Pairings: Viktor/Yuuri. Phichit/Tamaki

Warnings: AU Universe. Non-canon. Gender bend. Canon pairings. Same sex relationships. Implied underage sex. Some character bashing. Nicer Yurio. Little brother Yurio. More confident Yuuri. Older brother Chris and Viktor

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke and Yuri on Ice or any of the characters, but the OC characters belongs to me


Chapter Eleven: Cutting Ties

Akashi Seijuro came down to Tokyo from Kyoto a mere two days after the email that he'd received from the former IC of the second stringers when he had still been in Teiko. Apart from his cousin, Hirata Rikyu is likely the only one from his Teiko days that he still kept in contact with, and that is only because Hirata used to be a former classmate of his cousin's, and Akashi knew that the two were good friends.

It was just fortunate for Akashi that the basketball season is already over, though Coach Shirogane Eiji wasn't pleased with Rakuzan having lost their position as the unbeatable Emperor to a new team that had been formed for barely two years. Akashi had already foreseen an extremely tough year of training in their future once the new school year arrives, seeing as how club activities have already ended for the students to prepare for the end of year examinations, and for the graduating students to concentrate on their entrance exams for college.

Mayuzumi Chihiro, as what Akashi knew, is probably the most relieved of the entire team that he wouldn't be here come next spring as he is already a third year, and would already be in college by then. In fact, he had only stayed on in the basketball club this year as a favour to Akashi and Tamaki (even if he had never formally met the latter personally).

The redhead had suspected that Mayuzumi might have been a secret fan of his cousin—and for once, Akashi isn't referring to her status as a figure skater. He knew for one that the third year is an avid reader and has a liking for light novels and stories that he could find online. And it is no secret to Akashi that Tamaki spent her free time writing and posting on her blog. The teal head might just pick up a major or a minor in literature once they're in college, with how often she spends her time writing.

Most probably, Mayuzumi had been one of the followers of Tamaki's writing blog—and if the third year is even half as intelligent and talented as Akashi had believed (he wouldn't have earned a position on the regulars within six months if he isn't), he would have realised what Tamaki isn't saying.

And much like most of the Rakuzan regulars, Mayuzumi had been pretty disgruntled with the former Teiko regulars when he'd heard the entire story from Akashi just before their match against Touou during the Inter High finals.

(As much as Akashi likes to keep that part of his life secret, he knew that he has to tell his current team just why he's so pissed with his former team, and why Kuroko Tamaki of all people had basically told the Generation of Miracles to go die)

Harasawa Katsunori had sent Akashi a formal email to his personal email address (the coach most likely had gotten it from either his old coach at Teiko or even from Hirata himself) the same night when Hirata had emailed the redhead, with the coach requesting for a formal meeting.

Hence, this is what had brought Akashi all the way down to Tokyo nearly a week later on a Friday afternoon, having taken leave from his classes for the day.

Honestly, even after more than a year, it still didn't make the redhead any less angry. If anything, he is even more pissed, especially after the entire affair with Aomine attacking his cousin not once but twice had come out into the open!

As his cousin had been out of contact since, he had called up his best friend instead, which last that Akashi had heard, had been accompanying Tamaki to Hasetsu where she wants to unwind and train in peace for the Nationals.

And with the entire hoo-ha involving Aomine, Tamaki had sought refuge in Hasetsu. Thankfully, Seirin High had been extremely understanding in this situation, and had even made some sort of arrangement with the local high school of Hasetsu to have Tamaki sit her final exams there.

The only good thing that had come out of it is that everyone knows now—the story of Teiko. Before, Akashi and Tamaki have kept quiet out of respect for their old coach, and though they didn't like how Teiko had turned out during the last two years, they still owed their old school for having nurtured them to be the champions.

But with the article in the magazine, and then the implosion all over social media—made ten times worst because of whom it actually involves—everything is coming out into the open now. And previous victims who have suffered at the hands of the Generation of Miracles are speaking up—speaking about their experiences, and how the famed team have soured their love for the sport.

