I somehow had a writing spree today, so here is already the next chapter. Have fun :D

Language: English is not my first language.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke or any of its characters.

Chapter 11

The fish in the basket were almost gone after the meal they had. Taiga sat as near to the exit as possible, trying to look unruffled by the close space. "How far is it until we reach your tribe?", he picked the last root from his bowl and chewed, while glimpsing at the bluenette who was already done with his food.

"Hm, I think 1 or 2 days are left. Depends on how fast we can cross that river. Why? Can't wait to lay in my bed?" Daiki waggled his eyebrows at him and that ever present mirth full grin was pulling his sensual lips up.

"Yeah, right. Tsk. As if, idiot! Can't we have a normal conversation without you being a pervert at everything I say?" Taiga sighed and looked out to the splashing river. 'If only ...'

Caught up in over thinking things, the redhead didn't notice that the bluenette approached him. Taiga almost leaped out of his skin, when long strong arms were put around him and a damp tongue slide into his auricle. "Hm … but I like being a pervert.", sultry voice purred into his ear.

"Damn you stupid shit." He pushed his hand into the other males face and rubbed his free hand over his ear. A puzzled look formed on his blushing face as his thumb was caught by soft lips and teeth grazed over the skin. Between his own sunkissed fingers, he saw smoldering midnight orbs and for a moment he forgot to breath.

'No, no, NO … not when I'm this close to ...'

When Daiki sucked his digit into his mouth and let his tongue leisurely trail around it, Taiga snapped back to reality. He pushed harder against the taller male, using both hands and even his foot to get away.

"Uhmpf …" The bluenette winced and let go. "Damn bastard, what was that for?", he growled while he rubbed his abused stomach muscles.

"You damn well know what it was for! Didn't you hear a thing I said? I'm not into males! I will not do …. that with you! Just stay the fuck away from me!" Taiga breathed heavy after his outburst, but still glared at the other. "And only so you know it. I will sleep outside today! Don't you dare come near me again!" With that said, he grabbed one of the fur blankets and got out of the tiny cave.

"Oi, Taiga!" Daiki snarled but didn't go after the redhead. He rubbed his stomach again. "Tch. That lying dickhead will see what he has from this.", he murmured to himself and then screamed louder. "I hope you get drowned by rain and bugs bite your stupid ass, dumpshit!"

"Yeah, right. I would rather let them bite it than you!" The redhead retorted and Daiki spurted a pout. He wasn't used to being denied what he wanted. Normally people flocked all over him, mostly to his annoyance. So, this situation now, was also new to him, like almost everything else that happened in the past few days. He never laughed so much, he never had so much fun with another person, he couldn't understand what happened to the hot wanton man who shivered, groaned and came by his hands only one day ago. He liked a good challenge, but the complete absence of want in the other males eyes, confused him to no end. And currently he was too upset, to think about it. Certainly, he had done nothing wrong; of that he was sure.

Eventually he rolled over and put his own blanket around him, paying attention to not get it to close to the little fire. 'Tch, he should freeze his ass off out there. Stupid prick.'

But Taiga was not as dumb as other people often thought. In only a few minutes, he had lit another fire and sat down, leaning his back against the rough greyish stone wall. Putting his blanket around him, he stared into the flames and swept the thoughts of the the bluenette mentally away. He needed to concentrate on his task. Was already forming one plan after another, as to how to get away from the Aomine's guy.

One thing was for sure. If the other noticed, what he was planning, he would be bound again and all his chances to get back home would be gone. He needed to be discreet. Not something he was used to, not with his temper, no. But this time it was essential or his scheme wouldn't work out.

Daiki was still wounded. The scratches were only closed for one day and he knew that the tanned man was still in pain, even if he didn't show it. And that was where his escape would begin. He smirked to himself for his brilliant thinking and laid down to get some sleep. He would need all his strength in the morning and hoped that mother nature was in this with him.

But sleep wasn't well disposed to both men in this night. Both woke up groaning from an aching pain in their backs and even mother nature had conspired against Taiga.

He glared at the unholy river and cursed inwardly. His brilliant plan was gone to the wind with this fucking amount of water. Stomping back to the wave-cave, yeah he somehow came up with that stupid name, he growled at the bluenette who was about to open his mouth.

