Sorry for the late update. I was busy writing the one-shot for KuroAka day. For those who haven't read it, please give it a try. Read and Review~
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Chapter 9: Goodbye Touou
It was a Sunday so none of the Generation of Miracles had school. All of them had met up to visit Kuroko.
"mmn..." Kuroko opened his eyes, only to find a certain red head sleeping in front of him. He smiled to himself and thought,'Akashi-kun stayed here for the night. Actually, when he's asleep, he looks like a normal teenager, not the fearsome captain of GOM.'
Then, the appearance of five people broke his thoughts.
"Kurokocchi! We're here to see you!"
"Shh..." Kuroko put a finger on his lips. "Akashi-kun is still sleeping, you don't want to wake him up."
Kise gulped and gave a small nod, thinking what Akashi will do to him when he wake him up in the middle of his sleep.
"Why not we go to the canteen to talk? I don't want to disturb Akashi-kun in his sleep." All of the other Generation of Miracles nodded and followed Kuroko out of the room.
Canteen
"Ne, Tetsu-kun. Do you really not remember who Dai-chan is?" Momoi went forward to Kuroko, eager to know the answer.
Kuroko then turned to look at Aomine. He tried to remember what the others told him but his memory was fuzzy. He could only remember that he used to play basketball with a certain someone but he can't remember his face. "No, I'm sure I haven't met this person before yesterday. Actually, I do not even feel that I have amnesia. If I really have one, why is he the only person I forgot about?"
All of them went into silence. They could not answer Kuroko's question when they do not even know why he forgot about Aomine in the first place.
At the same time, Akashi woke up from his sleep.
"Hnn? Tetsuya?..." He touched the bed, looking for Kuroko, only to find a piece of note.
We'll be waiting for you at the canteen.. Come look for us when you're awake.
Kuroko Tetsuya
"Everyone!" A voice called out to them. They turned their heads and saw Akashi walking towards them.
'Akashi/Akashicchi/Akachin/Akashi-kun!' They noted.
"Are you hungry, Akachin? Want me to go buy you something?" Murasakibara asked and continued munching on his snacks.
"It's fine, thanks for asking." Then he turned to Kuroko. "Tetsuya, I met doctor shotaro on the way here. He told me that you have a check up later so you should stay in your room."
Kuroko gave a slight nod and started walking back to his room. As his figure could be seen slowly disappearing from them, Akashi called out "Daiki" in a flat tone.
Aomine flinched when his name was called. He knew that he could no longer from escape from Akashi.
"I'm sure you still owe us an explanation." Akashi said, turning his gaze to Aomine. Aomine tried to look around getting help but to no avail as no one dared to go against Akashi.
"erm..." He hesitated, wondering if he should say the truth or not
"Don't even think of lying to me." Akashi narrowed his eyes.
'How did he know what I was thinking!' Aomine shouted in his heart
"That day when Tetsu came to the roof to look for me, we kinda got into a fight and he left."
"Hoo... Mind elaborating?" Akashi took out his scissors, giving him the answer-now look.
Aomine gulped when he saw the scissors before continuing. "Usually when Tetsu asks me to attend practice, he always back down but he didn't yield that day. I got unnecessarily pissed of by that and said something I shouldn't have..."
"What is it?" Akashi asked again.
"...I told him that I no longer need him and that he should just look for a new light..." Aomine said this sentence especially soft but Akashi still managed to catch it.
*SNAP*
The scissors immediately closed when Akashi finished his sentence. He knew how important Aomine was to Kuroko. There is no way he'll forgive Aomine for what he's just done. All the members of Generation of Miracles including Momoi took a step back in fear, sensing the dark aura coming from Akashi.
"So does that mean all this is mostly your fault." Akashi lowered his tone.
"...Hai..."
"I get it. I won't punish you for this." Aomine brighten up after hearing what Akashi said.
"but... You must never get close to Tetsuya again. You are not allowed to do anything to regain his memories. That goes for all of you." He turned and look at all of them.
"..but..." Aomine tried reasoning but failed.
"This is absolute and there will be no exceptions." He said bluntly before shifting his glaze to Momoi.
"Satsuki, I want you to prepare Tetsuya's withdrawal form for the school by tomorrow. I'll have him come to Rakuzan with me." Akashi ordered.
"Wait!" Aomine shouted, unsure what Akashi meant by Kuroko going to Rakuzan with him. "What do you mean by that? He cannot leave now when inter-high is ongoing."
Akashi turned to look at him before continuing," That I've thought about it already. For the rest of the inter-high, none of us will participate. This will be fair for other schools even when we are not playing. And Daiki, you are the one who said that you don't need his basketball. You should know well that none of the other Touou members can bring out Tetsuya's strength fully. If that's the case, I'll have him transfer to Rakuzan instead."
Aomine went quiet. He couldn't think of a reason to stop Akashi from bringing Kuroko to Rakuzan when he was the one who hurt Kuroko in the first , the fact that Kuroko couldn't remember anything about them is not helping in the situation at all.
