"Kurokocchi!" Kise said his name in an overly cheerful voice, waving his hand around. Kuroko hid the smile that threatened to appear at the sight, really how can one person have that much enthusiasm and energy all the time every single day? Though he wished that Kise would not have called his name out loud like that at this kind of setting. Where he was having an outdoor shoot, surrounded by his fangirls that was kept at bay by a borderline. How did the blonde see him anyway?

Kuroko wondered if he should make his way towards the blonde or not, he looked around him before turning back to Kise and bowed before walking away. 'Sorry, Kise-kun.' He thought to himself and chased after a friend that he saw walking into a convenience store near them.

"Aomine-kun." Kuroko called out when the teen did not notice his presence beside him.

Aomine jumped slightly. "AAH!" Then he saw that it was just Tetsu. "Geez, dude. I'm gonna die early and it'll be your fault."

"You're the one who needs to be more aware of your surroundings, Aomine-kun." Kuroko said.

"Anyways, what are you doing here?" Aomine asked, grabbing two ice creams and paying for them before handing one to Kuroko. "Here."

Kuroko looked at Aomine blankly before taking it with a small mutter of thank you. He opened the wrapping and walked beside Aomine as he ate the ice cream. "I saw Kise outside and decided to run away before his fans notice me, I don't want to be involved with the rumoured scary fan girls." Aomine laughed at that as they walked out of the store and saw Kise, discussing something with an older man, perhaps his manager? The area was surrounded by a lot Kise's fans.

And more were gathering.

A group of girls was walking out of the convenience store they were in just a moment before and their eyes immediately landed on the charismatic blonde about to have his photo shoot. "Oh my god! Is that Kise Ryouta?" One of the girls called out and quickly make their way towards where the other fan girls were gathering, bumping Kuroko and accidentally making the boy lose his balance.

"Woah, watch out!" Aomine moved to break the other boy's fall, grabbing Kuroko by the arm and pulled him up. The ice-cream that was in Kuroko's hand splattered on the floor. "Man, you need to eat something. You're light for a guy." Aomine commented, looking down at Kuroko that was being held against his chest.

Kuroko shrugged and Aomine was about to let him go when he felt the other being tugged away. "Hands off, MY Kurokocchi!" Kise glared, pulling Kuroko inside his arms. He was feeling so ticked, first Kuroko ignored him and then he saw the two walking side by side eating ice cream! Which was really unfair since Kurokocchi always rejected him when he suggested for just them two to hang out together after school, or just outside the manor in a public setting generally.

"I was just helping him from, you know, not falling." Aomine said sarcastically and rolled his eyes. "And Tetsu is not your property." Really, it was ridiculous. He does not even like guys that way, sure Kuroko is cute but he is missing some body parts that Aomine looks for.

"You're overreacting, Kise-kun." Kuroko almost sighed, now the fan girls and the on-set staff attentions were all on them.

Kise did not let go of Kuroko, despite feeling slightly guilty when Kuroko said he was overreacting. "Aomine-kun can go home first, I'll escort Kurokocchi home after I am done with work."

"Tch, whatever." He turned around, heading towards his home. "See you, Tetsu." Aomine waved from behind.

Kise dragged Kuroko back to his set, the fan girls giving Kuroko curious but mostly jealous looks and the bluenette holds back another sigh trying to escape him. "Oh, he'll do! Good job, snagging him Ryouta." Suddenly, a deep voice said in an obviously delighted manner. "Yup, okay. Into the changing room, you go." The guy he saw Kise was talking with earlier pushed him inside one of the moving rooms.

Kuroko stayed blank as he was quickly dressed and had a light make up done on him and an extension wig added on his head. The bluenette blinked a few times as he looked into the mirror before blushing lightly. Right at the moment the person whom he assumes to be Kise's manager grabbed him he had guessed that they were in need for another model, but he had it assume they were looking for a male model.

