Author's note: Sorry that the chapter lengths vary, I just end them were I think it's a good place. Also this is the last chapter of the beginning. Starting next chapter we'll get into the main plot.
Yuna S: Don't worry this story isn't even close to being finished. Also sorry but I can't tell you who's abusing and raping Akashi yet :(. You'll just have to wait and see :).
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They changed. All of them did. The worst was my best friend and the love of my life.
I had asked around, hoping to figure out what happened to my Ruby, but all I learned was that he started behaving differently after a confrontation against Murasakibara. He no longer took care of us; all he cared about was winning.
Everyday, until that year's nationals, was painful. Everyday, seeing my beautiful redhead, and yet knowing it wasn't really him anymore, hurt a ton. And everyday, the Generation of Miracles grew stronger and stronger, and every game, I became more and more useless.
I couldn't take it anymore. The worst was at nationals where I promised my friend, Ogiwara, who was one of those few important people before I entered middle school, that we would play against each other. However, I ended up injured so I couldn't play in that game. I told Akashi to not go easy on them, but I didn't think that they would make that game a joke. They were only playing to see who could get the most points and totally ignoring my friend's team. It crushed him, and it crushed me. I had talked to Akashi after, but his uncaring words only brought tears to my eyes. So, I resigned from the basketball team after we won at nationals.
After that, I didn't see any of the Generation of Miracles, except for glimpses at graduation. We all split up and went to different schools, doing the exact opposite than what I promised Momoi. Kise went to Kaijo, Midorima to Shutoku, Momoi and Aomine to Touou, Murasakibara to Yosen, and Akashi to Rakuzan. I decided to go to Seiren. It wasn't a known school since it only started last year, but that's why it was perfect for me.
There, I became a part of a team and I was happy, but I still couldn't get rid of that heartbreak. However, after we beat Kise's team, he changed back into the friend I had back before the changes in Teiko (although, slightly more mature).
And it didn't stop there; we also beat Shutoku. Later, at the Winter Cup, it was obvious how much of a difference that lost made in Midorima's character. Both he and Kise became more a part of their teams.
Though the first time my team was crushed by Aomine in the Inter High, we were able to beat him at the Winter Cup. Well, more like Kagami beat him, but whatever. He changed too and that gave me a huge amount of hope. What if I can get back my Ruby by beating Akashi? So, next to our team's goal at becoming number one in all of Japan, I made beating Akashi my internal goal.
The Winter Cup continued and we managed to beat Yosen, Murasakibara and Himuro's (Kagami's brother figure from his time back in America) team, changing him as well. After beating Kaijo again, with a very much stronger Kise, it was the finals: Seiren versus Rakuzan.
Though I always tried to distract myself, my Ruby would never stay out of my thoughts for long. I would constantly think about him. Is he okay? Has he been abused since? What made him change? His change is what hurt me the most because I was unsure how I should feel about this new him. I've read about mental illnesses online to see if the trauma he experienced was what caused it. I have a hunch it might be Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) but I can not be sure.
I never saw Akashi until the beginning of the Winter Cup, where he, again, surprised me with how much he changed. He even took Midorima's lucky item, which just had to be scissors, and stabbed them towards Kagami's face which, since he dodged, only grazed his cheek. And then, I had faced him in the finals.
~Again~
We had won. When it was over, I had stood there, shocked. It wasn't until the announcer had announced our win, and Hyuuga-kun slapped me on the back, did I snap out of my stupor. It had been a miracle. I was quickly filled with glee as I joined my team in cheering.
A few moments of joy passed before I remembered Akashi-kun. As I set my eyes on him, I noticed he seemed confused, but why was that?
After saying our parting thanks and receiving our Winter Cup, we headed to the locker rooms, but I was stopped by Akashi. Only until after I told the rest of my team to continue on to the locker room (except Kagami, who stayed a whiles away to watch, but I'm not really sure why), did the redhead speak. "I want to congratulate you on your win, Kur... Tetsuya."
I noticed the hesitation before saying my name, but decided to ignore it. "Arigato, Akashi-kun."
"I'm proud of you, Ku...Tetsuya. You've come far," he said quietly. And again, I noticed the hesitation. This time I decided not to ignore it, but did not give any indication that I heard it.
"Really?" I exclaimed hopefully. Has the old Akashi come back?
"Hai... I've got to go. Good bye... Tetsuya," he said, turning his back to me. I was confused. Why did he sound sad?
"Oh... Good bye, Akashi-kun..." I had this hard ache in my chest and I couldn't ignore the feeling that he was saying goodbye forever.
As he was walking away, a voice was yelling in my head to go after him, to stop him, to hold him, and to never let him go, but I couldn't because I was afraid. But sadly, that would become my biggest regret.
~Again~
"Do you remember our bet?"
"Sadly," even though it was the other me who agreed to it, I added in my thoughts.
"Good," he nodded in a superior manner, "Then get in the car," then, he smirked, "Hopefully, you don't have anyone you're leaving behind, because you'll never see them again," he started laughing.
"Hai," and then, I got in the car.
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Preview:
"Uh..Whose there?" I continued slowly into the alleyway. I heard a groan from a heap in front of me, but it wasn't a heap but a person. I was shocked, for the person I just turned over was none other then Akashi Seijuro.
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