Imperfect match // Daiki Aomine (Kuroko no Basuke)

15. Cohabitation

After practice and training, they go to the grocery store to pick up a few things for the next few days.

"What do you like to eat?" She asks.

"Meat."

"What's your favourite food? I'd like to treat you."

"You don't have to." He says calmly.

"Are you scared I'm gonna poison you?"

"No. I can look after myself. I can cook for myself."

"I didn't mean I'd take on all the cooking? I know you're independent and a pretty good cook."

"'Pretty good'?" He says slightly offended.

"Very good! The best cook!" She says bumping into his side making him smile as he looks in the shopping basket he's carrying.

"Oh! I need a couple of toiletries." She says before disappearing.

After a few minutes, he appears next to her while she checks on the various shampoos on display.

"Did you get everything you wanted?" She asks.

"Yeah." He pauses looking at the shampoos too. "That one."

"Pardon?"

"That one smells nice." He says handing her a bottle.

Inspecting it, she makes sure it suits coloured hair and after smelling it, she's convinced, and places it in the basket, with the deodorant she picked earlier.

Did she really let a guy pick a shampoo for her? Weird.

"Let's go!"

At the till, he places everything on the belt and as she looks at it all, she realises she forgot soy sauce which she noticed was running low last night.

"Oh, I forgot something." She says dropping her sports bag to the floor and rushing out to the aisles.

The cashier starts to scan and as they get closer to the end of the groceries, while Aomine checks the aisles impatiently, they say.

"Don't worry, it's not busy, we'll wait for your girlfriend."

He is not shocked but not sure what he should say, or if he should say anything. It doesn't matter really that a stranger would misinterpret their relationship. They are shopping together after all.

She rushes back just as the cashier scans the last product and when she hands it to her, she smiles.

Walking behind him, as he finishes to bag everything, she takes her card out.

"I'll pay." He hurries.

"No it's fine. You can pay the next one. I have toiletries in there."

"I really don't mind." He insists.

She just stares at him with sass as she scans he card and he chuckles.

"You guys are so sweet."

"Pardon?" She asks.

"Me and my husband tease each other like that too. If you keep this up and make each other smile every day, your relationship will be strong for years."

Satori is confused but doesn't dare correcting them, seeing that Aomine doesn't do so himself and they exit the store.

"What did she mean?"

He knows but decides not to share, not to make her feel uncomfortable.

"I don't know."

Back at their place, as he is in the shower, she studies for a little bit on her bed, her window and door opened.