Inescapable Prison will show how Akashi and Kuroko are imprisoned with each other by their own love. No matter how hard they try, they will never escape from the feeling they have for each other. It will slowly consume them, and they will forever be locked deep inside the madness off their own hearts.

I initially decided to write this as a short story, but I feel that it will turn out longer than what I originally planned. Let's just see where this takes us. Also, I'm slow at updating chapters, I'm in college and there will be some times that I'll be super busy, just giving you a heads up.

The story will begin during their second year in middle school. The timeline won't be following the canon too much since there will be different incidents that will alter the events.

The timeline for this story begins in their second year in middle school. Also, the timeline may not be correct since I will be inserting different events that may change everything.

Warning: This story is unbeta-d, meaning, that you may see some grammatical errors and whatnot. In case you didn't know, this is Yaoi meaning male-to-male relationships. There will also be some sexual themes, and dub-con in it, so, if you're uncomfortable with it, you can leave if you want to. If there are any more warnings, I will make sure to notify you guys in the chapter. Also, this story is actually dark-themed. Not so much now, but it will be.

Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basket is not mine. I repeat, NOT MINE. It belongs to Fujimaki Tadatoshi.

Inescapable Prison

Chapter 1: The Die Has Been Cast

They were all alone in the court. The only sound that could be heard belonged to the two people who stayed for an extra practice session. Kuroko was standing under one of the hoops— one of his hands was stretched forward with his palms open. His eyed wide with shock as the basketball whizzed from his side of the court to the other where Akashi was waiting. Akashi, also standing underneath a hoop, smiled and stared at Kuroko with proud eyes. He asked Kuroko to stay late so they could further develop his skill. He knew that they would be able to complete their new technique that they've been developing, today. And, he was right.

"Congratulations, Kuroko."

Kuroko snapped out of his shock, and made a small smile. "Akashi-kun, I did it!"

Akashi walked towards him; the basketball Kuroko just used his new Cyclone Pass at was now spinning on Akashi's index finger. Akashi smiled and chuckled at Kuroko's show of enthusiasm. Stopping in front of him, he smiled and used his other hand to ruffle Kuroko's hair. "I'm so proud of you."

Kuroko closed his eyes, enjoying the warmth of Akashi's hand. He felt Akashi remove his hand from his head, and slid a finger down from his forehead to his nose before using a thumb to graze his lips. Kuroko opened his eyes to gaze at Akashi, his face was blank but Akashi could see how his ears reddened, a hint that the other was embarrassed. He chuckled at Kuroko's cuteness before grabbing his chin, tilting it up before kissing him on the lips.

Kuroko closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Akashi's neck to pull them closer. Akashi dropped the ball he was holding, making it roll on the floor, and wound his arms around Kuroko's waist. After some time, they finally let go of their kiss, both of them panting as they tried to catch their breaths. Akashi smiled lovingly and placed his forehead on Kuroko's, looking him straight in the eyes, "Kuroko, I love you."

"I love you too, Akashi-kun." Kuroko replied, a hint of affection can be heard from his usually flat tone.

Kuroko always loved it when Akashi was holding like this, like he was the only one that mattered. He never felt this way before, probably because most people didn't even notice that he was there, therefore, he wasn't able to be close with someone else, much less fall in love. Being with Akashi…he wished that this would never end, and for some reason, he knew that it wouldn't.

He suddenly gasped and snapped open his eyes.

"Is there something wrong, Kuroko?" Akashi asked, feeling Kuroko breathe a little erratically.

He looked at Akashi to see him wearing a worried expression. He felt guilty troubling him like this, "It's nothing, Akashi-kun. Just a little tired, why don't we go home? It's getting late."

Akashi looked like he didn't believe him. He knew instantly that something was bothering Kuroko but knew better than to push it. He usually kept his problems to himself until he was ready to tell it, he was stubborn that way. He gave him a chaste kiss and smiled, "Very well, if you say so. Just wait for me here; I'll go grab our bags." He said, turning away and walking towards the locker room. I'll just have to 'train' him later. He thought with a smirk.

