Update: I edited the whole grammars in this chapter so hopefully you won't be confused when reading this.
Kuroko no Basuke is copyrighted by Fujimaki Tadatoshi-sensei!
The OCs are mine.
Warning: Akashi x OC. Later on it will be Midorima x OC, but the main story is focused on Akashi.
Alluring Gaze
Chapter 01
Miscalculation
Days have passed like usual, as the students of Rakuzan High implied. They have been doing their usual routine at school; took classes, joined club activities, took part in student community, or so on. The same said to the one and only Akashi Seijurou.
After hearing his enrollment in Rakuzan, people who recognized him were all restless. Indeed, he was and is still popular. Not because he was a pop idol or such. It was because he was the fearless captain of Generation of Miracles – what people call him and his former team in middle school. For Akashi Seijurou to enroll in Rakuzan, it could be a miracle, or doom.
Well, because he is Akashi. People remembered him as a man with short red hair and a pair of heterochromatic eyes; red on the right and gold on the left. He's the shortest from the rest of his ex-team, but people won't let that taboo "short" word slip when he's around. Put that aside, he has a good leadership in leading his ex-team to three consecutive victories. His skill, "Emperor Eye", has taken a toll to his challengers. So, with him in Rakuzan, the school hopes that their own basketball team will also be the strongest team in every plays. The strongest, and always be the winner. Just like Akashi's one belief.
The winners are granted. The losers are forgotten.
Now the said teen was walking through the hall, ignoring every student's eyes on him. It couldn't be helped, though. They could only see him but didn't dare to talk to him. It was because of his menacing aura which gives off cold demeanor. Also it was because he only talks to those whom he respects and acknowledges. He won't tolerate those who are not in those categories to look at him in the eyes (and call him short).
Akashi only kept his calm demeanor while walking. He was not bothered by it because it was meaningless.
It was now lunch time and he was going to the library to rest a bit after eating his lunch. He actually wanted to play shogi, but he thought maybe he would do it another day. After ascending to the second floor, he noticed some students are gathering in front of the bulletin board next to the stairs. A little curious, he slowed his pace and searched something that the students were gathering to. A big-bold words captured his eyes; "The Next Miss Rakuzan!".
"I don't know they hold that kind of event here." Akashi thought himself. "What's the point for that? Popularity? Girls these days…"
Below the title, there were six photos of the female students of Rakuzan with their names below it. All of them had different pose to each other – obviously they were being photographed, by the way their faces looked to the camera – with their Rakuzan uniforms. Well, not all of them.
One photo showed a long dark-brown-haired student is reading a book in the library. One could say it was a candid photo, by how the photo was taken behind the gap between the books. Although her face was not looking to the camera, people still could see her face clearly. A pair of green eyes narrowed slightly to the thick book she was holding and her lips formed a straight line. She wore her uniform tidily, unlike the other candidates who tried to be "cute" with their short skirts. The name below her photo read "Urenomiya Sakuya. Class 1-A".
Akashi furrowed his brows. He IS in class 1-A. Did his class have a student named Urenomiya Sakuya? But, maybe he didn't notice because he didn't really care. Like he thought, it's pointless. So he just shrugged it off and continued to walk, not until he halted his foot when he heard some students' chattering near the bulletin board.
"Ah, Sakuya-chan!" A girl with a high-pitched voice called her friend, who is Urenomiya Sakuya. Akashi turned his head and peeked at the dark-brown-haired girl who was just ascending the stairs and approached her friend. Yes, indeed she was one of the candidates from the Miss Rakuzan.
"What is it, Takano-san?" Sakuya's low voice shocked Akashi a little. He never thought the girl has deep voice similar to a boy. But he still kept his expression calm.
Her friend giggled at her. "I never thought you would be joining the popularity contest!"
Instead of giving her a nod, Sakuya was expressionless. People didn't recognize it, but Akashi knew the Sakuya-girl was confused. She narrowed her green eyes. "I'm sorry, Takano-san. But I never joined any contest for the school festival."
Takano blinked innocently at her. "Huh? Are you sure?" Takano then grabbed Sakuya's wrist lightly and pulled her into the bulletin board. She then pointed out to the photo of someone she knows. "Isn't this you? It even has your name and class on it."
The students around the bulletin board were looking curiously at Sakuya, who seemed in confusion. The said girl raised her brows when she spotted her photo on the board. She rubbed her index finger on her chin; deep in thoughts.
"When you see her closely, actually she's cute." One of the students' whispers was heard among the commotion.
