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Sorry that I haven't updated in a while! I have gotten a lot of homework lately and been sick. Well, I'm still sick but whatever!

Here's the next chapter you've been waiting for! Enjoy!

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Shinohara Mayumi

It has been a few weeks since Aomine and I started dating. Well, I actually can't really call it dating, since we never went out on a date. He never asked me out on a real date. The only thing we did on our free time was going to each other's places. Other than that, we usually would hang out together with Momoi and rarely with the team.

I decided to turn to look at the empty seat behind me. He didn't come to homeroom, probably sleeping on the rooftop again. I gave a hopeless sigh, earning the attention of the teacher.

"Is something wrong, Shinohara-san?" The kind and young woman asked. I just shook my head with a fake smile.

Aomine didn't come to all the classes today. I only saw him in the morning and during lunch, when we ate our bentos together on the rooftop with Momoi.

I decided to go up to the rooftop to get him down. He should at least go to practice. Otherwise, why did he even bother to come to school today if he wouldn't even attend classes? Did he prefer the roof instead of his bed? I would prefer my soft and fluffy bed instead of that solid hard floor.

When I reached the door that goes out to the rooftop, I heard Momoi's scolding voice on the other side of the door. "You're skipping practice up here again!"

I opened the door and walked out.

"Shut up, Satsuki. It doesn't matter." He said, lying on the edge of the higher part of the roof.

Momoi's eyes slightly narrowed. "It does matter! Tetsu-kun's new technique-"

"Practicing won't make any difference." He said and slowly sat up. "There's no need." Now it was my turn to frown, because I knew what he would say. "The only one who can beat me, is me." He paused for a tiny little second before continuing. I stared at his back, with a sad look. "Anyway, our spot in the Winter Cup is already guaranteed. Of course I'm sleepy." He said and turned to lie on his stomach.

"BAKA!" Momoi yelled, with clutched hands.

Then Aomine noticed me and gave a lazy smirk. "Ah, Mayu. How long have you been there?" He asked. Momoi noticed me as well and turned around to look at me.

"Since the conversation started, and I have to say that I agree with Satsuki-chan." I said, with furrowed brows and crossed arms.

Aomine just stared at me from tip to toe, while Momoi gave me gleaming eyes, with a look that said: 'Thank you, Mayumi-chan!'

We all changed looks in a few seconds, before Aomine broke the silence. "Mayu, let's go to my place."

"Don't change the subject!" I yelled at him, with a vein pop. "And no, I won't go to your place." I said and turned to walk away, still with crossed arms.

"Ha? Why? Come on!" He said and I heard him jump down from the higher part of the roof. "I wanna spend time with you." I wanted that as well, but not at each other's places. I want to spend time outside, together.

I didn't answer him and just walked out, closing the door behind me.

Aomine Daiki

"What's her problem?" I asked, frustrated. I turned to look at Momoi, seeking for an answer, since Shinohara and Momoi are best friends and tell each other everything. Even though I'm her boyfriend, she won't always share her feelings and secrets with me.

Momoi just face palmed and gave a hopeless sigh. "She wants to go out on a date with you."

"Eh?" I said, dumbstruck. "She wants to… go out on a date?" I said after a long silence.

"Yeah, she has been complaining to me that she wants to go out with you. She told me that you two never went anywhere, except to each other's houses." She explained, like a matter of fact.

"Hmm…" I put on a thoughtful expression. "Where should I take her then? Got any ideas?" I asked and kept my thoughtful expression on. I seriously had no idea where I could take her.

"Make something special for her. You don't have to take her out on lunch, or anything like that usual stuff you do on dates. Make it special!" She said and ran out the door.

"Something special, huh?"

The next day I decided to attend class. When I walked into the classroom, I saw a guy talking with Shinohara. He seemed like he was flirting with her, since he had a smug face on and he was leaning a little too much to her and Shinohara was looking flustered.

I felt anger rise in me and I immediately walked towards them.

