WARNING! If you don't like yaoi (boy x boy) then please don't read this.
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This is a roleplay story done by KurokoTetsuya101 and The Lucky Bell.
Akashi sat beside on one of the library tables while supporting his head with one of his hands that he placed on the table to lean on. His eyes were on Kise who seems to be talking aimlessly into the air, as Akashi's mind was somewhere else completely. His eyes watched as Kise picked up the algebra book to show him the charts he's working on, but what Akashi saw weren't the mathematic tables but a flash of an image of beautiful teal blue eyes. Shining as if they held the whole universe inside, while also containing many mixed emotions in them. They captivated him, those beautiful eyes.
Akashi stared blankly into space, deep in thought when he was suddenly woken up by Kise's hand waving around in the air in front of him.
"For once I am actually wanting to listen to the lessons you give me during studying but now Akashicchi won't listen nor teach!" Kise whined dramatically. Then he paused while looking at the captain. "But.. It is strange. Akashicchi doesn't normally space out. Did something happen?"
Akashi was always someone who never day dreamed. He was always the one having to pull Kise from his daydreams or even his nap. It was definitely unlike the redhead.
Akashi thought for a while. He considered whether he should tell his childhood friend or just keep his troubles to himself. But then again... Ryouta has a lot of experience with... love? So he should be the best person to ask. Its not like Midorima would help him when it comes to love, or even Aomine who is forever single. On the other hand, Kise really seems like the best option.
But then again, Akashi wasn't sure if the feeling he felt was precisely love. What if its something else but he's mistaking it for affection? Akashi pondered over it but decided to confide in his childhood friend. Of course he is worried of rumors leaking out, but he knew that Kise wouldn't dear spread a word if he threatened him.
Akashi sighed before facing the blonde. "Something strange happened to me, and it involves the nerd."
"The nerd? As in..?" Usually when they said 'the nerd', they both knew that they were only talking about one person. Kise was kind of surprised to hear this. Not that something happened but that the nerd actually came to school again. He didn't think the other would come back the next day.
"What exactly happened that made you distracted, Akashicchi?" Was it perhaps... no, Akashi would never start regretting teasing the nerd. It was in Akashi's blood to Kise. The redhead couldn't possibly feel guilty or something. "You're not thinking about apologizing to him or something, right? It is what he asked for."
Akashi thought about his reply before speaking up.
"No, surprisingly he didn't. He himself was quite surprised of my behaviour as well. To be honest, he took me completely by surprise. I didn't expect him to even come to school today but now that he did... he... I don't know how to explain it so I need your help, Ryouta. And NO WORD about this to anyone else, or I will have your head." Akashi's deadly aura emitted from behind him, screaming danger and 'you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you tell anyone' kind of feel.
Kise yelped a little at the others aura. He didn't need to be told twice. "I-I get it Akashicchi! Please don't make it seem like you're about to kill me.." The blonde whined slightly. "But really, you can tell me. Who am I gonna tell?" Akashi really would make him wash his neck if he told someone else what Akashi told him to keep secret about.
Akashi still looked at Kise with his menacing glare. The captain knows that the blonde has a lot of connections and likes to gossip around. However, he desperately needs help so he will have to trust Kise on his word. Akashi placed his head on his hand, leaning on the table while directing his gaze to the counter and watched as students went in and out of the library.
"You see, when I was going to my class this morning, I bumped into nerd- I mean Kuroko-kun and we fell. But then something strange happened when I saw his eyes. I had this strange feeling building up in my chest, making my heart beat so fast. It happened so suddenly, right away when I saw his eyes as his glasses fell. I didn't know what came over me... I still don't know."
Akashi looked at a girl whose books fell on the floor when another student offered to help her pick the books up.
"But I have this suspicion its the thing we call... love?" Akashi concluded, averting his gaze at Kise.
At first Kise couldn't believe what Akashi said. He waited a moment, half expecting the redhead to say that he was kidding even though Akashi never jokes around. The redhead was actually talking about love? With him? About that nerd?
Kise covered his mouth, trying not to laugh. "Akashicchi is too funny!" He said jokingly. Although once he saw the glare from the other, he knew he wasn't joking. "W-Wait, you're not joking? You think you actually love... him? Just yesterday you humiliated him in front of the team. I think you're just feeling guilt or something."
