(The next day)

"Oi Furihata!"

Furihata didn't even need to turned around to tell who was it, he already recognize that voice. He just sighed as he squat down to chained his front tyre to the steel pole. He already knew what awaits him after this. After he got back home yesterday night, he had check up on the cctv outside of his house, on the front gate. He saw both of them, Luz and Norio, were calling for him. He had no time for them, he had other thing that he need to be worried about.

"You won't be able to get rid of me."

"Shut up."

"Ah.. I want to meet with him again.."

"Don't you fucking dare.."

Norio sprint towards the brunette and jumped on his back, embracing the other as tightly as he can. "Where have you been yesterday?!"

"Oi, Norio!" Luz catch up with him, and as he reached them, immediately he grabbed Norio's shirt. "What do you think you're doing?" There clearly was seen an annoyed look on his face.

"Let me go, Luz!"

"Oi Norio!"

"No! Furihata, help me-!"

"Get off of me, Norio." Furihata said, and it get the two man's attention. Both of them were clearly shocked at that command. Not that they didn't ever heard that before, they had. But not in this tone. It was cold. Just like what Norio had been worrying from yesterday.

Luz, who had seen the face that Norio wear, quickly take this chance to peel off the blue-black haired arms from the brunette and pull the other closer to him. Now he knew by what Norio meant since yesterday, that the brunette were 'different' from the usual him. "What's with you, Furihata?"

"What's what?" Furihata asked back and stood up from there, dusting his hands.

"You don't need to be so cold towards Norio."

"I'm not."

"Yes, you were!" Luz gritted his teeth. "Do you know how worried he was when you didn't pick up his call yesterday?"

"No."

Hearing this, it was almost making Norio's heart fell apart and Luz anger to rise. "What the hell is wrong with you?!"

"Nothing." Furihata grabbed his bag and slung it on his shoulder. "See you guys at lunch." And with that, he walked away from there and go towards where his first class would be at.

Seeing this, it was only making Luz feel irritated and annoyed by the brunette, while Norio just kept quiet, unable to take what just happened. He can't believe that Furihata would change to a completely different person in just a day. A day. How insane that sounds?

"Tch."

"It's okay, Luz. We will try to ask him again at lunch."

"That kid.."

"Come on, let's go Luz." Norio flash a smile at the blonde.

At that, Luz heart fell apart. He could see that the smile the other's wearing is not completely a smile or a grin that the blue-black man always had on him. Instead, it was a weak smile, that only wanted to pretend that it was not a big deal.

"Norio.."


Akashi walked up the stairs with a small smile hanging on his lips. He couldn't helped it. He kept remembering about last night, at the fact that his lover has finally started to open up to him a bit. He didn't know whether it was true or not, but for him, it was enough when he sense the protectiveness when the brunette had pulled him in into his embrace and covered his eyes for him. It just.. he missed it, the time when they had a skin to skin contact. He kept on smiling, that he didn't even notice that it clearly was shown on his face.

All of the students that walk passed by him just looked at him weirdly and were shocked at this. They didn't have ever seen this kind of emotion on Akashi Seijuro. All they knew was, that Akashi Seijuro was a cold hearted man that would not even smile to a single soul in this campus. Not even at the lecturer. He just didn't care at all.

But it seem that today was different for them.

"I want to meet you again, Kouki.."

Like it was their fate and his prayer had been answered, he came face to face with the brunette as the other was walking down the stairs. His eyes widen in surprised, as there was a blush on his face.

"K-Kouki?" He called for the brunette. Even though the other had a mask on him, he could recognize that eyes. That heterochromatic eyes, which always make his heart clenched in pain when he saw that. He really wanted to know where did he get that light orange orb. How does he get it in the first place. But he knew, in order for him to dig that out, he need to get closer back with the other. Which was kind of stupid things, considering that they were a couple. Or so, he thought.

Glancing on his left side, he saw the familiar red haired. He cursed silently. "Damn it, why dd I have to bump into him." Not that he didn't like seeing the red haired, but he was worried that if the other him is awake and would take an advantage on the shorter.

"Where are you going?"

