Chapter 6 – TEARS

HOWDY! ME NAMES FLOWEY AND I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR SOUL! KEKEKEKEKE.

Jk. Guys, my Uni exams are next week and I think I've gone crazy – completely bonkers. Anyway, I re-encountered UNDERTALE and I wept so hard. DEM FEELS CAME RUSHING BACK! So yeah, I've been listening to the soundtrack over and over and decided what better way to deal with my crippling stress and depression then write while listening to UNDERTALE soundtrack?

I DON'T OWN KNB.

I didn't know if it was a trick question or not but I continued to stare at him, his crimson hair crowned by a golden beam of sunlight that wove its way through the curtains. He wore a cruel smile on his face, like he was waiting for me to react.

"Well, if this is all you wanted me for, I'm going to go. I promised to have lunch with Tetsuya."

He proceeded to completely ignore what I said and pulled out a candle. Even the candle was intricately designed and expensive looking. It was the kind that had a certain aroma that helped concentrate.

"Light this candle."

"Uh…can't you do it? I mean you're the one with fire powers. Besides, I don't have a match on me."

I frowned and crossed my arms. He gave me a look that resembled an eye roll but it was terrifying. Then I got what he was talking about.

"I don't know how to."

"I have work to do. You will remain here until you can light this candle."

I suddenly felt irked because he had completely ignored what I had said like he was some arrogant prince. Oh wait, he was. I glared at him as he pulled out a large bundle of paperwork that was most likely student council things and proceeded to quietly go through them.

"Um, could you at least give me a tip? You know since you have fire abilities?"

He didn't glance up or stop reading through the documents.

"Figure it out yourself. Aren't you trying to prove that you can handle anything that comes your way?"

I gave him a confused look but he didn't notice it and returned to concentrating on his own task. I let out an annoyed huff and proceeded to tackle my own problem. I tried to remember what it felt like when I set those kids ablaze. The warmth and flow of power that rushed through my veins as I directed my will and anger onto them. The gross smell of burning flesh and hair, the screaming and the pleas for help. I closed my eyes and visualized a flame – what it looked like, how it felt, how it smelled and what it sounded like. I pictured a tiny flickering flame and imagined it appearing on the wick of the candle. I kept picturing it over and over, feeling a slight tingle on the tips of my finger and tried forcing it out.

I opened my eyes and my body drooped defeatedly as the candle remained unlit. I continued to try and try and time went by before I grew extremely frustrated. Tetsuya was probably wondering where I was and feeling upset that I didn't show up. My frustration turned into impatience as I kept trying to force the power from me but it was like a barrier was preventing the power from coming out. And then I realized. Akashi hadn't allowed me to use my power yet. The cuffs were still glowing meaning they were still 'turned on'. That asshole.

"Excuse me? Could you turn off the cuffs?"

He finally looked up and stared at me with an unamused look, like he had been waiting for me to realize and felt disappointed that I took so long to figure it out. He didn't say anything and stared at the cuffs before going back to his documents. The cuffs had stopped glowing and I smiled. Finally I was going to be able to get out of here.

However, I was going to be proven wrong. For the whole lunch period, no matter how hard I tried conjuring up any flames, not even a single spark escaped. Nothing. Like I was a cripple again. The bell rang and still the candle remained unlit and standing tall. I was getting sick and tired of looking at the candle and something about it made me want to kick it over.

"Look, I don't think this is working. My powers obviously aren't working today, or maybe it wasn't even me doing that stuff."

"I will not repeat myself."

"At this rate, I'm going to spend the rest of my fucking life in this room. I don't know how to summon my powers. You've had them most of your life and I got mine literally yesterday. Cut me some slack! You can't expect me to unleash some inferno from my fingers when my whole life I've thought I was a cripple! You know what! I'm done with this!"

I headed towards the door in an angry fit and as my hand touched the door knob and didn't even hear Akashi walk up behind me as he slammed the door close and grabbed my wrist, twisting me around and pushing me to the floor, so I was kneeling. I hissed in pain as the smell of burning flesh filled my nose. I realized that he had burnt me. I cried out in agony as he looked down at me.

"You will not speak to me like that again. I do not allow those below me to look down on me nor do I accept disobedience. If I order you to do something, you will do it until I tell you otherwise."

"Screw you! Screw you and this whole fucking school. You've done nothing but look down on people all your life and you expect them to respect you. No one in this school respects you. They all fear you because of who you are but in reality, no one really cares about you. Tetsuya cared about you and respected you and you threw away his kindness. As his twin, I can't and won't forgive that, ever."

