Hi all readers!

This is my first time writing a story of Kuroko no Basuke. I have my other story, a Hakuoki story that is still progressing. Please see my profile to see my other stories.

This story has been bugging me to be written for quite sometime. And I'm looking for beta reader to beta my story. Because English isn't my mother language. If you are interested to do the beta for my story, please PM me.

I can't promise to update this story regularly. Maybe once a month. Usually I update my other story (the Hakuoki one) about once a month or if there are any delay on the update I will tell you of why the chapter is late. I will try my best on working this story and for the update also.

This will be a quite long story. Maybe about 20 chapters, or more. And a slow pace story.

A story that will be focus on Kuroko Tetsuya and his promise toward somebody. The promise will be revealed as the story goes on. But I have put a hint on the summary about the promise. There will be romance, but it will focus heavily on Kuroko and Kiseki no Seidai relationship (not romantically). And when I talk about Kiseki no Seidai, yes it includes Momoi Satsuki.

I hope you will like and enjoy the prologue. And reviews are always appreciate.

See you on next chapter.

Miyuu

Update: I have a beta-reader for this story (YAY!) Thank you so much Hitori no Kage for proofreading this story! Here's the beta version and I hope that the story will be more enjoyable for you readers :D

Prologue

Narita International Airport of Japan at seven in the morning, was as busy as ever. From the masses of identification signs fighting for air space at the arrival area to the shuffling of shoes and high heels as people rushed about lugging their suitcases along towards their destination, the fusion of sounds in the active airport echoed within the high ceilings.

One man in particular stood among the crowds at the arrival area, his tapping foot creating an erratic percussive rhythm, accompanied by his faithful observance of his phone every few seconds and the loud airy exhales in his sighs.

'It's been thirty minutes since his plane landed,' He took out his cell phone from his pocket and looked at the time on display once again. He'd tried to call his friend for the third time but it went immediately to voicemail. Again. 'And he's not picking up his phone. Just where the heck is he?!'

He'd received a call from the U.S. telling him to pick up his friend at the airport very early morning after all. And the bags under his eyes were NOT just for show.

"Yo, Ogiwara."

"... Kagami?" His tired mind processed the voice of his long distant friend as if almost an hour behind. "What do you want? Don't you realize that it's 3 a.m. right now in Japan?" He grouched and rudely yawned. "Some people are sleeping you know."

"Well, at least you are not sleeping anymore now, are you?"

Yeah, no he wasn't. He hadn't had a wink of sleep that night, truthfully, thanks to his conductor pushing their practice for their next performance until almost midnight. He'd just returned home and collapsed onto his bed for thirty minutes when he felt his phone vibrated inside his pocket. When he saw who had called him, he'd wanted to reject the call. But for some reason, his gut told him to answer it.

"Don't make me regret answering," His lack of sleep was grating on his nerves painfully. "State your business. And it better be worth putting my sleep on hold."

"His plane will be landing at six in the morning, Japan time," Kagami said from the other side of the line. "Be sure to pick him up."

"Hmm… Oh. Yeah. I'll pick him up later then." Despite the sudden information, he didn't sound surprised for even a bit. He'd been prepared for this person's arrival after all. He stretched his hand toward a calendar on his desk, looking at it.

'About time you came', he thought quietly.

"So, has he decided on what he will do regarding that topic?"

"He just gave me a vague answer. You should ask him yourself if you're so curious. But at least he has some plans for what she had asked him to do."

"…Okay. Is that all?" He rubbed his sleepy eyes with his palm and yawned again, his jaw threatening to dislocate itself.

"Yes. Oh, she said 'hi' to you." Kagami almost forgot to deliver the message from her.

"Say 'hi' to her for me too", his tone softened, remembering her. "Tell her she doesn't need to worry about him. I'll take care of him during his stay here."

"Noted."

"I'm hanging up."

"Jaa."

"Ja ne."

He'd set his alarm to 5 a.m. as his place was quite far from the airport. But when it rang loud and clear from bedside table, he'd had to drag his body from the bed to get ready, all the while cursing his conductor for the late practice, and went to the airport by taxi.

Someone tapped his shoulder from behind suddenly, making him jump and yelp. Damn it! He'd been too preoccupied with his thoughts.

"Hyee!"

He whirled around and finally saw the person he'd been waiting for all this time.

"Hisashiburi dane. Long time no see, Ogiwara-kun", the person deadpanned.

"YOU…! Oh, gosh. I haven't felt like this in a long time and almost forgot the feel of it." He put his hand to his chest, rubbing it absentmindedly in the aftermath of a near 'heart attack'.

"Still, I can say I don't like how you always creep me out with your weak presence. It's too early in the morning you know. Please, don't ever do that again."

"I've stood right here for five minutes already and you didn't even realize it."

"You have?!" Ogiwara was bewildered.

"But I'm sorry for creeping you out and making you squeak like a girl."

"I do NOT squeak!" Ogiwara hissed, his cheeks aflame. He got over his embarrassment quickly though, to analyze his longtime friend's appearance- one he hadn't seen for quite some time. Between the last time he saw him and now, his friend was still the same it seems.

"It's been three years since I last saw you in person."

His friend nodded. "And this time I plan on staying longer than my previous visit. I promised her to do something about them."

His friend's face was as expressionless as ever but his eyes were full of determination.

"You've found your answer to what you have to do then."

"I have. And I will give my best to make her smile again."

"That you do."

They shared a small smile before the two of them pulled his friend luggages from the baggage claim area and headed towards the airport exit.

"Anyways, welcome back to Japan, Kuroko."

The man, Kuroko Tetsuya, nodded while looking out for a taxi that would take them to Ogiwara's house.

Upon stepping out the automatic doors, Kuroko stopped and took a deep breath, eyes closing in nostalgia. It had been long time since he breathed the air of his home country. He exhaled with a satisfied look.

"Tadaima."

I'm home.

To be continued