A/N: I am so sorry for the very slow update! Exams and school kept me from doing much…

National exams are coming up so I probably wont update until November. I still hope you guys will stay with me till the end of this story ^_^ Thank you all for all the wonderful reviews! I read them every day for motivation and they really make my day. Without further ado~ Chapter 3


Basketball Practice

"Uwahh!"

Kise found himself waking up in a very awkward situation. He quickly reached out his hand to switch off his alarm clock. Beads perspiration formed on his forehead and his breathing was heavy from being shocked awake by his dream, which was uncomfortable in more ways than one. He quickly took calm, deep breaths and then stared down at his blanket that was covering the ugly truth. Reluctantly, the blonde lifted up the sheet slowly to take a peek at his little problem.

"This can't be happening…"

'Tomato red', that was the right word to describe Kise's face at that moment.

Dreams are often said to show the innermost desires for many. This was true for a certain blonde who was rather distressed by such a dream.

Their uniforms were unbuttoned and their bodies were sliding against each other in a teasingly languid motion as the taller teen had proceeded to bite down on the blonde's ear, neck and nipple. "Kise…"

"Ahh…Aominechi- ungh…no more!"

"Heh, stop lying to yourself already."

"Ah!"

Kise writhed restlessly due to the dark-skinned man's intolerably skilled ministrations.

It was only when the other had pulled down his zipper was the blonde startled awake. The alarm rang a few miliseconds after.

Kise slapped himself with both palms simultaneously, shook his head and breathed out a heavy breath before burying his head in the soft comfort that was his pillow.

"It must be the heat…" thought Kise as he tried to shake off the images of him and Aomine. Well, mainly the images of Aomine.

Thinking that lounging in bed wasn't going to help him much, Kise marched out of his room to perform his regular morning activities and then travel to school.

"All I have to do I avoid Aominecchi for today."

However, most things in life are more easier said than done.

Kise trudged wearily towards the school's basketball court for afternoon practice. He had managed to escape from Aomine's view since morning. When the taller teen came to get him during lunch, Kise had run to the toilet for refuge and when Aomine went to find him again after last period, Kise quickly dashed off to Midorima's class, seeking the bespectacled man's comfort.

"Yo~" said the blonde as he opened the door to the indoor baskeball court.

"Yo Ki-chan!" greeted Momoi, quickly rushing over to the blonde.

"Ah Momo-cchi? What is it?"

"Have you seen Dai-chan? He isn't here as yet and practice is starting soon."

"I guess he'll be late."
"You're probably right…" sighed Momoi, turning away to prepare to take notes of everyone's performance.

"How lucky…Aominecchi isn't here yet…" thought Kise, placing a hand over his chest as he breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Everyone get ready! We'll be having shooting practice now!" bellowed Teikou's coach.

"Yes sir!"

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"Kise! Your shots are too sloppy!" scolded Midorima, pushing up his glasses in annoyance.

"Sorry Midorimacchi! I didn't get enough sleep last night haha…"

"Kise-chin~ Let me shoot this time ok?"

"Ryouta, enough. Go sit on the bench and rest." interrupted Akashi. He had noticed Kise's poor performance since practice had started and thought that letting him rest would be a good idea. After all, he didn't want anything to hinder the team's progress.

"I understand…" said the blonde as he passed the ball over before walking to sit on the bench.

"Really, what is wrong with him today?"

"Shintarou, did anything happen to Ryouta today?"
"Ahh, it seems he's been avoiding Aomine since morning."

"Daiki? He isn't here today isn't he…"

As if on cue, the door opened suddenly to reveal the male himself and his partner beside him.

"Yo, sorry we're late. Tetsu had to help me finish my assignment." greeted the tanned skinned male, gesturing a casual wave.

"Good afternoon Akashi-kun."

Kise felt a slight pang in his heart at the sight of Aomine and Kuroko together. This had been going on for a few weeks already and the blonde had continuously denied his jealousy. Kise respected the both of them. There was no reason to feel jealous of their being together. Jealousy arises when one feels his monopolisation of another is threatened. The blonde turned his head away from the scene, hoping the pain in his chest would go away. "Aominecchi can never be mine anyway…"

"You can get ready to join the others. Daiki, a word." said the red-headed captain. Aomine and Akashi then made their way outside the building for their "confidential" talk.

