Trust

Animal/Human Hybrid AU. Now that Aomine had him, he was not sure what to do with him, exactly. Aomine did not know how to make Kasamatsu trust him and open up to him, without getting attacked or ignored by the wolf hybrid. [ Continuation of The Auction ]

Aomine was flabbergasted.

He was not entirely sure how it happened but the second they arrived back home, his mother and father had walked inside the large mansion and went to their room, probably to retire for the night, however; while they did that, Kasamatsu had took that opportunity to run off into the large mansion. Aomine was stunned as he watched Kasamatsu run away from him, throwing a brief glance over his shoulder. The dark skinned teen noticed a tiny smirk cross the older teenager's face, making his heart flutter again.

"Wait!" Aomine called out, kicking his shoes off as he started to run after the wolf hybrid. "K- Kasamatsu!" He yelled his name, watching as the fluffy-tailed wolf boy disappeared around a corner, running down a different hallway. Thankfully, the hallway he turned down had a dead-end and by pure coincidence, lead towards Aomine's room.

Aomine pushed himself faster, eager to catch up to the new addition to his family. By the time he neared the end of the hallway, he noticed his door was open a crack and Aomine came to a stop. He took in a few deep breaths to calm his racing heart and stood there for a moment, inspecting the door. The dark blue haired human had his hands on his hips as he studied the area, looking around briefly to see if Kasamatsu would have chanced jumping from one of the windows, but luckily none of them were open.

He swallowed thickly and entered his room, flicking the light switch so the room flooded with a soft lighting. Aomine scanned the room until his eyes landed on Kasamatsu, who was seated on his bed, legs pulled to his chest just like in the cage. "Hey." Aomine said in greeting, getting a sudden feeling of déjà vu. He gave his head a shake and walked over to Kasamatsu cautiously, inching towards the hybrid every few seconds. "Do you… want to change?" He asked, wringing his hands together as a lack of not knowing what else to do – with himself, or Kasamatsu.

Kasamatsu narrowed his eyes momentarily, as if mulling his words over, before giving a faint nod. Aomine smiled at that and turned around, walking to his overly large dresser. "I'll see if I could find some of my old clothes… They might fit you better. Tomorrow, we can go shopping for clothing you would like."

Aomine jolted when he felt a hand touch the small of his back, causing him to whip around. Due to his sudden movement, Kasamatsu jumped backwards, tripping over the rug as he did so. Aomine watched the wolf hybrid fall to the ground in seemingly slow motion, maneuvering his body so it was not as painful, and quickly recover to scurry back to his bed. The human blinked and cracked an amused smile. "Sorry." Aomine whispered, walking back to Kasamatsu, handing him a pile of clothes.

Kasamatsu slowly took the clothing and gave it a once over before standing. "Do you want to shower?" Aomine asked, the thought occurring to him. He did not know how often the company had them shower or bathe, but he was sure it was a regular occurrence because they needed to be kept clean for such events as the Auction.

Kasamatsu nodded, clutching the clothes to his chest. Aomine also nodded and motioned for the hybrid to follow him. Kasamatsu did so, albeit slowly at first – wary and untrusting. Aomine sighed, running a hand through his hair. It was to be expected that Kasamatsu would not trust Aomine at first, but he wished he would because Aomine was not like the other sick people that existed.

He thought about telling him that but then he started to doubt it because maybe Kasamatsu would not believe him. Like it would seem as if he was saying that only to purposefully gain the rarities trust then he would show his true colors. Aomine groaned, rubbing his hand on his face tiredly, 'Why did I do this again?' He asked himself, stepping into the large bathroom.

He walked across the tiled, shiny floor and towards the bigger-than-normal shower. He stopped just outside the shower door and glanced at the bigger-than-normal bathtub that seemed to could fit more than five people comfortably. "Shower or bath?" He asked, turning to face Kasamatsu.

Kasamatsu cocked his head at him, his medium-sized black wolf ears twitching slightly. Wordlessly, he pointed to the shower. Aomine nodded and stepped towards the shower, turning the knob so the water came on. He waited a few moments and adjusted the water so it was warmer than room temperature but not too hot. Hopefully the wolf hybrid liked it.

