Disclaimer and Warning: See chapter 1~

A/N: Yosh! Another update for you guys~! Sorry for taking so long… Kuroko's b'day is coming up and I still have a half of his birthday present to post at 31st and I haven't even typed it down *ugh*. Also, thanks for all the reviews for the previous chapter! New faves and alerts also excited me to no end since I started this story! Anyway, please enjoy this new chapter for now… GO!


Chapter 7: The Sweets, The Horror and The New Threat


Kagami was still speechless, apparently not yet recovered from the shock he suffered in Class 3C earlier because of Koganei's supposedly innocent act enjoying delicious delicacy, a rice cake made by Mitobe, directly from Mitobe's hand, even though both Kuroko and Kagami had gotten out from the said class.

The uproar that happened right after didn't help the matter. It was rather hilarious, though… seeing everyone (the guys) so worked up over such a simple conduct. Kuroko had never realized how popular their cattish senior was before then.

Oh yeah, Mitobe's very interesting blushing face was very priceless to look at, especially while dressed as a samurai. He also seemed dazed the entire time afterwards when he was serving the other customers, unable to tear his gaze away from his fingers that had been kittenishly licked by his shorter best friend.

"Our senpais are quite a pair too, huh?" Kuroko couldn't help commenting and like a cue, Kagami snapped awake from his trance.

"What the hell was THAT about?!" and of course the red head stopped abruptly and bellowed rather hysterically on the spot.

Kuroko held down an urge to roll his eyes. Seriously, Kagami was so slow. But that's what made him so incredibly adorable… Oh. Yep, Kuroko just had an epiphany that he was probably very attracted to Kagami as a person. After all, considering Kagami 'adorable' despite his physical look was like a big neon sign that announced Kuroko's own feeling for the red head.

Kuroko really did have a crush on Kagami Taiga.

Kuroko blushed inwardly while fighting the warmth that was suddenly trying to creep on his face, and he did a pretty damn good job too, because his outward expression didn't change at all.

"Do not make a scene, please. And it is a bit late to shout now, you know," Kuroko responded to Kagami's words evenly, which seemed to irk Kagami somehow.

Kagami whipped his head around to face the bluenet so fast Kuroko thought the boy almost broke his neck. "How can you act like it was a normal thing?!" he confronted, looking slightly indignant.

Kuroko raised his eyebrow lightly while glancing up at Kagami, slightly puzzled. "It wasn't?"

Kagami made an undignified noise at that, almost bristling. "But they…! I meant, they treated Koganei-senpai like… like…!" he seemed to have difficulties in pronouncing the word, so Kuroko helped, guessing what Kagami had in thought regarding the cosplay and the mascot thing.

"A 'human' pet?"

Kagami groaned and covered face which was reddening beyond belief. "I don't know how you can say such a vulgar shameful word without breaking a sweat…!" then he whimpered for the lack of vocabularies that could be used to describe his action, half moaning and half grumbling.

"But, Koganei-senpai is very dear and loved unconditionally by his friends," Kuroko set a small smile at the warm thought.

"Oh, I bet there is more than friendly love in their mind…!" Kagami let out a slightly repulsed burp.

"Don't worry. Mitobe-senpai will always walk after Koganei-senpai," Kuroko reached out and tapped Kagami's arm reassuringly. Kagami was so sweet for being concerned about his senior's well being too. Somehow, it added the 'cute' point in his already endearing character.

"I very much hope so," Kagami muttered under his breath at that, still wincing rather awkwardly at the idea of making a classmate a plaything.

Both Kuroko and Kagami kept walking on the corridor on the third floor aimlessly since they still had an hour to kill before they had to gather for their class' play, intending to check random classes' presentations, before three familiar faces showed up from the direction of the stairs.

"Ugh…" Kagami instantly groaned despondently, his right eye twitching badly as a tall tan guy with dark blue hair and midnight eyes met their gaze, smirking when noticing both Kuroko and Kagami's presence.