Tamaki had only appeared online on Twitter once during the fuss, posting a short post to clear her cousin of any wrongdoing before disappearing from social media again. And if anything, it only made the 'cyber detectives' and the JSF more persistent in finding out everything that had happened. Honestly, Akashi isn't surprised that the Basketball Association had banned Aomine from basketball for a year. In fact, he is surprised that it isn't more, considering how angry that the JSF had been.

Akashi had actually received a pretty angry email from Kagami whom he had been in contact with, along with all of Seirin when he'd met them early on in the year. The short tempered teen had informed Akashi that Momoi had actually came down to Seirin once to find Tamaki to have the teal head 'speak up for Dai-chan and to pardon him from the unfair accusations'.

Akashi had almost crushed the phone in his hand when he'd read that part of Kagami's email. And from what Kagami had told him, Seirin clearly didn't take it too well either, and Hyuuga and Izuki have thrown Momoi from their gym themselves.

The names Aomine and Momoi aren't too popular with Seirin right now, along with the rest of the Generation of Miracles. As it is well known that the Seirin basketball team had been close with Tamaki, magazines and news outlets have been trying to secure an interview with them, but the entire basketball team had refuted their attempts time and again, not willing to spill what little that Tamaki had told them in confidence.

"Thank you for coming down all the way, Akashi-kun." Harasawa Katsunori greeted the redhead teen politely after Hirata Rikyu had shown the redhead into the basketball coach's office after having met his former team captain at the gates of Touou. "And I apologise for this short notice, but I really need to know everything that isn't being said." He explained to the captain of the Generation of Miracles.

Honestly, Harasawa knew that before him is a mere child of fifteen; but there are times when he'd thought that he is dealing with an experienced adult. And then again, Harasawa knew from talks that he had with his old friend who is also Teiko's basketball coach that it had been Akashi Seijuro and Kuroko Tamaki who have brought Teiko to where they are in just under a year. They aren't ordinary by any standards.

"Didn't Momoi or Aomine tell you anything at all?" Akashi inquired coolly. He knew from Hirata that Harasawa wanted to know their side of the story. He'd probably heard more than he needed to from Momoi and Aomine already—and most likely, those two have left out a great many details.

"…At this point, I'm not even sure what I can trust from them." Harasawa admitted. "And I'm already having second thoughts about having Aomine on my team still. I refuse to have any of my players play about with their opponents or even attack people just because they could. This isn't sportsmanship." Akashi's lips twitched. He understood now why Hirata had liked the man so much. "I want to hear it from your side of the story, seeing as how Kuroko had been out of contact for over a month now."

"You'll probably see her at the end of December at Kadoma." Akashi answered, much to Harasawa's surprise. "That's where the Japan figure skating Nationals are held this year." He explained. "If you got tickets to it, you'll catch her there."

Harasawa sighed, filing that piece of information away. Honestly, he should have just asked his new captain about this entire fuss, but as Wakamatsu had been such a fan of Kuroko Tamaki, and when the news had just broken, it took nearly the entire team to hold back the short tempered blond from killing Aomine. Needless to say, he wouldn't really be standing on Aomine's side.

Fact is that Wakamatsu plain out detests Aomine, and he had never really liked Momoi from day one, unlike the rest of his team that couldn't think of anything else when it comes to a pretty girl. Most probably, Wakamatsu had known what had happened last year during the middle school championships, and he knew what had caused Kuroko Tamaki to walk from basketball.

"…I need to know." Harasawa said at last, curling his fingers together before his lips, and eyeing Akashi solemnly. "Is this the reason why you seemed to be so angry at the Inter High finals? Why didn't you say anything about your former teammates? Why keep quiet?"

Akashi was silent for a long time. "…Because I made my cousin a promise," he said at last, meeting Harasawa's eyes. And for a moment, the coach was taken aback at the tired and old look visible in those ruby red eyes. "I promised her to settle everything with them—with our former teammates. Our former friends. And I'll do it without involving her or my best friend."

