I read the last chapter of Yamada-kun to 7 nin no majo and I swear the bloody rabbit monster is purely coincidence.
Warning: english errors and unbetaed.
I don't own Kuroko no Basket and " In the Box"
Chapter 3
"if you want to get close to Kurokocchi, you shouldn't ask him any personal question or he will close up, but he would never refuse a request of help. During free time, try to approach him when I am with him and talk with me. If Kurokocchi thinks that you are getting acquaintance with me, he won't dislocate. Kurokocchi have to get used to your presence."
Akashi remembered Kise's advice. It was night time. The prisoners were watching the soup opera that Kise loved. The blond was crying because a sorrowful scene. Such a terrible sound. Akashi understood why the phantom saved Kise and tried to make him happy. Hearing him grieve for a full month had to be the hell.
The red haired man approached the phantom. Kuroko, distrustful, stared at him. The poker face rendered Akashi uneasy, he would usually use the counterpart's emotion to lead the talk, but with Kuroko was impossible.
" Could you teach me how to sew?" the red head finally asked.
Kuroko kept quiet, his masker unmoving until he made a little nod.
Akashi was happy about his first small victory.
The day after Kuroko sat next to Akashi during work " Are you sure to sit here? You could get into troubles" whispered the crimson man.
"The guards don't notice me and Aomine-kun will stay quiet about this" the phantom replied.
"How did you become so friendly with each other?"
Kuroko got up and walked away. Taboo question, Akashi cursed himself for losing his chance. The sky blue haired man stayed far away from him the whole day and inside the cell he kept to ignored him.
The next day, like nothing has happened, Kuroko sat near Akashi to teach him how to sew. This time the red haired man didn't say a word. He couldn't make the same mistake twice. He listened to Kuroko's voice and practiced with the needle.
Completely useless, the sewing Goddess had to really hate him. The blue prisoner reassured Akashi telling him that with time he would get better.
The next day Kuroko sat again with him and gave him thimbles for each of his fingers.
"You shouldn't die from blood loss with those". How the phantom got the thimbles remained a mystery.
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When the prisoner were out in the prison yard, Akashi started to play basketball with the others. This made him remember his high school time. He won for three years consecutive the basketball tournaments as befitted an Akashi.
The red haired man wanted to show off and became more appealing to the eyes of blue haired male. He also learned which prisoners to avoid the most, namely the swindles for him. Some time he threw the ball on their head.
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During the free time after dinner, Akashi sat on the couch with Kuroko and Kise. He was astonished. How could Kise have so much to talk about when he was inside a jail for two years? He had to be a neighborhood gossiper granny in his past life. However his chattering was helpful.
The blond could make the phantom talk. Kise was a veteran about what you could ask to the blue head without make him run away. Whenever Kuroko spoke, Akashi attentively listened. He hoped that sooner he could talk with him like Kise.
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Akashi went to the visit room. Mibuchi, his secretary came to visit him.
"Sei-chan, your father is angry with you because instead to use your power, you chose to get the sentence. He thinks you did this to mock him."
"Tell my father that instead to became a coward who runs from his responsibility, I prefer to get out from here head-on with pride. This means to be an Akashi for me."
Mibuchi smiled at his boss. He was sure the redhead would survive everywhere with his will power alone. "How is like to live in a prison?"
Akashi smiled amused " In comparison to how I lived before, this feels like a vacation, minus comfort, hygiene and good meals. Instead of the businessman's erratic life, here is almost relaxing. It's a pity that this place tries to take away your last pieces of human dignity."
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Akashi spent three month inside the prison and didn't manage to get close to the phantom, but he would always watch him. Kise is right, Kuroko is a good person.
The red head saw the phantom giving every day his food to Murasakibara, because the normal ration wasn't enough for the giant. Like Santa Clause, the blue head would always find Midorima's lucky item and put it on top of his futon when the green head was sleeping. When there was a sick prisoner he stole the medicine for him. A day Akashi caught him in the act
"I didn't know you were a thief, Kuroko"
"I'm not stealing. These drugs are for the prisoners when they are sick. I'm only doing the job that this prison doctor doesn't want to do. He is too stingy." It's incredible how, even though his emotionless face and voice, Kuroko was such a caring man. More time passed, more the red head wanted to became friend with him.
A day Akashi mustered the courage to make a gamble. If he failed, his progress with Kuroko would became nothing. The light blue eyed prisoner was alone on the couch during the free time after dinner. This was the first time they would be together without Kise between them. Akashi sat next to Kuroko and waited for the phantom to go away. Kuroko didn't move from his post and kept drawing.
The red head didn't talk. He didn't want to break the moment. Kuroko got used to him. The blue head accepted him. This would be a small victory in comparison to the others he got during his life and the many basketball trophies, nevertheless made him the happiest.
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From that day on, Akashi started to speak more freely with the phantom, always paying attention about the conversation.
A day the red head talked about the small library in the recreation room.
"I have to say, for a prison there are really good books"
For the first time during the months Akashi arrived, Kuroko smiled a tiny bit.
"Thank you" and went back to the cell.
The redhead suddenly become a bit embarrassed and also he felt like he had found a treasure.
Kise went near Akashi and saw his blush. "What's happened Akashicchi?"
"Kuroko thanked me and smiled"
"I'm so envious! What have you done?" the blond yelled.
"I complimented the library"
"Now I understand. This library is Kurokocchi pride and joy. Before, the books were a few, old and almost destroyed. Kurokocchi wrote letters every day for a whole year to get the permission to renew the library. Aominecchi helped as well. There are a few people here who read books, so Kurokocchi must be happy to have someone approving his hard work"
Akashi would repeat those words again and again if this would make the phantom smile to him.
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Kuroko kept to teach Akashi how to sew. Akashi felt so proud. He could make a least a head that looked a little like a rabbit ( monster ) and thanks to the thimbles, the material stayed a clear white.
The red haired man watched the phantom working on his stuffed dog.
"You are very good at sewing. Because experience?"
Kuroko replied "I learned to sew before coming here. My dream was to be a kindergarten teacher"
The blue haired man noticed his slip up and instinctively put his hand on his mouth, but unlike the other times he didn't move from his seat and kept to sew. He stayed silent.
Akashi didn't press further, but inside he was overjoyed. The phantom even if a little bit opened up to him. There was hope, although Akashi didn't know what he was hoping yet.
