Dust to Dust
Chapter Three: Akashi-kun
Kuroko woke up feeling weirdly refreshed the next day. He rolled on the bed and groaned when he realised that he's on the same bed he woke up several days before and once more, sore and naked. Damn it, he internally cursed as he slowly got up. He couldn't hear or see Akashi anywhere and his clothes were nowhere to be found as well so he decided to take a shower instead.
Wearing what he thought was Akashi's robe, he went out of the bathroom and heard the redhead talking on the main room. He headed there and saw said man sitting on the huge couch scanning the morning stock reports in his laptop while talking to a man via skype. The redhead had obviously taken a shower already and was in a black suit which added to his already sexy yet utterly dangerous aura. Kuroko found himself unable to take his eyes off the redhead.
"I instructed you about the security system that would fit it best, Kōki," Akashi seriously said without taking his eyes off the laptop's monitor in front of him. "It was already discussed in the meeting how we would go through the budget of it and how you would justify it in your report. No, don't reason it out, justify it. Hand over a report to me at exactly fourteen hundred, Rakuzan time." Then without waiting for a reply, he disengaged. The seriousness then dissipated from his expression and he smiled when he saw Kuroko the moment he looked up. "Good morning, Tetsuya."
"Are you always like that?" the bluenet asked without greeting Akashi back or moving from where he was currently standing. "That Kōki surely guy sweated so much."
Akashi smirked as he got up and crossed the room towards Kuroko. The smirk widened when he noticed what the bluenet was wearing. "I'm friendly," he said which had Kuroko almost rolling his eyes. He chuckled. "Anyways, you look good, Tetsuya," he added as he ran his gaze over the smaller male.
Kuroko blushed furiously then he scowled at Akashi. "Where are my clothes, Akashi-san?" he asked.
"Call me Seijuurou, Tetsuya. Akashi-san is too formal," the redhead said, completely ignoring the bluenet's question.
"I'm not comfortable referring to people in a familiar way, Akashi-san," Kuroko replied, his neutral expression still intact. Unlike some people.
Akashi shook his head with a small smile on his face. This petite bluenet is really something. "You'll get used to it, Tetsuya," he said. "But for now, how about we start by calling me Akashi-kun?"
Kuroko was about to reject the idea by telling the redhead that this won't happen again but when he saw the almost hopeful expression Akashi had, he relented. "Okay, Akashi-kun," he said and was rewarded with a smile from the redhead that had his heart skipping a beat. "So can you please tell me where my clothes are?" he repeated his question.
"Laundry," Akashi replied immediately, still reveling on the fact that Kuroko was willing to do things, though not that big, for him. "You don't need it anymore but I figured you'd be mad if I dispose of it." Then without any warning, he cupped the back of the bluenet's neck and pulled the latter flush against him, kissing him long and hard. "If I just don't have an important meeting an hour from now, I would have dragged you back to bed, Tetsuya." He grunted softly when Kuroko elbowed him on the rib, a little too hard for someone as tiny as him. Sure, this beautiful creature have admirable strength, he mused as he rubbed his rib. You're totally interesting, Tetsuya.
"Shut up, Akashi-kun," Kuroko snapped in his usual soft voice. "I think you'll have to lend me some clothes."
"Of course, Tetsuya. We'll have to find something for you," Akashi said then he contacted his butler, Shirogane Eiji, on the home 'link. "We're ready for breakfast now, Eiji. Please send it up here." He then went to his huge walk-in closet on the bedroom and selected a shirt for Kuroko. "Are you doing something today, Tetsuya?" he asked as he handed the bluenet a light blue silk dress shirt.
Kuroko accepted the shirt and studied the fabric for a moment before frowning at it. It was real silk, totally real. "It's my day off today so I'm just staying at home," he replied as he took off the robe he was wearing and replaced it with the light blue shirt, completely oblivious to or just simply ignoring Akashi's stares. Next, he got the pants the redhead placed on the bed. It was a bit loose for him but he'll manage. He was already buttoning the pants when his work 'link beeped, signaling an incoming call. "Block video, audio only. Kuroko here."
"Good morning, my dear Kuroko-kun!" The endearment had Akashi scowling. My dear?
Kuroko fought the urge to sigh as he sat at the foot of the bed and put his sneakers on. "What is it, Takao-kun?" he asked, totally knowing the tone the raven was making. Takao was up to something.
"You really know me!" Takao cheerfully exclaimed from the other line. "Can you come on duty today? I know it's your day off but it's mine and Shin-chan's anniversary." The Shin-chan Takao was referring to was his long-time boyfriend, Midorima Shintarō. "You can have my day off tomorrow. Promise!"
