.Scarlet

After what felt like a bizzare incident by Kise, somehow the rest of the photoshoot went out smoothly. Not only all the crews impressed with their results, but it was amazing to see a person adapt so quickly to one environment. It was well-known that Kise Ryota has been diving into modelling for years and it's already a skill to master photo session. Hence, it is admirable how one Akashi Seijuro could follow his steps.

Maybe Akashi has a modelling talent inside?

Kise laughed at his own thought. He knew he is too serious to respond this job as his career. Kise acknowledged that he has the quality people would look for a model. No, correct him. He has the best quality people would look for.

Even higher from him?

Kise crashed into his nearest seat in his van. He looked at his own reflection in the mirror, even though the make-up concealed it, but Kise knew he was tired. His somehow dark eyes was actually visible to the eyes, his vision blurred and realized the red contact was still placed in his eye.

Kise actually never hate colors. He looked good in any colors anyway. But somehow, the crimson color looked different in his eyes.

Red... Crimson...Scarlet...

A sound of a door opened startled Kise's thought. Kise turned his back and found Akashi Seijuro staring back at him. Akashi closed the door carefully and sit at the red sofa next to Kise. He filled a cup with water and drank it, the voice of gulping water could be heard throughout the van since the silence really felt. Even though Kise could hear the crews outside the van, inside it, it was clearly quiet.

Kise's eyes locked on Akashi Seijuro's figure. Akashi wiped his sweat and his body with a towel hanging on his neck. Kise's thought wanders to Kuroko and couldn't help but curious of what their relationship might be. Kise never one to expect that one woman could make him indifferent to one person.

"How long are you going to stare at me?"

Even thought the statement was a question, it was not meant to be asked. Akashi didn't need answer from Kise Ryouta because he had already knew him rather well from someone.

And it didn't please Akashi.

"Uh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to look at you like that," Kise reflexed saying this. He never thought Akashi would said that after all.

"Hmm, you..." Akashi stood and approached Kise, blocking Kise's view from the mirror in front of him. Literally speaking, Kise Ryouta is taller than Akashi Seijuro. But from this view, Kise had to looked up to match their eyes. Because Kise was sitting and Akashi was standing.

Akashi could felt that Kise's shoulder tensed. Kise's orbs and aura which usually warm and accepting to anyone, become more reserved. Akashi knew that Kise didn't want to talk with him, much less to establish a relation between the two of them.

But Akashi couldn't help it.

"You're actually rather interesting, aren't you?" Akashi said.

Which made Kise's eyes go widened. To hear such things.

"Forgive my rudeness. I believe that even though, we have met each other before, have known each other in a basic manner, and have been aware of each other via someone we know, that we never actually gone through a proper introduction. I am Akashi Seijuro,"

Kise was simply amazed at the man in front of him. He understood too, that Akashi must have had some kind of feeling towards him. But Akashi still extended his right hand to introduce himself.

This dignity... which resembles a king...

A king opening a war, to be exact.

Kise shaked that hand with his right hand and replied.

"You may have known me too, I am Kise Ryouta. And I am one of the students studying at your university,"

"I know. It's not hard to notice an eye-catching person from afar. It's kinda amusing to be in a photoshoot with my own student," Akashi let go of his hand and folded his hands. He leaned on the cupboard behind him while not letting go of Kise's eyes.

"Yes, that's true," Kise replied.

There was a moment of silence shared between the two while still not letting each other's eyes go.

"Kise Ryouta, I believe you are affiliated with Kuroko Tetsuya somehow,"

And it begins the conversation of their core problems together. Kise didn't want to lose. He can't lose. Not now.

"Yes, and I know you are too,"

"Correct. I also find out that you and Tetsuya are friends for some time now. If it's alright with you, I would like to ask one thing, why do you come near Tetsuya?" Akashi's eyes narrowed slightly. Kise understood that what Akashi was asking should be asnwered and didn't have any meaning to if it's alright or not.

It just have to be answered.

