Hello everyone, and thank you for picking up this fic! This fic is a sequel to my previous one called "Enchanted", so I strongly recommend that newcomers read it first, before this. I think it is possible to read this as a separate piece, but there'll be some parts that will make a lot more sense if you read the previous one.

And for those who have read "Enchanted" already, I want to tell you that I love each and every one of you! I'm especially thankful for those who took the time to review: your comments have made me super happy every day. I actually read them every time I get stuck on my story or if I just need something to cheer me up. I wish I could hug you and give you hundreds of cookies, but you'll have to settle for the huge amount of love I'm trying to radiate to you!

To move on, like its prequel, this fic will be full of KagaKuro fluff, so prepare yourselves. There will be slight mentions to AoKise, but as in the previous one, they won't be doing anything romantic. I'm going to save my ideas to another fic I'm working on. There will be some curse words, but nothing explicit.

I hope you'll enjoy!

Kagami and Kuroko had finally gotten together, and were ready to start their happy ending. But, as always, things wouldn't go that smoothly. Without them knowing, there was a problem slowly growing up. Because no matter how accepting their team was, there was someone who had heard the news but wasn't going to just accept it without at least throwing a tantrum – or how this person liked to say it, without stating his objection.

And that person was Aomine Daiki.

As much good as Kise had been able to do for Kagami with his pursuit for love, there was a little mistake he had done. He had accidentally told Aomine that Kagami had asked him for advice in love matters. And of course, the common human curiosity had gotten better of Aomine and he had… persuaded – or if you believe Kise's words, intimidated – the model to spill the beans.

So the whole Seirin team was in for a surprise one Friday afternoon.

Kuroko yawned. He had slept through the whole third period, and thus he had been awake for only a minute right now. Kagami ruffled his hair – maybe in an attempt to help him wake up, but the comfortable feeling made Kuroko feel even sleepier. He decided not to say it aloud though, since he did like that comfortable feeling.

- I'm hungry, let's go get bread, Kagami reminded him, pulling his hand away from his hair. Kuroko nodded, and got up from his chair. As they started to walk towards the cafeteria, the shadow tried his best to wake up; he was still feeling pretty sleepy and dizzy and he'd rather just go back to sleep. He wasn't that hungry anyways.

But Kuroko knew that his light wouldn't allow it. Lately Kagami had been really worried about Kuroko's eating, and had made it his mission to make sure he gets enough to eat. Slowly Kuroko had managed to get some sort of proper eating rhythm, and had learned to know when he should eat even when he wasn't feeling hungry.

Kuroko supposed it was a good thing: at least it made Kagami happy. As much as Kuroko enjoyed watching Kagami worry about him – it made him feel really, really loved – he still had decided it would be better to not make his light worry too much.

Kuroko smiled. Lately he had spent almost every day at Kagami's place. It's not like they did anything special, but he really enjoyed just being with the other boy, so he'd rather stay at Kagami's than at home.

- Kagami-kun, I'd like it if you would make some vanilla milkshake again for me, Kuroko said as the thought passed his mind, and Kagami groaned.

- Again?! You've been making me do them almost everyday ever since you discovered I can… Don't you ever get tired of it? They're not even that good, and yet you want to-, Kagami stopped in middle-sentence when he turned to look at Kuroko. Kuroko had pulled his best pouting face, staring intently at Kagami.

- It was Kagami-kun who promised to make them for me whenever I wanted though… Do you want to abandon the deal? He asked as pitifully as he could. The effect was instant: Kagami's face turned immediately red and he turned away. Kuroko had learned this trick lately. This way, he always got what he wanted from Kagami.

- … Of course I'm not. Fine, I'll make those damn shakes for you. Geez, as if I could even say no when you…, Kagami started but stopped right away, now refusing to even look in Kuroko's direction, in an attempt to not let Kuroko see the obvious blush on his face. Kuroko felt a faint smirk forming on his lips.

- When I what, Kagami-kun? You didn't finish your sentence, I'm not sure what you're trying to say, he teased, enjoying the way Kagami's blush spread even to his ears. His light was cute when he was like that: to Kagami's bane, it made Kuroko just want to tease the other even more. Kagami was surprisingly innocent and it was a good thing, Kuroko reckoned.