Kuroko sighed this time as he dragged his hand on his messy blue hair. There goes his day off. "I don't have any choice, do I?" he asked rhetorically. "If you exceed more than one day, you'll be treating me a month worth of vanilla milkshake."
"Yah, I know. Thanks, my dear!" Takao said, still in that oh-so-cheerful voice before he realised something. "Hey, why are you blocking the video, Kuroko-kun?"
"I'm naked," Kuroko easily lied. He knew Takao, and Kise too, would grill him if they found out about Akashi. Of course, being friends since college, the two males have known that like them, he preferred men as well. It wasn't a big deal since they're all homosexuals but they've been constantly bugging him to get a lover, which was quite irksome.
"Really?" Takao asked in a sarcastic voice. "Stop lying, Kuroko-kun. We both know you'd rather die than being caught walking around in your birthday suit," he said. Akashi chuckled softly behind Kuroko which, unfortunately for the bluenet, didn't go unheard by the raven. "Hey! Someone's with you!" His tone became teasing. "At last, you got laid! Who is it huh?" he asked curiously. When Kuroko didn't reply, he added, "Hello there, hot guy! I know you're hot, sexy and all that. Kuroko-kun wouldn't go out with someone not satisfying."
Kuroko scowled but faint blushes painted his cheeks when Akashi gave him a smug smirk. The bluenet glared at the redhead before turning back to his supposed-to-be raven-haired friend. "Stop saying weird stuff, Takao-kun. You better be back tomorrow." Without waiting for a reply, he disengaged. "What are you smirking at, Akashi-kun?" He couldn't help but hiss at the redhead.
Akashi, not minding one bit that Kuroko just hissed at him, shook his head but his smirk remained intact. "You're really adorable, my Tetsuya. You should be friendlier," he said as he stroked Kuroko's cheek. He chuckled again when the bluenet blushed once more. "On the other hand, don't be too friendly. Everybody might fall in love with you. I don't want to have to kill anyone because they've tried to touch you."
"Shut up, Akashi-kun," Kuroko snapped at the redhead. Damn this guy for making him fluster and blush like some high school girl. "I'll return this to you tomorrow," he added as he referred to the clothes.
Akashi shrugged as he grabbed Kuroko's hand and pulled the latter back to the main room where breakfast was waiting for them. "Thanks, Eiji," he told his personal butler who bowed and left. He then turned to the bluenet who was still standing by the door and pulled him to sit down on the couch beside him. "Keep it, it's yours. Now eat. I'll drop you off at the hospital."
"Are we going in that thing? No way!" Kuroko exclaimed the moment a sleek black limo stopped exactly at the doorstep. The chauffeur got out and opened the door for them.
Akashi chuckled amusedly at Kuroko's reaction which was totally unlike him. Gone was the poker-faced doctor. In his place was a bluenet that looked somewhat torn between terrified and embarrassed. It was painfully obvious that Kuroko wasn't used to luxury at his reaction. "Of course we are, my Tetsuya. I've got to read some documents so I can't drive," he said as he led the bluenet to the waiting limo.
"I'll just walk then. There's no way I'm going in a car like this to the hospital," Kuroko firmly said. He preferred to stay invisible and keep a low profile but at the rate this is going, he would surely be the talk at work if anyone saw him emerge from the expensive transportation and with Akashi nevertheless. Having said that, he tried to go the other way but the red-haired male grabbed him by the waist, pushed his head down and forced him inside the limo. "What are you doing?" he hissed again as Akashi settled comfortably beside him.
"We'll swing by the hospital first, Kenichi," Akashi instructed his personal chauffeur through the control panel, ignoring Kuroko. With that, the limo then began to move. "I'm taking you to work, my Tetsuya." He smiled at the bluenet at that.
Kuroko felt his heart skip a beat both at the smile and the form of endearment Akashi referred to him. My Tetsuya. The redhead sounded possessive but he couldn't say he didn't like it one bit. In fact, he felt elated. Stop it, Tetsuya, he mentally chastised himself as he glared half-heartedly at the redhead. "Drop me off a block from the hospital then. I'm serious, Akashi-kun," he said.
Akashi leaned closer to Kuroko and planted a soft kiss on the bluenet's forehead. "Of course, my Tetsuya. Anything for you."
"So Takaocchi was really able to convince you huh?" Kise asked when he saw Kuroko checking Takao's record of patients when he arrived at the hospital that morning. Gold eyes then narrowed suspiciously, seconds later, when he noticed the bluenet's outfit.
"Yes. He said that it's his and Midorima-kun's anniv -hey!" Kuroko exclaimed in surprise when the pretty blond tugged on his -actually, Akashi's -shirt. "What are you doing, Kise-kun?"
