Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke

Rating: K+

Dear Diary-kun,

Kise-kun and I became friends ever since I saved him from being bullied by a boy named Haizaki-kun. I'm having lots of fun. We played in the sand box a lot and he showed me how to play with toy cars… As much as I want to keep playing with Kise-kun, recess is only for a short time…

xoxo

Recess passed and the children went back to their classrooms. Kuroko and Kise came in the classroom hand-in-hand. When it was time to go back to their respective seating arrangements, Kise became very stubborn.

"Kise-kun, please let go of my hand." Kuroko said as he pulled his hand from his friend. Instead of letting Kuroko's hand go, Kise held Kuroko's hand even tighter.

"Kise-kun, please let Tetsu-kun go to his seat." Momoi said sternly as she wagged her finger at Kise.

"Nooooo! I want to sit beside Kurokocchi! I don't wanna be away from him!" Kise wailed. Kuroko noticed that Momoi's patience was wearing thin. He then gave Kise's hand a light squeeze which stopped Kise's wailing. Kise looked at him with teary eyes.

"Kurokocchi…"

"Don't worry, Kise-kun. We'll play again after arts class okay?" Kuroko said reassuringly. Kise gave a small smile and squeezed Kuroko's hand one last time before going to his seat three tables away. Kuroko waved at him as he sat beside Akashi.

"Alright my little angels~ We'll be having arts and crafts today! Isn't it exciting?" Momoi started with enthusiasm. "In today's arts and crafts, I'll be pairing you up with a random classmate and both of you will make a work of art! How's that sound?"

"Momoicchi! I want to pair up with Kurokocchi!" Kise insisted as he raised his hand. Kuroko sighed.

"Kise-kun is full of energy…" Kuroko quietly murmured. Akashi just gave a small laugh.

"No, no Ki-chan. Today I shall pair you up with random friends so you could make new art!" Momoi strictly said.

"But Momoicchi-"

"No buts Ki-chan! It's settled~" Momoi said with finality. Kise made a small 'hmph!' and sulked in his seat. 'But I want to pair up with Kurokocchi….' The girls in the classroom tried to cheer him up.

"Alright, I have written all your names in these colored strips and placed them in this jar. I'll pick out two names each. When you hear your name, please stand up so you could have a good look at your partner. Is that clear?"

"Hai, Sensei!" The children answered. Kuroko silently nodded. He wanted to work with Kise too, but the rules have been decided. He was comfortable with people he knew, but he felt very nervous… What if his name was picked first but Kise was not his partner?

"Okay! Our first pair is…" Momoi placed her hand inside the bowl and dug around. She then picked two paper strips from the jar. Kuroko heard his own heart, beating loudly in ears. He felt very nervous. 'Who will I be paired with?'

"Kuroko Tetsuya and Midorima Shintarou, will the two of you please stand up?" Momoi announced as she read the names of the first pair. Kuroko gulped and silently stood up. He looked around for his partner and his eyes stopped on a green haired boy with glasses holding a frog plush. He does not seem very friendly and he does not seem to be very mean either. The bespectacled boy looked at him with calculating eyes. He felt very anxious but his poker face hid his nervousness. He nodded at him but the green haired boy just ignored him.

"Sensei…I can't see my partner." The green-haired boy said as he looked around the room.

"Mido-chan, he's right over there." Momoi presented as she showed Midorima his partner. When Midorima still couldn't find his partner, Momoi held Kuroko's hand as they walked towards Midorima's table.

"Hello, Midorima-kun." Kuroko said as he bowed. Midorima was startled when Kuroko spoke. He cleaned his glasses with a cloth and wore them back. His sight was focused on Momoi's hand and his eyes followed the small pale hand holding hers.

"A-ah! You're…a ghost!" Midorima shouted as he pointed at Kuroko.

"Midorima-kun! It's not nice to point at people. And it's also rude to ignore your partner for today!" Momoi scolded. Midorima pushed his glasses back and turned his back. He was very embarrassed. 'How could I not see him?!'

"I'm…sorry." Midorima said with a flushed face. "Ehem…my name is Midorima Shintarou." He said as he held Kuroko's hand in a handshake.

"Kuroko Tetsuya…" Kuroko replied with a small smile.

"Hmph…it's not like we're friends or anything. We're just going to work on our art for today." Midorima said sternly as he held his frog plush. Kuroko sat beside Midorima as Momoi continued to pair the other children.

"Hey…what's your star sign?" Midorima asked.

"Um…what is a star sign?" Kuroko asked back. He really didn't know what a star sign is. His parents didn't tell him about it nor did he hear the term from them. Midorima shifted his classes again.

"You're not very smart are you? Alright, when is your birthday? I'll determine your star sign then." Midorima offered.

"January 31…" Kuroko answered.

"Aquarius…our star signs are incompatible. I'll have bad luck thanks to you. Oha-Asa said so." Midorima said as he moved away from Kuroko.

