Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke

Rating: K+

Dear Diary-kun,

Today…is my birthday. Okaasan gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek when I woke up. She made me my favorites: vanilla pancakes and vanilla milkshake. Otousan gave me a basketball as a present. I told him I wanted to play with a basketball and so he bought this for me. Otousan and Okaasan have work today. Okaasan said she will buy cake later and Otousan promised me that he will come home early today. I wanted them to stay with me today, but I know they have to go to work.

xoxo

"So Tetchan, how was school? You don't tell us much about your day when we come home." Kuroko's mother asked as she tidied up the plates. Kuroko wiped his mouth with a napkin along with Nigou and whispered a 'Thank you for the meal.' Kuroko's father was reading the newspaper.

"It was…fun. I made a lot of…friends." Kuroko said in a soft voice. "I made friends with Kise-kun, Midorima-kun, Murasakibara-kun, Aomine-kun and Akashi-kun."

"Well that's wonderful to hear Tetchan! You should invite your friends over sometime." Kuroko's mother told him with a huge smile on her face. She was very happy to hear that her little Tetchan made lots of friends. Kuroko held Nigou close to his chest and hid the little smile etched on his face. He too was glad to have new friends.

"Tetchan, were you bullied in school? I heard you were bullied there." Kuroko's father asked in a serious tone. Kuroko looked at him and shook his head. He does not want his parents to worry about him.

"No…I'm fine." He told them. His father was still worried about him but he sighed and accepted his answer. His mother was also worried. She knows that her Tetchan is not the athletic type; he always looks very fragile and small. But she believes her son wouldn't be involved in any bullying since he does not speak up much and he is always well behaved.

"What else did you do in school, Tetchan?" Kuroko's mothered continued to ask as she packed her son's lunch box with sandwiches and a vanilla milkshake.

"We played in the sandbox…I played catch with Aomine-kun with his basketball. Akashi-kun would help me with numbers and Kise-kun would always hug me." Kuroko told them as he fiddled with Nigou's ears. He suddenly remembered that his friends would tell him to marry them. He wants to ask his parents what that meant.

"Okaasan, Otousan…what does…'marry' mean?" he asked in a serious tone as he looked at them with an apathetic expression. Kuroko's mother stopped wiping the remaining dishes after packing his lunch box. His father ripped his newspaper in two, shocked to hear his son ask such a question at his age.

"T-Tetchan…where did you hear that?" Kuroko's mother asked as she shakily patted his head. Kuroko looked at her with inquisitive eyes and noticed that her mother wasn't feeling well.

"My friends told me that they want to marry me when they grow up…" Kuroko explained. His father rubbed his forehead as he gave a huge sigh. He then thought that maybe his little Tetchan has a friend who's a girl that told him that. He gave a light chuckle.

"My, my, Tetchan. I didn't know you have a little 'girlfriend'. Tetsuya, you're too young to marry. Grown-ups do those things when they love each other very much and they want to be together for a long time." Kuroko's father explained as he folded his newspaper. Kuroko's mother felt relieved and a bit giddy thinking that her Tetchan has an admirer. She also thought that a girl might have proclaimed it when they were playing.

"That's right Tetchan. You marry someone you love very much. That's why I married your 'tousan." She said as she hugged her husband lovingly. Kuroko thought for awhile and understood what they said. He looked at how his mother hugged his father. 'I see…when you want to be together forever…'

"I'm glad…to be loved by my friends and by 'kaasan and 'tousan." He said as he gave the most dazzling smile. His parents were surprised to see him smile like that. It was their first time to see their little boy smile so bright and with much sincerity. They were happy that their little boy, who was always liked to be alone, found friends who can make him happy. Their feelings overflowed and they started to tear up.

"Okaasan? What's wrong? Ne…Otousan…why are you crying?" Kuroko asked them with a worried brow. He plopped down from the chair along with Nigou and patted the side of his mother's leg. Kuroko's mother just shook her head and gave her little boy a kiss on the forehead. She wiped her tears and gave him a big hug. His father also joined in, ruffling his sky blue locks.