Takano's face brightened when she heard that. She turned her head to the source of the voice. "Of course she is! Sakuya-chan is pretty and smart! She is also excelled in-"
Her rants about Sakuya were interrupted when they heard a torn-paper's sound. It was Sakuya, who torn her photo from the board forcefully. Her action made everyone's shocked, Akashi was included.
"S-Sakuya-chan?" Takano looked at Sakuya, worried. She never thought her friend would do that.
"Could I know the one who was responsible for this event?" she asked everyone around her while crushing her photo with one hand. Her cold tone made their faces paled. They never knew Sakuya would be this angry, although her blank face betrayed it.
"Y-you could ask the student council for that. T-they arranged all the events for the festival, after all…" Someone replied her question with shivers.
"I see. Thank you." Sakuya turned her heels and started walking with fast pace, probably to the student council's room. Judging by her sudden action, she didn't know anything about joining the event. She walked past Akashi who was still standing in his spot. Both of their eyes then met briefly before Sakuya let her gaze to the hall again. Akashi still glanced at her retreating figure; felt something when the moment of their eyes locked.
She didn't waver at all nor feel afraid, unlike others who felt terrified because they dared to look him in the eyes. It was like she didn't know who he is. She didn't know the famous Akashi Seijurou. The thought of that made Akashi smirked.
He needed to discipline her the next time he met her.
The moment he entered the library, Akashi was met with another presence. The black-haired guy with gentle eyes whom he knows as one of his present team, Mibuchi Reo, was sitting in one of the chairs reading a book; a science book to be exact. He is one of the five "Crownless Kings"; those who are overshadowed by Generation of Miracles' gift. Mibuchi then noticed his captain and nodded at him.
"Searching for something, Sei-chan?"
Akashi nodded and went over to browse the books from non-fiction section. When he found the one that interests him, he took the book and sat in front of Reo.
"It's rare for you to be here, Sei-chan. You always play shogi in other room," said Mibuchi with curiosity. Indeed, he never knew his captain reads books in his leisure time.
Akashi chuckled. "The same goes for you, Reo. It's rare to see you reading a science book."
The second-year only shrugged. "I don't want my grade in that particular subject fails again. Anyway, you don't want me to skip practices just because I have to attend extra lessons, right?"
"I don't mind if it's you, because I know you'll make it somehow."
"Oh really? How can you be so sure?"
"Because I just know it." Akashi said it with proud in his tone. Of course, because he is always right. "Reo. You are taking part in student council, I assume?"
Reo blinked. "Yes, I am. Why?"
"I saw the Miss Rakuzan event before going here." After saying that, Mibuchi seemed to know what Akashi would talk about.
"Are you asking about the candidates?" Mibuchi leered at the shorter male in front of him. "Well, me and the others had a hard time selecting the six candidates for the events. But we managed somehow. I still remembered when one of the girls-"
Akashi raised his hand to pause Mibuchi to talk more. "It seems one of the candidates has a problem with the event. I even witnessed the commotion earlier at the bulletin board."
"Problem? Commotion?" Mibuchi was confused at him. "What do you mean, Sei-chan?"
Akashi put down his book on the table. "You'll know when she complains to you. Soon."
As soon as Akashi finished his words, someone entered the library. Both male then turned around to see a dark-brown-haired girl was looking for someone. Be the gentleman as he is, Mibuchi stood up from his chair and approached the girl.
"Is there anything I can help you with, miss?" asked Mibuchi tenderly.
The girl who was actually Sakuya looked up to her taller upperclassman. "Excuse me. Are you Reo Mibuchi-senpai?"
Mibuchi gave his sweet smile to her. "Yes, I am. Do you have any business with me?"
Akashi only watched both of them in amusement. He would see something interesting, after all.
Sakuya bowed to Mibuchi. "My name is Urenomiya Sakuya, from class 1-A. I am here to discuss about the event that you hold for the school festival."
"Oh, you are one of the candidates. Urenomiya-chan, right? Let me hear you then."
"Thank you for your time. If I may request to talk in more private place…" Sakuya trailed off when she spotted Akashi was still sitting on his chair.
Akashi's eyes met again with Sakuya's. It was their second time their eyes locked to each other. Then again, Sakuya still dared to look directly into Akashi without any hint of fear in her green eyes.
Their staring contest was interrupted when Mibuchi cut in. "Of course we can. Shall we go to student council room? I'll make the others leave so we can talk more privately," Mibuchi offered with another smile.
"Are you sure? I didn't interrupt your time with Akashi-san earlier?" Sakuya asked politely.
"Hm? You know Sei-chan?" Mibuchi then turned to Akashi.
