How Kagami had ended up catching common butterflies with Kise was a blur. However, from what he could recall, all he had wanted to do was visit the town hall. And then...

"Kagamicchi! Kagamicchi!" Kise called out, scampering after his newly found friend. "Kagamicchi! I have a favor to ask you!"

Turning on his heel, Kagami cocked his head to the side and asked, "A favor? What kind of favor?"

Shifting his weight back and forth, Kise smiled bashfully and said, "Well, you see, I borrowed this Gameboy from Aominecchi and was wondering if you would give it back to him for me."

A vein in Kagami's forehead popped. Stalking away from Kise, he defiantly stated, "No," and proceeded toward his destination: town hall.

Gasping, Kise ran after Kagami and tugged on the leg of his shorts. "But Kagamicchi! Aominecchi lives so far away from me! And with long legs like yours, you'll be able to get to him in no time at all-ssu!"

"I said no, Kise! I hate that punk, and I don't want to do it!" Kagami yelled. It was a bad move. When he turned around to see if Kise was still following him, he witnessed something that absolutely broke his heart.

Crystalline tears had begun to pool up in Kise's bright yellow eyes. Covering his ears, he sniffed and whimpered, "Kagamicchi's voice was so loud just then..."

'Crap. I forgot that dogs have sensitive hearing...' Crouching down to Kise's level, Kagami placed a hand on the top of his fluffy little head and said, "I'm sorry for raising my voice like that, Kise. Would it be okay if we just mail the Gameboy to him instead? I have to send a letter to my Mom anyways, so we can go to town hall together."

Kise looked up to Kagami and nodded. "We can do that...but can I ask something else of you?"

Rising back up into a stand, Kagami said, "Sure. What is it?"

"After we're finished, can we-"

"...catch butterflies together," Kagami sighed. He didn't want to be here. Actually, the more that he thought about it, he didn't want to be in Kiseki Village at all. 'Why did I have to pick such a weird town to move in to...?'

"Kagamicchi! There's one coming your way!" Kise shouted while waving his net.

Kagami had lost his focus - not that he really had any to begin with. "Huh-? Whoah!" The butterfly that was flapping towards Kagami was no common butterfly. No, this one was huge! "What the heck is that thing?!"

"It's a birdwing butterfly, Kagamicchi! Catch it, catch it-ssu!" Kise was waving his net frantically now.

Not only had the butterfly been big, but it was fast. The moment Kagami had locked his sights on it, the butterfly had flown past him with such a force that it made the air surrounding is face shift.

"Don't let it get away, Kagamicchi! Those butterflies go for 3,000 bells at Tomcchi's!"

'3,000 bells?!' Kagami thought. 'That could help me pay off my debt! I need to catch this thing!'

Preparing his net, Kagami began running after the birdwing butterfly. It's flight pattern was so bizarre to him. First it would fly left, then it would fall to the right. Lastly, it would zip back up to the left and make a quick turn for the right once more.

Panting horrendously, Kise was unable to keep up with Kagami's long strides. "I'll...I'll meet you...you once you catch it...ssu..." he heaved, regardless of whether Kagami would even be able to hear him or not.

Running, then sprinting, Kagami brushed past trees and tore through grass in order to keep track of the path of his prey. "There it is!" he shouted. Gaining ground on the butterfly, Kagami began a mental countdown in order to keep his head cool and his stampeding feet steady.

'One...' he rose his net high.

'Two...' he tightened his grip and readied his aim.

'Thr-' he saw stars.

All but dragging his feet at this point, Kise continued to huff and pant. Even by the time he had made it to where Kagami laid, his friend still looked - presumably - like he had been knocked out cold.

"...cchi. Ka...cchi. K...gami..."

Kagami could barely make out the sound of Kise's voice calling his name. To him, it just sounded like white noise. That was, until he started getting shaken about.

"Kagamicchi! Kagamicchi, can you hear me?!"

Groaning, Kagami opened his eyes and moved to sit up. "Ah, God..." A throbbing pain shot through his head. "Look who's talking loud now..."