He knew Akashi wouldn't feel guilty about it but it was more likely than the redhead actually falling in love with someone like that. "Besides, I thought Akashicchi was interested in girls?"
Guilt? Could Akashi really have mistaken love for guilt? Its true that the captain doesn't know what guilt feels like, but then again, he imagined it to be somewhat different from what he was feeling at the time. If he had to compare the two feelings from the definitions in the books, he would definitely describe his experience as 'love' not 'guilt'.
"Of course but I'm not exactly sure that was what guilt felt like. From what I know, guilt is the feeling when you want to apologize to someone for something you've done, and feel obliged to make it up to that person... but that's not what I felt. At that moment, I felt my chest beating so fast that it was impossible to stop. I felt really warm in my face as if it was gong to catch on fire. I couldn't even talk from the shock of witnessing Kuroko-kun's eyes."
Akashi raised his right hand and placed it on his chest, as if to reassure himself that its beating normally.
"Isn't that what you would call 'love'?"
So it really wasn't guilt? Kise still couldn't believe what Akashi was saying. He actually loved the nerd. Why so suddenly? Just because he saw the nerd's eyes? It did sound like love... Or maybe it's... "Could it he lust? I honestly can't imagine you falling in love with someone like him. He can't do much which is the exact opposite of you, someone who can do anything."
It really was hard to imagine the strict captain Akashi Seijuuro fall for a nerd like Kuroko. But then again, he heard that opposites do attract...
"Lust?" Akashi didn't know what to make of it. Could it really be 'lust'? The captain really wasn't sure but he didn't want to rule out any possibilities. However, he needed an answer and he needs it right now. What if he faces the nerd once more? Will he act like that again? Absolutely not, that was the plan, but who knows where his feelings will take him. That's why he has to identify his feelings right now.
"So you would say that its 'lust' rather than 'love'? I need to know for sure. What if I meet him once more and act unsightly again?"
"I mean, it's hard to imagine you falling for someone like him so I assume it's just lust. After all, you've never dated anyone before, right?" So maybe this was his body's way of telling Akashi that it wanted attention?
"It's most likely lust. You've never been interested in him before, right? So why get interested all of a sudden?" Kise asked. He didn't notice that Kuroko entered the library with a tired sigh, finally finished with his job. The boy seemed to notice Akashi immediately but didn't approach him. He just went behind the counter to see if there was any work needed to be done.
Thinking about it deeply, it made sense. He was never in love with Kuroko to begin with so what could change it? But still, something inside Akashi wanted to deny him, to say that it really is love. Maybe his opinion is biased or controlled by his feelings. Akashi sighed at his inner conflict as he spotted the nerd inside the library. When he saw him, his heart began beating again, much faster than normal. Akashi clenched his chest as he looked at the bluenette.
"Again. My chest is beating fast, again." Akashi said while still looking at the nerd.
Kise noticed where Akashi was looking and saw the loser. Oh no. So it really WAS love? This couldn't be. He couldn't have Akashi fall for someone who couldn't do anything by himself.
"I'm... I'm not sure what to tell you. Sure I know about love But... I know about love with girls?" It was the only excuse he could come up with. He didn't know what to tell Akashi honestly.
Akashi narrowed his eyes at his childhood friend sitting across from him. "What are you suggesting Ryouta? I'm not the one who chose who I fell in love with. It doesn't matter either way, you will help me and that's that. I won't let you come up with ridiculous excuses just to get yourself out of this. You have to do better than that." Akashi victoriously smirked at Kise.
"You better tell me about love or else you won't live till tomorrow."
Kuroko watched the two boys from the corner of his eye. He couldn't believe they were there. It was only about ten or twenty minutes ago that he ran into Akashi who acted weird. He wondered what they were talking about since Kise was yelling something about death and Akashi being mean. Eventually everyone in the library shushed him.
He tried not paying attention to Akashi. It was probably nothing, just a weird prank or something. Akashi would never act like that... He didn't know what to say or do if Akashi came over so he decided to just avoid looking altogether.
