Home Life

Kuroko's POV

Thud thud thud. I hear something repeatedly hitting something else. It's quite a familiar sound. What is it? What is it?! I know this sound. I've seen humans doing things that cause this sound. They- They bounce a ball… I think. Isn't it? It's called something like basking? No… Bazooka? No, definitely not. Basket. Basketball? Basketball! That's what it's called. I've seen them do this thing called basketball many times. They seem to have so much fun. How I wish I could watch them play! However, I cannot seem to open my eyes. Actually, this… this is quite frightening. I see nothing but black, and all I hear is that repeating thud thud thud. Why? What's going on? Why can't I-

I gasped and leapt up from my previous position. A liquid was pouring down my body. What… What just happened? I looked around. I was sitting on a bed. Akashi was next to me with his arms wrapped around my waist. He groaned before nudging his head further into my body. How adorable…

"Akashi-kun, wake up," I said, lightly prodding his shoulder with my index finger. This only earned me 'nng' in response. I resorted to slightly shaking both of his shoulders, demanding louder than before, "Akashi-kun, c'mon. Wake up, now." As if it were against ever fiber in his being, he unwrapped his arms from around my waist.

"Tetuya… What do you need from me?" he asked, looking at me with- well, facing my direction with completely closed eyes. Is he even awake…?

"Akashi-kun, I need an explanation. I have no clue where we are or how we got here. The last thing I remember was your Shogi game with that hold man that had an Airedale Terrier." At this, his eyes snapped open, and he groaned.

"I forgot something like that happened… C'mon, we have to go downstairs to discuss this with the others. Oh, and as a warning, there's a human among us, so don't mention anything about Teiko or angels." Then he swung his legs to the edge of the bed.

As he picked himself off the bed and began to head for the door, I called after him, "Wait! You didn't answer my question of where we are or how we got here." Jeez. He's so demanding. He needs to explain things to me a little, or I'm going to seem like a little kid lost in the dark.

"Daiki won the bet. This is the house the others found while we were on the date. You fell asleep while I was playing Shogi. I tried to carry you back here, but in the end, I was forced to use my Charm to get a cab driver to take us here. Daiki's boss is a pink-haired airhead named Momoi Sastuki. She's twenty three, likes dogs, and works as a programmer for Touou programming."

"What does liking dogs ha-"

"Since you were asleep when we arrived here, we decided that we would talk about Daiki's job in the morning, when you would be conscious. That's where we are and how we got here. Pleased?" He looked at me with an exhausted countenance.

"Yes, but-"

"Good, then let's head downstairs to talk about what needs to be talked about." So he went through the door. I stood there, gaping at the door. Akashi-kun, that's much too much information to give me all at once! I'm still slightly confused. I sighed and walked out the room through the doorway.

On the other side of the door was a hallway. There appeared to be two more rooms and then another hallway attached. All of the walls were an eggshell white, and a few paintings of flowers were hanging up. I walked towards the other hallway and turned into it. This hallway was also an eggshell color, and more pictures were hanging on the wall. They were more landscape-themed, though. In this hallway, there were another four rooms with stairs at the end leading to what I assumed to be the attic. The stairs to downstairs were directly to my right. I turned and went down the stairs.

At the bottom of the stairs, I was greeted with a blue living room with absolutely ridiculously high ceilings. This house is absolutely ginormous. How in the world did those three manage to buy this house with no money?! Elegant furniture decorated the room, and on the other side, there was a brick fireplace with a wood mantel. I looked out the window and saw that the house appeared to be in a rather rich neighborhood. I'm even more confused now.

As I turned to exit the room, I came upon the entranceway which had a very open layout and led to the living room, the kitchen, and a sunroom. I figured everyone was in the dining room, which was likely connected to the kitchen, and headed straight toward the kitchen. To my left, there was the dining room. I sighed in exasperation when I realized I could have turned right in the family room to arrive at the dining room.

Everyone else was except Aomine was sitting at the table, and they seemed to sigh with me. Akashi was at the head of the table, obviously, with his face in his palms. It's nice to see him claim his authority even when he's in such a depressed mood. Murasakibara and Midorima sat on the left side of the table, Midorima closer to Akashi. Kise and a pink-haired woman whom I assumed to be Momoi Satsuki sat on the right side of the table, Kise in the center chair and the woman near the end. I took my position in the seat directly to the right of Akashi.

"So it seems we're just waiting for Aomine-kun?" I asked, trying to lighten the depressing mood in the room. The other angels just sighed in response. The woman, however, smiled at me.