"That's all, you guys should return now. Tetsuya will be released tomorrow and we'll go to Touou to hand in his resignation form personally."
After Akashi ended his speech, he only received 'hai' from them before they left.
Kuroko's room
The door could be seen opening from in the room, only to show a red head later on.
"Tetsuya" Akashi said, acknowledging the others existence. "Are you done with your check-up?"
"Hai" Kuroko replied. "Where are the others? I don't see them with you."
"They've went home."
"...Is that so" Kuroko said, giving a lonely expression.
It was as if Akashi could read Kuroko's expression. "Don't worry. We can always meet up again later on." Akashi reassured.
"One more thing. Starting next week, I'll have you transfer to Rakuzan. And since your house in Tokyo, you stay with me while in Kyoto. I've already informed your parents about it."
"Why so sudden?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head a little, giving Akashi those blank blue stare that no one could resist.
Akashi faked a few coughs before answering. "That is for the best. You've just recovered, I cannot leave you alone, not to mention your parents are not here with you now."
"What about Touou?" Kuroko asked again.
"We'll hand in your resignation form tomorrow. I've already have Satsuki prepared for the formalities." He turned to look at Kuroko again before saying, "If there is nothing else, I'll leave for now. I haven't change since yesterday."
"Okay..." Kuroko gave a smile and said 'bye'.
"bye."
Touou Gym
"The first string and the second string will play a match against each other. The third string will do basic practice first then play against the second string." Harasawa coach gave his orders before turning to the regulars.
"Do anyone know where is Aomine, Kuroko and Momoi?" All the regulars looked at each other, wondering if anybody knows the answer. However, before he receive an answer, four figures could be seen walking in the gym of Touou.
"Aomine, Momoi, Kuroko and..."
"Akashi Seijuuro." Akashi completed Imayoshi's sentence.
All the regulars went into frozen state, no one there haven't heard of the name 'Akashi Seijuuro'. Harasawa was the first one to break the silence.
"It's an honor for the rumored captain of the Generation of Miracles to visit our club but can I ask you what you are doing here?"
"I'm here to hand in the resignation form for Tetsuya. From today onwards, he'll no longer be a member of Touou basketball club." Akashi answered. Aomine and Momoi could only stand behind Akashi, not even a word of explanation came out from their mouth.
"That will be a problem to us. We cannot have Kuroko resign at a time like this, not when he plays an important part in the team. May I know the reason he resigned?" Harasawa asked.
"That is the problem of us Generation of Miracles. Moreover, none of you can bring out Tetsuya's full potential. For his presence to be hidden from other people, he'll need a light or something. Currently, no one in this team can do that. Even when he continue playing here, all he can do is pass."
Akashi looked around before he continued. "If there is no more questions, I will leave with Tetsuya now." He turned around, preparing to leave.
"Wait!" a voice stopped him. "Is the bet you made with Kuroko part of the reason he is leaving now?" Imayoshi asked.
Aomine eyes widen when he heard what Imayoshi said. He didn't know of any bet that Kuroko made with Akashi. Is that the reason why Kuroko mentioned Akashi's name back then at the roof? His mind was blank. He couldn't follow what was currently going on.
Akashi only said a 'I wonder', and Kuroko gave a slight bow before leaving.
The moment Akashi and Kuroko left, Aomine snapped out of his thoughts and went forward to Imayoshi, anger rushed up to his head. He grabbed Imayoshi's shirt and asked," Tell me what's going between Tetsu and Akashi."
"Calm down, Aomine-kun." Momoi tried stopping Aomine but failed.
"I promised him that I won't tell but I guess its fine now. But first, can you please let go of me?" Aomine let go of him immediately, giving a 'che' and wanting to know what was happening as soon as possible. All the other regulars and Harasawa only stood by the side to watch.
"Remember the time when Kuroko brought you to practice? When you went to change, he told me something."
"Stop beating around the bush! Just hurry and tell me what Tetsu told you!" Aomine shouted. He was getting impatient.
"He told me that he made a bet with Akashi. If he failed to bring you get your love for basketball within one year, he'll have to leave Touou, transfer to Rakuzan and cease all contact with you. I guess the only difference now is the time limit." Imayoshi pushed up his glasses and continued.
"He also told me to keep this a secret from all of you, including Momoi because Inter-High is still ongoing. He didn't want us to be distracted from the match because of him."
After hearing what Kuroko had done for him, Aomine ran out of the gym, with Momoi chasing after him.
As the regulars watched the two running figure, a sound got their attention.
*Clap**Clap*
Harasawa clapped, breaking the silence between them. "All of you continue with your regular practice for now. I'll come up with the starter list for the match between Rakuzan for the semi-finals tomorrow. It's no time to be depressed here, or more like we should work even harder now because Kuroko is not here." He announced, receiving a 'HAI' from all of them.
As an apology for the late chapter, I made this chapter longer than the previous ones. Hope it is not boring. Anyway, enjoy the story and thanks for all the reviews. Once again, please read my KuroAka day one-shot though its already over. XD Next chapter will focus on each of the GOM and Kuroko goes to Rakuzan.
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