Tears of Our Past
"Her lips were drawn to his like a moth to a flame."
― Anya Seton, Dragonwyck
Eleventh Quarter
"I should've protected you better"
Once they've arrived at their destination the teacher in charge gave all the instruction papers to everyone. It was decided that after every students are settled in to their room everybody must get together for the start of the activities that day.
"Okay, listen up guys." the teacher in charge said getting their attention immedieately everyone cease their conversation to listen. The teacher in charge cleared her throat before proceeding to her announcement. "So I will explain the one and only rule that all of you must follow until the end of this trip. anyone who will be caught together during the curfew hours and lights off hours will be punished. We don't want any trouble do we guys?"
"Eh, what if-" One of the student said trying to protest on the rule but she cut him off. "That is the rule no one's allowed to break it. If someone is against it. Feel free to leave." She said with authoritative tone on her voice. "Now, go to your own room with your roommate. Quickly put away your clothes and after that prepare yourself for dinner. All of you should be at the hotel restaurant lobby seven o'clock sharp or else no dinner for all of you. After that we have to meet up here again to start the activities. Is that clear?" After her stern announcement she ordered all the students to go in their designated rooms.
Damn Chie-sensei's so strict..." Koganei paled hugging himself a shiver ran down his spine. Mitobe gulped and nodded silently agreeing to his bestfriend.
"Ah!" Izuki yelled as if he just had a eureka moment, "I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind." the eagle eye expert said out of nowhere. But it only irked the certain Seirin basketball captain.
"Koga you'll be a starter once we get back to school." Hyuga said an angry vein popping out of his head.
"Oi! Hyuga!" Izuki called out to their captain.
"Aah damn it." Kagami cursed as he threw his bag over the floor while he lie down the bed with a permanent scowl on his face.
"Kagami-kun can you please stop throwing stuffs when you're pissed about something." Kuroko said calmly scolding the red head.
"That damn class president is doing this on purpose." Kagami said while glaring hard on the ceiling as if skinning his invisible enemy.
"I doubt it."
"Yeah I know..."Kagami admitted, "I'm just being miserably unreasonable..." He couldn't take the frustration anymore so he sits up and face the bluenette. "What a load of crap Kirino was spouting about assigning us on alphabetical order when the sensei's seated us together in the bus in the first place?!"
Kuroko sighs, "I can change rooms with Furihata-kun but I doubt that the class president will agree to it."
"T-That's not what I meant man! its just..." Kagami trailed off as he realize what he was saying he's being embarrassingly unreasonable again. "Damn lets just forget about we ever talk about this." Kagami said as he lie down the bed again looking defeated.
"I will never forget about this."
"Kuroko-teme!"
"Never."Kuroko said stubbornly.
"You're impossible Kuroko."
"And your impossibly dumb Kagami-kun."
"Urgh..shut up Kuroko..." They we're interrupted when one of their classmate barge inside their room.
"Hey can't you knock?!" Kagami said his thick brows meeting in the middle.
"Its time guys the sensei's calling us to meet up!"
Once Kuroko and Kagami rejoined the others they spotted the certain brunette's already on the line together with their class.
"What's the ruckus about?" Kouki visibly flinches at the sound of the red head's voice behind him the reaction that didnt went unnoticed by the bluenette who didn't say anything but only gave knowing smile to himself.
"Chie-sensei just announced that we're all going to participate at the courage test." Kouki informed the two new comer.
"Courage test?" Kagami asked having no idea what's about to unfold. Instead of answer the brunette shove a pamphlet on the red head's chest.
"Ouch what the hecks that for?!" Kagami winced in annoyance while he massage his now sore chest.
"That's for you to read." Kouki said without giving him a glance with a suspicious blush painting his cheeks.
"Read it to have an idea what's courage test is Kagami-kun." Kuroko said monotonously as he picks up the crumple paper off the floor and handed it back to the fuming tiger.
"Yeah whatever." Kagami shrugged as he snatch the pamphlet off the bluenette's hold and read the bold print letters on it. As he did every letters gave him chills.
'How do you react when faced with danger, or painful or difficult times? Are you impulsive, reflective, or do you hesitate? Face your fears!'
Kagami trembled as he turn to face the two, "Is this what I think this is?!"
Kuroko nodded.
