Pairing: Kiseki no Sedai (Generation of Miracles) x Kagami/Kuroko

Chapter 1: Invitation

It has been a week since the Winter Cup has ended. The games that took place are still etched in the memories of those that watched. The games between the Generation of Miracles and the one game that is imprinted in their mind is the game between Seirin versus Rakuzan. A game between Kiseki no Sedai's Maboroshi no Sixth Man, Kuroko Tesuya and his light, Kagami Taiga versus the former Kiseki no Sedai Taichou, Akashi Seijuro. To all members of the Generation of Miracles this is a game where they are all interested in. Not because both players are from their group but because, it's a battle between Tetsu and Akashi. Known to all of them, it was Akashi that discovered Kuroko's abilities and therefore became the Phantom Six Man.

People are in awe, surprised and shocked by the news. It immediately spread across the nation, the defeat of a nationally strong team, Rakuzan, against a newly built school who only has 2 years worth of basketball history. Who would've imagined that the favored champions would lose against a not so well known school?! No one did. Well too bad since, Seirin High school won their first ever Championship year.

Interviews, photographs here and there, Seirin High School has never received such publicity in their few years since established all thanks to the members of the basketball club.

After a week's off, they all meet back up at the school's gymnasium for their regular practice after classes. Now garnering the attention of mostly everyone, the basketball team doesn't seem to be too much affected by it, or so they thought.

BAM!

The sound of the dunk Kagami just did right after Kuroko passed the ball in midair. Another alley-oop! And just as everyone is starting to gather round and pick up the pace, the heard Kagami yelling. "Arrrgh! This is so freaking annoying!"

"What's the problem Kagami?" Tsuchida asked.

"Urgh! Aren't you all bothered by that?! I can't get into practice?" Kagami answered whilst pointing to the people peeking at the doors and the paparazzi looking down from the gym's second floor balcony.

They all looked back and sighed. "Well, I guess we can't seem to get into the mood if we're getting those kinds of stares." Izuki added pertaining to the passionate stares of the students and other onlookers.

"We can't just tell them to go. The principal authorize the press to go in and get interviews and take pictures." Hyuuga said sighing as she looks at Kagami.

Irritated as he is, he heard Kuroko spoke behind him that caused him to jump forward, "Well, you'll soon get used to it. It will die down soon enough. I'm sure Rakuzan is also being pestered at the moment."

"What do you mean? Is what Mitobe is trying to ask?" Koga added.

Now, all eyes looking at Kuroko curious as to what made him think that the press would pester Rakuzan for interviews and all.

"I think it's because of Akashi, isn't it?" Riko answered.

"Hai! This would be the first time Akashi-kun lost in something. Akashi-kun's father is a known figure politically and never tolerates weakness, which is to why Akashi-kun never loose. Now after the Winter Cup, I'm actually worried of what's going to happen to Akashi-kun." Kuroko added as he looks in a distant space whilst all members of the basketball club stares at him.

"Sigh! Anyways since I don't think we can get some things done today, let's go get some break. Once you've finished go do some stretching up then we're leaving." Riko said as she looks up to her team and gave them instructions.

Everyone moved back near the stage as they started to pick up their things, get their towels, drink, sit and relax. Kagami checked out his phone just for the heck of it as he gulps down the water from his tumbler. He saw 3 miss calls and 5 text messages. He opens the call registry and all of them are from 3 different mobile numbers. Puzzled as he is, he opened and checked out the messages. 3 came from the same mobile number and 2 seem to be from Tatsuya.

"Kagami? A text message? Who's it from?" Furihita asked.

Kagami puts down the water bottle and picks up his towel, wipes it around his neck and answered, "Ah. 2 came from Tatsuya and the other 3 messages came from some number I don't know."

Not noticing Kuroko up the stage, he spoke, "Kagami-kun, that's Akashi-kun's number." Surprised, he saw Kuroko leaning in to have a look from behind him, standing at the edge of the stage to get a quicker view.

"Would you stop doing that!?" Kagami said as he step one foot backwards.

"Doing what?" Kuroko asked.