"Ah, Aomine-kun (and friends)," Kuroko of course immediately recognized Aomine Daiki in all his glory (Touou's spring uniform), since he was his former light and quite stood out with that height and that hair color, and—

"Aww, it's Tetsu-kuuuuuuuun!"

Yeah, her; Aomine's childhood friend, a bubbly pink haired girl that claimed to love Kuroko very much, Momoi Satsuki.

Momoi immediately rushed ahead to Kuroko and Kagami's direction and tackled Kuroko in a big hug. "Kyaaaah! Tetsu-kun, so cuuuuuute~!" and she acted pretty much like Kise to Kuroko's hidden despair (obviously because he couldn't hit a girl to stop her from molesting him in public).

It was seriously uncomfortable to be embraced so blatantly like that where everyone could see. She even rubbed Kuroko's cheek with her own and Momoi was absolutely giddy when she poured out compliments like how 'pretty (the dress was)' and how 'beautiful (the get up was)' and how (generally) 'stunning' Kuroko was.

"As expected of Tetsu-kun in a dress! No girl can even compare! Aaaaah! Tetsu-kun, you make such amazing princess!" and she didn't seem about to stop anytime soon with the crushing hug, almost choking Kuroko's neck in the midst of her excitement.

Kuroko heaved out a long, deep sigh while trying to keep the gropes at bay. He just wished Momoi could control herself more.

"Hey, quit it, will you! He's suffocating!" Kagami apparently tried to help Kuroko, but then Momoi glanced at him briefly before she squealed lightly in sparkling eyes and wide grin.

"Kyaaah! Kagamin, you look very cool like a real prince!" and so Momoi exclaimed by hugging Kagami instead of Kuroko now.

"Eeekh!" Kagami turned beet-red at that while Kuroko exhaled quietly in relief for being released from Momoi's clutch.

"Yo, Tetsu."

Okay, now Kuroko had to deal with his other troublesome old friend from GoM after the said friend caught up. "Aomine-kun," Kuroko nodded at the taller teen and he moved his gaze at another companion that he missed the first time because he stood behind the dark-blue haired teen. "Good afternoon, Sakurai-san," he smiled slightly seeing the older light-brown haired boy who flinched slightly at his greeting.

"G-good-, good afternoon, Kuroko-kun! S-sorry to suddenly stop by without invitation!" Sakurai bowed deeply at him, looking completely jittery and nervous.

"This is an open festival. You do not have to be invited to visit," Kuroko said, feeling the need to explain because he seriously didn't understand why Sakurai was apologizing for something that wasn't his fault.

"O-oh, that's r-right…" Sakurai blushed bashfully, looking down at the ground. "K-Kuroko-kun looks very be-beautiful with that dress," he complimented with a timid smile.

"Well, it does not mean I am happy wearing this," Kuroko said nonchalantly and Sakurai instantly paled at that.

"I-I-I'm so sorry! I'm sorry for not being sensitive to your feelings! I'm sorry for not thinking before speaking! I'm sorry I'm even heeere!"

Kuroko almost chuckled. The way Sakurai panicked and apologized was truly amusing. He really lived for his name… Apologizing Mushroom, courtesy of Hyuuga Junpei, at least Kuroko could see something worth over cross-dressing as a princess.

"Sakurai, will you shut up already?" Aomine shoved the shorter boy away as he was back in Kuroko's line of vision. "Tetsu, you really nail the dress. No one can actually tell that you are a guy like that. Hell, even I thought you were a genuine girl," Aomine grinned at Kuroko, apparently pretty pleased with what he saw.

"I will take that as a compliment, Aomine-kun, even though it sounds offensive," Kuroko retorted dryly.

"Hey! It's a total flatter!" Aomine protested with a teasing laugh. "Though…" then he leered down on Kuroko's chest part. "It would be even more wonderful if you stuffed more things here." As insolent as usual, he actually put his palms on the big ribbon that covered Kuroko's supposedly breast.

