I apologize for how I haven't been updating in a couple weeks… You know, the usual happened… Homework bogged me down (*cough cough* I was procrastinating and now have a few late assignments), I was caught up in reading (*cough cough* I was searching for manga to read while I was procrastinating and ended up finding a bunch of reverse harem manga), I had lost inspiration (*cough cough* I didn't search nor think about this for a long time), and all in all I was busy (*cough cough* busy READING and SLEEPING…)… So here's the long awaited new chapter, I will also be rewriting the last chapter to make it longer than it is since I'm now in a better mood… But first, because I believe that this review may also have comments that you others may have made in your mind but hadn't said anything about, I will respond to a review that were in response to the last chapter!

Bluebird (Guest): I appreciate that you took the time to review, I also love the pairing of the GoM and Kuroko (obviously) and I'm always happy to add on to the list of fanfiction. I really couldn't care less about those people but some comments can really make me mad, which is actually kinda why I prefer they log-in so I can rant at them and not involve the rest of you in my anger since I can actually get pretty childish or I can go and sound like I'm talking down to you (in reality, I'm just super pissed off at you)… I have a Japanese teacher, she's my favorite teacher of all of them, and she's seriously short… I think she told me she was four foot one or something around there… But she said she was considered short even in Japan (which she returned about a month ago from her trip there and yesterday, I saw her for the first time in about two or three months and she gave me two different Japanese candies; one was carbonated and tasted kinda like a cherry or strawberry fruit snack and the other was grape flavored), when I asked her if she felt intimidated by the heights of us over in America. Hey, I'm blonde… technically blue eyed but I've got about four different colors in my eyes (they're mostly gray but they can either look tinted with green or blue and I've got gold flecks in them here and there)… So I can definitely understand stereotypes .' people are always surprised when I say something intelligent or smart-sounding… I expressed an opinion of mine and one of the guys in my class, across the room, said "hey, she's smart" and I felt like hitting my head against the desk (or his, I wouldn't mind doing it that way…)… But thank you again for reviewing, and I agree with the comment that the Guest should have looked up in a dictionary what racist was before getting mad at me for making a comment that is statistically proven to be true… ^.^'

On with the story!

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"Kuro-chan! I saw the commercial! You were so cute!" The blonde girl from the first day said as she rushed towards Kuroko's desk, where Kuroko himself was about to sit down. Yuuki, Kuroko's mind supplied. Suddenly, there was a crowd around Kuroko's desk, commenting and complimenting about how 'adorable' he was in the commercial. The noise doubled and Kuroko looked towards the door where Kise was talking to several girls, all of them gushing about how hot he was in the commercial. That's right, Kuroko dully remembered, it was only Kise-kun and I who were in the commercial. The rest of the GoM were only shown as silhouettes, per Akashi's request. Apparently, this was supposed to rouse curiosity in those who were seeing the commercial if they weren't watching for Kuro Te or Kise Ryouta. Kuroko smiled silently as the many girls and guys complimented him on his 'moe' level, whatever that means. He'd have to ask the guys if they could tell him what it means, hopefully they wouldn't deny him like they did last time.

"Kuroko-cchi! How are you today?" Kise excitedly broke through the crowd of students around Kuroko, holding onto a box in front of him.

"I'm alright, Kise-kun." Kuroko's eyes slid down to the box in curiosity. Knowing it wasn't any of his business but deciding to ask anyways, Kuroko asked "What's in th-"He was interrupted by the squeals and excitement of the girls.

"The rumors are true, aren't they?!" A brunette girl, who looked as if she spent an hour getting her hair to sit perfectly on her head, leaned over Kuroko's desk with her hands bracing her.

"What do you mean, Shirui-chan?" Kise asked, a question mark popping out of his head in Kuroko's imagination.

"Well, Kuro-chan is the only girl that you call with the suffix '-cchi' and you're always following after her!" Shirui continued excitedly, a spark of slight jealousy in her eyes but it seemed as though she was more excited about proving a rumor correct.

"That's not true; I call my manager Mai-cchi. And Momoi-cchi is Momoi-cchi." Kise denied the first statement, still looking slightly confused. "Also, I'm not following Kuroko-cchi; I'm hanging out with her. Besides that, what rumor are you talking about?"

"That you and Kuro-chan are dating, of course!" Shirui huffed, gaining an exasperated expression towards the blond.

"Oh, that, yeah, we're dati-"Kise said excitedly, going to hug Kuroko only to get a crushed expression at Kuroko's blunt statement that was said as Kise was talking.

"No, we aren't." Kuroko's reply was immediate and so was the response to his statement of 'fact'. Some girls deflated, as did some guys, but the rest of the listeners perked up, getting more excited about this than the rumor. "I don't think I could date Kise-kun because Kise-kun is just a friend." Kuroko sat down at his desk, tucking the skirt so it would be uncomfortable for him to sit with it, and fished out a book.