"You know what I- eh. Wait a minute…. You said its Akashi's number?" Realizing this, Kagami looked at his mobile and stared at the number registered in the message box. The team heard it and all came close to take a look at Kagami's mobile.

"I wonder what he's up to." Hyuuga asked.

"Maa..Maa.. Don't be like that guys. For now, why don't you see and read the message. Maybe it's important." Kiyoshi said nonchalantly just like how he always says something.

Hearing his senpai's suggestion, he looked at the messages and read them in order starting from the bottom one. As soon as he was finished, he locked his mobile and sighed. Curious, the team members were waiting for Kagami to say something.
Koga, like the playful and boisterous person as he always is, asked Kagami, "Nee…Nee.. What does it say? Come on!"

Kagami looked at Kuroko then turned around and faced everyone and said, "Well, all it says we're to meet up with him this weekend. He didn't even tell the reason why and where. Seriously a pain in the neck. "

"Hmm.. I wonder what for?" Izuki wondered.

"Maybe he wants revenge since you beat him and all." Koga added.

"I don't think that's it. If so, then he should take revenge against Kuroko-kun too since he's working together with Kagami-kun. I'm sure Akashi-kun knows that fact." Riko explained totally ignoring Koga's remarks.

"Well, since it seems that all he wants is to meet up with you then I see no problem at all. You can go and meet up with him if you'd like. I don't believe that we have practice over the weekend, right Riko?" Kiyoshi said.

"Huh? Ah.. Right. You can go and meet up with Akashi-kun, Kagami." Riko added.

"Sigh! Anyways, you guys are done chitchatting, right? Don't just stand there and continue doing your stretching's before your bodies get cold." Hyuuga yelled with authority.

A couple of hours passed, Kagami and Kuroko walked together as they are about to go home passing thru the back gate, since a lot of people, news reporters and magazine people are waiting for them by the front gate to get an interview. A few minutes of silence passed, Kagami kept looking Kuroko's way thru his left eye until Kuroko spoke, "What seems to be bothering you, Kagami-kun? You've been staring at me since practice ended."

"Urgh." Kagami uttered, "Sigh, maa… you see.. I…You know where we're going this Sunday, don't you?"

Kuroko stopped, and stood right behind Kagami as Kagami stepped one foot in front of him. Kagami turned his torso and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The mail you got from Akashi-kun, what does it say?" Kuroko asked while looking at Kagami's eyes earnestly.

"Ahh.. It says to go meet him up over the weekend and to ask you where we're suppose to go." He answered, scratching his head.

"I see. I don't think it would do you any good to meet up with him." Kuroko said.

"Wait! What? What's that supposed to mean?" Kagami glared at Kuroko as Kuroko walked pass Kagami and turn into the street corner.

"Oi! Wait up! Kuroko!" he added as he chases Kuroko at the street corner.

And after a few days, it's Saturday, the day when Kagami and Kuroko are suppose to meet up with Akashi.

"Sigh! Kagami-kun…" Kuroko sighed as he looks back and raised his head to Kagami and said, "Are you seriously going to come with me to meet up with Akashi-kun?"

"Huh! Of course I will! He sent me an invitation! Why the hell would I refuse!? If he wants a challenge, a rematch or whatever, I accept! Anyways, just show the way!" Kagami answered quite honestly without even thinking.

Not even surprised by Kagami's answer, Kuroko sighed and then smiled for a second thinking that what Kagami said was what he was expecting. Given up, Kuroko led the way to the meeting place. It took them a couple of hours until they reached it. And just as n as they are now standing in front of huge gate Kagami yelled, "Where the hell are we?"

"Ssshh… Keep your voice down Kagami-kun." Kuroko interrupted.

In front of a wide chestnut colored wooden gate they stood up for a matter of minutes until it opened. The one that greeted them was an old lady wearing a purple kimono with plump flowers decorated at the hem and at the bottom part of the sleeves asking them politely to come in, leading the way inside.

What surprised Kagami is that on his way inside what he would call a classic Japanese garden is that it's so humongous. As he walk side by side with Kuroko, he lowered his head a bit and said, "Nee.. Kuroko? Where the hell are we?"

Kuroko looked up at him thru the corner of his eye and answered casually, "This is Akashi-kun's house."