Disclaimer: I do not own KnB all rigths to Fujimaki Tadatoshi-sensei.

And I'm sorry if it feels like I'm copying someone's story but this is based on what I, myself have read to get an understanding on how to describe the characters and I'm sorry for any OOC-ness and if the fanfic is a little mixed between Brittish and American english.

P.S my first language is not english. ;) and this is also my very first fanfic so I can't guarantee the quality.

And this is also an AkaKuro AU fanfic

Hope you enjoy~^v^

CHAPTER ONE "Not Alone"

It was an ordinary morning in Teiko High School. Yes, a very ordinary morning. At least for a baby-blue haired boy, with big sky blue-colored eyes with long eyelashes and who has pale skin, pink plumpy lips and a small heart-shaped face. All in all one could say he looked angelic, even with his school uniform on, which was a pair of black trousers, a light blue-colored button shirt, a black tie and a white blazer with Teiko's emblem on the left side. But if one could say one tiny, little disappointment about his appearance, it would be his expressionless face - but his friends just loved him more for it - and his low-precense, but he doesn't care, because he has friends and a family, who loves him for being just who he is.

Yes, that is the boy named Kuroko Tetsuya, who is a 17 year old sophomore at Teiko High. And right now you can see him on his way to school, to see the basketball club's morning practice. He hadn't joined the basketball club - even if he loves the sport - because since he was little he has had a weak body, so he couldn't do any strenuous work. So he joined the library committee instead. 'Cause his third love is books, his second is obviously basketball and his first love is of course vanilla milkshakes and a certain someone.

Oh well! He arrived at the gymnasium for the first string's members and he opened the door as quietly as he could - he didn't want to disturb them or want to have a certain blonde cling to him - and peeked in. He could see that the practice had already begun and he could see his friends playing on the court. He went in and felt excited that he could see them play, even if it didn't show on his face. He loves to see his friends play and their playstyles. He walked to the nearest bench and sat down.

He could see that all his friends were playing on the court. He saw Aomine Daiki first, a tanned ganguro, who has navy blue short hair and eyes and is someone who also loves basketball as much as Kuroko. He is a little lazy and dumb but he is one of Kuroko's best friends. He is known as Teiko's ace because of his speed, agility and formless shoots. The second one Kuroko saw was the annoy- ooops, I mean the popular model and the basketball club's copycat, Kise Ryota. Who has blond hair and topaz-colored eyes. Kuroko thinks that Kise resembles a dog or more exactly a golden retriever. As Kise's nickname suggest, he can copy almost all his opponents' moves and playstyles. The third one Kuroko saw was Midorima Shintaro, a greenette with emerald eyes and a tsundere-like personality. He has this weird addiction to horoscopes and a certain one too, Oha-Asa. He and Kuroko doesn't really get along well when it's about basketball or other things, except books. Midorima is a specialist in shooting three's and his range is the whole court. But well, speaking about not getting along well, there is someone else that do not really get along with Kuroko in terms of basketball. He is the fourth one Kuroko saw on the court. Musakibara Atsushi, a center-player with medium long purple hair and eyes. He may seem mature but he is actually a big baby - well a baby who is like two meters tall - and a lazy one too. He always eats snacks and whatnot if he isn't on the court, but don't let his personality fool you, he may seem lazy but he is an expert in defence and even if he is big so is his reflexes fast. The fifth and last one Kuroko saw was a red-head with heterochromatic eyes, the emperor of both the basketball club and the school. Why you wonder? It's simple, because he is the captain of the basketball club and the student council's president, Akashi Seijuuro. His right eye is crimson-colored, while his right eye - the emperor's eye as some call it - is liquid yellow. Akashi thinks himself as absolute and that he is always right. Akashi is the team's point guard and his specialty is his calculating mind, he can always predict his opponents' next move before they do it, because of his emperor's eye, and his special move is "the ankle break." Together all of them is called "the Generation of Miracles" or "GoM" for short. And they all are Kuroko's friends.

It seemed like Akashi noticed him as the former made his way to Kuroko.

"Good morning Tetsuya", Akashi greeted the phantom.

