Tetsu-mama

Due to an influential stalker, Kuroko has been trying to get a steady job that will not get him fired. That has not been going well for the past few months,

Pairing: Akashi/Kuroko (eventual)

Warning: You won't find much fluffiness in the first part of the chapter.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for the plot of this story

AN: Thank you all for your support and suggestions for the story! :D


Chapter 2

There was a time when Kiyoshi Teppei didn't want to smile anymore.

He, his parents and his grandparents were on their way home on a rainy night after eating out for a change of venue and to meet one another again. It was a plus for Kiyoshi that his grandparents were going to sleep over too! It made him smile even if his great uncle Kagetora and his aunt Riko were not able to come and enjoy having dinner with them.

'Maybe next time they'll come. I hope they do.' Kiyoshi thought optimistically as he yawned tiredly. He was currently sitting in the back of the car, between his grandmother and grandfather. He was taking in all the warmth that his companions could offer as he snuggled contentedly.

Soon enough, he lulled himself to sleep while his parents conversed in the front about 'shortcuts' or something. Maybe they were talking about which way was the fastest one to get home. It would probably take longer to get home because it was raining though. The rain seemed to be getting stronger if the loud raindrops that were steadily getting louder were anything to go by.

After a while, Kiyoshi found himself dreaming. It was completely silent and he could see nothing but darkness. It wasn't the bad kind of darkness either. The dream made him feel comfort and peace. There was no noise or anything disruptive.

But suddenly, there was a very bright light that appeared in his dream. It was small at first but it slowly got bigger and bigger.

Then, he heard a panicking voice. "Don't open your eyes, Teppei!" Trembling arms suddenly surrounded his body. What was happening in his dream?

He kept his eyes closed and hugged himself as tightly as he could when he heard screeching and the sounds of cars honking. There was screaming as well. It sounded like his parents' voices. The four year old could not decipher what his parents were saying but he could hear the panic and terror in their voices.

If only he didn't have that curiosity, if only he didn't wake up from his peaceful dream…..

Kiyoshi Teppei opened his eyes and saw that a truck was heading straight for them. He could see the driver of the truck panicking. He was trying to gain control of the wheels. At the corner of his eye, his father was trying to make the car move but the road was too slippery and his mother –

CRAAA – AAAASH!

Kiyoshi didn't know why but it felt as though time had slowed down. He could clearly see the glass in front shatter and fall down unhurriedly. Like they were just dry leaves falling from a tree. It leisurely cut his parents' skin and clothes. The crimson red liquid followed soon after. Some of the sharp shattered glass managed to fall on the back of his grandmother who was hugging him tightly in an effort to shield him.

He felt the warmth that had once emitted from his loved ones disappear. The arms that were keeping him safe were slowly falling and in silent terror, the four year old could only watch as his dear grandmother fall as the force of the truck made their car collide with the metal railings.

The brunette tried to keep himself still but he could not help but flinch at the sickening snap he heard from his grandfather when his neck suddenly moved forward then backwards just as quickly. His beloved grandfather's head lay low, never to move again.

It was only now that he noticed the excruciating pain coming from his left knee. He also felt something drip down from his eyes. Was it tears? Or maybe it could be blood. Maybe the windows beside his grandparents also shattered and was letting the rain in.

Outside, Kyoshi could hear people screaming for help and the loud sirens of the ambulances.

"HEEY! Help me get the door open!" A low voice called out somewhere from his right. He turned his head (but not without flinching in pain) as the door of the car was forced open very noisily. "Holy…. Damn…There's so much blood – The driver's dead and the woman in the front passenger's seat is probably in the same condition. Crap, that old man is lying down in a very….damn…..Wait, there's a kid! And he's still breathing!"

"Don't just stand there! Get that child out!" Another voice called but it sounded more frantic the first. "And the others as well! We have to get them all to the nearest hospital! Some might still be breathing."

"Someone call the fire department and hurry! The engines of the truck and the car are on fire! It might cause an explosion if we're not fast enough." A gruff male voice yelled. "And the rain suddenly stopped! What the hell is up with the weather tonight?!"

'Really?' Kiyoshi looked up as his body was carried out of the burning car by a nurse and saw that indeed, the rain had disappeared. The night sky was strangely clear. He could see the stars shining brightly but he couldn't find himself to….. feel anything at all. The four year old felt so….blank.

"The kid's in bad shape!" The nurse announced as she laid the impassive boy on the formerly white sheets. "He seems to be in shock. No signs of a concussion but his knee must've collided with something really hard to be in that condition."