Akashi's jaw clenched when he recalled the last championship game, and the amount of damage it had caused to Shigehiro and Tamaki.

"And I couldn't have said anything. I might not like how Teiko had allowed our old team to get away with murder, but I couldn't have done that to them—to let their reputation go down the drain—like what is happening now. But regardless, Teiko has done enough to my cousin. It has taken enough from her." Akashi closed his eyes briefly, recalling just how much Tamaki had cried after the last championship game.

When was the last time when he'd actually seen Tamaki cry before that? Not since her parents' passing, probably.

"I will not let it ruin her life any further. One year, I told her." Akashi stated. "I'll tear them down from their delusional thrones—the places that we brought them up to. I'll destroy the Generation of Miracles the only way I know how." Akashi stared at his clenched fist. "…They weren't always like this in the past. Teiko made them that way. They might hold majority of the blame for how things had gotten so out of hand. But it is Teiko who had sowed those seeds. Give a child a gun or a great power, and you'll find that it will get out of hand, as they have no idea how to control or use it. It is the same saying here." Akashi looked at Harasawa. "My cousin and myself—we weren't affected and we could keep our minds because we were forced to grow up way before our time due to what had happened in our families. Even so, Teiko did change us. I honestly can't remember a time since middle school had begun when Tamaki had actually smiled." Akashi admitted. "That's why I told her to return to figure skating. It isn't her mess to clean up. I should never have involved her to begin with." Akashi shook his head. "Regardless, I'll be calling for an official press conference soon either way." He said, much to Harasawa's surprise. "The Basketball Association contacted me yesterday, wanting to know my side of the story as well, as my cousin is out of contact. I'll end the Generation of Miracles myself. If the problems have begun with me, then I'll end it with me."

A very long silence fell amongst them even as Harasawa tried to comprehend what he had just heard. Finally, Akashi got to his feet. "I think we're done here," he said at last. "They're out of my hands now. I no longer have any control over them—and I don't want to either. Aomine is your problem now—like what I've told you when you first asked for a meeting with him when we were still in Teiko. I don't care what you do to him. Make sure he learns his lesson. But mark my words, Coach Harasawa. If he comes after my cousin again, no force alive will protect him from my wrath. I left him alone for long enough because my cousin asked me to. No more." Akashi shook his head. "I will not stand by and watch any longer. I can't protect her heart. But the least I could do is to protect her physically." He looked at the shocked Harasawa. "Are we done?"

Slowly, Harasawa nodded his head. "…Yes. Yes, I think we're done." For a moment, Harasawa couldn't even recognise his own voice. "Do…you need someone to show you to the gates?"

"No. I can find my own way." Akashi assured. "Thank you for your time. And if you want my advice, make sure your team puts in double the effort for next year. Give us a challenge at least if you can't have Aomine as a starter. If you can't do that, you won't beat us. And you won't beat Seirin."

With that said, Akashi then left the coach's office only to come face-to-face with a surprised looking Wakamatsu Kousuke who looks about to knock on the coach's office door.

"Huh?" Wakamatsu was surprised, though he recognised Akashi immediately. "You're…"

"Good thing that I ran into you here." Akashi remarked, much to Wakamatsu's confusion. He then dug about into his bag and threw out a white envelope. "I was thinking that I'm going to have to ask Rikyu to pass this to you instead." He handed the envelope to a confused Wakamatsu. "My cousin—Tamaki asked me to pass this to you." Wakamatsu's eyes widened. "She also asked me to thank you for your support. And that this is her apology for causing your team to lose your ace for next year."

Wakamatsu looked angry before his shoulders slumped as he gripped the envelope in his fingers so tightly that it is almost like he's afraid that it will fly out of his hands. "…It isn't her fault," he admitted at last, and Akashi raised an eyebrow. "Aomine is out of line. If anything, I should be the one apologising to her."