"Because I would like to be friends with her, is that wrong?" Kise replied.

"Why would you like to be friends with her?" Akashi asked again.

"Because,-"

"If it's only because she's interesting and different from your other friends, then I would like to ask you to leave her," Akashi cut Kise's answer.

Kise was shocked. Not because Akashi cut him like that.

"Since Tetsuya had been talking about you, I checked on you myself. I investigated your recent life and your environments. Thus, I conclude, from what I've had, that you, who is a star among the sky for your friends, found Tetsuya to be appealing and then you started to have a desire to know more about her,"

But because Akashi was right.

"If your intention is just to kill time with Tetsuya, don't go near her anymore, don't touch her," Akashi's voice sounded threatening.

Which is actually a threaten to Kise.

"If you have the right to say those kind of things to me, then I want to ask you as well, who are you to Kurokochhi?" Kise asked Akashi.

"I am her sole guardian. I am her everything," Akashi emphasized.

"From the times you've been together, I'm sure Tetsuya must have told you about me, even though it's vague. Your relationship with our relationship is different. Don't you ever think you're going to be her top priority, because she is mine," Akashi explained more.

Kise stood up. He walked to the mirror, breathed, and stared at his reflection.

"You know, Akashi-san, I'm never a person to hate colors. Don't mind hate, I never one to actually want to feel them. But right now, I really don't like the color red,"

Kise's distance with Akashi was only one feet away. Akashi could see Kise's determination and anger towards him because of the things he told, but he's not Akashi Seijuro if this view disturbed him.

"You are right. I am coming near her because the reason you said. But now it's different. I want to know her more, I want to understand her more. I'm not doing this to kill time. I'm doing this because I care for her, because I want to be the one she's looking at,"

Akashi put down his towel to a table. He went to the door and opened it.

"Let me see the prove of that resolve, Kise Ryouta. Mind you that I won't be just enjoying your perfomance," Akashi closed the door.

That eyes. That voice. That resolved look. This is getting more and more interesting for Akashi.

Kise couldn't believe himself for saying that. But now, he realized that there is no way he's going to let Akashi have Tetsuya. Even though he lost the first steps, he is going to catch up.

Kuroko was drawing. Drawing her ideas. Her images. Making them real. But after some time and some strokes here and there, Kuroko decided to have something to drink from the vending machine outside her apartment.

She walked outside and put coins into the machine, choosing a can of green tea latte. She picked the can and walked to her room. She realized there was a big package in front of her room. She looked to a card glued to a beautiful tosca ribbon, written there with handwriting.

"To : Kurokocchi.

Hello Kurokocchi. This is me . I just bought something for you. I hope it's useful and it's

suitable for your drawing. Please let me take a look when you're finished :D ,

Yours Truly,

Kise Ryouta"

Kuroko brought the package to her room and opened it. There, she saw a beautiful white canvas waiting to be drawn by her. The size is big and fit.

She likes it.

She gets her cellphone and texts the sender of the package.

"Kise-san, thank you for the canvas. I like it. I'll tell you when I have drawn something. –Kuroko Tetsuya-"

Before she closed her cellphone, a text message was received by her phone. She read it. She didn't know why but she smiled.

"Waaaahhh ! I'm so glad you like it Kurokochhi . My efforts of asking the clerks about it was futile after all T^T. By the way, Kurokocchi,are you free tomorrow? Want to go somewhere with me? You've been not in the usual classroom lately and I really wanna see youuu ! :D Can? Can? I'm waiting for you at Sankakura Park at 10 a.m tomorrow ! :)"

And she replied that she agreed.

A/N : FORGIVE MY INCOMPETENCE OF NOT TRUE TO MY PROMISE ! I AM A FAILUREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE –CRIES- I MAKE THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW ! IT'S TIME TO MAKE OUR KISE BABY TO A MANNNNN YEYYY

I hope I don't make Akashi too OOC... *sigh* Akashi is kinda hard to imagine after all, having two sides and that. But I still love him *u*3

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