Teppei was too lost in a mental sense to flinch when the woman gripped his aching knee.

"This will most definitely need a surgery and at least a year of rehabilitation if we want that knee of his to ever heal….. There are cuts all over him, probably from the broken shards of glass. Ah, he was one big cut on his thigh. Hey Newbie! Help me stop the bleeding so get the tape and bandages! – There're bruises on his legs as well. Fortunately, I see no burnt marks on him."

"Kid," The brunette moved his head tiredly to look at an old man's worried face. "Good, he's still conscious and he can still react. Stay awake, alright? We'll be at the hospital in 5 minutes. I'm sure you can keep your eyes open until then right?"

"Don't open your eyes, Teppei!"

"Where are my parents!?" The four year old sat up abruptly and he ignored the soaring pain that came with it. "My grandmother? My grandfather?! Where are they?!"

"Woah! Kid! KID!" The old man turned to the nurse. "He's hyperventilating!"


"Teppei-kun, it's time to wake – " Kuroko had just opened the door when suddenly, the boy he was calling for ran to him and hugged the bluenette tightly. The older male could feel the tension coming out of the boy in large waves. "Teppei-kun…"

"Wahh…." The brunette hugged Kuroko tighter while he let his head bury into the warmth that he was sure that would never disappear. He couldn't help but whimper and sob a little at the thought that even his Tetsu-nii would disappear.

'The same nightmare again, huh….' The 26 year old thought as he returned the hug and rubbed the back of Teppei in a soothing manner. "Let it out Teppei-kun, let it out. Everything is alright now."

"That's what the doctor said!" Kiyoshi sniffed as he tried to wipe the tears that were falling. "He said everything was alright! Even when mom, dad, grandpa and grandma – "He couldn't continue the sentence because he feared that he would break down again.

Kuroko smiled as he looked straight into the teary eyes of the 9 year old. "I'm here. Your Aunt Riko is here too. Your Uncle Junpei and his friends are coming to visit later! See? Everything is alright."

"It's… not going to rain tonight…right?" Usually the brunette didn't pay much mind to the weather at night but after remembering that, it caused some unnecessary fear for him to feel.

The bluenette patted the brunette when he noticed that Kiyoshi was finally calming down. "Not that I know of. The weather man said that it would be a clear day with no rain whatsoever for the whole week."

"Oh," Kiyoshi seemed to be lost in a trance of some sorts before he jumped out of the arms of Kuroko and smiled brightly, "Okay! I'm gonna take a bath first!" The brunette rushed off to the bathroom leaving an amused bluenette behind.

"What a strong boy." Kuroko commented as he fixed the bed sheets and collected the scattered clothes and basketball magazines. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that he has an Iron heart."


"Ah, Aida-san!" Kuroko stared in slight surprise as he walked inside the room. "I did not expect to see you here."

"Hello, Kuroko." Aida tried to smile at the younger male but failed miserably. She looked towards the unconscious four year old to hide her expression from the usually blank faced young man. "Well, I'm his Aunt so…."

"I understand," The bluenette nodded politely before laying down the basket of handwritten letters beside the bed. "Condolences."

"Yeah…Thanks." Aida bit her lip to keep herself from sighing sadly. She had to change the subject. "What's with the letters, Kuroko?"

The bluenette's expression brightened slightly but he did not smile. "These were all written by his classmates and me the day after we heard about the news. Some of his friends in the upper levels also wrote letters for him."

"Oh right. I forgot about you being his teacher at Teiko." Aida suddenly recalled Teppei telling her stories about the games he and his classmates would play. 'Find the phantom' was the name of the game if she remembered correctly. She should have realized that the phantom was Kuroko. "This is very sweet of you and your students. I'm sure he'll be very happy when he wakes up."

"When will he wake up?" Kuroko asked quietly.

Aida sighed sadly. "I don't know. He hasn't woken up since the accident yet."

Silence filled the room and the two occupants stared at the still body. The only evidence showing that the boy was still alive was the slow rising of his chest. Teppei was still breathing.

Kuroko broke the silence. "When is the funeral?"

"Two weeks from now on a Sunday afternoon." The brunette answered quickly. "I don't know whether I want Teppei to wake up by then and come to the funeral."

"Teppei-kun is a very strong boy." The teacher said confidently as he brushed the hair of his young student with his pale fingers."He will wake up soon. I don't think he wants his Aunt to wait that long, no?"


"Auntie Riko! Auntie Riko!" Kiyoshi hopped excitedly into the room with his still wet hair dripping. "Are we having omelette today? Or scrambled eggs? Or sunny side up? Or maybe mashed potatoes!"

