"Ah, Kise-kun? About your one week vacation?"

"Yes?" The said blond immediately turned around, golden eyes glinting at the paper his boss was holding. He was currently doing his practical at Narita International Airport, his one wish of becoming a pilot only an arm's length away now. His superior, Mr Kaji, was the one who was responsible for him. "Since you've been working nonstop for the past few weeks, I've decided to approve your short break. However, I want you to make sure you get some rest; despite being a former model, your eye bags are visible even from my old eyes here." Kise immediate turned away and took his phone, looking into his reflection; it was true, his eye bags were visible and it looked like he hadn't slept for days. "Ah," he gave a dry chuckle, "something's been on my mind. Nothing to worry about, though."

"Nothing to worry about, my ass," Kaji spat, hitting the male's head with his file. "Make sure you take care of yourself, especially your eyes; we don't want anything to happen to them, do we?" At his tone, Kise fell silent. "Your shift's over. You go back and get some rest now."

"Alright."

Contrast to what he told his superior, he went to a small coffee shop; the place he was supposed to meet his assigned idol slash partner; Yuki Kisaragi. The meeting time wasn't until half an hour later, but then Kise didn't really mind being early. It already became a habit of him, after all.

After ordering what kind of beverage he was in the mood of, the blond went and sat at the farthermost table; secluded from the crowd. When he got his drink, the male thanked his waiter before taking a sip, glancing up to look around the shop.

It was just a small place, and it gave a comfortable, home-like atmosphere. Kise stared into his cup of coffee longingly, remembering the times when home was actually in his vocabulary. After high school, he had retired as a model and instead pursued his childhood dream of becoming a pilot; surprising everyone, even his former teammates.

He was snapped out of his trance when the soft vibration of his phone came, indicating he received a message. When he opened it, Yuki had informed him that he just finished a TV recording and was on his way. Closing the messaging app and locking his phone, he placed it to the side, in case the latter decided to call later.

Yuki Kisaragi, huh? Another sip of his cup of coffee as he recalled the slightly older male. They had met a few days prior; only for introduction, they didn't really talk much about the duet. Kise had commented about how his name didn't suit his surname, and was expecting for the latter to burst at him; instead, Yuki had laughed for the first time then. It was because his mother loved snow when she was a child, he said.

The latter gave off a tough, brother-like aura; it suited him, since he really did seem like a reliable older brother. Kise didn't have any brothers, but he did have sisters; one of the reasons why he ended up becoming a model during his adolescence.

Yuki was a person who wouldn't take no for an answer, but he would still apologise first if he was in the wrong. He had an ego that could battle Kise himself, but he was something Kise wasn't.

He was something to Tetsuya Kuroko.

Unlike the blond former model, Yuki had shown the tealnette that he was special, that was someone worthy to be with. The male felt himself biting his lower lip and tightening his grip around the glass cup as flashbacks of what happened after the break up.

It wasn't like he wanted to break up, he knew he had to. Kise had confronted Aomine sometime after the whole scene in the break room. He lashed out at the power forward to the point of them getting into a fist fight. After that, he had a fight with Haizaki; and the person who helped him after was none other than Aomine himself.

Kise had felt the need to push the latter away, to tell him off, to downright tell him to get lost; but he himself got lost in his feelings along the way. Aomine showing kindness was something he didn't expect. Then, it happened.

Right after his modeling work, the male was sure he was late to his date with his boyfriend. He ended up getting stuck in traffic, and because it was worse than normal, he decided to run to the place. He was sure that Kuroko was waiting for him like he always did; and then he would greet him, not commenting about how late he was.

He never commented how late he was.

Kise felt guilty, but he couldn't do anything. He would show his appreciation through being Kuroko's new light, practicing together with him — but he knew that something like that was completely out of his reach. Him being just a replacement of Aomine was something both of them understood, but they never said anything about it. The topic was nothing but the elephant in the room; but before they could discuss about it, fate had something else in store for him.

On their last date, Kise was once again late to his date. Terribly late. The blond was hyperventilating; he was sure Kuroko was going to get tired of waiting and end up going home. He was sure of it. The model sprinted from his workplace to the dating spot, when he met Aomine in the alleyway. The two had a talk, about Haizaki, about Kise's injury, and about his relationship.

"You're going to end up hurting him; just like how I did." Aomine had said, and the latter narrowed his eyes at him. "Oh, I may hurt him in the process and he knows this as well; but no, I'm not going to hurt him like how you did. I'm not going to abandon him like some toy that's broken; I'm not like you, Daiki Aomine." The Gemini had spat, taking out his phone which was vibrating, indicating that someone was calling him.

Before he could even answer, he was pushed to the wall and the next thing he realised, he found himself kissing the former light. Kise had pushed the latter, had hit him in any place he could; but when he deemed that struggling was useless, he stopped. From the bottom of his heart, he knew;

He had feelings for Daiki Aomine.