"For any consolation you know its only the third years trying to scare us." Kouki said to no one in particular making the red head visibly shiver in fear. Ghost scares the hell out of Kagami more so than dogs (ex. Nigou).
"Don't worry Kagami-kun...Kuroko-kun and I will protect you." Kouki reassured the trembling red head teasingly.
"Shut it I'm not scared!"
Kagami jumps on his feet as they heard another shrilling scream just near them.
"Kagami-kun want me to hold your hand?" Kuroko said with his usual unreadable look on his face but for the red head it felt like the bluenette's teasing him.
"No thanks." Kagami declined as he turn to look around.
"Furihata-kun and his partner went the other way Kagami-kun so you won't see him till we finish the test." Kuroko said ending the red head's futile attempt to look for the certain brunette.
"I know that Kuroko." Unfortunately the more he denies the truth the more the red head become agitated. Unreasonably.
"I can't believe you're that frustrated that you aren't partnered with Furihata-kun."
"I said its not that Kuroko. I know it can't be helped I shouldn't be acting like this...so immature...but... " Kagami scoffed as he run his fingers on his crimson locks, "Damn.." He cursed as he gritted teeth. "I can't believe this time will come and I'll be saying this...but do you know the feeling of wanting to see and wanting to be close with someone you like?" Goddamn! He's right talking about feelings and shit is embarrassing as hell.
"I can't say that I know what you're feeling Kagami-kun but I have an idea do not worry though tomorrow the basketball club will have a quick training session so there will be a chance for you to see Furihata-kun aside the assembly meeting."
"Yeah." hopefully Kagami thought.
Another piercing scream and shout for help interrupted the red heads train of thought his heel moving forward unconsciously as his mind immediately recognized the voice. And without thinking the red head run towards him.
"Wait Kagami-kun!" Kuroko called out to the red head but it fell on deaf ears.
...
Once Kagami arrived at the scene he immediately sees Kouki holding on to the loose branch on the ground while he dangled dangerously by cliff with nothing to support him.
"What the hell happened?!" Kagami didn't waited for answer though when he hurriedly went to the brunette's aid pulling Kouki's arm back up but the branch that the brunette's had been holding on to finally cracked.
"K-Kagami-kun please let go I-..."
"SHUT UP AND HOLD ON TO MY HAND, IDIOT!" Kagami shouted at him the red head's sweat dripping down his skin as he put all his effort to pull the brunette up but then the ground underneath him finally gave away suddenly the two of them are falling.
"K-Kagami-kun!"
"Kouki!"
There was shouting and then nothing...
In his haste to find someone for help Kuroko bumped into someone so hard it sent them down the ground with him on top of the unknown stranger.
"Ouch that fucking hurts!"
"Language Hyuga!" Izuki chastised the Seirin captain for cursing.
..
"Shut up! Someone knock the air of my lungs of course I'll-..." Hyuga blinks as he inspect his surrounding, and then he paled when he noticed that no ones around him. Did he just bump into a super formidable wall of a ghost? The hell?! He couldn't believe that courage test can be this scary!
"Uh...Hyuga-senpai I'm here." Kuroko said waving his hand on the surprise captain.
"Kuroko?!" Both Izuki and Hyuga screamed in fear as Kuroko caught them off guard.
"Please do not shout captain, Izuki-senpai." that annoyed the Seirin captain and captured Kuroko into a head lock.
"Itai-desu Hyuga-senpai." Kuroko said as he tried to wiggle free from the captain.
"Don't make fun of us Kuroko." Hyuga said in contain anger as he mess up his kouhai's blue locks.
"It's Kagami-kun and Furihata-kun wahh..."
"What happened to those love birds then." Izuki blinks. Love birds?
"You know about them captain?" Kuroko asked surprise that their captain knows about Kagami's little feelings for their team manager.
"Yeah I'm not dumb...but anyway what's with them Kuroko."
"Furihata-kun and Kagami-kun has fallen down the cliff."
"WHAT?!"
"And now we lost sight of them."
"They're missing? Then we have to find them!"
"We need to inform the teacher first where we're going Hyuga."
"Go inform the teacher in charge then and go tell the others about the situation." Hyuga said to Izuki who nodded. "Let's go Kuroko show me where they fell."
Kuroko nodded determinedly.
"Yes please follow me Hyuga-senpai."
