Synopsis:
Kuroko Tetsuya's heart was scattered into pieces because of his brothers. He lost his will to face the world especially his dear family. A psychiatrist, Aida Riko, was hired by Kuroko's family to bring his old self back. It was not a simple matter because her patient refused to talk anything to her. She began to gather information from Tetsuya's elder brothers to understand the problem held by his patient. From those different kinds of nature and story, she gathered the puzzle pieces and constructed them little by little. Can she cure poor Tetsuya from his broken condition? AU/ GoMxKuroko-Multiple Pairings.
Disclaimer:
Kuroko no Basuke is owned by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. Thanks for "amll" from DeviantArt for the beautiful cover.
A/N: It's been a while. I'm sorry for the late update *bows* I worked so hard for this story because in this story, I described more matters than my previous story. It seems my ability in describing things still lacks in many ways but I tried so hard to increase it. I need your review about the story and grammar and so on. However for the readers who were curious about GoM and Kuroko's personal story, please be patient. I made the prolog to make you curious about this story. And don't worry, I'll write their personal story one by one. Let me hear your idea about this story. Please write a review!
Chapter 1: The Kuroko's
Aida Riko, it was her name. She was graduated from Tokyo University and took her master program in a very short time. As a student, she was one of the geniuses in the university and one of the fastest students in finishing her study. She was still 20 years old, but she was looked for by many people, the rich ones, who needed her help to deal with their mentally ill family members. She was a psychiatrist who has 90% success in healing her patients. Although she was too famous in her young age, only a few patients were accepted to deal with her because she would choose her own patients and decided whether she would help them or not. Some of the 'rich' family came to her and brought so much money, but she wasn't work only for money. She did this job because she truly wanted to heal them who needed her the most, the ones that had a will to recover. Because she could see hopes inside the patients' hearts, she would only help the one had that will although it was small and weak.
That day, a red haired man came to see her. He didn't bring anything except a photo of another one, younger than the man, with sky blue hair and basketball jersey. He smiled sheepishly like the one who took the photo was his beloved person. After looking at the photo, glancing it for a while, Riko looked at her guest calmly. Although he was very calm, as calm as her, that man was terrifying like he hid something inside his heart deeply. No one could enter; no one could see.
"Who is his name?" Riko asked then, glancing at the photo a little and continued to face the guest.
"Tetsuya." That man answered shortly. He looked at the other direction, no other than his hands, with a deep but calm expression. Riko could tell how hard for this man to say that boy's name. He had to have a deep relationship with the boy in the photo.
"I see, Kuroko Tetsuya. How old is he?" Riko asked again after a little silent moment.
That red head took his cup slowly and sipped the tea for a while. He stared at Riko seriously and placed the cup with a little noise. Except for the noise of the ceramics, the room was completely silent.
"Fourteen. He was my youngest brother." The man avoided her eyes again as Riko observing that man carefully. He hid something, but Riko could not guess what. This man had to be a liar, the smart one to lie without anyone noticing. Although a little, she could feel that this man was in the same stage as her, he was a genius too, but in different area. And among the family, it seemed he is the most dangerous person, the main cause of the youngest to be in his current state. It just an assumption, but she could tell because her intuition was as sharp as eagle's eyes. That was why she could understand the psychological behaviors and problems of her patients as well as the other family members.
"I'll see him first before deciding whether he needs my help or not." Riko said.
That man looked unhappy. He frowned a little but it didn't make Riko frightened.
"I'll pay you more than you ask but you must heal him." More than a request, that man tone was similar to 'don't defy me or die'. As she expected, it would be difficult to deal with this man.
"If his will to recover was dissapear, I'll never help him. A will is needed or it will be pointless. Although you give me a hundred million yen, I will never help at least he has a will." Riko said it in a clear voice. She seemed brave and she was too. She truly didn't afraid eventhough this man pointing a scissor to her. She had to keep her commitment not to help a patient without a will although she would be in trouble in the end.
"That's why you are so famous, Aida-san. You never failed to heal your patients but in exchange, you won't accept troublesome patients. Did you call you are a professional with that kind of attitude?"
Riko widened her eyes. Her commitment was different from professionalism talked by this man. She certainly would do anything and gave her best efforts to heal her patients; it was her professionalism. However, refusing a patient because of his/her lack will to recover, she had a right to decide that because how much she did for the ones without a will, they would never recover and still in their current state, in the worst, their condition would be worse because she mentally force them to go back to the reality. She would not repeat the same mistakes she did in the past.
"I'm a professional and I'll do everything to bring back my patients to their previous state, but I have a right to refuse them if they don't fulfill my requirement. It's a will. If they have that, I'll help although without payment." Another clear statement went out of Riko's mouth. She breathed a little bit heavier but she already made up her mind. She would refuse if Kuroko Tetsuya had no will to recover.
That man sighed. In another second, he faced Riko again.
"Fine. Please see him first." He said in a calmer tone and caused the tense in the room lighter. Riko's breath became as light as before.
"Thank you for your understanding."
In another day, Riko visited her patient. She didn't look so surprise because Kuroko's mansion was so big than the others in the neighborhood. She always dealt with rich families and this house was as big as her usual patients'.