He continued to look at me with his usual intimidating stare before smirking and releasing me.

"You and Tetsuya share little in common, but your unwavering confidence and perseverance is admirable. However, that doesn't change anything. You will still report here every lunch. Dismissed."

I looked at my wrist which was now blistering and crimson red, like his hair. It was still stinging and I wanted to strangle him but he would probably throw me to the ground and then use the cuffs to torture me. So I sucked up my pain and opened the door.

"Aren't you going to class, Prince?"

I sort of spat that out a bit harshly but Akashi didn't seem to care or he didn't show that he did.

"No."

And that was that. I left him alone, closing the door behind me but not without looking back one last time. Through the narrowing gap created as the door was closing, I caught the gleam of two eyes stare at me before the door closed with a click. I noticed that the gems on my cuffs were glowing once again.

I travelled alone through the glamorous and luxurious halls to my class and most of the students were already going into their classrooms but the few that lingered outside shifted to the sides of the halls. They whispered and gossiped but rather than the usual pathetic jeering, it was things like, 'quick get over here before she burns you,' or 'I thought things couldn't get worse but now that cripple freak has abilities.'

As usual, I walked passed them and ignored what they were saying. I should rush over to Tetsuya and tell him what happened. So I rushed over to the classroom where my friends were studying and quietly peered through the door. Like I had remembered, they were having a study session so no teachers were present. I slipped through but was instantly spotted.

"EH! IT'S KUROKO-Chan!"

"Kuroko-san?!"

However, rather than the cheerful welcome, I received looks of disappointment and even anger.

"Why'd you return you traitor!?"

"Come here to gloat? Now that you've been moved to the main campus, do you think you're better than us now? We always knew that you craved attention because you constantly got into trouble but now that you've join those assholes, you're no better than them."

I placed my hands on my hips and glared at them.

"Neither of those things actually. I came here to apologise to Tetsuya for missing lunch with him."

I moved passed them and approached my brother's seat. He was sitting calmly like he knew that I'd show up.

"Tatsuo, it's okay. I ran into Momoi-san and she told me. I understand."

But his words didn't match what he was feeling or thinking and I knew it. I could see it in his eyes.

"I'm sorry Tetsuya. I should have-"

"You couldn't have done anything even if you tried. It's okay, really. Please head back to class before you get punished."

"Are you sure about that?"

Tetsuya nodded and I had a feeling that he wasn't going to discuss anymore. I gave him a short nod in return and walked towards the door. Everyone else was still crowded at the front of the room, death glaring me as I walked passed.

"This is all your fault you know that. All because you betrayed us. You should have refused to go with them. YOU SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT BACK LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE WITH THEM. YOU CHOSE TO BE WITH THOSE PRETENTIOUS PRICKS OVER US! YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS AND COMRADES!"

Kae screamed at me, pointing an accusing finger like she was cursing at me and blaming me for not choosing to stay with them. Like I had a choice. I shouldn't be angry though, they don't know what is going on.

"That's enough."

The class quietened when the class president slammed his hands against his desk and yelled. He was usually calm and rarely yelled.

"Listen up. Kuroko-Chan has done plenty for us and she isn't our guardian protector. Judging from her quick transfer and the cuffs on her wrists, it doesn't seem like she had a choice."

"Cuffs? What cuffs?!"

He walked over to me and lifted him my arms for the class to see. Luckily he grabbed my wrist that hadn't been burnt. There was a chorus of gasps and a few students sent me guilty or sympathetic looks but kept their mouths shut.

"Besides, she wouldn't willingly choose to side with them. This is Kuroko-Chan we are talking about."

He looked down at me and smiled. I felt my lips curl into a smile. It was nice to see that despite my situation, there was someone who understood.

"Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions."

"Thanks for understanding Prez. I really appreciate it. I should-should head to my class. I'm like 15 minutes late but eh? It's history."

The prez looked irked as he flicked me in the forehead and shot me a disapproving look.

"Kuroko-Chan, you will head to class now. Do not cause anymore trouble for yourself and others. Promise me that you will look after yourself. I will continue to uphold my promise if you promise me that you will take care of yourself."

"Eh? You know I will. Anyway, I'll see you around. And Tetsuya! I'll explain everything tonight!"