"I know him. We are classmate," Sakuya answered with her monotone voice.
"Oh, right. You mentioned you were in class 1-A…" Mibuchi felt embarrassed. "But don't worry about that. We didn't do anything in particular, anyway."
Sakuya seemed a bit hesitant to trust Mibuchi's words. She was actually didn't interrupt them? She hoped she was not.
"Reo," Akashi called. "She's the one who I was talking about."
Mibuchi then realized what Akashi meant. The uncrowned king turned his gaze to Sakuya who was still putting her blank expression. "You're the one who has a problem with the event?"
Sakuya nodded lightly, although she didn't know what Akashi had told Mibuchi about it.
"But why? You've been registered to the event. You can't back out now."
"I'm sorry, but I never joined in the first place. I think someone had wrote my name up and this is what happened," Sakuya voiced out her speculation. Akashi just listened to her with curiosity. Someone had signed her up without her knowing? Who could it be? He smiled to himself while speculating, too.
"Do you know who it was?" Mibuchi asked again. He seemed to understand a little, however he didn't really know what happened actually when Akashi told him about the commotion.
"I believe the photographer did it."
"Our photographer?" Mibuchi started to figure out who was the one assigned as the photographer in the student council. But it seems he couldn't remember whom. Mibuchi clapped both of his hands in front of Sakuya; apologizing. "I'm sorry, Urenomiya-chan. I can't remember. But for now, let me discuss it with the others so we can conclude what will we do about your misunderstanding."
Sakuya nodded at him again. "When will I get the conclusion?"
"Hm… how about tomorrow after school?"
"Alright. I will see you tomorrow, then." Sakuya stepped back and bowed again to Mibuchi. "Thank you so much for your cooperation, Mibuchi-senpai."
"It's okay. It's our fault in the first place. Sorry for dragging you in, Urenomiya-chan."
Sakuya then bid goodbyes to her senpai and Akashi; who only nodded at her. After her departure from the library, Mibuchi sighed. He didn't expect something like that will happen. Just who on earth signed his junior who didn't have any interest to join the contest in the first place?
The black-haired man got back to his chair and faced Akashi. "Hey, Sei-chan."
"Yes?" Akashi looked up to his upperclassman.
"I noticed earlier Urenomiya-chan stared at you for so long, but I had this weird feeling." Mibuchi tried to arrange his words. "What was it? Hm… it's like she didn't recognize you."
"Just as I thought." The only answer Akashi gave him to.
"What? You knew it?"
"Only part of it. By the way, what will you do? She said something about someone signed her up without her permission," Akashi tried to change the subject so Mibuchi wouldn't get too deep into it.
"Well, she thought our photographer did that. But I'm not too sure, though. Seems I can't remember the photographer at all. Strange…" Mibuchi trailed off. "…Another work, then. Jeez, just who's the one responsible for this mess? Annoying."
Akashi just chuckled. Mibuchi really despised it when something is not being kept in line.
"Her photo was different from the start, anyway. I thought it was intentional so people thought she's smart or something. But then, this happened… Why, thank you!"
"Reo. It's best if you stop ranting and do your own business as soon as possible, right?" Akashi suggested.
"Though it irritates me, I guess you're right, Sei-chan." Mibuchi then put his book back to the shelf. "I should go. See you at practice later, Sei-chan."
Before Mibuchi got out from the door, Akashi called him. "Reo."
The said-man glanced from his shoulder. "Hm?"
"I have to remind you again. We have practices today and tomorrow after school."
"Why did you have to remind me? Of course I know-" then Mibuchi got shocked. "T-tomorrow, too?"
Akashi smirked at him. "You heard me well."
Mibuchi face-palmed himself. "Gosh. I forgot and I made an appointment with Urenomiya-chan tomorrow, too. Great! How will you go through this, Mibuchi Reo?!" Mibuchi cursed himself.
"It's best if you tell her about it. I know you don't like to make a girl waits, right?"
"You got me, Sei-chan. You got me…" Mibuchi sighed. "Unfortunately, I must hurry to the student council room and settle my business in there. I don't have time for Urenomiya-chan. What should I do?"
Mibuchi then thought of something. He grinned at Akashi, who seemed didn't know what was his plan. "Instead, I need your help for this, Sei-chan."
"Me?"
"You and Urenomiya-chan are in the same class, I assume? Then I could ask your help to tell Urenomiya-chan about the practice."