When Aomine turned back to Kasamatsu, he noticed the older boy stripping out of Aomine's overly large jacket he had given him, making Aomine sputter out nonsense as his cheeks flared up. He turned away, his lips pressed together in a small pout as he felt his heart beat out of control again. Quickly walking from the bathroom, Aomine went into the closet and pulled out a fluffy blue towel. "Here." He was about to hand Kasamatsu the towel, but then remembered that he was naked, so he put it on the counter top where the wolf had put the articles of clothing and left the bathroom.

Aomine shut the door behind him and sighed, leaning against the door. He slid down the door and plopped onto the floor with a soft grunt. He sat there, listening to the shower run as he tiredly yawned. He wet his lips as they were dry and closed his eyes for a moment, figuring that he would rest them until Kasamatsu was done. 'Where is he going to sleep? I guess he could use my bed until I could get one of our guest rooms cleaned up…' Aomine thought tiredly. Without evening knowing it, he drifted into the darkness that was sleep, still seated on the floor and leaning against the door to the bathroom.

Aomine felt warm. And comfortable, but at the same time his back was killing him. The blue haired teenager groaned and shifted about, wanting to get comfortable again. He was stopped when he felt a weight pressed against his side, making him open his eyes groggily. Aomine blinked as his eyes focused and he looked down, seeing Kasamatsu tucked under his arm, cuddling into his side.

Aomine stared, his brain not computing what was happening exactly. He must have stared for a good few minutes because Kasamatsu must have sensed it in a way, waking him up from his sleepy state. Kasamatsu blinked cloudy blue-grey orbs at him, tilting his head tiredly. Aomine nibbled on his lip and looked away, finding the wolf hybrid too cute to look at. He noticed they were still in the hallway, outside of the bathroom. Kasamatsu was wearing the clothes Aomine had given him and the towel was being used as a pillow for Aomine.

Once Kasamatsu seemed to realize their current position, his cheeks tinted red and he backed away quickly, bumping into the wall in his haste. Aomine sat up slowly and winced from the pain that radiated on his back. "Sleeping on the floor wasn't a good idea…" He muttered to himself, rubbing his eyes dazedly. He yawned, still tired, and looked back at Kasamatsu who had backed into the wall, watching him intently, as if the slightest move Aomine made, he would be running in the next second.

Aomine sat still, furrowing his eyebrows and suddenly unsure of what to do. "I'm not going to hurt you, you know." He spoke finally, choosing to remain still. His nose twitched, suddenly feeling very itchy, but he resisted the urge to scratch it. "Just… look into my eyes and see if I'm lying."

Kasamatsu blinked and eyed him suspiciously for a moment before crawling closer, inching forward slowly. He crawled up to Aomine and sat in front of him, staring into his royal blue orbs. Kasamatsu tilted his head slowly, studying Aomine's eyes before his gaze moved elsewhere.

Aomine watched in slight amusement as Kasamatsu got distracted by some bug crawling on the floor and used the moment to slowly reach up to the hybrid. Kasamatsu sensed this and tensed, watching Aomine out of his peripheral vision. The dark skinned human moved his arm as slow as molasses, poking Kasamatsu's arm with the tip of his finger so feather-light that Aomine himself could barely feel it.

The wolf hybrid remained tense but after a minute he seemed to relax, dropping his guard gradually. Just when Aomine thought he had won over the animal/human hybrid, Kasamatsu decided that at that moment he would rebel. The raven haired male turned and smacked Aomine's hand away, knocking him in the head with his elbow as he did so. Aomine yelped from the sudden attack and fell onto his back. He groaned and rubbed his head where Kasamatsu had elbowed him and frowned, watching as the hybrid ran back into his room.

Aomine stood and walked into his room, taking a moment to stare out the window at the darkened sky, realizing that it was still night time. At least they had not slept in the hall for too long. Aomine moved his gaze from the window to Kasamatsu who was in the corner, an odd sound coming from him.

It took him a moment but then it occurred to Aomine that Kasamatsu was growling. At him.

