Aloha~ It's been a year since I posted Kagami Interrogation (time sure flies!). I should have posted this story sooner but I couldn't find a proper proofreader around... TxT

At first, I wanted to post Kuroko Report and Akashi's Secret separately, but since the stories are somewhat linked, I finally decided to publish them on a same post. Speaking of the timeline, this story is supposed to be followed by Kuroko Investigation and Kagami Interrogation, but since it's a backward-type story, you'll have to read those two stories first before reading this one.

PROLOGUE

Kuroko still found it hard to believe that Seirin could defeat Rakuzan and become the number one in Japan. It wasn't strange that they were blinded by euphoria. Now that he was home, took a shower and had dinner, the scenes in today's final match between Seirin and Rakuzan started to resurfacing in his mind when he was lying down on his bed.

A short conversation between Akashi and him when they warming up before the match.

"To be honest, I am quite surprised. I thought of the probability of you arriving here was very low. Found the answer you were seeking?"

"Yes."

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When Akashi introduced Mayuzumi as the 'new' phantom sixth man, this ill news shocked everyone else in Seirin, especially Kuroko.

"He has the same traits as Tetsuya, but the basic specs are all one notch higher. In other words, Tetsuya is the previous model. Mayuzumi Chihiro is the new model for the phantom sixth man."

While everyone viewed Mayuzumi as perfected phantom sixth man (not only that he could use misdirection, his individual skills was also impressive), Kuroko had a different impression – this certainly was what Akashi had wanted him to be and he deliberately wanted him to know that.

# # #

Kuroko noticed that there was something different with Akashi after he was stopped by Kagami who's in ZONE combined with his exclusive Quasi-Emperor Eye. Soon his hunch was proven right.

"It's been a while, Kuroko-kun." Akashi greeted Kuroko with a smile that he had longed for.

# # #

A few last seconds before the whistle indicating the game's over was blown.

"For I am a shadow." said Kuroko to Akashi who tried to stop him at the very last second.

This caught Akashi off guard because it was the second time Kuroko said the same thing to him, which resulted in Kagami scoring successfully and Seirin becoming the winner of this year's Winter Cup Champions.

Of all things that occurred during the match, which probably would guarantee him a sleepless night tonight, the fact that Akashi Seijuurou had returned to his old self felt like a miracle to Kuroko. Back in Teikou Middle School, everything had drastically changed since Akashi changed. But still, neither Kuroko nor Akashi himself called it quits in their relationship. It was left hanging on a bare thread of uncertainty. After Winter Cup's closing ceremonies and all, they didn't get to see each other, let alone a chance to talk privately and sort things out.

Kuroko reached out for his cellphone next to him. He flipped it opened and looked for a specific person stored on his contacts – Akashi Seijuurou. When he was trying to remember when was the last time he saw this display, a strong feeling suddenly swept over Kuroko. He missed him so very very much to the point that it pained him. Should he give him a call? He used to do that. But what if Akashi had deleted his numbers? He knew Akashi never answered a call from unknown numbers.

After giving it a thought, Kuroko changed his mind. Even though the old Akashi had returned, it didn't mean that everything would be the same as before. Things were different now. Speaking of their relationship, how did they end up this way? Kuroko closed his eyes, tracing back through the memories he chose to lock and bury deep down inside.

Next chapters will be Kuroko Report then Akashi's Secret alternately ^^;

Any comments, suggestions, feedback etc are welcome~!