Author's notes: So apparently, Zelo is a real Kpop star in the band BAP. I swear I had no idea and it was total coincidence. But now that you're aware, you should check him out! He's quite pretty *-*

Hohum, so this music video arc might be kinda long…

EXT. – exterior, meaning shot outside

INT. – interior, shot inside

Disclaimer: KnB belongs to Fujimaki Tadatoshi. Also, I don't know how to write scripts. forgiveme/shot

Chapter 10

"Nagao-san!" Momoi called when she saw the photographer on set. The students had a three-day weekend thanks to a national holiday. Momoi used this rare extended break to schedule the boy's music video shoot. The downside was that they had to sacrifice all three days of their weekend so they could film all the scenes in such a short timespan.

Said photographer looked up from his clipboard. "Ah, Momoi-chan. Nice to see you again," he greeted. Masamune had pulled some strings to get Nagao as the director of the photoshoot. He mentioned something about Nagao being able to make the boys act properly or other.

"I wanted to ask about the script-"

Nagao held up his hand to stop her, "Already taken care of. I talked to the producers and gave them my input. I convinced them to make Zelo's part in the actual shooting a lot smaller so they won't interfere, and I edited the script to better fit the song as well as incorporate Kuroko-chan's talent." He pulled a thin booklet from his clipboard and handed it to Momoi.

There was a brief silence as she quickly skimmed its contents. Her eyes widened, "Nagao-san…"

He tilted his head and grinned expectantly. "Yes?"

"This is… really… sad," she managed haltingly, "and dark." While the general story was the same, there were a few major differences thematic-wise.

"Momoi-chan, have you ever actually listened to the song's lyrics?" he asked while crossing his arms. "Not really right? Most only hear the upbeat music and ignore the words, but the lyrics are pretty enigmatic."

Momoi bit her lip and skimmed the script's contents again. She couldn't deny it, the script probably fit the music a lot better than before. "You're right, I suppose. What do you mean by making Zelo's part smaller? Masamune said they were…" Momoi fumbled for the right word, "troublesome."

Nagao chuckled, "If the band were here, they'd definitely hit on you and Kuroko-chan and cause trouble. They're a talented bunch, but too arrogant for their own good. Most of their segment will be shot in a studio and then edited in later."

"Okay," Momoi flipped through the booklet again, "What about these kind of romantic scenes? You know none of them have acting experience…"

Nagao had a mischievous smile on his handsome face, "Don't worry about that. I have a pretty good idea of how to make them act well. For today I'm only going to give them parts of the script, so please don't let them see that," he pointed to the booklet in her hands, "and spoil it, okay?"

Scene 1

EXT. BASKETBALL COURT – MORNING

A group of six kindergarten kids are playing basketball, Akashi, Murasakibara, Aomine, Midorima, Kise, and Kuroko respectively. They are laughing and having fun. When they're done playing, they lay down on the grass under the shade of a cherry tree.

CHILD KUROKO

We'll be together forever, won't we?

The boys nod, and the children fall asleep on the grass as the screen fades to white.

The child actors had just finished their shooting and were now running around the set. One of them didn't look where they were going and bumped into a pretty girl with sky blue hair wearing a high school uniform. Kuroko had finished shooting a scene and had stepped outside for some fresh air. Surprised, Kuroko looked down to find a preschool aged boy with dark green hair staring up at him.

"Oh," Kuroko bent down to meet him eye-level, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there. Are you okay?"

His eyes filled with tears, and he began crying, "I hate them, onee-san! They're all making fun of me because they think my wig is an ugly color!" He tried wiping his eyes with his little fists.

Kuroko was a little surprised at being called "onee-san" until he remembered what he was wearing. He looked up to find five other little kids with different colored wigs watching from behind a tree. The corners of Kuroko's lips turned up. "I don't think it's an ugly color at all," he said to the boy. "Do you want to meet someone really cool with that hair color?"

The boy stopped hiccupping, "Really?" he asked with watery eyes. Kuroko nodded and took the boy's hand.

"The onii-sans here are really cool you know?" Kuroko said a little loudly as they walked to the gym. He peaked over his shoulder and was pleased to find the other kids following.

Scene 2 – ten years later

INT. SCHOOL GYM

The same boys are in high school now and playing a basketball game. They struggle during the first half and trail behind the other team by only a few points. The camera pans to the Kuroko in the sidelines cheering for her friends. The camera shows the boys stealing glances at her. They quickly step up their game and win with an overwhelming score.