"I wonder what Akashi intends to speak about with Aomine." questioned Midorima, eyeing the duo that had just left the court.

"Who knows~ maybe he's getting him to buy some snacks from the convenience store?

"Is food the only thing you think about Murasakibara?!"

"Hey, is something wrong with Kise-kun today? He's sitting on the bench over there looking pretty gloomy." asked Kuroko, glancing over his shoulder to find a dazed blonde.

"That idiot made a ridiculous bet with Aomine and lost. I've told him plenty to think before acting… Anyways he's avoiding him now."

"Kise-chin's got it bad now huh~"

"It seems so. His feelings for Aomine-kun must have escalated."

"Un un."

"Wait a moment. What the hell are you guys blabbering about?"

"Ehhhh~? Mido-chin doesn't know?"

"Know what?" replied Midorima, raising an eyebrow.

"Kise-kun likes Aomine-kun." said the smaller of the two in a hushed whisper.

"HAH?!-" exclaimed Midorima, his voice heightened in utter shock.

Murasakibara and Kuroko quickly put a hand over the bespectacled man's mouth as both of them simultaneously told him to "Shhh".

"I guess this is to be expected. Midorima-kun is kind of clueless when it comes to these kinds of things."

"You two…is what you say true?"

Before Kuroko could answer, they were reprimanded by the coach and quickly went back to practise. Midorima would have to get the truth from the horse's mouth directly. Such relationships between men were unheard of in the life of the Midorima family and he didn't want any part of itAs the boys practice was continuing, on the other side of the court stood a very anxious Momoi. Sure enough the pink-haired girl was getting some awkward stares as she talked to the wall in front of her. She had been rehearsing the lines several times already. All she needed was the courage.

"You can do this. You can do this." She repeated to herself, slapping her face lightly with both palms. "Off I go."

Kise had returned from the bathroom refreshed and ready to get back when he saw Momoi walking stiffly towards Kuroko.

"Te-Tetsu-kun!"

"Yes?" replied the 6th man, holding the ball down as he was the next to shoot.

"Can you do me a favour…?"

This is it Satsuki! Just say it!

"T-This Sunday! Would you go out with me?"

"Ahh, sure."

"Kyaaaa! Thank you Tetsu-kun! I'm so happy! Ah tell Akashi-kun I'll be leaving early neh?"

He said yes! He really said yes!

Kise's head turned at the result of their conversation. Momoi had rejected him before so it was surprising to see how genuinely she asked Kuroko of all people out on a date. Well it was not actually something to be stunned about either considering the purpose of his confession. Kise was getting sick of the popularity he had gained after appearing in a well-known magazine. He had entreated Momoi to be his pretend girlfriend but he was refused flatly. She told him she had someone else on her mind. The blonde would have never expected it to be Kurokocchi. The situation with Haizaki did make it better though. Kise was actually thankful to him for "stealing" his girlfriends.

Kise got back to basketball practice but felt a strange stare that came from Midorima at times while Kuroko and Murasakibara were as per normal. The session continued on for another hour or so before ending. Akashi and Aomine were missing the entire time.

"Kise."

"Hm? What is it Midorimacchi?" said the blonde as he put on his uniform before placing his shoes in the locker.

"It's nothing. Nevermind. Good work today. Bye." Midorima replied, shut his locker, and made his way out.

"Ohh…" Kise watched the back of Midorima as he left, puzzled.

The locker room then became quiet. Kise was the last one left since he had to pick up the balls. It had become a rule in Teikou's basketball club- first years or members who seemed like they did not do much work had to pick up balls after practice.

The blonde quickly went off too. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a tall and tan figure and his heart quickly sank. Beads of cold sweat started to form. Ahhh and I managed to avoid him so far…

"Yo Kise~ you're walking home with me today. No running away this time or I'll hit you." threatened the ace as he dragged a very sorry Kise with him.


"So why have you been avoiding me all day?" asked Aomine, voice heavy with annoyance.

"Ehh what makes you say I've been avoiding you?" replied the bonde, almost stuttering mid-sentence.

"Well I couldn't find you in school today-"

"I was busy."

"And you're keeping a distance of 2 metres away from me now."

"I-I just want to go home faster. Ahaha there's this new show that's playing and it's going to air soon!" lied Kise, giving the power forward his model smile as he turned to meet the other's piercing gaze.

"Ah whatever."

