A shadow among light

As much as Taiga wanted to continue kissing, he started to get hungry, and he bet Tetsuya was hungry too, though he felt like they need to take care of their erections. But not in school! His mind shouted at him to be decent and it won, pulling away and determined not to look at Kuroko waist down. “C’mon, we have to eat lunch,” muttered Taiga, helping the smaller boy up and started fixing himself.

Tetsuya felt a little bad for using him for his own purposes, but it wasn't basketball this time. It felt worse than when he confessed what he did to him, using Kagami for his own gain, and now... Now he used him to still his desires. He was sure his friend didn't feel anything for him, whereas Tetsuya had a strong infatuation with him. It was almost a crush, but not really a crush.

His tongue was really soft, and quite eager to taste him, which made the red head chuckle in his mind. He teased it however, moving around and exploring, taking his time and ignoring the eager pink appendage. Taiga got into it so much that he found himself in between Kuroko’s legs and hovering over him, their hips touching each other provocatively.

Eventually, they had to part ways for air. Taiga let go, a string of saliva connecting their mouths, and he licked his lips to taste more of Kuroko’s residue. Both panted at the kiss, their faces red, especially Kagami, because he suddenly felt the need to kiss Kuroko again. With that in mind, he dove in once more and captured his lips once their breath was composed enough for another make out session.

“Dammit, I know I brought it up, but it was just a joke!” he huffed, feeling his cheeks redden in embarrassment and some emotion he couldn’t tell. Desire, maybe? Either way, that emotion felt dangerous, so he pushed it in the back of his head to be forgotten later. While the idea wasn’t so bad for him, and Kuroko was a very handsome teenager as well, he couldn’t help but feel awkward about it. Was it because of his small crush for Kuroko? Not really a crush, but it was an admiration, which could be considered a crush.

Head in turmoil, he shook his head mentally and nodded, determined not to make the situation more awkward than it is now. “You wouldn’t regret this, will you? You’re not saving your first kiss for anyone, right?” He was kissed several times by Alex so he had a small knowledge on how to kiss properly. He was forced to, both he and Tetsuya.

Once he was given the go ahead, Kagami gulped his nerves down and leaned forward, their lips touching gently against one another before finally he started moving his lips, coaxing the other pair to follow him. It was a peaceful, soft kiss, their heads tilting to the sides alternatively whichever they like to better accommodate their activity.

It was his first kiss, actually his first everything but he didn't mind. He had some form of infatuation for Kagami that felt indescribable. It felt right, even if he used the slavery as encouragement to do this.

His cheeks heated when he felt something slick and soft slide against his lips. He wasn't sure what it was that made him part them, but he didn't regret it when he felt it rub inside his mouth, exploring - yes it was exploring his mouth while he was desperately trying to catch the tongue with his own, wanting to feel the texture of it against his own, just to make sure what it felt like. Yes, that's what he told himself and not that he enjoyed it thoroughly, because that sound he emitted, was not a moan, right?

Kagami started at that and a blush crawled from his neck to his cheeks to the tip of his ears. “I-It was just a joke! And you won so I never really thought of doing that to you,” stammered Taiga out, rubbing the back of his neck while looking away in embarrassment. He knew he shouldn’t have joked about anything remotely sexual. Kuroko would surely be curious, and there he was.

"In all honesty it was Kagami-kun that brought it up," Tetsuya felt like adding that minor fact. He watched as Kagami blushed about it, most definitely worrying if Tetsuya was going to propose the idea. He wasn't, at least not now - even though the thought was exhilarating, and he was in the peak of his hormonal growth. Not to mention Kagami being a very handsome teenager.

The situation felt stuffed, and he now felt unsure whether or not he wanted to continue this bet when it felt... more alright for him to pursue sexual demands. It didn't help that they were in a room where people could come to, even if Kagami locked the door.

However, it made him curious to know Tetsuya’s sexuality, so he asked in return, “What about you? Are you gay? You didn’t react to that Momoi girl at all.” He pointed that fact quite kindly, blunt and curious still. He wouldn’t treat him any different if he came out though. He’s really fine with whatever the people preferred to be, and who to be with. Why would he care anyway? It was their life.