Their shooting location for the weekend was a large and well-funded high school outside of Tokyo that had all the facilities needed for the multiple sets the music video needed. Scene 2 was being filmed in the school's main gym. Their opponents for the shoot were some first year college players hired from a nearby campus. Interestingly enough, they had never heard about the Generation of Miracles.

Basketball extra 1 muttered as the two 'teams' moved to position, the MiraGen on offense, "Are they shitting us? I can't believe we have to 'pretend' to lose to these high school kids."

"That should be our line," was Midorima's calm reply.

Basketball extra 1 shot him a glare. "What did you say-"

"I know this isn't a real game, but we're looking for intense action shots. The score is shot independently of your game so don't worry about that and show us some really good plays." Nagao called from his megaphone. Multiple cameras were set up around the court to increase the number of shots and minimize the number of takes. "Everyone ready? Action!"

"We'll show you some good plays," basketball extra 2 grinned.

Murasakibara gave him a sideways glance. "He's not talking to you, idiot~"

The Generation of Miracles fell into their old positions. Akashi, being the point guard, had the ball first. "Even if this game is fake, I will not tolerate losing. I'm setting a twenty point quota."

Midorima raised an eyebrow, "Are you serious, Akashi? He just said they won't be keeping score."

"Aka-chin~ these people don't look worth the effort," Murasakibara pouted.

"Even so, you're required to make twenty points." He passed the ball to Kise.

Basketball extra 3 guarded Kise immediately, "You brats. Do you really think you're that good?"

Kise smiled but didn't answer, "So basically, Akashicchi," he eyed his former captain, "we're not playing seriously and just showing off right?" He performed two successive fakes and drove past the extra, easily making a layup.

Basketball extra 3 was frozen in place. "So fast…"

"You call that showing off, Kise?" Aomine taunted while trotting back to defense.

"If you think you can do better Aominecchi, then prove it," Kise rebuked.

Aomine scoffed, "Easy." Basketball extra 4 was PG and had the ball. Aomine marked him and instantly slapped the ball out of his hands. He charged down the court and dunked the ball. "That's showing off," he smirked while hanging off the rim.

"Please," Midorima adjusted his glasses. He had kept his bandages on, deeming it unnecessary to remove them for this match. "Dunking the ball makes you look like that idiot Kagami."

Aomine's eye twitched, "Don't compare me to that dumbass!" He hopped down with a thud.

"Ah, but Mine-chin really is similar to Kagami~" Murasakibara agreed.

"Which part of me is like that idiot?!"

And so their mock game continued in a similar fashion, with the members of the MiraGen simply 'showing off' while the basketball extras grimaced for being shown up by a bunch of supposed high school brats.

Kuroko walked in the stands at this time, a train of children following him like ducklings. The camera crew had already finished shooting the part with Kuroko on the sidelines and was now focused on shooting multiple takes of the boys playing basketball. There were many extras in the gym who were supposedly cheering for the fake "game." Although the way they cheered hardly seemed like acting.

Most of the audience members were unaware of the name "Generation of Miracles," and had volunteered because they were fans of the handsome modeling group. They probably expected to see the boys playing at an average level at best. What they didn't expect was the objects of their affections being inhuman basketball gods. It drove them wild, especially the fans of the female variety.

Kuroko lifted the green-haired boy in his arms and pointed to someone on the court. "Do you see that onii-san over there? Watch what he can do." Down below, Midorima made one of his infamous high arching three-pointers. High pitched screams mingled with cheers.

The child's eyes turned into giant saucers. "How did he do that, onee-san?"

"Magic," Kuroko replied. There was a light tug on his uniform skirt. The five other children with multicolored wigs looked up with large puppy eyes.

"Onee-san," said the one with purple hair, "Can you carry me too?" They all seemed to ask the same question.

"One at a time okay?" They nodded while Kuroko set mini-Midorima down. "Ladies first," Kuroko said as he lifted the little girl with a matching sky-blue wig. "What's your name?"

The little girl looked ecstatic about being chosen first, "Maya!"

Kuroko nodded and turned to the court. "Who do think is the coolest onii-san?"