While Kuroko kept himself busy and occupied, Kagami entered the library looking for that very bluenette. He looked around the library when he finally spotted the person he's searching for. "Oi Kuroko!" Kagami raised his voice so that his friend could hear him, not caring if he was in the library or not. All of the students, including Akashi and Kise, turned around to look at the big redhead. Much to Kuroko's distress of not wanting to be seen.
Kuroko nearly jumped out of his socks (expression of course) when he heard someone yelled his name. He recognized it as Kagami's voice easily. Why did he have to come now of all times? He just hoped he wasn't angry that he came to school. "Kagami-kun, please keep your voice down…"
"Ah..." Kagami looked around and noticed that everyone was staring. He raised his hand to his head and scratched the back.
"Sorry everyone!" He loudly said before being shushed by everyone. Kagami deadpanned before walking towards Kuroko quietly this time. Once he reached the bluenette, he noticed that he was mad, or irritated. Must be because he was too loud. Well, you can't help it, Kagami will always be Bakagami.
Why did Kagami have to come now of all times? When he's trying to be invisible? It was kind of hard to be invisible when you're only friend is yelling in a library.
"Kagami-kun, this is a library. You must be quiet." He scolded the other sternly. He honestly didn't want more attention on himself. He wanted some peace and quiet away from the bullying that will surely happen during the day and the only place that offered that was the library.
"Sorry." Kagami clasped his hands in apology, along with a small bow. He really didn't mean to attract attention to Kuroko. Knowing him, his best friend would always prefer to be invisible. Kagami sighed.
"I just wanted to make sure you're okay. Did things at home go fine? To be honest I was kind of surprised you came today. You should have taken at least one day off. Your school attendance is perfect so I don't see why you couldn't miss at least one day." Kagami wondered. Maybe Kuroko just likes school a lot? It always made Kagami wonder what motivates the bluenette into coming to school. Most kids who get bullied rarely come but not Kuroko. He comes every single day even with the bullying! It really amazed Kagami and made his respect Kuroko a lot.
Kuroko made sure to listen closely although he was glancing at Akashi while Kagami spoke. He saw the redhead and his blonde friend still looking and talking to each other. Were they talking about him?
He forced himself to look at Kagami. When has he ever let something like that bother him? "It's alright Kagami-kun... Everything is fine. I just told my parents someone accidentally hit me in basketball practice." He didn't enjoy lying, something Kagami had to know. "And I don't need to miss a day. It's just teasing. I'm not going to give up on my education just for some teasing."
Kagami smiled. He knew Kuroko was tough but not this tough. Especially with what happened yesterday. From what Kagami knew, that was the worst bullying he had ever seen someone do to Kuroko. Somehow it made him admire the bluenette even more. Kaami smiled as he hugged his friend, ruffling his head with his left hand.
"You're pretty tough for a little guy." Kagami jokingly said.
"Please don't touch my head and call me little.." Kuroko murmured. Since Kagami knew almost everything about him, he knew that he didn't like getting teased by his height.
"Haha sorry, sorry." Kagami apologized. Sometimes he loves teasing Kuroko, all friends do that anyway. He took himself from the bluenette as he patted his head to try to return it back to its original state.
"Man I swear your hair is alive! It's going in all different directions!" Kagami knew that Kuroko had wild bed hair but even if touched a bit it turns crazy. Even worse when its long.
"Now I have to deal with all the knots..." Kuroko mumbled with a frown. This was another reason why he didn't like anyone touching his hair. It got all tangled up so easily but it's not like he can cut it. Not after what happened when his hair was short.
He was distracted by his own thoughts when he felt something tap the back of his head. He got confused when he felt it fall down into his shirt. He stepped away from Kagami and retrieved whatever fell in his shirt. It was... a crumbled piece of paper? He turned his back to Kagami and opened it to read. He stared at the single word for a moment before sighing. It was just teasing, Kuroko reminded himself.
Kagami looked at Kuroko in confusion. "What is it Kuroko?" the redhead wondered what the little object was.
"It's nothing, Kagami-kun. Just a grocery list I forgot to throw away." Kuroko lied smoothly. There was no point in letting Kagami know what it said. If he did, the tiger would get angry and he didn't need that attention. Besides he didn't know who threw it so it's not like they can confront the person.
"I see." Kagami didn't dwell on the topic much but instead went over to look at Kuroko's head. He's concerned for his best friend and wanted to make sure he's alright.
