Disclaimer: 'born on the day of earthquakes' doesn't own Kuroko no Basuke.
Warning: Unbeta'd. OOC.
Summoner 101: Lesson 1
Summoning a demon can only be done by selected gifted individuals. It is quite similar to performing magic. Performing magic involves creating a path to the demon world and gathering power to utilize in the human world. Demons can be summoned in a similar way: creating a path to the demon world, calling to a demon, guiding the demon back to the human world and gathering power for the demon to utilize in the human world. This is done with a couple of circles, a circle for the summoner and another for the demon.
The small red-haired boy blinked, straining his eyes against the darkness of the training room to look at the drawn circle opposite him. He stood on his own smaller circle that was connected to the other with two lines, and he really was tempted to step out of it just to see what appeared this time. He was about to move but a stern voice stopped him.
"Akashi-sama," a green-haired boy called out as he pushed his glasses up his nose. "You do know that it's dangerous to step out of your circle during summoning, don't you? You still don't know how to set up a shield."
"But I'm really curious, Shintarou..." said the child called Akashi. He smiled despite the stare given to him. "It's been a while since I've been allowed to summon someone."
"Yeah, just let him be, Midorima," a yawning wolf said in the corner. "I'll just protect Sei-sama when the new bastard decides to hurt him."
"Watch your language, Mine-chin," said a large male munching on some snacks. "Aka-chin-sama can hear you, you know..."
Akashi puffed his cheeks. "I'll just take a look!"
"Wait, Akashi-sama!"
The small boy stepped out of his circle, running toward the bigger one without hesitation. Immediately, puffs of black cloud appeared and surrounded the small boy. The black smoke formed into ropes of darkness, wrapping around the thin wrists and ankles of the red-haired boy.
A growl was heard. A silver wolf appeared, latching itself on the black ropes and biting them to free the red-haired boy. An inhuman scream sounded in the room as the ropes untangled themselves from the boy.
"Stop, Daiki!" Akashi yelled. "You're hurting him!"
"But, Seijuro-sama," the wolf said, moving his large body protectively around the small boy. He regarded the burnt marks on Akashi's arms and legs. "He's hurting you. He must be banished."
"He's just scared," Akashi said calmly. He patted the head of the wolf while he turned to the green-haired boy an d the other larger male. "Shintarou and Atsushi, you should calm down too. Let me handle this."
Akashi began to mutter under his breath. Red sparks appeared by his feet, lighting up the circle he was standing on with the said color. The ropes of darkness quivered, drawing together into a single black blob that stayed in the middle of the circle. Akashi made seals with his hands before finishing his spell with a single word.
The room darkened again. Akashi smiled as he began running towards the middle of the circle. The black blob moved as he leaned down to pick it up.
Wide blue eyes blinked before looking up at the red ones staring at it.
"My name is Akashi Seijuro," the boy said. "What's your name?"
Midorima sighed, appearing just beside Akashi while looking warily at the blob of darkness that sat on his master's hands. "You're so reckless, Akashi-sama... You shouldn't immediately give your name to demons like us."
"But I trust you guys," the small boy said. "Is that wrong?"
"I don't know if that's wrong or right," the giant male eating at the corner said. "But I really like you, Aka-chin-sama."
"Thank you, Atsushi," Akashi said with a small blush on his face. The wolf approached him and rubbed licked Akashi's face. "Haha! Daiki, that tickles!"
When Aomine rubbed his face against Akashi's shoulder, Akashi turned to Midorima expectingly. Midorima sighed again.
"Akashi-sama,..." Midorima started saying. "I..."
"Ah! So your name is Kuroko Tetsuya, huh?" Akashi suddenly exclaimed as he leaned his face towards the round darkness sitting on his palms. "I'll call you 'Tetsuya' then."
Midorima stood frozen just behind his master while the wolf chuckled and the large male continued munching on his snacks.
Blue eyes blinked again. Black fur grew thickly around the round object. Two long ears shot from the head while a small nose sniffed at the hand holding the small demon.
"A black rabbit?" Akashi said. "You're so cute, Tetsuya."
The small black rabbit snuggled on the small warm hands that held him. It was the first time that he had ever been so close to a human. Other stronger demons surrounded the human too, so he felt so insignificant. But the small warm hands supported him. He never regretted heeding the call from the human world despite him feeling so weak.
At that time, their human master, Akashi Seijuro, was four years old.
A/N: Notice that there are certain demons who use two honorifics with Akashi's name. I just want to keep their usage of the honorific to keep their characteristic. But there is a demon who call Akashi by his first name even though he doesn't in canon. Just ignore that one. Just ignore everything. Anyway, it's AU. XDDD
Rant: My grades are dying. I don't care anymore. /wrist