Kagami was stone-cracked at the indecent sight, while Momoi dropped her jaw in wide eyes before she gaped like a fish out of water and Sakurai squeaked in horror.

Meanwhile, Kuroko was…well, for a second, he thought his consciousness darkened, followed slowly by an image of pure red as his subconscious took over. Thus before he knew it, he had muttered, "Ignite punch kai."

WHAM!

Yep. Kuroko's fist actually moved on its own accord like a defense mechanism to give a lethal attack straight to Aomine's gut.

It happened so fast that no one could stop it or say anything until after Aomine collapsed on the ground, crouching and holding his stomach while groaning agonizingly like he was dying as Kuroko was looking down on Aomine with dark aura dancing around his body frighteningly, his right fist clenched with smoke floating around the slightly red knuckles.

"Know your place, please?" Kuroko spoke in painfully polite flat tone (didn't even raise his voice volume), but people around him set a horrified look and were slowly inching away, paling like a day moon, so he guessed he couldn't suppress his annoyance (fury) quite well. Maybe his eyes shone sharply like he was entering the zone or something.

"Da-… Dai-chan you PERVERT! CRIMINAL! IDIOOOOT! How could youuuuuu!?" Seconds later, Momoi, after she seemed to snap out of her mortification, added the injury by slapping the still crouching Aomine's head repeatedly and viciously berating the poor tanned guy without mercy.

"Hiiiiih! I-I-I'm sorry for not stopping Aomine-san! I'm sorry! I'm very sorry for being so slow! B-but… pl-please don't kill him!" Sakurai was literally sobbing with completely tearful, terrified face seeing the horrendous violence unraveling in front of him.

Kagami's face was still sketchy, his body shaking severely while slowly muttering, "Remind me not to make Kuroko angry…! I just saw another Akashi and heard his psychotic voice here…!" He undoubtedly looked rather traumatized, but Kuroko just huffed softly as he stroked his slightly stung fist.

Kuroko just realized that hitting another person so hard wasn't good for his delicate hand.


~Kagami x Kuroko~


"Ah, Muro-chin, look, look," Murasakibara looked like he was in heaven when he pulled Himuro's wrist to the direction of a candy vendor just outside the Seirin High main building. "It has rainbow colored cotton candy~."

Yep, his eyes were officially sparkling like the stars on the amethyst sky.

Himuro let out a sigh while shaking his head slightly as he was dragged along by the larger childish teen. He had thought that Murasakibara was quite fired up after he received and saw the flyer of Kuroko's class play earlier at the gate, but somehow, the violet haired boy's concentration was immediately distracted at the first sight of a food vendor that sold Takoyaki.

"Slow down, Atsushi," Himuro reprimanded lightly, but he couldn't help an amused smile showing on his face because Murasakibara was very endearing when he was acting like that, like a little child finding a castle made from sweets.

That's probably Atsushi's biggest dream… living in a candy palace—Himuro chuckled at his thought.

"Ooh, this seems very delicious~," Murasakibara actually moaned in bliss there, and Himuro could almost see the drool pooling in the larger boy's mouth as Murasakibara willfully ogled the seller who looked extremely nervous while he was making the candy.

"Okay, buy as much sweets as you want, but just for today, alright?" Himuro ruffled Murasakibara's hair while smiling at him sweetly.

"Muro-chin, do you want some cotton candy too?" Murasakibara asked, offering a plush of cotton candy in front of Himuro's face after he purchase enormous amount of it to the seller's shock.

Himuro blinked once before gazing upward at the younger boy curiously. "I can have it?" he barely believed that Murasakibara was sharing his precious snack.

"If it's Muro-chin, I don't mind," Murasakibara smiled contently and for a moment Himuro thought he saw a pair of white wings behind his back while imaginary purple flowers sprouting around him.

S-so adorable…!—Himuro couldn't help squeezing his chest in reaction to that look. Seriously, Murasakibara looked very cute like that and Himuro's face was heating, his heartbeat increasing its pace in reaction.