When she entered the house, there were five men with different ages was waiting for him. The butler left her with them in the living room after preparing the tea and cakes.
The one in her right side was a dark-skinned teen with a navy hair. He seemed younger than others. In Riko's eyes, this teen was athletic and in the middle of his rebellious ages.
"I'm Kuroko Daiki. I'm the second youngest of this family. I'm a year older than Tetsu. I go to Teikou middle school with Tetsu." That navy-haired teen introduced himself. He avoided Riko's eyes like he was afraid Riko would read his mind and told the world about his shameful memories. Although he was still fifteen, his body was looked a little bit mature. It had to be with his intense sport activities that caused him to have muscles in that young age.
Besides the navy-haired teen, there was a blond good-looking teen that Riko had seen almost every day in her TV. He was so famous and Riko knew who he was. It looked like he was in a deep sad than the others. Like he was worried that maybe someone would blame him for everything happened to his youngest brother.
"I'm Kuroko Ryota but my stage name is Kise Ryota. You must already familiar with my face. I'm a model and I'm seventeen years old. I'm the third youngest in this family. I'm in Kaijou now." The blond tried to explain but he still in his deep thought. Riko didn't know what that boy thought about her. It was like he completely ignored her for being there and thought something in his own fantasy.
In her right side, there was another teen who held a small book and a fan. It would be shameful for a man bringing that stuff but he completely let that opinion aside. That fan was looked like something very important to him and he didn't let it go although he met a new person who might think about him as a weirdo.
"I'm Kuroko Shintarou. I'm 18 years old and I'm a freshman in Tokyo University. I'm the third eldest here."
That green haired man looked at her a little and returned to read his book. He was a tsundere, Riko thought. Just from a single glance, she knew what kind of person he is. That behavior, looked so cold outside but inside, he was completely worrying the matter about his youngest brother. He had to love his youngest brother very much.
Besides, the green-haired teen, there was a giant man with childish expression. He ate pocky continuously until Riko could not count how many boxes thrown in the floor. Still in his left hand, there were other boxes of different flavors.
"I love sweets. I'm Atsushi. Hmmm" He chewed his pocky while speaking. Riko seemed surprise because of his behavior but it seemed this family was one of the rarest types he ever met so far.
"Don't chew your food while speaking, Nii-san." The green haired teen adjusted his glasses while put his book in his lap.
"I don't do that Shin-chin, hmmm yummy." He continued to chew. It pissed the green-haired teen off.
"Don't call me Shin-chin. It doesn't sound good. And you still chew while talking, nanodayo." Shintarou glared at the giant, although he was shorter than his Nii-san, he was completely brave from his appearance.
"Stop it. Don't make a mess while our guest here." The red-haired man, the one who came to Riko yesterday, Kuroko Seijuuro said in his high-and-mighty aura. A heavy pressure suddenly scattered to the room and silenced all of them.
"Well, I'm sorry for my younger brothers' behavior. Atsushi is the second eldest; he was 19, a year younger than me. He was freshman as Shintarou in Tokyo University. Although he was like that, he was a very invaluable basketball player, so he easily got a scholarship to go there. And I am Kuroko Seijuuro. As I mentioned before, I was the eldest of all. I finished my undergraduate program in America and came back here a year ago. Right now I'm working for my thesis project with my professor from Harvard."
All of them were geniuses? Riko could tell that. She was amazed while she stared at the brothers one by one. Then, why the youngest brother became like that if he had these wonderful brothers? Was he the one who was different from his brother? Was he the one that doesn't have anything like his brother? Riko seemed curious. This family was the rarest case she ever met so far. She cured different kinds of patient with different cases like a victim of divorce, a victim of bankruptcy, a victim of bullying, or a victim of parents' pressure. Then, what about their youngest brother?
"Where are your parents or guardians?" She asked a while after.
"Our mother is an opera actress in America, she was rarely at home. Then our father was expanding his business to Italy right now. They were not home except for Christmases and New Years. Our uncle and his family were also in America. We have a grandmother but she was in Kyoto." Daiki answered while no one interfered. It seemed the elder brothers let him do it or they already plotted his role before.
"I see." Riko replied. She sighed a little. "Can I see Tetsuya?"
Seijuuro stood up. He guided Riko and the rest to Tetsuya's room. It was in the second floor and near Daiki's room.
"He may reject us like before." Ryota added before Seijuuro opened the door.
When the door was opened, the room was dark. The curtain was closed and no light could enter the room. Seijuuro turn on the lamp and Riko could see a boy was sleeping in the bed. He looked paler than the one she saw in the photo. An infusion was hanging besides the boy. Was his condition worse than what she expected?
"He refused to eat since we found him in this state. There is no other option than give him an infusion and some tranquilizer or sleeping drug." Seijuuro said like he could read Riko's mind.
"Since when did you give him those drugs?" Riko asked curiously.
