Act 4: Dear Trouble
"No!" Shouts and screams were heard everywhere in the class currently cared by none other than the big and tall red hair himself, Kagami Taiga.
"Come on, it's only for a day, so please just bear with me just this once?" Kagami begged with his voice sounding way to stress out to even comprehend.
"No, we want Kuroko Sensei!" The whole class of Seirin S yelled out while stuffs were thrown all over the place.
Despite the bad situation happening to Kagami, Kuroko himself at this time was having the time of his life.
{Seirin T}
"I do not understand why Kagami-kun would hate all of you angels here…Oh come here, little Kise, what's wrong? Do you have a boo-boo; here let me kiss it away for you."
Kuroko let Kise sit on his lap while he gave light kisses onto Kise's injured finger, or also known as the 'Boo-Boo'.
"Tetsu, I have a Boo-Boo on my butt, please kiss it away for me." Aomine whined desperately in need to get Kise away from Kuroko and to divert Kuroko's attention to him.
"Er…Why have you got a Boo-Boo on your butt Aomine-kun?"
"I fell down on my butt just now, Tetsu, so please kiss my Boo-Boo away."
Not wanting to kiss Aomine on the butt, Kuroko gave some thought and came up with an excuse, "I'm sorry Aomine-kun, but I can't kiss away your Boo-Boo on your butt."
"Why can't you do it, Tetsu?"
"Um…Because kisses only work on fingers Aomine-kun, so I apologise for not able to give you a kiss."
Aomine pouted at the explanation, giving some thoughts before giving up after a few minutes.
"Tetsuya, I want you to come over to my house later." Akashi appeared out of nowhere which startles Kise who was currently sitting on Kuroko's lap, but was later replaced by Akashi who threw him off Kuroko's lap.
"Can you repeat what you've said just now Akashi-kun?" A dazzle Tetsuya asked.
"I want you to come over to my house later this afternoon."
Kuroko was speechless. He looks around with his eyes, trying to think of an excuse to refuse Akashi's offer, but to no avail. However, luck seems to be on Kuroko's side as Kiyoshi rushed into the classroom with tears flowing down his cheeks and screaming out loud for Kuroko.
Breathing out a relief sigh, Kuroko places Akashi back onto his own feet and went over to Kiyoshi. Behind Kuroko was an over-rage chibi red hair, glaring daggers at Kiyoshi for taking Kuroko's attention away from him before he can get a perfect answer. This made Kiyoshi feel chills down his spine and his legs weaken on him.
"Kiyoshi-kun, what's the matter? Is Kagami sensei not in your class?"
Kuroko asked concern for the presence of the crying boy, and Akashi's offer forgotten.
Kiyoshi shook his head, "I don't want Kagami sensei to teach me," His voice gradually getting louder, "I want Kuroko sensei…!"
Crouching down to the crying boy's level, Kuroko hushed Kiyoshi's cries with a hug while his hands rubbing circles slowly on Kiyoshi's back. The sound of Kiyoshi's cries soften, but the tears continue to fall like small dripping rain.
"I really…want…Kuroko…sensei…" Incoherent words slur out of Kiyoshi's mouth, but still Kuroko understand perfectly what he meant.
"Quiet down now Kiyoshi-kun, all will be fine. I'll go back to teaching you the next day, so why don't we go back to your class now and let Kagami sensei teaches you for today?"
However, Kiyoshi stubbornly shook his head, emphasising that he wanted Kuroko to teach him today and he truly wanted it today no matter what.
Kuroko now, developing a slight headache think in his head of a strategy to get Kiyoshi back to his own class, and let's not forget about a certain red hair in the same class, fuming with anger and will explode like a volcano any time soon.
The other children in Seirin T went over to Kiyoshi and started yelling, "No, go get your own teacher, Kuroko sensei is ours!"
This only made Kiyoshi cry more while he rush to hit one of the children who had yelled, but miss and drop to the floor. Kuroko who had witness the scene quickly rushed over to Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi had bruised himself on his right knee, so Kuroko give it some soft blowing in order to lessen the pain.
