Chapter 1 :
" Tetsuya !"
The young blue-haired boy had just stepped inside the house. He was about to go upstairs when he heard his name being called. It was his father. He turned around and followed the sound which came from the living room.
" Yes?"
He responded with the same polite and small voice like always as soon as he walked into the big living room. It consisted of a book shelf where his father placed most of his novels and documents and two big sofa facing opposite each other. As he looked into the room, what caught his observant eyes first was the overwhelmingly fiery shade of red. He did not pay any attention to his father who was looking at him, his eyes were focused on the guest who was sitting with his back to him.
" Tetsuya?"
He startled and realised he had been staring unwaveringly at the guest.
" Y-Yes?"
" You look motionless. Is something wrong?"
" My apologies, I was just deep in thought."
" May I ask what had caught your attention like that ?"
Kuroko was surprised when an unknown voice appeared in the air. It belonged to the stranger who finally turned around and showed his face. He was absolutely and undeniably beautiful to the point that Kuroko could not help but gazed at him.
" Pardon me. Is there something on my face?"
Kuroko was caught off guard.
" I'm sorry for such behaviours."
He replied and bowed slightly. His face remained emotionless but inside, he was somewhat perplexed. The father, after a while, said:
" Tetsuya, I want to introduce my client, Akashi Seijuuro."
" Nice to meet you, Akashi-san."
" It's a pleasure to meet you, Kuroko-kun!"
The man greeted politely. Everything about him screamed decency and perfection, or at least to the normal naked eyes, Kuroko's father included. But in a way, Kuroko could feel something abnormal about him. It was not just his mismatched eyes or his pale skin which were astonishing incidentally. Something in his eyes bewildered Kuroko, and not really in a good way. And in a brief second, all of his senses told him one thing: STAY AWAY. He decided to trust them.
" Father, I know it might be rude of me to say but, may I go to my room as I have assignment to do ?"
His voice was as soft as always. Being an understanding father, the other man nodded:
" It's fine since we might need to discuss business in privacy."
Kuroko was grateful and even though he did not show it, he was somewhat relieved.
" Then, I'll be going. It was nice meeting you, Akashi-san."
Kuroko said. He then turned his back and went out of the room, or he intended to. He was only one step out the door when he felt a grip at his arm. It was not painful but the coldness did not go unnoticed. A terrifying chill just from one touch that made his blood run cold. He did not even dare to turn around as he knew who it was, his father's hand was warm, not like that at all.
" Kuroko-kun!"
His name was called, but he did not want to respond.
" Why don't you stay for a while? It's Sunday tomorrow, after all ! Homework can wait!"
Akashi's voice was suave and surely reflected its owner's personalities: elegant, faultless and...unexplainable. Mysterious!
" Don't you agree, Kuroko-san?"
The redhead released his grip and asked the other man who was still in the room, being uncomprehended of the current situation. But he was a father, and he was not going to ignore the obvious harassment right under his nose.
" Well, I actually think that he'd better go. He is not very good at studying, really, and it might take him a while to complete his homework. And we wouldn't want to have a child here, interfering our discussion, right?"
Akashi was quiet and impassive at first. But then a wide smile appeared on his face and he voiced out cheerfully :
" Of course! Where are my manners? I'm terribly sorry for such disgrace, Kuroko-san."
The other man was relieved Akashi let that slide, but he was a bit intimidated. Akashi was having a happy face with a broad smile. However, his pair of eyes which composed of a ruby red pupil on one side and a golden crystalline one on the other side was unreadble. They were frightening. They were haunting...
" Well, Kuroko-san, let's us begin then... But before that..."
Akashi said. He then shifted his gaze from the man who was avoiding his eyes to the boy who was the centre of his attention. He approached Kuroko in silence with a smirk on his face which Kuroko's father failed to notice. The boy was afraid and slowly stepped backwards. He could not feel his shaking feet anymore and his movements were stiff. Akashi walked closer and closer to him but his face concealed his actual intentions.
Before Kuroko noticed, Akashi's face was just an inch from his. He could feel his breath as he began to whisper into his ear:
" Do you like to play games?"
Kuroko was stunned and felt suffocating because of the redhead's overpowering aura in the air. And the unusual question of him really confused Kuroko. He did not know what to do, so he just gave him a random nod and earned a smile from him.
" Oh, you like, too?"
Akashi spoke out loud in order to have Kuroko's father hear what they was talking about as he did not want an interference.
" Let's play a game next time, OK?"
His face was gleeful. But those threatening eyes said something otherwise.
" Y-Yes, Akashi-san."
" Sure. Why don't you go back to your room now?"
Kuroko only waited for that. He then bowed and walked away, in relief. Akashi then went into the living room where Kuroko's father was awaiting him.
" My apologies for taking way too long! Your son sure is interesting. How old is he?"
" Uh!" The other man was surprised at the curiousity of Akashi." That child is a freshman in highschool...so he is 16."
" Oh dear! The way you sound it make me feel old, Kuroko-san!"
" My, my. I didn't mean it. You're still young, being only 25... And yet, you're a CEO."
Both of them chuckled slightly but none of them was truthful. They were just redundant conversations for business.
" Anyway..." The older man said." Why don't we begin?"
However, the feeling of fear occured again as he saw the face Akashi was making. It was frightfully scary.
" Actually," Akashi's voice was filled with authority." I think I will go home now."
" Pardon...?"
Akashi stood up.
" I usually prefer a long-term cooperation, unfortunately."
" Wh-What do you mean? My company is willing to work permanently with yours."
" That's not what I mean, Kuroko-san."
Akashi replied and walked away. As he reached the door, he turned around and watched the dazed man. The shadow hided most of his face, leaving only the pair of eyes visible. His glance gave chill all over the innocent man's body. His voice was low but each word was audible:
" I just don't think I will meet you again. That's all."
End chapter 1.