Maya clung to Kuroko's neck and stared at the court with all the concentration a five-year old could muster. "That one!" She pointed at the blond basketball player who had just made another layup. Pretty soon the other toddlers clamored to have their turn and see the really cool onii-sans.

On the other side of the court next to the director's seat, Momoi spotted Kuroko playing with the kids. SO CUTE! She internally screamed, almost becoming lightheaded.

"Momoi-san, are you okay?" Nagao asked when he saw the pink haired manager stagger in place. As a response, she pointed across the court to Kuroko. "Oh how cute." He touched his earpiece, "Camera 3, can you pan over to the back of the stands with Kuroko and those kids. Just take a few shots and then go back to the game."

After taking a few calming breaths, Momoi asked, "So the next scene we're going to shoot is…?"

"Well I want to get all the indoor shots out of the way first, so right after this we're going to the classroom building."

"Go on, don't you want to say hi?" Six children hid behind Kuroko's legs as they came up to the classroom-converted dressing rooms. The Generation of Miracles was changing out of their basketball uniforms.

"Kurokocchi!" Kise greeted as he stepped out of the classroom. "Eh, what do you have there?" He leaned over to get a better look at the kids. They all had dark hair now, courtesy of their wigs being removed.

"Maya-chan, isn't there something you want to say to Kise onii-san?" Kuroko gently urged the only girl in the group.

Kise smiled, "Oh? What do you want to tell me?" He crouched down so he could be almost eye level. It only seemed to scare the kids more though, and they retreated further behind Kuroko's legs.

"I- I…" Maya stuttered while clinging to the back of Kuroko's skirt. Kuroko gave her an encouraging pat on the head. "Kise onii-san, I think you're really cool, and I want to be your bride when I grow up!" she gushed all at once. The door opened to the rest of the Generation of Miracles. The children's' eyes opened wide to see the really cool onii-sans up close. Akashi, Murasakibara, and Midorima all wore khaki slacks and a maroon blazer and tie, the uniform for the music video. Aomine and Kise were in their casual clothes, apparently done for the day.

"Ryouta, I would advise against pedophilia," Akashi said smugly.

Midorima held a koala bear in his palm. "Really, she can't be more than five."

"Kise-chin's popular with all the girls~" Murasakibara munched a potato chip.

Aomine snickered, "Don't break her heart now."

"Eh?! Wait! I'm not-" He shot a look at Kuroko who kept his usual blank expression. Kise wasn't fooled though, he did this on purpose! But he couldn't whine and look uncool in front of the children. Being the gentleman he was, Kise took the girl's little hands and said, "I'm sorry Maya-chan, but onii-san's too old to marry you."

Maya looked at her hands and blushed. "Then… You should marry Teru onee-chan!" Kuroko hadn't expected that. He looked down at the innocent girl with slightly widened eyes that constituted his surprised expression.

"No!" A squeaky voice piped up. It was the boy who had played mini-Murasakibara. "Teru onee-chan is going to be my bride!" To emphasize his point, he clung to one of Kuroko's legs.

"Wait a second-" Kuroko tried.

"We can't have that." Akashi knelt down, "Terumi is going to marry me." Somehow, Akashi managed a pleasant smile to mini-Murasakibara, whose eyes started to glitter. Kuroko frowned at Akashi, who smirked up at him.

"Really, onii-san?" mini-Murasakibara loosened his hold. "That's okay then. You were really cool when you played basketball! Everyone fell down when you ran through!" To demonstrate, he tumbled on the floor.

A small hand tugged on Midorima's pants. "Onii-san?" Midorima looked down at a boy who hardly reached his knees. It was the same kid who had played the child version of Midorima. "I think you're the coolest because you can shoot the ball very far."

The shooting guard's face tinted red. "Th-thank you." Mini-Midorima kept staring up at him and didn't let go. Unsure of what to do, Midorima ruffled the kid's hair. Mini-Midorima beamed and ran back to Kuroko.

"Teru onee-chan, I'm hungry," said the boy who had played mini-Aomine.

"Ah? Here~ I have lots of snacks." Murasakibara crouched low to give the kids boxes of cookies. Their eyes grew wider at the giant man who had just handed them sweets.

"Onii-san, I wanna be as big as you when I grow up!" Mini-Akashi declared.

Mini-Aomine asked wide-eyed, "How did you get so big?"

"Ehh… I just eat a lot~" Murasakibara answered while munching another chip.