He pursed his lips and sat on the edge of his bed, moving moderately and cautiously. His elbows rested against his knees as he watched Kasamatsu continue to growl at him. He cracked a smile, finding it somewhat adorable, despite the growls of anger and whatever else being directed at him. Kasamatsu stopped and arched an eyebrow, probably surprised that Aomine was not scared. "…" Kasamatsu's lips moved into a small pout as he turned and glared at the wall, his tail thrashing behind him as his ears pointed away, clearly annoyed.

"Hey," Aomine called, catching the hybrid's attention. "Can you shift?" At the face Kasamatsu made, Aomine continued on. "I mean, can you – uhh… transform, I guess… – into your… other half?" Aomine himself even cringed at his words. He could hardly make sense, especially because he did not know the proper 'terminology' he was supposed to use with hybrids. This was, after all, his first time being around a real one. Other than seeing them in magazines and videos and stuck inside cages.

To his surprise, a faint chuckle came from Kasamatsu. Aomine stood up, making Kasamatsu jolt back, smacking into the corner since there was nowhere else to back up to. "Sorry." Aomine immediately apologized, his cheeks burning from either embarrassment or from hearing the wolf laugh.

"… I can." Kasamatsu's voice seemed to be as quiet as the wind on a still day. But Aomine still heard him. He listened, strained ears and all as Kasamatsu slowly looked at him. The expression on the wolf hybrids face and the emotions held in his eyes made Aomine's heart clench painfully in his chest.

"Well…" Aomine started, scratching his cheek at a loss for words. "I'm-… I'm glad you can talk." He stated, cracking a small smile. Kasamatsu arched his eyebrow again but shrugged, nodding. The rarity went back to being silent and Aomine's shoulders drooped in disappointment. "You can talk, all you want. Unless… cat got your tongue?" His failed attempt at a joke made Kasamatsu scowl, his canine fangs bared.

"I hate cats." He uttered out, turning away from Aomine, almost childishly. Aomine blinked, stunned, but smiled. "Good thing I'm more of a wolf person."

Kasamatsu's ears twitched at that, arching up as he slowly peaked at Aomine, eyeing him briefly before crawling over. "Really?" He asked, sounding almost hopeful. Aomine nodded, not wanting to move again and scare Kasamatsu off and restart the whole cycle of running after him and trying to regain his trust. He was getting pretty tired, and by the looks of it, so was the new addition to his family.

"We should sleep." Aomine offered. "You can take the bed, I'll go sleep on the couch over there and when we're both awake, we can find and clean one of the guest rooms for you." Kasamatsu took in his words and nodded sleepily, standing and crawling onto the bed. He collapsed in the dark blue sheets, pulling one of Aomine's pillows close and cuddling into it.

Aomine let a breath out he had not noticed he was holding and moved carefully, standing up in a leisurely manner. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, unmoving, before he walked over to the couch and sat on it. He let a sigh out, tired and feeling sluggish as the night wore on. He lay on his back and stared at Kasamatsu through the lights of his room. 'I hope you'll learn to trust me, Kasamatsu.' He thought tiredly, smiling to himself as he shifted around and rolled onto his side.

As if reading his mind, Aomine heard Kasamatsu's faint voice, rousing him from his half-asleep state. "Just so you know I don't trust you… Not yet, at least." Kasamatsu murmured, his voice soft and lulling in Aomine's ears. Aomine made a faint noise of acknowledgement, too tired to respond with actual words as he felt himself drifting into sleep.

"Goodnight… Aomine."

And now imagine – a year or whatever later: Kasamatsu and Aomine are all close and literally the best of friends, maybe even something more – and one day; Kasamatsu goes out and comes home with a stray (because the stray refused to leave Kasacchi's side). And that stray is a dog hybrid, the one and only: Kise Ryouta. xDD Now that'd be great to read. Someone make it happen 8D Imagine the mischief, fun, trouble, and maybe even confusion/jealousy that can be caused by love for Kasacchi- Okay. I'm shutting up now. ouo *forever waits*

~WinterAssassin~