Chapter 2

THE MISUNDERSTANDING

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The last four words were said rather fast for the usually lethargic speaking Yosen center, but Kagami was used to fast talk from living in America, so he got the jest of the question.

Nevertheless, it left him almost choking on his drink.

This was not the question he was expecting, and it left him in a coughing fit while he covered both his mouth and his nose. And now he sort of got what Kuroko was saying earlier and it was finally making sense and goddammit that all knowing ability of his shadows was really irritating, especially in times like this where he could have given him a heads up! But no, instead Kuroko is patting at his back, trying to calm his coughing fit while Murasakibara blushed up a storm, an unusual sight for all of them, and Kise frantically handed him napkins.

"Kagami-kun, are you alright?"

"Fuck no...It got up my damn nose." he replies after blowing what little bit of carbonated drink was left out. He then looks at the Murasakibara, and in a sort of whispering yell he shouts "And you! Asking THAT kind of question in a public place...what the fuck man?!"

There was a quiet moment after Kagami's exclamation that is until the other man let out a saddened sniff and looked down at his still full plate. This caught all of their attention.

"Y-Your mean, Kagachin." Murasakibara mumbled, "You promised not to judge."

Kagami, flustered at the surprising sight of the tallest and probably most intimidating of the four of them actually sniffling like a child that bad been yelled at, stumbles over his words as he tries to redeem himself

"Wait a...I-I'm not-"

"Wait a minute...does that mean you're what I think you are?! NO-" Kise's yellow eyes light up in sudden realization, and he covers his gasp with both hands, "ARE YOU A HOMOPHOBE KAGAMICCHI?!"

"W-WHAT?!" He exclaims, wondering why the conversation suddenly went in this direction, "I'm not-"

"Kagami-kun, I know that you're stubborn, but I never thought you were so close minded" came the monotone reply of his shadow in a rather disappointed manner.

"Hey no wait a minute-"

"That's horrible! I never expected that out of you!", and here goes Kise and his theatrics as he hugs and pats the head of obviously taller man.

"Neither did I."

"Will you two just shut up and-"

"Don't worry, Murasakibaracchi! I'm here for you!"

"I am also here."

Finally fed up with their bullshit trying to make him seem like the bad guy, he finally stands and smacks the table with his fist, and bellows out with a blushing face of his own.

"OI! BACK THE FUCK UP!"

Lucky for them it was late enough for there to not be a lot of people in the establishment on this rather cool Friday evening, but still a good number of eyes looked over at the crimson faced ace after that announcement. Which included those of the people he was sitting at. It's only after apologizing to the very few people there and a couple of deep breaths that he can finally speak without screaming his head off.

"Look, I'm not a homophobe or whatever! I swear I'm really not! I could honestly give two less fucks about who you like! "

Purple, yellow, and baby blue eyes quietly stared at him in a way that said that they weren't taking him seriously.

"But Kagamicchi..."

"The way you reacted to Murasakibara-kun's question..."

"...suspicious"

Kagami groaned and flops back in his chair, frustrated and embarrassed at the same time. But he still tries again to defend himself, "You know mine and Tatsuya's basketball master, Alex right? The blonde chick who you meet at the Winter Cup, Kise? She. Is. A. Lesbian...A LESBIAN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Wouldn't me being against gay people be kinda stupid?"

They looked amongst themselves as they contemplated this fact.

In Kuroko's mind though, he absently remembers the time at Kagami's apartment when Alex had surprise kissed their coach. He also remembers her saying that she only kisses cute girls and children. He had guessed, but he didn't want to make any assumptions, so he kept quiet about it.

Of course, Kise didn't have any idea about the blonde that he meet by chance. He only knew that she was really pretty.

And Murasakibara...well he remembers Himuro telling him that when he introduced her...he just kinda forgot about it. All three sort of satisfied with Kagami's defense, there was only one last question to ask.

"Why did you react that way to the question then?"

It was the red head's turn to blush, his face turning a color that could have rivaled his hair.

"Yeah well...Look, I wasn't really expecting it, ok?! I never would have thought that you were...gay is all. Not that being gay is a bad thing!" he exclaims, trying to cover his awkwardness with his rough exterior. He then looks at Murasakibara and sort of bows in an apologetic way, "...sorry. I'm not really good at this."

Said man just nods and says nothing and goes back to stuffing his face with the sweets left on his plate. Kagami takes this as being somewhat forgiven, and lets out a relived sigh, sort of slumping in his chair.