"Good morning Akashi-kun." He greeted back with his impasive face but beneath it, Kuroko's heart was racing like mad against his chest. It never ceased to amaze Kuroko how Akashi always seemed to notice him right away, even with his low-precense.

Akashi sat beside Kuroko and leaned his head against the latter's shoulder.

"A-Akashi-kun?" Kuroko stuttered.

"Let me rest for a bit Tetsuya" was the answer Akashi gave but honestly he just wanted to see the phantom's cheeks tinted with a pink flush because of his actions and of course, now Akashi wanted to tease Kuroko. He turned his head so he could look into the other's eyes.

"What's wrong? Do you have a fever?" he asked and cupped one of Kuroko's cheeks with his right hand.

"I-it's nothing Akashi-kun." Came the always so polite answer but inwardly Kuroko cursed himself for his uncharecteristic stuttering.

'Cute' Akashi tought but he wasn't done yet, he wanted to tease him more, so he sat up and cupped Kuroko's other cheek with his left hand and leaned in closer so his forehead was touching Kuroko's.

"Hmm.. It doesn't seem like you have a fever." He whispered in the other's ear, sending a shiver through Kuroko's spine and on the latter's face had now a full blown blush.

Kuroko felt like his face was on fire and no matter what, he couldn't fight the blush on his face and his pale complexion didn't make it any better. But for Akashi, Kuroko looked like a lost sheep in a den full of wolves and it just made the former want to devour his Kuroko. And that Kuroko looked utterly delicious in his eyes with the blush decorated on his Kuroko's pale cheeks.

'But I must take it slow, Tetsuya is too innocent and too obvious to his surroundings, so he doesn't even realize when people takes advantage of him.'

"Akashi-kun?" Came the almost too quiet whisper. Kuroko didn't know why Akashi suddently was silent and the latter didn't make it any better by having his lips almost touching Kuroko's. Kuroko could feel Akashi's breathing against his lips and it made him shiver more. Akashi seemed to realize that and he reluctantly released his Tetsuya.

"Akashi-kun? What's wrong?" Came the worried question, even if it didn't show so much in Kuroko's appearance. But Akashi could detect it and gave Kuroko a true smile, not an evil one or a smirk or a grin but a genuine smile.

"Nothing is wrong Tetsuya. I just missed you." Kuroko tilted his head cutely to the side.

"But Akashi-kun... We saw each other just yesterday in school."

Akashi didn't answer, he just ruffled the phantom's baby blue locks, much to the latter's dismay. Akashi liked how soft Kuroko's hair feels between his fingers. Oh, how he wants to kiss his beloved's hair and inhale his Tetsuya's sweet vanilla scent but alas he can't do that yet but soon.

'Soon my dear Tetsuya, soon you will be mine. And then you can't run away anymore'

Kuroko gave soon up with making Akashi stop ruffling his hair and just pouted. Making him look more cute than he alredy is. But what both, Akashi and Kuroko, didn't realize was that the rest of the GoM was staring at them. But they were too afraid - of their sadistic captain or the devil himself - to greet the phantom bluenette.

The practice ended and the GoM made each of their way to their respective classrooms. Kuroko, Aomine and Murasakibara was in the same class, 2-B and Akashi, Midorima and - unfortunately for the emperor and the tsundere - Kise was in the same class, 2-A.

Murasakibara nudged Kuroko, wanting the latter's attention.

"What is it Murasakibara-kun?" asked Kuroko politely even if he didn't want to strain his neck to see his friend's face but the baby center was too tall for that. But Kuroko doesn't admit that he is short but that everyone else is too tall.

"Here, Kuro-chin." Was the baby's answer as he bent down a little and dropped a candy bag full of vanilla flavoured candies in the phantom's hand, that he had in mistake bought but remembered that his small friend is addicted to the flavour.

"Thank you very much Murasakibara-kun." Kuroko thanked as a small grateful smile made its way on his lips. A smile that only his love for vanilla can manage - and a certain someone - but unfortunately, Kise was near him then and the latter clutched himself on the unguarded Kuroko.

