Ladies and gentlemen, I am back with another episode. Disclaimer: nothing belongs to me except my own characters!


Kuroko woke up rather bleary eyed. He realized to things. One, he was wearing an oxygen mask. Two, his chest was probably on fire.

"Ngggggggg" Kuroko groaned inhaling cool air despite the block in his respiratory system. Whatever was blocking his air caused him to choke.

"Tetsu!" a familiar voice cried. Two pairs of hands helped him in a sitting position, gently patting his back. Kuroko yanked down the oxygen mask and started coughing harsh coughs that racked his frail body. Something splattered on the white hospital sheets. Dark red liquid stained the sheet, expanding and lightening in color.

"Aomine-kun" Kuroko whispered wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, staining it red. "What happened?"

The tanned basketball player opened his mouth but a slender hand patted his shoulder.

"I should tell you about that. You think your condition would be kept secret from us when the one taking care of you is my Father?" Midorima said fiercely, pushing his glasses up his nose. "Your lungs are contracting. My Father is worried that you might have cancer that would spread to your other organs. The diagnosis is correct, but I think the disease is taking a toll on your body, infecting you with other diseases. "

Kuroko looked down at the red splatter, silently watching Murasakibara try to clean it with water. His hands seemed to shake despite how tightly he was gripping his sheets. Tired, he let himself slip down to a laying position. Suddenly, the door burst open admitting a rather fierce faced Akashi. He walked towards Kuroko, took a look at the blood stain, and let his features soften.

"Your friend is coming. The brunette we fought at Teiko during our match with Meiko." He said soothingly, gently fixing Kuroko's oxygen mask. Kuroko inhaled gratefully,letting the cool air fill his struggling lungs. "The Seirin team is coming tomorrow at best. After a calm talk, I told them about your situation. It isn't fair if they don't know."

Kise grinned beside Kuroko. "Did that calm talk involve any scissor wielding?"

Akashi laughed softly, a glint in his eye. "Oh, just a scratch at most. No fatal harm done."

Kuroko smiled at his former teammates. The Generation of Miracles united. He couldn't of felt more happier at that time.

But, his problems were only beginning.


Kagami walked sullenly beside his teammates, looking rather lost. His mind kept trailing towards the condition of his 'shadow'. In his hand clutched a vanilla shake he had bought from the Magi restaurant. Their captain and coach, Hyugga and Aida, were talking to each other in hushed tones, their faces grim under the pale light of the streetlights. It was getting dark already.

His mind wondered to what that particular Generation of Miracles member called Akashi who had told them everything.


"He'd been born premature." Akashi said, his eyes blinking slowly, the way a predator would look at its prey. "He's been suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia that causes him to become quite fragile and weak. It also causes him to easily become infected by other diseases. In this case, due to his premature body and lack of medication, lung and brain cancer."

"He'll survive, right?" Kagami asked, his voice soaring. "He'll get through this, right?"

Akashi just sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose. "The percentage is against our odds, unless we get a donor. But the surgery itself uses a lot of money, and don't you know Kuroko lives alone with his uncle...?"

"What?!" Everyone yelled simultaneously.

"You guys never asked him, huh. Well, he is the kind to avoid anyone interfering with his problems." Akashi sighed. His eyes glinted, Wild and dangerous. Suddenly, a flash of silver indicated the lightning fast lung at Kagami's eye. Sensing this, Kagami dodged to the left, the pair of scissors grazing his temple.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Izuki yelled, his eyes narrowing in disgust.

"Oh, just a habit of mine whenever I see something that displeases me" Akashi smiled and walked away, twirling his scissor.

"These Generation of Miracles are more psycho than they seem" Hyugga muttered. "We'll visit him tomorrow. The other members of the Generation of Miracles are probably there. No need to psych them up or something"

Everyone muttered their agreement. Kagamie glanced back at the hospital a few kilometers away.

"I hope you're well, Kuroko. Wait for me." he thought and glanced away, disappearing into the night.


Sorry it's so short! I'll try to update. Sorry about my mistakes, by the way. Like it? Hate it? Review!