Melody of the Phantom - KnB Fanfic

~19~

Kuroko hummed to himself as he finished up writing on the paper.

Putting the pencil down, he picked up the paper and read through the lyrics again.

He gave it a smile and stood up.

With the paper in hand, he went out of the office room and headed into the recording room.

"Let me see..." he mumbled and picked up the laptop.

He placed it on the top board of the DJ stand and found his launchpad and connected them together.

Kuroko placed the paper down on the free space by them and went and got his keyboard.

Placing it on the lower board, he sat down and looked over at them.

He gave himself a nod and went to work.

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"And finished~!" beamed Kise as he and Kagami placed the last plate on the table. "Lunch's done!"

"Yeah," huffed Kagami and took off the apron he found and hung it back up in the kitchen. "You weren't of much help"

"Hidoi!" cried Kise and got off his apron as well. "But I helped, Kagamicchi!"

Kagami just huffed and looked at the clock.

"They should arrive soon, shouldn't they?" asked Kagami and headed to the couch in the living room. "It's been 50 minutes, or so"

"Yeah," nodded Kise and sat on the sofa chair there.

Kagami sat down on the couch but sat down carefully, as Nigou had fallen asleep on one side.

"Kurokocchi sure has everything in one apartment," said Kise, and looked around again. "Everything he needs in the kitchen, everything in the living room, office, spare bedrooms, recording room-"

"More like a studio," huffed Kagami. "This apartment of his a whole fricking floor. No wonder he has so many rooms, large ones at that"

"Kurokocchi earns a bunch from his songs!" beamed Kise and slumped down into the comfy sofa chair. "Wah~"

"Do know that he's said he's lived in this apartment even before he went to Seirin," said Kagami.

"What?!" yelled Kise and sprung up in his seat. "Really?!"

"Yeah," scuffed Kagami. "No one knew"

"But..." said Kise, realizing something. "Since in Junior High. Doesn't that mean..."

"What?" asked Kagami, raising an eyebrow at Kise's unusual behavior.

"Kurokocchi..." muttered Kise, suddenly feeling terrible about himself. "How long has he been alone...?"

Kagami's eyes widened as he also realized it.

"His parent's had to have moved out of here... Right..?" muttered Kagami.

"But Kurokocchi would never have let his parents move out without a good reason," said Kise. "Kurokocchi always helps others however he can, especially family and friends..."

"How come I never realized," snarled Kagami to himself and put a hand to his face in frustration. "He never mentioned his family at all at High School..."

"Neither did he in Junior High," said Kise. "Kurokocchi..."

Nigou's head shot up as the doorbell rang.

"*Bark, bark, bark!*" barked Nigou and ran to the entrance.

"They're here," said Kise and turned to look towards the entrance.