Aida huffed at the energetic 9 year old's strange antics. "Kuroko won't be the one to cook breakfast today."

Kiyoshi was still grinning happily but his face turned extremely pale. Kuroko immediately came into the kitchen when he heard those words. "I'm not cooking but that does not mean that your Aunt Riko is."

"Huh?" The brunette put her hands on her hips and looked hard at the bluenette. "Are you saying that my cooking is bad – "

"I never said that your cooking was bad." Kuroko raised his hands up in defense. "I'm just saying that I ordered some food last night. We're having sushi today."

"But that's not nutri – "

"YAY!" Kiyoshi rushed to the refrigerator. "I want fatty tuna! I'll put some ketchup and horse radish!"

"…." Aida stayed silent as her nephew started bouncing around and sprouting nonsense about what he'll add to his sushi. Seriously, was this really her nephew?

"Don't doubt it Aida-san. He's definitely your nephew." Kuroko spoke up as he warmed up the sushi. "Your cooking skills are…exotic and his food preferences are as well. They match." But unfortunately, his taste in food isn't exotic enough to like your cooking.


After dropping Teppei off at his school, Aida drove off with Kuroko right beside her.

"Do you have any plans for today?"

The bluenette shook his head. "Other than looking online and through the newspapers for a decent job, no. I have nothing productive to do for the day."

"Great!" Kuroko stared as his former coach started to produce sparkles around her brightening eyes. "I'll drop you off at Akashi's place then!"

"Excuse me," The bluenette looked confusedly at the smiling brunette. "But who is Akashi?"

"You mean, I didn't tell you?"

"…..Tell me what?" Kuroko inquired as he stared impassively at the older female's face. He knew that look. She was planning something. And when she makes plans that have something to do with him, they usually never go correctly.

"Akashi Seijuro is the father of those little monsters you took care of yesterday!" Aida explained. It was like she was only talking about the weather. "He's my boss you see and he's currently on break from work for a while since the media's going crazy about that scene that was somehow uploaded in the internet last night! He's in Psycho Pass and Hikari no basuke (Light's basketball)."

Kuroko's eyes stared blankly at Aida. What on earth was a Psycho Pass? Was it a gadget or something? He voiced out his question.

"Ah, it's a TV series….Wait….you don't know Akashi Seijuro, do you?" The brunette parked the car in front of one of the random restaurants and stared incredulously at the impassive bluenette. "Are you serious? This has got to be some kind of joke right?"

"I've never been very good at joking, Aida-san." Kuroko deadpanned. "And no, I do not know Akashi Seijuro."

He did not like the look of disbelief and exasperation his former coach was giving him right now. He didn't pay attention to celebrities or stuff like that. It wasn't his type of thing and Aida knew that but apparently, this Akashi Seijuro was so famous that even someone like him just had to know his name.

"You really don't know him?" Aida groaned, shaking her head at the bluenette.

"Well," Kuroko put some thought into it. "I've heard some of my former students talk about him before but other than that, I don't know anything."

"Didn't you study at Teiko before?" Kuroko nodded. "Then you must've heard something about him even then! Akashi studied there from elementary until high school! He's probably even in the same batch as you or maybe a year or two older but even back then, anyone who's anyone knows his name."

"I'm not considered as anyone then." Kuroko commented monotonously. "And I was a loner and kept to myself most of the time remember? I usually spent my free time by going to the library or by going down to the kindergarten area to play with the kids who were still waiting for their parents to come a fetch them."

Aida placed her palm on her forehead. "You're terribly hopeless, Kuroko."

"I know that very well." The bluenette said bluntly. "Let's go back to the main matter – why do I need to see Akashi-san?"


"Father! I can't find my lucky item!" Midorima was panicking. He was practically throwing stuff into the air in an attempt to find his lucky item for the day which was a red and black striped bracelet.

KACHACK!

He was literally throwing stuff into the air. Including the sharp kitchen tools.

"It's on top of the drawer in your room, Shintarou." The emerald eyed boy did not question how his father knew where the bracelet was without looking in his room and just chose to run up the stairs.

Akashi shook his head in exasperation as he took out the knives from the wooden floor and returned them to their original places. The usually calm and collected Midorima Shintarou was a mess when he couldn't find his lucky item. "No running up the stairs."

"Yes, father! Sorry, father!" The four eyed 7 year old's cheeks flushed before he continued to go to his room but in a slower pace.

"Daddy-chin," Murasakibara walked to the red head with a plastic filled with candies in his hands. "May I have this for recess?"