Instead of answering the other, he just ignored it and avert back his eyes on the front and walked passed the other. He didn't want to deal with the shorter the first thing in the morning. He was not in the mood for it. But then again, he couldn't helped but to remember last night. The scene where the red haired were crying in his embrace. Truth to be told, he was kind of shocked at that. He didn't expected for the other to burt into tears, and moreover, at the fact that the other were holding onto him so desperately. As if he were asking for him not to let him go. But he knew, at the moment, they were a strangers, even though he already proven the theory that they were indeed a couple before. Or, right now too, actually.

"Hey!"

"You're Akashi Seijuro." He said. Even though it was soft, he make sure that the other could heard what did he said.

Hearing that one sentence coming out from Furihata's mouth, Akashi eyes widen at that. He didn't get it what the other meant by that, until he registered the face the others surrounding them were looking at him weirdly. He quickly flushed in embarrassed, as he composed back his cold and distant composure. He looked at the brunette's figure slowly disappearing from his sight as the other go down another flight of stairs. He wanted to move his legs, continue back his pace, but only to turned around and run down the stairs to catch up with the brunette.

"Kouki!" He called once again, and now the other stop for him. He silently grateful for it. He stopped and stood in front of the other.

"What do you want?"

"I...uh.."

"What?"

"..thanks for last night."

"I just wanna say that."

"Tch." Furihata hissed as he stepped forward, inching his face closer with the shorter man. "Say that again out loud, and our gossip will spread through out the whole campus."

"Huh?what gossip?" Akashi raised an eyebrow, didn't get what did the other meant. He tried to processed it, and tried to get to what did the brunette mean-

"What an idiot."

And right after that, he got it. Immediately his face flushed in crimson red. He knew that only them knew the truth behind the sentence, but not the others. The others would think to 'that' direction when they heard it. He wouldn't blamed the others since he also are probably the same when he heard someone said like that. Plus when the person face were flushed in red.

"S-shut up! I'm not!" He snapped up and glared at the other. "Pervert!"

"Says who's the one were flushing."

He couldn't retort that. It was useless if he retort back, since he knew his face were flushing red when he said that words.

"I'm going." Furihata announced as he stepped back from the shorter and once again walked passed him, wanting to go to his next class. And once again, Akashi called out for him. Which he, again, stop for the other. He didn't know why, but the other's voice had an effect on his body.

"Today, what time will your class end?"

"What does it have to do with you anyway?"

"I'll wait for you."

"No-"

"I wanted to."

Hearing this, he hissed. "Suits you."

"Please, Kouki."

Somehow it make his heart triggered. He hate this. He hate this kind of feelings. He turned around and glared at the shorter red haired. "You don't have to. I'm not going to meet with you."

Despite the other's answer, Akashi was not going to back down easily. He ignored it. He wanted to be closer with the other. "At 6:00 pm, I'll be at the lounge."

"Don't blame me if you get stood up."

"I believe in you."

Furihata's eyes widen in shocked. "What?" He looked at the other, totally didn't get it. Why would the other just said that? Why did the other put such faith like that in him? They didn't know each other. At least to him. He opened his mouth to say something, but he stopped and turn around and proceed to walk.

"I know that you will come, Kouki..."

...

"...If you really are Furihata Kouki that I know, you will come."


"Oi! Norio!" Luz called for the blue-black haired that was standing, leaning against the wall at the corridor.

Upon hearing his name being called, Norio lifted his head up and he could saw that the blonde were walking towards him. He smile as he wave for the other. "Here!"

"So?"

"Hmm?"

"Furihata?"

"Oh. That.." They begin to walked towards where the cafeteria at.

"What? did he reject you again?"

"What? No.. haha." Norio couldn't helped but to laugh when he notice the seriousness in Luz's eyes. He brought up his hand only to pat on the other's back. "Ease up, Luz. It's not like that. "He laughed again. "He say that he's in the cafeteria now. He's waiting for us."

"What? really?" There's seen Luz's eyebrows ease up a bit as there was a relieve look on his face. He let out a soft sigh, before he turned to looked at the blue-black haired man beside him. "Then, what's with the expression just now?"

"What?"

"That, 'Oh, that..' ?"

"Ah..."

"What ah?"

"I'm kinda jealous that all the girls are looking at you."

"Huh? what?" Luz rearrange the bag's strap on his shoulder. "So?" He raise an eyebrow, totally confused by what does his best friend said.

"It just that.."

"That what?"

