„Kise-kun! Let's take a picture together!"
„Stand in line! I was first- Kyahh Ryouta-kun!"
„Look this way, Kise-kun~!"
The sound of numerous camera 'clicks' followed afterwards. In the middle of the flashbulbs a tuft of shining platinum hair beams in the mass.
A high number of girls- Teikou and from other school, are gathered infront of the main entrance of the prestigious school.
Ever since last Saturday when it was announced on Kise's twitter account, about a new Purikuri machine being released at his Middle school, his fan page went crazy.
Therewhile sweat was tickling down his forehead while a stressful smile was seen on his handsome face.
Kise's fashion management invest a Purikuri infront of Teikou to increase his amount of fans, but also to heighten the income of the company.
„Girls, don't be so hasty in the morning, please. There are plenty of times for Purikuri later!" Kise cheerfully rambles while flipping his hair to to the right side.
Smirking charmingly here and there and finally took a glimpse of a handful powder blue colored head. Feeling happiness bubbling inside his stomach. He flies literally to his precious friend.
„Kuurokochiiii~!"
There stood his cute instructor Kuroko Tetsuya. His large doe-like eyes bore into Kise's honeycolored iris. An awkward silent stretches around them, before the smaller one reacts.
„Good morning, Kise-kun. Please move aside. Your fans are blocking the entrance." Shaking off Kise's hand, Kuroko moved himself through the large queue.
„So mean! Yet, I only wanted to have a picture with my instructor!" Pouting childishly Kise starts to follow the teen, seeing Kuroko turning his head to his side, the blonde slows down with his steps.
„Now that you mention it. Why don't we take a group shoot instead?" Kuroko thought with that, he was able to get a picture of him and Akashi without being nagging.
„Sure, but we have to ask Nijimura-senpai for permission first!"
Flinching hearing that name, Kuroko just nodded slightly, averting his eyes in the other direction with a hurting expression.
-asdf-
He felt odd recently. The lack of sleep was surely taking a huge toll to his head. And that voice was starting to interrupt his peaceful mind more frequently. But the weirdest part of it was that it calmed him down.
„Of course it does, Sei-kun. I who cares the most for you am always right."
Shaking his head softly, he began to move the Shogi pieces to his favourable place.
„We have played over 30 minutes now. Normally it would take you only 20 minutes to finish. What's on your mind, nanodayo."
Still staring on the wooden board, Akashi shakes his head for a second time. A small sigh erupt his plump lips. From all his teammates, Midorima was someone who he considered as a good friend. He was an intellectually and tolerable person. With Midorima he could discuss various things, with not being uneasy.
Compared to Murasakibara, the purple head was only an enjoyable companion just like Kise and others. Compared to others the giant listened to his demand without questioning him. What makes him a rather loyal ‚friend'.
„It's nothing you have to worry about. It's just my headache got stronger lately."
„Is that so?" Readjusting his spectacles on his bridge Midorima continued with his calm deep voice. „Why don't you go to the infirmary then?"
What is he suggesting? That's unreasoning. He couldn't allow himself to miss school lesson. To rely on others would be too bothersome.
„That's absurd, Midorima. Come on let's go. Break is almost finished. For today the game will stay in abeyance. "
Standing up, Akashi flattens his knitted uniform and placed his wooden Shogi board inside the cupboard, before shutting it up.
„I really mean it Akashi. If you don't feel well, you should rest. The health comes first after all."
„I will appreciate your caring thought, I will take my leave then. Goodbye."
Turning left heading to the east wing. Midorima keeps staring at the slim back of his friend. Lately the bespectacled teen notice the change in the other teen. Sometimes in the lesson a frustrated look graced the beautiful features of the boy. Sweat drips down his pale forehead in some exam. If it happens during basketball practice Midorima would shrug it off but something like that to happen during school lesson was really odd – especially for someone like Akashi, who is perfect and capable in all areas.
-asdf-
„That's bad. If Midorima notice the tension in me, other people must remarked it too."
Havina a flaw was inexcusable. Being stresssed was a normal humanely reaction. So an Akashi should hiding the psychological strain perfectly. The sudden racing of his heartbeat, fuels his insecurity and nervousness immensely.
"Stop worrying so much, Sei-kun. Just because Shitarou mention about your distress doesn't mean others would notice it. Shintarou hangs around you the most so it's obvious that he will be the first to notice your change."
Calming his breath he nodded. That must be it. Midorima only notice the little change because he hangs around himself very much. Avoiding it will also mean that something like that won't occur again. And everything will proceed as usual.
„Yo, kouhai!"
Feeling a sudden bump on his shoulder, ruby colored eyes narrowed instantly at the person who destroyed his idylle. It's Nijimura-senpai and that fringe guy.
„Good afternoon, Nijimura-senpai, Nakawa-senpai and Yoshi-senpai. Is something wrong?" A surprised face replaced the grumpy one and a friendly smile makes it's way on his pale face.
Ruffling his kouhai's hair lovingly, the fringe guy replied instead.
„The newbie wants to take a teamshoot in the purikuri machine, so we can use it for the homepage of our basketball club. Shuuzo is in it, so we need everyone else's approval to do it."
„Yeah but only the first stringer. I was thinking of not putting Kise in it, since he is still a trainee. What do you think of it, Akashi?"
„Kise? But isn't it unfair for not putting him in? After all where would be the difference, if we put him sooner or later in it anyway?"
Nijimura and his other senpai seems to be in deep thought before the captain speak up for both.
„That's right. There won't be a difference. It would be ironical if Kise won't be on the picture after his agency was the sponsor of that Purikuri. So after practice let's take that shoot."
„Sure. I am late, I will take my leave then. See you in practice senpai's."
