Rated: T

Prompt: Doing Something Sweet

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In Time

Thank goodness it's the weekend...Thought one Akashi Seijuuro. He groaned, feeling the sunlight peeking through the curtains and onto his figure. He was dead tired. He had woken up extra early the day before to attend a meeting with the head coach, assistant coach, and Momoi, their manager to talk about the next matches they'll be participating in along with organizing the next training camps. After spending about an hour or two in the meeting, they were finally let go and attend their classes. With Akashi being in all high level classes, courtesy of his satan of a father, he was bombarded with countless homework to do and a project to complete in a few weeks. After school ended, there was a match they had to attend, which meant the red head had to exert himself even more when he was already tired and lacking sleep. After the match, Aomine and Kuroko thought they'd be funny and ditched them to play again, which he personally wondered about because the teal head looked dead tired by the end of the match.

After wasting about fifteen minutes looking for the two, Akashi was even more tired to the point where he didn't punish the two for running off. Instead, he gave them a threat of a promise to make their next training regime a living hell and dismissed them all to go home.

The moment Akashi reached his home, he fell onto his bed and was immediately fast asleep, with dinner, shower, and the changing of clothes forgotten in the face of exhaustion.

He rolled over onto his back, arms spread wide, his eyes opening and staring at his white ceiling. Turning a head, he looked over to look at his clock, which read to be only eight in the morning; two hours after he would normally wake up. It wasn't much sleep, but it'll do for the day. He has the next day to sleep in too anyways.

Just as he sat up, he blinked when he saw the doorknob of his door twisting, and watched as the door was pushed open, his eyes slightly wide with confusion as a certain phantom player entered the room, carrying what looked to be a tray of a hearty breakfast.

Akashi wondered what he was doing here, and was going to ask, only to have a different set of words strangely leave his lips. "I didn't know you can cook, Tetsuya."

Blinking and offering a small smile, the teal head replied. "You're right on that, Akashi-kun. I can't. However, my mother can. This is just leftover food from this morning's breakfast. I thought I'd bring it here for you to eat."

Sitting up against his bed, his eyes followed Kuroko as the boy walked over to him, setting the tray on his lap. The red head eyed the plate of pancakes, sausages, and bacon, the typical American breakfast, along with a glass of orange juice sitting off to the side. Akashi dug into the breakfast, the boy not realizing how hungry he was until he tasted the syrup covered pancake on his tongue.

"Considering how you're still in the clothes from yesterday, you didn't shower last night right? I'll run a warm bath for you." Kuroko said, moving over to the bathroom that was off to the side.

"You're being awfully generous today, Tetsuya. If you think I'm going to forgive you for your disappearance act with Daiki yesterday, you're wrong."

"That was only part of it." The teal head stopped at the doorway of the bathroom, not looking the red head in the eye. "I've...noticed that Akashi-kun has been tired lately. You're always working so hard. You're even looking after me...along with looking after the others. Akashi-kun has given me so much that...that I feel I haven't been doing anything. Giving you nothing. So...I...wanted to do something for Akashi-kun. I know I can't do much, but looking after Akashi-kun like this is the least I can do."

"Actually, Tetsuya. There is something you can do for me. Or rather, something you can give me that will make me completely happy."

At this, the teal head perked up, walking back over to the red head and settling on the bed in front of him, the now finished food off to the side. "What is it, Akashi-kun?" the boy leaned forward, determination in his eyes.

"You."

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The boy sat back, eyes slightly wide.

"...What?"

"Give yourself to me, Tetsuya. That would make me incredibly happy."

"...As in...?"

The red head let out a soft sigh reaching forward to gently grab the teal heads wrists and bring him over to him so that the shorter boy would be straddling his legs. He cupped a pale cheek, his eyes looking directly into cyan orbs, silently willing the others' eyes to focus on him only.

"Tetsuya. I love you. But...I feel that mere words can't do it justice. Holding hands...kissing...I'm happy but...I want more."

Kuroko's breath hitched. "...A-Akashi-kun couldn't mean..."

"Yes. It is exactly what you're thinking. I want you, Tetsuya. Words and simple gestures just aren't enough. I want to show you."

The teal head, unsure, shrunk back into himself, making himself appear smaller than he already was.

"Akashi-kun...I...I'm...I don't...I'm not..."

Akashi let out a small chuckle. "It's all right, Tetsuya." he said softly, resting his forehead against the other. "It's fine. I just wanted you to know. However, know that I will not let you from my grasp. But...take your time and think about it carefully, all right? I don't want to force you to do something that you'll regret. That's the last thing I want to do."

"Okay...thank you, Akashi-kun."

"Of course."

-lesigh- Ahhh...AkaKuro is such a beautiful couple...I can't get enough of it...

This is the 29th chapter! Stay tuned for tomorrow for the 30th chapter!