"Muro-chin?" Murasakibara seemed confused because Himuro was silent for too long.

"No, well…" Himuro glanced back at Murasakibara before smiling rather sheepishly for acting odd. "Then, I'll have some," he said before opening his mouth and took a bite on the candy in Murasakibra's hand.

It was too sweet and it hurt Himuro's teeth, but the look of awe and astonishment in Murasakibara's face as he ate it was worth it.

"Muro-chin… looks delicious," Murasakibara lowered his slightly dazed gaze on Himuro's lips as he licked his own and Himuro almost blushed at the vague implication.

Eh?—for a brief second, Himuro thought he had entered a twilight zone. Eeeeeeeh?!

Yes, Himuro was slightly freaking out. "T-the candy is very sweet. Delicious, indeed," he replied slowly, trying to act calm, despite a corn size of sweat that trickled down his slightly flushing cheek.

Please don't judge. He just wanted to play in the safe area and that look Murasakibara was giving Himuro was nowhere near safe, bordering into dangerous, okay? Murasakibara looked extraordinarily sexy when he combed his shoulder-length hair back slightly, revealing his nice forehead and deep amethyst eyes more appreciably and Himuro's heart was doing a rock and roll here!

Murasakibara was silent for a moment before a slight smirk bloomed on his usually slothful face, making Himuro's heart thud even harder against the ribcage because damn it! That look was absolutely Adonis! Hyperbolic, he knew. But Himuro just couldn't help it. Murasakibara was just that hot when he wanted to be.

"Muro-chin is surprisingly innocent, so cute," Murasakibara commented, still definitely amused, and Himuro wanted to correct that the cute one there was Murasakibara and not him. At. All. Murasakibara just didn't know what Himuro wanted to do to him or with him.

Himuro coughed slightly and cleared his throat to will his flush down a notch more. "Alright, let's go inside," he said, because he didn't know what he would do if they continued that embarrassing charade. After all, they were in a very public area. The least Himuro could do was bringing them to a more secluded place if they wanted to continue flirting.

Well, it was flirting… but Murasakibara didn't seem to realize that fact and Himuro wasn't exactly keen to break the news.

I wonder if Atsushi remembers why we are in Seirin in the first place… since we're supposed to look for Taiga and Kuroko-kun to… stop the drama or something. Honestly, I don't really get it. But I don't think it's a good idea to let Atsushi recall it. So...—Himuro shrugged. What Murasakibara forgot couldn't hurt them. He smiled to himself then.

"Do you think there are more sweets inside?" Murasakibara was practically back to his juvenile expectation of more snacks as they entered the building.

"Oh, I so hope so," Himuro smiled to the taller teen kindly now.

Good thing there are a lot of cafés too inside—was definitely on Himuro's mind as he read the fancy black board that listed all the stands and presentations of each class in the building.


~Kagami x Kuroko~


"Ugh… my internal organs…! Tetsu, you-violent bastard! You didn't have to hit me that hard…!" Aomine was still glowering painfully and sullenly as he walked beside the silent Kuroko who was suspiciously flexing his right hand.

"If I were Kuroko, I'd have thrown you out of the window, you sick ganguro," Kagami was growling from Kuroko's other side and scathingly glared at Aomine. Momoi was still fuming unmercifully from behind as Sakurai was trying his best to calm the murderous feeling emanating from the Touou basketball club manager.

Aomine totally ignored Momoi and Sakurai (against his better judgment) as he smirked sardonically at Kagami. "What is it, little Kagami got jealous?"

Some veins of infuriation popped out of Kagami's temple. "Who the hell are you calling little?!" he roared then, definitely irate and Aomine took a great pleasure in seeing the defensive attitude. Though, the thing Kagami was cynical about wasn't what Aomine had in mind.

"Maybe Aomine-kun wants another ignite punch kai. Should I give one on your face this time?" Kuroko dutifully offered, still flexing his hand to form another fist and Aomine immediately moved several steps away while staring at that dangerous hand warily.

