"Kurokocchi. If I go any further with why I asked you out, this will eventually turn into phone sex. I'm not doing that with someone who rejected me, thanks," Kise said, his tone clipped and noticibly cooler than before.

He pauses, letting that sink into Kuroko's, usually not this thick, skull.

"Next time you reject someone, don't ask 'why me' because it sounds like you want your ego stroked. I know you better, but still."