Kagami looked up at the sky, blowing smoke out of his mouth before taking another drag from his cigarette. He had been waiting for Aomine for awhile now and he decided to take a smoke break. It would have to be quick, for he had no idea when Aomine would finally show up.

The two teens had been dating for about a year now and the bluenette still didn't know of Kagami's bad habit. And it wasn't like he never wanted to tell him, he just didn't want the ace to worry. Plus, his mom is a nurse for God's sake and knowing her, she has probably told him about all the horrible effects of smoking.

The redhead takes another long drag before dropping the cigarette on the ground, grinding it with the heel of his shoe. And just in time, too!

"Sorry I'm late," Aomine calls as he enters the streetball court, his nose wrinkling up, "Ugh, why does it smell like smoke?"

"Some douchebag was smoking and I asked him to go somewhere else and he fucking blew smoke on me," Kagami lies as he starts walking into the middle of the court.

"What a dick. Did you hit him?" the tanned ace asks, a sly smirk peeling across his face.

"Of course not. I'm not dumb enough to start a fight." Aomine chuckles and gives his boyfriend a quick peck on the lips before he starts dribbling the ball.

"That's good, because if you anyone ever beat them up, I'd probably end up killing them," he says, a large, bright smile spreading across his face as Kagami just rolls his eyes, a small pout coming to his face.

"Don't say that, Ahomine. If anyone overheard us, you could get in some trouble."

"Awe, you looking out for me?"

"Of course I am!"

"God, I am so lucky to have you," Aomine says, looking at the redhead fondly as his face went as red as his hair.

"Stop saying such embarrassing shit all the time!"

"I know, I know," was the last thing they say to each other before starting their one-on-one.

"I'll text you when I get home," Aomine states as he starts walking down the street, waving to his lover as he went. Kagami waved back, watching him until he couldn't see the teen anymore. He sighs and takes out his pack of cigarettes and his lighter, walking to the side of his apartment building before he lights the cig.

As he takes the first long drag, he leans his head up against the wall, closing his eyes as he began to feel relaxed in his own, unusual way. The reason he even started smoking was because his mother used to before she passed away. It reminded him of the time when she would sit out on the back deck and smoke with her sister, and she'd laugh when Kagami would imitate her.

It was a fond memory, but it was also the beginning of this horrible habit. Kagami looks down at the ashtray on the ground next to his shoe, he sees that it was filled with mostly his own cigarettes with a few belonging to his neighbors. He squishes the smokeable into the tray before going up to his apartment, taking a shower and putting his closes in his laundry basket.

He had to go to practice tomorrow and he didn't want to smell of smoke because he just knew that Kuroko would say something. Or maybe just say something to Aomine and God, that would be a disaster.

One day, when they were walking down the streets, they had saw a chain smoker standing outside of a liquor store and Aomine… Well, he said that he didn't understand why anyone would smoke. And, of course being the baka he was, Kagami tried to "hypothetically" explain it. He even brought up the fact that his mom used to smoke, which was followed by the bluenette's reasonable remark, saying that was probably the reason she died. That made the redhead shut right up.

The ace sighs as he walks into the kitchen to make himself dinner, his body tired from the strenuous one-on-one they had. He always loved watching Aomine play and felt like he was the luckiest person alive to have captured his attention. He did everything with Aomine and told everything to Aomine, well except for one thing.

He hated lying, but what was he supposed to do? The teen would surely have a heart attack if he ever found out. And plus, Kagami didn't want to quit smoking yet. It was still his safety blanket.

He was screwed, he already knew after the first sentence was announced. His coach and Momoi decided that it'd be a good idea to go to a summer training camp together. And it would be for a whole fucking month. He finally understood why he was instructed to bring a duffle bag of necessities that day. Kagami couldn't hold off that long! And knowing his boyfriend, hell even Kuroko, they'd do something with his bags and find his lighter and cigarettes.

"Do we have to stay the whole time?" Kagami asks Riko, one of her brows shooting up in confusion.

