The party lasted for hours, much longer than Kise had originally intended for it to last. Within those hours, the group chatted about various things, played some party games and argued over nothing. Along with that, the couples were cute and sickeningly sweet. They kissed and did a lot of affectionate actions, much to the disgust of their single friends.

Eventually, they all had to head home. It was extremely dark outside when they remembered that most of them worked the next day. So, one by one they left with alone or with their partners. They would hug Takao and tell him to keep in touch before completely disappearing until the next get together. After about a half hour of saying goodbye, only Midorima and Takao remained in the mansion with Kise and Kasamatsu. However, they too had to go home due to Takao being exhausted after another hour of hanging out.

"Text me all the time to let me know you're okay," Kise demanded as he followed the two to Midorima's car.

"Ryouta! I will!" Takao whined to his best friend. He'd already agreed twice, now three times.

"Ryouta! Get back here! Let them go home!" Kasamatsu was annoyed but didn't want to go after his lover and drag him back... yet.

"Protect him!" Kise yelled at Midorima as he retreated towards his home.

"Kise, it's his job to protect me." The green-haired human calmly stated as he shoved Takao into his car. The demon yelped in surprise at the sudden action but didn't say anything once he looked to his best friend. The look on the angel's face told him he was completely serious, which was a little worrisome for all those involved. "...I will protect him."

"Good." The blond male smiled brightly and continued to walk back to where his lover was standing.

"Goodbye." Quickly, Midorima climbed into his car and started it. He drove home as fast as he safely could. The ride was in silence, which was welcomed, but concerning. He was unsure as to why the demon was so quiet, but when he looked over at him, he saw Takao was asleep. "Fool" He spoke fondly and with a smile on his face. He found Takao extremely cute at that moment, but wouldn't admit that out loud. Well, not yet at least, maybe one day.

Once they arrived home, the human had to carry the demon to bed and even change him into his sleep clothes. To his own surprise, he chose to place Takao in his bed instead of the couch, meaning he wanted to sleep next to the demon. Ignoring that fact, the human got ready for bed and climbed in next to his demon. He wanted to talk to Takao, but it could wait until morning. They both needed plenty of rest after dealing with their insane friends.

~

The sun was shining on Takao's face woke him up. He was momentarily confused as to where he was since he didn't remember how he had gotten home, but when he managed to open his eyes, he found out. He was curled up against Midorima and was using his chest as a pillow. The human had his arm tightly wrapped around him in return. They were now obviously in the human's bed, but Takao wasn't sure how exactly he got there or why he was there. He didn't think Midorima could have placed him there, but that was the only logical option.

"Shin?" Takao gently shook the human, trying to wake him up. "Shin, I really have to go pee, you need to let me go!" The human scowled in his sleep but did nothing more. "Shin!"

"What?" His eyes shot open with a very annoyed expression on his face.

"I have to pee. Let me go!" The human looked confused but then realized he was holding the demon against him. He instantly released the demon, allowing Takao to flee to the bathroom. Midorima sat up and tried to not scold himself for such an action. He never expected he'd hold onto Takao, especially when they haven't made anything official yet, but he honestly did enjoy the closeness.

The human realized he was quite reserved now, despite kissing Takao as he disappeared that day the demon almost died. That memory caused the human to blush now instead of cause pain inside like it usually did.

"Does Takao remember that?"

"Do I remember what?" The demon's appearance caused Midorima to jolt and almost fall out of bed. He quickly tried to play it off as if nothing happened by putting his glasses on as he tried to salvage his pride with a red face.

"Nothing."

"Oh come on Shin, what did you mean?" Takao moved to the bed and climbed onto it. He was now only about a foot from the human.

"...Our kiss..."

"Kiss? When?" Takao's face contorted into pure confusion. His eyes were wide and he couldn't help but gasp at the thought of them kissing. Takao's reaction caused Midorima to frown, but at that moment, Takao chuckled. "Of course I remember how you declared your love and kissed me that day." The demon smiled a big, truly happy smile as he spoke next. "Even though I was dying, it was the happiest day of my entire existence. In my hundreds of years, that one moment was something I'll always treasure."