"It's silk, Kurokocchi. Real silk," Kise said as he continued to touch the fabric, his eyes drifting back to the bluenet who's now scowling at him. "Where did you get this? As far as I know, you don't wear things like this."
Kuroko shrugged, trying to be indifferent, as he pulled away from Kise's hold. "I changed my mind?" The words came out as a question rather than a statement.
Kise raised one eyebrow suspiciously. "Really, Kurokocchi? Takaocchi and I had been forcing silk and everything fabulous on you but you always refused. Plus..." golden eyes narrowed once more. "It's a bit larger than you." The suspicious expression then turned into a teasing one. "Who's the guy, Kurokocchi? Tell me! He's got to be loaded to afford real silk."
Kuroko couldn't help but let out a snort this time. "I have no time for gossips, Kise-kun. I still have patients to attend to," he said. "Later," he added when the blond was about to speak again and he left before the blond could have another chance of opening his mouth.
"Okay, Kurokocchi. Spill!"
Kuroko sighed. After several tries of evading Kise, the blond finally managed to corner him during their break time. "What do you want to know?" he asked, trying to look bored but in reality, his heart was beating a little too fast for they would be talking about Akashi.
"Who's the guy?" Kise asked directly. "Come on, Kurokocchi! You've never been with anyone for several years already so this is really big news to me." And to Takaocchi as well, he added in his mind, not knowing that the raven already knew about Kuroko's guy though not the identity.
Kuroko sipped of his favourite vanilla milkshake before answering. "Akashi-kun..."
Kise was silent for a moment before his golden orbs widened in realisation. "Akashi-kun? Which Akashi are we talking about, Kurokocchi?"
"Akashi Seijuurou..."
"The Akashi Seijuurou?! The youngest son of the House of Aka. The sexy yet dangerous Akashicchi?! Kurokocchi, he's the richest bachelor in this world!"
Kuroko fought the urge to roll his eyes at Kise's exaggerated reaction. So that asshole is not only of noble descent but he's that rich huh. No wonder he's acting like some royalty, he irritably mused. "He's the only Akashi Seijuurou I know," he mumbled blandly. The rich totally turns him off.
If it was possible, Kise's eyes widened even more and in a very exaggerated way which made Kuroko snort. "What?! You slept with Akashicchi?!" he exclaimed loudly that the bluenet had to cover his mouth instantly.
"Lower your voice, Kise-kun," Kuroko hissed then he looked around and was sweat dropped when he saw people looking at them. He sighed as he let go of Kise.
"Where did you meet him? Why didn't you tell Takaocchi and me?" Kise demanded. Akashicchi never mentioned it to him or to Midorimacchi and Murasakicchi, too. And it was really a news for Kise because just like Kurokocchi, Akashicchi was probably the last person on earth who would think about having a love life.
"..." Kuroko hesitated for a moment before answering. "We met at the club we went to the other day then..." He then began telling his blond best friend everything, except for the details of him and Akashi in bed because aside from it being absolutely private, he doesn't really remember much about that time.
"Whoa!" Kise exclaimed when Kuroko finished his story. "You slept with him, not just once, but several times," he mumbled unbelieving. He then surprised Kuroko when he suddenly grabbed the bluenet's hands in his. "I truly underestimated you, Kurokocchi! So Akashicchi really prefers men over women huh, just as we all thought. Too bad for the female species who fancies him. Tell me the details! Was he good in bed? No, scratch that. You wouldn't sleep with him several times if he wasn't. But wait, are you officially a couple now?"
"No," Kuroko bluntly said. He raised an eyebrow in confusion when Kise gaped at him. "Close your mouth, Kise-kun. Flies are everywhere."
"But... But how come you're not a couple? You should be!" the blond exclaimed indignantly. Akashicchi wasn't someone who would just settle for a fling especially since he's brought Kuroko to the only place he considered a sanctuary and very difficult to penetrate. Kise himself wasn't even able to go to Akashi's place.
Kuroko finished his milkshake and stood up. "Look, it was just sex. We're not emotionally involved, Kise-kun," he replied but he totally felt kicking himself for that comment. "I need to do more rounds. Excuse me."
Kuroko was busy writing a report of Takao's patients for the raven tomorrow when suddenly a box of chocolates was almost shoved onto his face. He immediately looked up and saw his other best friend, Kagami Taiga, grinning down at him. "What's this, Kagami-kun?" he asked as he glanced at the box he held in his hand.
"Chocolates," Kagami replied plainly. The tall redhead laughed when the bluenet just blinked at him. "You told me to bring you one, right? It's straight from Belgium mind you."