"Yes, it appears he is still asleep. As his employeer, I suppose it is my responsibility to wake him up." She rose from her chair. "Which room is his?" she asked, looking at Midorima.

"Ah, he's in the second hallway in the room to the left," he replied, putting on a soft smile. I lightly snickered. Midorima-kun, you definitely should not try to smile when you're not happy. It's honestly just a frightening look! Akashi glared at me, and I coughed, awkwardly trying to pretend as if I hadn't just laughed at Midorima's ridiculous attempt at a smile.

"With her gone, I think it is safe to talk about our… work. When I applied for a visit here, I applied for our return date to be in a year. Until then, we are stuck with no contact to Teiko unless absolutely necessary. If we must we may use our powers to create a bond to Teiko, but it extremely draining and therefore dangerous. We also have a limited amount of Charm. For anyone who forgets, Charm has a strong influence over humans. This also drains our powers and should not be used unless necessary. Does anyone have any questions?" he asked, looking around the table. No one will ask anything, Akashi-kun. You clearly don't sound open to any questions. To my surprise, Kise raised his hand. "Yes, Ryouta?"

"Um, what about the bet you made with Aominecchi? Kurokocchi has to date someone else, right?" Everyone tensed up, surprised that Kise had the guts to ask such a thing.

"Yes, and?" Akashi responded, venom dripping from just those two words. This didn't seem to phase Kise in any noticeable way, and he continued to ignorantly speak.

"Then how will we find Kurokocchi's month lover?" he asked. I'll admit, it's a good question. We're not going to just pluck some stranger off the streets, will we? I'd rather not date someone random. In fact, I'd rather not date anyone other than Akashi-kun. How did I get dragged into this, again? Did I ever even agree to date someone besides him? I don't think I did. How cruel of those two.

"I will use my powers to choose the perfect lover for Tetsuya. I know I said powers are limited, but I do have some more powers on Earth than the rest of you. It's not going to be that much of a problem. I'll just have extremely strict standards, and from those, I will pick a lover for Tetsuya." Kise began to open his mouth to say something else when Aomine entered with Momoi.

"Well, I suppose we should begin talking about the living plans?" Akashi asked Momoi, a soft smile on his face. I didn't laugh this time because his smile seemed genuine. It's scary when I know that he's actually rather upset right now… Momoi smiled and nodded. She took her seat, and Aomine took his across from her. Akashi began to make plans again.

"As you noticed, there are five bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs. This is a problem considering there are seven of us and a possible eighth will be joining us." Aomine-kun, I see that smirk… "If it's not much of a problem for you, Momoi (1*), could you sleep in the same room as Daiki? Obviously, you will get a bed, and he will get a futon and will sleep on the other side of the room."

Momoi laughed. "I have no problem with this. I'd be fine if Dai-chan got the bed, and I got the futon." Everyone jumped a little in surprise. Dai-chan? "Oh, is it the nickname I gave him? I tend to give people I like nicknames. Is that a problem?" she asked, a frown appearing on her face.

"Of course not, Momoi," I responded with a grin. She grinned back.

"Thanks, Tetsuna. I was told there were going to be five other men, but it's nice to know that there's actually a woman among the other five. I trust them, but having another girl is reassuring. Can I call you Tetsu-chan?" she asked kindly. I started at the name Tetsuna. Ah, I forgot I'm a girl, aren't I?

"Ah, yes. I'm fine with Tetsu-chan," I softly agreed. Akashi-kun doesn't look pleased… Those glaring eyes don't exactly scream friendliness. Let's not scare her away, okay? Akashi coughed in displeasure before beginning to speak again.

"Tetuna will get a room to herself. I will as well. Atsushi and Shintarou will share a room. Ryouta will get his own. Are there any objections?" None of the boys opened their mouths. It's not like you're really asking for objections, Akashi-kun, and we all know it. As your followers, they have no right to object. He smiled. "Good."

And thus the home life of six angels and a human was settled.

Ahhh! I am sorry, my darlings, for not updating for, get this, a year! I know it's ridiculous! I'm so sorry. But here I am, again, with a nice update for you all. I went back and read my story, and I must say I'm quite disappointed in it. :/ I hope this chapter has shown some development on my part.

After reading, please give reviews! I'd love to hear if you enjoyed this, and if you didn't, I'd love your advice.

(1*) I couldn't remember if Akashi calls her by Momoi or Satsuki, and research came up empty. If someone could, can you tell me? Thanks!