Kuroko's Secret

How close are they?

The day was Saturday, and a certain basketball team was practicing in the Seirin High gym. The sound of the basketball hitting the court and the squeak of the sneakers was soothing to Kuroko's ears and he let a small smile cross his face. Practice was almost over, as they were winding down.

"Come on! Just 2 more, guys!" Riko shouted, watching them. The boys had their hands on their knees and were trying to catch their breath.

"We're going to die!" Koganei said, throwing his head back. The team grumbled in agreement, Mitobe only nodding, before they continued dribbling to the other side of the court as fast as they could. Which wasn't all that fast right now.

Kuroko dropped onto the floor on his back once he had finished. He couldn't even breath at the moment. His eyes were closed as he listened to the others finish up. Before he could do much else, a shadow fell over him. He opened his sky blue eyes to find himself looking into dark blue.

"Aomine-kun," he said. His face seemed blank, but the taller boy could see a hint of a smile on his face.

"Hello, Tetsu," he said, deep voice sending slight shivers down Kuroko's spine. Aomine just barely held back a smirk at that.

"What are you doing here?" Kuroko asked. His eye caught a vanilla milkshake being held in Aomine's hand. Aomine finally allowed the smirk to cross his face as he brought the straw up to his mouth. Kuroko's pupils grew slightly as he watched the other take a sip before a pout made its way onto his face. He finally got up off of the floor, reaching for the milkshake without asking.

"Picking you up. We're meeting at the courts," Aomine said, ruffling the other's light blue hair. Kuroko looked up at him blankly, the straw stuck between his lips. "Go grab your bag, Tetsu. I'll be waiting for you outside."

Without another word or waiting for a reply, the boy made his way outside once more. The team watched as Kuroko turned around. Kagami scowled at his shadow. "You just accept it?"

"Why not?" Kuroko asked, raising a seemingly emotionless eyebrow. He followed everyone to the locker room, simply grabbing his bag without changing.

"Not going to change?" Hyuga asked. Kuroko shook his head.

"I don't need to if I'm going to the courts," he said. Kuroko turned and walked out to meet up with Aomine outside. He didn't notice his teammates exchange glances and hurry to follow him. They waited until they wouldn't be noticed before they followed the pair. Riko, joining in on the way out of the gym.

Kagami was angry that the other was listening to that blue-haired bastard but simply grit his teeth.

Kuroko and Aomine walked in silence, not needing words to be said. Kuroko knew his teammates were following, he wasn't stupid. He also didn't care at all. It didn't take long for them to walk to the court that they were planning on meeting up with the others at.

Murasakibara was munching on pocky as he watched Kise taking lazy shots. Akashi sat on the bench playing shogi with Midorima, a stuffed frog sitting on the bench next to the greenhead. The blue-haired pair walked into the court, Aomine announcing their presence. "Yo!"

"Hey!" Kise said, waving. Then his golden eyes locked on Kuroko. A huge smile spread across his face and he ran over, scooping the smaller male into a hug. Kuroko smiled slightly as his face was smashed into the other's shoulder and his feet were left dangling about a foot above the ground. "Hi, Tetsucchi."

"Hello, Ryouta-kun," he said, voice muffled. Hidden by the bushes, Seirin frowned at the familiar way they spoke to each other. Aomine only rolled his eyes and plucked the empty vanilla milkshake out of Kuroko's hand before the smaller boy dropped it. Kise let go of the boy, only for him to be swept up by Murasakibara next.