Akashi and Kuroko continued to date throughout their school years. Eventually, it was no secret that the two of them were inseparable. The redhead took care of the blue haired boy as if Kuroko was all the money in the world, while the blue haired boy slowly became more possessive over Akashi, but that was never a problem. Aomine actually caught a kiss mark on Akashi's neck a few times and the redhead would claim that the not-so-innocent Kuroko did it.
Aomine and Kise continued their relationship as well, though there were troubles along the way due to Kise's insecurity and Aomine's short attention span which made it seem like he didn't care for his precious blonde.
Akashi's father didn't like Kuroko at all, but he didn't make a move to get rid of him. Instead, he eventually accepted that Akashi was living with the small blue haired boy. Kagami still sometimes accidentally walked in on Akashi and Kuroko while they were making out or even having sex, but the basketball player now thought of it as a part of his routine to just turn around, not say anything and leave. The blue haired boy still had his times when he preferred not to speak and just draw out his sentences on Akashi's chest, but now they were mainly for teasing purposes.
"Seijuro?"
"Hm? What is it, Tetsuya?"
A light laugh was heard through the kitchen, "You look kind of funny in an apron."
The redhead crossed his arms while holding a wooden spoon, "Well then do you want to cook? You look better in an apron than I do."
Kuroko shook his head and smiled, "I'll go out and buy more ingredients."
The redhead wrapped his arms around the blue haired boy's waist and kissed him lightly on the forehead, "Come back home safely."
Kuroko nodded and left to go to the grocery store. Akashi turned the TV on and continued to cook, then he waited for his boyfriend to return. After an hour or so he heard the report on the television say,
"An accident has occurred near Kyoto where a car heard the scream of a young man a little too late as it hit him. The young man has not been identified yet however he does not look any older than 18 years old. The driver was charged for driving while being intoxicated and the boy is currently being sent to the hospital."
Akashi looked at the time and noticed that Kuroko was late. Feeling worried, the redhead stared at the TV with wide eyes and searched for more information. The background was somewhere near their neighbourhood. When the reporter said nothing else, he hastily got up and ran towards the grocery store.
"No, no, no…Please don't be Tetsuya." Akashi muttered under his breath while running. The closer he got to the scene of the accident, the more nervous he felt. There was a big crowd of people surrounding a car. Akashi's heart was pounding hard against his chest as he pushed through the crowd. He ran towards the ambulance and begged to see the victim.
"Please, I just need to make sure it's not my boyfriend. Please, let me see him. I need to know. I can't…I beg you…please…"
The doctors shook their head no and tried to push the redhead back, but he was desperate to know if his loved one was alright. Akashi felt frustrated and in a panic he shoved past the doctors and ran into the ambulance.
Underneath the thin white hospital sheet, there lay a boy with blue hair; his eyes closed. The redhead stared for a few seconds and realized his breath was shaking. He gasped for air and felt warm tears trickle down his cheeks. He heard a doctor's voice call out towards him,
"Young man, are you alright? Is this your boyfriend?"
The voice was distant, as if it was muffled. Akashi swallowed the bitter spit in his mouth and took a step towards Kuroko. He lightly brushed his fingers against the blue haired boy's cheek and noticed it was cold. Too cold. The redhead had never felt his loved one as cold as ice.
After that, Akashi felt his own legs give away. His vision growing hazy. He felt the doctor's arms catch him as he fell.
"I need someone to treat this boy, he's going through shock." He heard him say.
Another person sat down beside him and held his hand. It was a nurse. She gently tilted Akashi's face towards hers so that he wasn't looking at Kuroko.
"Hey there, can you tell me your name? It's going to be alright."
The redhead muttered, "Akashi Seijuro."
The nurse gave a small smile and wrapped him in a warm blanket, "So Akashi-kun, what's your favourite thing to do?"
The light in Akashi's eyes faded as he replied in a monotone voice, "Watch Tetsuya play basketball. He's so beautiful."
The nurse locked eyes with the redhead and said in a firm voice, "He's going to be fine. I promise you that."
Akashi finally met her gaze at that and he said, "So if you break your promise, I have the right to murder you, right?"
The woman hesitated slightly but then she smiled and squeezed the redhead's hands, "Yes. But I tend to keep my promises really well.