"Tetchan, Happy Birthday." They said in unison. Kuroko smiled as he hugged them both, Nigou in between them.

xoxo

Kuroko went to school after being given his light blue back pack and kisses from his beloved parents. He went in the classroom with a small smile on his face. The other children were busy coloring on their books and scribbling on paper. He sat beside Akashi as he pulled his coloring materials from his backpack.

"Tetsuya, sensei said to draw what you think is important." Akashi told him as he drew a stick man on top of an oddly shaped circle. Kuroko thanked him for the tip and proceeded to draw on his sheet of paper. Nigou was placed beside him as if looking at what he is going to draw. Kuroko made a scribble of a birthday cake and stick people around it. He got out his crayons and made messy scribbles on their head to look like they have hair. He drew little heart shapes around them and added a small squiggly drawing of Nigou on top of a stickman that looks like him. He was satisfied with his work. Akashi looked at Kuroko's drawing and compared it with his. He was convinced that his drawing was better.

"Cake? And what's with those straight lines around it with weird colored lines on their head?" Akashi asked as he pointed at Kuroko's drawing.

"Oh…it's cake and I drew you, Kise-kun, Midorima-kun, Aomine-kun, and Murasakibara-kun. Nigou is there too. This one is Momoi-sensei." Kuroko said as he pointed at the stick people. Akashi wasn't convinced that he looked like a stick person with red squiggles on his head. But he liked the idea of cake though.

"Hah, my drawing is about me standing over the world. I have a crown and everything. You guys are those colored dots over here." Akashi said proudly. Kuroko just gave a small smile. 'Akashi-kun…doesn't know that my birthday is today….' Kuroko thought sadly. 'But it's okay…he looks happy with his drawing.'

"Kurokocchi! Look what I drew! It's me and you! And well there's Aominecchi, Akashicchi, Midorimacchi, and Muracchi but I drew you better than they look!" Kise shouted with glee as he shoved his work at Kuroko's chest. Kuroko looked at Kise's work and was surprised to see him and Kise holding hands and the others were around them holding hands as well.

"It looks nice Kise-kun." Kuroko commented as Kise jumped for joy at his praise. Akashi looked at Kise's work and snorted. Aomine saw them being very noisy. He felt a bit jealous being left out so he wanted to show Kuroko his work too.

"Hey Tetsu, look what I drew! I got a huge basketball and you're over here playing catch with me." Aomine said as he pointed at his work. Kise looked at Aomine's drawing and tried to stifle a laugh. Kuroko thought it was really nice to see him and Aomine play catch along with the others.

"Aominecchi! It's like you're throwing a pile of noodles at Kurokocchi! Ahahaha!" Kise laughed. Aomine twitched in irritation and tried to control his temper in front of his friend. Akashi snorted at Aomine's work, thinking that they look like weird potato people throwing noodles at each other.

"Neh Kuro-chin, look at my work." Murasakibara said as he munched on a pretzel. He handed his paper to Kuroko who was oblivious to the Kise's and Aomine's heated argument behind him, accompanied by an exchange of painful flicks on their heads and hands. Akashi looked from behind Kuroko's back to also take a peek at Murasakibara's work.

"Murasakibara-kun…this is…" Kuroko tried to make out all the pink fluffy scribbles and round purple spirals that are scattered on the paper. Akashi thought that they looked like pink cotton candy and purple snails. Murasakibara told them it's bits of candy and swirly lollipops.

"This is you over here, Kuro-chin." Murasakibara told him as he pointed at a light blue marshmallow with hands and feet sticking out along with a bored facial expression. Kuroko sweat dropped while looking at the picture. Akashi gave a chuckle.

"Let me show Kuroko my work, Murasapibawa." Midorima interrupted as he held his paper out to Kuroko. He was wearing light blue neko mimi ears and was holding a cat bell on his hand. Kuroko looked at him and was transfixed at what Midorima was wearing. 'Are those…cat ears?'

"Mido-chin, it's Murasakibara…I told you a million times…" Murasakibara corrected with an irritated expression. Midorima just shifted his glasses, ignoring his complaint. Kuroko looked at Midorima's work. There were star shaped doodles on the top and a scribble that looked like him was on top of a huge star. The others were drawn in star shaped suits and looked like they were shooting stars. Akashi yawned, unimpressed at Midorima's work. He particularly disliked the part where he was drawn horribly with an angry expression on his face.