Kuroko just stood there, silently staring at the redhead's retreating figure. He didn't like lying to Akashi but it wasn't like he could tell him about his problem that even he didn't know about. He didn't know why but he suddenly felt a foreboding feeling. Something was going to happen and he wasn't sure why he felt that Akashi would serve a big role in it. He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, there was no use in worrying about it now, he didn't even know what he should be worrying about. If something was going to happen, then he would just have to deal with it when the time comes. After all, he trusted Akashi-kun.

He takes it back. Akashi-kun shouldn't be trusted.

Kuroko winced as he limped his way to school. He was also aching all over, it was probably the result of the extra training they had yesterday, not to mention, the romp they had last night in his house. He knew that he'd come to regret inviting him to his house yesterday, especially right after the kiss they had. He knew that, and yet, he still invited him. Maybe he was some kind of masochist or something. That was probably his redheaded lover's fault, too.

Kuroko blushed at his thoughts. That was their second time doing it. The first time was when they first got together. It was awkward, yet somehow, they made it work. Their touches were clumsy as well as their kisses, yet their passion seemed to overwhelm their lack of experience and made everything feel so good. There were no regrets made that night, and he was positive that there would never be one.

"Oi, Tetsu. Are you alright?" Aomine asked, snapping Kuroko out of his thoughts, when he noticed the shorter teen limping. As usual they were going to school together. They haven't been able to do this for a while with the extra practice they've been doing in different times. He knew that his best friend was training with Akashi every afternoon, what he didn't get is why wasn't he, nor the rest of the team, allowed to join.

"I'm fine, Aomine-kun." Kuroko replied in his usual flat tone, "I'm just a little tired because of the training, yesterday." Akashi-kun's so-called 'stamina training', that is.

"Well, if you say so…" Aomine shrugged. He wondered what kind of training they did to make Kuroko limp like that…Must be hardcore or something.

They walked together, passing by the school's gate when they heard someone yell.

"KUROKOCCHIII!"

Aomine and Kuroko stopped to see Kise, running fast towards them, leaving a trail of dust clouds behind him.

This is annoying; he's attracting a lot of attention. Aomine felt his eye twitch.

When Kise was only a few feet away, he suddenly jumped and tried to glomp Kuroko, but before he could, Aomine pulled Kuroko to the side, sending the blond sprawling down the ground.

Kise quickly got up, and whined, "Aominecchi! That was so mean!" while crocodile tears fell down his face.

"Shut up, Kise. It's way too early in the morning and you're already annoying!" Aomine shouted as he whacked Kise on the head.

"Ouch! What? No, I'm not!" Kise complained. This was unfair he just wanted to get himself a daily dose of his beloved Kurokocchi.

"Yes, you are! Also, stop molesting Tetsu!"

"I'm not! Kurokocchi~, Aominecchi's being a meanie!" Kise tattled, as he went and glomped Kuroko, who was beginning to feel annoyed.

"Kise-kun, please get off me." Kuroko said, shrugging Kise off—"OW!"—, wincing as he suddenly felt that familiar throb in his lower back, reminding him again of Akashi's lack of control last night.

"Hn. It seems that you idiots are still so loud in the morning." A voice suddenly intruded.

They turned around to see Midorima; his right hand was carrying his bag while his left hand— taped left hand, they noted, was holding a cute, pink teddy bear wearing Teiko's female uniform— where he got that they didn't want to know. They still couldn't comprehend how he could just stand there and hold that girly thing so nonchalantly, and do it everyday with other ridiculous items! And…was he petting the bear?! Seriously? What a weirdo.

"Hmm? Why are you looking at me like that?" Midorima questioned with a raised brow when he noticed their looks.

The three just continued to stare at him; all with deadpanned faces, making him feel conscious about himself.