"Hey are you okay, Kouki?" Kagami asked worriedly.
Kouki nodded, "Yes, I think so.." he moved his legs and tried to stand up but a searing pain on his ankle send him back down the ground again.
"W-What? What's that? Are you hurt?!" Kagami asked as he inspected the part of the brunette's leg.
"M-My ankle hurts." Kouki said while clutching his swollen ankle tears gathering on the sides of his eyes as pain pierce through his senses.
"That doesn't look good." Kagami commented quietly.
"Y-Yeah.." Kouki agreed quietly.
Kouki yelp as Kagami lifted him up bridal style his arms automatically wrap around the red head's shoulder for support.
"K-Kagami-kun p-please put me down!" Kouki blushed his heart pounding against his ribcage so hard it hurt, kami-sama they're so close to each other he can feel the red head's breath on his skin sending shiver throughout his whole body.
"Don't squirm so much..." Kagami said as he started to find some shelter for them.
"I must be heavy p-please put me down." Embarrassed Kouki hid his face on Kagami's chest. God this is so cheesy he feels like some Disney princess being carried by their princes but he wasn't and he will never be.
"Just shut up and let me take care of you."
Kouki didn't say anything instead he took this chance to stare at the red head. His usual crimson eyes are stern and serious unlike his usual teasing demeanor his two way thick eyebrows are strangely cute so as his nose and lips. Realizing what he was thinking Kouki slap his face mentally.
"You're starting to fantasize again Kouki! Argh! Stop it!" Kouki scolded himself.
Once Kagami found a cave he carried him inside and settled him down he then remove Kouki's shoes and socks then fold his uniform pants until it reaches the top of his knees. He then proceeded to inspect the brunette's ankle. Kouki screamed in pain as Kagami touched it.
Tears clouded Kouki's hazel eyes in pain.
"It hurts."
"I know." Kagami said gently, "Bare with me a little." he said as he supported the brunette's ankle in raised position.
"Ow..." Kouki winced in pain.
"This is all I can do since we don't have any ice pack to apply pressure on your ankle." Kouki's eyes widen as Kagami take off his t-shirt revealing his muscular physique making him blush.
"W-What are you doin- ouch..."
"Don't move so much idiot!" Kouki watch as Kagami held his swollen ankle gently applying a bit of pressure on it using his own shirt.
"I'm not first aide specialist but I've seen coach do it for everybody so..." Kagami trailed off.
"T-Thank you Kagami-kun."
"Still painful?"
"Y-Yeah..." Kouki nodded, he flinch when Kagami cursed and punch the ground with his fist.
"Damn it." Kagami sounds like he's in pain.
"Are you alright Kagami-kun? Did you hurt yourself?!" Kouki asked, if Kagami injured himself helping him he wouldn't know what to do knowing that he was the reason why Kagami Taiga injured himself.
"I'm fine...the cliff wasn't that high..." Kagami explained.
"B-But..."
"You got hurt...I should've protected you better."
"Kagami-kun it's not your fault that I got hurt...its my own fault for getting myself in that situation in the first place."
"Still..."
"Kagami-kun I'm fine because of you..."
Kagami moved closer to Kouki his lips on his. It was a short kiss but it was enough to shake his whole being. His eyes wide as he looks at the red head.
"K-Kagami-kun?" Kouki asked his widen brown eyes trained to Kagami who's holding on to his injured ankle as if it was a porcelain glass that will break anytime, he then flinch a little his heart beating against his chest as he watch the red head trail soft kisses from his feet to his swollen ankle making him shiver. "W-What are you...that's dirty Kagami-kun..." he felt his breath hitch as the red head finally turn to face him his intense crimson eyes darker than usual his eyes focus on him as if he was staring at his very soul.
"There's no part of you that's dirty, Kouki." Kagami said intensely as he continue to trail kisses on his leg.
A/N: That end part for me is a bit intense! HAHAHA
Sugarcanes- His puns are bit funny that came from Google haha. Anywho please tell me what you think of this chapter :) And yeah thanks for your review too! I'm always looking forward to those :)
Lean Aviliansa- Yeah I think he's cute too! :D
kroscetish- Yeah Kagami's such a tease! Hope you like OOC Kagami lewls coz he'll get even more sexier and yeah I like KagaKuro too but I have other plans for Kuroko so he won't be heart broken :)
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