Bittersweet Liaison Chapter 2: Treat, a kuroko no basuke/黒子のバスケ fanfic

CHAPTER 2

*SPECIAL GLIMPSE* ( You'll know why it turned out to be like this later in this chapter.. ^_^)

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"You're nice….." he said softly while ruffling my hair gently. I felt my face heat up and immediately looked away to hide my blush from him.

"b-baka…. It's not like I wanted to treat you or anything….. It's just that I want to repent for what I did." I said without looking at him. Why is he so kind all of the sudden?

He then flashed a small smile at me as he let go of my head which only lasted for at least 2 seconds and then back to his bored expression.

It was silence after that. I didn't know what to say. I barely knew the guy, considering that we have just met. I didn't even know his full name…. WAIT... of course…I still don't know his name…

"Hey, I still haven't got your name…" I said bluntly, trying to sound not too awkward.

"hmn? my name?..." He answered, bored as ever while munching unto his maiubo

I just glared at him knowing that he heard me correctly and waiting for an answer.

"Murasakibara Atsushi…" okay, now we're getting somewhere….. I should also introduce myself…

"The name's Nishino Kas-"

"I know…." He interrupted me with that annoying bored voice of his. Seriously I was trying to be nice here! How rude…

"You were the one who gave the speech this morning… right?"

I just nodded my head in irritation… This guy is getting into my nerves…

"That was a nice speech… it ALMOST inspired me to study….."

Wait, what? Did he praise me? A second ago he was being rude and now he is commending me…. What a complicated guy…. I felt my cheeks burn…I looked up at him sticking my nose up in the air and acting like I didn't care.

"I didn't ask for your opinion, I know that I did well…" I facepalmed myself…How could I be so arrogant?

"And what do you mean by ALMOST inspired you to study? Are you really that LAZY?"

"I don't know….. And I don't care..." he answered with his mouth full.

"You're hopeless…." I mumbled.

"Well, I better get going… It's getting pretty late anyway…." I said as I turned my heel and walked away from the creepy giant without looking back

"We should do this some more…. Kasu-chin.." He muttered out of the blue.

"NEVER" was my immediate answer. I stopped walking and glower at him in the corner of my eye…

"Kasu-chin? What a horrible nickname…"

"There is no way that I could get along with a lazy, snack-eating giant like you."

And with that I continued to step forward and away from the purple-headed guy. *sigh* how did I ended up with this guy again? Oh yeah…. Right…. It all began this morning…..

*FLASHBACK*

After the "encounter" I had with the weird duo, I hurriedly walked towards my classroom. Fortunately, the teacher still wasn't inside, so I secretly slipped inside the room without anyone noticing. I immediately took the chair which is the second to last seat near the window. Yes, the "Godly Seat" as Hito-nii describes it. She says that it is where most of the main characters of an anime sit. Well, not that I really care though.

I just like to look outside the window since it feels… refreshing. As I looked at the window, I started to succumb myself into the beauty of the outside world, not minding the ruckus and chattering inside the classroom.

A few minutes later, I felt someone brush pass me and bumped my elbow in the process.

"Ouch…hey!" I snapped and looking up only to feel a vein pop on my head.

"hmnn?" The annoying giant answered with yet another "maiubo" in his mouth.

"You!" I practically growled at him as I stood up. "What are you doing here!?"

"eh?..." he paused for a while and look around, as if thinking of something.

"Well?!" I inquired angrily growing impatient with his nonsense.

"….I forgot…."

"wha-what?…." I stuttered. I was at lost for words at how creepy he could get…. Seriously, is the only thing he thinks about is food?

"He just happens to be in the same class as you, that's all…" The black-haired guy said out of nowhere.

I turned around and saw the black-haired teenager. I cocked a brow at him

"And please don't tell me that the both of you belong in the same class as I am?"

"Unfortunately, we do."

I rolled my eyes and sat back down to my chair.

"Just great….. Just when I thought I found peace…" I muttered under my breath.

The black-haired boy sighed while the other one kept on munching his snacks.

"Himuro Tatsuya… Nice to meet you" the black-haired boy said as he extended his hand towards me.

I stared at it for a second before giving in and shook his hand.

"Nishino Kasumi..."

"That's a nice name you got there." He said while flashing a smile at me.

"Tch. Sarcasm…. Do you need anything else?"I said annoyed.

"Actually, I want to apologize to how my friend acted earlier. Please understand him and his obsession over eating sweets. It is kind of his habit."

I just nodded, showing my lack of interest in the subject.

"I see… Anything else?"

"No, that is all" He walked away swiftly together with the giant

"Finally, they're gone…" I thought to myself in relief.

*screech*

"huh?" I looked at the back and found out that the purple-headed guy sat behind me.

"Oi! Are you really trying to piss me off?! Stay away from me!"

