WOAH! I'M SO SORRY FOR TAKING SO MUCH TIME!

Honestly I got no idea what happened, my normally dull summer turned into an eventful torture, filled with family time xD Then I had to move my stuff to my dorm and start school and, since I failed last year and had to start a whole new course it's been unexpectedly busy x3x Now I've settled down, and most of the big stuff is taken care of tho-

Anyway! Thanks to all off you precious lovelies who've been patient enough to keep reading! Here comes a new chapter, I hope you'll enjoy! Cx
And sadly, yes it's too late to vote, I've started on a road I can't really stray from, sorreh 'bout that mate q3q

Knowledge is power he said. Yet he did not bother sharing any.

After Akashi hung up on him, Kagami took a second to get his head straight. Tonight, the time had finally arrived. The time to get Kuroko back. This is what Kagami had been waiting for, for several days, but now he felt strangely hesitant. He didn't really know what to expect, especially when thinking about the distressed voice, and the desperate words Kuroko uttered in that phone call. He didn't even want to start thinking about what state Kuroko was in, hopefully, he was ok. However, Kagami had a weird feeling telling him that was not what he should expect. That he should be prepared for the worst.

A loud smack could be heard, as Kagami hit both his cheeks as hard as he could in an attempt to pull himself out of those depressing thoughts. Normally, Kuroko would be responsible for that, but for now he'd have to make due. Truth to be told, it didn't work as well as he wanted it to. He still felt confused and extremely shitty, but at least he could concentrate a bit better and get some things done.

To say he was fast would be a lie, roughly three quarters went by while making calls, back and forth with everyone Akashi had mentioned. He had to call until they woke up, inform them and make sure they could meet. While he was in the middle of a call with one person another would call him for some reason or another. It was hell, how did Akashi ever have control of this uncoordinated group? Another hour went by when finding the address and actually getting there.

When he got to the strangely old-fashioned white, quite big house, everyone was there. Strange how he was the last to arrive, then again he was probably the only one who went there on foot. was flocking around Midorima, who was crouching by the door.

"What the hell are you guys doing?"

Was what Kagami wanted to say. However, he merely managed to let out a 'what' before being interrupted by a weak 'eep' from the pinkette, as Aomine had jerked around and put an arm in front of her in a protective manner. Aomine's stance seemed to somewhat fit better into one of those stories taking place in the middle ages, so dramatic with his stern look boosting the 'dark knight' kind of look. If Kagami hadn't felt so shitty on this looming evening he might've, no, he definitely would have laughed his ass off. It was kind of sad how he dropped the protective act, less than a second after realizing Kagami was the one behind them.

"What was that for?! How could you sneak up on us like that you brat?!" Riko practically roared out, but not before stomping over to him and smacking the back of his head as hard as she possibly could.

Kagami immediately began rubbing the back of his, now, throbbing head. "Oh, I'm sorry, next time I'll give a heads up before opening my mouth" He grumbled, offering a glare to the brunette. He couldn't care less about being polite at the moment, but he soon realized he'd come to regret that.

As his words had left his mouth he could see a wicked grin grow upon Riko's face, which immediately warped into one of her 'sweet' and 'charming' ones. "Are you feeling smart now, ka-ga-mi-kun~?" She sing-sang, giving him a 'friendly' pat on his shoulder, a looming, uneasy feeling descending upon him. "I guess a feeling of triumph is a good thing, maybe it'll give you some extra energy to get you through your bonus laps tomorrow~" She continued happily, gripping his shoulder tightly.

Yeah, he really shouldn't have said that. Never again.

"Bonus laps?" Well, fuck. Kagami could see Hyuuga put his palm to his face in what had to be frustration. To be fair, Kagami really wished he could smash his head against the door in front of him. Why the hell couldn't he learn to keep his goddamn mouth shut?

He could see a glint in Riko's eyes, making him realize just how much he'd screwed up. He could practically hear her calculating just how much more training he'd have to go through tomorrow, whatever she originally had in mind was now definitely quadrupled. He probably wouldn't be able to move his muscles in the near future.

"Can you two stop kicking such a fuss? You'll attract unwanted attention." Midorima cut in bitterly, thankfully before Riko had the opportunity to open her mouth.