- When you… make a face like a kicked puppy! I feel sympathy and stuff and so I can't exactly say no and… I'm not so evil that I can ignore you and besides I… I did promise it to you and…, Kagami babbled on and on.

Woah, he's really pushing it. You could've summed all that up in just couple of words, Kuroko thought and smiled happily. I guess that's just what makes him himself, he decided and nodded to Kagami.

- Okay, I know. Kagami-kun is a good person, Kuroko agreed, and Kagami just muttered something to himself, the blush still obviously visible on his face. It soon faded though when they reached the cafeteria and Kagami's thoughts got filled with food. Soon they were walking back, Kagami carrying way too much bread with him and Kuroko carrying only one small one.

It wasn't a surprise that once they got back to their respective seats, Kagami dropped one of his own breads on Kuroko's table without saying anything. With a small smile, Kuroko thanked and started to eat. This was also turning into a routine. At first, Kuroko had felt bad for having his light buy half of his food, but he had decided to go along with it. He did always pay back, one way or another; usually by paying for more than half of their dinner expenses.

Kuroko smiled. Lately, he had been way too happy. It was almost worrying.

Kagami gulped down the last piece of his bread and stared at the wrapper for a moment. He had been thinking of a way to get back to Kuroko. Lately, he had been getting caught into Kuroko's traps too often, and it was starting to worry him. He had to do a lot better if he was going to top his shadow somehow.

But Kuroko seemed so unaffected by everything. It was almost always only Kagami who ended up blushing like an idiot. He wanted to change that somehow. But every time Kuroko would pull that pouting face and even though Kagami never thought he'd say this about another man… Kuroko was just too cute when he made that face.

Too cute… That could work. Honestly, Kagami hoped it most definitely would, or he would end up looking like an idiot again. He took a deep breath. The most important thing was to ignore all the embarrassment and just stick to what he was planning on doing. He had to achieve Kuroko's level of nonchalance in order to win.

- Ah, Kuroko. I forgot to mention one more thing you do why I can't say no to you, he faked, trying to sound as casual as he could. Kuroko tilted his head slightly, waiting for him to continue. Kagami steeled his nerves and went on, - Or to be more precise, not something you do but something you are.

- Something I am? Kuroko frowned slightly. The plan was working, Kuroko was already getting confused! Now he just had to fire the final attack when he had the element of surprise.

- Whenever you make that look, you look so incredibly adorable that I just can't help but want to say yes, he said with a cheeky grin on his face, and looked at Kuroko, waiting for some sort of reaction.

What he got was way more than he even dared to hope for. Kuroko's cheeks flared up in dark red, and Kagami was lucky to even see his face before the shadow buried his face in his arms, leaning his forehead against his table. Even in that position though, Kagami could see the blush that had spread to Kuroko's ears.

- Kagami-kun… That's unfair, Kuroko's muffled voice told to the redhead, who couldn't stop himself from grinning like an idiot. He had actually succeeded, and he had also managed to see a side of Kuroko he was pretty sure no one else had ever seen.

- Seeing you like this… I'm starting to understand why you tease me so much…, he said and Kuroko turned his face slightly upwards so that his eyes could be seen.

- How cruel. Saying this kind of things just to tease me, Kagami-kun is a serious bully, the shadow muttered, with a small frown. It was obvious that Kuroko was pouting now, and those eyes were starting to shake Kagami's steeled nerves.

- W-well, I was just saying what I felt, so it really wasn't only to tease you…, Kagami cursed inwardly at himself for managing to stutter. Right after that, his attempt to act cool went down the drain as a slight blush gathered on his cheeks. His plan had backfired.

Kagami glanced at Kuroko, and decided it was worth it. Even though the blush had begun to fade from Kuroko's face, it all came back in an even darker shade as Kagami spoke. Kagami knew that they probably looked like a pair of idiots in other people's eyes, but he decided not to care. He had won this match today, he had managed to see something incredibly rare and most importantly, he was feeling happy.

He was sure that the rest of the day was going to be good.

But a certain someone was standing by the school gates, planning on already how to wreck their day. Aomine gritted his teeth as he grinned wildly: it was outrageous that Kagami even dared to think that he could do what he wanted without him interfering.

It had taken him a surprising amount of time to make Kise yield this secret up, but as always, the model couldn't keep a secret from him forever. Sometimes it was better to be insistent.