The nurse continued to calm Akashi down until he was able to sleep. The redhead continuously mumbled in his sleep for Kuroko, tears endlessly streaming down his face. The nurse almost felt like crying as well to see Akashi's state. When they got to the hospital, she requested a room with two beds so that they could be together.
Kuroko was quickly treated and Akashi was transferred to a bed. When the redhead woke up, his eyes slowly scanned the room. He saw Kagami, Kise, Aomine, Midorima and Murasakibara all sitting around the room. Akashi took in a deep breath and tried to talk,
"Where's…Tetsuya?"
At that moment, the nurse walked in and smiled, "Ah, you're awake. Akashi-kun, I'm going to tell you what happened to Kuroko-kun, alright? I need you to stay calm."
The redhead nodded, fearing for the worst. The nurse held a clipboard and she read out loud, "Kuroko Tetsuya; broken left leg, two ribs broken and a minor head injury from the impact with the pavement. He woke up a few times and demanded to see you. He panicked when he found out that you collapsed due to his condition so we had to use a sedative to make him sleep. It should be wearing off soon. I hate to say these things to people, but your boyfriend suffered very minor injuries. He could have lost his life in that accident…"
Akashi carefully listened and then sat up. He scanned the room once more and realized it was huge. The nurse noticed the surprised expression on the redhead's face so she said,
"Your father paid for the room, Kuroko-kun's hospital expenses and yours as well."
"My…father did that?" Akashi mumbled. The nurse nodded,
"Yes and he paid even more to get the best treatment for your loved one. You best thank him later."
The redhead only nodded and then asked, "Tetsuya…Can I see him now?"
The nurse nodded and motioned towards the bed beside his. Kagami and Aomine helped the redhead onto his feet and then he slowly made his way to Kuroko, his legs shaking in fear. The blue haired boy's body looked broken. There was a thick bandage around his head, a cast on his leg and multiple bandaged around his face and chest. His eyes, which were closed seemed like they would never open. Akashi took hold of a chair and dragged it to the side of the bed. He sat down and rested his cheek against Kuroko's hand, wanting to feel the warmth. He lightly kissed the back of Kuroko's hand and nuzzled his face against it, thanking god that his body wasn't freezing cold like before. The rest of the group didn't say anything, they went back to their chairs and sat in silence, watching the proud and unbreakable Akashi fall apart in front of them and cry.
When Kuroko's eyes finally opened, he stared at the ceiling, trying to recall what had happened. He propped himself up so that he could look around the room. The group was ready to call the nurse but Kuroko put a finger to his lips to silence them. The blue haired boy looked down at his hand which Akashi cuddled against his face. Kuroko smiled sadly and brushed the red hair from Akashi's face.
"…Seijuro…I'm awake." He whispered with a slight sob, "I'm so sorry. Everything happened so fast. I'm sorry for making you worry like this. Please forgive me."
Akashi stirred in his sleep and Aomine called for the nurse, knowing that both of them would end up in a heated situation which could hurt Kuroko even more in his state. The dull mismatched eyes lit up when they met the baby blue ones. The redhead slowly got up while holding Kuroko's hand. He brushed his fingers against the blue haired boy's cheek and then he let his fingers thread through his silky hair.
"Tetsuya, how do you feel?" Akashi asked with a worried expression. Kuroko smiled and rubbed the tears off of Akashi's cheeks.
"I'm fine. Surprised I'm alive actually."
The redhead laughed slightly, feeling relieved to hear Kuroko's voice. The nurse stood at the doorway and watched the two of them talk. She had expected the blue haired boy to be in pain when he woke up, but seeing the redhead seemed to have washed all the pain away.
Akashi lightly touched his own forehead to Kuroko's and closed his eyes, wanting to remember every detail. Then he lightly cupped Kuroko's face and planted a soft kiss on his lips.
"Tetsuya, I would hug you if your ribs weren't broken." The redhead muttered against the blue haired boy's lips. Kuroko laugh and just pecked Akashi on the lips again. The nurse interrupted and checked on Kuroko's status, afterwards she said,
"Visiting hours are over, I'm afraid all of you will have to leave."
