Emperor of the Opera
Anime/Manga: Kuroko no Basuke
Movie: Phantom of the Opera (2004 version)
Shippings: Main—KagaKuro (Kagami x Kuroko), Side Pairings- AkaFuri (Akashi x Furihata), AoMomo (Aomine x Momoi), KiKasa (Kise x Kasamatsu), MidoTaka (Midorima x Takao), and MuraHimu (Murasakibara x Himuro). Mentions of HyuuRi (Hyuuga x Riko)!
I do NOT own Kuroko no Basuke or Phantom of the Opera, they both belong to their original owners! I do not receive any profit for creating this story!
**Notes: Kuroko, Kagami, Aomine, Momoi, and Furihata all know Akashi's real name while everyone else refers to him as "The Emperor", "Emperor of the Opera", and even "The Dictator". Furihata calls Akashi "Seijirou-San" or "Crimson Angel" like how Christine calls the Phantom her "Angel of Music". Songs included, but not all of them and lyrics will be adjusted to fit the setting/characters. Setting will be Paris despite the characters being Japanese to try to fit the story as much as possible. Just assume that the characters know French/English, but have the Japanese accent. This is a work of FICTION, so it won't be exactly like the movie at all!
Warnings: Swearing, violence, psycho craziness for Akashi, death of OCs, possible death of main characters, possible OOC-ness, mentions of sexual relations, MPreg, and slight nudity. You HAVE been warned!
Alex: Enjoy Peeps! My Emperor of the Opera!
CHAPTER 1
Paris, 1919
"Come one! Come all! Today is the once in a lifetime auction at the Paris Opera House!" an announcer cried out towards the bypassing citizens.
"Koganei-Kun, you seem so energetic today. Thank you for all your hard work!" a gray haired, well-dressed woman greeted the young man.
He blushed at the praise the woman gave him then wavered at the sight of her husband glaring at him a few feet away, "It's no problem, Madam Momoi! I'm thankful for the job you and Aomine-San gave me!"
She giggled at his eagerness and they walked together into the crumbling opera house, "I'm glad you like it. The auction is about to begin, so let's go inside! Come on Koganei-Kun, Dai-Chan!"
Unbeknownst to the three people who already went inside the long abandoned building, a fancy two person carriage pulled up at the once grand staircase of the opera house. An elderly man stepped out in a greatly tailored suit that fitted his still broad form. One could tell he was a very tall and large built man in his youth by the way he stretched his tired muscles after getting out of the carriage. His extremely pale, almost whitish red hair showed how it might have been a much more vibrant shade in the prime of his life, and his dark crimson eyes may have long lost their intensity and wildness…but they still hold quite a firm gaze.
He outstretched a wrinkled left hand, a shimmer of something dully shining on his ring finger glinted from the warm afternoon light. A paler, smaller and equally winkled hand took his and a very small man slowly stepped out of the vehicle. His very white hair had a tint of an icy blue shade that might have been darker when he was younger. The other man was just as finely dressed as his partner, yet he looked smaller than his companion. Pale blue eyes looked up at the man who helped him out and gave him a quiet, kind smile to which the larger man returned with a face splitting grin of his own.
The two climbed the staircase at a rather unhurried pace with their grip tight on the others' hand as they prepared to what they will see inside the opera house. A place full of the dreams and nightmares that still haunt them even after so much time has passed them by.
Inside the building, everything was broken or shattered beyond recognition and lost their vivid coloring that they used to have so many years ago. The two men stood at the far corner away from the podium where the auction host was shouting out the items that were being given away. Madam Momoi saw them from the corner of her eye and politely waved at them with a smile on her face. Her husband noticed who she was waving at and gave his own sort of half wave in a lazy motion as if he was swatting a fly. The smaller of the two waved his hand slightly in acknowledgement to the woman and his partner just presented a small nod towards them. She inwardly laughed to herself knowing that her husband and small man's companion don't exactly get along even after all the years they spent together.
"Tetsuya, we don't have be here if you don't want to be in this place." a gruff voice called out to the man next to him.
"Taiga-Kun, I am aware of where I am at right now and I will not leave when we just got here." the other man answered his husband.
Kagami Taiga was a little taken aback from the stubborn answer then said, "We're here for that, right? Do you remember what it looks like?"
Kagami-Kuroko Tetsuya looks up at him in warning then glances back at the podium, "Of course I remember, I still have it burned in my memory even after all these years have passed."
Kagami huffed at the words of his husband knowing that behind the poker face mask his partner was wearing; he knew that Kuroko would obviously remember such an important time of their lives. Of course, he would remember….then again, he remembered it extremely clearly himself. It was as if it all went downhill yesterday, not almost 50 years ago. He can still feel the bright, scarlet flames licking his skin and Kuroko crying out to him with tears in his eyes. Mostly…..definitely…..he remembered….
Him….