Aomine walked to the closest student after staring at the school for a while, and grabbed his shoulder to get his attention – not that he didn't have it already, but he liked to make it sure.

- Hey there, you can show me where I can find Kuroko Tetsuya and Kagami Taiga, right? He asked leisurely, and the boy startled and tilted his head.

- Wait a second, you're… Aomine Daiki? Why are you all the way here?

Aomine was surprised. He was kind of famous in the basketball scene, but he hadn't thought that ordinary students would've heard his name as well. Unless… Aomine looked closer at this boy. Now that he thought about it, that mouth curved like a cat's looked kind of familiar.

- Oh… You're one of the bench players of Seirin. Took me some time to remember, I don't really pay attention to weaklings, Aomine said, and noticed one other familiar face walking towards them. The approaching teen had a worried look on his face as he looked at Aomine.

- Ah, he's apparently here to meet Kuroko and Kagami, the boy next to Aomine said suddenly, even though the other hadn't said anything. Aomine could recognize the other guy: he was the hook shooter of Seirin, and the name was… something he didn't remember.

- Yeah, I was thinking about taking him to their classroom… … Don't worry Mitobe; I'm sure it'll be fine! The shorter boy just talked with Mitobe like they had been actually conversing somehow, even though the other hadn't said even a single word yet. Satsuki might've mentioned something to him about this before, Aomine recalled, something about a hook shooter whose voice no one had ever heard. It was surprising to see that in person.

He sighed. This all was irrelevant. He had business with Kagami and Kuroko, and he was just wasting time here. The lunch break would end soon, and even though it wasn't anything new, he'd still rather not walk into the classroom during a lesson to get the duo.

- Hey, you. Could we hurry up? I don't have the whole day to waste here, he told to the boy he had first approached, who nodded.

- Yeah, sorry. Got caught in the conversation! I'm Koganei Shinji, by the way, but you can call me just Koga! Let's go then, he answered cheerfully. Mitobe nodded to Aomine as well, before they started to walk.

Aomine couldn't stop himself from grinning now that things were once again moving along. It wouldn't be long before he'd finally get to put Kagami in his place.

Kagami and Kuroko had already focused their attention to the newest 'Basketball Monthly', reading it together when the classroom door was opened. They didn't react at first – it wasn't anything unusual after all during break times, but a familiar voice pulled both of them from the magazine.

- Yo, Tetsu, Kagami, Aomine called from the door, and the duo turned immediately to look, and saw Aomine standing there with Mitobe and Koganei. Kagami jumped from his chair in shock and pointed at Aomine, gaping without managing to say anything.

- Aomine-kun. What are you doing here? Kuroko regained his balance quickly. He had actually thought this might happen sooner or later. After Kagami had told him that Kise knew, he had realized that it would be only a matter of time before Aomine would hear about this as well. Truthfully, it was a surprise that it had taken this long. Maybe Kise had more willpower than Kuroko had originally thought.

Anyways, it wasn't still enough.

- I heard the news from Kise. Thought I'd come here and help you regain your senses… and make sure Kagami disappears from this planet, Aomine finished, grinning wildly at Kagami, who finally managed to really understand that it indeed was the Touou ace.

- Aomine, bastard… You really want to start this shit? Kagami said with a grin as well. Kuroko frowned. They had to at least move away from the classroom, before even attempting to talk this through. His eyes connected with Koganei, and he tried to sign that they should get these two away from here. Koganei nodded, and explained the situation to Mitobe.

Kagami and Aomine were already completely absorbed in the argument, that they didn't even notice the two senpais approaching. Soon Kuroko grabbed Kagami's arm while Koganei and Mitobe took Aomine's arms.

- Now, now! I think these matters are best discussed somewhere private, right? Koganei said cheerfully, and did his best to drag Aomine with him. Mitobe's support provided enough strength to make the blue-haired teen move. In Kagami's case, Kuroko just needed to nod to Kagami, who immediately nodded back, a bit calmer now that they were interrupted.

- Sorry, Kuroko. I forgot where we were, Kagami admitted and Kuroko felt a faint smile coming to his lips. Kagami was a lot better trained than the wild animal that was still trying to shrug Mitobe and Koganei off. Kuroko took a quick glance at their classmates. As expected, they had gathered a lot of attention with this. It'd be better to leave as quickly as possible.

Kuroko tugged Kagami along and followed after the struggling trio. As they walked, he quickly took his phone and typed a message to Kise.