"Kagami-kun, I thought you'd be thrilled. Momoi-san and I even set it up to where you and Aomine would share a room. Well, with Kuroko too." The redhead gulped around the lump in his throat, nodding as his coach continued to look at him.

"Oh, I was just wondering," he tries to pass off, earning a suspicious look from his shadow that was standing by his side.

"Well, if you're all ready, we can go."

"Hai!" the team yells in unison, picking up their things before they started towards the subway station. The ace walked stiffly, thinking of places to hide his stuff so that neither of the teens would find them. God, it was going to be a long trip.

"Kagami-kun," Kuroko whispers as he puts his hand on Kagami's back, "Is there something you are hiding from all of us?"

"Why would you think that, Kuro-"

"You hold your pens and pencils in a certain way. And when you bring them to your mouth to bite them, it reminds me of a smoker. Is this correct, Kagami-kun?"

"Shit…" the redhead mumbles as he looks away, gritting his teeth, "Don't tell Aomine."

"Why not? He should be the one to know this."

"No!"

"Why?" Kagami went silent for a moment, a deep sigh escaping from his mouth.

"Because I don't want him to worry. He'll surely try to help me quit."

"And why is that a bad thing?" Kuroko asks carefully, sitting down next to the ace on the subway.

"Because I'm not ready yet. I just need a little more time." A light chuckle rumbled from Kuroko's chest, a supportive hand on the redhead's shoulder making him feel calm. They didn't say anything, they didn't need to. The silence between the two of them was relaxing and Kagami was grateful for that. He still had a lot of things he wanted to request, but he could tell that his shadow already knew what they were.

After a couple hours on the train, Seirin finally reached their destination where Touou was already waiting, a smile coming to the tanned Miracle's face as he saw his lover step into the station. Kagami smiles back and walks to his boyfriend, the two of them giving each other a quick peck on the lips, knowing that their teams were still a bit weirded out by their relationship.

"I'm glad you could come," Aomine says as they all began walking to their camp, "Weren't you going to America to see your dad this month?"

"No, that's next month." The bluenette just nods, making pleasant conversation. They intertwined their fingers together and walked close to each other, goofy smiles on both of their faces.

"Also, my dad said that if your parents are alright with it, you could come with me," the redhead says, laughing when he saw the shocked look on the other's face.

"Really? You're not fucking with me?"

"Of course not, idiot. Why would I joke about something like this?"

"Holy shit," Aomine mumbles as the smile on his face widens, "I can finally see what America is like."

"Well, L.A, but yeah." They continued to talk about plans and other things like the basketball game that was on the night before; just normal stuff.

Once the large group found the hotel that they would be staying at, all of the basketball players went out back to soak in the sauna while Riko and Momoi checked everyone in. Kagami sighed as he felt himself sinking deeper and deeper into the hot water, closing his eyes. He just sat there, his face going red as he stayed in longer, a big hand ruffling his damp hair.

But Kagami was not able to stay in that peaceful position for long. Another hand then latched onto his ass, giving each cheek a tight squeeze before trailing a finger up the redhead's spine. It took all of his willpower not to groan at the delightful shiver that ran through his body. Kuroko shot Aomine a look, knowing what he had done.

"Aomine-kun, do not do that kind of stuff while the three of us are roommates."

"Shut it, Tetsu! I'm not doing anything," the Miracle ace shouts, a very light blush coming to his tan cheeks. Kagami couldn't help but to smile at the two as they began to go back and forth, bickering at each other as if they had never been enemies. He just sat silently in the hot spring, listening to the buzzing of conversation in the background.

"Hey, Kagami. Don't fall asleep. I don't want you to drown in my arms," the bluenette snaps as he flicks the teen's forehead, ruby eyes snapping open at the sudden impact.

"I wasn't asleep, Aho," he mumbles as he sits up and lets his arms settle on the edge of the hot spring, "Besides, you wouldn't let me drown anyways."

"Of course I wouldn't," he says before planting a sweet kiss on the redhead's cheek, wrapping his arms around the sunkissed teen's waist. The two teams shuffled uncomfortably at the affectionate gesture, looking up when they hear the familiar shouting of Riko.