Meanwhile, Akashi observed the nerd and his friend from his table. The fast pace of his poor heart didn't stop but only kept accelerating as he kept looking at the bluenette. The small object which seemed like a scrap of small squished paper didn't escape him. Knowing as much as he does, he would say it contained some kind of a negative message, most probably a sort of bullying.
Akashi narrowed his eyes as he looked at the one who threw the paper, giggling before returning back to his group of friends. Akashi looked at them, thinking of his next move.
"I believe we have an agreement Ryouta, and I will make sure you fulfil your part of the deal." Akashi turned around to look at his friend before him, his glare screaming 'danger' all over.
"Alright alright!" Kise didn't know why Akashi wanted to help the nerd whether he loved him or not. They've teased the other for a long time and now they are suddenly helping him? Well, it's not like he had a choice... "Alright, I'll help, okay?"
Akashi smiled, "Wise choice." He took one more look at the bullies before standing up, surprising Kise. Akashi walked over to Kuroko who didn't see him coming as he walked behind him. When he finally reached him he placed his right hand on his shoulder.
Kuroko jumped a little in surprise, turning his head to look at Akashi. Why was Akashi there? He was even touching him again like before with the hug. "...Is there something you need?" He asked quietly, crumbling the paper in his hand.
Akashi looked at the bluenette while trying to calm down his beating heart. He took a deep breath before noticing the boy's strange behavior, as if he wanted to hide something, and that something is the paper of course. Akashi spotted the paper in the boy's hand and as he did, he extended his hand for the boy to give him the paper.
"Give me the paper in your hand."
"Eh..." Is that the only reason why Akashi came over? Why would he want it? So he could say what it said allowed and let everyone laugh at him? As if he'd let that happen. "It's just something I used as a bookmark, it's trash now. I was about to throw it out..." Kuroko lied once more.
Akashi smirked, knowing fully well the nerd didn't tell the truth. Amusing, the nerd is really amusing. Too bad he doesn't know Akashi's real intention of wanting the paper.
"Ohh really?~ I'm sorry but my friend over there threw it and now I want to give it back to him. Give it to me." It wasn't a question of 'can I have it?' but rather a command. Akashi wasn't used to asking questions after all, since he always gets what he wants.
Kuroko forgot how demanding Akashi would be. Well, what else could Akashi do? He already made him the laughing stock of the school thanks to yesterday's try out so there's no reason to argue anymore. "Fine." He hesitantly placed the paper in Akashi's hand before looking at Akashi's face. What would the redhead do now with the paper? He knew some bully threw it so why did he even want it?
"Thank you" Akashi mockingly thanked the nerd before walking away. Both Kagami and Kuroko looked at him in confusion as he approached the table of the bullies. They were chatting amongst themselves before Akashi appeared beside them.
"A-Akashi... Is there something you want?" one student from the group, the bully himself, spoke up in a low voice. Obviously terrified from Akashi who had his usual menacing glare on. Akashi smirked before folding the paper open and reading...
"Die."
The bullies looked at him in confusion, knowing they wrote it for the nerd. But what was Akashi doing? Returning it to them? Why was he even getting involved? The captain's behavior surprised numerous people who stopped what they were doing as they watched the commotion.
"Would you mind explaining?" Akashi smiled but nobody was fooled as it sent shivers down everyone's spines. The bully gulped, slowly standing up from his seat. He went to Akashi to whisper something into his ear.
"It's for the nerd. You know-" The bully didn't get to finish his sentence as Akashi shoved the paper into his mouth. "Here. I'm returning it. Ah~ and I would recommend not writing those type of letters again, or else something very unfortunate may happen to you." Akashi turned to look at the rest of the group who flinched when they made eye contact with the captain. However, Akashi didn't waste his time as he slowly and triumphantly made his way back to the nerd. Nobody will defy him. After all, I'm absolute.
Kuroko couldn't believe his own eyes. Akashi was actually confronting the bully? Why? What did he have to gain from it? Akashi wasn't the type to feel guilty about something so why was he doing it?
Once he saw the redhead walking towards him once more, he stepped back. It has to be a prank or something. There was no way Akashi would do something nice for him. Besides, Akashi was only going to make it worse. The bully would surely get angry with him and do something worse despite Akashi's warning. If not that bully then his friends will if he tells them what happened.
