Love is not Extinct

Chapter 10: Escalation

A/N: Coucou mon petit choux!

So...I'M SORRY! I promise I am still working on this and I am not going to just leave you hanging without finishing it. Between the Holidays, moving and my school semester starting (Not to mention that I am finally getting to open up and get back to work again) things have been crazy here. Not that that is a good excuse but...please forgive me! But things are kind of going back to a more normal pace so I am hoping to pick up a normal posting schedule again for all of you. So if you are still reading this, thank you! I love you and all your support, and I hope that you enjoy this next chapter of Love is Not Extinct!

 Kuroo watched Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, and Haruhisa as they talked with Masako Sawai and her son. Leaning against the opposite wall, he waited, like he promised he would. He was calm but he couldn't deny that there was a bit of anxiety building up in him. The look that he had received from Tsukishima when he had headed back up the stairs after talking to his son was not favorable for Kuroo. He hoped that this didn't mess up any chances he had of getting to know the paleontologist better. That would be a bit devastating, because despite his promise to his best friend, the more he was getting to know Tsukishima in the little snippets of time he had spent with him the more he was starting to fall for him. And when Kuroo fell, he always fell hard.

His eyes slowly raked over the tall blonde as he stood in the doorway, one hand on his son's shoulder and the other on his hip. It was a casual enough stance, but Kuroo felt like he could drool. Did this man know how alluring he was without even trying? Calm, collected, and so cool. Kuroo had a hard time not letting his mind wonder, wondering how it would feel to run his hand along the delicate slope of his neck, ghosting his fingers down those broad shoulders. Wrapping his own long fingers around the blonde's waist and pulling him up against him...

The sound of the door shutting drew his attention back to reality.

Tsukishima spoke quietly to Yamaguchi, who responded, glancing hesitantly at Kuroo, before nodding and turning to head back down the stairs himself. Then Tsukishima took two steps over so that he was now in front of Kuroo, looking as unimpressed as ever. Kuroo grinned to hide his nervousness. He had no idea how much trouble he was really in but he knew it was always best not to lay all your cards on the table.

"Do you want to give me your explanation?" Tsukishima's voice was flat but Kuroo could hear the slight edge of impatience and irritation playing at the edge of each word.

"Not much to explain, really," Kuroo admitted with a light shrug as he stood up straight once again and turned to walk up the next flight of stairs. "I was trying to get a hold of you and ended up texting your son because he answered me. I asked him where you were because that's what I would have asked you, had you been the one to answer, and he was just honest with me. It's not like I was trying to hide anything really, just because I didn't come out and say that when I found you at the club."

"Tch." Tsukishima clicked his tongue, his eyebrow twitching in annoyance. "Seriously? That's your lame-ass excuse? You used my son to stalk me and now you're trying to play it off like it was all some sort of coincidence. I find that very irritating. And where are you going?"

The dark-haired man stopped with his right foot resting on the first step as he looked back over his shoulder. His hazel, cat-like eyes peered back at Tsukishima with a glint of something the man couldn't quite place, as the corner of Kuroo's lips lifted ever so slightly into a sly grin. "I am walking up the stairs to go to my apartment. I figured you didn't want to just stand here and talk right outside the door of your son's friend's apartment. Also, I am exhausted and, though I am happy to talk to you as much as you want, I would like to at least be able to sit down and ditch this duffel bag."