Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket. It belongs to Tadatoshi Fujimaki. I own my mind though. Ha.

Pairing: Kagami x Kuroko mainly, but there'll be side parings as well.

Warnings: Boys Love. (Everything would be soft core regarding that.) Some violent scenes when action is required (nothing you haven't already watched on TV.)

Full summary: Kuroko is an average young adult who studies philosophy, he has good friends and a good life but suddenly his life is thrown into disarray and his reality turned upside down as unexpected beings 'contact' him. Who is that person who wants him no matter what? The stars and danger are closer than expected. Will the truth of his heritage be revealed, or the ruthless emperor will change his mind before Kagami can do anything? When he is the key to an intergalactic war where the perception of time and space are a stake, there is so much to think about.

A/N:First KuroBasu story! I can't think anything to say! Please enjoy and review!

•••

Usually there isn't a thin line between dreams and reality. Often we can recognize what can hurt us and what cannot. Kuroko didn't know if what was happening was real or not. He was watching as a pair of fierce red eyes stared down at him. It was the prettiest red color he had ever seen in his life, but they were icy, callous, and almost cruel. Kuroko didn't know why those eyes were watching him that way. The eyes belonged to a man standing beside Kuroko while he lay down on a hard surface. Kuroko could feel the proximity of the other. Slowly, as if he had been dreaming for a long time, Kuroko started to focus on his surroundings. It was a foreign cold dark place; the walls and the ceiling were metallic blue. It was clear that he wasn't in his room anymore, but Kuroko had yet to understand if this was a dream or not-it was the only reason why he hadn't panicked.

The man shifted closer, his hand slipping over Kuroko's chest until he reached his neck. Kuroko didn't have the time to react when he started squeezing his throat. His body jumped, trying to move away, but within seconds Kuroko realized that his hands and legs were tied. He got the answer to his previous doubt as he gasped for air. This was certainly real. Kuroko felt that his heart was about to burst, he squeezed his eyes shut. The shock overwhelmed his mind and body. He couldn't think of a solution to what was happening, fear began to plague him from all directions. Suddenly, the oppression on his neck ceased. Air rushed freely through his lungs along with relief. However, the hand hadn't left his neck. Instead, fingertips buried themselves into his skin moving up and down as if searching for a switch.

Kuroko opened his eyes as the hand left his neck, to see the retreating back of the man who had almost choked him to death only seconds ago. The door opened automatically and Kuroko caught a glimpse of something extraordinary. For an instant he saw a scene beyond his wildest dreams, a big blue planet floated outside a window while thousands of stars shone in a dark background. Kuroko recognized that blue planet. His mind gave him possible answers; he wasn't pleased with any of them.

He gazed upwards the metallic blue ceiling, feeling immensely helpless, and strangely calm.

•••

Kagami's heavy footsteps echoed in the hallway. An automatic door opened and he went inside the control room, the occupants looked in his direction.

"He doesn't have a neural interface," Kagami informed. "He didn't even try to resist when I tried to test his abilities."

"Did you untie him, Kagami?" Vice-captain Hyuuga asked him in a sharp tone. "Did you even give him a chance to fight back?"

Kagami remained silent.

"Incompetent idiot," Hyuuga sighed.

"The point is that he didn't do anything more than squirm," Kagami grumbled.

"And that is a problem for you because your playtime is halved, isn't it?"

"Enough you two," Captain Riko spoke, frowning. "I don't like this situation at all. This job has been troublesome from the start."

"You think so too?" Hyuuga narrowed his eyes.

"Yes," Riko glanced outside through the crystal embedded in the wall of the ship; Earth was the name of the planet, another little speckle among the cosmos.

"Since we do jobs outside the jurisdiction, we ended up travelling to this deserted galaxy. We don't ask questions regarding the origins of the job, but this is too strange." She moved away from the reflection of the blue planet. "The results say that there isn't a database for his genetic code... At least for half of it."

"Human… and something more?" Hyuuga held her gaze, and she nodded in response.