Aomine, who had seen it, acts irrationally and push Kiyoshi back onto the floor. Kuroko surprised to see Aomine's behaviour, stood there not knowing what to do. The class became chaotic, Kuroko feel like crying at the moment, but he withstands the tears.
Riko burst into the classroom asking what had happened. She tried to separate the kids who were fighting and at the same time force Kuroko out of his trance. Kuroko's eyes started to see black spots with all the shouting in the class, and then he fainted. The last thing he heard was a shout of his name from someone who he recognised as Tatsuya.
{Hospital-Ward 15}
Kuroko woke up to the sound of a heart monitor beeping. The first thing he see was a white ceiling and bright lights which hurt his eyes.
"You're awake, Tetsuya." A gentle voice said beside Kuroko, and then Kuroko realised that someone is holding onto his right hand.
Kuroko looked at his side and was shocked to see Tatsuya instead of Kagami.
'Where is Kagami-kun?' Kuroko thought.
Tatsuya seeing Kuroko with a slight visible frown on his face said, "Were you disappointed in seeing me instead of Taiga?"
Kuroko shook his head. He wanted to say something to Tatsuya, but his throat was too dry to even say anything. Pointing towards his throat and showing a drinking posture, Tatsuya quickly went and got him a glass of water.
After Kuroko had quench his thirst, he asked, "Why are you here Himuro-kun, aren't you supposed to be in America?"
Tatsuya stood up, removed the empty glass out of Kuroko's hand and place it on the bedside table. He gave no answer towards Kuroko's question which ticks Kuroko off. However, Kuroko continues to patiently wait for an answer out of Tatsuya who now, was standing by the window looking out at children and old people exercising and having fun.
Few minutes had passed, but Tatsuya continues to be silent and Kuroko was running out of patient, so he open his mouth ready to say something, but was soon interrupted by Tatsuya, "I still love you…"
"I don't understand Himuro-kun, you're the one who broke it off with me," Kuroko avoided eye contact with Tatsuya when he looks over to stare at Kuroko's eyes, "and you…you went and left me alone with a broken heart…"
"No you've misunderstood everything." Tatsuya whispered in a gentle voice, but Kuroko heard it.
"I don't think I have, Himuro-kun…!"
Before Kuroko had known it, he was embraced by Tatsuya. Kuroko tried to push Tatsuya away from him, but Tatsuya was too strong for his petite figure, "Himuro-kun, please let go of me…"
"Don't push me away, I know you still have feelings for me…I hear it, your heart beating so fast…"
It was the truth, but Kuroko denies it because Kagami came to his mind like a lightning bolt. However, Kuroko could no longer deny the fact that he was truly still in love with Tatsuya and that he wanted to kiss him right now.
It was like Tatsuya had read Kuroko's mind because he leans closer towards Kuroko, and then the passionate moment happen. The kiss was not forced; it was so lovely that no words can describe it. However, bad luck was doomed on Kagami because he was right there near the door way, staring right at the two kissing passionately full of love.
Kagami was speechless, but anger engulfs him desperately like fire. He wanted to just pull Kuroko away from Tatsuya and punch Tatsuya's lights out. Then, instead of running into the room and punch Tatsuya like he intended, he punched the wall of the hospital making a slight cracked and rushed away from the scene.
Back at Kuroko and Tatsuya, they have yet to let go of each other until limited oxygen in their lungs force them to get apart. Kuroko was huffing with his face blushing red like scarlet, but a tint of guilt for betraying Kagami pains him.
"Does this mean that we're back together?" Tatsuya asked with a smile.
Tears flowing out of Kuroko's eyes were not the reaction Tatsuya had expected. He was expecting a slap or a scream for him to get out, and definitely not tears.
"I-I can't, I don't want this, but my heart says otherwise. I want Kagami-kun, I need him…I betray his love for me…" Kuroko surprisingly for the first time, wail.
Tatsuya comforted Kuroko with soothing words, stroking Kuroko on his head like comforting a young kid.