"You should've brought me vanilla milkshake instead. I was just jesting when I told you I want Belgian chocolates," Kuroko said but nevertheless, he accepted the sweet. Baby blue eyes then narrowed a few seconds later. "You're just bribing me so I won't kick your ass for suddenly going on a vacation and using me as an excuse to your boss." Kagami, who was a fire fighter, suddenly took a vacation leave for a week, using the excuse of his cousin (Kuroko) being ill that needed to be taken cared of. The bluenet was infuriated and it only worsened when he learned that the redhead went to Belgium because he was invited by a close friend.
Kagami laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head. "Sorta. How about dinner then? My treat," he said. "And vanilla milkshake. It's a bribe, too." He winked at the bluenet who raised an eyebrow at him.
It was already two in the morning when Kuroko got home. He just took off the pants he was wearing before dragging himself to bed, too tired to change onto his regular pajamas. He leaned against the headboard and opened the box of chocolates and began sampling the sweet. Being a fan of sweets, it wasn't the first time that he was able to eat a Belgian chocolate but everytime he does, the rich flavour of sweet and bitter cocoa never failed to make him moan.
He was practically devouring the chocolates like a child when his personal 'link beeped, signaling an incoming call. Annoyed at being interrupted, he engaged it without looking at the screen. "Bloody hell, it's two in the morning," he said, not giving a damn that he sounded so rude.
"And you should be asleep," a familiar, deep voice replied which made the bluenet's heart skip a beat. He hastily looked at the screen and saw Akashi smirking at him on the opposite line. However, the redhead's expression became grim when his heterochromatic orbs landed onto the box of chocolates Kuroko was finishing. "Where did you get that?" he asked blandly.
"Oh, from my best friend, Kagami-kun," Kuroko replied, unnatural amusement in his baby blue orbs. He really never thought that Kagami would actually buy chocolates for him, since he's a very stingy guy. "Is something the matter?" he asked when he noticed Akashi scowling.
"So you like Belgian chocolates," Akashi stated in that annoyingly bland tone again, making Kuroko's eye twitch. The redhead didn't understand why but he didn't like it when other men, or women, would give Kuroko chocolates or any other gifts. Am I getting jealous? Damn.
"I prefer vanilla over chocolate actually. Kagami-kun just used this to bribe me. They're expensive, you know," Kuroko replied with a small laugh. "Not that he could really bribe me though."
Akashi looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking again. "Why aren't you asleep yet?" he asked, changing the topic.
"I just finished my work," Kuroko lied. Truth be told, he didn't want to sleep because he was afraid of the nightmares. "You, why are you still awake?"
Akashi gave him a soft smile which had Kuroko's heart jumping to his throat. "It's morning here. I'm actually at the capital, Teiko City. Something came up with one of the companies and I was personally needed. I tried to contact you a while ago but you were unavailable," he explained. "I'll be back tomorrow night."
"Okay," Kuroko said with a nod then hesitantly, he called, "Akashi-kun?"
"Yes, Tetsuya?"
"What does Teiko City look like?" Kuroko asked, his voice almost a whisper. Sure, he was born at the imperial capital but decided to lock away his memories of it when he found himself in Rakuzan City. His family -namely his father, mother, one older brother and three older sisters-were murdered there. Teiko City only reminded him of what he had lost and what he wasn't going to have again so he was glad that he left.
"It's exquisite, as expected of the imperial capital. You want to visit here, Tetsuya?"
"No!" Kuroko instantly shouted which surprised both Akashi and him. He cleared his throat. "I mean, ah, I'm busy."
The redhead stared at him for a moment making Kuroko squirm uncomfortably. "Tetsuya, what's wrong?" Akashi asked. He swore he saw panic on the bluenet's eyes a while ago but it was swiftly gone that he had a hard time believing it was even there in the first place.
"No, nothing's wrong, Akashi-kun. Everything's fine." Kuroko smiled weakly at Akashi who just sighed.
Kuroko woke up to the feel of the bed shuffling and dipping. Baby blue orbs opened only to widen in surprise when he was suddenly met by a kiss. The touch and the kiss were so familiar that had him instantly relaxing. Akashi-kun... His heart whispered as he wrapped his arms around the redhead's neck and kissed him back.
The couple rolled onto the bed still locking lips. Kuroko was already so hard and panting with desire thus making him moan loudly and lustfully when Akashi entered him. Pale, slender legs wrapped around the redhead's waist as they rocked each other's world.
The two fell panting onto the bed after they both came. Kuroko kept his eyes closed while still clinging to Akashi.
"My apologies if I woke you up, Tetsuya," the redhead whispered after a few minutes.
One baby blue eye opened and glanced up at the redhead's smirking face. "Oh, was that you, Akashi-kun?" he asked. Akashi just laughed and bit him.
