Welcome back to the fanfic that seems to be breaking so many hearts in so little time. It would seem I broke any hearts with the last chapter XD.


Chapter 7

Kasamatsu POV

I was to retire after the Winter Cup but with everything that has happened I can't just back down right now. The team is suffering, hell I'm suffering. Every day I come here and it's just not the same anymore, I've known you only a year Kise and never would I have thought you made such an impact on my every day routine.

The guys are not playing as hard as they used to, no one has the motivation anymore. Maybe it would be best to just take a break from basketball for a while… What the hell am I saying? It's the last thing you would want us to do Kise, in your memories we should play even harder and dedicate all of our matches to you.

The girl's division have been improving big time since we came back from the winter cup, if they continue like this, they'll go far and it is a nice change of pace too. Seeing girls work just as hard as we guys do just come to show that gender does not matter in basketball, all that matters is how much dedication and work you are willing to put into it.

As captain of this team it's my job to keep the team together and right now I have my hardest challenge yet but I know I can do this. For the few months I still have before graduating, I'll bring the fire back out into this team and we'll come back from the ashes stronger than before. Kise we may not have you anymore but you're still with us, watching so you do just that. Watch over us will you?


Aomine POV

The sound of the heart monitor keeps echoing in my head as I stare at the almost lifeless body of Akashi lying on that bed with a serum I.V connected to his arm, oxygen tubes in his nose and his head covered in bandages. He was found by a passing jogger in the park in the Kanagawa district, the police on the scene say that Akashi's head had been bashed by a rock that lay near his body.

When he failed to show up at Kise's house, something just did not feel right. It wasn't like Akashi to ever be late for anything. If he said he was going to be somewhere he would be there and if he would be late, he would call.

In broad daylight and no one sees anything, not a sound or anyone suspicious in the area… This happens just when you figured out something about this son of a bitch. Is that why Satsuki had been his next victim, did she tell you something Akashi that could have resulted in her death?

Everything just feels so hopeless now, I'm angry and yet I feel so defeated. I had so much hope when Tetsu told me that you were on to something and knowing you, the information was probably the real deal.

This time the unsub really changed his M.O like my dad would say, he did not even stab you; he instead bashed your head to mush. The only thing the police could tie your assault to Kise and Satsuki's murder was that you're part of the Generation of Miracles. They say that Tetsu, Midorima, Murasakibara and I are probably one of his next victims. The first time he killed was seven days ago, it took him three days later to kill again and his third was not only a day. Dad can't make up a clear profile on the guy, we don't know how he looks like or the murder weapon he uses. All we know is that he's tall and he wore a hoodie one night and that's it.

"Akashi come on and wake up. As much I hate to admit it we need you." No use, why do I even bother? It's not like he can hear me…

I get up to his blood filthy clothes that got left on a chair, taking the little note book that sticked out of his jacket pocket with two pens, why the hell do you have two fucking pen? How much do you think you need to write? I open the cover, going from page to page, reading every little thing he wrote in his freaking book. Akashi I knew you were strange but your whatever rambling is rather odd.

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"Daiki, time to go son." Yeah dad, I'm coming… I give one last look at my former captain, never thought I'd see him in this state.

I follow dad as we walk through the empty halls of the hospital, we did not exchanged any words as we walked and exited the hospital. The sky was already starting to darken as night would soon hit. Everyone had been advised to remain indoors and if it was really necessary to go out tonight, not to travel alone. That was the reason why dad came to pick me up at the hospital; Tetsu had left earlier when his parents asked him to come home. I decided to stay just in case Akashi would have woken up but of course, luck is just not on my side.

"You don't have to go to school anytime soon, your mother and I decided it be best that you take your time." Dad tells me, breaking the awkward silence while we drove home.

"I won't…" School is the last thing on my mind right now. Just when I was starting to come into terms with Kise being gone, that I'd never see him again I lose Satsuki and I just can't deal with that. I miss talking to her, I miss the arguments we would have, I miss how she would always tag along with me wherever I went… I got to see her before she left, I was the last thing she saw, and it's the only thing I can tell myself to keep my sanity.

I start looking back through Akashi's little note book, reading back the things written in there, nothing makes sense. It's just a bunch of gibberish but knowing you Akashi, you would not have bothered to write something down if it was useless.

"What are you reading?" My dad asks giving a quick look and returning his attention back to the road.

"Things Akashi wrote that just doesn't make any sense. When he called earlier he said that he had an idea who the murderer was and the motive but whatever he wrote, I don't understand it."

"I'll take a look at it once we get home." Great, maybe you can tell me that Akashi has become nuts or is a complete genius… No wait we already know the answer to that.


Aomine POV

"So…" It's official, Akashi whatever you were thinking in those last few moments before you got your brain bashed into mush, you had already lost it.

"It's not a language more of a cryptic code. Whatever he wrote, he did not want anyone to read it."

"Can you find out what it says?" I ask trying to control my frustration. Whatever this is, if it's just a bunch of gibberish and we translate it and it comes to nothing I will be seriously pissed and I'm going to smash your brains myself this time once you wake up.

"Yes but it will take some time. Give me a pen will you Daiki?" I throw one of Akashi's pens at my dad. "Give me another one, this one is empty." Dad throws me the pen I just passed to him as I give him the other one Akashi had. That's odd why would Akashi keep an empty pen? Maybe sentimental value, naw Akashi is not the type to hold on to things that are useless and it does not look anything special. Just a regular ball point pen oh whatever why am I even thinking much about a fucking pen. I unscrew the head of the pen, it's empty so I might as well dissect it and get the spring before throwing it out, I can use it to annoy Tetsu later.

The head surely is tightly screwed; I'd say that Akashi does not put a habit in dismantling pens out of boredom. Of course not fucking god Akashi, he's way to fucking perfect for that. Hey fucking genius I always win so I'm always right, did you fucking predict that you'd get your god damn head smashed by a fucking rock in the middle of the park in broad daylight? Of course not and instead of just doing like any normal people would do and just tell us right on the phone what you found out but of course you had to be face to face to tell us this whatever grand information you were able to manage and put together. Instead now we are stuck trying to figure out what the fuck you wrote which is probably absolutely nothing, thank you Akashi, mother fucking thank you.

Heh- Finally the pen's head budged and I quickly remove it, what the fuck? I take out the ink container and the outside of it is a dark brownish color and also is the spring. I've seen enough to know dry blood when I see it.

"Dad can a pen be used to stab?" I ask not removing my gaze from the pen.

"Yes if used with enough force, why son?"

I look at my dad who is staring back at me with curiosity as I show him what I found. "I think Akashi managed to get the murder weapon."

If that's the case… Akashi, you did on purpose to get attack didn't you?


I end chapter 7 like this.

Review, until the next heartbreak!

Because my secret message was deciphered so easily I took the liberty to change it :3 yes I know I am ever so nice :3