"What's the big deal?" Kagami asked. "We just need to transport him to the designated location and that's it. It's great that he's not putting any resistance, right?"

"When Kagami says something reasonable," Riko pursed her lips lightly, "a star implodes on itself somewhere in an unexplored faraway galaxy." Hyuuga snickered and Kagami glared pointedly at his superiors.

"I'm done with my job. I'll be in my cabin." Kagami didn't wait for a reply, the doors closing behind him.

"He doesn't realize what is happening, does he? We stumbled into something big. And that boy… that boy is a mystery," Riko wore an unusual worried expression. "We weren't able to pinpoint his location with our technology so we had to work personally using our abilities."

"And yet we couldn't find him." Hyuuga said, standing closer beside her, "That boy was invisible."

"Until Kagami came to help," Riko held her gaze.

Silence enveloped them for a moment; only the soft lull of the machines surrounding the room made any sound.

"Maybe I'm overthinking things and Kagami is right. Our job is to transport him nothing more," Riko sighed.

"Maybe," Hyuuga agreed, "but maybe not. Remember, we don't know who our employer is. We don't know who we are dealing with."

The two contemplated the blue, crystal clear planet, "What are you implying?"

"I'm thinking that we need to be prepared for anything," Hyuuga's hard gaze was reflected in the clarity of the glass in front of them, the blue planet slowly moved in the black canvas of space, "Nothing is safe in these times."

•••

Kagami hadn't always worked with Riko and Co. In the past, he had held a completely different title, one in which his goal wasn't the safety of the 'merchandise', but rather the disposalof it. Now, he was living peacefully, thanks to Riko. He was grateful for it, although he wasn't very expressive about it. Kagami lifted his left arm and stared at it for a while. He stretched his fingers and a familiar face with an annoying grin flashed through his mind. He growled angrily, shaking his head forcefully. He stood from his bed digging his nails into his palms. He tried to calm down, and decided to go for a walk. The ship they were using wasn't nearly as big as the main one, but since the other one was undergoing maintenance, they had little to choose from.

On his way, he passed the control room where Hyuuga and Riko were setting course to AↄtthiçФ, which was the location of place they were supposed to deliver the boy. They still had a long way to go. He turned right, and entered the room where the 'merchandise' was located. As expected, he hadn't moved an inch from where Kagami had left him. He strolled inside without a reason in mind and stared down at him. He certainly didn't have any of the common characteristics of any races he had known. It was mildly intriguing to say the least.

"Light," Kagami ordered and bright white blinding lights lit the room. Kagami gazed curiously at the creature before him when he flinched, his small brow furrowed as if he was in pain. The boy's eyes began to open carefully. Kagami calmly took in the boy's appearance, which he hadn't had the opportunity to do so before. He concluded that the merchandise looked feeble. While he focused on that thought, a pair of azure eyes began to focus on him. Kagami didn't know why but for a moment-a ridiculous long moment-he found himself drowning in bottomless pits of blue color. His mind didn't register or acknowledge it, but his entire being felt something crack deep inside himself.

Soon, things he didn't know about himself would be revealed, questions that concerned a long forbidden tortuous story, but the boy in front of him would not answer it. The boy would not be the answer but the cause.

"Name?" Kagami found himself asking tonelessly.

The merchandise was still staring at him, and he looked startled when he heard Kagami's deep voice. He hesitated before answering, "Kuroko Tetsuya."

Kagami was confused as to why he had asked for a name. He already knew it, but for some reason he wanted to confirm the information he had. He fought a strange sensation for a second, and he almost missed when the boy said.

"It's nice to meet you."

It was a laughable moment but Kagami didn't laugh; again he said something he didn't mean to say, "Yeah, I'm Kagami."

Kagami tried to reason with himself that he wasn't feeling well; he thought that perhaps he had eaten something that had gone bad earlier.

"Um, sir," Kuroko spoke, bringing Kagami's attention back to him, "may I ask where I am?"

"Just Kagami," Kagami felt the need to bite his tongue off.