He better clean up this mess himself, Kuroko thought and slid close the door behind him.

Kise startled when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He quickly fished it out and opened it, hoping that it wouldn't be anything bad. But when he read from whom it was, he knew it was trouble. There was no way Kuroko would send a message to him normally on his own, if there wasn't anything wrong.

Kise sighed as he opened the message. Aomine had promised that he wouldn't go to Seirin without him, and that they would go today after school but he should've known it was a lie.

'Aomine-kun is here. You better come and take him away.' Kise could almost read the 'or else…' through the lines. He closed his phone and sighed. It would probably be better to go right away without waiting for the school the end. Quickly he took his bag and asked the girl sitting next to him to tell the teacher he was feeling sick, before dashing out the door.

As Kise walked in the halls, he first spent an apology message to Kasamatsu for missing practice today before he started to write answer to Kuroko. He could see Kuroko's annoyed face in his mind, and after the message was done, he started to run.

He needed to get to Seirin as quickly as possible.

"I'm sorry, Kurokocchi~ I really am! He promised me we would come there together, and that he wouldn't do anything rash alone but… You know Aominecchi, he never keeps the promises he makes :'( I'm already on my way there!" Kuroko sighed as he read the message. Kise was as naïve as always.

He showed the message to Kagami as they walked. Kagami read the message and sighed as well. Aomine had finally calmed down and started to walk on his own as they headed to their clubroom. It was better place than the classroom, definitely. Kuroko quickly typed to Kise that they would be there, before putting his phone in his bag.

When they reached the clubroom, Kuroko tapped on Koganei's shoulder. The upperclassman turned to look at him with his usual smile on.

- I'm sorry to inconvenience you even more, but could you inform coach for us? I'd go myself but I don't think it's safe to leave these two alone…, he sighed, and Koganei just patted his shoulder sympathetically.

- Don't worry about it, let your dependable senpai take care of everything! Mitobe, will you come with me? Koganei asked from his friend, - Ah, okay, I understand. I'm a bit worried too. Just take of yourself too. He says he will stay to take care nothing bad happens, Koganei translated to Kuroko, who just nodded. It might be better to have someone who had the capable physique to step in if this escalated into a brawl.

Which… hopefully wouldn't happen. Kuroko nodded thankfully to Mitobe, who nodded back while glancing worriedly at the two aces who were glaring at each other. Koganei left, and the four of them moved into the club room. As soon as the door was closed, the argument continued.

- I'm not going to let you have Tetsu. No way I'm going to hand him to a weakling like you, Aomine snorted, and Kagami growled.

- Weakling?! Let me remind you that it was us who won the last match! And how it is up to you to decide who Kuroko wants to date, huh, father? Kagami said back. Kuroko grimaced. This wasn't going to go well, really.

Riko was spending the rest of her lunch break with a game, when Koganei ran into their classroom.

- Hey there! Um, we have a small problem. Aomine is here, the boy told it straight out. It took Riko few seconds to take in what he had said, before she gasped.

- What?! Why? Is this about…, Riko cut off when Koganei just nodded. She sighed. This wasn't going to be good. She had been happy enough when Kuroko and Kagami got together; after all, she and Teppei had seen it coming way before it had actually happened. And she had been even planning on this, she was sure their first-year duo's cooperative play was going to improve when they got closer and trusted each other more.

But it also meant that if they fought, the effect was going to be much worse. Actually, every single thing between them was going to have a tremendous effect on their team play. She, Teppei and Hyuga had already made plans on how to reconcile the two of them in different situations.

But, it seemed they had forgotten one important thing. The Generation of Miracles.

Riko stood up from her chair. Sitting here wasn't going to do anything good at least. First, she needed to get Teppei and Hyuga: then they would do something about this together.

She bit her lip. They could do something about this.

When Kise finally got to Seirin, he was dead tired. Excluding the time when he was in the train, he had run the whole time. Allowing himself a moment's rest, he leaned against the gate, panting heavily. There were no students in sight – save for some rare few – so he assumed the fourth period was still on.

Maybe it was better that way: he really wasn't in the mood to deal with fans right now. After taking one final deep breath, Kise straightened his back and started to walk. It felt a tad bit awkward to walk alone in a school that wasn't your own, but he had no time to worry about that.