"Aren't those your snacks for the day, Murasakibara-kun?" Kuroko asked.

Murasakibara shrugged, "I hated being hungry when I was little."

"There you guys are!" Everyone turned to see Momoi stopping in front of them and catching her breath. "The parents are worried sick looking for their kids!"

"I'm sorry, it's my fault," Kuroko apologized. "The kids wanted to meet everyone."

Momoi was taken aback by Kuroko's guilty face and the happy little kids who were all holding boxes of cookies. Did I just miss something adorable?! she fretted before taking a deep breath. "That's okay, they have to go now though." Momoi straightened up and pulled out her clipboard. "Midorin and Tetsu-kun are going to library now to shoot their scenes. Muk-kun and Akashi-kun will have some down time until it's their turns. Ki-chan and Dai-chan are done for today and can go home." While saying this, she handed the boys single sheets of paper with their individual scenes.

"Eh? We're only getting this now?" Kise asked. "Shouldn't we get the entire script before filming?"

Urk. "Ah. No, Nagao-san said this will help you guys more since you don't know how to act anyway." She wasn't sure if they'd accept this half-baked excuse, but they didn't say anything. "So Midorin and Tetsu-kun can follow me to the library. And Dai-chan, can you take the kids back to their parents?"

"Hah-? Why me?"

Momoi shot him a look, "And you have more important things to do? Besides you're done for today."

Aomine yawned, "Sure I do. Sleeping for one, and salvaging the rest of this three-day weekend for another. And Kise's done too!"

"Ki-chan has a game later!"

"Ugh. Yeah, yeah I got it. Let's go, kids." He turned to the little tykes. They retreated behind Kuroko, again. They didn't want to go with the tall, dark, and scary looking onii-san.

Kuroko knelt down again, "Don't worry, he's not as scary as he looks. He'll take you to your parents, okay?" Six squeaky voices started to protest. "How about this, if you go with him, then you can ask your parents to let him teach you basketball."

"Oi! What are you promising them, Tetsu?!"

Kuroko peered at the other with an straight face, "Because Aomine-kun doesn't have anything important to do."

Aomine narrowed his eyes at the boy-dressed-as-a-girl. "Fine." The kids gasped in delight as they crowded around him.

Scene 5

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY

Midorima sits at a table with piles of books stacked around him. He's very concentrated and looks through the books one by one. It seems as if he's looking for something but can't find it. After closing the last book from the last stack, he stands up to search again for the book.

Kuroko puts down a book at the seat Midorima just left. She glances over the other piles of books with a warm smile. When Midorima returns, Kuroko is already gone, having left the book behind. Midorima picks up the book and looks through it. His face lights up. This was what he was looking for. He adjusts his glasses to hide the obvious smile tugging at his mouth.

Scene 14 (from scene 5)

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY

Kuroko puts down a book at the seat Midorima just left. She glances over the other piles of books with a warm smile. When Midorima returns, Kuroko is sitting in the next chair over, and grins when Midorima's face lights up.

"In the Leila commercial, Natashou Yuna used Kuroko-chan's ability to her advantage by showing the clips twice. This is using the same principle, so think of scenes 5 and 14 as continuous, yeah?" Nagao explained. Midorima sat at the table, piles of books around him, and Kuroko stood a little behind next to a bookshelf. "Okay you're good with the script right?" Nagao sat down, and the cameras turned, "Action."

Midorima didn't know how to act, but he knew the frustration of looking for proper resources. He flipped through the pages of some books before standing as dictated by the script. Kuroko had a harder time forcing a smile. He wasn't really the type to show expressions after all. Just think of something that makes you happy, Masamune had told him. Kuroko thought back to the kids from earlier. The smile came easily then.

While the rest of the scene was acted out, Momoi marveled at how the script fit so well with Midorima's personality. Nagao-san's really good at this kind of thing…

Scene 20

INT. SCHOOL LIBRARY

Kuroko is on her toes trying to get a book on the top shelf. Her fingers can't even brush the bottom of the shelf. A hand reaches over her and easily grasps the book. Kuroko turns around to find Midorima handing it to her. She tilts her head and smiles as a thank you.

Midorima pats her head, obviously making fun of her height. Kuroko pouts and teasingly punches him in the arm.

Kuroko huffed. This scene was a little too real for his liking. He reached up trying to grab a red book on the top shelf.

