A/N: Sorry for not being as active on FFN as I would have liked, but I just went through 2 straight weeks of exams and standardized testing . So now that I'm back, I hope to update all my stories, and this one is first on the list :D

2. Midnight: The colour of night sky

"Oi Tetsu, I'm home," Aomine called out as he opened the door to their new apartment that they had purchased a mere month ago. "Oi! Tetsu?" He glanced around confusedly when he received no response, noticing that none of the lights were turned on. "Tetsu, are you there?"

Carelessly kicking off his shoes, he moved into the living room. Nope, no sign of his blue-haired boyfriend. He checked the bathroom, the guestroom, the kitchen, and the dining room before sighing and making his way to the bedroom. Softly pushing open the door, he found Kuroko lying on the love seat swing that had been installed on their balcony.

Sliding open the glass door, he craned his head. "What are you doing out here? Get inside, you'll catch a cold."

Silence.

Aomine was about to repeat what he had just said, until he realized that his adorable boyfriend had actually fallen asleep. Sighing, he stepped back into the bedroom, pulled out a soft blanket, and draped it over Kuroko to keep him warm. As he settled down next to his boyfriend, Aomine reached over and tugged the blanket slightly to keep it from sliding to the floor (although, considering how much cleaning Kuroko insisted on doing, the balcony floor was probably spotless and germless anyways). Immediately, the sleeping boy stirred and sat up, blearily rubbing his eyes.

Aomine took one look at his boyfriend and was unable to contain the snort that slipped out.

Kuroko turned to him. "Oh Aomine-kun is home."

"You can call me Daiki, you know. We're dating now."

"I know."

"…"

"…"

A soft silence descended over them, until Aomine spoke up. "Could you please do something about your hair? I can't take you seriously when you look like a monkey's just raped your head."

"That's mean, Aomine-kun."

"What? No it's not!" Aomine protested. "A-anyways, what are you doing out here?"

"I was watching the stars but I fell asleep."

"I noticed," Aomine grumbled. "Why were you watching the stars?"

"Because I felt like it. Did you know that by watching stars and their redshift, we can essentially see into the past?"

"…You're doing that thing again, Tetsu."

"Hm? What thing?"

"That thing where you speak in another language that sounds like Japanese but definitely isn't."

"No, Aomine-kun just can't understand it. He's too simple minded."

"O-Oi, Tetsu!"

Kuroko lay down again and cuddled into his boyfriend's side. "You're hot."

"Why, thank you, Tetsu! I never knew you wanted to take the next step in our relationship already! I mean not that I'm-"

Kuroko shut him up with a sharp jab to the ribs. "I meant that your temperature was warm. You're like a portable furnace."

"Oi, that hurt! Your hands are cold," Aomine complained.

"Does Aomine-kun know any constellations?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head up slightly.

"I do, actually!" Aomine looked proud of himself. He reached and pointed with his arm that wasn't currently wrapped around Kuroko's waist. "See, that's the big dipper, and that's Princess Andromeda. Following that line of sight, you can see the hunter, Orion. It's to the north of the Horsehead Nebula. The three stars in a row over there make up his belt. That one is Queen Cassiopeia. And then-"

"See, Aomine-kun speaks the language too," Kuroko smiled.

Aomine was glad it was dark, because he was absolutely positive Kuroko would tease him for the light blush that currently dusted his cheeks.

"Come on Tetsu, let's grab some dinner."

"No, I want Aomine-kun to keep talking about constellations."

"Well.." Aomine's stomach growled loudly. He sighed. "Let's compromise. If we get dinner now, we can look at more constellations later tonight. I'll explain them all to you, I promise."

Kuroko raised an eyebrow.

"Ugh, fine!" Aomine exclaimed. "I'll get you the vanilla shake too."

Immediately, Kuroko stood up and dropped the soft blanket back on the seat. "Alright, deal. Allow us to take off, then."

As they walked down the street from their apartment, Aomine pointed up and said, "That's us, right there."

"Hm?"

"See, it's Cassieopia and Cepheus. They're the king and the queen."

"Wow, I didn't know Aomine-kun could say such embarrassing romantic things," Kuroko smiled.

"O-oi! How can you just say that?!"

"So am I the queen or the king?"

"Che obviously the queen. I'm the king, the only one who can defeat me is me," Aomine declared.

Kuroko blinked, and then said, in a mock-distressed tone, "I can't believe that Aomine-kun is referring to me as a crooked zig-zag line." (A/N: The constellation for Cassiopeia is kind of like a backwards 3, search it up :D )

"W-what? T-that's not what I meant!" Aomine protested.

As the town clock struck midnight, Aomine looked up, and thought to himself:

The colour of the night fits with the time.

Midnight.

And the two's banter continued as they walked down the street towards the vintage burger joint located around the corner.

A/N: Yay another one complete. 25 more to go. But first I must go update all my other stories before people are after my head :D Have a nice day/night, guys!