He was expecting to hear arguing when he was getting close, but what he heard was something even more familiar. Kise felt a grin forming on his lips. He should've guessed it was going to end up like this.

Kise opened the door to prove his suspicions right. Indeed, they were playing basketball. For some reason, the whole Seirin basketball club was present, and they were currently playing with their usual team against Aomine, teamed with the rest of the second-years and one first-year.

When Riko noticed him, she blew her whistle and everyone stopped what they were doing.

- Aominecchi, it was cruel of you to leave me behind and then have all the fun by yourself! He said, trying to sound angry but he still felt a smile forcing its way on his lips. Everyone turned to look at him now, and to Kise's surprise, Kuroko even let out a small sigh of relief when he saw him.

- Hn, sorry. Got too impatient. You're here now, aren't you? Aomine sighed and scratched his hair, - Besides, wasn't my idea to turn this into basketball, but this crazy woman just came along and made us play… Aomine pointed at Riko. A scary smile spread to her lips as she approached Aomine. While she was putting him on Boston crab hold, Kise was approached by Kuroko.

- You're late, Kise-kun, the shadow said, and the model pouted.

- Kurokocchi~! I ran all the way here, I did my best! He complained, and attempted to hug Kuroko. He was stopped by Kagami's arm that appeared between them. First Kise frowned, but he realized the perfect way to get his revenge, and he just slightly tilted his way and hugged Kagami instead. The yell of horror was enough to make up for it.

- Oi! Kise, what the hell are you doing? Aomine yelled and started to struggle. Riko let him go and the Touou ace immediately got up and walked over, to pull the two of them apart. On the other side, Kuroko was also pulling Kagami back while glaring at Kise. The model just laughed and let go of Kagami.

- That was my revenge~! Next time just let me hug Kurokocchi when I want, Kise demanded cheerfully, but froze when he felt the murderous intent coming from beside Kagami. Kuroko was glaring at him with a look that could kill.

I guess this was once in a lifetime chance, huh…, Kise realized. Kuroko wasn't nice when he was angry, and he wasn't going to play with his life.

- Kise… Don't get so chummy with the enemy! Aomine said and broke the tension. Kise just laughed and patted the blue-haired boy's shoulder.

- Aominecchi, try to get it in your head. Kagamicchi is not my enemy. Remember, I'm the one who helped him and Kurokocchi get together, Kise reminded him.

- Oh, right! What the hell Kise, aren't you worried what this monster will do to Tetsu? It's not safe! Aomine retorted, pointing at Kagami, who was already ready to argue back when he was stopped by Kuroko.

- You don't have to worry about that, Aomine-kun. Kagami-kun might be an idiot who just does what he wants without thinking…

- Oi.

- … But he's really gentle with me, so it's okay, Kuroko finished. A blush spread to Kagami's face almost immediately, and he looked like he really wanted to say something, but he just didn't know what. Kise just nodded at Aomine.

- See, Aominecchi~! Kagamicchi won't be rough like you are with me, so he won't hurt Kurokocchi…

…

- … Whoops. Just kidding~, Kise added after, but it was too late. Aomine was glaring at him like a mad dog, where as Kagami had frozen still and Kuroko was just… Kuroko. Apparently he had known.

- Yeah. JUST KIDDING. Right? Aomine glared at everyone one by one, and everyone in the gym just nodded. They had never heard anything from Kise.

Kise himself knew this was bad. Aomine was probably going to kill him later. Possibly right now. It would be better to distract their attention from this matter before the mood went even more awkward.

- But hey~, I had an idea. How about you let me play basketball with you guys too? I'll join Aominecchi's team, and we'll play against your regular team with your senpai's? Kise asked from Kuroko, who glanced at Riko. The coach just nodded, waving her hand to get them started.

Kise sighed in relief. Hopefully the mood would change with this…

Kagami was dead tired. When Kise had come, they had already played the first half of their game, and were just starting the third one. But as Kise joined, the model demanded that they start from the beginning so that he'd get to have as much as they had had.

Which meant that everyone else but Kise was already half-dead by the end of their new first half. Yet they had to finish the match, and in the end, their team had won because really, Kise had probably more energy than everyone else combined.

Kagami felt his legs trembling slightly as he walked back to the locker room from the shower. He had been the last one to go, since he had decided to rest his legs for a while before even thinking about getting up from the floor. Kuroko was going to wait with him originally, but Aomine had dragged him off.

