Cherry Kiss

Disclaimer: I don't own Kuroko no Basuke.....
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" Ooh, they look yummy" Takao said his hand already reaching out to pluck away one of the glistening red cherries that were almost overflowing from the box Kimura had brought. He had brought another box for the Coach as well, which he planned to gift later.
"Let your senpais eat first, you disrespectful brat!" Miyaji exclaimed swatting away the sneaking hand.
"Hmph..so mean...." Takao muttered, but obeyed lest Miyaji suggest something like doubling his training to Otsubo.....
*********(a few minutes later)*******
The Shutoku team sat back as they finished vanquishing the cherries. Takao was twirling the stem of his last cherry when his eyes wandered over his teammates' faces, choosing to settle on Midorima's lips which were still slightly stained pink from the cherries.(A/N: My poor poor heart (*'﹃｀*) )
Something suddenly occurred to him.....Maybe...
"No." Midorima's voice cut into his thoughts. The team (except Takao) looked at him like he's gone crazy.
"But Shin-chan, I didn't even say anything!" Takao pouted.
"I don't know what you are planning but that smile on your face is enough proof that you're up to no good nanodayo." Midorima stated.
What the heck?! Takao has a different smile when he's planning something?! The senpais thought. To them, Takao wore the same mischievous smirk all day. They again looked at their kouhai, finding no difference from his usual expression....... Then again, they thought Midorima only frowned except Takao seemed to be able to differentiate between 'annoyed frown' , 'focused frown' , 'downright pissed frown' , 'embarrassed frown' and a really long list of emotions which they had no idea their stoic Ace was capable of feeling. It wasn't like they were oblivious idiots or anything, they could usually pick up moods just fine. But when it came to these two........it was like...like
"......like a couple!" Miyaji exclaimed, causing the first year duo to stop their bickering and stare at their senpai.
"...Anyways what was it that you were going to say Takao?" Miyaji asked hurriedly to cover up his earlier slip.
Takao's puzzled stare reverted to the usual (or,apparently not-usual-but-actually-part-of-a-huge-assortment which no one except maybe Midorima could decipher) expression, "I was saying, did you know that if you can tie a cherry stem into a knot with your tongue, it means you're a good kisser?"
The others sputtered and Otsubo almost choked on his cherry when they heard that. This was not heading in a good direction. Midorima sat with an expression torn between 'I-told-you-so' and 'I-don't-like-where-this-is-heading'
"Eeeh (see)", Takao said, a smug look on his face as he poked out his tongue, the cherry stem he had been twirling in his hand now perched there proudly, tied into a very worn down knot. He took it out and dangled it in front of them," I bet you guys can't do it~ "
"Kimura, pineapple!" Miyaji exclaimed only to see the other already popping a cherry stem into his mouth.
"What?! It isn't easy you know?" he protested, making Miyaji facepalm.
"He's got a point" Otsubo said as he too, popped in a cherry stem
"Captain not you too!How hard can it be?" Miyaji complained.
"Oh yeah, then show us how you'd do it senpai," Takao taunted.
"Tch, too easy" he muttered, as he popped in the cherry stem only to spit it out in disgust a few minutes later claiming the task to be impossible. Otsubo and Kimura managed a really loose knot which unravelled within seconds.
At this all three senpai started arguing ("You must have cheated") and making excuses ("This doesn't have anything to do with kissing ") when suddenly Takao exclaimed,
" Hold it! Where's Shin-chan? "
This caught the senpais' attention as they looked around only to find their Ace practicing in the court which was probably the farthest from where they were sitting.
"Oh no you don't" Takao said grinning gleefully as he rushed up to their proud Ace "You're not avoiding this topic Shin-chan ~"
"Oi Takao!" the senpais followed, not wanting their point guard to be murdered by their Ace. "That idiot just doesn't know when to shut up!" & "Kimura gimme a pineapple!"
Midorima shot a ball and then turned to give Takao a cold look before walking towards the benches.
"Oi don't ignore me!" Takao exclaimed, following Midorima to where he was - well Takao didn't know what he was doing but it seemed like he had eaten something from some box on the bench.
"Shiiin-chaaaaan!!!" he whined just to annoy the taller teen.
"You have to try it too! Otherwise how will I know if Shin-chan is a good kisser or not~" he said in a sing-song tone. Midorima did not respond. He seemed occupied with whatever was in his mouth (What is he doing? Takao thought).
Takao didn't stop teasing though "Oooh could it be that you have never kissed be-"
Takao gasped as Midorima suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him, effectively pinning him against the wall. The senpais were already coming up with excuses for the sudden and very violent death of a certain Takao Kazunari.....
"Sh...Shin-chan! What are-" Takao began but was cut off again, this time by a pair of soft lips against his.
In that moment, nothing, not even the enraged shouts of his senpais registered in Takao's brain. Takao was sure his face was the same colour as the cherries he had eaten earlier. Shin-chan....no, the Midorima Shintarou, Ace of Shutoku, member of the Generation of Miracles, straight A student, his basketball partner, his best friend and his long time crush was kissing him. Kissing him!!!
Takao could only kiss back meekly, his skill nothing compared to the way Midorima was playing with his lips. He felt the taller teen's tongue request permission to enter his mouth. Oh dear,oh dear......when has he been able to refuse anything to his Ace-sama?
He opened his lips and let Midorima's tongue enter. He flinched in surprise when something else entered along with it. What the-
Midorima broke the kiss with a smug look on his face,"I believe that was a satisfactory answer to your question?" And then he pushed up his glasses and turned around to go back to the court as if nothing happened while everyone else in the gym continued to gape at them.
Still blushing, Takao sat down heavily on the nearby bench as his knees gave way. He carefully removed the thing Midorima had passed to him from his mouth (while ignoring the senpais' disgusted expressions) and looked at it with wide eyes..........
It was a perfectly knotted cherry stem.