CHILD AGAIN
Chapter 6

After done finding some clothes for the kids, they decided to take a rest and have lunch in the fast-food restaurant. For some reason, Kagami could detect there's something wrong with his boyfriend. He was a bit too quiet than quiet, well, not that Kuroko was the talkative type, but he's definitely more quiet than usual and Kagami knew that there's something bothering him.

He had tried to sling an arm around his shoulder and tried to bring into a conversation. But Kuroko merely talk other than nodding in a way that he was listening to whatever Kagami's talking about. So he tried to take their conversation relating a humorous story about his experience in America, though it seems he was really bad at trying to make a joke since Kuroko looks tired of his joke and move away under his arms.

Kagami was depressed. He watched as Kuroko eyed the french-fries, fiddling with it before feeding Akashi and Kise with it. The boy barely managed to grab a bite of food and only drink his favorite vanilla milkshake. Seriously, didn't his boyfriend understand the meaning of having lunch?

"Oi, Kuroko…" Kagami said with mouthful of burger. "Eat more will you?" he look to his side when Murasakibara tugged at his clothes, wanting to be fed by him. Kagami fed the purple haired boy his burger before staring back Kuroko.

"I'm not hungry…" Kuroko fiddle with his straw.

"But you should eat more." Aomine, who was currently sitting next to Kuroko's left side, said with a frown, "You're too skinny. I don't think it's good."

Kagami laughed, silently agreed, and Kuroko even manage a small chuckle. But he could tell the bluenette's mood was not good. "Don't worry. I'll live." The smaller teen said, ruffling Aomine's hair.

"Eating more would be nice though." Midorima spoke from Kagami's right side. "But over-eating is not good either…" he mumbled while eyeing the big amount of burger on Kagami's tray.

"Hey, I'm hungry alright?"

"But you eat like a monster!" Kise said with a laugh.

Akashi, who was sitting on Kuroko's lap (again) picked a fries before handing it to Kuroko, trying to feed him. "Eat?"

Kuroko could just melt at the sight. "Thank you." He said before took the fries into his mouth.

"What's wrong?"

The question was so sudden and unexpected that Kuroko for a moment could only stare. "What do you mean, Kagami-kun?"

"Don't dodge the question, Kuroko. I knew that there's something bothering you, and it frustrated me when I don't know what it is."

"It's nothing important though."

"You wouldn't be like this if you thought it's not important."

The table was tense, the children could feel it. Kuroko look away, his face emotionless as usual. "Could we not talk about this?"

"Kuroko—"

"Please?"

Kagami groaned at Kuroko's plead. "…Tch. Fine… but don't think you can ran away from me."

Kuroko mentally sighed in relief when Kagami finally gave up before he look out onto the window. Somehow, he had gotten used to look out of the window whenever he was thinking about something. Even though the scenery outside was not something he had not seen before, Kuroko was quite content just watching it. It help him clear his mind. Yet, this time, his eyes saw nothing. It felt like his eyesight had vanished and the only thing he saw was how Kagami would fit perfectly building a family with a woman.

Why was he thinking about this? It felt as if he saw a hideous nightmare over and over right before his eyes. Kuroko closed his eyes, shaking his head in attempt to get that thing out of his mind.

It was only when a hand clasped over his that Kuroko realized someone was holding his hand. He look up where Kagami was staring at him a frown, and Kuroko dare to say that he look worried.

Kagami gave his hand a light squeeze. "Seriously Kuroko… what's wrong? Are you sick or something?"

The smaller teen glanced at their joined hands, almost swoon when Kagami made a small circle on top of his hand with his thumb. It was very sweet and romantic, and he thought that they were really like each other.

But when a girl passed their tables and glanced at their joined hands, she frowned.

Kuroko retracted his hand immediately, as if it was burn. "…I'm fine, Kagami-kun."

Yes, their relationship was frowned at public.

If Kagami still hadn't believe what he said, he didn't say anything about it. Instead, he carried Murasakibara into his arms and hold Midorima's hand since they already finished eating lunch. With Akashi in his arms, Kuroko followed Kagami out of the restaurant with Aomine and Kise walked by his side. "Now that we're done with our business, should we head home?"