"Hn, whatever." Midorima shrugged, pushing up his glasses as he tried to hide his discomfort. "Let's go, we're going to be late for class. Akashi told us to always be on time so we won't trouble Nijimura-taicho. The captain is already stressed enough as he is, we don't need to add anymore, we'll be punished if we do. I, for one, don't want to receive a punishment from Akashi. God knows what he'll come up this time and— What?" he asked, noticing their stares. "It's not like I'm worried or anything! I'm just stating facts regarding the outcome if we're tardy!"

He's such a Tsundere. The trio, still staring at him, thought simultaneously.

"Whatever, I'm leaving!" And with that, Midorima rushed inside the school building. The three could tell he was blushing by the way his ears turned red.

"Ne, Midorimacchi can be quite cute sometimes~" Kise commented, giggling at how the shooting guard tried to hide his embarrassment.

"He's such a Tsundere, who is he playing at! Am I right, Tetsu—?" Aomine blinked as he stared at the spot where his partner used to stand. "Tetsu?"

*Ding Dong*

Aomine's eyes widened when he heard the bell rang. Shit.

"We're late! And Tetsu just left us!"

"Kurokocchi, did?!" Kise asked amazed. He could never get over that, it was simply too amazing no matter how much it happened.

"Stop whining and let's go already! If we're late…" Aomine shuddered as images of bees came into his mind. That's it! He was so running for it.

"Ahh! Wait for me Aominecchi!" Kise wailed as he tried to catch up to Aomine.

A whistle was blown, the sound of it signifying the end of the practice. Everyone, except for the regulars, was already dismissed an hour ago. According to the coach, the regulars had to practice an extra hour for the upcoming tournament. It didn't really bode well for those who got extra training as punishment, namely Aomine and Kise. They were just thankful that all they got was double of their current training menu and that Akashi was in a happy mood. They shuddered to think of Akashi in his other mood, that was when he got really creative and it usually meant hell for those in the receiving end of his ideas.

The regulars, excluding Akashi, who was finishing something up with the coach since the captain was not present, went to the locker rooms to change. It wasn't long until Akashi joined them. They were on the way out of school when Akashi suggested that they should go to the park and eat ice cream. This became as a tradition ever since Kise unofficially joined earlier in the year. Everyone agreed to the idea, of course. Not like anyone had the guts to disagree with Akashi—that was just plain suicide.

As the six sat on the stone stairs somewhere in the park overlooking the city, they ate their favorite flavors of ice creams. It was rare for them to relax like this, especially since there was an upcoming tournament around and their captain was rarely showing up, leaving Akashi to handle the club. This year, the pressure for them to win was heavier, which was why they had to practice twice as much as before. After practice was the only time they could relax— just sitting somewhere, feeling the light breeze ruffle their hair, and secretly enjoying each other's company. Secretly, because no one would admit that they like each other's company.

"You know, I noticed something." Kuroko suddenly spoke up, attracting everyone's attention. He didn't usually start the conservation so this was quite surprising.

"Hah? What is it Tetsu?" Aomine, who was licking the melting ice cream off his hands, asked.

"Recently, Akashi-kun has been handling the club activities a lot more than he usually does."

"Really? Akashicchi is?" Kise questioned staring at his popsicle. He wasn't really sure since he was new. He always thought that it was a normal thing.

Murasakibara, who was busy eating his sweets, silently watched their interaction. He was also curious as to why that was, but he was too lazy to ask. Besides, his sweets were more important.

"Now that you mention it, the captain has been missing a lot of training sessions for some time, now." Midorima commented, pushing up his glasses with his taped fingers. "Is there something going on, Akashi?"

Akashi, who was reading the book he brought, looked up to find five curious expressions. Yes, he could tell Kuroko's expressions apart. Knowing that they would not stop bothering him if he didn't give them an answer, he decided to respond. "Well, according to the coach, the captain is currently dealing with a family problem. There's not much news regarding about it. I heard that he'll be returning tomorrow."

