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Arc I – A Single Light

Chapter Two – Impulse

Practice had run later than usual; it was already dark out and Kuroko's footsteps echoed in the empty streets as he walked towards his house. There were a few things that he needed to grab before going over to Kagami's house. Kuroko dug around in his bag as he rounded a corner, his parents said that they wouldn't be back for another two days from their business trip. It was a commonly occurring event; his parents would leave for a few days to complete work in different cities or another country altogether. The house itself was a medium sized building with tall windows and a black door. Kuroko paused at the gate his hand on the lock.

The kitchen light was on.

~KuroBasu~

There was an air bubble in the top left corner of his bedroom window, two inches down from the top frame and about 5 cm in length. Kagami had never noticed this fact before, but after having stared at it for the past 3 hours the image was imprinted into the back of his eye lids.

It was already 8:00pm; Kuroko was late. Kagami was well aware that practice had probably just run longer than usual, and plus Kuroko had said he need to grab something from home before coming over again. However spending an entire day sitting at home with nothing to do left Kagami restless.

Kagami sat up from his bed in one fluid movement, before making his way to the door of his apartment room. He stopped at the door and stared down at his shoes seated neatly at the entrance where he'd left them the last two times he 'resolved' to go out. It was quite possible that Kuroko would arrive when he was out and he didn't even have any clue where to start looking for the smaller teen.

His hand tightened around the doorknob nonetheless and Kagami quickly slipped into his shoes. There was no way he could survive any longer sitting inside. He'd been feeling more restless than normal; it was an intense pressure in his chest that made his heart beat faster every time he tried to focus. Ever since Kuroko had left that morning there's been something at the very back of his mind trying to get his attention; wanting to be addressed.

With the weight on his chest just getting worse the more he stood there Kagami threw open the door and took a step outside. He was getting hungry anyways so he'd get something to eat while he was out. The second step outside didn't work out as well as the first did.

Looking down Kagami realized there was already a foot where he was trying to place his, and a body in the space he was currently invading.

A flash of light teal hair and calm aqua blue eyes staring back at him.

Kagami wondered two things in the brief seconds of their decent.

Would he ever be able to properly see Kuroko?

Did Kuroko always look so calm? Even when he was falling?

The impact didn't hurt as much as he thought it would, maybe that was because the boy under him cushioned part of it, or maybe it was because Kagami had caught himself on the railing so as to not completely crush said boy.

"Kagami-kun, you're heavy, please get off"

Obviously he didn't do too good of a job.

"Damn, where the hell did you come from Kuroko!" He looked down on the boy he was hovering over before slowly getting up.

"I've been standing in front of the door for a while now, then you just suddenly started walking out." Kuroko rubbed at his lower back where it had impacted with the ground before picking himself up as well.

Kagami frowned, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Idiot why didn't you knock?"

"I did but you didn't answer and I was about to just walk in again but…" he trailed off as Kagami let out a sigh.

"Next time don't bother knocking, just let yourself in I don't live with anyone so it doesn't matter." Kagami led the way back into his apartment room expecting Kuroko to have followed. But the other was still crouched outside the door.

"What are you doing?" Kagami peaked around the doorframe and was startled to realize for the first time that there were bags scattered over the floor.

Kuroko looked up, from grabbing the last bag.

Why hadn't he noticed?

"Just getting my stuff, I've brought a change of clothes this time and also my parents returned home early, so they've prepared food for us."

"A-ah…." Kagami stuttered as he watched Kuroko finally walk into the room, heading over to the small dining table and setting down three of the four bags.

"My mother made bentos for us, I informed her of your eating habits so she prepared a lot."

It was true. Kagami counted about 12 boxes of bentos in total and considering Kuroko probably couldn't even finish one, that meant a lot for himself. His stomach seemed to growl in agreement, and reminded him of how hungry he was. Kuroko shot him an amused glance while setting the table before claiming a chair and looking at him expectantly.

Kagami wasn't sure if he was still upset that Kuroko was late or not. The weight that's been dragging at him all day was gone and Kagami couldn't help but smiling at the light feeling that had replaced it.

"Kagami-kun?"

Kuroko's voice snapped him out of his daze; that seemed to be happening a lot lately.

"Kagami-kun is smiling for no reason again." Kuroko crooked his head at the taller male as he sat down at the table.

"W-what! No I wasn't!" He didn't know why he felt so happy, but the other boy's gaze made his cheeks heat up a little and Kagami quickly grabbed some food and dug in with vigor. There was a moment of silence as Kagami stuffed food into his mouth and Kuroko's eyes lingered on the red head, who was trying to concentrate on eating.