"NO!" Kise shouted, grabbing onto Kuroko's pants. "I want to go somewhere! I want to play!"

"Hmmm… maybe we should take the kids somewhere… Obviously they're bored at house and I'm worried that they're going to destroy my house to get rid of their boredom." Kagami said, scowling at Murasakibara who wiped his hands that was dirty with French fries on his clothes.

"Guess so…" Kuroko said. "Where do you guys want to go?"

"Cake house." Murasakibara said and Kagami stared at him. Where the hell is that?

"Library?" Murasakibara looked at him, and Kagami scowled. Is he an old man?

"America!" Aomine said.

"Disneyland!" Kise exclaimed happily.

"Hmm… anywhere's fine. As long as mom's with me." It was Akashi who said it as the red haired boy snuggle onto Kuroko's chest.

"You guys trying to kill us or something?" Kagami glared at Aomine and Kise. He looked at Kuroko. "Let's just go to the fair."

Kuroko blinked. "There's a fair?"

"Yep, it's always on Sunday night. It's quite far though, but it's quite nice ." Kagami said, "Let's go there."

Kuroko and Kagami took a moment to look around, taking in their surroundings. It's very crowded to the point that both he and Kagami were worried that the kids might get lost. But the sight was quite nice, watching little kids get easily excited as they pull their parents to get on to the rides. Kuroko never went to the fair before, and he rarely go to have fun with his parents like how little kids usually be. And Kuroko regret that he never demand his parents to go this kind of fair since he no longer had a chance to go with them.

"So which one should we go on first?" Kuroko asked, smiling at the kid's happy faces. He loved seeing them like this, they're such an adorable kids. Of course then, he remembered how troublesome they could be even in this state and somehow they didn't really look that innocent.

"Let's ride that!" Kise pointed to a ride located in the center of fame booths. It was the most colorful contraption that Kuroko ever seen. It was embarrassing, but even Kuroko was quite excited about the thought of riding it.

"Ah, yes." Kuroko still had the nonchalant look. "The carousel. Let's ride it then."

"I want to ride the white horse!" Aomine said, running off to it first. Kise run after him, yelling about he want to ride the white horse as well.

"I'll just ride the frog then…" Midorima said, though he was just as excited as Kise and Aomine.

"I want to ride the giraffe." Murasakibara said, looking at Akashi who was still in Kuroko's arms. "Aka-chin, want to ride it with me?"

Akashi pondered about it for a while, before shrugging. "'kay."

Kagami couldn't help but smile when they came up to the ride as he watched Aomine and Kise dashed to the white horse, still arguing about who get to ride it. Midorima sat silently at the frog, though he was obviously happy since he was smiling. Kagami put Murasakibara on the giraffe, who immediately wrapped his little arms around the giraffe's neck. Kuroko put Akashi behind the other boy, and smiled when Akashi wrapped his arms around Murasakibara's waist.

Kagami glanced around him, instantly fell into a fit of laughter when Kuroko had silently sat himself on top of the zebra. Kuroko blinked, "Is something funny?"

Kagami stopped laughing, though he was still smiling at how adorable Kuroko is right now. "I never thought you would ride something as childish as this."

Kuroko was actually blushing, perhaps in embarrassment. And Kagami couldn't help but smirk as he came to Kuroko's side, holding the zebra Kuroko was riding. "No one will notice you, no need to be embarrassed."

When the ride finally moves, Kuroko was a bit surprised by the sudden jerky movement of the ride and Kagami's hand on his thighs was what making him relax. "Relax, nothing to be worried about." Kagami smiled at him, and Kuroko was entranced with it. It's not a smirk, just a simple smile yet Kuroko thought Kagami look very attractive smiling like that.

Kuroko couldn't help but smile as the ride continue. It was actually kind of nice, despite how childish he might look riding this.

"I've never ride this before. It felt nice."

The sudden statement made him surprised, and Kagami look at his boyfriend with a raised eyebrow. "Never?"

"Never." Kuroko shook his head. "This is my first time went to a fair, I never went to the amusement park either." He rest his forehead against the pole. "My parents were busy with their works, so we never went out often."

Kagami stared at him, before looking at somewhere else. "Then… I'm glad I bring you guys here."

"Eh?"