The others were disappointed at the lack of information Akashi gave them but knew not to ask anymore. There were some things that they knew not to pry about, even though they would really like to. There were no more conversations after that, everyone decided to enjoy the peaceful silence the calm atmosphere was giving them. It wasn't long until most of the members said their goodbyes and went home.

The only ones left were Akashi and Kuroko, both were watching the sunset. They moved to a tree and sat beneath the shade, their backs leaning on the tree's trunk. Kuroko, with his eyes closed, was leaning on Akashi's shoulders while the redhead's arms were wrapped around him in a warm embrace. It was only in times like this where they could express their love for each other without anyone interrupting them. They didn't usually hang out like this since both were busy with school activities. The only time they usually hang out was during club activities, and even then they weren't able to act as a couple.

Akashi missed hugging Kuroko like this. He loved it whenever Kuroko doted on him; it was a side he knew he didn't show to others. Kuroko, after all, was a formal and quiet person. He didn't show his emotions to those he was not close with. This was why he relished the feeling that always consumed him when he was around the shadow. He didn't show it but he felt a burning jealousy whenever Kuroko was with the other regulars. He knew that they're all just friendly with each other, and nothing intimate would happen but he couldn't help this feeling. He loved him so much.

He wanted badly to show this to the world, but being the heir of his father's company, he had reputation to uphold. He was prepared to throw it all away for him but he knew that Kuroko would hate him if he did that. This was why their relationship must be kept secret, that didn't stop him from trying to show his love for him whenever he could. But, his father would probably condemn their relationship...

Akashi narrowed his eyes at the thought. Once his father found out about this, he would probably split them up, and if he continued to disobey him…he would do something drastic, one of them would probably be shipped off somewhere. That was something he would not allow to happen, no matter what. He wouldn't let anyone destroy their relationship. After all…Tetsuya was his, and only his.

"Kuroko..."

"Hmm? Is there something wrong, Akashi-kun?" Kuroko opened his eyes to glance at the redhead. Akashi's serious tone was making him nervous. All of a sudden, the peaceful atmosphere around them suddenly turned a little tense. It wasn't that noticeable but it was still there.

"There's nothing wrong, I just want to tell you something." Akashi said as he gently grabbed Kuroko's chin and turned it so that he could look directly at his blue eyes.

"Kuroko, I love you so much."

Kuroko's eyes widened as he heard those sweet words whispered so lovingly to him. The tense air disappeared, leaving a warm atmosphere behind. He could feel his heart pounding, and felt blood rushing up to his face. His face was probably as red as his lover's hair, right now. He didn't know why those words made him feel like this. He only knew that the way Akashi said his name, and told him he loved him. It overwhelmed him with this foreign feeling that threatened to burst his heart. He could only take so much happiness.

"A-Akashi-kun…I…love you, too." Kuroko uncharacteristically stuttered. He was not one to show emotion but the redhead always made him lose control. It was someone no one was able to do until he came into his life.

Akashi, whose bangs was covering his eyes, suddenly pulled him in a tight embraced, his hands gripping the back of his shirt. "Kuroko…" Akashi whispered in a tone no one heard before until now, "Please promise me that you would stay with me forever." His grip on his shirt tightened.

"Don't ever leave me, don't ever stop loving me. No matter what, always be by my side for I will always love you, always care for you. Please know that my heart will only beat for you. So please, never stop loving me." it was whispered with so much need that it almost broke Kuroko's heart.

Kuroko furrowed his brows, wondering what brought this on. Akashi wasn't someone who would say something that shows even a remote hint of weakness, much less insecurity. It was weird, yet hearing him profess his love to him with such raw emotion made him feel as if he was the luckiest person alive. Closing his eyes, he slowly wound his arms around him, comforting Akashi by returning his tight hug.