"Don't say a fucking word, you piece of shit. This is all your fault. If I never would see your face again, it would still be too early." With that he plopped down on his ass and roamed around the little amount of food they had left.

Daiki let speechless hang his mouth open. He never, in the past days, saw the redhead this angry. Not even after all the teasing from him. He snapped his mouth shut and snarled, "What crawled up your ass, you twat? I only wanted to greet you a good morning."

"Yeah, whatever you say. Just shut the hell up." Taiga wasn't that mad since the incident with the cave bear, two years ago, when one of his closest friends, Kazunari, almost died. He grabbed some of the berries and roots and walked outside again.

"Oi, what about food?", the bluenette stuck his head out of the cave and looked after him.

"The kitchen is cold today. If you want something warm, do it yourself. I'm not your freaking wife." Taiga angrily gnawed at the hard root and glared at the river. This all was so fucked up.

First his miserable hunting attempt, then this stupid bastard doing whatever he wanted and his own damn body betraying him, not to mention that he owned the fuckard his life. No, now his only possibly chance to get away from the perverted-cave-monster was also gone. It couldn't become worse.

Daiki's good mood, despite the back pain, was gone after that scene. He angrily snatched himself some food and cursed through gritted teeth.

They were back to silent treatment. Marching half an hour along the river, with an inwardly cursing Taiga and an outwardly shown frown on Daiki's face, they reached a spot where they could more easily cross to the other side.

"Make way, I will go first.", the bluenette snapped at Taiga and pushed him to the side.

The redhead stumbled and glared at the tanned back in front of him. "Friendliness was not fed by spoon to you, I get it."

"Yeah, whatever you say. Now, shut up. I need to concentrate." Daiki walked into the flood and tested with his feet, if he could find a save path through the splashing waves. "Here should be fine. Oi, Taiga. Give me your hand!" He reached out behind him, without looking back. A slight blush creeped up his cheekbones upon his foreign action. Holding hands with another male, he certainly had never done that. He felt weird, but that soon changed to anger, when he heard the other man refuse.

"Not happening, idiot. I can walk through that without you leading me." Taiga averted his eyes. "Can you move now or have you sprouted roots?"

"Tch. Fine. Do as you like, but don't complain to me later if you fall in."

Testing the ground, Daiki walked further in, with Taiga following him in a larger distance. "Oi, stay close. The ground is kind of unsteady here." The blue-haired male screamed over the roaring water masses, as he glimpsed back to the redhead.

"Yes, yes.", the redhead mused to himself, 'As if I want to be close to you.' His mind was playing other scenarios thought. 'Doesn't seem too dangerous here. If I can abandon the basket, it should work.'

Daiki was closely watching the river, when he suddenly heard a splashing sound and his basket came floating to him. "What the …?", he grabbed it and looked over his shoulder. "Oi, Taiga. Why did you throw …" His midnight eyes grew wide.

Behind him was no one.

"Shit! Taiga … TAIGA …", the bluenette screamed and searched frantically for the redhead. He scanned the water right to left if he could spot red hair or a limp. Anything would do.

Some way further down the river, Taiga spat water as he broke through the surface. It was more difficult than he thought and a slight panic creeped up his back. It didn't seemed as dangerous first, but he shouldn't have underestimated the undertow which pushed him around in every direction without his consent.

'Dammit! I will survive this!' He straightened his back and tried to get ground under his feet. His swimming movements did nothing against the tow and when a broken branch shot fast by his body, he gulped hard. 'Shit! Didn't thought about that.' He doubled his efforts. He could see the shore right before him. Only a little bit more.

But luck was not on his side today. He got pulled under water and completely lost his orientation, as he got whirled around by yet another rapid. Air was short in his lungs and he desperately tried to find the surface again.

His body was squashed against a rock, which suddenly popped out of nowhere and another branch scrapped painfully over his shoulder. He couldn't breath. His eyes burned as he desperately sought for a way out and opened them underwater. Only grey-brown water and brown-green shadows filled his sight. He couldn't see the blue of the sky. His body was too fast thrown around by the angry river. 'Is that it? Will I die like that?', shot through his mind, before a big bough rammed his temple.

His unconscious body drove to the surface. Face down and limp, drifting further down the boisterous river.

TBC