Kuroko no Basket x Reader

Sakurai Ryou

SAKURAI X READER:
I'm Sorry I Love You
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"I'm just here because I left my magazine." Aomine grabs the magazine off the floor and walks over to Sakurai who is about to start eating. Wakamatsu is teasing poor Sakurai, asking if he took his sister's lunch.

Aomine sticks his fingers in Sakurai's adorable bento box and eats some of it. He lifts his hand to take another piece when suddenly his wrist is slapped away.

"Hmm?" Aomine looks up to see you towering over him with an angry look on your face.

"I-I'm sorry!" Sakurai quickly says to no one in particular.

"Aomine! Leave Sakurai alone, you big bully!" You complain and push Aomine away from your friend.

Aomine stands up and slings his arm around your shoulder.

"Babe, why don't you let me have any fun?" He smirks and pulls you away. He turns back to see Sakurai sitting there staring at Y/N with a sad look on his face.

Aomine's arm remains around you until you reach the rooftop, except for when you both had to climb up the ladder.

"Aomine... Stop calling me babe. We're not dating anymore." You remove his arm from around you after he placed it back there upon arriving at the rooftop.

"Tsk, I know that. That's exactly why you can't tell me what to do anymore. Butt out of my life, you useless idiot. I don't even know why I dated you in the first place." He snaps and harshly says to you.

Tears flow down your cheeks from his unnecessary and hurtful words. You spin around and run to the ladder which you quickly climb down.

"Wait! Y/N-" He yells but he was too late. You were already far away.

The Tōō Basketball team watch as you sprint across the court to the closest bathroom.

"Y/N?" Wakamatsu stands up from his seated position on the floor.

"W-What happened to Y/N?" Sakurai asks quietly.

"I don't know. I'll go check it out." Wakamatsu says and starts to walk over when Sakurai calls out to him.

"I want to go." He states. "I-I'M SORRY!" He quickly bows over and over again when he realises that it sounded rude.

"Okay... Go then." He hesitantly says and waves the apologetic mushroom off. Sakurai leaps up and rushes to the girl's bathroom after you. He mumbles apologies over and over again on the way to the bathroom.

Those toilets/ change rooms were reserved specifically for the basketball team, so he knew nobody else would be in there.

He knocks on the door gently.
"Y/N... It's m-me. Sakurai."

Sakurai hears your sniffles through the door and his heart breaks in two.

"I'm coming in."

You watch as the door opens and Sakurai walks in.

He almost wants to cry himself seeing you in the corner with your arms wrapped around your legs.

Sakurai slides down onto the floor next to you and gently pulls you into his arms. Your body is leaning against his and every now and then you let out a muffle sob.

You eventually calm down and stop crying.

"I'm sorry. Y/N... What happened?"

"Aomine... He called me a useless idiot and said he doesn't even know why he dated me in the first place. I-I really thought I loved him, you know? I didn't, though. I was wrong. I was proved wrong actually. When he cheated on me with Momoi."

"I'm sorry!" He quickly says and holds you tighter. Sakurai's arms were strangely comforting, and you felt as though you could stay in them forever and ever.

"Thank you... For everything. You've been there for me when nobody else has. I owe you the world." You lean up and kiss Sakurai on the cheek. A blush immediately spreads across his cute face.

Almost half an hour passes of you sitting there in his embrace.
"I-I think we should go. I still have a bit of practice left." He says. You stand up.

"I'm sorry for keeping you from practice." You say and start heading for the door.

"No! I'm sorry!" He says hurriedly to make sure you didn't feel guilty. Sakurai never failed to make you smile at your worst, and this was one of those times.

"Will the team hate me?" You ask, a small smile still on your face thanks to the apologetic mushroom.

"No! No! I'm sorry for making you think that! They love you!" You bite your lip and nod, then turn back around and walk out the door.

"Almost as much as I love you..." Sakurai whispers to himself as he stands alone.

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"Aomine isn't here, though. Bastard." Wakamatsu says through clenched teeth and slams his fist against one of the lockers. Today was the match against Seirin and Aomine hadn't even shown up.

"Y/N?" You jump and turn around to see Sakurai standing there with some food in his hands. He quickly extends his arms out and shoves the food at you. "I-I MADE THIS FOR YOU!" He yells and startles you again.

"Geez, Sakurai. You're going to give me a heart attack!" You exclaim and hold your hand over your chest.

"AHH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY I'M ALIVE!" After smiling at his adorable, blushing face, you take the box from his hands.

"Thank you, Sakurai."

"I thought... B-Because you're our new manager... That I should make you a gift!" He exclaims.

You were the new Tōō Academy basketball manager.

Because Momoi fell off a cliff.

"Thank you, cutie." You grin at your favourite person in the world.

He nods quickly and scurries away, probably to avoid saying anything embarrassing.

The whole team was watching the scene with curiosity.

"Hey, Sakurai." You call out. Sakurai looks at you and rushes over.

"Yes?"

"Don't apologise for being alive... I'm glad you're alive, you know. You're always the best part of my day... And I... Never mind." You tilt your head to the side.

"I'm sorry." He whispers. It was barely audible.

"Why are you sorry now?"

"I'm sorry I love you."

You stand there with your mouth hanging wide open and your eyes were wide.

"I-I.." This was the first time you had ever been so lost for words.

"I'm sorry, I know you don't feel the same way... I'm sor-"

You cut him off by crashing your lips into his. At first he was startled but almost straight away he melted into the kiss.

"I love you." You say after pulling away.

"WOOOHOOO!" Cheering erupted throughout the locker-room and you only just then noticed that that everyone was gathered around watching. Wakamatsu was smirking and was clapping.

"Now go kick Seirin's ass for me!" You exclaim enthusiastically after giving Sakurai one last peck.