"Hey, Mayu." I said and leaned a little down and gave her a peck on the lips. She looked a little surprised, because I didn't really kiss her in front of others, except in front of Momoi and the team. Then I went to my seat, behind her.

"D-Daiki! H-Hey…" She said, looking embarrassed. I then turned my sight to the guy beside us and gave him a glare. He gave a terrified look and returned to his seat. Then I saw people in the room starting to whisper. "Why did you do that?" I heard Shinohara's small voice.

"Cuz he was flirting with you and I wanted to show him that he can't touch what's mine." I said and leaned forward to wrap my arms around her torso. "And now everyone knows that you are mine." I said, with a small smirk and kissed her neck.

I heard her small giggles, which made me look up at her face. "Stop that. It tickles." She said and placed her hand on the spot where I kissed her. I gave a smirk and leaned down to her neck and started to kiss again, sucking and nibbling a little. "Daiki! Stop it!" She whispered and tried to push me off. I let go and leaned back in my seat, in a lazy manner, smirking at her flushed face.

Some of the student around us stared with disbelieved eyes and some of them shot dagger at us. Most of the guys gave me glares and most of the girls gave Shinohara jealous looks. But I didn't mind them and just continued to look at my gorgeous girlfriend in front of me.

After a minute later, Sakurai walked into the classroom and took his seat beside me and then the teacher came. And so began the day and I did the usual thing I always do. Sleep.

"…iki?"

"Da… aiki?"

"…Daiki?"

"Daiki?!"

"Itai!" I jumped up from my seat and placed my hand over my stinging cheek. "What the hell, Mayu?!" I said and rubbed my hurt cheek.

"Sorry, but you wouldn't wake up!" She said, with a frown, her hands on her hips. "Come on. Class has ended." She said and started to walk towards the door, Sakurai following behind, muttering an apology to who knows who. The three of us would usually hand out together in between classes, since we had the same classes.

We would only see Momoi at lunch and rarely in between classes.

We only had a few minutes break, before our next class started. We decided to wait outside the classroom.

"Oi, Ryo." I said, earning the attention of the guy.

"H-Hai?" He said, looking scared, as always.

"Can you leave us alone for a second. Have to talk to Mayu about something." I didn't ask but ordered him to leave, which he did immediately after excusing himself.

"What is it, Daiki?" She asked, her big amber orbs looking curious. I loved her eyes. They were so beautiful and I could sometimes feel myself disappearing in their prettiness.

"After school…" I started and already felt my face heat up a bit. "Do you want to go… to the zoo?" I said in a quiet tone. I didn't want other students to hear me asking Shinohara out on a date. It would ruin my pride.

There was a silent moment between us and I only started to feel more uncomfortable by each second that went by. Suddenly I saw the corners of her mouth twitch upwards. "Daiki~!" She said in a singsong voice, her hands clapped together behind her back. She leaned slightly forward and had a grin on her face. "Are you asking me out on a date?" She said, teasingly.

I felt my face turn a shade of red and I immediately turned my head away. "Urusai! Do you want to go, or not?" I repeated the question, hoping that she would give me an answer now.

"Daiki, are you blushing?" She asked, giggling. I felt my ego reduce. I just wished she answered the damned question. She put on a fake thoughtful look. "Hmm… Let me think now…" She said and gave me a smirk, while she faked thought.

I had enough and just pulled her towards me, wrapping my arms around her waist. "If you don't say 'yes' I will kiss you senselessly right here in front of everyone." I then gave her a challenging smirk when I saw her face flush a deep red. "I'm counting to three. One…"

"Okay, okay!" She said and tried to push away, but I didn't let go.

"I said if you say 'yes'. Two…"

"Fine! Yes! I will go with you to the zoo." She said, flushed.

I pulled her closer and hugged her tightly, pecking her on top of her head. Then I buried my nose in her hair and smelled her beautiful fragrance.

Shinohara Mayumi

We now stood in front of the zoo and I just couldn't help the excitement in me. Last time I was here was when I was just a little girl. "Come on, Daiki!" I said and started to tug on his school uniform.

We didn't go home or change, because I was just too excited to come here.

