A/N: Heyyy! How have you guys been? I haven't updated any of my fics in a while and it feels good to be writing again. I took a short break after finishing my main fic... so I guess I'll focus on this one now! Hehe. Hope you enjoy this. Thanks if you're reading this because of Red Bean Soup. ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own KnB.
Kagami Taiga wasn't really good at studying. He wasn't good at sitting at a desk for long periods of times and he usually fell asleep one or twice during his lectures. Kagami also had poor grades, but he got in on a sports scholarship. He guessed that he was probably going to go pro or become a gym teacher. Or maybe end up being a firefighter or something.
He also didn't usually follow people around. He was usually the one being followed around by some creepy girl or two. He never really understood why. He was also the type of person who customarily glared at strangers or unconsciously gave them scary looks. Kagami usually wasn't interested in making new friends either, and he had never had a proper girlfriend. That wasn't to say that he was a snow white virgin either.
So what was he doing here, sitting at a library at 10:30 p.m. on a Friday evening, watching Kuroko Tetsuya trying not to fall asleep at his staff desk?
Kagami leaned his head back and groaned internally.
So… I've been essentially stalking him for a week, haven't I? He asked the ceiling.
Yes you have, answered his brain.
I wasn't asking you. I was asking the ceiling. Kagami made an angry face to no one in particular and slumped back into his chair. Kuroko Tetsuya wasn't an easy person to follow or notice, and on the first day Kagami tried to look for him on campus, it had completely failed. Instead, he decided to frequent the library. It was the only place he knew he'd show up.
He tried to fight it for a few days after their encounter at practice. He told himself to stop pursuing it. Kuroko Tetsuya interested him in more ways than one, and before he knew it, Kagami was looking for a blue-haired head amongst the crowds every single day.
I'm just curious, Kagami told himself.
Sure, he answered back.
Kagami stretched his legs out and blinked a few times to clear his eyes. He realized that he was the only one left in his area. How long had he been here?
He guessed that he should feel ashamed for making Kuroko uncomfortable at his workplace. He should be embarrassed that he was throwing his dignity out the window. Kagami was a proud person, and he wouldn't yet admit that he was stalking. That would be a new low point in his life.
He shifted in his seat, wondering what to do next. Kagami glared at a chip in the wooden table for a good two minutes before making up his mind. He gathered his papers (that had lain untouched for a few good hours) and noisily organized them into their proper order. By the time he had shoved them into his bag, a shadow fell upon him and Kagami's heart nearly leapt out of his chest.
Shit, how the hell does he creep up on me like that? Kagami shook his head.
"We're closing soon," a voice said blankly.
Kagami's face twitched and he pasted a smile to cover up his embarrassment. If he were an anime character, he would probably have a big fat bead of sweat drawn on his face right now. He looked up and smiled at Kuroko.
"Sorry, I'm leaving now," Kagami stood up and pushed his chair in in a stiff motion.
Kuroko stared at him and his mouth opened as if he wanted to say something. Kagami cocked his head to the side and raised his eyebrows.
"Why do you look disappointed?" Kagami couldn't resist but bend down a bit to bring his face closer to Kuroko's. He looked aghast at Kagami's comment.
"What? Wish I would never leave?" Kagami joked but was surprised when Kagami blenched at the comment.
"No way," Kagami closed his eyes to process the thought.
"No way in hell," Kuroko said quickly without the slightest change in expression.
"Really?" Kagami leaned in closer and Kuroko took a step back.
"Yes, you perverted stalker," Kuroko said as he leaned back a bit in response to Kagami's attempted to increase their proximity.
"Me? Perverted?" Kagami glared at Kuroko but he didn't look the least bit intimidated. Damn. This was one tough nut to crack. He thought Kuroko was a loser at first but he turned out to be a pretty hard-shelled person.
Okay, maybe Kagami had an idea of making Kuroko a sex buddy. Something along those lines. Maybe, just maybe. But that was a deeply buried idea, underneath all his true innocent curiosities. But he would never admit that, of course. It was just an idea: explanation as to why he was so fixated on this particular person.
But in the end, he gave up trying to come up with an explanation. Not everything in life could be explained by reason.
Thus, he proceeded with no logic in mind.
"Yes. You just said it yourself," Kuroko said without the slightest hint of humour in his voice but Kagami grinned anyways.
"That wasn't a joke," he continued.
"Well, it is to me," Kagami frowned and took another step forward.
"Stop that," Kuroko said lowly.
"Why?" Kagami interrogated.
"Because I-" Kagami startled when he saw Kuroko's head dip down and he shot forward to grab him before he fell.
"What kind of basketball player trips over their own feet-" Kagami started sarcastically but stopped short. Their faces were an inch apart, and their bodies were pressed together from attempt to keep one from falling. Kuroko's hands were held stiffly to his sides and Kagami could feel his breath on his face.
Okay, he was nervous now.
"I-I should probably let go," Kagami stuttered.
"Yes, you should," Kuroko said.
"But will I?" Kagami whispered.
Kuroko offered no objection or protest and Kagami took it as a sign of acceptance.
"So… we started off badly. Basically fucked on a first date," Kagami muttered and Kuroko flinched at this.
"So…" He said again, "Let's fix it by starting over."
And so he leaned in and awkwardly pressed their lips together.
Shit that wasn't how this was supposed to-
He felt Kuroko's face loosen and his lips were no longer pressed firmly together. Kagami let out a breath through his nose and raised a hand to cup the back of Kuroko's head. He bravely deepened the kiss but it didn't invoke a reaction. Frustrated, Kagami swept his tongue along Kuroko's bottom lip and slipped it in when Kuroko's lips parted. The smaller boy jerked in his arms at the intrusion but Kagami held him in a firm embrace. He experimentally stroked Kuroko's tongue with his own and when Kuroko finally responded with a tentative stroke of his own, Kagami's heart rate jerked up sharply. Their tongues intertwined with each other's for several hot minutes before Kuroko freed his arms from Kagami's lock and looped them up naturally around Kagami's neck.
He withdrew his tongue and started to give Kuroko slow and deep kisses. Kuroko was opening his mouth in rhythm to Kagami's and they ware engaged for several pleasurable minutes before Kuroko froze and tried to push himself away.
They broke apart and Kagami released Kuroko as if he hadn't realized he was holding him.
"That was what I was supposed to do right?" Kuroko said breathily as he swept the back of his hand across his mouth to wipe off a trail of saliva.
"Do what?" Kagami said heavily.
"Give you a taste so that you could realize that you were deluded. That guys aren't your thing," Kuroko expounded.
Kagami stared at him with a hard look for a few seconds.
"Are you an idiot?" he asked roughly.
"Maybe I am, for liking it," Kuroko said quietly and he turned abruptly to head towards the library exit. Kagami made no move to stop him since his mind was already whirring at a hundred miles per hour.
"What the hell…" he muttered to himself, "this makes no sense."
Kuroko bolted out of the library as fast as he could, crouching in front of the exit trying to catch his breath. He could feel himself reddening and his heartbeat was pounding through his ears. He completely forgot about chasing Kagami out of the library since security was going to turn off the lights soon. He wrapped his arms around himself in an effort to calm down.
"No…this wasn't supposed to happen."
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