"It's ok, Kagami-kun. I supposed some of us were more surprised than others at this development." Kuroko says understandingly as he reaches up and pats at Kagami's head like he would his puppy, Number 2, "Even though I sort of expected this, even I was a bit surprised."

"I wasn't. I saw this coming from way back at the Winter Cup. Did you SEE the way Himurocchi slapped him? THAT was a love tap if I ever saw one." Kise declared boldly as he nonchalantly chomped on what was left of his chicken sandwich. He then smiles brightly and with a clap of his hands he exclaims, "Oh but this is really exciting! So, do you think he likes you? Or do you have a crush on him? What do you like about him? You have to tell us!"

"Eh?" says the purplette almost blankly, cream on his face once again. He then sort scrunches his face in thought, "Uh...I think he likes me...I think. B-But I think Muro-chin's kinda cute too. He's really nice to me and stuff. He goes with me so I don't get lost and he gets me sweets and we sometimes go to roof and eat lunch together. And sometimes when Muro-chin falls asleep I let him lean on me."

"Aww! That's so lovey dovey cute! You two are practically a couple already!"

"Y-yeah I guess. Dating is kinda troublesome..." the purplette says around the spoon in his mouth, a slight red on his cheek "...but it's ok if it's Muro-chin. If he was into guys, I was thinkin about asking him out...but I don't know",

Meanwhile Kagami is blushing his head off and trying extremely hard not to freak out and run off like a little girl. Because his pride will NOT let him do such a thing, not because of the fact that Murasakibara was gay and all, oh no. He was actually comfortable with it now that it was out on the open. Sure, it was a little unexpected, but nonetheless. It was another quirk of living in America.

It was just...he'd never admit it to a living soul, but talking about stuff like...like THIS...it embarrassed him to no end. He remembers back in middle school when they had Sex Ed, and Kagami felt like dying when he was forced to watch that 'Where babies come from' video. Even now he felt like covering his probably apple red face and hiding, which is something that he usually does NOT do, by any means. It's not that he wasn't a healthy young man who occasionally got horny. He jerked it like any other boy. He just didn't want to talk about it is all.

But he would, because these guys would probably get the wrong idea if he suddenly decided to not talk. So he sucks it up, takes a deep breath to calm himself down, and decides to put his input in the conversation.

"Uh...if it helps, I think Tatsuya is gay. O-Or at least bi. " Kagami stammers, and fuck he hopes that no one caught that, especially his too observant shadow,

"Oh?" speak of the devil, "You think he is? Or you know?"

"Well...He kinda...uh...came out to Alex about it back in America, when we were in middle school. He was really worried about it too, us being kids and our parents and stuff, so she kinda calmed him down and they talked. They told me about it about a week later." He scratches his cheek, still flush faced "I was surprised, but he's was...is my friend, y'know? Just because he likes guys wasn't going to change that. Hell, if that's all it takes to break a friendship, it wasn't even much of one to begin with."

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Three pairs of eyes stared at him, each seeing him in a slightly different light thanks to his unintended choice of wording. But the words were so KAGAMI in a way that each knew that he was telling the truth.

"And really, who has the right to decide who you should or should not love? Not me, that's who." he continues and he noms a handful of fries, oblivious to the stares. When he finally notices after a minute of quiet, he exclaims, "W-What? I was being honest!"

"We know, Kagami-kun. You're are exceptionally loyal to your friends, as always. I'm sorry for doubting you." replies the ever blunt Kuroko. Murasakibara makes a noise that said he agrees, and continues eating.

"Me too, Kagamicchi! Wow!", sniffs the ever emotional blonde, "That was so beautiful, I could cry!"

"Oi, don't cry, damn it!"

"Then can I hug you? Because that was really so sweet and deserves a hug!"

"Hug me and I'll hit you so hard you're head'll spin!"

"Kagami-kun, please no violence. We are in a restaurant"

"Kisechin and Kagachin are loud and annoying. Can I crush them Kurochin?"

"You may not," the blunette pauses "but I might kick Kise-kun if does not stop pestering Kagami-kun."

"WAH! You guys are so meeeaaaannn!" he says in a whiney tone, but the undertone of giggles and playfulness is evident in his voice. Kagami face palms and sigh, trying to calm his annoyance. Meanwhile Kuroko looks down at his empty cup, debating on whether or not he should get a second shake. He has a feeling he might be here a while more.

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~TBC~

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