"A week ago. Whenever he wakes up, he will reject us and throw pillow or any other things to us. When I hug him, he looked calmer but he was crying silently. It happens whenever he wakes up." Seijuuro replied. The other was silently looking at the youngest with different expressions. However, Riko felt there were same feelings inside the boys. They loved this teen more than the other brothers and felt sorry for him. It was her intuition again but it seemed Kuroko Tetsuya's current state was caused by these five. These brothers had to bring a precious key to unlock Kuroko's heart which was scattered into pieces. It's Riko's duty to construct those pieces into a whole.
Riko walked to the sleeping boy. He was smaller and completely weaker than the others. She might assume something like he was under pressure because of his wonderful brothers, but she should not be sure of anything before further investigation.
Riko touched the boy's hand. It was so warm. He had to live with much affection, if not his hand would not this warm, Riko thought. She closed his eyes and caressed the boy's light blue head. Even though it was very light and soft, she could hear this boy voice.
"Please don't leave me behind. I need you, Onii-sama tachi. Please don't hate me. Don't turn me to hate all of you."
It was his brothers then, Riko thought. Her intuition was right afterall.
Riko opened her eyes suddenly. She might forget to breathe in a moment but she took a deep breath. A hand shook her shoulder a little bit. It was Ryota's right hand.
"Aida-san?" Ryota looked so worried.
Riko nodded silently. She would try to talk to Tetsuya later. However, she was not sure. Even she could not talk to the boy right now, it would be the same for tomorrow and the rests. In this condition, he would reject everyone especially for a new person he never met before. She already locked himself but still Riko's intuition told her if this boy had a hope to recover. If the problem between him and the brothers was solved, it seemed he could open up to them again.
"He fulfills my requirement. I'll help, but I need to cooperate with all of you." Riko said while facing the brothers one by one.
"We will do everything to make Tetsuya recover. We will cooperate with you." Seijuuro gave an agreement. The others nodded.
"Then, I'll conduct an interview to all of you one by one. In the interview, please tell me everything about your relationship to your youngest brother. Please be honest because I can see if you are lying to me. If you agree to fulfill this requirement, I proceed to the next step. If you refuse, I'll never come to this house again."
The brother's face looked so worried for a moment except for Seijuuro who was always calm all the time. They were in a deep thought because answering everything honestly meant they would admit their own mistakes and shameful memories in the same time. However, without their honest stories, the puzzle pieces could not be gathered and constructed. She had to construct the puzzle pieces first to get the key to unlock Tetsuya's heart. She would do that and had to do that, because she was a professional psychiatrist who would do everything to heal her patient after taking the job although it cost her own money, her own time, or her own life.
"I agree." Seijuuro answered confidently. The others were surprised because of his agreement but they had to do the similar idea because his eldest brother said so. If it was necessary to make Tetsuya back, they would do that. Although their secret would be leaked, although their mistakes to the youngest would be known, it was better than seeing their beloved youngest brother's soul cracking little by little.
"I agree too, nanodayo." Shintarou added.
"Me too." Daiki said.
"Me too." Atsushi said clearly since he was not chewing his pocky again.
Ryota was the one who still silent. The others looked at him in curiosity but after he made his mind, he faced Riko and nodded.
"I'll cooperate and tell you everything." Ryota gave his final answer. Seijuuro grinned because of the final person said the same thing as him. There should be no worries right now because the genius psychiatrist would help them to bring his Tetsuya back.
"Thank you. And one requirement again I want all of you to fulfill. Please tell everything to your parents and make them attend the interview." Riko added.
They looked surprise with the new requirement. They had not told everything about Tetsuya's matter to their parents. That's why they didn't come home. Besides, it seemed something bad would happen to them if their parents knew about it.
"I'll tell them." Seijuuro replied. The others frowned and protested him.
"But, if Oka-san knows about it…" The green-haired teen tried to protest but the red-haired man gave him a glare and silenced him.
"She would understand. It seemed troublesome, but we don't have any choices. I'll tell Otou-san first to bring Oka-san back and tell her after she was here." The red-haired man explained.
"She loves Tetsuyacchi so much…She will be very sad." Ryota added. He looked at the floor to avoid everyone eyes.
"Well, the interview will be conducted in seven days. Each day, there will be one of the family members who will tell me everything about Tetsuya. I'll begin from the youngest one—" She looked at Daiki who seemed surprise a little. "Kuroko Daiki, please attend the interview with me tomorrow."
Daiki nodded.
"Thank you. Please come to this room with me tomorrow." Riko asked.
"Um." Daiki nodded again.
That day, Riko ended her session. It was tough but Riko was relieved in the deepest of her heart. That boy, Kuroko Tetsuya didn't completely lose his will to recover. As long as he still shouted his voice and wished for somebody to take him back, there was a hope. She remembered well when her patients were silent, completely locked themselves from the world forever, and gave up on their life they didn't have chances to recover. They were already broke to the core. She wished this boy would not broke even more in the process. She wished…
Spoiler for Chapter 2
He was Kuroko Daiki, the boy with overwhelming talent as a basketball player. Because of that, no one compare to him and he lost his spirit to train himself anymore./ "Please don't look down on the others. Someday, there will be someone who will beat you."/"No one can beat me because the one who can beat me is me."/
