Kuroko no Basket One Shots - One More Shot

Library - Rinnosuke

| Mitobe Rinnosuke |

It's a hideout - your hideout. It's the world you escape into when your eyes move from page to page that you like so much. It's an excuse - I'm going to the library, don't bother calling me unless it's important. You're fascinated by the books that are placed messily among the tall shelves and the exciting feeling that enraptures you when you find a book that you know you won't be able to stop yourself from reading.

Then something happens. The novels and mangas you read are no longer the only thing that makes the library so special. He starts showing up with his silent attitude and a book in his hand and you always have to will yourself to not let him divert your attention. And suddenly you're no longer interested in the printed words that lie underneath your thumb. It's him and his lips that never part to make a sound that has your undivided attention. It's him and his soft smile that appears whenever he's buried in his book that you like so much. He's an excuse - We don't really like it when you always leave us for a book, but since you're interested in that guy now, it's fine. You're troubled by the way he parts his hair like that (but you like it anyway) and the butterflies that swarm your stomach every time he lifts his head in your direction.

You're in love.

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There's a feeling you've never felt before, a feeling that's much stronger than the fluttering butterflies, and you're starting to feel a little light-headed. His eyes are fixed on your red face and your eyes never leave your fidgeting hands.

An inevitable silence sets itself between the two of you but it's surprisingly comfortable. You close your eyes in an attempt to calm yourself and all of sudden you feel a pair of hands holding yours. You have no idea what pushes you to do it but you raise your head to make eye contact with him and the action causes your face to redden even more. But it's not just the abrupt confidence that makes you blush. It's also his eyes and the way they seem to speak so many words. His eyes are glistening and you can't tear away from his gaze.

His grasp on your hands tighten slightly but his mouth never makes a single sound. And then it comes so suddenly that it shocks you. His eyes seem to say this one sentence that makes your heart race. You're dizzy and almost in another world but you're able to let out one word.

Will you be my girlfriend?

Yes.