When Kagami turned at him with that smile again, Kuroko have no idea how many times his heart almost stop breathing every time he saw Kagami smile like that. "I'll make sure you have a lot of fun. So be prepare."

Kuroko smiled at his boyfriend's enthusiasm. "I'm looking forward to it then."

The next few rides went smoothly, if you ignored the fight between Aomine and Kise. The group was approaching a large ride with an enormous boat-shaped hunk of fiberglass that swing like a pendulum. Kuroko was reluctant to ride it when Kagami asked him to join him ride this one, but when the kids said that they wanted to watch their 'parents' riding this cool ship (so they said), Kuroko finally complied due to the kids plea. The kids stay right where they are, since they're not allowed to ride that dangerous thing. Kagami kept told him that this is just child's play, however, as the ride got half way through, he began to feel a familiar feeling curling in his stomach. He might throw up if this keeps happening.

After an eternity, the ride finally began to slow and after centuries, the ride finally stopped entirely and the guards popped up. Holding his silence, as soon as the bar lifted up Kuroko was pretty much disappear and barely make it to the grass before the bile began making its way up his throat. Coughing in his sick misery, Kuroko began to aware of someone rubbing his back soothingly. He felt another presences surrounding him and through his watery eyes, he saw the kids concern face, looking up at him.

"Mom, are you ok?" Akashi asked with his eyebrows furrowed cutely.

"Are you sick?" Kise tilted his head, frowning in concern. "I'm really sad if anything happens to Nii-chan…"

Kuroko gave a weak smile, not having the heart to concern the kids any further. "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"You sure you're okay?" Kagami held out a handkerchief and wipe the stain around Kuroko's mouth.

"Yes…" Kuroko nodded, coughing a bit. The frenzy feeling was still there inside him, but the circling motion Kagami made on his back was quite calming and it felt nice. "I'll be fine. Just… give me a moment."

"S-sorry about that, I guess…" Kagami was awkwardly scratching the back of his head, feeling guilty all of a sudden. "I don't know you'll get sick…"

Kuroko frowned. The last thing he wanted was Kagami to feel guilty about it. He was about to say that it was not his fault when a bubbly cheerful voice interrupted what he wants to say.

"Oiiii~~ Taiga-kun!"

They turned to see a blonde woman with big chest standing a few away from them, and Kagami's eyes turned wide. "Alex?!"

"My it is you!" the woman skipped happily to them, ruffling Kagami's hair insanely who blush in embarrassment. "Knock it off you woman!"

Alex just laughed though before she turned to Kuroko who was mentally scowling at the display. "Why hello to you too Kuroko~"

"Hello Alex-san…" Kuroko bowed slightly

"Honestly, I really never thought that I would run into—" She stopped talking when she noticed at the children around Kuroko. She blinked and looked at Kagami. "My, that's a lot of children."

"H-hey! It's not what you think!" Kagami frantically tried to explain, because if he didn't, Alex would've jump to her own conclusion.

Alex raised her hand and shielded her wide grin with it. "What's not what I think?"

"They're not our children, Alex-san." Kuroko tried to explain. "They're… er… well, they're my cousins."

"Mom!" Akashi suddenly exclaimed, wrapping his little rams around Kuroko's neck.

Alex raised an eyebrow, smirking at how both Kagami's and Kuroko's face turned red. "Ooooohhh reaaaaalllyyyy?" she couldn't help but to tease them since she already knew about their relationship anyway,

"Really!" Kagami said quickly.

"Yeah right." She sneered before made a move to ruffle Aomine's hair, who immediately scowled at her. "But you know… Kuroko must be one hell of a baby making machine. You must be very hardworking on making them as well, Kagami-kun! But you're being gentle with Kuroko right?"

Kagami was practically beat red with embarrassment, face nearly redder than his own hair. If he had a shovel right now, he would've dug a hole at the ground and buried himself in it, perhaps taking Kuroko along with him so he won't be that lonely. Or perhaps he could've just buried Alex.

"You…old…hag…" Kagami trembled in exasperation. "GET THAT DIRTY MIND OF YOURS OUT OFF YOUR HEAD! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM YOU OLD HAG!"

Alex frowned with a pout, "You didn't do anything to him? What a shame~"

"You—"

"Anyway~" she interrupted, "Why don't we go together? Come on~ It'll be fun~" she cling to Kuroko's arm, staring at him eagerly.