Kuroko could really punch with that hand after all.

"Alright, it was my bad," Aomine grunted scratching the back of his neck languidly. "I just didn't expect that Tetsu would look so… breathtaking in a dress, you see. Couldn't help myself," he glanced while giving his ex-shadow a lazy sexy smile.

Kuroko blinked once before glancing back at Aomine, and then averted his gaze down, actually looking shy even though his expression didn't change much. It was honestly appealing. He also noticed the way Kagami narrowed his eyes at Kuroko and then at Aomine in disbelief written all over his face.

"Also, I heard that you didn't quite appreciate the get up, so…" Aomine smirked again, more evilly now, totally plotting because like hell if he would let Kuroko be devoured by that Bakagami on stage just because Kuroko looked extremely alluring with that long princess' dress.

Aomine stopped abruptly before he reached out his hand to grab Kuroko's smaller wrist, pulling the teal haired boy closer in a quick embrace to Kuroko and everyone else's surprise. A second later, he bent before lifting Kuroko's body like a bride without warning. "I'll rescue you by taking you away!" he exclaimed and grinned roguishly as he started running, leaving the still flabbergasted viewers behind.

Some seconds later…

"AAAAAAAAAAH!" As soon as Aomine turned at the junction, Kagami's loud distressed howl echoed in the hall way. "Kuroko's been snatched away! Wait the fuck up, AOMINEEEE! You-thieving bastard! Get back heeeere!"

Oh yes, Aomine could definitely feel that Kagami was frantically running after him (and Kuroko in his arms) even though Aomine kept facing ahead and ran as fast as he could without breaking down his speed or looking behind. Well, if the racket that followed after his steps was any indication, that is.

Also, Aomine could hear Momoi's wrathful scream in the background. He was definitely being hunted.

"Aomine-kun…" Kuroko mumbled slowly while looking upward from his position, and Aomine looked down in response. The bluenet's face was slightly closer to Aomine's, and Kuroko looked at him with such intense look, which didn't resemble anger or annoyance. He looked… intrigued? Aomine wasn't sure because Kuroko was hard to read as usual.

Though, being stared at with such eyes, Aomine felt rather self-conscious now. He needed to dissolve the tension, somehow…"Even you weight like a girl, Tetsu," he grinned and wow, Kuroko's cheek turned slightly pink at that. He looked mighty cute!

"Then… we should go further to avoid getting caught," Kuroko pointed at a certain direction which was free from passerby, like a hidden corridor or something. Wait, did Kuroko actually want to run away with Aomine? "Just the two of us," he continued, looking at Aomine's eyes again with a strange glint of teasing? As if he could read Aomine's mind…

Aomine couldn't help widening his eyes as the heat rushed up instantly on his cheeks. Oh, my fucking hell! Is he serious?!

Well, who was Aomine Daiki to turn down an invitation like that, especially from Kuroko Tetsuya?

Aomine speeded up his legs and in record time, they entered the secluded hallway and Kuroko pointed to a certain door which led them to a dim-lit room, probably unused classroom or something? He let Kuroko down slowly after he closed the door before he started to look around the place.

It was rather hard to see because of the numerous black colored curtains around spread irregularly creating separated spaces in the room, and those same curtains blocked the sunlight from entering the window. "What is this place?" Aomine asked, trying to calm down his erratic heartbeat because Kuroko was actually encouraging him.

Is… is this some kind of a-… a date?—Aomine couldn't help thinking, slightly curious and rather hopeful.

"Aomine-kun," Kuroko called, earning him Aomine's immediate attention. He gave him a small smile then, making Aomine's heartbeat spike up. "This way," he said before he disappeared behind one of the curtain.

Oh, Tetsu wants to play a game?—Aomine widened his grin, definitely challenged by the evidently playful gesture.

"Wait, Tetsu!" Aomine eagerly followed, opening the curtain and looked around to pursue Kuroko's path in the maze-like zone. It had been awhile since they played like this, and with Kuroko's misdirection, it would be a very interesting game.