Kuroko had promised that they would wait for him by the gates, so Kagami could take his time. Kagami sighed. Kuroko had probably done this so that he could get to calm down as well. But, he had to admit, he had hard time calming down without Kuroko. Not that he really needed Kuroko to stay calm, but the fact that Kuroko was with those two worried him.

He shook his head. Everything was going to be okay. He just had to trust in himself and Kuroko, and everything would go as it should. After all, Aomine had just demanded to spend the day with them to check out if Kagami was to be trusted. So, he just had to act like usually, and this whole thing would get sorted out.

Kagami finished dressing up, and left, locking the door behind him. Soon his thoughts were filled with today's dinner. They did have some curry left from yesterday, but he was pretty sure that Kuroko didn't want to eat it today. It would have to wait for… Sunday, probably. He had promised to make those vanilla milkshakes as well. He could of course make some western food; it might go better with those shakes.

He'd have to ask for Kuroko's opinion on that. The shadow was picky, and wanted to eat western food only once in a while. He hoped that it would be okay: after living in the States for so long, he had gotten more used to the food there.

Before Kagami even noticed, he had reached the school yard, and he could already see Kuroko waiting for him with Kise and Aomine. Oh right, if those two were going to come, they'd probably want to eat as well. He'd have to ask for their opinion as well.

- You took some time, Kagami-kun, Kuroko said when Kagami was close enough.

- Yeah, sorry. What do you want to eat today? You probably want to save the curry for Sunday, right? Kagami asked as they started to walk, Aomine and Kise sticking with them, - I thought I could make some western food, since it would go better with the vanilla shakes, if you really want them again.

- Kagamicchi, you can cook?! Kise exclaimed next to him and Kagami nodded. The surprised and shocked look on the model's face was pissing him off.

- It isn't that hard, even an idiot can cook. And I live alone, so I'd better know how to cook, he shrugged his shoulders. Kise shook his head vigorously.

- No, it's totally awesome that you can cook! Do you cook all the time or do you change shifts with Kurokocchi? And do you make vanilla shakes often? He continued asking, voice brimming with curiosity.

- No, it's always me. And yeah, Kuroko wants me to make them all the time and since I promised, I have to make them every time he asks… But Kuroko, you didn't answer my question. Do you mind if I cook something western? Kagami turned his attention back to his shadow, who shook his head.

- I don't mind. Just don't make anything too greasy, Kuroko said, - Kise-kun, Aomine-kun. Are you going to eat as well? Because if you are, you have to take part in the expenses, the shadow continued. Kise just grinned and nodded.

- Of course we are! Don't worry about it Kurokocchi, I'll pay for my part properly! The model said, and Kuroko turned to look at Aomine, who was staring at Kagami with a suspecting look.

- Can you make Teriyaki burgers? Aomine asked, and Kagami nodded.

- Yeah, I can. Though if we want to eat burgers we could just go to Maji burger…, he started but everyone shook their heads in refusal.

- They can't be as good as self-made ones! And I want to taste Kagamicchi's homemade food~! Kise mused happily. Kagami sighed. Burgers would be a lot of work. But, if this was needed to get rid of the two idiots, then he shouldn't complain. Especially when the two of them were going to pay for their own part, meaning that Kagami's part would be smaller.

- Fine, geez. Let's make burgers. But someone'll have to give me a hand, he said. It was a reasonable thing to ask in his opinion. Kise volunteered immediately. Kagami began to list the needed ingredients in his head as they continued walking.

Luckily this would be just for today.

- Kagami-kun, can we buy this…?

- Kagamicchi, do you have salt or should we buy some?

- Oi, Kagami, I want some of this in my burger.

- Kagami-kun, we were out of milk.

- That can't be enough meat, Kagami.

- Kagamicchi~ Do we need this?

Kagami felt his eye twitching. This was hell. Shopping alone with Kuroko was fine, truth be told, he liked shopping together with him. But when you added Kise and Aomine to the mix… He was starting to hate hearing his own name after listening to the three of them talking to him one after another.

Kuroko was at least asking reasonable things. Kise was just asking either stupid or almost stupid questions. Aomine was just demanding whatever he wanted, without even trying to hold back. When they finally got out of the shop, Kagami was completely exhausted mentally. He wasn't going to go shopping with these three ever again.