"At first I thought I was asexual, because I didn't think I felt anything at all for anyone, and it might have been that way at first, but it was probably because I didn't let my mind wander. I'm gay." Tetsuya confessed, and hadn't told anyone about it because people usually reacted towards a guy being gay, like not wanting to be in the locker rooms with him, thinking he'd get off to them naked or something, the usual stereotypical prejudice.

He sat up and dangled his legs in the air on the ledge of the bed instead, inspecting Kagami's reaction to the words, and wondering now if he could go through with the things Kagami first suggested, even though there were no feelings for one another, Tetsuya was a curious and perfectly normal teenager... sort of. His misdirection was not normal, and his eyes were probably alien.

“I don’t know. Maybe something like do my homework, clean my house, carry me, kiss me or suck me off, anything really,” joked the ace player, chuckling at his own commands if he ever won, not that he would ever make Kuroko do those things, especially the last three. The poor boy might not carry him and it might be awkward for the two of them to kiss or sucked off.

He took one of the beds and pulled the drape away from the one blocking the view from that and the one next to it, just so he could look at Kagami in case they decided to talk while staying there. "I don't know how to use this slave thing. How would Kagami-kun approach it, what would you make me do?"

Several girls were brought to the nurse for excessive bleeding.

Taiga stretched in his seat and looked around a bit, wondering where their teacher was. Not that he cared, more time for him to sleep.

"We're out. No substitute. We should go somewhere else or head to the gym already. Maybe the seniors are there?"

Kagami made a grunt and tried to focus on his work, mumbling his own answer, “Resultant is equal to 57 km, 30 degrees west of south.” That number he was sure since it was the one he actually remembered. He still had a couple more problems to go through though. Curse the sudden examination! Kagami managed to go through with it safe though, having answered all the problems. It seems like math is the only subject he could actually ace since it’s all just numbers and the kanji are basic.

It wasn't until the bell rang and they were excused while waiting for the next class to begin, that he sort of woke up from his daze, but remained with face hidden against said desk. If he was sleepy because he got in bed late that night, he was sleepier after forcing his head to think on numbers. He wasn't a person that was good with numbers, and rather used his brains for more practical things instead of theoretical - unless it was about tactics in basketball.

They stepped out of the apartment and walked to their school in silence. The air was cold and a bit dark than your usual morning. This could only mean that there will be rain maybe around noon. Hopefully it won’t have an extension and hang around the late afternoon. He didn’t have his umbrella, and Kuroko didn’t have his own as well.

Hopefully his team brought their own umbrellas to return his own umbrella. 

A ring blared out the campus, signalling that school was starting and that they had to be inside their classrooms. Taiga was sitting on his seat now, taking out his notebook and a calculator. He despised trigonometry, but he’s fine with other math subjects.

He passed out for a moment. The night had been long with their video gaming, but he quickly covered himself up and put the book up to his face instead, reading away while hiding from the teacher behind Kagami. Not that he had to hide much, since his talents kicked in naturally to those not used to him.

The hype only brought Kagami attention and not Tetsuya at first, but the teacher did finally notice him when he voiced himself, "I'm sorry. I didn't sleep well last night. It won't happen again," he excused after Kagami had made a small scene about Tetsuya using him to get away with said sleep, when in reality he just didn't want to tackle trigonometry. Algebra, fine - but this was as if the school wanted their students dead.

Shaking his head mentally, he finally calmed down and reached for some water to wash the food down that was initially coughed up. “We have to go to school now. We still have practice and academics and shit,” said Taiga gruffly, finishing his other drink which was coffee and got up to clean up the table.

He finished what little food he had around the time Kagami finished his coffee, another thing Tetsuya would never put in his body, because after doing it once back in Teiko, and becoming so hyper he thought he was stalked, Tetsuya stayed away from caffeinated beverages completely. A soda here and there did no harm but coffee... He shuddered at the memory.