"Didn't something like this happen in middle school?" Midorima said while taking the book overhead.

"It didn't," Kuroko denied, turning around to look up at Midorima.

"Liar. We were on library committee together." He handed Kuroko the book. Back at Teikou he was even smaller and skinnier than now. Sometime after Kuroko had been promoted to a regular and Midorima had gotten used to the phantom player's presence, he saw Kuroko trying to get a book on a high shelf. The scene had played out similarly, albeit in fewer words.

Kuroko bowed his head and had a small smile on his face. Midorima made it disappear by patting the sky-blue head. "If you're fortunate, you'll grow until your twenties. Until then I suggest taking your horoscope seriously." His hand was brushed away.

"I'm sorry, but if that means I'll end up like Midorima-kun, I'd rather not," Kuroko deadpanned.

Midorima scowled, "Why you-"

"Cut. Alright, that scene should be fine, even if Kuroko-chan forgot to punch Midorima-kun."

"We can do it again," Kuroko offered.

Nagao grinned, "No that's fine. I feel like the interaction was more natural the first time around. Thank you for today, Midorima-kun. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Onii-san, onii-san," mini-Kise pestered as they walked to the front of the school where their parents were, "Are you gonna teach us basketball?"

"He's gonna teach me first!" mini-Akashi exclaimed.

"Oi, oi, you have to ask your parents first!" Something tugged at Aomine's pants leg. It was mini-Murasakibara. "What's wrong?"

"Is that red haired onii-san really going to marry Teru onee-chan?" he asked.

Aomine opened his mouth to say that Akashi was joking, that their onee-chan was actually another onii-san, but instead he said something entirely different. "No, she's going to marry me."

The children gasped. "Onii-san! Are you going to fight for her?" Maya asked, her eyes big saucers.

"Maybe," Aomine smirked.

Scene 8

INT. STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM

Akashi looks feverish. His face is flushed and he's coughing into his hand. He ignores it though, and continues working on the mound of papers stacked on the desk. Kuroko sees him through the door and frowns. In his feverish state, Akashi can't see Kuroko removing the papers from under him. Akashi tries to get up but staggers and falls over.

He's lying on the floor now. There's a blanket draped over him, and another jacket bundled up as a makeshift pillow under his head. The papers are stacked neatly on the table along with a bottle of water and medicine.

Scene 17 (from scene 8)

INT. STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM

Akashi is lying on the floor. His head is in Kuroko's lap. She's stroking his hair. There's a blanket draped over him, and the papers are stacked neatly on the table along with a bottle of water and medicine.

"Would you do this for me if I really was sick?" Akashi asked lying in Kuroko's lap.

"Akashi-kun never gets sick." Kuroko said as he gently stroked the flame colored hair.

"Is that a yes?"

Kuroko frowned, "You're surprisingly childish."

Akashi chuckled and closed his eyes. "I wonder why."

"Cut. Okay, let's move to the next scene."

Scene 23

INT. NURSE'S OFFICE

Kuroko is sleeping in one of the beds. She has a bandage on her face, a hint to why she's in the nurse's office in the first place. Akashi sits at a chair by her side. Since the nurse is nowhere to be seen, he's taking care of her.

He places a wet towel on Kuroko's forehead as she opens her eyes. She reaches out to hold his hand and smiles.

The bandage on his face itched, but he resisted the urge to touch it. Kuroko tentatively grasped the hand on his forehead, "Akashi-kun?"

"Yes, Tetsuya?"

He paused, wondering how to say this. "Why?"

Akashi raised an eyebrow, "You have to be a little more specific than that."

"Why are you- why is everyone, doing this?" Kuroko had puzzled over it ever since Kagami made that comment.

Red and yellow eyes glinted. "Who knows?"

"That doesn't answer my question."

Akashi leisurely brushed his fingers over Kuroko's cheek, "Then perhaps you shouldn't ask."

End of Chapter

One-take shots are usually not possible, but for the sake of my sanity and the progression of this story, please ignore that fact.

And if you're wondering about the script, shhhhh. It will all make sense in time. Hopefully. I took out (my version of) Zelo (completely unrelated from the rl pretty one) from the shooting for now because I don't wanna write OCs…

No really, Kuroko's alternate job as a preschool teacher is the cutest shit in the world.