"Kagami-kun is an idiot," it was almost a whisper. Kuroko finally turned his attention back to his own meal; picking away at it in his slow, careful way.

His head was still lowered, but out of the corner of his eye Kagami still caught a glimpse of the small smile on his friend's face. He felt the corners his own lips being pulled upwards, compelled by some unknown force. It was an impulse.

And Kagami didn't fight it.

~KuroBasu~

After they ate Kuroko started on his homework while Kagami cleaned up the leftovers. There was a comfortable silence as the two went about their work, and the next hour passed by similarly. Having finished his chore Kagami was lounging on the couch when Kuroko snapped his books shut. There was an added force in the action and Kagami looked up amused to watch his frustrated partner shove everything into a bag, he caught a glance of a functions textbook.

"Not gonna finish?" Kagami stood up from the couch, stretched out all his limbs before closing in on the table. There was a teasing tone in his voice and Kuroko shot back a playful glare.

"I forgot to mention earlier Kagami-kun, but we are having tests tomorrow in all our classes." Kuroko's face was his normal deadpan and it was hard to tell whether he was kidding or not.

When Kuroko's face didn't show any change after a few minutes of laughing on his part, Kagami panicked.

"You were being serious?"

The slight nod said it all.

"You seem to be doing a lot better today Kagami-kun, how do you feel?" Kuroko reached up immediately after asking and pressed his palm against the taller male's forehead.

Kagami didn't really know what to say, either too distracted by the sight of Kuroko standing on his tippy toes to reach him or just taking time to process the tests that he might have to take depending on his answer.

"You don't feel warm anymore," there was a hint of something in Kuroko's voice that made the decision for Kagami.

"N-no, not yet… maybe just one more day to rest up," there was a slight pause as Kagami thought about his next words. "Could, you come over after school tomorrow and help me study?"

Kuroko looked faintly surprised, but gave a faint nod before heading to bed. "I'm tired, let's go to sleep."

~KuroBasu~

When red eyes blinked open only to be greeted by a dark room, Kagami knew right away it was way too early to be awake. The room was silent save for the occasional inhale and exhale. Kagami shut his eyes again willing sleep to come but found his mind wide awake and alert. It was only 4:10am and Kuroko was still passed out beside him. Their legs had somehow gotten tangled again in the night, and Kuroko's head was currently occupying his arm. All this made the task of getting up much harder than it had to be.

Moving slowly and gently so as not to disturb the other, Kagami quietly slipped out of the room and made his way into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and let out the breath he'd been holding. Kagami leaned back and stared up at the ceiling, normally he'd still be sound asleep at this time. But, having done nothing but lying around in bed all day left his body full of unused energy.

Thinking back Kagami wasn't sure how he even managed to fall sleep in the first place. At some point last night Kuroko's soft breathing had lulled him so sleep.

School wasn't until 8:00am and he wasn't even going, so there was no rush. Kagami decided he'd go for a jog to work off some energy, and then make breakfast before Kuroko got up.

The air outside was cold, every breath turned into a white puff of smoke before thinning out like fog. Kagami paused at the base of his apartment building to stretch out his legs before finally heading off.

The first rays of light were peaking over the horizon as Kagami rounded the corner and turned back onto his street. He had taken longer than he's originally planned; it was already 6:30am by the time his apartment came into view. Looking up at his window he hoped that Kuroko wasn't awake yet.

Just as he turned away there was a flash of blue in the corner of his eye. Kagami did a double take but when he looked again the window was unoccupied. Was it just his imagination? He really hoped that he wasn't just losing it; lately it seemed that all his thoughts somehow lead back to his blue haired teammate.

He was in an impulsive spiral downward.

The room was quiet as Kagami set his shoes to the side and hung up his coat. His feet took him towards the bedroom. He poked his head into the room and let out a light chuckle.

It seemed that Kuroko had put the whole bed to good use; he was spread out on his stomach, shirt riding up to expose the pale skin on his back.

"And he calls me an idiot" Kagami leaned over to pull the shirt back down. His fingers brushed across the skin, perhaps lingering a bit longer than necessary. He found it hard to pull away, instead simply opting to stand there in silence.

The early signs of bed hair were already beginning to show. Kagami resisted the urge to ruffle it, smiling he finally turned around and walked out of the room.

Blue eyes followed his retreating back.

~KuroBasu~

It was another restless day Kagami spent wasting away in his room, reading and rereading the multitude of basketball magazines he had collected over the years. But even that got boring after a while, he wondered how Kuroko was doing on the tests they apparently had today, it didn't weigh too heavily on his conscience; not nearly as much as it should of. It was all the basketball practices that concerned him.