"In here," Kuroko's voice came from some meters ahead, and Aomine saw the cross-dressing boy walk behind another curtain as he ran to catch up.

It was kind of fun, like playing tag with just two people, and Aomine was having a very good time tracking down Kuroko that he lost himself in the chase, not exactly paying attention to where he went, and definitely missing the surrounding except for the dark colored curtains.

"In here."

Aomine definitely heard the voice behind that dark red curtain just two meters to the front, and so he unsuspectingly opened the fabric only to be greeted by—

Eh—!?


~Kagami x Kuroko~


Kagami was rushing to turn at the junction and was too aggravated to see where he went as he suddenly bumped into another person's hard body. "Ow!"

Both people yelped in slight pain and surprise and would have fallen down if not for their good reflex in catching their balance. Kagami was in the verge of yelling to the stranger to get the hell out of his way because he was in a hurry when his eyes recognized the face of the slightly taller person in front of him.

"Kagami?" Kiyoshi blinked twice at the red head, his robe fluttering slowly as the wind from the window breezed inside.

"Ki—?!" Kagami paled slightly as he noticed his senior's obvious get up with those fangs and medieval clothes. "A vampire!?" he stepped back, forming a cross with his arms in alarm.

Kiyoshi laughed slightly at that. "That's a very interesting reaction, Kagami," he said, his tone filled with humor.

"Oh, right… Kiyoshi-senpai's class presents a haunted house…" Kagami just realized that as he remembered what Kuroko told him about what the seniors planed to do in the festival since he wasn't there when the ideas were revealed.

Well, Kagami couldn't help it. It was like a reflex if you saw an inhuman creature in front of you. Kagami was just being extra careful because vampire was a deadly immortal—

Hold it! Kagami wasn't scared, okay?! He was just cautious! At least, that was what Kagami convinced himself to believe.

"What's with the rush? You know you can't run in the corridor, right? It's dangerous when people are milling around as well," Kiyoshi's smile and tone were kind and calm as always, even though he was supposed to reprimand his junior more.

"Ah!" then Kagami remembered why he ran in the first place. "That's right! Kuroko is kidnapped!" he shouted heatedly. "That bastard Ahomine! How dare he!? I don't know what he was thinking, but taking Kuroko like that in the middle of a hallway full of people—!"

Suddenly Kagami felt the dread rising. "What if that super idiot wants to do something inappropriate to Kuroko?!" Kagami couldn't help shouting, and the thought that his partner was possibly being touched by another guy against his will made Kagami's skin crawl unpleasantly.

"Kagamin! Did you find Dai-chan and Tetsu-kun?!" Momoi caught up to him a few seconds later, panting hard and labored.

"Crap! I lost them!" Kagami held the sides of his head with both hands in frenzy, starting to panic for real.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I can't find them either! I'm sorry for not running fast enough! I'm sorry for being so useless!" Well, at least the Apologizing Mushroom that came a second later was even more hysterical than Kagami was. But really, he wasn't helping at all!

"Wait, wait a sec, all of you. What happened?" Kiyoshi looked concerned as he saw the chaotic mood in Kagami, Sakurai and Momoi's act.

"Ah, senpai… it's that Ahomine and his tendency to act like a lunatic! He actually kidnapped Kuroko! We have to find them before something bad happens!" Kagami hollered earnestly.

"Calm d—"

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"—own…?"

Kiyoshi, Kagami, Momoi and Sakurai jerked and widened their eyes in shock as a horror-filled, earsplitting (un)manly scream tore the air from the room beside where Kiyoshi stood.

…?!

…?

…!

"I-is… is Class 3B haunted house really that scary?" Kagami asked, totally dumbstruck while paling and sweating bullets as he tried to see what the deal with the class near them was.

"It's actually a mystery house. Well, in my opinion, it's more mysterious than scary, but… that was one hell of incredible scream, just now. I wonder what happened inside…" Kiyoshi tilted his head aside, looking mildly puzzled and curious as he also stared at the class door.