Placing his paws over his mouth, Kise bowed his head apologetically. "I'm sorry-ssu!" he whisper-spoke. "But are you okay? It looks like you crashed into it really hard..." So hard that he still had the imprint of bark on the skin of his cheek and nose. It was just like Kagami to get too far ahead of himself and end up crashing into a tree.

"Ugh..." he sighed. "So much for catching that stupid butterfly..." Lifting himself to his feet, Kise anxiously fussing about him not being well enough to stand up on his two feet own yet, Kagami shook his head and tried to gather his bearings. Nothing around him seemed familiar whatsoever. In essence, he felt lost.

"It's okay, Kagamicchi," Kise smiled reassuringly. "I'm sure you'll be able to catch one someday. In fact, you might even catch one today! Birdwings pop up out of nowhere at this time of day, so it's not uncommon, you know-ssu."

"Yeah, okay..."

'I just really want to pay off my debt...'

As the two began to walk back towards the town, Kagami noticed something strange. He could swear he hadn't seen it before, but set back in the cliffside, just beyond a sparse orchard of apple trees, Kagami could make out the distinct structure of a small, cottage-style house.

Kise realized that Kagami's steps had begun to falter and he, too, slowed his go. "Kagamicchi? Is something the matter?"

Stopping altogether, Kagami pointed over to where the house was located. "No, it's just, was that house always there? Did somebody new move in?"

The way Kise looked at Kagami made him feel stupid. "Kagamicchi, you didn't know?" he asked.

"Um...no? What don't I know?" He'd only been living in Kiseki for a few days. How was he supposed to know everything yet?

For some reason unbeknownst Kagami, Kise's tail began to wag. "That's where Kurokocchi lives!" he giggled.

"Kuroko...cchi?"

"Mmn, mmn! And you know, he's not new at all! In fact, he's lived here longer than all of us!"

"What, really?" Kagami asked. "I thought I had met everyone in this town. I guess not..."

"Really? Have you met Mr. Mayor yet?"

"Oh. No, I haven't, actually."

"Ah, well, anyways," Kise began to explain, "Kurokocchi doesn't typically come outside and socialize very much, so it's no wonder what you haven't met him yet. He doesn't even go inside of Tomcchi's shop! Every time he wants something new for his house, he orders it and has Tomcchi personally deliver it to him-ssu."

"Your next order will be for...hmm, well, you know what? It's fine. I'll make a personal delivery myself, for this one..."

"Wow..." Suddenly, it all made sense to Kagami. This Kuroko...he seemed interesting.

"I have a good idea!" Kise suddenly beamed. "Let's go over and get you two acquainted! Come on, come on!"

For a tiny dog, Kise had a strong grip, and the way that he was pulling on Kagami's shorts to guide him along left no room for argument.

When they were approaching the front door step, Kagami questioned, "Are you and Kuroko close?"

"Close?" Kise guffawed. "We're best friends! He'll let you know that, when you meet him!" Balling his paw into a fist, Kise knocked on the door. "Kurokocchi~? Are you there? I have someone here who would like to meet you-ssu!"

They waited. There was no answer.

"Kurokocchi~?" Kise tried again, but for a second time, there was no answer. Sighing dejectedly, he said, "Welp, I guess he's not home. Come on, Kagamicchi, let's go."

Kagami knew that couldn't be true. Kise had just said that Kuroko rarely ever left his house. With that being the case, Kuroko was probably ignoring them.

As they began to walk away, Kagami turned back to catch one last glimpse of the cottage. What startled him next was the way that the curtains quickly drew shut upon his glance. 'Was that...! Am I seeing things?' But he wasn't, for just a few seconds later, the blurred shadow of pointed ears ran past the window and disappeared.

Hi there! Chappy here with another chapter! :D

It was very Kise-centric! Also, Kuroko has finally (somewhat) been introduced to the scene! :D

Thank you for taking the time to read! I hope you enjoyed! (:

- Chappy