"ha?... not until you replace my maiubo…"

OKAY, now he is really pissing me off... he forgot why he came in here but remembered my mistake. GOD how I hate him.

I was about to open my mouth to retort but the teacher suddenly entered the room. Everybody in the room stood up to greet the teacher…. Well except for the guy behind me….

"Ohayo gozaimasu, sensei"[1]

The teacher wrote his name on the board and signaled everyone to take their seats. He did some introductions and let all of us introduce ourselves. I didn't pay much attention though; I was already focused on the view outside the window.

And hence, the start of class. Luckily the day went smoothly for me and I even made some friends. I tried my best to ignore the guy behind me and it turned out pretty well….that is of course until the end of class.

"Kriiiiing!" the bell rang for the last time that day, signaling the end of classes.

Everybody stood up and bowed slightly to the teacher.

"Arigatou Gozaimasu![2]"and with that, the class broke into groups and chitter chatters can be heard here and there.

I neatly arranged my pile of books and notebooks and carefully placed them into my bag. I looked at my wristwatch and read 4:00 pm. Nice, I still have time to pass my membership form to the Literary Club. I really love writing and reading so I guess this is the best club for me. I stood up and swung my bag over my shoulder. I looked behind me and noticed that the purple-headed giant wasn't there.

"Hmp…Maybe he finally decided to stop bugging me about his snack." I thought to myself as I walked out of the room and towards the literary club. It didn't take too long before I arrived at my destination and pass the form. I was greeted with sweet smiles from the other members. They seem nice.

"Hello there! You're Nishino Kasumi right? From class 1-A? I'm Sonozaki Tsubaki, the club president!" A girl with a shoulder length blonde hair said enthusiastically as she received my paper.

"It's nice to meet you too." I uttered and returned the smile.

"We are happy that you chose the literary club! You can come here anytime starting tomorrow! Right now, we still need to organize the membership forms…" Sonozaki-san stated while placing my papers on top of the table filled with piles of other membership forms.

"So we really couldn't orient you right now… sorry." She continued

"Oh I see…I understand."I said with a smile.

"I'll just come back tomorrow"

"Ah,yes.. Thank you for understanding! ^_^" Sonozaki-san said cheerfully… In fact too cheerful for my liking…

"okay.. see you tomorrow then.." I stated as I waved my hand at them

"hai, mata ashita! [3]" the president said while waving back.

I sighed as I left the room…I guess I'll be home early then. As I passed the hallway a noticed a figure leaning on the wall and I immediately knew who it was.

"You're not going to stop bothering me until I replace it huh?"

"…."

"*sigh* Fine, come with me then…. I'll treat you…"

The purple-headed guy looked down at me. You could see a glint of excitement in his eyes. Just like how a little kid would look like if you're going to buy them their favorite ice cream.

I walked ahead of him and he followed. It was awkward silence between the two of us which seemed like forever. We walked down the hall, into the campus and outside the gates.

As we were walking towards the nearest convenience store, which was about 2 blocks away, I had the urge to kill the deafening silence surrounding us.

"So… where's Himuro-kun?" I asked just to break the silence.

"hn? Muro-chin? He went home ahead….."he said lazily and yawned afterwards.

"oh…"

"…"

Silence once again engulfed the place…. Well this is awkward…

"uhm… which club are you planning to join?" I started.

"Club…..I don't know….maybe the Basketball club…"

"You love to play basketball?"

"Tch… I hate it…." He said with a scowl

"huh? Then why are you joining?"

"…dunno…"

I just shrugged my shoulders, really what's with this guy?

We finally reached the convenience store. At long last….

"So, choose whatever you want, It's my treat." I said while looking up at him.

His bored purple orbs reflected excitement once again as he went pass me and to a stall at the back.

I waited and took a seat at a nearby chair. It didn't take long though before he returned with a box in hand.

"What? Are you going to eat all of those?!" I asked, quite shock.

"Hai"

"But I only stepped on one maiubo!"

"But you said you'll treat me right?" he retorted

"yes but-" I was too late.. He already placed the box on the counter.

"*sigh* fine, let's get this over with..." I paid for the purchase and waited for the cashier to punch in the amount.

Meanwhile beside me, the giant just opened the box and started on munching the snacks. Geez, He is so greedy.

After paying, we both got out of the store.

With the boy beside me I just can't help but notice the mess he was making. I really made him look like a pre-school. There were smudges of food all over his mouth and uniform. Hesitantly I got my handkerchief from my pocket and held it out to him.

"here…"

He looked at it as if investigating it for a moment and unexpectedly leaned towards it.

I blinked my eyes... Twice… What does he think he's doing? And then suddenly my hand moved on its own. I wiped his face with the fabric and cleared his uniform free from crumbs and such.

Why the hell did I do that? It wasn't like me at all.