"I'm just jealous."

"H-huh?"

"You're such an idiot, Luz." Again, Norio laughed. He shook his head. "Nothing. I'm not gonna say anything more. I don't want your stupid little tiny brain to explode if I try to explain it more to you."

"What the?!" Luz mouth open agape. "I'm not stupid, you little weirdo!"

"Yeah, yeah. Come on, just let's get going. Furihata is waiting for us."

"Tch." He hissed as his eyes locked on the back of the other's head. He couldn't helped but to smiled. "What an idiot. Jealous? as if."

10 minutes later, they both already reached the cafeteria. Their eyes scanned all over the place, looking for the half-masked brunette. Their eyes moving, scanning between all the people, until the blonde spotted the brunette at the end corner of the place, beside the large transparent window. He pat the other's shoulder, telling the other that he had spot the brunette. They walked towards where did the other sat.

"Hey." Norio said with a smile.

Furihata looked up, and he could see two of his best friends were standing in front of him. He tilted his head, asking the two to sit down, which the two immediately sit, since they already knew what it mean when he does that.

"Do you have a class after this?"

"No."

"What?" Luz look over at the time on his wrist. "The hell? it's not fair at all! It just 1:15 PM, and you don't have any class after this?!"

"I just said no." He look at Luz with a bored face, though only his eyes are showing.

"Cut it over, Luz. Just hang on with it. Our class will end at 5 PM, isn't?"

"But-!"

"Shh!" Norio shut Luz up, like a mother asking for their children to keep quiet, and smile after that. He reached for the blonde's hand and hold onto it. "Don't worry, I'll wait for you."

Once again, Luz heart was beating fast as he could felt that blush were creeping up his cheeks. He don't know why did he act like this. He swear he didn't know. Realizing that the other was still holding onto his hand, and the eyes they get from the other students, he quickly pulled away his hand from the other's. "Stop with the act, Norio!"

"What? why?"

"People are watching, you idiot!"

"So?"

"What do you mean so?!"

"I'll still be waiting for you, so don't worry." Norio smiled.

"Oh god, stop with that smile! It's freaking me out!" Luz grimaced and spatted out, "Of course you will have to wait for me, since we're going to go back together!"

"Ah.. you do know it."

"What's wrong with you, Norio?! Oh God!"

Furihata just watch the blonde and blue-black haired man arguing in front of him. Not that he mind it, he pretty much somehow enjoyed it. Somehow. He sometimes notice the love tension going on between these two idiot in front of him, but he just kept quiet. He knew, probably one of the two had a heart for the other, but he just didn't want to admit it. He know who was that. It was not that hard actually. And by the times come, he was so sure that eventually they would have a mutual feelings for each other. He shook his head, as there's a small smile hanging on his lips. "They're such an idiot."

"Don't be shy, you know that I love you right?"

"Stop it, Norio!"

"Ehey~~" Norio nudged the blonde on the side.

"Norio-!"

"Get a room, you two."

At that remark, both of the guys turned to look at the brunette across the table. They blink their eyes in confused. What? Why did the brunette said that to them? They just stared into each other eyes, until they finally could felt there was a blush creeping up on their cheeks.

"F-Furihata!"

"What did you say?!"

"I know that you heard me."

The two couldn't be even more red than this. They are just so embarrassed right now, that if it was possible they would like to hide in a black hole.

"Urgh, Furihata! Stop it, okay?" Norio said with a huffed, while his face is still flushing red.

"It's not my fault, to be honest. It's you who-"

"A-ahhhhh~" He said it out loud, trying to drown in the other's words. "L-let's eat, o-okay?"

"This is your fault, Norio!" Luz barked.

They continue to argued, until Furihata couldn't take it anymore. He was not a person who would explode easily, but he just favor silence more than anything. So, he know just what word to make them both stop. "Sorry." After he had said that one word, instantly both of his friends stopped their argument and turned their head to looked at him. Not that he just bluntly said that one word, but he know that he owned them an apology. For both yesterday and this morning.

In less then ten seconds, the two figures that was sitting in front of him bent over the table and put their arms around him. And he didn't underestimated the two's strength. If he didn't know them before, he would probably would already curse and beat them to death. At this, he just smiled. This is why he favor this two so much, even though he didn't show it.

