It was midnight when Kuroko finally open his eyes. He blink for several time to register his surrounding. 

'It's already late at night. My body still feel sore though.' Kuroko though as he slowly sit up. He look at his left, Kiyoshi is currently sleeping by landing his head on Kuroko's bed while for Kagami, he is sleeping at the couch near the wall. He can't help not to smile. He have a good friends. 

As he enjoying the scene, he feel a bile rush to his throat. Feeling panic, he get up from the bed and run toward the bathroom, which also in that room. 

He kneel on the tiled floor and let his hand gripped on the toilet seat. The grip become tighter as he throwing up whatever substance from his stomach including the bile that he feel before. Struggling with his breath, another bile rush to his throat causing him to arch his body back to the toilet. 

All of a sudden, he feel someone rub a round circle softly at his back. He throwing up the last bile before he turn his head back toward the owner of the hand, only to be welcomed by Kagami's frown. 

"Hey, are you okay?" Kagami asked also panicking with Kuroko's sudden sickness. Kuroko nodded his head as he still trying to catch his breath. 

Then another person sit next to him, passing a towel. It was Kiyoshi. 

"Are you sure you're okay?" Kiyoshi asked with a worried look as he brushed away the hair that struck to Kuroko's face. His hair look damp because of the sweat pouring to his face and head while he throw up before.

Kuroko took the towel and wipe his mouth. "Yes, I am fine now." 

"Let's get you to bed now." Kiyoshi said, giving a sign to Kagami. Kagami nodded his head in understand. He pick up Kuroko bridal style and walk exiting the bathroom. 

"I can walk by my own, Kagami-kun" Kuroko stated with his emotionless face. 

"I know but I want to do it, so that you are not straining your body too much. The sickness must tiring you. Let me help you this time" Kagami said, not looking at Kuroko's face but looking straight instead.

Kiyoshi turned on the light while Kagami put Kuroko on his bed.He let the boy to sit up by moving the bluenette's body to the head of the bed. 

"Here, take some water." Kiyoshi offering a glass of water toward Kuroko. 

Kuroko accept it, "Thank you, Kiyoshi-senpai"

Kiyoshi just nodded his head. They look as Kuroko drink the water. After he finished, Kiyoshi take back the glass from Kuroko and put it at the table beside the bed.

"How are you feeling? have your stomach settle down?" Kagami asked. He sit beside the bed at the chair while Kiyoshi still standing, looking at Kuroko. 

"A bit sore, but my stomach already settle down" Kuroko answered as he let his right hand rub his stomach. Then he look at Kagami and Kiyoshi. 

"I am sorry because I have woke you up because of the sudden sickness." Kuroko apologies with a sad look. 

"No need to be sorry. You can't help with it right?" Kiyoshi said with a warm smile. 

"hmm" Kuroko hummed a yes. He replied back Kiyoshi's smile with his small smile. 

"Do you need us to call a doctor?"Kagami asked. 

"No, I am fine now." Kuroko convinced Kagami. 

"Alright then, but you need to eat. I will go to the store to buy you something" Kagami get up from the chair and heading toward the door before he felt someone pulling his sleeve. 

"I am not hungry, Kagami-kun" Kuroko said with monotone voice. 

"Baka! you need to eat. Your stomach already empty because you just throw up. I will go for a while" Kagami pushed his hand and proceeding exiting the room. 

"hahaha.. He is really worried about you, you know." Kiyoshi commented on Kagami's behavior. 

"I know and I don't want him to be" Kuroko said as he brushed at the back of his hand. 

"Why is that so?" Kiyoshi rise his eyebrow in confusion. 

"Because I'm being a burden to everyone" Kuroko stated. Negative feeling keep on clinging on him since he being admitted in the hospital. Maybe because of the tumor itself. The doctor once said that, there always a change of behavior with someone who have a brain tumor and Kuroko is one of them. 

"No, you're not a burden to us. You are our teammate and we have been through so many hardship before. It's our job to take care of you. We have volunteer, right? So, no need to be sad for it. Nothing going to change if you're feeling sad. It might worsening your condition more and we don't want that." Kiyoshi once again brushed Kuroko's head just to make the bluenette feel easy. 

"it's hurt, Kiyoshi-senpai" Kuroko said as he gave a stare toward Kiyoshi. 

"Sorry sorry" Kiyoshi sweat-dropped. He let go of Kuroko's head. 

Kuroko rose up his head and look straight toward Kiyoshi, a smile formed as he said. "thanks Kiyoshi-senpai." 

"you're welcome" Kiyoshi feel easy as he look at Kuroko. 

'he is going to be alright' he thought.

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"Kurokochiiii!!" Kise screamed as he run toward a bluenette who was reading his book and hug him. 

"I missed you so much!" Kise keep brushing his cheek with Kuroko's. 

"could you stop doing that Kise-kun. I am reading my book. I can't concentrate" Kuroko said bluntly. 

"What?? Didn't you missed me Kurokochii." Kise wailed, his tear already flowing down his cheek like a river. 

"No. I do not" Kuroko answered emotionless. He keep on reading the book. 

" You're so mean, Kurokochii!" Kise's tear increasing more. 

"Kise, you're too loud" Midorima commented with annoying look on his face. 

"You too?!" Kise sulked, he hide himself behind the couch. 

"*sigh When are you going to be mature?" Midorima asked which more to a statement. 

Kuroko closed his book and look at Midorima. 

"Domo Midorima-kun." Kuroko greeted Midorima. 

"Konbanwa, Kuroko. Here your lucky item." Midorima gave Kuroko a small plush toy, a dog. 

"Thank you, Midorima-kun" Kuroko gave a small smile. 

"It's not I really want to give to you anyways. I just accidentally buy it at the market when I buy my lucky item. It will be a waste if I throw it in the rubbish." Midorima being a tsundere now.

"Is it true?" Kuroko teased Midorima, while keep on his blank look. 

"Yes of course. Why should I buy to you anyways?" Midorima turned his look at other place. 

Kuroko chuckled. He know Midorima is lying, he always observing people including Midorima. So he know when Midorima is lying. 

"What is that for?" Midorima asked with an annoyed tone. As he look back at Kuroko's bed, he notice something. A camrecorder is on Kuroko's left hand, the lens is facing him. 

"Damnit Kuroko! you're recording me!" Midorima angered as he tried to take the camrecorder from Kuroko but Kuroko's moves is faster than him. Kuroko hide his camrecorder first. 

Kuroko smirked. 

"ehh.. Kurokochii recording Midorimachii? I want to look at that." Kise asked for the camrecorder. He is already standing at Kuroko's left side. 

"Weren't you sulking before Kise? Hey, stop it. I will never let you see it. Give the camrecorder to me Kuroko. I will shoot it to the net." Midorima said with a sadist look. 

"I will never give it to you, Midorima-kun" Kuroko stated as he look at Midorima. Then he look at Kise. "and you too, Kise-kun" Kuroko continued. 

"Whyyyy?!" Kise wailed back. 

"because I don't want anyone too" Kuroko gave his reason. 

"And why is that so? Don't you already make a promise to us to share all the video?" Midorima asked, feeling weird. 

"I will give to you when the time come but for now, I don't want to share to anyone yet." Kuroko said as he brushed the camrecorder like he treasure it a lot. 

"you're are acting weird Kurokochii" Kise commented. 

"Well, I always be" Kuroko smiled. 

Both Kise and Midorima look at each other with a question mark on their head. This is the first time they see Kuroko act like this. 

'something is not right' both of them though. 

TBC