Kuroko blinked for a moment, before glancing at Kagami who was shaking his head frantically and then back to the woman who was currently staring up at him with her puppy eyes. He sighs. "I… don't mind."

Kagami slapped his face with his hand, at the same time as Alex cheered loudly. "Oh yeah! Now we're talking!"

"I hate you…" Kagami muttered.

"Awe~ I love you too Tiger!" Alex yanked the taller teen by the arm and started to pull him toward the ride she wanted. Kuroko blinked before starting to following them with the kids trailing behind him.

"Mom, who's that woman?" Murasakibara questioned.

"Oh… she's his friend." The blue haired teen answered as he adjust Akashi in his arms.

Midorima raised an eyebrow. "She's very clingy… and she looks really close to Dad."

"Well, that's because they've known each other for a very long time."

"Longer than you Nii-chan?" Kise asked.

"Yes."

"Tch." Aomine glared at the back of Kagami's back. "He said he likes you very much, but then he let a woman touch him! He's a liar!"

Kuroko nearly froze at that. But unlike Aomine, he knew that Kagami does like him, that Kagami's feeling to him was real. But then he watched as Alex and Kagami was talking to each other, too casually, too… close to his liking and he couldn't help but feel something tugging at his heart.

And it was almost confirmed that he really does felt something inside of him when he saw a few people glancing at the two, commenting how beautiful Alexandra is or how Kagami look cool. But what he couldn't stand the most was when two girls passed by them and said something that nearly took his breath away.

"They're such a cute couple."

At that moment, Kuroko doesn't know how to react. He felt like the ground beneath him had shattered and a large black hole engulfed him into a sheer darkness. He wasn't even aware that he had stopped walking until Kagami was calling out for him.

"Oi, what's wrong?" Kuroko blinked, looking up at Kagami's frowning face before shook his head lightly.

"…It's nothing." He mumbled, clutching at Akashi closer to him before walking pass by Kagami.

With wide eyes, Kagami turn to him, calling out for his name but Kuroko doesn't even stop walking. Kagami cursed under his breath.

"What's wrong with your boyfriend?" Alex asked, staring at Kuroko worriedly as she approached Kagami.

"How should I know?" Kagami sighed dejectedly. "He's been like that since this afternoon and he didn't tell me anything about it…"

The blonde woman raised an eyebrow. "Maybe… you did something wrong to him?"

"Like I said, I have no idea damn it." Kagami ran a hand through his hair and sighed again. Why Kuroko couldn't tell him what's bothering him?

"Hmmm… then I suggest you to make a plan!" Alex clasped her hands together.

"Huh?"

"Come on." Taking Kagami's hand, she began to pull him toward Kuroko, ignoring Kagami's cries of protest.

"Kurokoooooo!" said boy turned around when he heard Alex called out for him, and he scowl a bit when he saw Kagami and Alex joined hands.

"…what?" honestly, he's not in his very best mood.

"Hey hey, let's ride that!" she pointed at the towering ride to their far right. Both Kuroko and Kagami frowned.

"Ferris Wheel?" Kagami frowned.

"Yep! A ride a la romance, isn't that right?" the blonde woman smiled and winked at Kagami. Kagami immediately understood that Alex want to do something for him and Kuroko.

"Alright then, let's go." Kagami smirked.

That plan, however, immediately thrown out of the way when Kuroko spoke. "I'm sorry, but I have to decline."

"What?!" both Kagami and Alex shouted, but it was Kagami's tone was what making Kuroko frown. "Why not?"

"Well, I'm not really that comfortable with heights…" Kuroko explained, and it was the truth. He's never really fond of heights. "Besides, it's already night…"

"Come on, this'll be the last one." Kagami took Kuroko's hand into his, tightening his grip almost desperately.

Kuroko was taken aback at how stubborn Kagami is. He never thought that Kagami would plead him for a ride. Is he really that desperate to ride that Ferris Wheel with Alexandra?

He look away from Kagami as he tried to slid his hand away from Kagami's grip. "If you want to ride it that badly, you should ride it with Alex-san…"

Stubborn as always Kuroko is, but Kagami would never lose when it come to stubbornness. He took Kuroko's hand back into his and tightened his grip. "No, I want you to come too."