Look at him. Classes didn't even start yet and he was already feeling anxious about the day, something he always hid from everyone. So he did what he was used to doing. He quickly left the library before Akashi could reach him, uncaring if he left his binders on the counter.
"Ah, he does something nice and the nerd runs." Kise said, resting his head on his hand. He looked back at Akashi after watching the boy run out the library doors.
Once Akashi saw Kuroko's conflicting eyes full of confusion and uncertainty, he had the sudden need to embrace the boy, to tell him everything will be alright, but as things would have it, he ran away from the shock. Akashi sighed, he knew something like this would happen but hoped it wouldn't. Well, he will have more chances later on. For now, he will need to focus on carrying out his plans.
As Akashi was about to return to his table, he was stopped by Kagami who grabbed the captain by the collar of his shirt.
"Oi! What are you trying to do? Can't you see that he already suffers enough?" Kagami said, not bothering to hold back his voice in the library.
Akashi looked at the tall monkey straight into the eyes, frowning. He really hated dealing with uncivilized monkeys such as Kagami Taiga.
"If I were you, I would let go. Right now." Akashi dangerously muttered as Kagami instantly let go. The two redheads exchanged glares before Kagami took his leave.
"I'll remember this." And with that Kagami was out of the library, running after his best friend.
Akashi sighed before looking around the library. The other students were watching but as soon as they saw Akashi, they returned back to their duties. Akashi walked back to his table and tiredly sat down.
"We have a lot of work ahead of us" he said before neatly picking up his books, placing them into his bag. "Let's go Ryouta. We have a lesson to go to."
Kise sighed a little with a small smile. Akashi really was such an unpredictable person. One day he's showing a runt his place and the next he defends that runt. Who knew Akashi of all people was capable of that? Well, he was 'absolute'.
"We barely even studied..." He said with fake disappointment as he packed his bag with his books as well. Although he did wonder one thing. Just what exactly was going to happen today now that Akashi and himself had some new 'work' to do?
"I know you enjoyed the show Ryouta~ Just to let you know, I will be doubling your training menu today." Akashi smirked before making his leave. After all, telling everyone not to bully the nerd was a big task to accomplish.
"Akashicchi is a meanie! A meanie!" Kise whined once Akashi left. He pouted and quieted down when he got shushed loudly. He sighed before following the redhead quickly so they could get to class.
The whole day was very messed up for Kuroko. Not because he was being bullied but... it was because he WASN'T getting bullied. All day was quiet and peaceful and it was actually nerve wracking. He's never had a day where no bullying happened during or between classes.
It didn't help that every time he walked through the halls, he felt like someone was staring at him. He just ignored it and went to his next class. He wanted to know why no one was doing anything to him. Was it because of Akashi again? Why was he stopping the bullying for him?
Kuroko sighed as he walked into the library. It was now the end of the day and he had library duty. Not many people went to the library after school but someone had to be there just in case and today was Kuroko's turn. Besides some work still needed to be done and it will distract him from remembering his weird day. Once he saw that Akashi wasn't around because the redhead had practice, he immediately went to work organizing or shelving books.
Back in the gym, the captain of the basketball team wiped off sweat from his forehead as he looked at the clock. The practice was halfway done meaning its just the right time for him to leave.
"Gather up everyone! I'll have to leave now for urgent matters. I leave Ryouta in charge while I'm gone. Don't forget to close the gym when you finish!"
"Yes captain!" the players bowed before going back to practice. Akashi gave Kise the 'you'll regret it if you slack off' glare before heading into the changing room. Today he had planned to finish early in order to meet with the nerd in the library. Usually he would stay until the end, and was last to leave almost everyday, but today was special.
His plan of stopping the bullies worked and Akashi was very pleased with it. He smirked at the idea of how confused the nerd will be when he meets him. Akashi knew that the nerd must be feeling quite out of place today, because none of the bullying happened. But it will help Akashi achieve his goal all the better.
Akashi took off his clothing before going into the showers. When he was done washing, he went to change into his school uniform and finally headed to the library. The captain really couldn't wait to see the nerd's face, confused, scared and hopefully flustered. For sure he will have some fun today, well, not like he already didn't.
