Chapter 2

Kuroko Tetsuya

"Sorry about that Tetsu. Kako can be a pain sometimes."

"Aomine-kun. No need for apologies. Aomine-san is very nice."

"She's a handful. I'll treat you to a vanilla milkshake later. To make up for it."

"Aomine-kun is very nice too."

Getting along with Aomine-kun is not hard. Getting along with Aomine-san isn't hard either. I guess getting along with the Aomines isn't as hard as rumor says. Sure, they can be quite independent, both of them, but they're exceptionally nice when you get to know them.

I'm sharing with you a slice of my life that so happens to involve every other life in my one life. I'm the hidden shadow, so I notice things many people don't. I also do many things that people don't. But they don't need to know.

Lately, I find my position really hard. No matter how visible I am, I will always watch over my friends. That does not make sense. No worries. That's because you're not me.

For the past month, my friends have been acting strangely. Let's start with Kise. He calls me late at night. Most recently, it was last night. So I naturally picked up the phone.

"Kurokocchi. My heart is causing me insomnia."

And thus, I answer as professionally as I can. "I see."

"When I see Kakocchi, I get powered by this energy though…"

"Kise-kun. I think…hold on. Another phone call." So I put him on hold to answer the next caller.

"Hello?"

"Is this the Minami residence?"

"No. I think you got the wrong number… Yeah. No problem. Good night madam." So I go back to the lovesick boy who just cannot seem to acknowledge the condition he's in.

"Kise-kun?"

"Kurokocchi! My brain hurts now. I'm trying to solve this stupid history problem, but I can't. And the only thing I can think about is how much I hate homework, but like to go to class."

"Why do you like class Kise-kun?"

"Because…Kakocchi is there."

"I see. Good night Kise-kun." I hung up. I forgot I had history homework.

Hopefully Kise would just notice his own feelings. But that might be a problem because it's always him getting the attention and not the other way around.

Next up is Aomine. Lately, he's very easily irritated. Take for example, today. Just now, he said he'd treat me to a milkshake. He becomes super nice to me whenever he is irritated. I shouldn't complain about people's goodwill, but it's still unsettling that I'm enjoying without him.

It all started after basketball practice. Aomine got mad at Akashi for telling me to sit out and watch practice. I'm grateful to him, but I forgot to tell him that I specifically asked Akashi to let me sit out so I can observe. But let's not tell him.

But anyways, after practice, he got a phone call. It was late and I guess he wasn't ready to take any jokes from Aomine-san. After all, she called a few times faking injury to get him to see her. And every time, Aomine-san succeeded in having Aomine dash to find her. Unfortunately for her, today Aomine does not seem in the mood for jokes. In fact, he's probably going to ignore her.

"Aomine-kun. Are you sure we shouldn't check on Aomine-san?" I picked up the pace to match his long strides. He was already walking out of the gym.

"Nah. Ever heard of the boy who cried wolf?" He saw me nod. "Kako has to learn. She called more than five times. I'm not going this time." Aomine was determined this time to follow through with his words. I simply nodded, but I had a strange feeling about this one.

We turned on the corner and headed to Maji Burger. And then…

"Tetsu-kun!" I felt a little push from behind. I didn't need to turn back. Peach scent.

Oh. I forgot. I also have my own problems. Should mind them first.

A/N: Thank you very much for reading! I love to hear your feedback. We have a different narrator for this chapter. I wanted to experiment from different perspectives. It should sound like a different person. If I didn't do a good job, please do tell me. I'll work on better distinguishing each narrator. And hopefully chapter 3 will come along soon. ~Ciao