"Fine, fine. Calm down a little." He said, lazily. I managed to drag him in and immediately we went to the aquarium.

"Sugoi!" I said, as I watched the sea animals in the water. "It's so beautiful, right? It feels like we're underwater as well!" I exclaimed, happily.

"Yeah." I heard Aomine say. He didn't really seem so amazed by it. Well, it's really not his thing to be in places like this, but I guess he brought me here because I like it. Which brings the question 'how'?

"How did you know that I like zoos? We've never talked about it before." I asked, as I grabbed his hand and started to drag him out of the aquarium.

"The coach mentioned it once." He said, in a bored tone.

I only pouted, since he didn't seem like he was enjoying this as much as I was. Then I dragged him to the pandas. "Oh, look! Kawaii!" I said and pointed towards a panda cub. I ran towards the fence and picked out my phone. I decided to take a photo of it.

*CLICK*

"It's so cute!" I said like a fangirl.

Aomine leaned over my shoulder to take a look at the picture and just shrugged. "It's just a bear." He said and straightened up again. "Come on. Let's go there." He said and grabbed my hand.

I was still not used to walk around holding hands with Aomine. I felt like everyone was watching us. Some old people even muttered out how cute we looked and some of them started talking about youth.

We ended up at a small store that sells cute things. We walked in and I felt myself being drawn towards one little thing my eyes caught sight of. "Daiki, look how cute and beautiful this is!" I said and showed him the small piece of jewelry.

It was a bracelet, adored with small light blue stones. Then there was hanging some chains where you could attach small charms. I looked down at the different charms on the counter and immediately knew which ones to pick up. A basketball, a star with a face, a heart, a snowman and a cupcake.

"Look here." I said and turned around to face Aomine. "I chose these because you're a basketball player and I love basketball, this star is for you being my star, this heart is for my love towards you, this snowman is for you acting so cold sometimes…" I stopped there, seeing him look down a little saddened. "And this cupcake is for you being so sweet, even though you can be cold." I ended with a smile.

I saw his face lit up and felt his arms snake around me. "I just love you so much." He said and kissed me on the lips, before hugging me. "I love you, Mayu." He said again, this time sounding more serious.

"I love you too, Daiki." I said and held him tighter. We let go of each other after a moment and then went to the checkout.

"Here." Aomine said and motioned for my arm. He decided to pay this time. I reached up my arm and watched as he put the bracelet on.

"Thanks." I said and pecked him on the cheek. "Come on! I'm hungry." I said and started to drag him out of the store. We walked out of the zoo and headed for a small restaurant and ordered food. We ate in silence, chit chatting here and there. Then I paid, as usual. But I didn't complain, since this day was going to smoothly fine.

When we walked out of the restaurant, I was surprised that it had become dark outside already.

"Already dark, huh?" Aomine muttered from beside me. Then a smirk grew on his lips. "Finally." He said and took a hold of my hand, before dragging me who know where.

After walking for 10 min, we reached a small forest. "Daiki, where are we going?" I asked, as he kept dragging me.

"It's a surprise." He said, looking at me over his shoulder.

After walking for a few minutes, we reached the end of the forest and I saw one of the most beautiful sights in the world. We were on a cliff and I could see the city from up here and it was so pretty.

"Wow…" I said and walked a few steps forward. "It's so pretty." I said, still amazed and shocked.

I lifted my head to look up at the sky and only saw a sky full of stars. Then I felt a pair of arms snake around my waist, pulling me back to a fine muscular and broad chest. I put my own hands on Aomine's hands and leaned into his embrace.

"This is so beautiful, Daiki." I said, feeling so happy. "It's like a dream, righ-"

Suddenly I felt myself spin around. I came face to face with an angry looking Aomine. "No!" He said, gripping my arms tightly. I stared at him confused, not knowing why he did that. "I don't want you to believe this is a dream! It's real, Mayu! We are real!" He said and pulled me in for a tight and loving embrace.

After a few seconds of standing there stunned, I hugged him back. "I know."

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