"No, Atsushi." The actor swiped the plastic bag away and replaced it with a lunchbox that had two bentos inside. "But I'll let you have some candies after school if I don't get a call about you eating during classes."

"Alright." The purple haired giant could never disobey his father but that didn't stop him from pouting whenever the man would not let him eat his favorite snacks.

Akashi ignored the pout and faced the messy haired Aomine with a brush in hand. "Didn't I tell you to brush your hair after taking a bath, Daiki?"

"Ryouta's been hogging the brush for half an hour already." The blue haired five year old said as he pointed at the blonde who was still brushing his hair. Akashi couldn't help but smirk in amusement at Kise's actions. He's been spending too much time with Satsuki.

"But don't you have your own brush?"

"He's using mine." Aomine glared lightly at the oblivious blonde while Akashi brushed the hair of the five year old. "He says that it makes his hair neater than his own brushes. I think he's only doing that to bug me."

'That's for sure.' Akashi thought when he saw Kise glance at Aomine with a grin when he wasn't looking before concentrating on fixing his hair again.

"The school bus is on its way here!" Midorima announced as he went down the stairs with the bracelet he had been looking for a while ago. "I saw it from the window."

"Get your bags, children." Akashi said as he handed the colorful bags to his kids. "Make sure that your bentos are with you. I'll be fetching you from school today too so don't walk home alright?"

"Why can't we just walk to school?" Aomine asked when he got his dark blue back pack that had a basketball on the front pouch with the name "Daiki" written below it.

"Safety reasons." The red head answered. "When all of you have finally reached the age of 10, I'll allow you to walk to and from school."

Murasakibara swallowed the last of the chips he was eating. "I still have to wait for Ryou-chin and Dai-chin to turn 10?"

"Yes, you do." Akashi smiled genuinely to his kids before giving them a kiss on each of their foreheads. "Now, don't terrorize your classmates and teachers too much." He opened the door and saw a familiar yellow bus outside.

Midorima nodded obediently. "We won't!"

Murasakibara yawned loudly before correcting what his younger brother had said. "We'll try not to anyway."

Aomine and Kise grinned together. "And besides, terrorizing people is your job!" They ran to the school bus immediately after saying that.

"Wait for us!" Midorima and Murasakibara ran after the two energetic five year olds.

"Yep," Akashi brushed his hair with his fingers. "Definitely my kids."


"We're here!" Aida announced while she unlocked the doors of the vehicle. "You better ring the doorbell. Akashi doesn't like it when people are late."

"What time is the appointment supposed to be held?" The bluenette asked as he got off the car.

The brunette smiled. "10 o'clock but he likes it when his guests arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than what is expected." 'That's also points for you in Akashi's favor. And you may not know it but you're going need it very much.' "I won't be accompanying you if you're wondering so try to not be too blunt alright?"

"Ah," Aida waved enthusiastically at the blank faced Kuroko and speeded away.

'Though I said that I didn't know anything about Akashi…' The bluenette walked quietly and rung the doorbell. 'Something just feels familiar about that man. Maybe I passed by him in the corridors or something when I was still a student.'

Kuroko was brought out of his thoughts when the door opened and revealed a taller male in front of him.

The red head's eyes seemed to widen at the sight of him but the expression disappeared quickly, making the former kindergarten teacher think that it was just a trick of the light.

"Good morning," The man greeted politely. "You are Kuroko Tetsuya I assume?"

"Yes." The bluenette said monotonously as he bowed in greeting. "And good morning to you too."

The taller male offered his hand. "Akashi Seijuro. Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Kuroko shook the red head's hand. "The pleasure is all mine."

"Well, come in." Akashi gestured for the bluenette to go inside. "We have a lot to discuss."

Kuroko followed the actor around and they settled in the quiet library with some tea in hand. So far, the bluenette could assess that the man was a gentleman. At least, for now anyway. This could all be an act after all but he couldn't help but trust the man. Maybe it was because he adopted 4 kids and managed to take care of them professionally without any outside help.

Murasakibara, Midorima, Aomine and Kise obviously adored their father.

The icy eyed male watched as the heterochromatic eyed actor poured tea into his cup. Strange, he felt tense.

"I've done some research about you, Tetsuya." The bluenette did not react to being addressed by his first name. "And I was quite surprised with what I have found."

"It does seem that I have a very bad history, doesn't it?" Kuroko mentally smiled at how bad his career life had fallen.

"Though it does seem like that," Akashi offered the cup of tea to his companion. "I've heard many good comments about your capabilities as a teacher. I was told that you were quite a prodigy during your college years. Is that so?"

