AN : Yo, everyone. I always, always jump with excitement reading your reviews. So know that I always appreciate them :)
Notice, I edited the last chapter a little bit (including the plan for the barbeque party that will take place in this chapter!)
"Ki-chan~ Will you help me carry the grill?" Momoi immediately calls out when she spots the boy. Everyone else is... Where is everyone else?! She pouts at the fact that no one bothers to help her. Good thing Kise is in the house, as the barbeque party is his idea.
"Of course, Momoicchi!~ By the way, have you seen-"
"No!" She snaps and stomps her foot at the same time, startling the blond. "They can't already be waiting outside, can they!?"
"I don't know-ssu. I can check on my way out~" Kise replies cheerfully, in hope it will make Momoi to feel a bit better.
While the two are busy preparing for the party, Kagami has managed to corner Akashi -uhm- he has managed to spot Akashi by himself, to be correct.
Putting aside the thought that Kuroko has a crush on him, he calls out to the shorter redhead and almost runs to get to his side. Kuroko can't be having a thing for him, he knows Kuroko, and he is not the type of person to be having that kind of feeling, especially towards him. Aomine is just messing around with him, that boy will do anything to get Akashi to be his boyfriend, that damn cheater.
"Hey, Akashi." He flashes his widest grin, to show he has no ill intention. He won't do anything stupid like Aomine did earlier.
"Why aren't you helping Momoi with the preparation?"
"I could ask the same question." He actually didn't remember about the barbeque party until Akashi brought it up.
"I... am helping." He can't afford to let Aomine see him, the guy has been giving him a look that Akashi finds confusing - the feelings stirring up in his chest is what confuses him. So there he is, outside in the backyard, trying to do something to busy himself.
"What, keeping the grass warm?"
"Are you here to make fun of me? If so, you have something better to do. Ryouta seems to be having a problem with carrying the meats."
Kagami glances over his shoulder briefly to snicker at the sight of wobbly Kise with a huge stack of meats - how much did they buy anyway?
"No, I wanna ask you a question... or a favor, to be exact."
Akashi raises an eyebrow slightly to allow the other to continue, and so Kagami does, "I'm getting sick sleeping with Aomine, please, please don't let me share the bed with him. I'm begging you." He even claps his palms together in front of his face to make the begging looks more convincing.
Kagami cracks an eye open to see why the guy hasn't responded.
"Hm.. Do you really not want to sleep in the same bed with Daiki?"
"Yes! That guy trashes around a lot! He has too much energy or something."
"He does, doesn't he?" Akashi now rubs his two fingers on his chin, smiling at the sight of Kagami begging earnestly.
"So..." Kagami speaks up hopefully after a moment of silence, his ears twitch in anticipation. There is no way Akashi will choose to sleep with Aomine, after he tried to kiss this innocent cutie. This is his golden chance, and he can't wait to see Aomine's annoyed face and to laugh at it.
"If that is the case, I don't mind..." Akashi pauses deliberately, amused at how impatient Kagami is being now, "letting you sleep in my bed."
"What do you mean?"
"You said you don't want to sleep with Daiki in the same bed. So, I'm letting you use my bed for tonight, and let me deal with Daiki."
"Huh- wait. That's not what I meant! I said I wanted to sleep with you there! Not you sleep with Aomine!"
"You didn't say that, Kagami."
"Akashi..." Kagami is too disheartened to continue his sentence. Why does that bastard get to sleep with Akashi!? What does that idiot have that he doesn't!? He, for a fact, did not do anything indecent that makes Akashi uncomfortable! He understands personal space perfectly well, and he will take as much time as needed until Akashi is ready for him. So, why Aomine!?
"Maybe you should've been clearer next time."
While Kagami is cursing himself for trying to not be too bold with his intention, Akashi walks away from him to lend a hand with the preparation, after all he can hear Momoi's complaining loud and clear.
Before he makes his way to the kitchen, he stops for a moment to mourn over his terrible fate. He shouldn't have been okay with Momoi's decision to pair them alphabetically. He would have no problems sleeping with Kagami anytime -in his knowledge, Kagami is less agressive compared to Aomine- but for Kuroko's sake...
He will knock the daylight out of Aomine to ensure he won't do anything to him in his sleep.
"Aominecchi! Stop hoarding the foods-ssu! I've been grilling for over an hour and I haven't eaten anything!"
"Ah? Isn't that your job? You shouldn't complain, Kise."
"It is not my job! None of you wanted to do it, so I volunteered-ssu!"
"Then don't volunteer in the first place if you're gonna complain."
Aomine bolts away when Kise is trying to hit him with the tongs. Kuroko then offers to take over Kise's shift, which is accepted gratefully.
Without anyone noticing, Akashi walks up to the grill and helps him.
"Akashi-kun, you don't have to-"
"Tetsuya."
"Are you okay, Akashi-kun? You look like you're about to cry, did the tobasco end up in your food?" Kise did try to pull a prank on Aomine, but due to a sudden brief chaos the boy has no idea where the plate went.
"N-No. I'm thinking to sleep in the living room for tonight."