Kuroko got done most of the book organizing or online orders sent by teachers through email. It was normal, something Kuroko was glad was happening. The whole day was so crazy because he wasn't... bullied. He wasn't complaining of course! It was just odd. It made him feel out of place. Maybe he shouldn't have gone to school...
With a sigh he began to go around to shelves with a small basket filled with books, doing his job of shelving returned books. At least he could distract himself through work. He didn't want to think about the day or a certain redhead who still confused him that morning.
Akashi walked down the corridors when he finally arrived at the library doors. Surprisingly, no one was there except for the nerd of course. Akashi wondered why he was the only one there but didn't mind. So lucky! He thought as he slowly approached the nerd.
Akashi smirked as he leaned both of his hands on the wall, trapping the nerd between them, completely caging him from escaping.
"Hello Kuroko-kun. Fancy meeting you here." Akashi purred into the nerd's ear.
Kuroko's heart almost jumped out of his chest. Where had Akashi come from? And why was he trapping him like this? He finally noticed that in his fright, he dropped his small basket that was holding a few books. He would need to pick them up but Akashi was in his way...
"...Akashi-san, I don't like this closeness..." He mumbled, hoping the redhead who he thought was messing with him would give him space.
Akashi looked at his pray before responding. "I very much like it." The captain smirked.
"I was wondering, why didn't you come to the gym today? Who knows~ Maybe this time you would have some luck? Finally giving up?" Akashi touched the nerd's strand of hair.
Of course Akashi would enjoy making him uncomfortable.
He tried moving his head away from Akashi's hand, not liking the touch to his hair. "If I gave up, you'd certainly be happy, wouldn't you? Finally having me out of your hair.." Kuroko mumbled, refusing to look at Akashi. He still remembered what the redhead did at the beginning of the day which still confused him.
Akashi couldn't hold in a small laugh as he stroked the nerd's strand of hair. "On the contrary. I find you quite amusing... Tetsuya. You make my boring days much more interesting. It would be a shame if you stopped now. Isn't your luck getting better? Now that the bullying has stopped?" Akashi moved his face an inch closer to the bluenette's.
Kuroko finally looked at Akashi, trying to hide his surprise. Tetsuya? Akashi actually called him by his first name? He didn't like it how he shivered when he heard the redhead say his name.
"A-Akashi-san, really, I'm starting to feel really uncomfortable.." He said, trying to move away from Akashi who still had him trapped.
Akashi didn't respond but simply kept looking at the bluenette's hidden eyes. Akashi narrowed his eyes, trying to see through the glasses as much as he could. Maybe I'm scaring him too much? Akashi thought when he noticed the nerd's distressed face.
"I won't hurt you... But I do wonder... can you see without your glasses?"
Kuroko glanced at the other with slight confusion. Didn't Akashi already know that? "I can't... I can't see things from afar and I can only see bright colors clearly up close." He explained, hoping that Akashi would step back with that bit of information.
Akashi nodded but didn't move in case the nerd tried to escape. He already ran from the library so Akashi was reluctant to step back. The captain hummed before bringing both of his hands upwards to take the glasses off. Once he did, he saw the beautiful eyes once again, speeding up his heartbeat.
"Akashi-san," Kuroko tried saying to stop the other but his glasses were already off. Why was he taking them off? "Can I have them back please..?" He didn't like how he knew Akashi was staring at his face. He knew he was still there and not running off with his glasses because he could still see his bright red hair. That and the fact that he was still trapped.
Akashi looked at Kuroko's beautiful eyes but when he felt his cheeks and chest burning, he quickly placed his right hand on the nerd's eyes to cover them up. The captain took a couple of deep breaths before calming down a bit. Quickly, he took off his hand and put the glasses back on.
So I really love him! Akashi concluded as he clenched his chest. He couldn't be sure when it happened the first time, so he had to confirm it. Now that his assumptions are right, Akashi had set his mind on what to do.
Kuroko saw Akashi clenching at his chest and frowned slightly in worry. Was the redhead hurt? "Akashi-san, are you alright?"
"No, I'm hurt and it's all because of you." Akashi lifted up his head to face the bluenette.