- Will we go to Kagamicchi's home now? Kise asked as they started to walk. Kuroko shook his head.

- We need to pick up Number #2 from my place first, he explained. This was a usual routine for them; they would always pick up Tetsuya #2 from Kuroko's place after school, and either Kuroko would take him home when he left from Kagami's place in the evening, or when Kuroko stayed over, they'd need to wake up early to take the dog back home, or they would sneak him with them to school. When Kuroko explained this to his former teammates, both of them looked surprised.

- Why go through the trouble? Can't you just let him stay at Kagami's place? Aomine asked, and Kuroko shrugged.

- I would but Kagami-kun says it wouldn't be fair to leave him alone for the whole day. And since my grandmother lives with my family, she has time to be with him, Kuroko explained, - But it's still a bother to wake up so early, so sometimes Kagami-kun goes alone and lets me sleep at his place until he comes to get me.

Kise and Aomine looked wonderstruck when Kuroko finished his explanation. Kagami felt pretty uncomfortable. They were probably thinking he was stupid for worrying so much about Tetsuya #2, but he had read from somewhere that dogs shouldn't be left alone for too long, and especially not inside.

- Kagamicchi… You…, Kise looked at him. There was a disturbing look in his eyes, and Kagami shuddered, - Ne, Kurokocchi. Where can I get my own Kagamicchi? The model asked from the shadow, who smirked.

- Sorry, but he is a limited edition. And I'm not giving up my own.

Kagami just kept looking from Kise to Kuroko, confusion filling his mind. He didn't know what this was about, but he knew it sounded scary. He tried to seek comfort from Aomine, but he was just nodding along to the other two's words, staring at Kagami with the same look as Kise had.

Kagami's confusion deepened. At least he could find some comfort that Kuroko wasn't giving him to either Kise or Aomine.

So whatever it was, he was safe.

They were all starving when they got to Kagami's place. Immediately Kagami took the ingredients and went to the kitchen, followed by cheerful Kise. Kuroko carried Tetsuya #2 to the living room with him, and Aomine followed after him while checking out the house on the way.

- Is Kagami a rich kid? This place is huge for someone in high school, Aomine wondered as he sat on the couch. Kuroko sat on the ground and started to play with the dog.

- I guess. He hasn't talked about his parents much. Just that apparently his father was supposed to live with him here originally, Kuroko explained as he took one of the toys Kagami had bought for Tetsuya #2. Soon the puppy was trying his best to pull the rope from him and a slight smile spread on Kuroko's lips.

- Huh… Tetsu, it seems you're really pampered by him, Aomine broke the silence after a while. Kuroko nodded; it was true after all. Ever since they started dating, Kagami had been treating him like a prince, fulfilling all his wishes.

- Yes. It somehow happened. I've been demanding a lot of selfish stuff from him, but he forgives me every time, and usually sees that my wishes get fulfilled. Though, mostly he acts that way when it's just the two of us. Today he's been more lenient even though you're here, since you wanted to see how we usually are.

Aomine frowned slightly.

- I don't remember you being so selfish back at Teikou, he said and Kuroko couldn't help but chuckle.

- Yeah, I didn't know I could be this selfish until lately. And besides there is no problem with it, Kuroko said confidently, and Aomine raised his eyebrows askingly. Kuroko smiled as he continued.

- I'm selfish only when I'm alone with Kagami-kun, so it's okay, he finished. It was like their little secret world… Though now Kise and Aomine had seen it, but it didn't matter. It was just a glimpse, after all.

- … I'm actually starting to pity Kagami, having to deal with a selfish Tetsu. But I guess it's fine then. I was worried for no reason, Aomine admitted and Kuroko grinned. Victory was theirs.

- Ne, Kagamicchi… Don't you think you're being a bit too angelic? Kise asked a question that had been in his mind for a while now. They had been cooking for a while now, and the job was finally nearing its end. It had been a struggle at first: Kise had failed everything Kagami had instructed him to do, and Kagami had gotten angry couple of times, but it had gotten better when Kagami decided to show him an example to copy from.

- Huh? I've been just yelling at you? Kagami asked in confusion. Kise couldn't help but laugh. Today he had discovered the innocent and unaware side of Kagami, and it was surprisingly big part of the Seirin ace. He really had no idea what was happening around him, did he?