"Akashi-kun doesn't have to worry about anything. I love you too much I feel that my heart will stop beating without you. I won't ever let you go, never. Akashi-kun had always made me happy, in turn; I also want to make you happy." He said, each word laced with every bit of his feelings, "I love you, Akashi-kun." He poured his entire heart to him, erasing all of Akashi's doubts. He nuzzled his face in the crook of Akashi's neck, relishing in the warmth that he was giving, fully content in the redhead's arms.

Akashi was overwhelmed with happiness. He really loved Kuroko so much, too much. Akashi, whose bangs was still covering his eyes, smiled. None noticed that it was a different kind of smile. It was warm, yet cold at the same time. It was a satisfied smile, one that you can see on someone who accomplished something. Both of them were silent, they just continued to embrace each other. Unknown to them, Akashi's left eye shined gold before it returned to its original color.

I love you, Tetsuya…

True to Akashi's words, the captain of Teiko's basketball club returned the next day.

Nijimura Shuzou felt oddly relieved, a small amount of burden was lifted from his shoulders, and now, he had one less thing to worry about. He thought about his problem for days, weighing the con and pros before finally coming to a decision. He already told the Head Coach, and the one involved already knew – he noted that Akashi was patiently waiting for everything to be over. He smirked inwardly; he knew that he wouldn't regret anything. He could entrust the redhead with this responsibility. He waited patiently while the coach gathered everyone.

"Everyone, listen up! Your captain has something to say!"

Nijimura took this as his cue; he stepped forward, inhaled deeply, and readied himself for the shock reactions that are sure to come.

"As the coach said, I have something very important to announce. I am resigning as your captain." He paused, letting the information sink in. Confused whispers filled the gym.

He cleared his throat, silencing all the noise, and continued. "Before you ask, I am resigning because of private issues that I hope you won't pry into." He said with a pointed glare. "While I may not be the captain anymore, I will still be on the team. As of now, your new captain will be Akashi Seijuro." He gestured Akashi to step forward, which he did. "I hope that you will respect and follow him just as you had to me."

After that there was silence, no one knew how to react to the news. They didn't really have any complaints; they all knew that Akashi wwould be able to lead them well. During the days the captain was absent, Akashi, being the vice-captain, managed the team very well. He was strict, yet not overly so. He treats everyone fairly, and has this natural charisma that draws everybody to him like moths to a flame.

Kuroko knew of Akashi's strength firsthand, Akashi was, after all, his instructor and his lover. There was no doubt that Akashi will lead Teiko to the top, no doubts at all. This was something no one can truly deny, Akashi was strong.

Kuroko felt so happy for Akashi, even though it didn't show in his face, if someone looked in his eyes, they could see the overwhelming joy he was feeling. If this didn't stop, he might even show a smile. Kuroko stared at Akashi, who was currently making a speech. He caught his eye, and he blushed. Akashi wa perfect as always.

Too perfect. Kuroko furrowed his eyebrows as he stared down the ground, and inwardly frowned. That foreboding feeling suddenly came back in full force. His instincts keep screaming at him to leave…leave now while he still can! It was unsettling.

He was startled from his thoughts when he heard the coach yell, "Everyone continue practicing!"

"Oi, Tetsu. You okay?"

He looked up to see Aomine's curious face. "Yes, I was just lost in my thoughts." He replied.

"Geez, Tetsu…You've been out of it lately." Aomine stretched, and put his arms behind his head. "If you continue that, someone might get a punishment from a certain someone ~" he teased.

"You're right. Please be careful, Aomine-kun."

"Sure—Hey! Tetsu, you—"

Kuroko walked away, leaving a gaping Aomine behind. And just like that, with the appointment of a new captain, Teiko basketball club slowly fell into a new routine.

The die has been cast, there will be no going back.

First chapter is finished! The chapter is..fine, I feel that it's a little rushed but I didn't want to drag it longer than I have to. Nothing much happened but this is actually very important for future developments.

* Edited 07/31/14:I decided to change the way Kuroko and Akashi call each other. That way it'll be easier to know which Akashi is out. Also, I love writing Bokushi!

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