Tetsuya helped clean the table and do the little dishes that Kagami gathered from cooking them breakfast. It was the least he could do with the hospitality Kagami gave him. He looked out the window and noticed it was still cloudy in the sky, with the sun peeking out here and there. Hopefully it wouldn't rain on them, and if it began to rain when they were in school, Tetsuya was fairly sure the other guys brought Kagami's umbrella with them.

It was a bad time for Taiga to be perspective about things when he suddenly realized the closeness between them, and how he was about to lick off the sauces. This was normal, right? Friends always do this kinds of things, right? Unsure of his thoughts, he just shrugged it off and proceeded to lick away the residue.

However, how could he use this bet to the fullest? He wasn't a mean person, and really didn't like to use his friend in that way, even though he approached Kagami back when they first knew they were teammates for his own gain and not Kagami's. He was big, and he was a person people kind of looked up to because he towered most males in the school, but was he efficient? No, Tetsuya really didn't think of anything Kagami could do that Tetsuya rather didn't. He only thought of the food usage, that he wouldn't have to eat his own plain food for a week.

Kagami seated himself across Kuroko, saying a little Itadakimasu before eating his plateful of meal, a mixture of American and Japanese meal, mostly for the amount of rice on his own bowl as well as the amount of fish. “We don’t have any homework that we need to do today, don’t we?” asked the redhead all of a sudden, suddenly remembering that they’re still students and they have special assignments to submit since they’re in the varsity section.

"You owe me a milkshake," the bluenette spoke around his own food, still actually quite irked that he was denied his treat in the middle of the night. They were under the bet, Kagami was his now, and he refused. That wasn't very nice of him.

Rolling around a little while longer, unable to find a position good enough to sleep in, he decided to think on what he wanted Kagami to do as his slave. He couldn't exactly force him to do horrible things, but... No, he could think on these matters tomorrow.

They continued playing until it was around one in the morning, and Taiga’s eyes were already drooping. Yawning and rubbing his sleepy eyes, he looked at their scoreboard and found out they were tied, but Taiga put the controller down and declared his lost. “I lost. You lasted longer than me-YAAAAWN— Yeah… Anyway, you have me as a slave for a week, starting tomorrow. I’m going to sleep,” said Taiga, getting up and turned to his room.

“Turn the TV and the XBox off if you feel like sleeping,” was his last words before closing his door behind him.

He already knew where the room Kagami gave him was, and pushed his legs out of the shirt and silently walked to it, after he turned off every light that Kagami left lit for him. There was really no reason for him to stay up if Kagami was in bed, so he more or less fell onto the futon pulled out just for him and snuggled in under the covers.

He had to think on what he wanted a slave for, what he could use him for. One thought came to his mind and he was very inquiring to have that task fulfilled right now already. Besides, it was the new day already. "Kagami-kun?" he voiced loud enough so the red-head could hear him in the other room. "I want a vanilla milkshake."

He took the CD from its container and inserted it into the XBOX 360 console, grabbing two wireless controllers for both of them. He sat back down beside the bluenette as the game loaded, letting out an ‘oomph’ as he fell on his ass on the soft cushions. “Want to make a bet? Whoever wins will be the winner’s slave for a week. Deal?” What? He was bored! But his mind screamed at him for making such a bet, not knowing what Kuroko is capable of.

The game loaded and they ended up playing in opposing teams instead of the same one, just to continue the bed. Kagami didn't know what was coming, but Tetsuya could play. Maybe not as well as Kagami, but he put up a fight, at least...

“Nah, not tired. I already slept in the locker and when Aida almost killed us,” replied Taiga, slumping even further on the couch, turning his head to the side to look at Kuroko’s form. It was almost cute to see him like, as if he was a kid. “Why? Do you want to do something?”

"Can we play Halo?" he suddenly pointed towards the XBOX that rested neatly next to the TV, and towards the two controllers. He already saw the case for Halo and thus knew Kagami had it. Tetsuya himself wasn't new to the game, and had one with him at home, playing sometimes with other people online.