Well, thanks everyone for filling a portion of my email with your alerts, favorites, and reviews. I appreciate them all! Let's see, I mentioned that ? and ! problem, how I will be using honorifics a bit strangely, and… Oh, I might mention condoms in a later chapter. If that's a no, please review and say so. The condoms scene is a bit… embarrassing, considering what they're there for.

The small inn was right along the edge of the small town that was near the farm where the wedding was. It was similar to the one that they had gone to for the training camp, but it was nestled among greenery and plants compared to the beach last time. Kagami took a deep breath and realized how much cleaner the air was compared to Tokyo. If you looked towards the distance you could see mountains in shades of green and yellow.

"Your aunt, she chose a nice place."

"Everyone thought so."

The entire group piled into the place and Kagami, for once, was a bit sharper than usual.

"Wait, Kuroko, does this mean other people helping with the wedding are staying here too?"

"Yes. Though, I doubt we will interact much."

Mother and Father watched as their usually introverted son seemed to open up so much to a boy they had only just met. It was like his relationship with Aomine, but they hoped it was with different results. Kuroko had refused to tell them the details, but they knew that he had been crushed before pulling himself back together.

"Tetsu!"

Kuroko turned around and caught the keys his father threw.

"Those are for your guys' room."

"Ah, we are staying in separate rooms?"

"Yeah, it's going to be kind of awkward with the parents butting into your friendly conversations or whatever that goes on."

"What do mean by that?" Kagami said to himself.

"I understand. Kagami, can you carry the luggage? I will hold the suits."

"Huh, why!"

"I am still tired from the trip, and we will need to help Aunt Fumiko with the wedding preparations later."

"Fine fine, gimme your bag."

They ambled up the stairs and turned a corner, but Kuroko's parents could still hear Kagami complaining and Kuroko replying.

"I really hope this Kagami-kun doesn't end up like that Aomine boy," his mother commented.

-0-0-0-

Kuroko seemed to sigh, once they got into the room, and hung up the suits before collapsing into a chair.

"Kagami, are you still sore from the coach's practice?"

"Don't remind me; the pain just got worse when you said that."

They went to the bathroom, washed their faces, and relaxed a bit before they left for the farm. They drove a rented car through the streets, up a hill, and voila! They were at the farm.

"WHOA! This place is huge!"

Kuroko was also surprised at how large the farm was. There were barns, fields, and orchards all neatly separated and pleasing to see from the vantage point at the hilltop.

"TET-CHAN~!"

Kuroko's expression noticeably brightened as Kagami saw a young woman running towards them. She looked extremely similar to Kuroko's mother, being just as pretty if not more so. Her face had a happiness-filled quality to it.

"Auntie!"

Kagami stifled a laugh. "Auntie" and "Tet-chan"? What kind of pet names were those? He must've seemed too obvious because Kuroko immediately ground a heel onto Kagami's toes.

"OWWW!"

"Mm? Something the matter?" the lady asked, smiling.

"Kagami, this is my Aunt Fumiko."

Fumiko looked at Kagami surprised.

"WOW~ Tet-chan! First it's that Generation of Miracles and now this one! Is everyone on your team in Seirin also this handsome?"

Kuroko smiled, slightly blushed, and turned away.

"Stop it Auntie, you are embarrassing me in front of Kagami."

Kagami's jaw dropped. WH-WHAT WAS THIS? How could Kuroko pull off an expression like that? He flipped out his phone and snapped a picture.

"What? Kagami! Delete that!"

"No way! I need to show the others this! You're acting so weird right now!"

"C'mon Tet-chan, don't worry!"

"But…"

"She's right Kuroko, don't worry!" Kagami repeated.

Kuroko seemed to silently accept defeat, and his gaze drifted over what wedding décor he could see.

"Auntie, you seem behind in the preparations."

Fumiko groaned.

"Things have gotten stressful. You know how the family is. Most of them are stubborn jackasses."

"Sister!"

"I know, I know, but admit it, Lil' Sis; they are. They all seem to have their own ideas for how some things should go and if it weren't for their friends-which are the voices of logic-there would be almost nothing done. Reya and I have actually had to delay the wedding for a few days."

"Aw no! The coach! She's gonna kill us!" Kagami moaned.

"I'm so sorry. Tet-chan, you should go tell your coach and afterwards just explore the barn to get acquainted with where everything is. Be careful."

Kagami could see his friend's eyes narrow.

"Is grandpa here?"

"Yeah, but we've got some other nasties here as well. I made sure to invite the bare minimum of our family. Everyone else is either a friend or from Reya's family, and they're five stars compared to our little messed up clan."

"Thank you Auntie."

Kuroko left and Kagami followed, thoroughly confused.

"What did she mean by your family being messed up?"

"It's not that. They are just very protective people, and they do not like me."

"It's not like you hurt your mom or anything like that," Kagami said.

"Well, I have made them very angry already. They like to support the opposite of whatever I say, which included my opinion on Mother's boyfriends. I said one man was no good and they said he was amazing. He turned out to be abusive."

Kagami felt if his jaw dropped anymore times it would completely unhinge.

"Don't dump that much depressing info on me all at once! Wait, then, those bruises… That was at the beginning of the school year!"

"He just left a particularly bad goodbye note when he crashed the wedding."

"Jeez! How did you keep this all secret?"

"No one asked."

Kagami slapped his forehead.

"Why does your family hate you this much?"