"That voice…! That was Dai-chan!" Momoi exclaimed in realization.

"E-eeh? I-I'm sorry for asking, but… why is Aomine-san doing in there?" Sakurai seemed bewildered.

"It is a game."

Kagami jumped at least almost a meter and yelped in fright at the familiar voice that was suddenly heard just behind him. He turned around in lightening speed before pointing while screeching accusingly. "For the Lord's sake, Kuroko! I told you to stop scaring me like that!"

"Tetsu-kun!"

"Ku-Kuroko-kun?!"

Momoi instantly surged forward to hug the princess clothed blue haired boy. "You're alright, Tetsu-kun~! Thank God…! Sheesh, stupid Dai-chan for suddenly snatching you away like that…!"

Sakurai let out a long slightly relieved sigh, while Kiyoshi looked obliviously perplexed, and now did Kagami blink in surprise as well, realizing that Momoi was correct. Kuroko had come back without so much a scratch on his appearance.

"How did you…? I meant, what about Aomine...?" Still, Kagami couldn't help asking, rather stunned.

"Do not fuss, Kagami-kun. Aomine-kun is happily playing a game with the guys in Kiyoshi-senpai's class," Kuroko said with a glint of mischief in his clear sky-blue eyes.

Another (almost) inhuman shriek –which suspiciously sounded a lot like a terrified cry from none other than Aomine Daiki– ripped out from the classroom deafeningly again, this time shocking every passerby that passed in front of it.

Kagami paled slightly as he gaped more at the darkened room. "Suddenly I feel very sorry for him…" Indeed, that was how he felt at that moment despite his initial resentment for his mortal rival.

"Oh, it is just a reward for calling me a girl repeatedly in the span of ten minutes," Kuroko let out an easy tiny smile which didn't reach his eyes at all. Kagami even could almost see the imaginary black fire surrounding the boy's form. Of course, Kuroko was definitely (coldly) enraged.

"Just remind me again not to piss you off…" Kagami uneasily prayed that he would never ever be at the wits end of Kuroko's wrath which was probably scarier than Akashi's.

"Kuroko, are you alright?" Kiyoshi joined in the conversation as soon as the situation was relatively quieter and under control. At least there was no more nutty screech from the class 3B's mystery house.

Kagami marveled if Aomine was still alive in there…

"Yes, Kiyoshi-senpai, thank you very much for your inadvertent aid even though you probably do not know what I am talking about," Kuroko bowed politely at his taller senior that dressed like a handsome Dracula and then he spoke to Momoi and Sakurai for a moment, apparently appeasing their concern, before he turned back to face Kagami, who winced slightly, still not knowing exactly how to react to all of this stupidity.

Kuroko was staring at Kagami intently for awhile until Kagami felt disturbed. "What?" Kagami asked, rather uneasy with such level of fixed gaze from his silent precious partner… best friend, and maybe more than that to Kagami, but he still wasn't sure yet.

"Were you worried?" Kuroko asked softly and Kagami's cheeks instantaneously steamed in reaction.

"I-idiot! Who was worried? I knew you could deal with Aomine just fine, and it was that Ahomine. As hotheaded as he was most of the time, even he wouldn't be reckless enough to physically hurt you," Kagami averted his eyes from Kuroko while scowling, slightly hating the overwhelming urge to give Kuroko a hug just to make sure that he was really there and alright and wouldn't be taken away again.

Kagami was so going to kick Aomine's ass after all of this was over.

"Oh, but you seemed to be quite in panic earlier…" Kuroko's eyes were definitely laughing as he said that, even though his facial expression was stuck in default nonexistent.

Kagami could feel his face officially burn now. "You were watching the entire time?!" he shouted indignantly at Kuroko's bad hobby. Seriously! It was so very infuriating!

My GOD, Kagami just wanted to bury himself as he evoked what kind of things he had spoken out unconsciously in his distraught mood earlier.