The door opened to let someone in and Kuroko turned to look at the person. "Better than I expected! Apologies, I am just relieved that we could get the shooting done today. The female model just canceled on us suddenly, and we were discussing how to make do or move the shooting into a later time when you, god bless, showed up. I am Kise Ryouta's manager, Asahi Takumi."

The first impression Kuroko had on the man was that he was almost as energetic as Kise. The man had pitch black hair with hazel hair, smiling rather brightly. "Kuroko Tetsuya." He bowed his head slightly.

"Alright! So the photoshoot is themed 'Passionate Non-Lovers'. Basically they are more than friends but less than lovers. They do things lovers do but one of them was unwilling to take their friendship further and so the other stayed silent. Kuroko-chan, you'll be the girl friend that yearns for more yeah?"

"...Okay." Kuroko nodded.

Then Asahi opened the door for Kuroko to step out.

Kuroko was wearing a dress, a pretty thigh-length strapless dress with faint color gradation from white to pale blue at the hem. A small piece of black lace sits in the front of his neckline and the hem of the dress is scalloped and stitched to resemble snowflakes, with layers of white tulle under the skirt. Over this he wears a bell sleeved bolero with the same color gradation as his dress from shoulder to wrist, lined in red and with a ruffled collar. He also wears a small apple pendant in a silver chain and thin, rectangular silver earrings. His boots are white, wedged heeled and higher at the back than the front. They have a small silver decoration across the top of the foot and are lined in red. A thin white sash is tied around his waist with a pouch attached to the back. [1]

Kise may or may have not stared at Kuroko with eyes wide for a full minute. Needless to say, he was hard.

"Oi, get your mind out of the gutter Ryouta! I know he's cutely feminine but we need to get the shooting done before the sun sets today." Asahi said loud enough for Kise to hear as he too stepped out and grinned. That gobsmacked expression from Kise was a rare sight, the blonde never showed any interest in any of female models he had had a photo shoot with.

"Kurokocchi, you look so pretty and amazing!" Kise ignored his manager and walked towards Kuroko, taking his hand kissed the boy's knuckles. "I'm feeling so lucky right now to have you as my model partner." He winked, making the bluenette give a small smile of amusement and just tiny hint of blushing.

They were both ushered to the setting of the shoot and briefed once again about the shooting. Kuroko found himself to be slightly nervous but he shared the sentiment with Kise, he was happy to be spending time with the blonde though worries. What will Akashi do when he sees the poster? He had always avoided the limelight and rejected again and again whenever the redhead proposed for their pictures to be taken together as the head and vice head of the Akashi company in Japan.

He felt a light brush on his cheek and he snapped out of his reverie to see Kise smiling down at him with sincere fondness. Ah, he'll worry about it when the time comes.

Kuroko was blushing.

Why?

Well maybe because of the weird position he was in and the smug smirk on Kise's face was a bit annoying. Kuroko's body shivered slightly when Kise moved slightly to adjust his position to his comfort.

The blonde was sitting down on the grass, with his arms propping his upper torso whilst the bluenette was sitting on Kise's lap, nether region more like. Though the main cause of Kuroko's embarrassment was their audience, leaning against Kise like a seductress, and the obvious hard on hiding between his thigh under the skirt. Apparently the photographer highly approved of his expression, which Kuroko was sure something in between half-embarrassed and half-aroused.

"I'm a bit torn right now." Kise suddenly said. "By doing this, I am staking a claim letting people know you are mine but the expression you're showing right now...I have to share it with others this one time."

Kuroko bit his lower lip, before lying his head on Kise's shoulder. "You're an idiot Kise-kun."

Kise laughed. "Takes one to love one."

"...Yeah." Kuroko's expressione turned wistful.

And as for Kise.

He looks troubled.

Coincidental with how they were feeling, their expression fits the theme beautifully.

Yeay! An update after a long time. Please review and tell me what you think, it helps to motivate me to keep writing. Also, I wonder which story should I update next.