** A/N: spoilers ahead if you haven't completed the manga? tbh i've forgotten a lot of it and am rereading rn so maybe some stuff isn't ~completely canon~ but yeah
The day had dawned dark and dreary and somehow, despite having woken up before the sun, Black Star found himself late for class and thus condemned to stand outside for the first ten minutes or so. He held himself up on two fingers, tongue stuck out in concentration as he drew small pictures in the corner of the wall, all with his signature cleverly worked in somehow. After years, he had quite the collection going.
"Late again? Or maybe just disruptive?" Black Star turned his head, then flipped down onto his feet with a grin, sticking his marker in his pocket.
"Late! Not that you're one to talk, Kiddo." He aimed a playful punch at Kid's shoulder, but Kid smoothly dodged it, hands still in his pockets. Black Star waved to Patty, who stood just behind Kid; she waved back with both hands and a wide smile.
"Have fun in the hallway," Kid said cheekily, leading the sisters into the classroom.
"You, too!" Black star replied, folding his arms and leaning against the wall with a grin.
"... I forgot there was a sub," Kid muttered not thirty seconds later, having been sentenced to the hallway for punishment as well. Patty was inside the classroom helping with a difficult demonstration as her punishment, which left Black Star and Kid alone in the hallway. Usually Stein would let Kid off, knowing his near inability to arrive at school before eight due to his OCPD. Agitated, Kid fidgeted with his leg impatiently. Black Star knew how he hated for his routine to be interrupted.
"Here." Black Star was holding out his marker to Kid, his untattooed arm facing him. "Making things symmetrical calms you down. You can draw me another star if you want!" He gave a Trademarked Black Star Grin. Without bothering to thank him, Kid took the marker and uncapped it, carefully starting to draw a star on the other's arm.
I could ask him now, Black Star mused, staring down at the star Kid was painstakingly drawing. He was, of course, thinking of the bet between he and Kilik. It would be easy now, when no one was around; at the worst Kid would say no and Black Star would be up ten bucks. Seemed like a pretty sweet deal wither way to him.
"Hey, Kiddo."
"Mm." Black Star could tell he wasn't really paying attention.
"Go on a date with me."
"What?" Kid looked up; he didn't seem to have heard what black Star said, much less comprehended it.
"You, me, date. You know... Dinner, a movie, the whole shebang." He met Kid's eyes, giving a thumbs up and a grin. Kid looked down, returning to drawing the star on his arm.
"Let me think about it."
"Yeah, yeah, I kno-" Black Star's voice caught in his throat, processing what Kid had said. "... Wait- What?" Kid looked up again, a mildly irritated huff on his lips. No doubt the interruptions were getting to him.
"I said let me think about it. Would you rather I say no?"
"Wh- No! No," Black Star replied hastily, head spinning. "I just didn't know you were, like, uh-"
"Gay? I'm not." So... What, he didn't see Black Star as a guy? His head was still spinning, now not in a good way. "I don't really have a preference, I suppose. Boys, girls, otherwise- Who cares?" He muttered something Black Star didn't catch, his heart (and nerves) slowly calming down again, or at least losing the ugly weight they'd had in his chest. Date. Kid. A maybe- which wasn't a yes, but it wasn't a no.
"No, I meant. I didn't know you were into... Anyone." That seemed like the best wording. "You just seem kind of above it all, or whatever, I guess."
"Then why did you even ask?" What was he supposed to say? He and Kilik had a bet? That didn't sound good, and while it was technically the reason Black Star had asked him out, it wasn't the true one.
"... 'Cause I like you?" Kid snorted, and Black Star detected a small smile on his lips as he stepped back and admired the new star, capping the marker.
"I'll go on a date with you." That was a short amount of thinking in Black Star's opinion, but he wasn't going to complain. He just grinned and took his marker back, feeling giddy as he twirled it in his fingers.
"I guess not even gods can resist the great Black Star, huh?"
"I guess not." Kid spoke dryly, leaning back against the wall again with his hands in his pockets once more. He was no longer fidgeting, which Black Star took as a good sign.
A few minutes later, the sub allowed them both back into the classroom; Black Star let out a whoop as he walked in, heading to his seat by Kilik while Kid went a few rows down to his own seat with Patty. He rummaged in his pocket, taking out a crumpled five dollar bill and dropping it in front of his friend.
"What's this for?" Kilik whispered, glancing over to be sure the sub wasn't looking their way. Black Star just grinned widely, heart still fluttering in his chest as he nodded toward Kid. "Dude- you asked him?" A nod. "He said yes?" Another nod. Kilik smiled widely, holding out a fist to Black Star; the latter met it with his own.
"Pay attention!" The sub snapped; Black Star and Kilik muttered apologies.
"So, I hear someone here has a date soon," Kilik said, putting his lunch on the table and straddling the bench. Patty giggled, pointing to her meister and stage whispering.
"It's Kid, Kilik!" Kilik laughed at her antics, nodding.
"I know, Patty."
"A date?" Kim asked, sounding a bit intrigued; she and Jackie were both looking at Kid with interest. "With who?" Kid licked his finger, turning the page in his book as Black Star finally looked up from his phone.
"With Black Star." Kim's eyes darted between them, Jackie's mouth going slack; Black Star grinned and gave a thumbs up.
"Wow. I mean... Wow." Kim sat back in her seat a bit, still looking between them. "I mean... I guess it only took like, what, four years?" Kilik snorted, Patty giggling. Kid looked up, brow raised.
"I don't follow."
"I mean, it's been totally obvious that Black Star's liked you for that long, at the least-"
"- that long?"
"- yes, Jackie, did you not know?" She shook her head, and Kim "huh"d. "Oh. Well, anyway- Kid, haven't you been crushing on him for just as long?"
"No." Kid glanced to Black Star. "There's no way it's been that long. I would have noticed." The latter smiled, giving no indication that Kim was right or wrong.
"You talking about your own feelings or Star's?" Kilik teased; Kid gave no answer, eyes slightly narrowed due to how intent they were on Black Star.
"Would you have?" Was that a faint heat on his own cheeks? He must have been imagining it; since when did he get embarrassed?
"Hm. That's certainly an interesting idea," Kid murmured, turning back to his book. Jacqueline looked at Black Star, the look on her face clearly wondering how Black Star could like someone so detached. Kid had once been just as hot headed as Black Star, but age had matured them all, possibly Kid the most. After his father's death, he'd become his current self, much more controlled and reserved. Black Star enjoyed the rare moments where he saw a bit of Kid's old self.
"Why are you staring at me?" Kid asked, looking up. Black Star rested his chin in his hand, smiling.
"'Cause I like you?" It was the same thing he'd said earlier, but this time Kid flushed slightly and kicked him underneath the table, cutting off Jackie's "aww".
** A/N: "kidd you can't rewrite an entire chapter the day you're meant to upload it just because you don't like the flow" watch me
a few things:
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