"All because of me?" Kuroko asked. Okay, now he was confused. Why him? What did he do? Last time he checked, Akashi was the one who hurt him physically and mentally. "Why?"
Akashi kept on staring, purposely prolonging the silence to get more time. He sighed before he was ready to say what he wants to say.
"I'm in love with you Tetsuya. Believe me or not but its the truth." Akashi looked at Kuroko to see his reaction to his sudden confession.
Kuroko stared at Akashi. Had he heard right? Did he really hear Akashi say he was in love with him? What kind of joke is this...?
"What... What kind of joke is that...?" He understood about all the teasing and everything, even the punches and hits that he occasionally got, but it was even worse to mess with someone's feelings like this. "You've always hated me, Akashi-san. I don't see how this joke is funny…"
"Its not a joke!" Akashi raised his voice slightly so that Kuroko understood how serious he is. He has to somehow express that his feelings are true and genuine. Akashi knew it was hard to believe but he really wants Kuroko to believe. No, he'll make him believe if he thinks it's a joke.
"It happened all of a sudden, out of nowhere... To be honest, I was really confused by these new feelings I was experiencing when we bumped into each other on the stairs and fell down. That's when it began. When I saw your eyes under the glasses, this strange feeling overcame me... My heart was beating rapidly and I felt flustered." Akashi looked at the bluenette in confliction.
"I wondered... 'Is this really love?' But now I'm certain it is and what I should do. You already witnessed my decision today... no one bullied you right?"
Kuroko was a little startled. Akashi never raised his voice, even just slightly like he had. Was this really true? Had Akashi really fallen in love with him?
Of course not. It was probably a joke, a horrible prank that was playing with his feelings. How could the bully fall in love with the nerd? It was so ironic but... possible. Didn't he hear something about opposites attracting?
"...So it was you. You stopped the bullying." It sounded more like a statement rather than a question. "...Well, it's true that no one bullied me but... You said you knew what you had to do now. What would that be? Was it confessing to me?"
"Yes. Confessing but also helping you. I have a proposition for you, a deal of sorts..." Akashi moved himself away from the bluenette, giving him a bit of space.
"Here's the deal, I'll help you get rid of the bullies forever and improve your social image in the school. That way nobody would ever think of bullying you, even without my help. Also, I noticed your lack of presence... we could use that to develop a completely new style of play... that way you would be able to prove your skills and join the basketball team. And if you join, that monk- I mean Kagami Taiga will be able to join as well, since he's so set on joining with you."
Akashi looked down, clenching his shirt again. "And in return... you give me a chance." The redhead now turned his attention back onto Kuroko.
Kuroko listened closely despite the whole situation being so... unpredictable. He still couldn't believe that THE Akashi Seijuuro not only stopped the bullying but even confessed to him. He really didn't know what to do.
He licked his lips slightly, a habit of his when he was in deep thought. He would have immediately declined if he hadn't heard that last part. Kagami wanted to join so bad and he was holding him back... Besides, Akashi said he had a chance so it was true, right? He couldn't sense any lies from Akashi...
"Alright... I'll give you a chance... As long as you let Kagami-kun join like you said you would." Kuroko said, looking up at Akashi.
Akashi smirked. Kuroko had accepted just as he predicted he would, with the mention of Kagami Taiga, which made the captain somewhat angry and jealous... but for now, he would have to prove his worth and show Kuroko that he's much better than that monkey.
"Of course. But since he doesn't want to join without you, we will need to start developing a new style for you... and I have just the solution. Let's go to the gym. Everyone else should have already gone home." Akashi made his way to the library doors.
"Thank you... for giving me a chance." Akashi sincerely smiled at the bluenette. He didn't want to admit it but even if he predicted Kuroko would accept, he still had doubts. It also hurt him that Kuroko thought he was joking, but it was to be expected. All these new feelings were so confusing, but for now, Akashi would follow his plan and see where it leads him.
"Alright.." Kuroko mumbled, slowly following Akashi. He couldn't believe that after a confession and Akashi convincing him to give him a chance, he was going to be taught a special style by Akashi himself. He was curious of what it was since he mentioned his lack of presence before.
"It was nothing, Akashi-san..." He replied to Akashi softly. He was so unused to Akashi being polite to him and actually saying please or thank you.