The walk home was filled with nothing but the sound of their school shoes hitting the pavement every step and the sound of children's' laughter in the far distance. The radiant sunset had tinted the sky in a subtle orange.

Needless to say it was very awkward. Aomine had found it very strange. Normally the blonde would have a hundred things to talk about; his modelling job making up for most of the topics. Kisenwas awfully reticent compared to his usual bubbly self.

"Geez what's up with him? I haven't seen him this mute since…" thought Aomine before remembering something he had long forgotten.

It was the year Kise had transferred into Teikou. There was plenty of buzz surrounding the blonde with his good looks. Most of the girls in school were excited to take a peek at Kise. He seemed to have gained a bit of popularity. All this didn't matter to Aomine though. He was too preoccupied with basketball to think of anything else.

One day, as Aomine was about to take his afternoon nap on the roof, he spotted the blonde sound asleep who was curled up like a cat.

"So this is the famous Kise Ryouta." said Aomine softly as he squatted next to Kise to look at him.

"He's got a pretty face for a guy." thought the power forward. That was when he found his face turn red at the unconscious comment he made. He nearly jumped when the blonde twisted in his sleep.

"How defenseless…"

That was it. Aomine knew something was wrong- either with him or with Kise. It wasn't right. It would have been if the blonde had big boobs and a vagina to match but no.

Aomine had to admit it. For some reason, the power forward had a crush on him.

He got Kise's attention of a few days later by throwing a basketball at him, saying it was an accident. The tips from the book Aomine stole from Satsuki on how to get one's attention actually worked.

"Wow, so making an "accident" was a good idea after all." thought Aomine as he returned to the court. He had not expected to see Kise enter the court soon after as he finished with his practice. The blonde had a sparkle in his eye for some reason as he exclaimed, "Please let me join the basketball club!"

"I feel like an idiot now…" muttered Aomine as he broke away from his reminiscence. After Kise had joined the club, the first person he clung to was Aomine. He even called him an annoying nickname. Apparently he adds –cchi to the end of a person's name if he respects them. Kise was like a loyal dog following after him. But Aomine didn't hate it. It became annoying at times yes but the blonde's intentions were always pure. He even made a rival of Kise since he always wanted to have 1-on-1s with him.

The Kise that was walking in front of him now was not the one he knew.

As Aomine was about to speak, he realised something on Kise's shoulder. It was a worm.

"Oi Kise. There's a worm on your shoulder."

"Hah? Nice try Aominecchi but I won't fall for it after you tricked me the last time duri-" the blonde stopped as he turned his head to face Aomine, quickly noticing the worm that was crawling up his collar.

"GYAAAAAAAA-!"

"Oi! Ki-" was all Aomine could say before he was practically tackled to the ground, and then hugged tightly by a trembling Kise.

"A-a-a-Aominecchi g-get it off!"

Aomine could not help but snicker at the blonde's freaked out reaction. "He's really scared of these things huh…" thought the tanned skinned man as he looked down at Kise whose face was buried in his shirt. Aomine flicked the invertebrate off, watching it land safely to a nearby bush.

"It-It is off already?" stuttered Kise, his arms tightening around the power forward's neck.

"Yeah, yeah it's off already. You can let go now."

"Un…" Kise slowly looked up. His face a few inches away from the other's. Honey-brown orbs stared into navy blue ones for what seemed like an eternity. Kise blushed visibly when he realised the scene he had made and quickly released his hold on Aomine. The blonde panicked. Instincts told him to just run for it.

"I'm sorry! See you later Aominecchi!" Kise blurted as he stood and dashed off. Before Aomine could respond, Kise was gone and could only stare speechlessly at where Kise had just been, only seconds ago.


Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! This one really took some time since I had to involve almost all the GoM in And what was Akashi discussing with Aomine you ask? Well I'll show that in the next chapter buahahaha~ xP

Yay for AoKise fluff! And about what I said about AoKise not being my OTP? I take it back. They are so good together to fill my guilty pleasure. I don't mind the other pairings though. I recently found out about the KuroBasu prompts on Tumblr and it gave me a hell of lot of ideas =p= like Kise in a sailor uniform ohoho.

I made a Kise RP acc on Twitter to help me write because Kise isn't a simple walk in the park... Feel free to interact with him(me) xD kaijo_ace

Anyways thank you for reading! Do drop a review if possible. I love you guys~ :D