"Waaaaah! Kurokocchi's so cute." Kise shrieked like a fan girl and almost hugged the smaller boy to death if he hadn't heard some scissors snapping. Kise reluctantly turned his head - but wished that he hadn't - because what greeted his sight was his demonic captain with a black aura surrounding the red-head.

"Ryota", the red-head said with a sickly sweet voice - but Kise knew that his captain was more dangerous when he smiled like that and when the red-head's scissors are in sight - hell can break out, "Your training menu is tripled." Was the command and Kise knew he must obey the red-head if he didn't want to lose his life. Everyone else, except Kuroko, shuddered at the command and were afraid of what would happen if they evoke their captain's rage on themselves. Luckily the bell rang and saved the rest of GoM but not before they saw their captain bid a farewell to the little phantom and a 'see you at lunch' as he patted the other's head with a gentle smile on his face, that was only reserved for the little phantom. But what neither the GoM or Akashi did realize was the fact that a light pink color painted the phantom's cheeks as the others turned around and started to walk to the classrooms again.

- LUNCH TIME -

When their classes before lunch ended, Kuroko and the others were supposed to meet at the school's cafeteria but both Aomine and Murasakibara had to do something on their lunch break, the former had to talk to their teacher about his tardiness lately and the latter wanted to go to the convience store to buy more snacks, so now he was standing alone in the cafeteria waiting for Kise, Midorima and Akashi. Kuroko didn't mind waiting for them because no one else noticed him but he still felt a little lonely being surrounded by so many people when nobody noticed him or even knew he existed. Kuroko always thought that's why he becomes so attached to things that people always seem to forget about, like how to enjoy the smallest things mother earth can give us, or how to feel grateful for the food they receive everyday when not everyone in the world can and have to starve to death because they don't have any food, Kuroko also knows, no matter how small it is he is always happy when he can help someone out and they thank him even a little, he also knows how to take care of books that someone always seem to forget in the rain or had carelessly destroyed the cover and then threw it out. Inside his thoughts Kuroko failed to notice a certain red-head staring at him - very closely too - until a finger poked his cheek.

Startled, Kuroko turned his gaze towards the red-head who poked his cheek and gave him a dead-panned look, which conveyed that he did not like it when the latter hadn't said that he had arrived but just decided to stare at his face and then to poke him out of his musings.

"Hello Akashi-kun. Since when have you been here?" Kuroko asked the amused red-haired teenager.

"Since awhile ago." The red-head smoothly replied.

"Then why did you not say anything when you arrived?"

"I tried to but you were too deep in your thougths to hear me or realize I was here." Akashi stated and took on a hurtful expression. Kuroko felt bad that he hadn't noticed Akashi until he was poked.

"I'm sorry Akashi-kun that I hadn't noticed." Kuroko apologized with a bow and a guilty tone in his voice.

"It's okay Tetsuya." Akashi stated, leaving no room for arguments. "But I do wonder what you were thinking about when you were so deep in thoughts..."

Kuroko didn't answer Akashi immediatly. He pondered if he should tell his friend that he was just feeling a little lonely and started to think that people nowadays doesn't know how to appreciate some things. He also thought of saying it was nothing special but knowing Akashi, the latter would know if he was lying or would just not say the whole truth. Deciding on to tell the truth, Kuroko opened his mouth:

"I was waiting for you to come here when I suddenly started to feel a little lonely and alone." Akashi narrowed his eyes and inwardly blamed himself for not grabbing the shadow's attention before but just stared at him. "And then I started to think that people isn't as thanks full nowadays about what they receive." Kuroko ended with a small, sad smile

Akashi knew that his Tetsuya always attached himself to old objects that everyone else has forgotten about. Akashi knows it is also because his Tetsuya feels empathy for them because his Tetsuya feels like he is being always forgotten or that no one needs him. He wanted to covey to his Tetsuya that he would never forget him or that he would always need him. Because if it wasn't for his Tetsuya, Akashi felt that his current everyday life would be the same as it was in the past. A dull colorless life, without any fun or happiness or trust and love, he just had to be perfect and discard all his other feelings but his Tetsuya changed it all when he met the little phantom. His Tetsuya taught him how to have fun, how to be happy, how to care for someone else than himself or how to put others' needs before his or how to feel lonely when he can't see the one he want to see but the most important thing he learned from his Tetsuya was the feeling to love someone. Yes, he loves Kuroko Tetsuya and he wouldn't mind to announce it to the world if he must, because that just meant he could claim his little phantom and no one would dare to go against him, because he is always right and absolute. Anyway that wasn't so important to Akashi right now, now he just want to comfort the smaller boy before him.