But then, there was something bugging in his head. He need to ask the two. About who exactly is Akashi Seijuro in his life. But of course, he's not that stupid to ask them directly like that. Somehow he just didn't want the two to know anything about the red haired.

"Guys... I need to ask you something."


"Kagami-kun, please close your mouth when you yawn."

"Ahhh~"

"Kagami-kun." Kuroko looked sharply at his lover.

Hearing that kind of tone coming out from the other, it was really making cold shiver run down his spine. Kagami know how scary can his little lover are capable of when he's angry. He had tried making the other loss his patience once. And surely he didn't want that to repeat again. Just remembering it, make him shudder. He hissed in annoyed. "Fine. Tch."

"Good."

The couple continue their walk, until the light blue haired spot something. Or rather, someone. He tugged his lover's sleeve. "Kagami-kun.."

"Herm?"

"There." He pointed towards the figure leaning on the motorbike. "Isn't that.."

"Furihata."

His eyes widen as he heard whose name coming out from his lover's mouth. He turned to looked at the other and he could saw the serious glint in the taller's eyes. He knew what does it mean. But he wondered, why would his lover make that kind of expression towards the brunette? Just as he was about to asked what was wrong with the other, the taller already walked passed him and go towards where the brunette is. His eyes follow his lover's figure, and his eyes widen when he saw that the red haired were grabbing the other by the collar. He quickly ran towards them both. "Kagami-kun!"

"Furihata you bastard! How could you make Akashi cry like that?!-" Kagami's sentence left unfinished as his eyes widen in shocked when he caught the heterochromatic orbs in front of him. He couldn't believe this. So.. is this what Akashi was so upset about? The fact that the other already found his lover, but it was not what he had expected it. "W-who the hell are you?"

"Let go." Furihata pushed away the hand that was grabbing onto him, and hissed. He dust away his shirt and looked at the other sharply, until his attention avert to a teal blue haired.

"Kagami-kun! please calm down!" Kuroko hold onto Kagami's arm, and turn to look at the brunette. "Furihata, are you oka-" His eyes widen in horror as his body trembled slightly. "W-who are you?"

"Who are you guys then?"

All three of them just looked at each other, not saying anything. Not until Kuroko found back his voice and ask the brunette.

"This can't be..." He gulped. "Y-you're Furihata-kun? B-but why..."

"Does these guys know me?" Furihata furrowed his eyebrows.

"Is this why Akashi-kun is so upset about?"

Upon hearing that name, his eyes widen. "Akashi? They know him? What's all this about?"


Akashi looked at the time on his watch, and it already show 6:10 PM. It's been 10 minutes since he said that he would wait for the brunette here. It's not a big deal for him, yet, since it's common that it takes more than 5 minutes to come here. But... somehow he feel uneasy about this. His heart is divided with two feelings right now, whether the brunette would come or not. But then again, he couldn't blame the other. The other had said before that he would probably get stood up. Probably. He didn't want that.

"I know you will come."

...

"So please, hurry up."

...

"Please, Kouki..."


*THROB*

"What?"

*THROB*

"No.. please.."

*THROB*THROB*

"Not now.."

Furihata shook his head, as his left hand covered his left eye. He couldn't let this side of him wake up. Why, must all in the time, it was always when he had something to do with the shorter red haired? He looked up in front and he could see that he was already near the lounge. He didn't know why, but the moment he wanted to drove back to his house, his heart felt something. He felt heavy and kind of uneasy as he left the campus's ground. He wanted to take it a rest, so that was why he took a stop near the basketball court near the bridge. But he didn't expect to ran into someone who knows him. He was totally shocked about it. Especially when he heard the shorter red haired's name came rolling out from their tongue and the info he had learn from the two guys. He didn't know whether to believe it or not, but he didn't see why would they lied to him about it.

If he and Akashi is a lover, then, there was no point if they make it up. What would they gain if they just make it up?

"Akashi-kun are scared of the dark. So he won't ever go out after 6 PM."

"..."

"Oi, do you hear what he said?"

"So?"

"He had a bad memory of it. So, if he's alone at that time, please, don't leave him alone."

"It's not my bus-"

"I don't know, whether you really are Furihata-kun or not, since you don't remember it.. but I wanted to believe that you are."

"So, please.."