Kuroko actually chuckled slightly before he reached out to grab Kagami's hand. "That is alright, Kagami-kun. The princess will not leave the prince that easily," he said, squeezing a little, and Kagami was caught off guard at the sensation of being ignited from Kuroko's touch.

The warmth literally spread to Kagami's body like wildfire and Kagami was sure his face was very hilarious then, because Kiyoshi grinned widely, Momoi giggled and Sakurai made a choked noise in his poor attempt to conceal his slight amusement.

Kagami just considered that covering his still reddening face with his other palm was very tempting, while Kuroko just looked at him with such content expression.


Status

Second attempt: failed.

Countermeasure: sweet stands & haunted house.


~Kagami x Kuroko~


Meanwhile, at a main gate of Seirin High…

A red haired boy in Rakuzan's spring uniform and a taller raven in the same outfit were entering the festival area where people greeted them with cheer and enthusiastic offer to visit their classes and to check out their stands. Although, they were pretty much ignored since the two kept walking towards the main building without any stop or detour.

"Wow, Seirin is pretty nice and big," the raven, Mibuchi Reo, said while whistling slightly admiring pristine buildings in front of them.

"New school, new buildings, it is expected," the smaller teen in front of him replied nonchalantly, almost in cold tone, but Mibuchi knew that Akashi had his own interest in this new school.

After all, the Rakuzan basketball captain had taken a day off from practice only to come here. Festival or not, it was still surprising. Though, Mibuchi was kind of doubtful of Akashi's motive.

"Um, Sei-chan… why are we here, exactly? I haven't yet heard the detail of your plan in… uh, disrupting this certain play you keep musing about the past three days…" Mibuchi tentatively asked.

"I actually want to torch the place down, but it's kind of complicated, and the risk isn't worth it, so I have to play a little more subtly," Akashi said the terrorizing idea with an attitude of speaking about the weather and Mibuchi couldn't help thinking if Akashi was psychotic all over again.

Mibuchi still thought that Akashi intending to gauge his own eyes for losing a basketball match was insane, after all.

"So I've come to a very peaceful plan instead," Akashi continued and Mibuchi let out a breath he was holding for awhile now, in fear of testing Akashi's patience.

"Oh, a peaceful idea sounds nice," Mibuchi approved readily.

"I should just take over their student council and festival committee to dismiss the event early," Akashi smirked devilishly and Mibuchi paled.

Sei-chan, that's not peaceful at aaaaall!—Mibuchi inwardly cried and lamented over his stupidity to actually consider Akashi to produce a normal plan from his abnormal brain.

"Come on. Let's go to the student council's office." Akashi turned to look at the board sign which showed them which rooms were where.

"Sei-chan, wait! Are you serious?" Mibuchi was rather frantic now. He couldn't possibly let Akashi ruin a school event, could he?!

"Of course I am. You know I never joked around before," Akashi glanced at Mibuchi with an easy smile on his face.

"But—!"

"You have a problem with my plan?" Akashi raised his eyebrow lightly and Mibuchi winced at that 'don't you dare to defy me or else' look.

"N-no…" Mibuchi sighed weakly again in resignation. He couldn't possibly stop Akashi alone. Aaa! He wished Hayama and Nebuya were there, so at least they could help each other trying to stop Akashi for committing a crime in other people's school!

"Then, let's go."

Mibuchi could only pray that Seirin was tough enough to defend themselves against Akashi Seijuurou's devious plan to turn their festival event into havoc….

End of Chapter 7

Tbc…


A/N: *loool* Sorry for the craziness. Oh Aomine… *dies laughing* Wonder what happened to him? *evil smirk*. Such evil Kuroko is very interesting to make! XDD Oh, and I manage to bring up Mukkun and Muro-chin~ also Akashi and Mibuchi~! Though there will be another exciting plan in the next chapter! What do you think? I hope you aren't bored with how slow this story progressed. So, care to drop a comment or two? *winks*