The blue haired boy grabbed onto Akashi's sleeve and said, "Can Seijuro and Kagami-kun please stay? They're my family. I don't have a mother or father so Kagami-kun has taken care of me throughout the years and Seijuro has given me more happiness than I need. Please don't take them away from me even if it is for a little while."
Akashi practically lived in the hospital after that. He waited every day for Kuroko to heal. The redhead ordered Kagami to go to Kuroko's house and clean up a bit and the basketball player didn't seem to mind at all. Aomine and the others visited almost every day to check on Kuroko and Akashi. The couple always greeted them with a smile. Once Kuroko healed, the two of them immediately went to Akashi's parents.
The blue haired boy bowed deeply and thanked the redhead's parents, "I can't express how much you mean to me. You saved my life and I will never forget it."
Akashi sat down beside Kuroko and bowed too, "Also, I would like you to accept us."
The redhead's father laughed and said, "I don't think you've noticed but I've already accepted you two. There's no point in trying to separate you."
Akashi smiled and then said, "Great! So you'll approve of our marriage?"
The blue haired boy blushed furiously, his expression baffled by the redhead's question. Akashi's father thought for a while, but eventually he gave a short nod and motioned for them to leave.
Akashi grabbed Kuroko's hand and left the residence. "Seijuro! What was that about?" The blue haired boy asked.
The redhead turned and kissed Kuroko, "That was my proposal just now."
"We're still in highschool." Kuroko pointed out. Akashi smiled and then said,
"Well then, we'll have to wait until we graduate."
The blue haired boy looked as if he would cry in happiness.
A year later on the day Kuroko had almost died in the car accident, Akashi was silent. When Kuroko asked what was going on, the redhead just shrugged and continued with his work. Even at school, Aomine, Kise, Midorima and Murasakibara were silent. Each and every one of them refusing to talk. Kuroko even tried to bribe Murasakibara with candy but it didn't work. At the park, Kagami was also silent. He didn't communicate with Kuroko at all. The blue haired boy became a bit frustrated but when he got home at the end of the day, Akashi pulled him onto his lap. The redhead began writing on Kuroko's chest,
"T.o.d.a.y.I.s.T.h.e.D.a.y.Y.o.u.A.l.m.o.s.t.D.i.e.d."
"So…?" Kuroko asked the redhead. Akashi rolled his eyes and continued to write,
"S.o.I.n.H.o.n.o.r.O.f.Y.o.u.W.e.A.r.e.A.l.l.B.e.i.n.g.M.u.t.e."
The blue haired boy laughed slightly and held Akashi's hands, "You don't have to do something like that for me. I love hearing your voice.
The redhead stared deeply into Kuroko's eyes and mouthed the words, "We wanted to."
After that day, Akashi and everyone else was talking again but every year when that day rolled around, they all became mute to remember the time they had almost lost Kuroko.
When Akashi and Kuroko graduated from highschool, the first thing Akashi did was buy a ring and propose to the blue haired boy.
"Seijuro, aren't we a little too young?! We're 18!" Kuroko exclaimed while trying to make Akashi get up from his kneeling position. The redhead smiled,
"No, we're fine. Besides, I don't want anybody but you. I don't want to meet anyone else and love them. I don't want to eat dinner with them or talk with them. I don't want to touch, kiss or make love to anyone else but you and I know because I'm always right. So, Kuroko Tetsuya, will you marry me?"
The blue haired boy began to cry right there and then he nodded his head and let Akashi slip the ring onto his left hand fourth finger.
"Seijuro, I love you."
"I love you too, Tetsuya."
Both of them leaned into each other for a passionate and gentle kiss. A kiss that sealed their fates together and a kiss that represented many more to come.
A kiss in which words were not needed. A kiss that was mute.
Author's Note:
And so, I think I shall end it there. I was trying to choose between the two alternate endings and I couldn't decide to I squished them together. One ending was Kuroko dies, the other was that he lives. So…near death experience it was. I had fun with this one. Got to write my first smut, which I am still very embarrassed about. I'm 100% sure I will write more AkaKuro fanfictions (or maybe other ships). I'm not sure. Most likely AkaKuro because I love them to bits. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this fanfiction as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Excuse the grammar errors. I don't look at my screen when typing.
See ya in whatever I write next.