"Awe, it's alright Kise-kun, come out of that corner please?" Some of the fangirls were attempting to coax the blond out of the gradually growing darker corner while the rest finished talking excitedly about the drama as the ones who didn't belong to the classroom went to their own. The ringing of the bell caused everyone to take a seat and clear their desks of any games they may have been playing.

"Alright class, get out your textbooks and – Kise-san, get out of that corner and sit down now!" The teacher said, walking in with an annoyed expression which only got darker when he noticed Kise pouting in the corner.

"Idiot."

"Wow. Hey, Satsuki, can I borrow your textbook?"

"No, you can't Dai-chan, I need it! It's not like you would use it anyways."

"Ne~ Ki-chin, if you get detention, can I have all of your snacks that your fans left on your desk?"

"Ryouta, sit in your seat now." At the red head's command, the blond moved so fast it looked as if he used superpowers like the American comic character Flash and he was suddenly in his seat. Kuroko could only smile in amusement behind his textbook.

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"…What do you think Teru-chan?" Kichi finally took a break in his long explanation of something that seemed rather unimportant to Teru.

Teru looked at the blond in confusion. "Why are you calling me 'Teru-chan'?"

The blond looked panicked, "I didn't realize I did!" He thought for a moment before seemingly coming to a decision. "But it fits you better than Kuroko-kun, Kuroko-san, Teruma, Teruma-kun, or any other variation. Plus, Teru-chan is cute and so are you." Kichi winked at Teru, a flirtatious smile.

Teru deadpanned. "Kichi-kun doesn't have any standards, does he?"

Kichi looked dramatically wounded for a second before smiling at Teru. "Well, it doesn't matter who it is or what gender they are, as long as they are as cute as you are, I'm fine with it." Kichi tilted his head to the side, winking while placing a finger against his lips. "It's love at first sight. All my love goes to you."

"Kichi-kun is corny as well." Teru commented offhandedly, ignoring the slight red that had appeared on her cheeks, walking faster than the blond now.

"Hey, I take great offense to that!" The laughter in his voice expressed that he didn't really.

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"Class is so difficult!" Kichi complained as most everyone in the class packed their things away quickly and left near immediately except for a few. There was one who was sleeping off in the corner, two guys who were arguing about something using a bunch of big words that Teru could barely follow along with, and one who was dazedly staring at the white board while munching on chips that he had been yelled at for quite a few times during class. "I mean, why so many freakin' x's in math? You'd think the guy would give up on having a girlfriend with that many." Kichi attempted cracking a joke, watching as Teru's expression didn't change. "There's too many y's as well – nobody understands a woman, dude, don't ask me why." Kichi sighed in mock exasperation, a smile on his face. This time Teru smiled a little. With this Kichi grinned victoriously, counting this as a battle won.

"Kichi-kun, you have a very interesting sense of humor." Kichi pouted.

"Stop calling me Kichi-kun, it's too formal! Call me Ryou!" Teru smiled in amusement.

"Alright Kichi-san." Kichi deflated.

"Now it sounds like you're talking to my parents." Kichi pointed out almost depressedly.

"Then it's alright for me to call you Kichi-kun." Teru nodded in finality, almost like it was written in stone.

"Fine, I guess." Kichi muttered in depression, no longer smiling but pouting.

"Aoi Daima, wake up now." The kicking of a desk brought Teru's attention along with Kichi's; but where Teru showed curiosity, Kichi showed boredom. Teru couldn't help but feel like she should remember the name at that moment but her mind was still bogged down by the information that had just been forced into her mind by the teachers.

"Go away." A voice whined from inside the crossed arms – Kuroko had no doubt that Aomine had actually fallen asleep from the sound of his groggy voice.

"Not only are you wearing your uniform incorrectly but you're also sleeping in class and now you're disobeying school authority. Wake up, fix your uniform, and leave already." The red head seemed really annoyed, almost like he was going to end up hitting the male that was laying across the desk.

"What are you going to do about it?" Aoi said in annoyance as he stood up, towering over the red head. He flicked the red head's forehead – internally freaking out about how Akashi would usually react to that type of action – and smirked. "Absolutely nothing you can do to me shrimp." The red head's eyebrow twitched – almost spasming – as the ganguro left the room. The red head glared heavily after the tanned male.

