Chapter 4

At first everything was just a trial. If I end up not liking it then I could just break it off quickly. That was what I thought when I accepted your confession. But the relationship went on smoothly I couldn't complain for anything. I felt at ease when we were together. I like your smiles and your radiant personality. When did my feelings start to change? Was it when I first touched you? Or was it when you showed that pained expression for the first time? I didn't know… That feeling of uncertainty kept on haunting me until I drove you away because of my cowardice. However, I wouldn't realize how much I love you until you were gone…

Aomine shut his eyes and bit down his lip. His thoughts were killing him. A week had passed since the time he went into Kise's house. The morning sun had risen up and his alarm clock had been ringing non-stop but it seemed not to bother him. He had no idea how long he had been awake. His mind was busy.

"What should I do next?" he muttered, burying hid face on the pillow.

He had recklessly declared his intention to Kise and he even forced a kiss on top of that. As a result, he got slapped on the face.

"For the first time, I saw him went violent. He really has changed…it makes him all the more alluring."

Even the days they were still together, Kise's compelling charisma oozed with enticement. So much that Aomine couldn't refuse his smearing desires for him. After taking him for the first time, he came to love his body. With patience and sensuous touch, he had trained Kise's body to respond lewdly and hungrily for his every caress. He had never expected a man's body could be so passionately endearing. He longed for it; to trace his fingertips unto every curves and lines of Kise's lustful figure.

As he reminisced the ardent nights they had, Aomine couldn't stop thinking of how much the time of separation changed Kise's whole entity. The current Kise seemed more resolute than ever. Was it because he has something more important to protect? Then wouldn't getting him back seem like impossible? But Aomine had already decided to have him back –even if it meant ruining what Kise wanted to protect the most.

"How far can I become so selfish? To even ruin the family he built. But I want him. I want him more than anything. I want him that I wouldn't do without him anymore."

Aomine's chest tightened. His desire to acquire was clouding his head. Passion and longing mixed together turning into a poisonous frenetic emotion. Just the thought of Kise was enough to make him feel agitated.

"I love you" Words of complete devotion emerged from the depths of Aomine's heart.

A loud ring cracked Aomine's ears. The ringtone broke his daydream as it reminded Aomine of reality. He grunted in annoyance as he picked his cellphone and answered the call.

"What?"

"Aomine! Do you know what time it is already? Where the hell are you?" asked the person on the other line with irritation.

"It's still seven in the morning for pete's sake. Don't disturb me this early if it's not something important."

"Seven my ass! It's almost ten in the morning now! The office needs you so hurry up and come here!"

"Ten? But my wall clock's saying it's still early to rise from bed. And not to mention—oh my fucking—" in shock, Aomine realized while staring intently on his wall clock that it had been ticking normally but the long hand wasn't moving even an inch.

"It's dead" he muttered absentmindedly, alarming the person on the other line.

"Dead? Who's dead?"

"uhgg—my wall clock's dead, dig me a grave to burry it." Aomine snorted. He still didn't feel like rising from his bed. He considered skipping the day's schedule since he wasn't in the mood. Laziness was his best enemy and the moment it would struck unto him—he couldn't resist but surrender to it.

"haha—I'm laughing" the other line answered sarcastically and continued "the chief architect wants someone to visit one of the sites with on-going construction. I can't go since I have an important matter to attend to. "

"—namely your girlfriend" Aomine added figuring what his friend was up to. His name was Yukio. They met and became acquainted with each other when he entered college. Since then, they'd been inseparable. He knew almost everything about Yukio. Even who he dates and where he goes. Of course, it was because Yukio was open to him.

"You got me! So—please do the site inspection alone okay?" Yukio pleaded with an urging tone.

"Damn I really wanna kick your ass right now!" Aomine didn't want to give up his time of the day.

"What? Dude! The only one who can lick my ass is my girlfriend—but if you beg I might consider." Yukio burst out laughing.

"Stupid! I said kick not lick idiot!"

"oh—I heard it wrong. Either way the answer is no. Okay moving on… the site location is xxx,xxx. It's an office building."

"Can I do it tomorrow? I really don't feel like—wait! What's the address again?" hearing the familiarity of the place, Aomine's mood changed abruptly. It can't be…

"xxx,xxx. It's pretty far but just use the company vehicle." Yukio repeated, sensing the change in Aomine's tone. What's this guy up to now?

That's just a few blocks away from Kise's house! Aomine's inner thought screamed with excitement.

"Okay got it! Tell them I'll go!" he abruptly hung up the phone as he delightedly flew to the shower. He couldn't wait to see Kise again.

The other time, I left without sorting our misunderstanding. I should try another approach today. Aomine wouldn't give up. He was determined to please Kise and gain his admiration again. Nothing would happen if he just sulked there and not act. So he decided to do things slowly. If he had to court him, then he would do all it takes to make him accept his feelings.

The strong rays of sun peeked through cracks in the overhanging clouds, showering the late morning with hot steamy dew. Aomine arrived at the said location without a vehicle. He dropped by the office before coming at the site, deciding that it would be a nuisance to bring the company car. Tall massive columns erected on the designated points made the size of the structure evident. The construction had been going on for weeks but based on the papers, it was delayed on schedule.

"This is why it should be monitored regularly." Aomine grumbled, exasperated. Their chief architect had been very busy with another project that the monitoring of the construction was assigned to them, the apprentices. She was confident enough that they could handle the matter.

Well, it's good to be trusted by her that much. Aomine thought, flipping the papers as he read through the construction details.

"And here I thought I could easily escape and take off to Kise's place." He sighed. He surveyed the progress the workers did so far. Much to his disappointment, the workers seemed to not take the job seriously. His mood worsened when he found out some of the materials used were not the one specified.

"Fucking idiots."

Checking for more information from the papers on his hand, he didn't notice when something fell from the third floor of the building. From where he stood, a piece of hollow block dropped straight to him hitting his head with a bang. The impact was too much that Aomine's vision swirled and then he felt his body losing consciousness. Fuck! Am I going to die? Kise—

So much for Aomine's bad luck, nobody noticed what happened while the workers were happily eating their lunch on the far away side of the construction.

End of chapter 4

Author's note: Poor Aomine. I bet that one's really painful!