It wasn't bad when they had first gotten together. They would walk through the halls together every day as usual, but once it had been revealed to the people who knew them, it felt like the rest of the school was in the know about their relationship. The whispers directed towards Kuroko and Kagami became more noticed by the two boys, and once it was out that they in fact had a third member to their little party, Kuroko began to feel way too noticeable for his liking. Kagami didn't seem to pay them any mind. His skin was as tough as Aomine's if not tougher, and his skull could be even thicker at times. But Kuroko was rarely ever the center of attention let alone the topic of rather...negative conversation. He tried to brush it off though, if Kagami could ignore them he could too. Or so he thought.

It wasn't until the day he was surprisingly noticed by a couple of boys outside of the locker room that Kuroko decided he couldn't handle the way they looked at him. The mocking, the hatred their eyes possessed. He would confront any bully on the court but when it came down to it, what could he possibly do to these kids that would get them off his case let alone even begin to change their minds.

"Hey half pint! Going to see your boyfriend?" They laughed as they walked closer to Kuroko. He backed up a bit and unconsciously put his bag before him in defense.

"Nah, he's goin' to see his boyfriends. You gonna take turns sucking their dicks pretty boy?" What was happening. All he could do was stare at them. He wasn't sure if the pain he felt was visible on his face, probably not.

"If you really want a good time, you could get between us if you know what I mean, slut!" They guffawed like they were back in fucking grade school. Kuroko could feel the heat on his face and in his chest from rage and embarrassment when they threw it in his face like that. His fists tightened but all he could do was watch as they walked away.

"Faggot!" Kuroko watched them until they rounded the corner and were out of sight before quickly heading back into the gym and crossing it to walk out the back doors. He headed down the sidewalk a bit when he spotted Kagami and Aomine walking towards him.

"Kuroko! I was just coming to get you. Oh, Aomine was at the front when I was on my way back..." They gradually got closer until they were right next to Kuroko who still hadn't said a word.

"Hey Tetsu...what's wrong?" Aomine's eyebrows furrowed and he leaned down to look into Kuroko's eyes directly.

"A-Aomine...Kagami..." Kuroko could feel a lump in his throat but he refused to cry outright where someone could see him. He reached up to cover his mouth in hopes of preventing a scene.

"Hey, hey! Calm down..." Kagami pulled Kuroko into him and the shorter boy immediately buried his face into Kagami's shirt and wrapped his arms around him. "What happened?" Kagami looked to Aomine who had a concerned expression on his face. Kuroko inhaled deeply and held his breath for a moment before sighing and calming himself. He turned his head to the side, his ear resting on Kagami's chest, and let his gaze settle on Aomine's shoes.

"These two assholes decided it would be funny to call me names, but..." He trailed off for a moment. The two taller boys were a bit shocked at the blatant curse. "I just-why is everyone so surprised that were together?" Kuroko was becoming frustrated. "I have the right to be with whoever I please and I chose you two! It's not fair...just because I love you both I'm a slut, like, it's my fault I can't choose or something...like, what the hell?!" He pushed his face back into Kagami. Okay. Kuroko was rambling now and losing composure. Big time. Those guys must've really gotten to him.

"Tetsuya, if those jerks are pushing you around you can let us handle it. We won't take shit like this lightly." Aomine was resolved.

"Yeah, if they decide they want to start something with you they'd better damn well be ready to start something with us too." When they said it like that Kuroko could tell they were completely serious. It was relieving. Kagami sighed. "Now come on, were going to Maji to get you a Vanilla shake."

The next week brought along a lot of possessiveness and dirty looks directed at anyone who decided to look at Kuroko the wrong way. And if this behavior from Kagami wasn't enough, Kuroko experienced it with Aomine as well every day at practice. He didn't mind them looking out for him so much as he did the fact that they brought more attention to him, but he shouldn't complain. He figured he should just let the hot headed jocks battle it out of their system. Kuroko himself hadn't seen the boys who previously approached him, but he had promised Aomine and Kagami that if he spotted them, they'd be the first to know.

At practice in the middle of the week was when they decided to show up. Aomine had skipped his own practice at Touou once again and was watching them do exercises. The two boys walked into the gym intent on wasting some of their free time after school when they spotted Aomine casually dribbling a ball next to the bleachers.

"Hey isn't that..." They looked around the court and spotted Kagami, then Kuroko. They snickered to each other. Kuroko turned and noticed them at that moment and nudged Kagami. When Aomine saw them both turn around, he followed their gaze before walking over to them.

"Are those the guys Tetsu?"

"Yeah-wait, Kagami!" Kuroko protested as Kagami made his way over to the boys, Aomine following suit, and Kuroko going after them. "Don't get in trouble." He said it more to himself because at this point they were no longer paying attention and the rest of the team had become aware of he conflict.

"Hey!" Kagami got up close to the kid standing nearest him. "You were picking on Kuroko last week. I'm not wrong." He gave them a harsh glare as the first boy got up in his face.

"What of it?" They were chest to chest now staring each other down. The boys were taller than Kuroko but Kagami and Aomine still towered over them. Even so, if they were intimidated they didn't let it show. The boy decided to give Kagami a hard shove and Kagami retaliated with just as much if not greater force. Aomine held Kagami back before things could get too ugly and the other kid stopped his friend as well. "You're a bitch!"

"You don't think I can kick your ass lets go outside right now and see who's the bitch!" Kagami yelled but controlled himself. He knew Aomine wouldn't hold him back if they decided to go at it for real this time. Then the other boy spoke.

"You guys are fags. You probably just wanna fight so you can rub up on us." He laughed. Aomine stepped up this time and roughly put a hand on the back of the second boy's neck causing him to hunch over a bit. They were definitely intimidated at this point but they kept the act up.

"And what're you gonna do about it, huh? Why don't you cuties kiss, you seem to gravitate to people like us anyways." Aomine stared them down with a wolfish grin before shoving the boy into his comrade causing them to stumble into Kagami who didn't budge. The redhead gripped the collar of the first boy's shirt and brought him up so they were face to face.

"If you mess with one of us you mess with all of us and by God the next time it happens it won't be as peachy as it was this time." Aomine and Kagami looked down at them with the most intense glares they could muster before the other two quickly made to leave the gym. "And tell your friends that if they have anymore problems they can take it up with us." He shouted after them.

"Bakagami!" Kagami turned around to face Riko. Even after what had just gone down she could still make him spinelessly obey her. She even made a shiver run down Aomine's back.

"S-Sorry coach!" He stood up straight. She tsk'ed at him before sighing.

"I understand why you boys did what you did. I was getting frustrated with those people as well. But of you get into a real fight it will be very. Very. Bad for the team." The look she gave him was terrifying. When she was finished the team resumed their exercises with giddy smiles. Kagami and Aomine turned to finally face Kuroko who, to their relief, had a small smile adorning his features.

"Thank you, Aomine-kun, Kagami-kun."

"You don't have to thank us." Aomine ruffled his hair. Kuroko smiled up at them. How could he be so lucky?

"You two are really hot when you're angry."

A/N: I apologize for language in this chapter. I get kinda ghetto when I write people being pissed off ;3