Akashi smiled but kept looking ahead while walking. He has to make one more thing clear though...
"So~ When will we have our first date?" Akashi glanced at the bluenette, waiting for an amusing answer.
"D-date?" Kuroko looked at Akashi in surprise. He felt his cheeks heat up and he tried moving his hair to cover it. "Y-You asked for a chance... You didn't ask me out... You said nothing about dates…"
Akashi chuckled a bit. The nerd is really, really amusing.
"I can tell you never dated. You see, when someone asks you to give them a chance, that includes dating as well. Actually, it means all sorts of things but I'll leave it to you to figure it out for yourself."
Akashi tilted his head to the side to have a glance at the bluenette again.
"I'm glad I'll be your first."
Kuroko sighed a little under his breath. He couldn't believe he accidentally accepted Akashi's request to date. Well, he supposed it was his fault for not understanding..?
"I see..." He mumbled, not looking at Akashi thanks to his embarrassment. "I guess it can't be helped…"
Akashi kept on his smile as the two were nearing the gym.
"It's settled then. Tomorrow will be our first date. Since it's the weekend, we'll have a lot of free time to get some... things done. I'll wait for you in front of the Tokyo shopping mall at exactly 15:00, I don't tolerate lateness so be there on time." Akashi said as he unlocked the gym doors with his spare key.
"Okay.." Kuroko was just glad he was free tomorrow because he didn't think saying no to an Akashi was easy. Plus he felt weird whenever he saw Akashi's smile but he kept it to himself.
"So about the style..." He started off. "What are you planning to do? You mentioned my lack of presence but I don't see how that can work in basketball if none of my teammates see me."
Akashi walked towards the bench to take off his bag and coat. Once he did, he then walked over to the pile of basketball balls, taking one out and passing it to Kuroko. The nerd barely caught it as Akashi looked at him.
"Misdirection." Akashi approached the bluenette. His personality from before completely changed to that of more serious one. When it comes to basketball, Akashi is always serious and never goes easy on anyone.
"You lack presence not only in your everyday live but also as an athlete. You train but you have no merits to show for your efforts. It's strange but in a very special way. I've never seen someone like you in my entire life - weak, low stamina and no talent. However, your lack of presence is your greatest strength. If we use that, we can make a good player out of you... you'll become the 'Phantom 6th man'." Akashi brought up his right hand to rest on his chin.
"Perhaps you could even participate in the Winter Cup as our trump card."
"Misdirection..." Kuroko repeated, looking down at the ball in his hands. Misdirection in basketball? He's never heard of that before but... Maybe it could work.
Author notes
KurokoTetsuya101: Yo readers! I hope you're enjoying the story so far :) Umm... I don't really know what to say apart from... I'm soo tired! Whew! Writing stories is hard work! Enjoy and please review! It makes our day :D Ah and thank you for 100+ follows! You guys are awesome!
The Lucky Bell: So many follows and reviews in such short time.. And with only two chapters! That is a big improvement and it makes me happy to hear from you guys. However a few of you have been a little disappointed with Sei for either being a jerk or falling in love with "looks". Well, I'm going to answer a few questions.
As for the "falling in love with only looks" thing, I knew some of you would be disappointed, maybe even disgusted. But hey, how many times has that happened? How many times has ANYONE looked at some guy or girl and think "Wow, they look beautiful/handsome." It happens all the time. After that they get to know the person. Sei is just inexperienced with love is all. He does have interests in Tetsuya and, don't get me wrong, he does like him. However he isn't going to fall in love with just "looks", as you can see in this chapter. Hope that clears some stuff up.
Now for another question and it's about Midorima. "Why isn't he bullied? He has weird hair and glasses, right? Not to mention his whole horoscope obsession." Well, it's true that we cannot deny he has those things- XD But Midorima does not go to Teiko High. He does go to Shuutoku High. At least I'm pretty sure we did that- But I'm most certain he does not go to Teiko. This is a story about Akakuro, not Midorima (Gosh that sounds so rude I'm sorry-). However if that doesn't satisfy you, then... I guess he wouldn't get bullied because he is pretty smart and he is apart of a well respected basketball team. So... There you go? If you got any more questions, I'll be glad to answer~
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