The Aka clan's Compound was too small to be called a city but too big to be called a village, but still Kuroko Tetsuya somehow found himself unable to find any solitude as the date of the meet of the clan heads began to draw slowly closer. And soon the Aka Compound found itself hosting several members of the Ao, Murasaki, and Midori Clans including of course their leaders and their heirs.
"Kurochin…" Kuroko could not help but sigh in unhappiness as the grandson of the Murasaki Clan's leader came over to pat his head with a large hand as the purple haired, bear Teiko easily dwarfed Kuroko with his massive body. His size was considered quite impressive even among the Murasaki clan, which was know for its members to naturally be of large stature.
"Murasakibara-kun." Kuroko responded, remaining as expressionless as he always did. But he was barely able withhold a frown when he spotted Shintaro Midorima heading towards him as well and the bird Teiko looked a little more then displeased. Tetsuya could only assume the reason was that he had just been informed of Kuroko's interaction with a human. The only good thing was that Kise was not there as well, having been sent out on a errand earlier. Shintaro, his older brother, the current head of the Midori clan, and their escort had only arrived a few hours ago. And with their arrival all of the Major Clan leaders were now gathered and that meant the meeting would be held tonight, in the Hall of Lords and Kuroko had unfortunately forgotten how clingy his childhood friends, and now heirs to their respective clans, were with him. It had thrown a huge wrench in his plans to slip away unnoticed. He could manage to evade Kise who he dealt with on a daily basis but with Midorima, Murasakibara and Aomine present as well the odds of his plan succeeding were quickly dwindling.
"You met a human Kuroko?! And just let him go?!" The bird Teiko snarled, his emerald green plumage bristling with anger. So it would seem that Tetsuya had been correct in his reasoning.
"Hello Midorima-kun, it has been awhile." Kuroko greeted him with a small nod, choosing to ignore the other boy's enraged question. This of course did nothing to calm Midorima's rage, only adding to it. For a moment it looking like he was going to tear into Kuroko mercilessly, but instead pursed his lips thinly, tch'd disapprovingly, turned and walked away. Even though he had said nothing Kuroko still could feel his rage, and it's intensity was almost enough to make him feel ill. It had not been so much because he had restrained himself that Midorima had not said more, it was simply because he didn't have any words to describe his outrage.
"Is Kurochin okay?" Murasakibara asked him once Midorima had left them. It was times like these that Kuroko was thankful for the other Teiko's childlike personality.
"Yes, Murasakibara-kun, I'm fine." He assured the purple haired Teiko flatly.
"Okay." He accepted easily, pulling out a large pouch of pecan nuts and proceeded to much them down at a truly impressive rate, which was nothing new since every person who had ever met him knew his appetite was as big, if not bigger, then he was. But still he continued to follow Kuroko as he ate, much like a duckling or a shadow would and Kuroko found himself sighing again, it was going to be a long day indeed.
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The meeting had begun when the sun dropped below the horizon, coating the forest in its' dark embrace and Tetsuya prepared to make his departure. Fortune had smiled upon him, for both Aomine and Satsuki had chosen to make an attempt at listening in on the meeting, Midorima was refusing to see him completely, Murasakibara had long since fallen asleep, and Kisa was nowhere in sight. And so Kuroko lifted his bag and slung it over his shoulder and gently placed his well thought out note for Akashi on his neatly folded Futon. And so, like a ghost the pale wolf Teiko slipped into the night, easily passing the border guards without a sound. But he had gone no more then two or three mile's distance away from the Compound then he felt a presence in the trees above him. He continued on but remained aware of the presence that he was now certain was following him. He had almost reach the outer edge of the forest when he decided enough was enough. He very casually walked over to one of the trees and promptly punched it, making the whole tree shake violently, followed by a terrified shriek as a yellow figure crashed into the cold snow that still covered the forest floor
"Kise-kun really should work on his stalking skills." Kuroko told the blonde figure flatly who was now rubbing his quite sore rump from it's unexpected meeting with the ground.
"Aw Kurokochii! You're so mean!" The blonde stalker, also known as Kise, whined petulantly. His dog ears and tail drooping slightly at the wolf Teiko's statement.
"Why are you following me Kise-kun?" Kuroko asked once the the other Teiko as he helped him up off the ground.
"Well Akashi said you might try something, so he asked me to keep a eye on you." Inwardly Kuroko groaned in irritation, so much for a unnoticed escape.
"But you could have stopped me sooner or at least informed the border guards, why didn't you?"
"Weeeell…. I just like Kurokochii better then Akashichii is all." The blonde beamed at Tetsuya unabashedly. "So I'm coming with you!"
"No." Was the instant response.
"Aw! Why not! It seems like fun!" The blonde whined, and began to pout childishly. Leaving Kuroko at a dilemma of sorts, he could leave Kise behind but he had chosen to not tell anyone about his leaving which he could have easily done but if he brought Kise along things could quickly become more complicated then he would like. Tetsuya was unsure... Kise had always been a good friend, if not a very clingy and irritating one, but still a good friend. The Ki Clan was branch clan to the Kuro Clan just as the the Momoiro Clan was a branch family to the Ao Clan. The only real difference between a Branch clan and a Main Clan was that the Branch clans were newer and until they are acknowledged as a Main clan they were under the protection and guidance of one of the Main clans, usually one that was closest to the Branch clans' animal form. The Ki clan was the dog Teiko so they were placed under the guidance of the wolf Teiko, the Kuro Clan. So Kurko had been like a teacher to Kise and so ever since he had been awarded Kise Ryota's unshakeable trust and admiration.
"Fine, you can come."
"Really?!" Kise's pout switched to a beaming, eager smile instantly.
"Yes, Kise-kun."
"YATA!" Kise cheered wildly, leaping forward to hug him but Kuroko quickly evaded it.
"But you have to listen to what I say or things could get bad, no messing around."
"Hai, Hai!" Kise answered happily. Already Kuroko was coming to doubt his decision's wisdom. "Come on! Lets go already!"
Tetsuya could only sigh and shake his head lightly as the blonde Teiko raced down the hill that the forest rested on toward the bright lights of the human city. What had he just gotten himself into?
Author's Note- JustADamFrenchFry : Thank you very much for your interest in my story! I am so pleased that you like it! Yes, some of your questions will come to light some time in the story, but I can answer a few for you. Yes, Himuro and Ogiwara will be making a appearance but it may be a while. As for the clan names, that was me getting creative and using the fact that every one of the Generation of Miracles has a color in their names, a good example is Akashi who is the leader of the Aka Clan, and Aka is red in Japanese. (on a side note- Ao is blue, Kuro is black, Midori is green, Murasaki is purple, Ki is yellow and Momoiro is pink) And as for the rest of your questions, I afraid you'll just have to wait and see! All will be revealed in good time! :)
And a thank you to all my other readers as well, thank you for your support! I really want this story to flourish! Thanks for reading and leave a review! Read on! :)