"Alright," Kuroko didn't once look bothered by the restraints on his hands and feet, "Kagami, could you tell me what is happening?"

That question seemed to snap Kagami back to his senses. "In a few words, someone wanted you and we are on our way to deliver you, for a profit, of course."

Kuroko remained silent while Kagami observed him. "I see. Thank you for your honest answer."

Kagami frowned, for some reason he was ticked off by Kuroko's meekness. "Aren't you gonna try something?" From the beginning the only thing Kagami had noticed was the dullness of his face. "Are you even scared?"

"I certainly am afraid and quite confused," Kuroko said deadpan. "However, I do not see the point of doing such a reckless thing when I clearly do not have a way to fight back or a plan of escape to back me up. I reckon that the wisest and safest choice is to understand what is happening and then take the proper subsequent actions."

"You're…" Kagami was amused, "weird."

"People often tell me so." Kuroko's face changed for a fraction of a second showing resignation but it was back to his usual emotionless state afterwards.

"Do you know…" Kagami stopped, he didn't have to know, and yet he wanted, "Do you know why there's a reward for your head?"

"I do not know," Kuroko tried to move his arms but it was hard to do so, "Frankly speaking, I did not believe that other beings existed outside the Solar System. I guess it was conceited of me to think that humans were the only beings in the vastness of space. However, I cannot fathom why someone would want a human like me."

Kagami narrowed his eyes at that, "Human?" he asked, and again his body moved on its own accord, he began unfastening Kuroko's restrains, halfway he tried to stop himself but guessed that he could easily stop the tiny little creature if he tried anything but something told him that it was something unlikely to happen.

"Yes," Kuroko said sitting up on the table he was previously laying on, and sighed in content when he could stretch out, "I am a human."

"Are you sure?" Kagami asked, standing in front of him. Now, he noted how small Kuroko was.

Kuroko frowned slightly; Kagami found the action fascinating, "Is there something I do not know?"

Before Kagami could respond the door opened and Hyuuga walked in. He was startled by the sight in front of him. "What are you doing?"

Kagami glanced at the boy beside him, "Talkin'."

•••

The four moons shone brilliantly in the dark night sky. It was a normal night in AↄthiçФ. This planet was one of the richest planets in the alliance, and also one of the most important, although the term 'alliance' was merely a formality. AↄtthiçФ., was in reality the main power, the axis that provided economic, military and financial subsistence for most of the ᶅ๏-ᾷᶇ., galaxy and its vicinities, but it wasn't the planet itself which made its overwhelming power possible. For a long, long time, AↄtthiçФ., had been connected to certain planets which coexisted as one with it. The planets were under one rule, a single order, and they followed only one race's power.

"Aka-chin~," a tall male called, stepping inside a studio where a redhead male was writing, "I've got a report from Mine-chin~."

"Murasakibara Atsushi," Akashi slowly raised his head, giving him a hard look. "Call before coming here."

"Ehhh, but it's kinda an emergency situation~," Murasakibara was chewing something, slightly concerned that Akashi had used his full name. "I couldn't use the NI for this~."

Akashi narrowed his eyes beckoning the other closer. His voice was firm and commanding as he spoke. "30 radius from us, equip off." The system was turned off and Akashi motioned Murasakibara to continue.

"The-you-know-what is near you-know-where~."

Akashi didn't seem to mind the informality of the report. "Why is Daiki related to this then?"

"Mine-chin went to get the-you-know-what."

Akashi seemingly serene demeanor suddenly changed. "What?"

If Murasakibara felt affected by the change, he didn't show it. "Yeah, the ones who found the-you-know-what were Sɇiriᶇ., mercenaries, and it seems that the unnamed is working for them now~."

Akashi seemed to tense even more. "I'll have a serious talk with Daiki when he comes back. He has to learn to report before doing missions."

Murasakibara simply pitied Aomine Daiki's fate.

"Although, this incident only has reinforced my previous theories," He walked up to the window as the four moons changed colors. Slowly, the moons became golden red in color. "I'm looking forward to meeting you, Tetsuya."

•To Be Continued•