The two older teens wave at the red head, before heading to their economic lesson upstairs. Akashi on the other hand was half running to his japanese lesson. What a troublesome day. He was tired and sleepy and today he also got an appointment with Kuroko. Looks like it will delay in some hours. Akashi predict that the shoot will take long, since everyone mostly would like to test special pose or are rather unsatisfied with the result of the lovely pictures which will result to trying out anew.
Going inside the class silently, it was a wonder that the teacher didn't said anything. Sitting on his seat at the left side, he packed out his book and listened to the lesson.
Along dream paths
Without resting my legs
I go often to you
In the real world, a single glimpse
Is different
-Ono no Komachi
„That stave from Ono no Komachi, I want you guys to analyse and write an essay about 80 words till our next lesson. Don't write jokes I don't find amusing, cause that will be collected and be marked."
Hidakawa-Sensei write the said homework on the board before bitting his goodbye.
„Akashi-kun, are you taking part in the shooting later?" Turning to his right side, he was greeted with the prescence of Kuroko.
„Yes I am, so I am really sorry that the tutoring will be delated."
„That's not an outragous problem. To be honest I am looking forward to it."
Hearing it piqued the red heads interest.
„Oh really? I never thought you would be a person who is fond of being shooted." Smiling a bit Akashi starts to pack his school utensil.
„I am not fond of being shooted alone. But with other in it, it will be fun." Staring with his pale blue eyes his gaze followed Akashi's slim fingers.
„Well, to be honest with you I would rather quit the shooting session and start with the tutoring, so I can head early home."
„Never thought you wouldn't be fond of being shooted, especially with that visual points of yours"
Stopping putting his pencil case halfway to his bag, Akashis large crimson eyes glance at the older teen.
„Excuse me?"
„You are good looking, so you should be more fond of such things."
„... Kuroko, are you hitting on me?"
An awkward pause stretched for Kuroko a second time this day.
Too lucky that Akashi and Kuroko doesn't have loud voices, or else the remained students in the class would have witness the not so romantic confession.
Akashi had notice the change in Kuroko. Lately he became rather clingy to him not to mention when he catchest he pale teen staring at him, a rosy blush would arise on his cheeks.
„What if I am, Akashi-kun?" Kuroko bends down to Akashi, while whispering in his ear.
Returning from his shock, Akashi smiled slowly.
„Then you need to learn more about hitting on people without getting scared or creeped out." Standing up he chuckled at Kuroko's now pouting face.
„Since you are quite popular Akashi-kun, how about helping me at that area too."
„So sly, our Kuroko." Patting his shoulder affectionately, he heads out of the room.
„Don't rot there Kuroko, accompany me to the cantine, you must be hungry Kuroko."
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It was already turning dark. At the horizon a hue of orange made itself clear at the clear sky. About twenty students in Teikou uniforms are gathered around the purikuri automat with some fangirls swooning around them.
But what raise the most attention of everyone are the occupants inside the automat.
It's unbelievable actually. Mostly Kise and Aomine with side bickering of Murasakibara are chickening about who should stand in the center. The purikuri automat wasn't so large as the teens have expected it to be, so mostly 3 people could go inside. Right now the blonde, the tanned and the giant are inside.
„Geez Kise, just because you are a model, doesn't mean you should be in the center this time too!"
„I agree with Mine-chin. You shouldn't be too egoistic . Any angle should be good too." Pushing with his right shoulder at Aomine head, to make his space comfortable, an instantly „Argh!" could be heard.
„But Aominecchi! Murasakibaracchi! This is my chocolate side, so I have to stand this way!"
„Stop complaing Ki-chin. 2 vs 1. Accept your loss, or I will crush you."
Hearing the idiots bickering at each other with their loud voices, the redhead outside rubbed his temple in a comforting kind of way.
„If this goes on like this I will quit it for real." Folding his arm Akashi frowns. A look of displeasure could be read on his face.
„We waste so much time already. The other possibillity is, that we will do a oneshot per capita." Nijimura jumps in sighing dramatically. Making his way to the Purikuri automate. Before he could voice more of his complains in mind, the trio seems to finish and are happy with the result of their picture.
Turning back he beckon both his kouhais to his direction. „Akashi! Kuroko! Come, take one pic and then leave."
The three teens make themselve comfortable. Infront oft hem was the monitor, where you could choose a background. On the left side stood Kuroko next to him on the right side was Akashi and behind them towers Nijimura over them with an smirk.
„Nijimura-senpai, you don't have to pose now. It happend after the signal after we choose our options." Kuroko said while entering the required background and other settings.
„Oh the signal is coming! Let's make the same pose, -peace-" Nijimura smirked in the camera and a bright flash illuminated everyone inside.
„Urgh, my eyes."
„Akashi-kun, are you alright?"
„Yeah, you should blink a few times and everything should be alright again, Oh the pictures are finished!"
Massaging his eyelids, Akashi tried to blink a few times in a row, adjusting to the normal light smallest out of three was comforting the redhaired boy, while Nijimura headed to the pictures. There are three photostrip and Nijimura hands each of them one stripe.
„Mine, I will give the homepage group, here those will be yours. You guys actually do look really good on it!" With that Nijimura runs off to his friends.
The redhead fumbles in his schoolbag before taking a permanent pencil out and writing something on the picture.
It read 12th June – Akashi, Kuroko, Nijimura.
„Here, Kuroko, signate here at the end of your picture. It serve as a reminder of today's event."
Thank you everyone for reading! ~
Akashi being late starts from here now. In this chapter are some small MidoAka scene if you squint a bit but until Junior Middle school it will mostly stay KuroAka and NijiAka and AkaAka.
Hope you enjoyed reading it!