully glance over to his bedroom seeing how come he left it open and see that he's in a deep sleep. I slinked my way past father's bedroom and over to the laundry room and took out an iron. I set up an ironing board, ironed my schools uniform, put on the newly ironed uniform and hastily but quietly sped to the front door picking up my school bang along the way. I carefully opened the door so that I would leave this place without a sound. I close the door as skilfully as I opened it and locking the door after running away from that retched place.
I was endlessly walking to school when I soon realised that I hadn't eaten dinner nor breakfast due to some unfortunate circumstances, and lucky me I was right outside a supermarket. I walk into the supermarket and look around for anything affordable. 'Hmm, I didn't eat dinner yesterday so I should have something to compensate for that.' I thought while passing the bakery isle. I spot a two for one sale for white bread only for 129 ¥ (1.25 dollars) and decide to buy that. After an encounter with a mildly shocked cashier I walk out of the supermarket and into the morning sunlight. I guide myself over to a park bench across the supermarket to eat my breakfast. I take a big bite out of one of the newly acquired loafs of bread I got, I ponder for awhile while I while eating my bread then I open my phone to check what time it is. I've got about 53 minutes left until I have to be at school. 'Oh yeah, I have to message Terumi back!' I thought while opening her contact to send her a message.
"God morning to you too Terumi, mother isn't here right now. Mother's on a business trip as of now and says that she'll be home in a week. Mother told me to make dinner for father, but father didn't like the food I made and lectured me on what was wrong with it."
Terumi said that I wasn't allowed to lie to her but, that doesn't mean that I can't conceal or change the perspective of things a bit, right? That wasn't lying was it? I continue typing: "Father threw a glass at me but luckily it missed, I cut myself on them though. Father also helped me heal my wounds. Don't worry about me, You should focus on your school work, after all you remember our oath right? I'll tell you if something's wrong as soon as possible. - Tetsuya Kuroko."
I send the message to Terumi and was about to close my phone when I got a message from Terumi. 'That was fast.' I thought while opening her message.
"So mom really did leave, huh? She and dad had a fight two days ago, nuclear level stuff ≖_≖. Mom said that she needed some space before she stomped into her and dad's bedroom. However father's still the same I see. You know he's only 'healing' you because others will find out that he and mom is abusing you, he isn't doing it out of gratitude (ﾟーﾟ). One more thing, I hope that you've taken care of those wounds you got ⋋_⋌! I put some bandages in your school bag before I left, uh oh.[1] Gtg, tos! - Terumi Kuroko."
'Oh yeah, I forgot to take care of my cut wounds. Well it got some kind of treatment when my face was getting "fixed".' I take a quick look into my school bag and see that there was some bandages in the inner pocket of my bag. I zip my bag back up, finish my bread piece and walk over to school.
Along the way I see Kise-kun being chased by fan girls as usual. I hide behind one of the buildings to avoid his gaze. 'Wait, why am I hiding? Kise-kun doesn't know that I heard what he said yesterday, besides I'm sure that Kise-kun probably won't notice me unless attention is drawn to me.' I walk out form my hiding spot and as I expected Kise-kun didn't even spare me a glance. It sort of hurt a bit, it felt as if though I was being rejected. After I walked past Kise-kun I soon found myself at Teikou Middle School's bathroom tending to my wounds. Soon after I have washed my wounded arm with the semi-cold liquid I dry it with my hand chief and put on some bandages on my left arm.
After 4 agonising lessons it's finally lunch time. I was about to open my bag when a navy blue basketball player came in.
"Hey Tetsu!" The prior greeted me.
"Good afternoon Aomine-kun." I responded politely. 'Why is he here? What does he want? I don't understand what's going on...' I continue stressing out in my mind when Aomine-kun had flicked me on the head.
"Itte." I state while rubbing my forehead.
"Like I was saying. Tetsu let's go down to the dining hall with the rest of the us." Aomine-kun said while scathing his head and signalling Kuroko to go with him.
" That hurt Aomine-kun."
"Yeah yeah, I know sorry."
I pick up my bag and start to think. 'Aomine-kun doesn't know that I heard him, so I guess that's why he's pretending that yesterday never happened. But look at the bright side,we're best friends. He wouldn't just leave me, right?'
Eventually we came to the dinning hall with the rest of the rainbow gang, excluding Momoi-san. Kise-kun stands up and invites me to sit next to him by waving his hands over his head. I and Aomine-kun sit down next to him and we open our bags to get our [2] bentos out. I pick out my bento box and when I open it I realise that I don't have any food with me. "Hey Tetsu where's your lunch?" The person on my right side asks me. "It seems as if though I forgot to fill my bento box with something." "That is not good Kuroko. You should not skip lunch, after all we don't want you to practice on an empty stomach." My captain says to me. "Hey, Kuro-chin don't you or your parents make your lunch for you?" Murusakibara-kun asks me while having a fork full with rice in his mouth. "No, actually my sister makes me my lunches. However she's not coming home for a while so I guess that I'm going without lunch for while." I responded while I start to pack the bento box back to where it's supposed to be. "Wait Kurokocchi what do you mean 'I'm going without lunch for a while?' surly your parents will make lunch for you." The blonde says with a hint of nervousness and concern in his voice. 'Uh oh, this doesn't look good. I didn't mean to say that, I have to come out of this conversation somehow.' "Well, my mother's on a business trip and my father doesn't have time to make me lunch. And the only thing I can make is eggs so I can't really expect any home made food." "Then Kuroko, why doesn't your parents give you an allowance big enough for you to buy a lunch?" Akashi-kun says with a commanding voice. "My mother gave me an allowance before she left and father gave me some money yesterday." I respond without a hint of hesitation in my voice.
"Really but is it enough? Akashi-kun says while leaning his head back. "Actually Kuroko I'll be straightforward with you. Will you get any proper food at all?"
Yup, I'm gonna leave it on that. I WAS going to make this chapter longer, however this was just such a perfect cliffhanger moment. So much so that I couldn't pass it up! Anyway I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter and please leave a review if you have anything to say AT ALL! Please don't be shy, I'm open to anything at all no matter how big or small. Wait that sounds like a quote, that has to exist right? Btw sorry if it feels a bit rushed at the end, I didn't know how to make it any longer or more detailed than it already is. I'll try to update ASAP, bye then!
[1] Gtg = Got to go. Tos = Teacher over shoulder
[2] A bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine, and yes I took it from Wikipedia.
Oh yeah, water heals so the reason Kuroko's father was nearly drowning him was to fix his face, and the process is sped up with ice-cold water.