"Tetsuya."

"Yes, Akashi-kun", Kuroko asked and hadn't so much time to react when he felt two strong arms encircle his small frame and he suddenly had his head leaned on a strong, wide and muscular chest. His eyes widen at the realization in what kind of position he and his red-headed friend is in and his face flushed at the thought but he thanked the gods that they were in a corner, where no other people could see them.

"Don't you ever dare to say that you're alone ever again", the taller male started and tightened his grip around the smaller one's body so it was flushed against his own, "Don't you know that Daiki, Ryota, Atsushi, Satsuki and even Shintaro will always be by your side and never forget you?" The red-head said and paused a moment to let his words sink in for Kuroko. "And... that includes me too" he finished with.

It would be an understatement to say that Kuroko was touched by the words Akashi said. He felt utterly, superly happy about them and he could feel his own face heat up even more when he heard that Akashi was also included. Hell, his face color right now could even be rivaled against Akashi's hair! Kuroko tried to wriggle a little so the arms around him would loosen their grip a little - even if he liked to be inside the warm arms around him - and looked straight at Akashi's heterochromatic eyes.

"I'm sorry Akashi-kun, I didn't mean to say I am all alone now, because I know that I have you guys by my side and I also know that my friends will never leave me." The phantom said with a small smile on his face, when he suddenly dropped it so his bangs covered his eyes. "E-especially yo..u Akashi-kun..." was the almost unaudible whisper but the taller of them heard it very clearly. A smile made its way on his face as he hugged the smaller boy again. Kuroko couldn't take it anymore as he was afraid that his heart would beat its way out from his chest so he changed the topic.

"Akashi-kun."

"Yes?"

"What about our lunch and the others?" The red-head freezed on the spot as he remembered it was still lunch break, he released Kuroko from his arms and took the latter's smaller hand in his own as he picked up his and Kuroko's lunch boxes and dragged the smaller boy to the rooftop. Kuroko stumbled a little but collected himself soon and started to walk in the same pace as Akashi, their hands still linked together.

"I'm sorry, I almost forgot to tell you that Shintaro can't come because he has to buy his lucky items and Ryota got called by his manager for a last-in-the-minute model work and as for Satsuki, she was asked to accompany Daiki with the talk about his tardiness with the teachers. And I know that Atsushi went out to buy more snacks as he texted me before class ended." Akashi explained as they climbed the staircase that led the way up to the rooftop. Akashi then opened a door and they were welcomed by the cool spring breeze. They made their way to the railing and found a place to sit and where the sun won't reach them.

Kuroko had his lunch wrapped in a baby-blue cloth and Akashi's was wrapped by a red cloth. They sat beside eachother and a comfortable silence commenced between them. Kuroko was never the talkative type and Akashi wasn't either, so they felt comfortable with eachother even if they didn't talk. They liked the peacefulness that they could only have with eachother.

When they finished their lunches Akashi opened his mouth to say something but the bell ringed and signaled the end of the break. Kuroko was going to ask what he wanted to say but the other just said:

"Meet me at the park, that's near your house, tomorrow 10 o'clock." Was the kind command from the red-head and Kuroko nodded in response. But he had butterflies in his stomach and looked forward for Saturday, which was tomorrow. Akashi just smiled as he made his way to the door and held it up for Kuroko like a gentleman. Kuroko walked past Akashi and missed as the red-head licked his lips in anticipation.

Done! Finally I managed to write the first chapter. And before I forget…. This is an AU fic so I may have mixed a little of my school system in it because I am not so sure how the Japanese works. But thank you very much to those who have read this far and the updates may be a little random. See you soon! ^