Kuroko could not explain what he felt when he saw the works of his friends. They were all very wonderful, in their own creative way. It seems that they held each other as very important people. It made him very happy even though, Kuroko felt a bit disappointed that they don't know it is his birthday today.

"Listen up my darlings!" Momoi shouted as she clapped her hands. Her students stopped what they were doing and looked at her attentively. "Today is a special day of one of our dear friends. Can you guess who it is?" She asked as she looked at Kuroko with sparkling eyes. Kuroko felt a bit embarrassed.

"Hey Tetsu, what did you draw?" Aomine asked as he peeked behind his back.

"I wanna know too Kurokocchi! Lemme look!" Kise chimed in and he squeezed himself beside Kuroko.

"I wanna know too." Midorima said as he pushed his glasses up.

"Hmm…" Murasakibara peeped above Kuroko's head, also curious about his work.

"It's cake." Akashi said as he crossed his arms. "My work looks better than his. But you drew me quite well Tetsuya." He complimented. It was better than looking like a potato or an angry scribble that's for sure. The others were very ecstatic to see their faces, or what looked like them, in Kuroko's drawing.

"Well, does anyone know?" Momoi asked once again as she eyed her beloved student. She was glad to celebrate Kuroko's birthday with surprise birthday cupcakes for the children and a big cup of special vanilla shake with a little flag on it for the birthday celebrant. The children looked at each other and began to ask one another if it was their birthday. Akashi began to realize why Kuroko drew that particular picture today.

"Tetsuya, it's your-"

"Oooooh! Sensei! Sensei! It's Kurokocchi's birthday!" Kise shouted as he jumped up and down while raising his hand. After seeing his friend's picture, he knew that it was his special day. Kuroko hid his face on Nigou's fur, a bit embarrassed.

"That's right Ki-chan! It's Tetsu-kun's birthday! We're going to have a party just for you Tetsu-kun! Oh, now children, I'll just get the cupcakes and drinks from the store room. Please behave while I am gone okay? And say Happy Birthday to Tetsu-kun!" Momoi rushed towards the store room after excusing herself from the class. Of course she asked help from Hyuuga and Riko to bring the balloons and some party games with them when they arrive at school. She asked Kiyoshi to help her bring the cupcakes and shakes to the classroom.

Akashi glared at the blonde. 'I was going to say that!' He thought angrily. He went up behind him and gave a very strong flick to Kise's head.

"Ow! What was that for Akashicchi?!" Kise whined as he rubbed his head.

"I was going to say it was Tetsuya's birthday!" Akashi shouted back. Kise and Akashi started to shove each other and poked each other at the sides. It was a good thing Hyuuga-sensei confiscated the scissors.

"What?! It's your birthday Tetsu?! Why didn't you tell me!?" Aomine yelled as he shook Kuroko. "Man, if only I knew…wait! I got something for you!" Aomine pulled out a round candy wrapped in blue paper. He gave it to Kuroko while scratching his head bashfully. Kuroko gladly accepted his gift.

"Thank you, Aomine-kun." He told him while he opened the candy wrapper. It was a good thing the candy was vanilla flavored. Kuroko gave out a contented sigh as he ate the candy. Midorima held Kuroko's shirt and shyly gave his gift.

"Kuroko, take this. It's not as if I want you to have it. It's just 'cause it's your birthday, that's all." He said with a flushed face as he gave his neko mimi ears to him. Kuroko looked at the item with interest and accepted them happily.

"Thank you very much, Midorima-kun." Kuroko tried the ears on. Midorima looked at him with sparkles on his eyes. 'C-cute….' He then looked away, hiding the redness of his face. Murasakibara frowned. He felt a bit jealous that the others have given Kuroko gifts while he has nothing to give him yet. An idea came to him. He dug into his backpack and got a pack of vanilla-flavored marshmallows.

"Neh Kuro-chin, take this." Murasakibara gave the pack of marshmallows to Kuroko as he ruffled his sky blue locks. Kuroko sweat dropped a little when he received the big pack but he accepted them with a smile. Murasakibara gave Kuroko a sheepish smile as well.