He felt disgusted with himself; he was, after all, in a relationship with another. He was the one who suggested the idea. He was the one who wanted to fix the phantom's heart.

When his boyfriend suddenly appeared, he had no other choice than to lie. He knew that if he kept on being in denial, both of them would be in great pain; deeper than now. Despite the fact that he was breaking the heart he was supposed to mend, he ended up telling the other he got tired of the other, and that he was sorry.

He wanted to punch himself.

"Oi." The light pat on his head snapped him out of his trance, and when he raised his head, he saw a frustrated Yuki in front of him. "You okay? I called your name twice and you didn't answer me at all, Ryota. You look like shit; did you even rest?" Despite his words, Yuki was worried about the former model.

"Ah," Ryota pulled away from the hand resting on his head, his own hand covering one of his eyes. "I'm just feeling a bit under the weather. I've got a week off, so I'll get all the rest then." He gave a dry chuckle, then looked back down.

Yuki, though unconvinced, decided to drop it and sat down in front of him, taking out an iPod and an earphone. "Sure.. Anyway, here's the song. I've already made the arrangement; and now all you need to do is write the lyrics. I think you should think of a theme first, so that it'll be easier to think of what lyrics we should write."

Kise was silent for two full minutes, eyes closed as he listened to the piano. By ear, he recognised that the first piece was played on a piano, then sounds from a violin and drums were heard. Yuki had went and ordered something for himself, thanking the waiter as soon as it came.

"Flowers and stars." Yuki looked up at the blond, whose eyes were still closed shut when he took out the earpiece. "I just..feel like this song is suitable if the theme is love, and if we're singing about flowers and stars. Both of them represent love itself, don't they?"

"And by that, you mean?" Yuki raised a brow, resting his cheek on the palm of his hand. "Roses represent love. However, blue roses represent something unattainable; just like Kurokocchi's trust right now. For stars.. There's a saying that The moon is beautiful is another way of saying 'I love you', right?"

"I didn't know you were a nerd, Ryota." Yuki commented, and Kise replied with a smile. "I'll take that as a complement, then."

"Well, I don't really see what's the problem with it. The idea is original, and despite not being an idol or having any musical backgrounds, you know your stuff." The male chuckled, jotting down the said information inside a small book. "That's because Kurokocchi used to teach me music before. He was really, really good with the piano."

At this, Yuki had smiled fondly. "He still is."

When the time to present the song arrived, Kise was nervous. The twins were both in the other side of the room, expectantly waiting for his song.

"Start."

[Kimi ni Hana wo, Kimi no Hoshi wo]

The first part was Yuki's, and Kise was only backing him up. When the second part came, they switched; Kise being the main, and Yuki backing him up. When the song finished, Kise looked up, and Kuroko was smiling. He felt himself cheer up; was Kuroko finally going to forgive him?

"You failed."

That's when reality crashed him down. Kise took a moment to process the two words, and when he did, he asked once more. "What..?" Yuki himself was speechless; they wrote the song together and he knew the former had put all his feelings inside the song, so why—?

"Songs with love as its theme is quite cliché, don't you think so?" Tetsuya's tone of voice didn't suit the words he uttered; it was too sweet. Yuki took off his headphones, not wanting to hear anymore of the upcoming insults. "Besides," the tealnette smirked at the gaping blond, and said, "you cheated on him, so is your love really genuine?" From Yuki's point of view, the words must've really hurt. What he did not expect was for the former model to cry; wet tears streaming down his cheeks, and to make it worse, Tetsuya seemed as if he was enjoying seeing the other in pain.

"Goodbye, Kise-kun."

Okay, so the reason why I chose this song was due to a few reasons. The first one is because I'm in love with Tsukiuta, second is because Kimura Ryohei, Kise's CV is one of the singers and third is because I think this is what Kise would do.

If you read the lyrics, it starts with "I can't tell you that I love you because I'm afraid these feelings will lose form if I do". The second part starts with "I won't tell you that I love you because it's not easy for words to form shape".

The first singer, Kai, can't tell the person (who is supposed to be his first love) he loves her because she's dead. The second singer, Shun, (which is Kise), won't tell the person (which is his first love, Hajime) he loves him because he's there. The person, his first love, is there right in front of him; but that's the reason to why he won't; his feelings are too complex. I'll link you to a theory to this song if you wanna understand it better.

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In other words, Kise won't tell Tetsuya he loves him because he's right there and it's wrong for him to do so.

"Together, sitting under the night sky, laughing together with you;
Wishing for an unreplaceable time."

Side note I feel like this chapter was too OOC for Yuki but then I wanted to show that despite having no delicacy with his words in front of others, he really just cares for someone even if he doesn't know them well. Yuki's name, which means snow, is one of the traits of his personality; the traditional name of February, Kisaragi, shows that he has a gentle side because February is the month of love. Yuki, on the other hand, is beautiful and yet it is cold. If you put these two names together, they become loving and cold; just like Yuki's personality.