"Huh? Who's Oha-Asa?" Kuroko asked which earned a shocked expression from Midorima. 'That wasn't very nice...just because our star...signs...are incom...patibable, doesn't mean you'll have bad luck...' Kuroko thought sadly.

"You don't know Oha-Asa?!" He shouted as he pointed an accusing finger at Kuroko. Kuroko just cocked his head to the side in confusion.

"Hey! Keep your voice down four-eyes!" the boy with dark hair shouted. "I'm trying to make art here!"

"Aominecchi! Stop coloring the sun green! It's wrong!" Kise complained to his partner.

"I can color the sun whatever! Stop being a sissy Kise! It's cooler that way!" the tanned boy argued.

"Aominecchi you dummy brain!" Kise shouted as he tried to grab the green crayon from his partner. The dark haired boy shoved Kise away and at the same time, fell backwards towards Midorima's table. Midorima was going to get crayons on Kuroko's side of the table when the dark haired boy bumped into him, making him stumble backwards. Since Midorima's table was near the window, his grip on his frog plush grew loose and the plush flew out the window. Midorima rubbed his head and was surprised to find his frog plush gone.

"M-my lucky item!" Midorima panicked and began to search for his plush under the tables. Aomine continued to argue with Kise as Midorima looked for his beloved frog plush. When he couldn't find his beloved frog, Midorima started to cry.

"M-my….lucky….item…." Midorima despaired. Momoi rushed to Midorima's side and asked what happened. Midorima was too busy mourning the loss of his plush that he couldn't make any comprehensible words. Midorima just pointed at the dark haired boy who was arguing with Kise. Momoi looked at the boy sternly and lectured him about hitting other children. Kise was also being scolded. The other children went around Midorima in an attempt to comfort him. Kuroko looked down from the window and saw the green frog plush, lying on top of the bushes. The Kindergarten is just one floor high so the distance of the window from the ground outside was safe to enough jump down from. At least, that's what Kuroko thought. While the others were so preoccupied with Midorima and Momoi was busy with the dark haired boy and Kise, no one noticed Kuroko jump down from the window onto the bushes.

xoxo

"Now, now…stop crying Mido-chan. You can't be able to finish your artwork if you keep on crying. Your partner won't like seeing you so sad and I would feel sad too. So please stop crying." Momoi said as she patted the child's head. Midorima kept on crying, his glasses filled with tears. Momoi looked around for Midorima's partner and was shocked to find Kuroko disappeared.

"Tetsu-kun?!" Momoi panicked a bit and looked for Kuroko around the room. Alarmed, she decided to look out the window, but she found no sign of him around the playground.

"Children, please go back to your tables and finish your artwork. I'll be right back shortly." Momoi said as she hurried towards the door.

"Sensei…I found the frog." Kuroko said softly near the door as he held the plush with both hands. Momoi jumped from being startled by the boy she was going to find.

"Tetsu-kun! Don't run off by yourself! You shouldn't be outside during class activities! You had me so worried…" Momoi said as she hugged Kuroko tightly. She was relieved that he is safe. Momoi released him as she wiped some tears from her eyes.

"Don't ever do that again okay? If you want to go to the restroom, just ask. And…why do you have a lot of leaves on your head?" Momoi removed the green leaves on Kuroko's head, his hair became a massive bed head in the process. She then took out her comb and fixed his wild sky blue locks and after that, held Kuroko's hand and led him back inside the classroom. Kuroko told the reason why Midorima cried and also told her how he could help. Momoi gave him a smile and looked very pleased. She patted his head and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Afterwards, she led him to Midorima's table and continued to help the other students with their art. Kuroko moved closer to the crying Midorima and patted his shoulder.

"Midorima-kun, please don't cry anymore." Kuroko said soothingly as he showed Midorima his frog plush. Midorima wiped the tears on his eyes and removed his glasses to wipe them. He placed his glasses back with a small sniffle and he slowly reached out to his frog plush. He held the frog plush close to his chest and began to cry again. Kuroko patted his partner's back, comforting him.

"T-thank you…Kuroko…" Midorima said as he wiped his eyes and glasses. "Kuroko…uh…let's finish our work." He said after a few sniffles. He hugged his plush close to his face, hiding his reddened cheeks. Kuroko smiled and nodded.

"Alright, Midorima-kun." Kuroko said as he started to draw on the sheet of paper.

"I-it's not like we're friends yet. I'm just thankful for…giving me back my lucky item." Midorima said stubbornly as he colored his half of the work. Kuroko just smiled at him and continued to scribble small figures of frogs and cans of what looks like vanilla milkshake.

xoxo

Diary-kun, it looks like I have made another new friend. He seems very stubborn he's a really good guy. I can't wait to tell okaasan and otousan that Midorima-kun's work and mine got a big star sticker. So far, my 2nd day at school was really good. I should ask otousan about that thing Midorima-kun likes…I think it's Opa-Aka or Oha-Asa? Anyway, I hope that tomorrow will be another wonderful day…

Kutoko Tetsuya