"Tch. Such a troublesome. If he know that he can't-" His eyes widen when he realized something from it, as his legs stopped from his running. His heart beat faster as his eyes throbbing harder. Does this mean that he.. "He's risking himself?" He clenched his teeth in anger. "What's with him?!" He continue back to run, as he struggle to not let the other side of him wake up.

*THROB*THROB*

"Ugh.. "

"Let me out, then you won't feel pain anymore."

"As if I will let you, bastard.."

"Then, aren't you worry about him? It's already so late.."

"The more reason you should just disappear-..!"

*BAM*

Most of the lights had been turned off in the campus, only leaving some of it turn on. And not to his luck, the lights at the lounge also had been turned off. He cursed as he fished out his phone and turn on the flash light,and started running faster towards where the red haired is at.

As soon as he reached the lounge, it was pitched black. He couldn't see anything at all. He hold up his phone and shone around the lounge as he panted. "Akashi?"

...

"Akashi!" He yelled for the other, as he walked in around the room. He heard something. He put his focus in that as he continued to identify where does that sound coming from and what was it.

*THROB*

"Ugh..it's hurt.." He pressed his left hand harder onto his left eye. He need to withstand this. "If you're here-" His words stop there as he heard the sound more clearly. It sounds like someone was crying. He followed the sound, and his eyes widen when he saw the red haired. The other's face was a pure terrified as he covered his nose and mouth, which he could guess pretty much that the other were trying to muffled his sound, as he didn't want to make any noise. Seeing this it makes his heart hurt. He just wondered, how much did the other scared of the dark? What actually happened to him in the dark?

"Seijuro?"


*BAM*

"What?" Akashi startled upon the lights been turned off, as his heart race. He didn't like this, not even one bit. He hate being in the dark. He despise it. "What should I do-"

"Akashi~"

"W-what?"

"Akashi dear~"

"T-they're here? But I thought-"

"Sei-chan, where are you?"

"N-no! they're coming!" He gulped as he gripped tightly onto his shirt. He could felt there was tears rolling down his cheeks as he trembled in fear. He need to find a place to hide. Just as he was about to use his phone for a light, he stop it midway. He can't use it. If he use it, they will know where he is. Using his mind remembering every corner of this place, he use that to find himself a place to hide, with a bump here and there.

He slide against the shelves and sat down. "I should keep quiet. I can't make any sound-"

"I can hear your breathing~ I will find you.."

His eyes widen at that. Automatically he brought his hands up and covered his nose and mouth, and hold in his breath, in order not to make any sound. If he made even one sound, that person will found him, and then they will! He bit his lower lips as hard as he can as tears come streaming down his face. He close his eyes tightly and keep on praying that they won't find him. He didn't know how much time had passed since that, until he heard a familiar voice from a distant. He wanted to respond to it, but he couldn't. It might be their trick to lure him out.

"Seijuro?"

Upon hearing his name being called, with that familiar tone, he opened his eyes and saw his lover. "You came.." His eyes widen in relieved, before it begin to let out more tears. "Kouki.." He reached out his hands as he tried to say something, but instead he let out a hot puff of air. He need to catch up with his breath again, but it was hard. He guess it was because he had been holding it in for too long. Before he could do anything, the brunette walk closer towards him and crouched in front of him, pulling him into his embrace. His eyes widen in shocked.

"You're so stupid, I swear.!" Furihata said between his gritted teeth. He wanted to lashed out his anger, but he held it in. Witnessing the other's face, he just couldn't bring himself to.

At that sentence, he broke loss. He brought up his hands and wrapped around his lover's neck tightly and buried his face in the crook of the other's neck as he sobbed harder, between his hiccuped. "K-Kouki... Kouki.."


A/N:here's the new chapter for you all! ^^ I'm so sorry for updating late. I've been busy lately. And I just wanna say, I can't guarantee when will I update this story again. I will do it when I have any free times. I promise! So please, continue to support me and this story! So, how's this chapter? please leave a reviews~~ many of them! please? *puppy eyes* And, thank you to Maiden Warrior for correcting me about Norio's hair color :I .. I guess I had mixed it up with my other story. Hee~ thank you! and for the one who ask how did Furihata get that eye and lost his memories, it will be told in the near future chapter (not next)! and about Luz and Norio also will be the same! ^^ Until we meet again~