"Why?" Kuroko is now focusing his whole attention to the redhead. Almost burning the sausages he is grilling if it wasn't for Akashi warning him.
"Yeah, why?" Aomine pops up behind Akashi, startling the two boys. If Akashi didn't have a great self-control he would've sent the plate he's holding flying. Kuroko did send the tongs flying, although his stoic face is still present, makes it a really weird scene.
"Why are you here?" Akashi turns around and asks Aomine calmly, despite his racing heart, and if it was a bit brighter outside, his pale face would be visible.
"Why wouldn't I be here?" Aomine wiggles an eyebrow teasingly after the sentence, pissing Akashi off to no end. Does he realize that Kuroko can see it too!?
"Um, I have to excuse myself." When Akashi glares at him, he simply mouths "tongs" and points at the small object lying at least fifteen meters away before running off in that direction. He's starting to think Kuroko threw the object on purpose.
"So now you can't even stand being in the same room with me?" Aomine asks, after making sure Kuroko is out of hearing distance.
"Daiki."
Aomine blinks his eyes fast upon hearing Akashi's low voice, saying his first name. He's glad Akashi starts addressing his teammates by their first names. It sounds nicer when his first name passes through those sweet lips, it makes him shudder with excitement.
"Akashi?" Aomine whispers semi huskily.
And that successfully makes Akashi's heart skip a beat. Blood rushes to his ears and face, unpleasant feeling overall, especially in the other guy's presence.
Ignoring all that, Akashi continues, "Kagami came to me and begged to let him not sleep with you tonight."
"So you let him sleep in your bed, and you'll sleep on the couch?" Aomine catches up pretty well.
"Correct."
"Why don't we just share my bed then?"
"Judging by what you tried to do to me today, I can't imagine what you'll do to me if we're sleeping in the same bed." There's no point in lying, Aomine overheard him and he prefers to be straight forward, to make some things clear with him.
"It's not like I'm gonna rape you."
"That didn't even cross my mind." If Aomine ever tries to do anything close to raping him, he will suffer a slow, painful death.
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"So in your opinion, forcing me to have sex with you is the only thing I should be afraid of?"
Aomine almost chokes himself hearing Akashi talking about such a delicate subject almost casually.
"Er, that includes touching you too, I guess?"
"If you lay even a finger on me, I won't forgive you."
"Does that mean you'll sleep with me?"
"Only if you promise not to do anything to me."
"I promise." So he says while crossing his fingers behind his back.
"Fine, then I'll sleep with you."
Aomine smirks inwardly. Oh, Akashi. He isn't aware of the other meaning of sleeping with someone. But if he touches Akashi, he's dead.
Unless, he touches him 'accidentally'.
He can barely wait for nighttime.
Meanwhile
"Momoi-san? Momoi-san, are you okay!?" Kuroko was smiling to himself, stalking the two teens by the grill having a conversation he can't really hear, when Momoi is shooting fire out of her mouth, or to be precise spitting out food and choking and asking for a glass of water.
"WHO- WHO PUT TOBASCO IN MY FOOD!?"
Kise quickly covers his mouth with his palms, then backs away from the crowd slowly.
"Here, Sa-chin. The more water the better, right?" Murasakibara offers the girl a gallon of water, an honest concern can be seen on his face, he even opens it up before handing it over.
"Milk will work better nanodayo."
"Do we have milk here?" Murasakibara snaps at the glasses boy, angering him. Midorima stomps his way into the house in search of a milk.
Meanwhile, Kise is still running away until he stumbles over a body.
"Ouch! Damn, that hurt!" Kagami straightens his body and presses his back that the blond kicked before falling down.
"I'm sorry-ssu! I didn't see you here! What are you doing anyway, laying down here by yourself, Kagamicchi?"
"It's none of your business! And seriously, stop calling me that."
"Oh, do you feel left out? No need to feel awkward around us! You can talk to any-"
"Leave me alone, Kise. I'm not in the mood to talk right now."
"Did you even eat!? Come on, stop being so depressed-ssu!"
"Stop being my mom, geez. I'm fine. I'm not hungry."
"Kagami-kun." Kuroko finally knows where Kagami has been thanks to the blond, he approaches the boy and gives him a full plate of a bunch of different kinds of foods that he grilled earlier, including the half-burnt sausages
The food smells too damn good, even Kagami's depression can't stop him from eating. Actually, almost nothing can stop him from eating.
"Thanks a lot, Kuroko! You're like, the only one who cares about me here!" Kagami smirks in delight and gobbles down the food like there's no tomorrow. Kise pouts and disagrees, but Kagami is too busy eating.
"I was worried when I noticed Kagami-kun wasn't there with us. What are you doing out here alone?" Kuroko settles down beside the hungry boy, and can't help but crook a small smile watching him eat the foods he made so gratefully.
"-nuffinh, nuffinnh." (Nothing, nothing)
"You can talk to me about it whenever you feel like it, Kagami-kun." Kuroko raises a hand and pats Kagami's shoulder lightly, before leaving the spot. Kise, however, still stays, thinking he needs a company.
The night then ends, and a certain boy never dreads to go to bed this badly before.
Fast update, is it not? ;)