"It's a bit over exaggerated, Akashi-san." Kuroko remarked monotonously before drinking the warm tea.

"Oh?" The red head didn't look like he believed what he said. "Though you say that, my manager, Aida Riko recommended you and spoke highly of you. I believe her exact words were, "I've got the perfect guy to take care of your little mons – kids! You'll never have to find another babysitter again!"."

Kuroko's lips quirked up slightly as he placed the cup of tea back on the saucer. He could definitely imagine hearing that from his coach.

"Let me be honest, I want to hire you as my children's babysitter already." Akashi admitted with a smirk as Kuroko looked down with a slight blush when he read the silent compliment hidden in the red head's words. Was that how highly the man thought of him? "They like you so I want you. It takes a lot to impress them as they are my children. And you managed to do so. There has never been a babysitter they haven't scarred for life both mentally and physically until you."

"Is that supposed to intimidate me, Akashi-san?" Kuroko asked with mild amusement.

"If it were, you would've been intimidated already." Akashi replied with a pleasant tone. "The matter that's keeping me from offering you the position already is your history."

Kuroko looked at the red head straight in the eye as he sipped the tea."Which part?"

"I want to know the reason why your superiors have fired you." The red head said with all seriousness. "Though I already have Aida's positive word about you, I've discovered that you disappeared 3 months prior to this arrangement. Any reason for that?"

Kuroko thought hard about what he should say. He wasn't that open to the idea of telling someone who he had just met about his past but this was his chance to be able to get a stable job and not be a burden to Aida anymore.

The bluenette took a deep breath. "How much do you know?"

"Riko slipped a name when I called her this morning." Akashi said. "Orenjina Natsumi. Daughter of the owner of the very influential Orenjina Company."

"That's all?" Kuroko inquired impassively. 'Note to self: Wring Aida's neck later.'

"Yes." Actually, Akashi knew a little bit more than that but the bluenette didn't need know about that.

After a few moments of thinking, Kuroko decided to trust the man and told his story, "I met her when a professor and I went to a private high school to observe and for me to gain some experience in teaching. She became one of my students, got too attached and confessed to me a week before I was supposed to leave."

"My negative answer to her did not make her happy." Kuroko closed his eyes as he remembered that particular moment. "Ever since then, Orenjina-san has been going after me. Even when I transferred to another college, I would see her staring at me from outside of the classroom. I ignored her most of the time but I suppose that wasn't a very wise idea. After I graduated, I worked at Teiko as a Kindergarten teacher. I thought she would stop but in the end, it caused my career to fall apart."

"Would you have forced yourself to be in a relationship with her if you knew this was going to happen?"

Kuroko was too endorsed in reminiscing in some old memories to notice that the question was rather personal. "No."

The bluenette snapped out of his trance when he heard the red head chuckle quietly. "You really haven't changed at all since then."

"I beg your pardon?" Kuroko stared at the bright eyed red head, wondering what exactly he was talking about.

Akashi smiled at him. "I said that since the information I have about you has been verified, I'll be happy to hire you as my children's permanent babysitter."

Kuroko watched the red head impassively as he stood up and said, "May I be excused for a little while? I need to get the contract that will confirm our agreement and I need to discuss with you about some terms and conditions that are very important for you to know. And just in case you don't agree with one of the conditions, we'll be able to settle it immediately."

"You may look at the books around while you're waiting." Akashi added before he exited the library through the door then closed it with a soft thud.

"To think that we would meet again under these circumstances." Akashi commented lightly as he shook his head at the absurdness of it all.

His earlier expression of politeness was replaced with one of complete displeasure.

"The fact that you have a stalker is already frustrating. Knowing that you don't even remember me anymore is increasing said frustration." The man noted as he walked away from the room. "Fine then, I'll just have to remind you of our….relationship."

While he contemplated about it a little more, the displeasure was replaced with excitement and it shined brightly in the actor's eyes.


BONK! CRASH! SNAP!

"RYOUTA!" A blue haired five year old yelled as he ran after the grinning blonde.

"You'll never catch me alive!" Kise turned around a stuck his tongue out at his brother, making him more peeved.

Aomine sped up his pace. "You're gonna pay for making me trip on a bucket of legos! Do you have any idea how much it hurts?!"

"Nope!" The blonde replied cheekily. "And I don't intend on finding out." He ducked when he noticed sharp pencils flying at his way.

"Oh my…" The Kindergarten teacher face palmed at the violence that was happening in front of her and the children. "I can't believe this is happening again!"

She ran over to the dark skinned five year old first. "Daiki-kun, please stop going after Ryouta-kun. That's not very nice..."