"Alright! I have all of your room keys and Momoi has the list of who goes in what room. Now," she says as she holds the plastic bag of key cards, "Put on some towels and line up!"

"Wow, it's so nice in here," Kagami says as he walks into his room, Aomine shrugging past him to put down his bag.

"Yeah," he says as he plops down on one of the two queen sized beds, "Plus, we get a bed to ourselves, Taiga."

"Remember, no funny business," Kuroko states as he puts his duffel on his bed, shooting a quick glare at Aomine who only shrugged his shoulders.

"Hey, if you're gone for awhile, we'll be sure to put a sign on the door for you."

"I will come in no matter what and just stand by your bed until you two get awkward and stop." Kagami couldn't help but laugh while the tanned boy grumbled, flipping off his old shadow.

"Not cool, Tetsu. Just because you don't jack off that much doesn't mean you can ruin sex for us," Aomine states as he boos, pointing his thumb down in a childish manner.

"I do not wish to see Kagami-kun in a position like that. He has such an innocent look to him that I do not want that to be ruined."

"Hmm, interesting," the tanned ace says as a wicked smirk splits across his face, "Wanna have a three-way with us?"

"No! Kuroko is not going to join us when we are-" Kagami tries to defend, but was cut off by the soft voice of the shorter male.

"Maybe later. But while we are in an unfamiliar place, I would appreciate it if you two held back for a month. Or at least find somewhere else to do it."

"Alright, Tetsu!" Aomine yells as he claps, Kagami's face going red.

"I refuse to have a three-way! So, no way that's going to happen!"

"Do not try to put it off, Kagami-kun. You knew it would happen at some point." The redhead groans in frustration before grabbing his backpack and a key card before leaving the room, flipping the two Miracles off before he shut the door. Those bastards…

He walked quickly down the hall towards the elevator, going down to the ground floor so that he could take a walk. His coach waved to him as he left the building, knowing by the look on his face that he was already fed up with his boyfriend and his shadow.

As he went down the street, he took out his packet of cigs, grabbing one before lighting it. He didn't pay attention to where he was going, he just let himself wander around this new place, finally snapping out of his daydream when he runs into someone.

"Oh, I'm so sor-"

"Kaga-chin? Why are you smoking?"

"Oh, Taiga is here," a spine chilling familiar name says smoothly, prompting Kagami to quickly hide his cigarette behind his back.

"Aka-chin, I just saw Kaga-chin smoking," Murasakibara says bluntly, the ace quickly looking away as Akashi looks right at him, his gaze burrowing into his skull.

"No I wasn't, Murasakibara. You must have imagined it," he tries to say, but the waver in his voice gave him away. The shorter boy approaches the ace, grabbing his wrist and pulling it away from his back, plucking the cigarette from Kagami's hand before taking a long drag. After he blows it out onto the redhead, he quickly smashes it on the ground.

"There is your excuse. Now you won't be lying to Daiki," the captain says plainly, "Tetsuya already texted me the details or your predicament."

"He what?!"

"Kuro-chin also told me that you and Ao-chin were going to have a three-way," the giant says as he stuffs his mouth with more candy.

"We shall talk about that later, but for right now," Akashi says, a large smile spreading across his lips, "I do not appreciate you lying, Taiga. Especially to all of us."

"Look, I'm planning on quitting, I just-"

"And when will that be? In a couple of months, years? Or until you are diagnosed with lung cancer?" Kagami just sighs and rubs the back of his neck, his shoulders slumping at how right Akashi was.

"I… I don't know. I just don't think I'm ready to give it up yet."

"Then when will you be?" He had him there. Kagami didn't know how to answer, his whole body going stiff and his mind going blank. When would he be able to? Probably never unless someone made him. But he sure as hell didn't want that someone to be Aomine. He didn't want to find out at all!

"I see… Well, you have my contact. I expect to get a text at some point saying that you wish for me to help," the redhead says, winking at the ace before turning on his heel, "For I have already beaten that habit."