(ENG) KUROKO NO BASKET ONESHOTS

... AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And here we go again, guys: happy 2023! I really wish you a great new year, full of satisfaction, happiness and wonderful experiences. As for today's oneshot, it's going to be a special one again, because it's the continuation of the Christmas one: what will happen to Name-chan and C/N in a few years' time? Well, whatever your imagination can think of. But this is my idea, and I really hope you like it (the ending especially, hehe)

"Good morning, sunshine~" – you whisper in your boyfriend's ear, printing a kiss on his cheek.

"Mmmmh... 'morning..." – he replies, with his eyes still closed but a beautiful smile on his face.

"Come on, it's the 31st of December! We celebrate tonight!"

"Mmmmh... later~"

You can't help but smile at his figure, turning around and wrapping itself burrito-style in the bedsheets to get a few more minutes of sleep. Noticing that there's no way he's getting out of that warm paradise soon, you decide to head to the kitchen and prepare a surprise for him.

After a bunch of minutes you go back to your room with a wooden tray, where you laid his favourite breakfast and a heart-shaped chocolate. You bring the coffee mug close to his still asleep face, and as soon as his nose smells his favourite beverage, he immediately sits on the bed and stares dreamily at your breakfast, as if he was asking you: "Is this for me? Really?". Understanding his thoughts, you happily nod.

"You're amazing, (Name-chan). Thanks a lot!"

Before breakfast he requires a good hug, that you obviously don't hesitate to give him, together with an extra kiss on the forehead: everything you want from life is to always see him this happy and light-hearted.

During the rest of the morning and afternoon you don't do anything special, but that doesn't mean that you spent it in tranquillity: this evening you're going to the New Year's Festival in Tokyo with C/N. It's the first time you two are alone, since you've always celebrated it with your high school friends, and it's the first time you go to that festival: it's useless to explain how many fantasies and ideas crowded your mind.

***

"(Name-chan), should we get ready?"

"Yep, I think it's time." – you say looking at the clock, that has just struck 7:15 pm.

You fill your elegant bag with your things, you wear a bit of make up (without forgetting C/N's favourite lipstick), you comb your hair creating a bun and head to the bedroom: time to get dressed. Usually, for parties or important occasions, you never know what to wear: you consider dozens of options before taking your final decision. But this time is different: you have no doubt about what to wear. So, you open the wardrobe and immediately grab what you need.

"(Name-chan), I'm ready!" – a voice behind the door exclaims.

"I'm ready, too!"

Once you leave the room, it's enough for C/N's eyes to look at you to make his lips curl into a smile.

"That yukata looks perfect on you, every single time. Thanks for wearing it, (Name-chan)."

"No problem, I should be the one thanking you!"

C/N gets closer to you and places his hand on the soft fabric.

"It brings a lot of memories, huh?" – he asks, with a note of nostalgia in his voice.

"A lot of memories indeed..."

***

"Woah!"

Thanks to the incredible atmosphere the festival creates, Tokyo doesn't look the same: colourful stalls, lanterns hanging on wires, a delicious smell of food, hundreds of people wearing traditional Japanese clothes... it's simply amazing.