Her scolding was completely ignored by Aomine and he continued to run after the jumpy Kise.

"...It's been a while since I've been here." A monotone voice remarked. If you listened closely, you would hear the fondness in the tone.

"Brings back memories hm?" Kise and Aomine stopped their game of cat and mouse immediately when they heard the familiar voices from outside the door.

"DADDICHI IS HERE!"

"DAD IS HERE!"

The two kids ran outside of the room, leaving the exhausted kindergarten teacher alone in the room. At least all the students have finally gone home now.


Aomine and Kise jumped into the open arms of the red head and ended up being carried by Akashi.

'He's got strong arms...' Kuroko couldn't help but think as he watched the family interact with one another.

"Can we get some ice cream?" Kise asked excitedly.

"Ice cream!" Aomine cheered. It seemed that their previous argument has been completely forgotten.

"Later. After we fetch Shintarou and Atsushi." Akashi said making the two smile even brighter. He turned to the observing bluenette. "Let's get into the car. I can't stay here for too long." The two kids he was carrying still didn't seem to notice that bluenette.

Kuroko nodded but before he could even follow, he felt two hands grab his shirt.

"...Tetsu-nii, is that you?" The bluenette's eyes widened when he remembered the young boy.

"Yukio-kun!" Kuroko smiled as Kasamatsu's eyes brightened. He's grown so much!

"It really is you!" The spikey haired 10 year old grinned. "Kiyoshi wasn't kidding when he said that you were back!"

Another familiar child appeared. It was a messy haired boy who spoke with a Kansai accent. "Kasamatsu! Coach 'Zaki's looking for you!"

"I'll go to the gym later! Look who I've found!" Kasamatsu yelled at the other 10 year old.

"Eh? You're with someone?"

"Of course I am four eyes! Look!" Realization hit the other child in the face.

"Shoichi-kun." Kuroko bowed in greeting and found himself facing the smiling face of Imayoshi.

"It's been a while, Tetsu-nii!" The four eyed boy was tall enough to pat the bluenette's head without having to tip toe.

'Most of my former students are bound to grow taller than me...' Kuroko had to face the cold and hard truth.

"Tetsu-nii's/Tetsucchi here?!" Both boys jumped out of their father's arms when they finally realized that the bluenette was there.

"He is." Akashi said to the surprised 5 year olds. "I hired him as your permanent babysitter."

"REALLY?" They were both about to run to Kuroko but their father grabbed the back of their shirts before they could.

Akashi shook his head. "Let him have his little reunion with his former students."

"He used to teach here?" Aomine asked curiously as the red head led them to the car.

"Yes." The heterochromatic eyed male answered absentmindedly. "We'll just wait for him in the car. He knows where it's parked anyway."

Back with Kuroko

"Tetsu-nii..." There were some kids who were sobbing tears of joy when they saw him.

"There's no need to cry..." Kuroko said as he patted the boy's back.

"Tetsu-nii, Tetsu-nii! I got an A in Art class!" One of the girls said. "I promised that I would study hard and I did!"

"Very good." The bluenette's lips formed a very small proud smile but that was enough to make the young girl happy.

"Oi, oi! What's with all the noise!?" A low voice yelled. "Recess is almost over! Get back to your classrooms!"

"YESSIR COACH 'ZAKI SIR!" Immediately the group of children disappeared but not without saying goodbye to their former kindergarten teacher.

"Annoying little runts..." The grey haired coach grumbled as he pinched his nose. "I'll make them do 50 push-ups for their warm-up later..."

"It's been a while, Haizaki-kun." Kuroko stated monotonously while appearing out of nowhere beside his former college classmate.

"HOLY FU - " A hand was slapped over his mouth before he could finish saying the word.

"Still saying profanities like always." He commented, making his grip harder. The grey haired coach wondered if his former colleague wanted to break his jaw or something. "I thought you would have gotten over that bad habit of yours after these years of being around children."

Haizaki pulled the hand off his mouth. "No way! And you'd be surprised. Those kids are even worse than I was when I was their age!" The Teiko coach stared at the bluenette with a grudgingly curious look.

"You're here at Teiko." Haizaki said.

"Yes, yes I am."

"So, did you finally escape that chit?"

"Orenjina-san?"

The 26 year old coach snorted at the politeness of the other. He that the bluenette was nice and polite but even with the woman who made his career a living hell? This was just too much. "I can't believe you're still like that."

"My thoughts are exactly the same about you." Kuroko retorted bluntly with his usual blank expression. "And to answer your question, no. Not yet anyway."