He hadn't even touched a basketball in two days. The thought of making a short detour to the court that morning had been tempting, but he knew he'd have lost track of time even more that way. Maybe after Kuroko got back they could practice together. It was Friday and Kagami wondered if Kuroko had somewhere to be tonight; did his family want him home. It sounded like his parents weren't there a lot so they probably wanted to use chance time to spend time together.

Kagami looked over at the clock again for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. It was nearing 6:00pm, unless it was running over time again practice should be just about over. He sat up to glance out the window and was surprised to see said boy making his way toward the building.

Suddenly filled with new inspiration Kagami bolted up, grabbed a bag off his bed and quickly made his way to the door, slipping into his shoes on the way out.

He intercepted Kuroko before he got to the building and pulled him back the way he came.

"Kagami-kun, where are we going?" Kuroko's voice didn't really hold any objections, but was slightly out of breath from their fast pace. Kagami slowed down to a walk and let go of his arm.

"Let's go to the court, I'm itching to play."

It was all the explanation needed cause Kuroko didn't question him or even the fact that he was still lugging around all his school stuff.

They played for the better part of two hours before Kuroko finally collapsed from exhaustion. The sun was already going down as Kagami slammed the ball into the basket one last time before joining his teammate on the ground.

"I feel alive again!"

The redhead sprawled out on the cement letting out a content breath. Sweat dripped from his head and soaked through the thin material of his shirt. He turned over to the other about to suggest the go to Maji to grab a bite to eat but his stomach beat him to it, letting out a long distressed growl voicing its pain.

Kuroko lifted an arm away from his face and shot the bigger teen an amused look. He sat up grabbing the discarded sweater beside him and threw it on.

"Shall we go to Maji?"

Kagami smirked, getting up as well.

"You read my mind."

Once inside Maji Kagami bought his normal towering stack of burgers and Kuroko already holding the vanilla milkshake lead the way to their designated table.

"Is that all you're eating, this is dinner you know." Kagami raised an eyebrow at the other before setting a burger in front of him.

Kuroko blinked back at him confused for a moment, "I was planning to eat after getting home."

Kagami's thoughts froze in place. That's right Kuroko was going home after this, he's know this all along but it seems to have slipped his mind somewhere in the last hour. This realization hit him a bit harder than it should have.

"But I'll take your offer, thank you Kagami-kun," nimble fingers unwrapped the burger before taking a bite.

The rest of the meal went by uneventfully.

Kuroko seemed to notice his friends suddenly gloomy mood, but didn't' comment on it. The other had offered to walk him home since it was already dark out; both their footsteps echoed in the empty street as they neared his house. It took another 10 minutes before the structure came into view.

A sudden desperation shook Kagami's frame, his hand shot out, and before he realized what was happening had grabbed the other's wrist, effectively stopping Kuroko from opening his front gate.

That mounting pressure was back, pushing down on his chest and making it just a bit hard to breath.

It almost hurt.

"Can… you stay over again?" There was desperation in his voice.

He just wanted the pressure to go away.

Kuroko blinked at him for the second time that day. He didn't say anything but the small nod brought air back into Kagami's lungs.

This time Kagami didn't miss the light tint of pink dusted across those pale cheeks. It brought blood flooding to this own face. He wasn't sure why, such a simple gesture had such an impact on him, but the light feeling in his limbs was a welcomed change to the dead weight.

When had that anxiety disappeared?

Kagami looked back down to his teammate, he hadn't let go of the other's wrist yet.

Clear blue eyes met his crimson gaze.

Ah, he remembered now, it was every time he saw Kuroko that the pressure disappeared.

There was something pushing at the edge of his conscience, something waiting to be acknowledged. Or maybe he was already aware of it. He needed to tell Kuroko, make the other aware so that this pounding in his chest might stop. So that he could understand why his body was moving so suddenly on its own. But his thoughts were frozen in place, voice caught in his throat.

Kagami didn't realize he'd let go, allowed the impulse to take over. It pounded through his veins, numbing his mind. It directed his movement until everything disappeared.

And all he could feel were the velvety soft lips against his own.

AN: hahah I'm sorry this took so long it was my intention to get it up by the end of each month but school kind of can a long and killed that plan. I'll try this time, but I I got things a bit more organized, so notice that there's arcs now, not that you probably care... anyways

Please review and tell me anything you want to see happen. This first arc I'm taking and request on some filler fun chapters (mainly Kagami and Kuroko, I have plans for how the other GOM come in) they can be any rating and I'll try my best! ^^ but I mean be reasonable Kagami and Kuroko can't just randomly explode...