Hidden Secrets

Chapter 10 - Nigou

"What!?" Aomine abruptly stood up, making the chair fall on the floor with a loud thud. Nobody seemed to notice it as they were too busy processing the new information.

"Y-you have a c-child?" He yelled, shakily pointing a finger at the boy.

Everyone didn't seem to notice the short smile the tealette made before he looked at Aomine innocently.

"Yes, I do"

Everyone's heart drops. They looked at Kuroko then at their captain, who is still calm and quiet with the given situation, too quiet in fact. Everyone paled as they saw the red head's hand shaking. They could see the poor spoon he held so hard that it's shape was already being bent.

Meanwhile Midorima, finally getting his thoughts back decided to ask the tealette a question everyone has been trying to avoid due to a certain red head.

"W-who is his m-mother then..." Midorima inquired, flustered.

Kuroko tilted his head to the side, questioningly. "In a sense, that would be me, Midorima-kun"

"Whaa...?" Kise gapes, having a really hard time to grasp the situation.

"Great, who's the father?" The tanned male snorts, thinking this was an awful joke.

The tealette seemed to contemplate before answering.

"That would most likely be... Ogiwara-kun, perhaps? Is he, Nigou?" Kuroko looks at the pale boy in his arms. Everyone saw the little nod he made before taking their attention to Ogiwara whose brown eyes was covered with long brown strands, shaking. The rainbow heads thought that he was shaking in fear until he slams his hand on the table and bursts out laughing.

"Hahaha! Did you see the look on your faces? Priceless!" He laughs, clutching his stomache while wiping the tears forming in his eyes.

Everyone looked at him, irritated and annoyed. They are already starting to doubt the tealette's statement.

The rainbow heads then watched Kuroko approach them with Nigou in hand, before sitting beside the red head captain. He didn't miss how the boy purposely positioned himself between them, and shooting a dangerous glare at the red head before leaning against the tealettes arms, comfortably.

Akashi gaped at him in disbelief.

"Where's his mother?" Aomine grumbled, picking his fallen chair up in the process.

"I don't know..."

"What?!" The tanned male yelled frustratingly. He can't deal with this nonesense anymore.

"I'm adopted, okay? Does that make you happy?!" The boy suddenly shouted, his body trembling with anger.

Rainbow colored eyes stared at the seething boy before lowering their heads in regret and understanding.

'That explains the child' everyone thought in relief.

"Calm down, Nigou. It's bad manners to shout while eating at the table" the passer says softly, trying to calm the seething boy by his side. He gently ruffles the boy's hair while Nigou just melted at the touch. He loves it when his father gently ruffles or pats his head. And just like that, anger seemed to slowly dissipate from the boy.

Everyone sighed in relief.

"S-sorry..." Aomine says, nervously scratching the back of his neck.

The boy just gives him a scowl. "You better be" he says smugly making the other stare at him in disbelief.

"Nigou..." Kuroko warns.

"But!" The latter stares at him with pleading eyes, the one that can make everyone surrender to his wishes. The tealette just ignore it.

"You are not winning this young man." He says making the boy pout.

"Aomine-kun has already apologized, the least you can do is say sorry for shouting at them"

Teal eyes intensely stared at each other before small ones broke contact. Nigou slumps in defeat.

"Fine!" He grunts. "I-I'm sorry..."

"Good boy" Kuroko praises, kissing Nigou by the head. The boy suddenly beams with happiness.

The team watches the scene before them with awe and adoration. Kise just squeals in excitement.

"So adorable!" The blond exclaims, making the other blush at the sudden compliment.

"Hmph! I-I'm not adorable!" The boy shouts, hiding his flustered face behind the tealette's arms.

The action just makes Kise's nose bleed in cuteness.

The tense atmosphere soon vanished with time. Everyone starts to have conversation or started to tease the young boy with compliments just to see his face blow up like a tomato. Everyone started to have fun, except for a certain red head who glared daggers at the boy in his lover's arms.

The red head clearly wasn't jealous, no, not at all...

---Author's Note---

I'm incredibly sorry for writing such a crappy chapter. It's just that I somehow didn't have a mood to write.

I was just lazy...

Anyway, I decided to include in some simple affectionate gestures Nigou likes. For example, the ruffling and patting of the head which was also done in his dog form.

I was really happy to read your comments. It seriously motivates me to write.

Speaking of writing, once school starts I would probably update chapters much longer so I apologize for that.

As always, thanks for the likes, votes and comments you guys give to me, it really puts a smile on my face.

-Carnation