"Heh." Haizaki grinned, messing up the hair of the shorter male. "Good to see you again."

The bluenette smiled slightly. "Likewise."


They waited a little longer for Midorima and Murasakibara before leaving to eat out then get ice cream for dessert. Now, they were all on their way home.

"It seems I don't need to worry about my children ever getting bored you." Akashi noticed while he drove the car back to his home.

"I suppose not." Kuroko replied as he was once again hugged from behind by Kise. "I would be in trouble if that were so."

"Tetsu-chin," The bluenette moved his attention to the purple haired eight year old behind him. "Shin-chin and I heard your conversation with Coach 'Zaki. Do you two know each other?"

"Yes. We were classmates in college then colleagues when I was a teacher at Teiko." Kuroko answered.

"Are you two close?" Midorima asked.

"We're friends." The bluenette replied, wondering why they were asking questions about their grey haired coach.

Aomine cut to the chase. "We need blackmail on him. Juicy information! He keeps on making us do laps. Even us kindergarteners."

Kuroko mentally chuckled as the dark blue haired five year old started to tell stories about how evil and monstrous their coach was. Haizaki never changed.

"Haizaki Shogo..." Akashi mumbled with a strange look on his face.

"Yes?" Kuroko looked at the red head and immediately knew what exactly the other wast thinking. "Akashi-san, you do not need to worry about your children's safety. His behavior has greatly improved since he started studying in Seirin college. I should know, we worked together in a lot of projects and works! He's also - "

The bluenette suddenly felt a piece of candy get inserted inside his mouth. "Tetsu-chin has been talking too much."

"I never knew that Coach 'Zaki was actually a pretty good guy." Midorima admitted.

"He separates his work life and his personal life." Kuroko said with a blank but knowing look. "If you're one of his better students and you meet come across him outside of school, you'll probably think that he was another student like you. Especially if you meet him in one of the basketball courts around."

The four kids drank in every word that the blank faced bluenette said. It was amusing to watch in Akashi's opinion.

"Akashi-san." The red head nodded in response to let Kuroko know that he was listening. "Aida-san told me that you studied in Teiko during your younger years. What batch were you?"

Akashi smirked. "20XX-20XX. The same as you."

Kuroko didn't have time to respond before the red head stopped the car abruptly and opened the doors and announced that they were home. The four kids hopped out of the room energetically and ran to the house.

The bluenette felt a hand grasp his shoulder and warm breath beside his left ear.

"I wonder if you can remember me, Tetsuya. We were rather close after all." Kuroko snapped his head to his right and found himself looking straight into the sharp eyes of Akashi. His face was just a few centimeters away from the other's. It suddenly hit him.

"President?!" Akashi's smirk just screamed smugness.

"I have always know that you were never one to pay attention to gossip, the ridiculous popularity polls that the Secretary would hold and other things like that but I expected to you to at least know my name." The bluenette looked away, his face still blank but Akashi knew that the he was terribly embarrassed. "No need to worry, I forgive you for that. You just deserve punishment~"

"Tetsu-nii!" Kuroko took this as a chance to turn away from Akashi and instead walked to the house.

The red head whistled lowly as he watched the retreating figure of the other. "Running away again? It didn't work during our time at Teiko but you somehow managed to hide from me for almost more than 8 years after high school and then during that time, you got yourself an obsessed stalker. You honestly think I'll just give up after that?"

Having heard the last part Kuroko sighed to himself. "No. I never thought you would."

They were both very stubborn people after all.


"Natsumi Orenjina, listen to me when I say this," Narrow eyes stared at the carrot head with a very irritated expression. "I am not going to help you find, Tet-chan! That guy has enough on his plate already because of you!"

Orenjina scowled at her older brother. "But we're siblings! You should help me! I am going to inherit the company after all so you should be in good terms with me. I can make your life a living hell."

"Yeah, sure." Takao rolled his eyes at the spoiled brat. "And just in case you've forgotten, it's not exactly official that I'm your father's son. I was adopted remember? I have no obligation to you other than to not dirty the Orenjina name if only to respect that my biological father came back to help me."

"You don't even carry the name!"

"Because I don't want to! I chose to keep my mother's maiden name if only to avoid having any obvious relation to you." Takao uncharacteristically scowled as he remembered the awful woman. "You are truly your mother's daughter, after all." The last part was muttered and fortunately not heard by Orenjina.

"And just in case you try something, I happen to know a lot of people in the right places since I'm a well known paramedic." The black haired male said with a threatening tone. "And even your father won't let you touch me."