"Why does he say you can't do anything to him?" Teru tilted her head to the side in curiosity, drawing the red head's attention along with the other two that were in the room as well. Kichi seemed to nervously step back before stopping himself and standing in one spot.*

"He's the headmaster's son so he believes he can get away with anything." The red head crossed his arms, almost looking as if he were pouting, before he seemed to realize something. "Ah, you're the new student. Kuroko Teruma, right?" Teru was about to agree when the red head continued without waiting for the reply to his question. "Of course you are. My name is Akagyoku Sei and I'm the student council president; it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Aka… gyoku…" Teru attempted to say, tilting her head to the side as she got a feel for it. Akagyoku look at her thoughtful expression, the one that obviously said that she was trying to figure out how to say it and which suffix would be better, before sighing.

"If you want to shorten it, you may." He commented, probably expecting something like 'Aka-san' or 'Gyoku-san' or the suffix being replaced with 'sempai' or 'kun'. He most certainly wasn't expecting Teru's response.

"Okay, Sei-chan then?" She looked to Akagyoku as if searching for approval.

"Um… alright…" He looked a bit lost, more than likely not expecting a guy to call him 'Sei-chan' nor for him to be alright with it.

"Can I call you Sei-kun?" Kichi looked almost hopeful – only to get a murderous glare.

"No, you may not." With that, the red head turned around and stomped into the hallway.

A moment later, the blond seemed to realize something. "Hey, you'll call him Sei-chan but what about me?! Call me Ryou-kun!"

"What was that, Kichi-san?" The blond started crying as he realized he had won that battle before but he had severely lost the war.

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I will now explain 'Kichi's actions in this omake! ;)

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"Kuroko-cchi~! Aomine-cchi is being mean to me!" Kise whined as he grabbed onto the shorter male next to him. Kuroko just sweat dropped at the blond as he looked past Kise to see Aomine with a basketball and a confused expression.

"What did Aomine-kun do this time, Kise-kun?" Kuroko sighed, patting the male's arm that was across his chest.

"Hey! I didn't do anything to that idiot!" Aomine defended almost angrily, still looking confused.

"Waa~! He did it again!" Kuroko looked at Kise's face the best he could and saw the blond was smiling.

"Kise-kun is an idiot." Kuroko said, turning his attention back to his book. Kise dramatically acted as if he had been hit, stepping back as if being forced by a punch.

"How could Kuroko-cchi say such a thi-"Kise only stopped when he felt someone hit his back and heard the thump of flesh hitting the ground. Kise should have taken the hint from Aomine's frozen body along with his terrified expression but he didn't.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry are you alright?" Kise spun around quickly reaching towards the fallen 'female', in his mind. "I didn't mean to, I swear! I would never purposely hit a gir-"He froze mid-sentence when he realized that dual colored eyes were staring up at him annoyedly. That was not the body nor uniform of a girl.

"Ryouta, please do finish your sentence." Akashi said as he stood up, shaking his wrist where he had hit the ground hard. "Afterwards, I want you to do six times the amount of your usual training menu." Kise seemed to turn to stone after that sentence before Kuroko chimed in, his eyes not leaving his book.

"Kise-kun is not able to do that today since we are finishing filming the first episode today." Kuroko said, eyes lighting up as he read about the murder scene – for some reason this book was really really detailed in the parts that most people wouldn't ever want to know.

"Hm…" Akashi considered Kuroko's point for a moment before turning back towards the slowly thawing Kise. "Alright, you'll do ten times the normal menu on Saturday and Sunday."

Kuroko shivered at the blizzard that was suddenly surrounding Kise along with dramatic music that was coming from nowhere, almost as if the main character of an anime was about to die or was giving a dramatic speech.

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For those of you who think that Kise couldn't possibly have bumped into Akashi or Akashi would see it coming and avoid it, think again… You see, the bleachers… they would have blocked Akashi's view. Along with how Kise was walking (stumbling) backwards, Akashi may have been distracted by something he was thinking about so didn't hear Kise's voice… Then again, Kise is pretty loud so he could have thought he wasn't anywhere near him… The many possibilities… By the way, it may be that in English you wouldn't notice someone saying 'girl' and being cut off… The word for 'girl' in Japanese is 'on'nanoko' so… kinda obvious that Kise had called Akashi a girl if we were to go into the Japanese words for things…

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Sorry for taking so long guys! I swear, it was not intentionally done! I, literally, could not think of this story at all… I've gotten into a Final Fantasy VII mood where whatever I read or type turns out to be in the FFVII universe, so I'm also working on a SephCloud story if anyone is interested… I don't think I'll post it until I have five chapters typed though, I'm trying something different here… Aside from that, I've also got jackass teachers and I'm currently behind on every class… Yet, I still have all my grades above a C (aside from Algebra 2 but that class is enriched so I'm not even bothering on lifting that grade from a low C, there'd be no point since the grade would go back down almost immediately)… and the one class I'm seriously behind in is the one that I have 100% in… What is this…?

Sincerely confused how anything actually works and happens correctly,

Nightmare