Kuroko glared at Kagami. Why couldn't he just leave him be?

Meanwhile, Alex was glancing between the two, worried about the tense atmosphere between them.

"I want to ride that."

The three of them looked at Akashi who just spoke. Akashi looked at Kuroko, staring at him with his usual calm face. "I want to ride the Ferris Wheel."

"Me too!" Kise smiled. "I want to ride that shiny big thing!"

"Us too." Murasakibara grab a hold of Midorima's wrist and raised them.

"I'm curious too." Aomine grin, grabbing at Kuroko's pants, "Come on Nii-chan! Let's ride that!"

Kuroko stared at the pleading eyes of the children before sighing. "Fine…"

With a cheer, Alex immediately ushered them to the large wheel. When they finally come face to face with the big ride, Kuroko began to have doubts. It wasn't exactly a phobia, but he would openly admit that he was really uncomfortable with heights. Strangely, when the next cart came, Akashi had request to be put down and so Kuroko did, though he was still wondering why the boy suddenly like that. The answer came like a struck of lighting when he felt someone pushed him hard into the empty cart, he felt the small car waver when someone also boarded. Turning around in confusion he saw the door closed and through the glasses he saw Alexandra waved at him along with the miniature GoM. He turned his head when he heard someone groaned next to him only to come face to face with his boyfriend.

"Damn that old hag…" Kagami muttered, "She shouldn't have push that hard dammit…"

Knowing that they're being set up, Kuroko could only sighed in defeat before finally took a seat. Noticing that Kuroko had become silent, Kagami, almost reluctantly took a seat across from his boyfriend.

The atmosphere between them was so damn tense that Kagami had to hold back the urge to sighs. For time to time, he glance at Kuroko who was staring out at the window. Honestly, he doesn't really know what to say. So Kagami said the only thing he could think to say.

"I'm sorry."

Kuroko turned to him, "For what?"

Kagami was silent for a while, "I'm not really sure… But something was making you mad and I don't know what it is, but there's a chance that it was because of something I did. So…" Kagami ran a hand through his hair, feeling nervous. "Kuroko… are you mad at me? If you do, just said it." The red head teen looked at Kuroko again, and there's a hidden tightness to his jaw that gave a measure of his emotion away. His hand tightened into a fist when Kuroko remained silent. "Kuroko…" his voice was softer now, sounding almost pleading.

"I'm…not really mad. Not at you, at least…" the bluenette answered. "It's… it's just that there's something on my mind."

The tension that had been wrecking in Kagami's body seeped out like water in a net. He allowed himself to relax a bit and carefully as not to startle Kuroko, he took his boyfriend's hand, letting his thumb slowly caress and touch it. "Then… tell me what's bothering you."

"It's nothing, really…"

"Well, it's something if it bothers you that much."

Kuroko was a bit hesitant, but one look at Kagami's face, and he knew he couldn't get away from this. "Well…" Kuroko start, voice not louder than an intimate murmur. "I'm just thinking about you building a family… with a woman."

Kagami look startled. "What? Why?"

"You know why." Kuroko stared at him, a bit frustrated. "It's just a normal thing. Marrying the woman you love and have children, building a happy family… That's a normal thing, right?" his voice had become soft as he no longer unable to look at Kagami in the face.

"You know that there's no woman that I love. The only one I love is you, Kuroko!" the red head teen practically screamed. He was frustrated, just how many times does he have to tell Kuroko that he really does love him? "Don't you believe me?"

Kuroko shook his head. "I do believe you Kagami-kun. I didn't doubt your feelings. But… we're both young… there's so many things ahead of us and none of us know what would've change between us. Even if we both want it, do you really think we'll still be together in the future? Despite the fact that our relationship is being frowned upon public? Then what about our parents? Do you think they'll allow us to be together?"

"Then what do you want me to do, huh?!" Kagami slammed the chair, and Kuroko slightly flinched. "Do you want me to break up with you?!"

Kuroko froze at the statement, but both his hand tightened into a fist, trying to regain his composure. "…It'll be better that way… don't you think?"

