Our English Summer [AoKuro] [Kiyoshi x Hyuuga] [Kuroko No Basket] [WinterRaineeDay's May 2015 Competition Entry]

Chapter One

The mobile buzzes, moving across the bench, and Kuroko snatches it up before it fell to the floor. There's no way he has the money to replace it if it broke. He flips the device open and checks the Caller ID out of habit, an eyebrow briefly twitching up in question before he clicks on the 'answer' button.

Immediately, a whiny voice emits from the phone's speakers, so loud that it echoed slightly through the gym and manages to gain the attention of a number of Kuroko's teammates.

"Kurokocchi!" It's clear that the older boy was crying but that definitely isn't anything new. "Why would you choose Aominecchi over me? I want to go to England!"

Kuroko's eyes flicker towards his captain and then to Kagami. He was yet to inform them how he was using the plus that that Akashi gave them all when he invited them, for reasons currently (and perhaps forever) unknown, to England for a two week holiday. Luckily for Kuroko, neither of them had heard Kise as they were busy being yelled at by Riko. 

Good. He'll tell them later, like he'd originally planned.

"Kise-kun. Please stay calm." He tries to soothe the other's distress.

"Kurokocchi... You're making me cry!"

Kuroko sighs gently and keeps any thought of Kise being a big cry baby to himself. "Aomine-kun will be of more help to me. I want to improve my basketball during this holiday."

It wasn't the whole truth but it wasn't a lie either and so Kuroko let that ease his guilt. Kuroko wasn't sure why Akashi had invited only members of Serin. He was shocked when he discovered that none of their other teammates from Teiko had been invited on this mysterious holiday.

"Wah?" Kise whimpers. "Kurokocchi, so mean!"

More cries come from the phone and Kuroko talks to the boy for a few more minutes before the repeated cry of 'Kurokocchi!' begins to get on his nerves to the point he hangs up without a word. He does feel bad for being rude to his friend by not saying a farewell of any kind but Kise will live.

Koga and Mitobe stood to the side and when Kuroko stands, they quickly look away and do their best to pretend that they hadn't been listening to the conversation. Kuroko almost smiles. He doesn't mind at all that they'd been listening – it was a little hard not to when Kise was like that. He was just so loud!

Later that evening, when the last practise before the holidays ends and Hyuuga, Kiyoshi (Hyuuga's plus one), Kagami and Kuroko are all at Kagami's flat as it was 'closest' to the airport and cheaper for them all to get one taxi together considering how far Narita Airport is from Tokyo, he tells the other boys who he invited and he reserves a few stares. Then Kiyoshi, ever the optimist, comments that they'll get to learn more about him as an opponent and person, successfully relaxing any tension that may have been building.

When Hyuuga and Kagami weren't paying attention, Kuroko gave the other a thankful smile and nod of respect. Aomine isn't mentioned again until the next day... when he arrives five minutes before they absolutely had to check in.

"Where is that imbecile?!" Akashi growls, slamming his fist down on the desk and making the woman stood behind the check in jump. "I told him to be here at least three hours before the flight! How dare he defy me?"

Kagami smirks. "Aho-mine is going to die!" He practically sings the words.

Kuroko glances at him and frowns, making Kagami immediately lose the smile and scratch the back of head sheepishly. At least he respected Kuroko enough to feel guilty when insulting someone Kuroko is friends with.

If Aomine wasn't here two hours before the flight to check in then his ticket would be sold on to someone else. He'd have to purchase another ticket and go on a different flight. Akashi had paid for all their tickets, though, and Kuroko doubted that Aomine would pay for his own. On top of that, they'd need to get Akashi's older cousin to go to airport again to meet Aomine as he wouldn't be allowed to fly without an adult there to meet him at the other end.