Then I rushed out the door to my class where I knew class was already in session. I knew I was going to get in trouble no matter what I did. If I crept in, it would be highly noticeable since the classroom isn't crowded. So I simply knocked and hoped for the best.

When no one answered, I frowned and debated whether or not to leave or to just go in. I decided on the latter since I knew I was going to get in even bigger trouble if I wagged out of class. I opened the door to see that there wasn't a teacher in sight. I let out a relieved sigh before Momoi noticed my entrance and came to greet me.

"Ah! Kuroko-Chan! You're finally here!"

"EH?"

The pinkette rushed over and grabbed me by the arm and dragged me over to the group who were as rowdy as ever. Midorima was scowling as he tried to get some study done and turned to face Murasakibara who was noisily munching on a packet of chips.

"How many times have I told you to chew quietly! It's disgusting to hear and see you chewing food!"

"heh? Ah sorry Mido-chin."

But he continued to chew loudly, completely disregarding what the poor boy had just said. I laughed at the interaction between the two.

"This is usually history but it was changed to a study class because the teacher had to go to an emergency family thing."

I didn't realise Momoi was talking to me and continued to take in the sight of the GOM in class. At first glance, you would have mistaken them as ordinary students.

"Kuroko-Chan?"

"HUH?! oh sorry, I blanked out for a moment."

"MO! Did you hear what I even said?"

She pouted and I almost rolled my eyes. Momoi was nice and generally did things with good intentions but she could be really bratty.

"Yeah, no class. Anyway, if there isn't class, I'm going."

"Ah wait! I want to get to know you better. I'm sure Dai-kun does too, right Dai-kun?"

But the tanned male was already fast asleep and snoring like a hibernating bear. Momoi huffed and looked peeved but I almost let out a laugh. At times, I felt like Aomine and I were very similar in personality but I wasn't a heartless and arrogant asshole. Well, I didn't think I was anyway.

"Fine we'll skip Dai-kun!"

She sat me down in an empty seat and stuck out a hand.

"I'm Momoi Satsuki, Tetsu-kun's girlfriend and Dai-kun's childhood friend. I have healing abilities. I am also the manager of the S class team, also known as the Generation of Miracles. I hope to get along with you Kuroko-Chan!"

I shook her hand and nodded.

"Ki-kun! It's your turn!"

"Eh? What are we doing?"

"Introduce yourself to Kuroko-Chan!"

"AH! Sure! Hiya! My name's Kise Ryota. I'm the copycat of the GOM and also the most handsome guy in S class. Let's get to know each other better Kuroko-Chan!"

"Is it normal for you to go announcing that you're the most good looking of the bunch or are you naturally this narcissistic?"

Kise seemed shocked at my moment but replaced it with his usual fake smile.

"Eh? Is it wrong for me to think so?"

I shrugged and looked at him and realized that he actually wasn't kidding.

"No, I guess not. But it makes you seem like an arrogant prick."

"Eh? That's a bit mean."

I shrugged again.

"it's the truth."

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Momoi jumped in and directed my attention to the constantly eating giant who was completely immersed in his bag of munchies.

"Mu-kun! Please introduce yourself!"

"Why?"

"Because I'm trying to get Kuroko-Chan more comfortable in this class by introducing her to everyone."

"hm~ Murasakibara Atsushi."

And then he went back to eating. Momoi whined to the giant, asking him to properly introduce himself but he ignored her which caused the pinkette to try even harder to get his attention. I decided to use this chance to creep away. However, as I was backing away, I tripped on something small but hard and landed on my butt. A sharp prick was felt in my left calf.

"Ow."

I looked at my foot to see I had tripped over a small plant pot with a spiky plant, which I assumed was a cactus. A spine was poking out of my calf and I hissed. I pulled out the spine and thankfully, it didn't bleed.

"Look where you are going. You could have broken my lucky item."

I glanced up to see the green haired guy adjust his glasses on his face and look down at me with a disgusted expression.

"Right sorry that I almost killed your plant, but you shouldn't leave your pot plant lying around everywhere. Why not leave it on the other side where people aren't walking? Also, why do you even have a plant?"

He shot me a glare, noticing the obvious sarcasm and anger in my voice and let out a huff.

"Did you not hear what I just said? I said it was my lucky item. With it around with me, my luck will increase and I can avoid bad situations."

"Right….weirdo…"

"May I ask what your star sign is?"

I cocked my head to the side. Partially because I was confused as to why he suddenly spoke so formally but also because I had no idea what the hell a star sign was.

