~Three years later~
"Sei~!" Aiko called from the living-room.
"What?" he said while cooking.
"Have you found new friends at Rakuzan?" she asked turning the TV off to walk towards Seijuro.
"They're all kinda scared." Seijuro said. "You know, I'm the captain of the Generation of Miracles."
"Mmh... and how is the basketball team?" she smiled hugging him from behind.
"Their good, I guess." he said trying not to burn himself because of Aiko that just pushed him. "There are some players who are just too hyperactive and some who just stare at you while you talk."
"Oh, I got it." she stated. "Are they respecting you, captain Akashi?" she chuckled breaking the hug.
"Yeah." he said still looking at the pan. "They're not bothered by the fact that I'm a freshman."
"That's good!"
"Go wash your hands, dinner's ready." Seijuro said placing the omelettes in two plates.
"Yay~!" she run towards the toilet.
~Some days later, after school~
"Why are you still following me, Kotaro?" Seijuro asked a little irritated.
"You said I could study at your house since you could have helped me reviewing things I did when I was a freshman." Kotaro said smiling.
"Note for the future me: next time shut up." Seijuro thought.
"I'm home, Aiko!" Seijuro said opening the door.
Aiko run from the kitchen towards the door holding a ladle and wearing a light blue apron.
"Welcome back, Se-" she stopped as soon as she saw Kotaro next to Seijuro who was closing the door. "Oh, hi!" she smiled brightly tilting her head to the side.
"I saw him before..." she thought.
Kotaro blushed slightly but eventually smiled back.
"I was right." Seijuro thought."He is the guy she was smiling at three years ago."
"Oh, right." Seijuro said placing his bag on the floor. "Kotaro, this is my little sister Aiko." he said pointing at her. "Aiko, this is Hayama Kotaro, one of my hyperactive teammates." he continued pointing at him.
"Nice to meet you, Hayama-kun." she said cleaning her right hand on her apron and eventually extending it towards Kotaro. "Call me 'Aiko'."
"First name basis?" he said shaking her hand.
"Yeah, it'll be a little strange to call me 'Akashi' since you know Sei too." she explained.
"Ok, so... nice to meet you, Aiko-chan." Kotaro smiled showing his snaggle tooth.
"Is he that guy I saw at the Nationals?" Aiko thought breaking the hand-grip. "The Uncrowned King?"
"Now I need to go if I don't want to burn our dinner." she smiled politely and walked towards the kitchen.
"Follow me." Seijuro said putting off his shoes.
Kotaro nodded and did the same.
"We're studying here." Seijuro said getting into the kitchen. "I'm not letting you get into my room."
"You're pretty harsh, Sei." Aiko pouted. "Just say it if you're too tired to go upstairs." she smiled. "By the way, is Hayama-kun eating with us?"
"Oh, no, thanks. I'll eat something on my way back, don't worry." Kotaro said. "I'm here because I had something to ask Sei-chan~."
"Sei... chan?" Aiko chuckled. "And you're still alive?"
"It's just because he's good at basketball." Seijuro said taking a book out of his bag and started to read it.
"At least he said I'm good." Kotaro thought.
"Here." Seijuro said handing him the book. "Read page 75, paragraph 7. Then tell me what you understand."
"Yes, captain!" Kotaro said placing his right hand on his forehead, took the book and started to read.
~An hour later~
"I will fail!" Kotaro whined grabbing his own hair.
"What haven't you understood?" Seijuro asked crossing his arms.
"I understood that I don't know how to solve this!" he said and slammed his head on the table.
That's when Aiko's phone ringtone was heard signaling she received a message.
"Sei, may you see who is it?" she asked while mixing the curry.
Seijuro took his sister's phone, which was next to his exercise book, and checked the ID. 'Perverted toast :P'
"It's Daiki." he said.
"Wooooo!" Aiko exclaimed leaving the ladle in the pot. "Don't peek!" she said trying to reach her phone.
"Why?" Seijuro asked calmly putting it out of her reach. "Are you two going out?"