Kagami couldn't help, but to glance around the group. There was something that obviously could get anyone's attention, so much easier. "Quite sure the colors of your hair are getting that done perfectly well for us." He muttered as he rubbed he shoulder, Riko just let go off, trying instinctively to make it look like he was merely giving it a light scratch.

"Not like you've really got any right to talk." Hyuuga said, before anyone else got the chance, Riko nodding beside him. For a brief moment Kagami wanted to retort, then he came to the realization that those two were the only ones with normal hair colors in this group.

Still, it's not like red is such an unnatural hair color, a lot of people end up coloring their hair red at some point in their life. It's not nearly as rare as green! Kagami looked over at Midorima, sitting there, as if he was in some kind of different world. Then he remembered, he never really got to ask what they were up to earlier. "So.. What are you even doing?" He questioned, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.

Immediately the air seemed to freeze around the group, and everyone seemed to stiffen up a bit.

Only Midorima seemed unchanged as he took a hold of the handle of the door and stood up. "We needed a way inside" He said, looking at Kagami as if he was stupid, before opening the door.

Kagami was stayed behind for a couple of seconds as the rest of the group stepped inside. He was in all honesty a bit confused, then it came to him. Midorima had been crouching in front of the door all this time after all. "Did you pick the lock?" He exclaimed as he caught up with the rest of the group, he made sure to close the door behind him. Midorima simply nodded in acknowledgement, giving Kagami no more attention than needed. "How do you even know how to do that?"

"I thought it might come in handy, so I looked it up" Midorima said nonchalantly as he pushed his glasses to a more comfortable position upon his nose.

The question why still lingered in Kagami's head though. Like, what kind of future was that guy even imagining for himself, for that to be useful? He shook his head slightly, deciding to just leave it be. He knew that guy was weird, and it wasn't like it was any of Kagami's business. Although, he could honestly admit, he was curious about what was going on in any of the 'miracles' minds. They were all so- so.. Special, maybe?

"Wait," Momoi spoke up, making the whole group come to a stop. "Shouldn't we make a plan, or at least make some decisions before proceeding?" She said, a soft, yet obviously bothered, smile on her face. Being met with silence from the small group, she continued. "I mean, won't it be kind of unproductive, with everyone moving around, doing as they like? Akashi sending us here happened quite sudden, so it would be wise to think that we don't have all that much time." Getting some understanding nods, she smiled warmly.

"It would be for the best that if we were to split into pairs and appoint different locations" Riko commented, smiling confidently as she put her hands on her hips.

"You really are smart, for having such small breasts" Momoi retorted, giving off the air of superiority as she puffed out her chest ever so slightly.

Riko gave her a cold glare, seemingly ready to jump at the pinkette's throat, if any chance were to present itself. Weirdly enough, the air seemed to become a bit warmer, making everyone able to relax a bit.

Joking, and murderous intent aside, they decided to make decisions through rock, paper, scissor. And so, after seven rounds it was decided that Hyuuga and Riko, Momoi and Midorima and Kagami and Aomine would be moving together. After five more rounds Riko and Hyuuga got the task to stay by the entrance, in case anyone, unwelcome, was to show up. Midorima and Momoi were to clear the first floor, while Kagami and Aomine got the second floor.

As much as Kagami hated spending time near Aomine, it was in all honesty worth it as long as they could get Kuroko back. Especially if whoever responsible would get what they deserve, nothing short of a life sentence, of course.

As soon as they got to the second floor, they saw a living room. Kagami was sure he saw one on the first floor too, a bigger one at that. These people couldn't be lacking money, at least. As Aomine turned on the light and moved further inside the living room, Kagami chose to move on to the closest door. It turned out to be a tiny storeroom, filled to the brim with loads of different things. Things like, winter clothes, shoes and loads of bags and boxes. Nothing suspicious, really. He decided to leave that be and look for something more.. Useful. As he walked further into the living room it became awfully obvious that this room was rarely used, the floor and everything else, except for what Aomine had touched, was covered in a thick layer of dust. The amount of dust in the air alone made it kind of hard to breathe.

He noted that the first floor seemed to be kept in a much better state, he had hardly noticed any dust down there.