"What's a star sign?"

He seemed to get annoyed at the fact that I didn't know what a star sign was, like it was a given that people should know what a star sign is and sighed. It irritated me.

"What is your date of birth?"

"January 31st? You do know I am Tetsuya's twin right? I thought this was established already?"

He completely ignored my last comment and went back to his work, muttering something about Aquarius being ranked 5th or something like that. I wondered how Tetsuya dealt with these people. Luckily for me, Momoi was still preoccupied with Murasakibara and I reached the door. I quietly slide it open and slipped outside with a triumphant sigh.

Where should I go now? Back to Tetsuya's classroom? Nah Prez will yell at me and so will Tetsuya.

"Where do you think you're going?"

I flinched and jolted as the cuffs began to warm up.

"Ek…Shit."

I turned around to see that the crimson prince was standing a few meters away from me with an impassive expression in his face, though I could sense a bit of curiosity emanate from him.

"Fresh air?"

"I can see why you were considered trouble. However, if I can deal with Daiki's attitude, I can deal with yours."

"Don't lump me together with that asshole. Besides, it's a study class and I can't study at school so I was planning to go for a walk and – hey! Why am I telling you this?"

He didn't seemed amused as he strolled passed me and opened the door.

"Get in."

Hearing the authority in his voice, I felt my face heat up in anger and glared at him before stomping into the class. I remembered thinking how Momoi was a brat but I was no different. I'm a fricking hypocrite.

"Momoi, wake up Daiki."

"O-oh, sure!"

She went over and shook the sleeping male who growled and threatened to hit her. This only made her shake him even harder as he jolted up and realized Akashi was staring – or should I say silently warning him. Aomine wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and groaned in annoyance. Akashi went to stand at the front of the classroom and stared at the rest of us, a wave of authority spilling from him.

"This news comes from the Principal. As you know, the mid year exams are coming up and as the S class, there is a standard that we must uphold. This means that no one from this class is allowed to be any lower than the top 100 students in the school. This specifically means you two Ryota and Daiki. Drop any lower than the top 100 and I will triple your training as well as have you attend night study sessions for the next month."

The pair flinched and their eyes widened in disbelief.

"What?! You kidding me?!"

"Eh? That's pretty much impossible Akashicchi!"

His expression didn't change as he ignored the whining coming from the two.

"This should be no surprise to you."

And then continued with his announcements.

"For our next abilities class, which is now, Kuroko will be joining us. You will use this opportunity to practice defense and you, Kuroko, will test your abilities to see where your limits lie. You will spend these classes practicing using your abilities."

"Yeah, cause that went so well before."

I snorted and rolled my eyes and looked to the other side. Akashi finished with some talk about something that I missed because I got fed up with listening to his voice. The group then got up and headed to the training grounds where they practiced their abilities. Momoi dragged me from my desk after them. There was a teacher, whom I assumed was going to teach us, waiting already in the middle of the giant room. The teacher was a rather tall male who was well built and wore a black suit. He had white hair which was combed back and sharp eyes. He was relatively old. Perhaps in his 50s?

"You must be Kuroko-san. Heh, I can't believe that a cripple has abilities. First time hearing about it. Anyway, you other students will continue with what I had assigned you last lesson. I will spend today with Kuroko-san. Akashi-sama, will you please assist me today?"

He nodded and the others dispersed to their separate areas which I realized was divided into separate rooms, each designed to each students abilities.

"So from what I was told, you have a flame ability."

"Yeah, but I don't think that was all."

He raised his eyebrow at me.

"Explain."

"When I went a tad bit crazy, the ringleader, whose name I don't care to remember, didn't get burned. I think, I strangled her without touching her. A few students were thrown into the air without me touching them either."

"So, Telekinesis then? And if you were able to lift several students at once, then it's a very high level of telekinesis. And you killed those students, yes?"

I hesitated, still a bit frightened at the prospect that I had murdered several students.

"I don't think I meant to. When I was made to watch them hurt my brother, I lost it and felt this strange feeling in my body, like something being opened and then I-I killed them."

"hmm…interesting. And your brother is a cripple?"

"Yeah, I think so."

The teacher seemed to pause for a bit before looking over at Akashi and smiling.

"Very well, shall we get started?"

At that moment I felt like I had been thrown to the wolves and wished Tetsuya was there with me. I hate my life.

End of chapter

Okay so, I finally managed to finish writing this chapter. I hoped you guys liked it.