The carrot head stood up and glared hatefully at the other. "Kuroko-sama's been missing for more than 3 months! Aren't at least worried about your friend?"

"I have nothing to worried about." Takao smirked. "He's in pretty good hands now so I suggest you stop your ridiculous attempts in getting him to like you."

"Why should I?" Was he speaking to a 25 year old woman or a child?

"Because," Patience is a virtue that he did not have but for Tet-chan, he'll force himself to have it. "Someday, Tet-chan will find himself someone who will defend him because kami-sama's knows that the guy is too nice to do anything against you. And when that someone comes, you'll try to hurt this person and when you do, Tet-chan will get angry and when Tet-chan gets angry..." He left the girl to ponder about it instead.

"Just so you know," Takao turned around and went straight for the exit. "That someone has already appeared and he's definitely no pushover."

Orenjina grabbed one of the vases and threw it at her sibling but the younger man easily dodged it.

"You're lucky that your father doesn't know anything about what you've been doing for the past 8 years, Orenjina!" Takao stated mischievously but with slight venom at the name. "You better be careful now because your position as the future owner of the company is at stake."

The girl simply watched as the other left with an expression of pure loathing on her face.

"You'll see, Kazunari! I'll get Kuroko Tetsuya and the ownership of the company because I am Orenjina Natsumi! And I always get what I want."


"I don't want you to go!" Kise whimpered as he latched himself to the bluenette's left leg.

"Stay!" Aomine was on the other leg.

Midorima was trying to keep himself from joining in the struggle to keep Kuroko from leaving while Murasakibara was grabbing the older male's shirt while he held onto the railing of the stairs.

Akashi grabbed the two kids' collars and carried them both up. "Atsushi..."

Murasakibara stared at him for a few seconds before letting go of the bluenette.

"I promise," Kuroko looked at the four kids sincerely. "I'll come back tomorrow."

"That better be true!" Aomine yelled. "Or else we'll go to Aida baa-chan's home and kidnap you!"

"We'll bring chloroform to knock you out." Midorima said to him with a serious expression.

"..." The former teacher looked over at the other adult who seemed to be enjoying the scene.

"You can't stop them from learning when they're in school." Akashi reasoned as he patted Midorima's head.

Suddenly, the door was opened and a certain 9 year old came emerging from it.

"Tetsu-nii!" The brunette smiled brightly as he hugged Kuroko tightly.

"Ah, Teppei-kun." He patted the young child's head. "Is your Aunt Riko there?"

"Nope!" Kiyoshi shook his head as he let go of the taller male. "It's Uncle Junpei who brought us here."

"I see." Kuroko turned to the four kids he had been looking after for the past 4-6 hours and gave them all a hug. "I'll see you all tomorrow." The brunette watched the scene with a look of contemplation.

Once the bluenette turned his back, Kiyoshi grabbed his hand and started walking out the door.

Before they stepped out, Kiyoshi turned his back and gave the 4 kids a small smile that sparked something very dangerous in their minds.

'I know that one day, Tetsu-nii will leave to be with his own family.' The brunette thought as he walked away with the oblivious Kuroko. 'But just for now, let me close my eyes from that inevitable future.'

'Ah, this one's a sly one.' Akashi thought as he watched the brunette's smile turn a little darker. 'And it seems he's started a silent challenge between him and my kids.' The red head watched as Midorima's, Aomine's, Kise's and Murasakibara's faces all got sour.

How amusing.

End of Chapter.

OMAKE

What if Aida had done something to the sushi without Kuroko knowing...?

"Auntie Riko..."

"Yes, Teppei-kun?" Aida looked down to see a pair of curious eyes stare at her.

"Why is my fatty tuna glowing green with purple polka dots?" At that very moment, Kuroko ran to the kitchen, grabbed the sushi and threw it out the window.

"Why'd you throw it out?!" Aida glared at the bluenette. "That was a waste of food!"

The bluenette pointed at the falling food and just a few moments later...

BOOOOOOOM

"They make fireworks." Kuroko stated bluntly while Kiyoshi stared at the display with great interest.

"So Auntie Riko's cooking is amazing."

"But it isn't made for eating." That made him receive a smack on the head.


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AN: Hi guys~ How're you all doing? I updated the fic~ Yay~~

What do you think about Haizaki? I wanted to write about him being a kinda good guy in the story so I hope I wrote him alright. Did you guys read Chapter 211 yet? Meeeeh I really want to know what happened to Akashi's eye and the story of that random dude who Kuroko is friends with! I've been speculating that maybe he's that fifth member from Rakuzan but I shut the idea out because Kuroko would've recognized him.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE.

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