Kise laid his young cousin down, finally feeling the fatigue of running all day. He crashed down to the bed beside and sighed in relief.

"Here Kise-kun, I think you might need this."

The teal haired kindergarten teacher handed him a mug of hot chocolate, the perfect beverage for the cold temperature. Instead of drinking the chocolate, the blond just stared at it.

"Thank you, Kurokocchi.. If you weren't there, I might not have found Yukicchi-ssu."

"That's not true." The teacher folded his scarf and placed it on the table "It was quite easy to find someone who wasn't wearing any protect from this cold weather Kise-kun."

The blond laughed weakly and glanced to the girl. Truth to be told, he had never seen the blond so distressed. He may be, but that was about basketball and the matter in hand right now was different. His usually arranged-for-hours hair was in a severe case of bedhead. Also his wardrobe wasn't done well, his shirt was inside out. His eyes that usually held sparkles were now clearly indicating he was tired and was already supporting bags underneath.

"Seriously… thank you..."

At this point, the blond had already fainted. The teacher sighed and covered the poor blond with a thick blanket before proceeding downstairs, where the rest of his former teammates in middle school were preparing for dinner.

Kuroko had spotted Aomine was dozing off by the sofa, also tired from searching. The ones preparing for dinner were Akashi and Midorima. It might be the redhead's birthday the other day, but it wasn't going to stop him into doing his responsibilities. At the side, Murasakibara just off from bath. The whole Generation of Miracles had decided to live under one roof after graduating college. They were all now doing stable jobs.

The lazy man on the couch was the current basketball coach of Teiko. On the other hand, Kise had continued his modeling career while pursuing his studies for his dream being a pilot. Midorima was now a known doctor while Murasakibara was sporting a pastry shop which already had three branch over the years. Akashi was the most successful of them all, being the successor of the Akashi Corporation and the current boss of it. It was a big question for the household members why the former captain wanted to live with them instead of living a luxurious life with maids to help him. None of them questioned the redhead directly though. Lastly, Kuroko had reached his goal into being a kindergarten teacher. At the moment he was enjoying his career with his cute students.

"How is Ryota?" Akashi asked, starting to fix the table.

It was clear to whom this was asked "He is fine and finally got his deserved rest."

"That is good, considering it is unhealthy to stay up and worry over that girl," Midorima said, turning of the fire.

Kuroko nodded and proceeded in helping Akashi at the table. It was true. Kise had been up for three consecutive days, worrying over his cousin.

It had been three days since Kise had unusually received a call from his mother in the middle of the work. After hearing the news, the blond had rushed off to the streets, not bothering if his fangirls were around. Of course such actions bothered them and followed him. It took all of Murasakibara's strength and Akashi's threats to make Kise stop and explain. For once, the blond had the strength to retort back at the menacing redhead. He was lucky that Kuroko had told Akashi off if not, Kise must've lost an eye because of a pair of scissors.

His cousin, named Shiro Fuyuki, had ran off. She had lost her whole family the week before. It was decided that she would stay by her father's sister, which was Kise's mother. Of course, they didn't expect the girl to be back to her bubby personality in an instant but they weren't expecting that she would run off. At first she was found at her previous house but due to fast legs, she was again lost. Hearing such predicament, everybody had helped in searching for the lost Fuyuki.

If they were lucky enough, the girl won't run off again and decide to stay put. It was quite expected that Akashi would use some of his threats to put the girl down. The girl was in highschool so it is easy enough.