Akashi thought to himself. He will deliver the message to Sakuya who's in the same class as he is. He will approach her. He will talk to her briefly. So, why don't take that opportunity to discipline Sakuya? So he can make sure that she won't dare to look at him in the eyes again with her blank gaze. Somehow, it was irritating him but not in the usual way like Kuroko Tetsuya did. His former player sometimes confused him with his blank gaze similar to Sakuya's. People with those eyes were difficult to deal with, since they wouldn't let everyone knew what they were feeling. One word to describe; mysterious.
Actually, introvert is a suitable word for both of them.
"…I wish I could talk to her again today. She's so alluring." Mibuchi muttered to himself, didn't go unnoticed by Akashi.
"Could you repeat that?" It's unnusual for Mibuchi to praise someone's looks, especially girls – although the man called himself a gentleman. He acts nice towards girls, but never praise them.
"Hm? I said I wanted to talk to her again."
"After that."
Mibuchi blinked. "She's so alluring?"
Akashi chuckled. "Why did you say that? It amused me; for Reo to praise someone's looks."
"Is there something wrong with that, Sei-chan? Just because I have never praised a person's trait?" Mibuchi whined. "But it's true. Urenomiya-chan is alluring."
"Which part?" Akashi asked curiously.
"Obviously everything, of course~" Mibuchi clapped his hands. "It's like first love. Oh no, did I just fall in love?" He dramatically acted like an actor of opera; much to Akashi dismay.
"I don't think so. She's plain to me. There's nothing special about her. She has no redeeming qualities which pick my interest," Akashi said; not believing himself would say that. He just met her first time even though they were in the same class. But even so, he continued on. "As a man, I can say she's not too attractive nor hideous either. I know you're being hypocryte. Just tell me, which part makes you said that?"
"Jeez, Sei-chan. It's true!" Mibuchi crossed his arms. "But if you insisted, I love her eyes."
Hoho. Akashi never thought Mibuchi would say that.
"Her eyes are similar to your ex-teammate. Who was it? Tet-chan?" Akashi rolled his eyes at Mibuchi's nickname to Kuroko. "They really are difficult to understand. But for me, Urenomiya-chan's is the hardest one! The moment when you look into her eyes, it feels like she completely pulls you into her abyss. No offense, of course!"
"I don't understand, and you're exaggerating, Reo."
"See? You even don't understand! That's why I said she's the harder one!"
"Oh, Reo. How I want to teach you a lesson for that," Akashi thought. He knows everything. That means he understands too well.
Before getting himsef a death warning, Mibuchi concluded. "Well, let's just said I just love her eyes the most. So, Sei-chan? Would you help me out?"
Akashi crossed his arms. "I will grant it. In addition, your menus will be doubled."
Mibuchi sweat-dropped. Oh, Akashi. How sweet you are. "Well then. I'll take my leave~"
"Of course. Have a nice day, Reo." Akashi said mockingly. After Mibuchi left, he decided to continue the book he was reading. But Mibuchi's voice interrupted him again. This time, the said-man peeked from the door.
"By the way, Sei-chan. This is the first time you're talking about a girl."
That statement, of course, made Akashi glared at him. "Care to explain that?"
Mibuchi shrugged his shoulders. "You never talk about girls, you know? Even not bothered mentioning about her 'redeeming qualities' of yours." He then chuckled. "Also, Sei-chan. I think this is the first time I find you miscalculated someone."
Akashi furrowed his brows. He miscalculated someone?
"I'm talking about Urenomiya-chan, you know~" Mibuchi continued on. "I know you're always right, Sei-chan. But there are times I doubt it. Especially this. You said Urenomiya-chan doesn't have redeeming qualities? I don't think so."
The gentle-eyed man chuckled darkly. "Let's see it for ourselves. Will she show us her true form? Time will tell~"
After Mibuchi left for real this time, Akashi was still deep in thoughts. He was wrong about Sakuya? No way. He already knew the moment he saw her. He would know if someone has notable qualities. He knows everything.
There's no way he was wrong.
He is absolute afterall.
Akashi smirked. One day he will make Reo realized he was wrong from the start. He will prove it that Urenomiya Sakuya; a quiet, plain-looking girl from class 1-A, has no redeeming qualities.
Or so he thought.
Author Notes:
Hello, everyone. Nice to meet you. I'm new to fanfiction and so, this is my first story.
And yes, this story is mainly focused on Akashi and OC's relationships. I will included the other member of GoM, but it's still a long way to go.
I hope you enjoy the story. Sorry if there were some grammar mistakes or mistyping. I'm still improving my English. Also, sorry if the characters here are out of character. I'll try to sort out their personalities.
Please review and tell me what do you think, so I can improve more and be more thoughtful.
Have a nice day everyone.