"Just some circumstances involving my birth. It would be nice if you could keep a secret."

"So it was a secret!"

"Kagami," Kuroko said as he went to the CONTACTS list on his phone.

"Sorry."

Aida picked up after only three rings.

"Coach, I apologize. The wedding has been delayed."

He could hear a small giggle.

"Don't worry, you guys are fine! School has been shut down for a week and we can still use the gym!"

Kuroko ignored Kagami's flailing and decided to tackle the easier question first.

"What happened to the school?"

"Well, you know that anti-educational terrorist group that's been targeting schools nearby?"

"Yes."

"They came and somehow broke almost every window on campus and spray-painted almost everything they could! Apparently it was because Seirin is fairly new and we are a symbol of oppression by education and blah-blah. They left the gym completely untouched though!"

"Is that why you are so happy?"

"YES! One week of practice without any school worries! I'm writing up the schedule right now~!"

"What about the practice we need to make up?"

"Don't worry. I had you both do a week's worth instead of two days of extra training just incase of a situation like this!"

Kuroko almost dropped the phone.

"I see. Well then, I shall tell Kagami everything. Goodbye coach."

"Bye-bye!"

He snapped his phone shut and turned to Kagami.

"Bad news first then good news, right?"

"Oh god."

-o-o-o-

"You're fucking kidding me! So you've got ax-crazy relatives here and training hell in back home! What's with this kind of timing?"

"You can relax during the reception. Calm down."

"I just found out our coach almost crippled us! How can I calm down?"

"Let's take a walk around the farm then."

After a good half hour of finding where everything was, Kagami did admit he was cooling down.

This place was gorgeous. There were rows of fruit trees and different types of crops, and the whole place had some sort of rustic feel. The dinner was apparently going to be in an apple orchard. Thankfully, they hadn't met anyone particularly hostile. Most of the guests they met were very kind. Kuroko noticed more than a few of the girls eyeing Kagami.

"You seem to be popular with the girls."

"Heh, take a look at yourself! There was this one girl who kept sneaking glances at you."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"I see."

"Why so surprised?"

"No one really notices me."

"Oh. My bad, I forgot."

Kuroko shook his head. Kagami noticed a small smile creep onto his face.

"No, I do not mind at all."

For some reason, seeing Kuroko this happy because of a girl slightly miffed him. This random girl could make him smile when it took the tension of a game or weeks of familiarity to get that same response otherwise.

They walked around for a bit more as the sun set. When they noticed the red sky, they ran back to the hill as fast as they could to catch the sun sinking behind the mountains.

"Oh, we didn't help your aunt with anything," Kagami realized.

"I told you, Aunt Fumiko cares about others. She knew we were tired from something. We can help her tomorrow or after dinner."

His parents came back and Fumiko set them off with a goodbye before all four of them went back to the inn.

-o-o-o-

It turned out that there weren't enough lights to do any real work after dinner. Kuroko spread out the futons as Kagami got their clothes.

"Okay, let's go! I wanna go to sleep!"

"Yes."

They carried their bundles and were half-way there when Kuroko paused abruptly.

"The key. We never locked our room."

"Don't worry, I can get it," Kagami said and ran off. Kuroko was a bit surprised, then smiled and went on to the baths.

The steam that met him as he went into the baths and talking told him others were here. He didn't expect this many people during a time like this though, judging from the loudness of the voices there were a large amount of people here. He went and scrubbed all the dirt from his body before going to soak in the baths. The people he saw in it stopped him.

"Oh, the thing's here."

"What? Why the hell did Fumiko invite it?"

"Knowing her, the bitch probably brought him here to piss us off. She never was as obedient as her younger sister."

Kuroko clenched his fists.

"Do not say that about Auntie. If my mother was invited I would need to be invited as well," he said and dodged the people that had tried to sneak up on him.

"Dammit! Slippery little runt!"

"Please, do not make a scene. There are other guests here."

Many people had already left because of the rowdy group, and now even more were leaving to avoid whatever the poor boy had coming to him.

"Shut up."

Kuroko stepped out of the way of another man and gasped as he slipped on the wet floor. He winced as he scraped some skin on the stone tiles. Pain turned to fear as his towel slipped off and people roughly pushed him into the water. They deliberately shoved him into one of the hottest potions of the bath and Kuroko struggled to move away. Strong arms gripped and forced his head underwater. His skin burned and he let out a small yell and kicked at his attackers.

"We won't ever accept you for what your father did!"

"Kuroko!"

He swallowed a mouthful of water and winced as his throat was scalded.

"Ka-Kagami!"

Just as he took a breath he was pushed down again. They were actually trying to water-log him! Frantically, he dug his nails into soft flesh and noticed with some satisfaction the grunts of pain. His eyes blurred and stung with bath water and tears and in the corner of his vision he could see that shock of red hair moving closer. More pain as a hand gripped his scalp and pulled his head up by the hair. He sucked in as much air as he could and coughed out water.

"That guy, he's your friend, right? Why don't we tell him why we hate you so much?"

Those words chilled him to his core despite the heat.

"NO! Kag-ack!"

He could say no more as he was pushed underwater again. Grimly, he noticed someone approach Kagami and he screamed as loud as he could despite his mouth and throat filling with water.

Well, that was one of the most retarded plot twists I have ever done. I think I just killed the fic. I also think I just made it clichéd and messed up or badly written now. Shoot.