"Kurokocchi! I have something for you too!" Kise shouted, feeling a bit left out. His forehead was sore from all the flicks he received from Akashi but he didn't mind as long as he gives his friend a gift. He dug around his shirt pockets and held out a shiny sky blue marble that was inside a clear candy container. The others looked at Kise's gift and were a bit envious of how pretty it was. Kuroko looked at the shiny marble and was dazzled when the sun's rays reflected through the marble and made blue ripples around the container. He accepted the gift whole heartedly.

"Thank you Kise-kun. It's very pretty." Kuroko told him. Kise hugged him tight and gave him a light peck on the cheek. The others stared wide eyed at what Kise did to their beloved friend and they all felt very irritated. Kuroko looked at him with a small smile on his face and hugged him back, thankful for Kise's friendship and his wonderful gift. Kise was surprised to see Kuroko hug him back. It's the first time he hugged him back actually. His cheeks turned red and he felt very embarrassed.

"Waaaaaah! Kise! That's unfair!" Aomine shouted angrily. Kuroko let his blonde friend go and focused his attention at his new gift.

"Kise… You'll have bad luck today…" Midorima said in a very dark mood.

"Kise-chin…" Murasakibara called while he munched on his pretzels loudly. Irritation is evident on his face. The three of them ganged up on the poor blonde who felt it is a good idea to run. Kise started to run around the room, the three boys not far from him. Akashi was also mad at him for doing such a thing to Kuroko and also a felt a bit jealous of his gift. Akashi looked at his sky-blue haired friend and thought of a gift that is better than the others. An idea popped up in his little head.

"Tetsuya…" he called. Kuroko turned to look at Akashi but was met with his lips connecting with the red head's. It was just a small chaste peck right on the lips. Akashi looked at him, expecting some sort of reaction. Kuroko just looked at him with the same dead pan expression and he cocked his head to the side, confused to what just happened.

"I gave you a promise." Akashi began to explain. "That was my promise that we'll be friends forever. Only I can give that to you and you can only give that to me, so don't go around giving promises to others Tetsuya." Akashi instructed as he crossed his arms to his chest. Kuroko touched his lips and nodded. 'If what Akashi-kun said was true then…' Kuroko took Nigou and gave him a kiss too. Akashi sweat dropped at the scene. 'To a stuffed….dog?'

"Thank you for being my friend, Akashi-kun." Kuroko said as he tried to hug the red head. He hesitated because Akashi moved away from him a bit. Akashi was not used to close contact but since it was Kuroko's birthday, he'll allow just one hug. Akashi opened his arms while looking away, a tint of red colored his cheeks. Kuroko gave him a hug along with Nigou in between.

"Alright my angels! I came back with Kiyoshi-sensei! Now let's get Tetsu-kun in front to blow out the candles and make a wish!" Momoi shouted as she appeared holding 2 bags filled with vanilla milkshakes and with Kiyoshi holding 3 boxes of cupcakes and the cake of course. Kuroko walked to the front and looked at all his classmates and friends. The room became silent as Momoi placed the box in front of him, revealing a beautifully decorated cake with his name in blue and the words 'Happy Birthday' etched in icing. Momoi lighted five candles on top of the cake. She then began to sing happy birthday and everyone joined in. Kuroko did not know what to say and do. He wanted to cry but he wouldn't want his friends to worry.

'I wish…that my okaasan, my otousan, my friends and I will be together forever…'

After Kuroko made his wish, he blew the candles. Everyone cheered and greeted him a happy birthday. Riko and Hyuuga came a little later with the balloons and party favors.

xoxo

Diary-kun, today…was the best birthday ever. I wish that every birthday I have, my parents and my friends will always be there to celebrate it with me.

Kuroko Tetsuya

A/N: Apparently, Akashi has mistaken a kiss for a promise. Maybe he got it while observing his parents. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pure fluff in this chapter. Kuroko is well loved by everyone. Having to celebrate his birthday with a lot of people is a first for him and of course he loved it very much. As always, please review! I want to thank you, my lovely readers, for the support and motivating reviews! :D

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