The auctioneer just kept selling off random things such as costumes and backdrops the opera house used back in the good old days. Anyone who already got their desired item already left home for the day and it was only a handful amount of people left within the building. Then, it was in the auctioneer's hands…it was a music box in the shape of a monkey wearing Persian robes and carrying cymbals in the monkey's hands. Kagami was the first to place his bid and no one dared to against his claim…going once…..going twice…and sold to Kagami Taiga.
The auction host declared all of a sudden, "And finally, lot six hundred and sixty six! It is the chandelier that used to be broken fifty years ago, but has now been restored with working lights and everything! Who wants to start the bid?!"
Everyone held their breath at the used to be destroyed chandelier that brought back many memories, from unwanted ones to unforgettable ones. Is as if a time machine had activated in that theater, the chandelier suddenly rose to the ceiling and hung from the place it used to hang fifty years ago. The splintered wood and scorched audience seats were revived to their original splendor while any trace of ancient aging seemed to reverse in an unbelievable speed.
Madam Momoi was suddenly standing tall and not hunched over, her once gray hair had been revitalized into a bright, bubblegum pink. Her magenta eyes sparkled in youthful delight with many goals already set in stone right in front of her. Aomine, her husband, suddenly regained back his bright smile and dark blue hair with eyes the color of sapphires glinting mischievously. Fifty years ago when everything was in the prime of Paris, the Paris Opera House is no longer the abandoned piece of crap it was now; it is now this majestic and magnificent building where stars were born, and where your dreams were made.
That was the Paris Opera House…..
Welcome to Paris, 1870.
To Be Continued!
Please support this story and I'll update as often as I can with this story! I'll stick with about 1,300 words per chapter, so it won't be too lengthy for you Peeps. If you do want it longer then please tell me, so that way I can increase the length of the chapters. I don't know how long this story will be, so it'll finish when I basically write in this version have Kuroko and Kagami visit someone's grave in the year 1919 after the events that happen in 1870.
Who's grave? That's for me to know and for you Peeps to find out! As for the roles, they're edited to fit the KnB universe, but I'm not going to have every character from the show. Just the ones I deemed important enough or if they do exist then they have small roles in the story. This is to keep the surplus of characters from being too much. I will have my ships be there, but they will mainly exist in the 1870s' universe and when I talk about them for the 1919 version, I'm just going to put what happened after the events in the opera house.
These are the characters and the roles that they are more or less play in this story, but like I said, they are adjusted to fit the characters/story and NOT the movie! I'm using the movie for plot and such, but that's about it.
Kuroko-Christine (but he's not a damsel in distress or anything, and he's not as useless as she is, an excellent singer who will replace Kise. Use to sing/dance backup before Akashi discovered his talent in singing)
Kagami-Raoul (I'm going to have Kagami and Kuroko know from each other from their days in Japan of course, not childhood friends like in the movie. Was and still is in love with Kuroko ever since they spent quality time back in Japan.)
Akashi-Phantom/Emperor (in the story he's known as the Emperor, he's obsessed with Kuroko, but what if Furihata steps into the scene? He's nicknamed the "Crimson Angel" by Furihata, it makes one wonder it makes him feel something)
Furihata-Meg/Christine's best friend (he sings background with Kuroko before Kuroko becomes a star and he knows Akashi plus nicknames him "Crimson Angel", I wonder if it means something special to the both of them?)
Kise-Prima Donna/That super star-diva chick that Christine replaced (He'll be the main singer like Prima Donna, but he still has his side job as a Paris model or something to keep him busy…possibly might)
Kasamatsu-Prima Donna's partner/lover (Kise's lover/husband in this story. Don't worry, he won't die….maybe. Who knows? It all depends on who you Peeps want to die in this fic to be honest with you)
Aomine-owner of the opera house/Momoi's husband (is NOT madly in love with Kuroko, but is over protective of him. Stands in place for Meg, Madam Giry's daughter)
Momoi-Madam Giry/Aomine's wife (I know Madam Giry didn't have a husband, but had a daughter named Meg. I'm replacing Meg with Aomine basically)
Murasakibara-famous chef/baker/Himuro's lover (I know there wasn't one in the movie, but this big guy deserves some story time!)
Himuro-businessman/Kagami's "brother"/Murasakibara's lover (he's replacing the dude that was with Raoul, I think, in the beginning of the movie)
Midorima-a well-known doctor/Takao's lover (he'll be a regular visitor at the opera house since Takao is one of the singers/dancers there)
Takao-backup singer and dancer/Midorima's lover (he'll be with Furihata most of the time after Kuroko swiftly moves up to stardom and will be the tease of the story)
Hyuuga-a wealthy lord/Riko's husband (he'll make like maybe three appearances at the most, really)
Riko-a wealthy lady/Hyuuga's wife (she'll be with Hyuuga the entire like three times he shows up)
**End Notes: I feel that if Kuroko ever married Kagami, he would keep his last name or just pair it with Kagami's….so Kagami-Kuroko Tetsuya is born! I hope you Peeps are enjoying Emperor of the Opera! Songs will be in the next chapter, I promise! Please review/favorite, it shows me love! Thanks for reading Chapter 1! Bye! 3