But, Kise thought, it's kind of adorable.

- Well you have… But that's not what I was talking about~! I meant the way you spoil Kurokocchi! You do everything for him, don't you? He said; it seemed that you needed to spell everything clearly to Kagami to make him understand this kind of stuff. Geez, sometimes Kise wondered if after all that playing, basketball had consumed half of the space in Kagami's brains.

Kagami's cheeks reddened slightly at his remark.

- I… Isn't this just what a proper boyfriend should do? Besides, if I don't take care that he gets enough nutrients he will get even thinner, Kagami sighed. Kise's cheeks were starting to hurt from grinning after this. Kagami was like a mother! If Aomine had heard that, he'd have stopped worrying immediately.

- No, you're an angel. You even do vanilla shakes for him and pamper him… I wish someone would treat me like that once in a while, Kise sighed.

- Sorry, this is reserved to Kuroko. I don't think I'd care enough to take care of you.

- How cruel~! Kise laughed. Well, it wasn't really like he'd especially want Kagami to take care of him, he'd much rather have Aomine taking care of him. But there was no way that the Touou ace would ever do something like that. Kise wasn't even sure if Aomine could even cook.

It was an impossible wish. Though, he and Aomine had their own kind of relationship and Kagami and Kuroko had theirs. There was really no reason to get jealous.

- Besides, as I mentioned before, the vanilla shakes are because of a promise we made. So it's not really that I'm just pampering him, Kagami explained, and Kise grinned.

But you admit you're pampering him, he thought before another thing came to his mind.

- Oh yeah, I was wondering what is this promise you talk about? The model asked, and Kagami… well, Kagami froze still for a moment. Kise could see his cheeks getting redder and he smirked. He just had to know what this promise was now, it seemed more interesting with every second.

- I-I just promised I would do vanilla shakes for him whenever he wanted me to. Nothing more, Kagami tried to say nonchalantly, but there was no way Kise was going to let him off that easily.

- I got that part already~ But why did you promise that for him? I'm sure there's no way you wouldn't get anything out of the deal~, he pursued, and Kagami frowned, the red in his cheeks turning one shade darker.

- It's not really your business, is it? Kagami grumbled.

- Eh~! Don't be like that! Wasn't it me who helped you get together with Kurokocchi? Can't I have a small reward for that? He pleaded, and Kagami sighed.

- Well, I do owe you. But… I know you probably won't keep it, but at least try to promise not to laugh, okay? It's already embarrassing enough that Kuroko is always reminding me of it, Kagami growled, and Kise nodded, leaning reflexively closer to listen.

Kuroko and Aomine were just watching television, when suddenly Kise's laughter echoed from the kitchen. Not that it hadn't happened already, but they were shocked by the volume: usually it had been just Kise's normal laughing, but now it was incredibly loud and it went on and on, until the model ran out of oxygen.

- What the hell was that? Aomine wondered, and Kuroko shrugged.

- It's Kise-kun, probably something stupid again, he said sullenly. It had been almost an hour already. He was hungry, and he was frustrated. Kagami had been alone with Kise all this time, and he knew how touchy-feely the model was. Kuroko hadn't expected it to bother him so much, but he had been wrong.

Aomine's stomach decided to share his feelings as well, with a loud growl. Aomine sighed heavily.

- I'm starving! He announced, and got an answer soon.

- Yes, yes! It's almost ready, be patient! I'll just chop this one ingredient and it'll be done…! Kagami yelled back.

- Kagamicchi~! Please put that down, I'm super sorry~!

Aomine and Kuroko looked at each other, before shrugging. Whatever it was, Kise probably deserved it.

Thank you for reading this!

I'm so glad I could write more of Mitobe this time~! I'm slightly sad but also slightly happy that I didn't have an opportunity to come up with puns for Izuki – it's fun but hard!

I apologize if something feels off: I tried to keep the characters IC, but I had some trouble with writing Aomine, so I'm not sure if I succeeded. Please tell me if I failed somehow, I can try to improve for the second chapter! Also, tell me if there's something you wish from the second chapter: it's still in-progress, so I can add stuff there~! I'll try to get the second chapter out within a week, but please forgive me if I fail to meet this deadline. At the very least, it'll be out within two weeks!

Reviews are always welcome and they give me motivation (wink, wink)! I love you all, and I hope you'll read the second chapter when it comes out!