Midorima was speechless. He was completely frozen with his mouth wide open. He wasn't sure what to say, but he realized another part of his body was speaking for him. He'd begun to shed tears as he looked at Takao's now worried face. Midorima chose to ignore the worried look in favor of pulling Takao to him and hugging him tightly.

"Kazunari..." The human's voice cracked as he spoke the demon's name.

"Shin, it's alright. I understand." The two enjoyed their time in each others' arms for as long as they could, but it had to end. They needed to talk about where to go next in their relationship. "Let's talk about what you asked me last night."

"Fine." However, the human's stomach chose to start the conversation by growling loudly. "...First, food."

"Yup! I'll make something while you change and do what you need to do." With that, the two reluctantly released each other and headed off to do their tasks. Once finished, they met up in the kitchen to eat breakfast before going over to the couches to sit side by side. They were both honestly eager to have their talk and it was about damn time they had it too.

"Alright, Shin. Let's start! You go first." Takao's eagerness on had a calming effect on Midorima, which gave him the courage to speak.

"We've told each other how we feel, and we've kissed but that doesn't mean we're together, correct? I am unsure of where to go from here."

"Well, let's just get married!"

"What? No? That's skipping too far ahead you fool!" Takao chuckled at the human's reaction and shook his head.

"I was kidding. Let's just start where we feel comfortable."

"That sounds better."

"Shin, I honestly want to kiss you and make love to you. I want you in every way I can have you." Takao's honesty and seriousness caught Midorima off guard. It wasn't like him to be so upfront about things of a serious nature.

"...I see... Wait, "make love to you"? That sounds as if you want to be the one "on top"."

"Of course!" Takao's smile was back and Midorima couldn't tell if it was because he was joking or another reason.

"That's not happening."

"... Well, let's talk about this again later." Takao's face softened up as a kind smile appeared. "Will you be my boyfriend Shin?"

"...I suppose that would be acceptable..." The human was red with embarrassment as he tried to look away from Takao. Hearing him say yes in his own way, the demon pounced on the human once again. The two tumbled onto the floor this time, with Takao ending up above Midorima.

"Fuck me if I'm right Shin, but we can finally start our lives together as actual lovers now." Takao's voice was suggestive and he even wiggled his eyebrows at the human. Midorima just smirked, an extremely predatory smirk at his official lover.

"I always intended to do just that, so right or wrong, you're ending up under me in bed tonight." Takao turned fully red at Midorima's completely sexual response. The human ignored that and just smiled at the demon as he picked him up suddenly.

"Wh-Where are we going?"

"To our bed."

"Our?"

"You are my... boyfriend now. What's mine is yours."

"Isn't that for marriage?"

"Don't worry, marriage will come soon enough." With that, their first time being intimate began. Midorima did indeed end up on top of the smaller male. Takao didn't tell the human, but he always wanted to be under Midorima and only said what he had to push his buttons.

Midorima and Takao's activities ended up lasting longer than the demon expected. He almost wondered if the human was actually a human or not. Even so, the two showed their undying love for one another and it was actually quite a beautiful moment... a messy one too.

~

Sure enough, their marriage did come later, a few months later to be exact. Once they were married, the others followed them and got married to their partners as well. First was Kise and Kasamatsu, then Himuro and Murasakibara, Aomine and Kagami next and Kuroko and Akashi last, much to everyone's surprise. Even Momoi eventually found love with a nice demon and married him a little while after.

None of the humans had to worry about growing old as it turned out that Akashi was the son of the demon king. He was able to turn all the humans as immortal as their lovers. That way none of the friends had to ever suffer the loss of their loved one. They were all very thankful to him, but really, he was the thankful one. He didn't want to lose the friends he'd grown so close with, so with everyone being able to live forever, they could all remain together forever.

"Kazunari?"

"Yes, Shin?" The two were lying in bed late one night, in their house they bought when they adopted an orphaned angel, named Serenity. They were snuggled up together after a few rounds of... activities.

"Thank you for being with me through all this."

"Of course Shintarou. I would do it all over again too if it meant I'd be able to spend eternity with you." The two shared a kiss and it was one

of many, but each kiss meant the world to the lovers. They couldn't be anything but thrilled to be there with each other for now and forever. After their adventures through misfortune and many other roadblocks, they truly deserved to be as happy as they were at that moment, and forever more.