Kotaro slowly raised his head and stared at the two siblings.
"No! Why should I date a perverted toast?" she said blushing slightly.
"Perverted toast?" Kotaro thought. "I've heard this before."
"I just don't want you to read his messages because he often greets me with things like 'What colour are your panties today?'." Aiko said as she managed to reach her phone. "And I know you would kill him if you read this."
"I'll kill him now that I know." he said looking for his pencil case in his bag.
"Don't." Aiko took his bag. "I ignore it, I got used to it."
"Tch, fine." he said and turned towards Kotaro. "Take your exercise book."
Aiko opened the message and read it.
Aomine: Open the door.
"Open the door? What the-?" she thought and headed to the door.
"I know you're behind the door, Aiko." Aomine said. "I can see your shadow."
Hearing so she opened the door and Aomine quickly got inside, put off his shoes and went to the living-room.
"Oh, hi, perverted toast." Aiko said sarcastically. "How are you? Oh, me? Pretty fine." she said closing the door. "Do you wanna barge into my house?"
"Stop talking by yourself!" Aomine said getting comfortable on the couch.
"What are you doing here?" she asked placing her hands on her hips.
"You look hot in that apron." he stated turning the TV on.
"Answer me."
"Geez, it was a compliment!" he said crossing his hands behind his head. "Satsuki wanted to come to my room to talk about Tetsu." he explained. "I really don't wanna hear her talking about him non-stop. I told her I was with you, so that's why I'm here."
"What if I don't want you here?" she said walking towards the kitchen.
"I know you want me!" he smirked and started to watch a basketball match.
"That perverted toast is here, Sei." she said taking the ladle and placing some rice and some curry in three plates.
"Mmh..." Seijuro mumbled while looking at Kotaro who was writing.
Aiko took another plate and placed some rice and curry in it too.
"Dinner is ready!" she smiled placing the plates on the kitchen counter.
"Uh? Why four plates?" Kotaro asked.
"You are eating with us."
"What?! I-" Kotaro said widening his eyes.
"I won't let Sei's friends eat on their way back when I'm cooking!" she cut him off. "Toast! Come here!" she screamed.
"Coming!" Aomine said and rushed to the toilet.
"She is just like Sei-chan." Kotaro thought.
Seijuro and Kotaro move aside their books and went to the toilet to wash their hands as well as Aomine. When they got back Aiko had already set the table for the four of them so they just sat and ate.
~After dinner~
"Aiko, let's watch a movie." Aomine said sitting on the couch.
"Let me wash the dishes now. Maybe later." she said cleaning.
"Maybe I should help..." Kotaro thought looking at the dishes.
"There's no need." Seijuro stated. "She can bear with it. You have to study this."
"Here's 'Sei-chan the mind-reader'." Kotaro thought taking his books.
"It's not like I read minds." Seijuro explained. "It was written all over your face that you wanted to help."
After that, Aomine and Aiko watched a movie while Seijuro and Kotaro were busy studying.
"Thank you so much, Sei-chan~!" Kotaro said putting his books in his bag after an hour.
"You're welcome." he said cleaning the table.
"Now I have to go." Kotaro stated getting up. "See you, Aomine, Aiko-chan~!"
"Bye!" Aomine said waving his hand lazily.
"See you, Hayama-kun!" Aiko waved smiling brightly. "You should go back to the hotel too, toast."
"Mmh... maybe." he murmured getting up. "So, see ya around, Aiko."
Saying so Kotaro and Aomine left.
"Shouldn't Daiki and Satsuki be in Tokyo?" Seijuro asked.
"Yeah, but they have a match here in Kyoto tomorrow." Aiko explained.
"Now I got why she said 'hotel' before." Seijuro thought.
"Good night, Sei!" Aiko exclaimed giving him a peck on the cheek.
"Good night, Aiko." he smiled ruffling her hair before she could run upstairs.
Hello everyone! :)
How is this story going? I hope you liked it even though my writing-skill is really really low :(
See you next chapter,
Bakashi_Naruse