On a closer look Kagami noticed that there was a certain trail with a thinner, and looser layer of dust leading to a door on the left side of the room. Going there, what he found was nothing more than a bathroom. A bathroom filled with beauty products at that. There was no way a woman stood behind Kuroko's disappearance, was there? It couldn't be, although he had gained some popularity through the winter cup it wasn't like basketball was all that popular among women. Maybe Akashi had been mista- Ah, no. Of course not, there was no way. Finishing that thought was a sure way to be cursed, Akashi would surely come to know that thought had crossed his mind.

A door being closed pulled Kagami out of his, soon to become, disturbing thoughts. Looking behind him he saw Aomine standing by a door on the other side of the room.

"Found anything?" Kagami asked, a tiny hope blooming in his chest.

"Nah, some old guy's bedroom, haven't been in use for a while, so there wasn't really much to see, except for dust." Aomine said, heaving a low sigh, as he lazily made his way over to a third door. He brushed off any chance for a conversation, though Kagami couldn't judge him. He looked awfully tired, and irritated to top it off. Aomine had to be just as disappointed about working with Kagami, as the redhead was with him.

Kagami decided to move over to a fourth, and last, door of the floor. At least from the looks of it. His nose felt itchy for every step he took, every movement sending more dust into the air around him. Even though they had just been here for a little while, Kagami's heart felt like it dropped. It all seemed impossible, it didn't seem plausible for Kuroko to turn up behind any doors here, or anywhere at all.

Kagami shook his head violently, trying hard to think more positively. The next door would give him something, anything to go on. He was sure of it! As Kagami's hand came closer to the door knob he felt hope, once again lighting up in his chest. He felt his hand staring to shake, as a tiny bit of excitement rose up in his chest. He put his hand on the door knob, took a shaky breath. He tightened his hold on the knob a tiny bit as he was about to open it and get it out of his way when.

"HAAAAH-!" Aomine practically screamed out.

"AAAAH!" Kagami shouted instinctively. Forgetting about the door, he immediately turned around to see Aomine look back at him. Grinning. Evilly. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Kagami barked out, clenching his fists.

"Aah~ I thought I was gonna sneeze.. Now my nose hurts.." Aomine said, shrugging it off.

Sneeze my ass! How the fuck does sneeze lead to fucking screaming?! It had to be on purpose. That goddamn bastard!

"Sneeze my ass.." Kagami grumbled angrily, turning his attention back to the door.

Now, the whole 'good' feeling was completely gone, Kagami continued his silent grumbling as he once again gripped the handle. Opening the door, he was faced with complete darkness, no natural light from any windows streaming inn. He brushed his hand around the wall on the left side of the door in search for a light switch, finding nothing he moved on to the other side. Patting up and down, he indeed found a switch. Pressing it, the light blinked a couple of times until- There. Nothing could prepare Kagami for the sight that met him.

"Uh- Uhm.. Tha-" Kagami had a hard time finding words for this, creepy sight. Aomine noticing this came over, casually asking what it was. He too, came to a shocked stop.

There they stood, staring at a room, all walls- No all surfaces, filled with pictures of Kuroko. There was so many that they kept overlapping each other.

Kagami took a couple of steps inside, Aomine following close behind. He looked around, slowly, taking in every detail. The only thing in this room, not covered in, well- Kuroko, was a lone bed in a corner. Even the floor was covered in pictures, any other person on the pictures had either been covered or scraped out.

All in all, it kinda seemed Kagami had been right about this room. Akashi had been right, Kuroko had to be somewhere in this house.

"What the hell.." Aomine muttered, in some kind of mix between amazement and menace.

"..I know" Kagami breathed out, his eyes still glued on the walls in front of him.

There they stood in shock, but not for too long. For a scream from down stairs jerked them out of their trance. A scream from Momoi.

"Satsuki-!" Aomine gasped out as he ran downstairs.

So.. Sadly that's it for now, tho I've started writing the next chapter- I'm sorry, I know my words doesn't really count for anything, though I'll try posting the next chapter soon! xD

However, we are building stuff at home, so my free weekends have kinda been robbed from me q3q Tho it's funny to see my brother and father interact when I'm there to help, they are really scared of swearing. They think I'm so innocent xD

Anyway! Thanks so much for reading 'till now, and please leave a review and tell me what you think~ cx I'll hurry, and do my best not to be too slow xD