Unrequited Love?

[yellowcopycat]

Kaijou and Seirin had just had their first practice match, which was shaping up to be a tradition of sorts. This time, Kaijou had gone to Seirin. The gym was nice, newer then Kaijou's but maybe not as big. 

 

He was breathing heavily, but smiling broadly. It always felt good to play, even if it was just a practice match and they weren't going all out. After all, he wanted to keep some of his new tricks up his sleeves, just like he was sure Kagami and Kuroko were hiding some of their new tricks too. This year's match had ended in a draw. Better than last year's practice match, which had ended in Kaijou's loss by two points.  

 

Just thinking about Kuroko made Kise look over to the Seirin team, focusing in on the smaller boy. 

 

For awhile now Kise had realized that he had feelings for Kuroko. Kise had looked up to Kuroko for awhile, but it wasn't really until after the Winter Cup that Kise realized he was probably in love with Kuroko. 

 

He took a towel that one of the first years offered him. "Thanks," he said absently. He scrubbed at his face, his thoughts racing. He had been thinking about Kuroko a lot lately, and seeing him only brought those thoughts back to the surface, only pushed aside when the game had begun. Now with the game over he couldn't focus. The warm glow in his chest that came whenever he thought about Kuroko was back with a vengeance.

 

The Kaijou team was gathering their things and getting ready to board the bus. He told the first year that he'd be along in a bit and began to head over to the Seirin team. 

 

"Kurokocchi~" he called out. No time like the present, he thought. He didn't know if Kuroko would return his feelings, but he was hopeful. The time Kuroko had cheered him on while he went up against Haizaki stood out in his mind. 

 

"Kurokocchi! You got a minute?"

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[misdirects]

"Hello," he greets quietly. "It's alright. I suppose it was a boon it was only a kiss."

[yellowcopycat]

Kise was quiet a moment. "So, Sei knows. We talked about it before I left. You know, just trying things out. And, um, apparently, my parents are similar, so I come by it naturally?"

[misdirects]

"I should hope he knows," he quips. "As long as it's consensual, I have no room to judge."

[yellowcopycat]

"It was very consensual," Kise confirmed.

And then he fell silent. Not sure what else to say. "We're, you and me, we're kinda the opposite. About sex. And relationships." He pushed bangs out of his face. "Demi and Poly. Ish. I don't know. I'm still figuring it out. I thought I had it figured out in middle school. It's kinda annoying."

[misdirects]

"Poly..." He echoes, as if trying out the word. "I see. I mean, I suppose I can sympathize. I only figured a bit recently and that was confusing enough."

[yellowcopycat]

"Well, there's polysexual and polyamorous. Polysexual is kinda like being bi or pan. Not sure what the difference is. I think I'm polyamorous. I can be attracted to more than one person at a time. I care for more than one person at a time. Too be... you know, in love with more than one at once, I think?"

[misdirects]

"That makes sense. I think it just goes to show that you have a lot of love to give."

[yellowcopycat]

"I guess I do," Kise said. "I didn't think I could. Not after everything Mihoshi-nee went through."

Kise's a lot of things; self-aware isn't always one of them, but he does know he's aloof to most people. Doesn't like people in general. He's tolerant of most, especially women, and he is capable of warming up to people. Aomine hitting him with a basketball opened him up to the idea of being able to crush on people. He had learned he could fall in love after meeting and knowing Kuroko.

He had other little crushes here and there, Kasamatsu and Akashi being the major ones, but he wasn't in love with Akashi. He was very fond of him, but it differed from how he felt for Kuroko in a way he couldn't put into words.

[misdirects]

"I've always thought of you as quite an affectionate person, despite that."

Perhaps knowing that story changed some things, but from Kuroko's point of view, Kise has always seemed to crave attention and affection.

[yellowcopycat]

"Well, that's because I like you," Kise said easily. "And the rest of the Teikou starters. And the Kaijou team."

He blew out a sigh. "I want... a lot. I'm selfish and greedy, and most of the time, I don't care what people think. But I care a lot about what you think. More than anyone else."

[misdirects]

He blushes a bit hearing that, glad that this is was a call and not in-person.

"I am not thinking negatively of you for this. But it is... different. I suppose if you had done this without Akashi's permission, I would be mad on his behalf, but... if it works for you two, I can't comment."

[yellowcopycat]

"Well... he's the one who suggested it," Kise said, voice lowering like he was talking about gossip. "I think he's kinkier than he's let on. You know, likes to watch?"

[misdirects]

"Things I didn't really need to know..."

[yellowcopycat]

Laughing softly, Kise flopped back onto the bed. "Well, it's better than dealing with Aominecchi's horny-ass."

[misdirects]

He will give a big sigh at that. "Please realize that I tune out a good seventy-five percent of what Aomine-kun has to say on a daily basis."

[yellowcopycat]

"He's occasionally entertaining. Now that I know how things actually work versus how it's portrayed in AVs, it's funny to see how ignorant he actually is."

[misdirects]

"The moment he knows how it all works, the conversations will become infinitely more explicit," he sighs out, entirely not ready for that day to come.

[yellowcopycat]

That day would be coming sooner rather than later. It looked like it was more and more likely to happen while both Aomine and Kagami were at UCLA.

"Well, here's hoping he's shamed for a bit before he becomes more of a nuisance." And, Kise added brightly, "We can always use pull-out receipts when ever he's being annoying and remind him of how dumb he was."

[misdirects]

"I am fully behind that idea. He needs to be humbled."

[yellowcopycat]

"Biggest pain in the butt of us, and that's saying something considering we also have Midorimacchi in our ranks."

He let out a sigh. "So, we're good?"

[misdirects]

He gives a small huff of amusement. "Yes, thank you for checking in."

[yellowcopycat]

"Okay. Good. I'm glad."

He waits a beat and then says, "I love you. You matter a lot to me. I treasure what we have and the future before us."

[misdirects]

It really is truly a good thing that this is simply a call, because hearing that makes him pause and he's sure his expression is not as stone-faced as he'd like.

"I-- you matter a lot to me, too, Kise-kun."

[yellowcopycat]

"I know," Kise said. "Well, I'll let you go. It's pretty late over there. And here. And I'm sleepy."

[misdirects]

"Yes, don't stay up much later, I'm sure you have a full day ahead. Good night."