"LIKE HELL I'M GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN!" Kagami nearly roared and he stood up from his chair, making the cart swayed for a bit. "I'm not going to let that stupid mind of yours breaking our relationship!"

Something snapped within him hearing Kagami talk like that, and Kuroko glared up at his boyfriend before standing up as well. Kagami was taken aback when Kuroko screamed at him. "You don't have the right to speak like that! You have no idea how I feel at all!"

"…You have no idea…" Kuroko flopped back into his seat dejectedly, lowering his head and joining his hands together. "…how scared I am losing you…"

It was very soft, but Kagami could hear it and his eyes immediately softened and a struck of guilt hit him like a hammer for yelling at Kuroko. He looked at Kuroko slumped form and realized just how vulnerable the boy looks right now. He sat next to Kuroko and slid his arm around the boy's waist, pulling his body closer to his. "Kuroko…"

Silence.

"You're not… crying, are you?" Kagami asked, fearing for the truth.

"Of course I'm not." Came the answer.

"Then look at me."

His boyfriend was still looking away, bangs covering his eyes. Kagami sighed again before gathered him into his embrace. He ran his hand on Kuroko's hair gently in a soothing manner. "Like what you said, we never knew what happen in the future… So I can only say this."

Hesitantly, Kuroko looked up, his gaze meeting with Kagami's determined one.

"You don't have to feel threatened by anyone else. Because I can assure you that no matter what happens, even if the world finally come to an end, my love for you is what always remain. " He tightened his hold around Kuroko. "If there's anyone that I would want to build family with, of course it'll be you."

Kuroko felt his heart skip a beat, his eyes unable to move away from the other's crimson eyes that had caught his breath thoroughly. He couldn't stop the words from flowing. "…really?"

"Really." Kagami repeated gently with an expression that could only be seen as fond exasperation, placing a chaste kiss on Kuroko's forehead. "I told you before, right? I'm not going to let you go, Kuroko. Never."

The words were weighed down with so much sincerity and it went straight to Kuroko's heart, causing it to beat faster than he could remember it ever doing before. "Huh… I'm surprise how well you say those embarrassing things…"

"Wha—You idiot!"

"But…" Kagami felt his eyes widen when Kuroko's eyes slowly closed and kiss his cheek chastely before pulling away, offering him a shy smile. "Always being truthful to yourself… That's what I love about Kagami-kun the best."

And it took Kagami's breath away.

With a grunt, he grab a hold of Kuroko's chin and the blue haired teen's yelp immediately swallowed by a blazing lips. Kuroko's hand immediately found its way into Kagami's red hair. He pulled the taller teen closer as the kiss deepened. Kagami's hand slowly trailing from his boyfriend's waist up to his back before sliding down again. Kuroko's stifled moan only encourage him further and their kiss become wilder as they shoved their mouth together almost violently. Slipping an arm between them, Kuroko worked his hand into the neck of Kagami's shirt, grasping and caressing the other's broad shoulder as their lips continued to battle for dominance.

"Ng… excuse me…" both men froze when they heard someone speaking and it wasn't until they heard a giggling voice they finally pulled apart from each other and turn around, only to come face to face with the girl attendant whose face red all over her face. Alexandra and the little GoM was standing behind her. The kids were giggling (though Akashi was more like smirking and Aomine looks like he ready to hit something) and Alex was trying her best to cover her widen grin behind her hands.

"Ng…. ng…. the ride's over… sir." The girl was having a hard time speaking and meeting their face. Kuroko and Kagami stared in horror when they finally realized the Ferris Wheel had come down and stop. A few people was staring at them, some in embarrassment, confusion, and amusement.

Kuroko could only slapped Kagami out of embarrassment.

Needless to say, they finally went home after parted away with Alex with a red hand-print on Kagami's cheek. Poor guy indeed.

But then as they finally arrived at his home and put the children to sleep, he glanced at Kuroko who was sleeping in his arms and couldn't help but smile. He didn't mind being slapped all over again if that means he would have this boy stay by his side.

Ugh… a shitty chapter. I know, so I could only say sorry for everything But I swear that you will found the next chapter enjoyable, because it'll be full of drama^^

This story would be over soon, probably about two more chapter, but another new story will come and it's a Kagami/Kuroko fanfic as well. Hope you will like it as much as Child Again.