Title: Art Appeal

Story: Set in an AU where there's no GoM and Kagami and Aomine go to university in America. Both of them get stuck taking an art course where they meet someone interesting and learn about more than just art.

Disclaimer: *I DO NOT OWN KUROKO NO BASKET OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS* Although I wish I did :'(

In response to the Guest who reviewed:

mimicchi:Yes I'm glad Kagami and Kise are friends again too! They're both so cute together :3 And don't worry there's more AoKise to come... And thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my story!

Chapter 12: A New Challenge

Aomine was not surprised to see Kagami show up for classes the next day. He figured it had to do with a certain blonde and that part kind of annoyed him, considering he had yet to talk to the blonde himself after his comment the other day. He gave the red head a quick once-over and admitted he looked much better than the last time he had saw him, although there was still something off.

As close as they were and for as long as they've known each other, they never went too deep when it came to their emotions. They are simply able to tell when the other is upset and silently offer their presence as a form of consolation if the other needs it. This is how things have always been. So when Kagami had finished talking with Alex and made his way over to Aomine he realized there was a small part of him that hoped his silent offer was actually considered for once. He was still confused as to what happened, and even before he messed things up with Kise the blonde was mum on the subject. But instead Kagami just took his seat with a loud sigh and met Aomine's questioning eyes with his own.

"Hey man, I'm sorry for the other day. I was upset and I shouldn't have hit you like that."

"I tried to call you ya know."

"Yeah I just had a lot on my mind and I didn't want to be bothered, I'm sorry."

After a few moments of silence Aomine grunted as if in response and slowly got up from his seat to get his and Kagami's supplies for the day. When he returned with an easel in each hand and two drawing pencils in his mouth, his red haired companion looked pleasantly shocked. "Whatever happened to service with a smile, huh?" The blunette gave him a half-hearted glare and spit out one of the pencils in his lap. He then placed the other easel flat down on the floor, before proceeding to set up his own.

"No tip for you." The red head barked and got up from his seat to retrieve his abandoned easel off the floor.

Aomine smirked and watched his friend struggle when a shimmer of gold caught his eye.

Kise entered the art room and was immediately scooped into a tight hug by their teacher. It was clear the model was having trouble breathing, but she pretended not to notice and allowed the hug to continue for a few more seconds before finally letting go.

"Aelxcchi I texted you last night! I'm fine so there's no need to worry or cut off my circulation!"

"I know, I know, but I can't help it! I worry about you."

Aomine could hear their banter from a distance and he slightly wondered if the reason Alex had thought Kise was upset was because of what he had said yesterday. Although the thought of causing the blonde any trouble upset him, there was a part of him that was slightly flattered that his actions affected the model in such a deep way. But he shot a glance at his red haired companion whose face had become completely flushed and wondered if he was the cause of Kise's distress instead.

When he looked back to the model he realized he was approaching the duo in the front, but his eyes were only trained on Kagami. The smile that spread across his features was positively breathtaking and Aomine found himself hating his friend for being the one to produce it.

His assumptions from yesterday were right after all.

"Hi Kagamicchi! I'm so glad you decided to show up today!"

The red head appeared less enthused, but he smiled none the less.

"Yeah I'm feeling a bit better today, thanks. It must have something to do with that ice cream I ate last night."

That only made Kise smile brighter. "Oh so it was the ice cream that helped you out, I see, yeah, makes sense."

"Well the company wasn't so bad either."

"Not so bad, but still bad, right?"

"Compared to the ice cream, it was so-so."

And the two began to laugh.

What?

Before Aomine even had a chance to say one word to the blonde, Alex was already making her way to the front of the class ushering him to the staged platform.

"Ok class so due to our interruption from the other day, we are a little behind on our schedule. We have already covered the outward human form in the way of fashion and specific poses, so today we will begin to concentrate on the naked aspect of the human body."

Alex continued to explain the day's lesson, but her words were lost amongst the group of students as Kise was slowly taking off his shirt on the platform behind her. His pants came next and all eyes were on him as he continued to discard his clothing in a calm and slow fashion, as if he had done this many times before. The class remained in a flustered silence as he finished disrobing and carefully settled his folded items on the edge of the platform.

…Oh, was he a sight.

Royal blue boxer briefs sat snug on his hips and formed around the curves of his body perfectly. The close-fitting fabric was far from modest and enlightened the class to the model's slightly larger than average package. Needless to say there was not enough oxygen in the room.

Aomine didn't even have to look at his friend to know his face was a whole new shade of red and his eyes were securely fastened to the ground.

That's fine, more attention for him.

As Alex finally finished her instructions, she gave Aomine a small smirk before going back to her desk.

What was that about?

Whatever, he didn't have time to question his teacher's odd antics when there was a practically naked model in front of him. And not just any model, it was the Kise Ryouta.

Aomine licked his lips and pretended to get to work, but it was hard to concentrate on anything. He moved his eyes up the blonde's perfect body starting from his long firm legs, and then slowly up to his bulge, lingering there for a bit too long before raking over the smooth expanse of tight abdomen until sliding over the elegant neck to meet gold, fiery, cat-like eyes. Aomine was taken aback by the intense stare being directed towards him and found it impossible to look away.

Kise quickly broke the trance by redirecting his gaze to the back of the classroom, releasing Aomine from his control, but only in the physical sense. The blunette's veins were on fire, similar to how they get during an intense game, but there was something different. He couldn't put it to words but he knew he had never felt this way before. These new emotions displayed a new challenge within him, and he was determined not to lose.

He spent the remainder of the class watching the beautiful boy in front of him and planning his victory.

~ ~XxXxXx~ ~

As Kise finished getting dressed he slowly made his way down from the platform only to be greeted by a flock of blushing art students. The young men and young women of his aunt's class had nothing but praise for him, and amongst his polite smiles and sincere 'thank yous' he took notice of a certain blunette making his way over to his aunt's desk. He appeared to be asking a question which had the blonde professor slightly surprised. Aomine doesn't care about school or his grades, so what could he possibly be talking to Alexcchi about?

Kise quietly worked his way through the small group of students and had reached his aunt's desk just in time for her to give him a quick glance and then walk away.

Wait, why is she leaving? Is it because I'm here now?

Confused by his aunt's actions, he didn't notice the ace inching closer to him with a serious expression on his face.

"Oi Kise, are you going to that art show thing? I think it's Friday."

The question had caught him off guard and it took him a few seconds to reply.

"Um yeah Akashicchi wants me to be there so I guess I'll be going..."

"Great, I'll pick you up around 5."

Before he could say anything else, both Aomine and Kagami were making their way out of the classroom.

Do I have a date with Aomine Daiki?

A/N: So sorry for the uber late update! Summer happened and I was a lazy ass, and then school happened and I was a busy-lazy asss, so yeah…here we are. Thank you to everyone who has still stuck with me through my laziness, as I've said from the beginning I promise I will see this story to the end (even if it takes me a while)!

Please tell me what you all think :)