Akashi gave a small smile, recalling what Hirata had mentioned about the new basketball captain. Wakamatsu Kousuke might not have Imayoshi Shoichi's dangerous mind and sharp instincts, but he is a much better captain in Akashi's opinion, as he cares about sportsmanship and fairness rather than indulge a spoiled brat just because he could win them matches. It is what makes a good captain, something that Akashi knew from experience.

The blond might just ben able to do what Akashi and Imayoshi couldn't. He might just be able to control Aomine and turn him into a decent human.

"She'll be happy to know that." Akashi murmured. "I'll pass on your message to Tama." He told Wakamatsu who looked stunned and bewildered, and Akashi felt his lips twitch. Clearly, the older boy is a big fan of his cousin. "And I look forward to meeting you on the court next year. I look forward to seeing just what type of team you can turn out."

XXXXXX

To: Kuroko Tamaki
From: Akashi Seijuro
Subject: Meeting

I'm calling them for a meeting for the last time. I'm ending our ties here and now—like I've promised you. You'll be in Tokyo on that day, right? You need to catch a flight to Osaka from the airport in Tokyo for the Nationals. I can't force you to, but I'm hoping you will come.

Let's end it.

That is the message that Akashi had sent to Tamaki a day before she had returned to Tokyo together with Shigehiro just to catch a flight from the Narita airport to Osaka for the Japan Nationals. Shuji had already made arrangements to meet them at the airport where they will board their flight together for Osaka.

The Katsuki family had kindly agreed to look after Aoi for Tamaki, as she can't bring her dog with her when she is competing. The teal head had grown increasingly fond of her friend's family during her stay in the inn, and vice versa, with the family even treating her and Shigehiro like one of their family even.

Mari had adored Aoi the same way she did Vicchan, and she had often given the puppy treats when she is cooking in the kitchen. The older woman had also treated Tamaki like a little sister. And when asked, Mari had admitted that Tamaki reminds Mari of her kid brother when he was younger when his anxiety levels were at its peak.

In fact, Tamaki is already playing with the idea to settle in the small quiet coast town on a more permanent basis once she'd finished school, as she had liked the place better than she did Tokyo where she'd grown up.

"Are you sure?" Ogiwara Shigehiro asked with a sigh as he shifted the strap on his bag, having just packed his clothes for the Nationals, as unlike Tamaki, he isn't a competitor. "Seijuro did say that he can handle it alone. And it won't do for you to be injured right before the Nationals." He warned.

"If Aomine had any brains at all, he won't touch me." Tamaki stated, dragging her luggage behind her as she took the trek to the park where Akashi had said is the meeting place for the Generation of Miracles. "He's already in hot soup as it is." Tamaki then raised a brow as she saw a row of rainbow coloured heads not too far in front of them. All of them looked as if someone had just clobbered them over the heads. Even the normally impassive Murasakibara looked shocked, and had stopped snacking on his mauibo. "That's them."


Midorima was the first one to find his voice after hearing what Akashi had called them here for.

Severing all ties? The Generation of Miracles will be no more after today?

"What…are you talking about, Akashi?" Midorima asked, and for a moment, he couldn't even recognise his own voice. He glanced at Aomine who is glaring at his feet, and he thinks he understood why.

Midorima flexed his fingers, resisting the urge to punch Aomine himself. It has taken Takao hours to persuade him away from committing murder when the article had first came out. And days after that before his best friend is even able to drag him out of his house when Midorima had realised the extent of the damage that he had done in middle school. Even now, he is unable to look at his current teammates in the face, knowing what he had done.

How could they even stand being in the same team as him—training in the same vicinity? Midorima had wondered more than once. Why did Takao never give up on him even after he'd treated him so horribly? Midorima would never even have realised that Takao had been one of the opponents that Teiko had trampled during their third year if not for a former teammate of Takao being one of those that had posted on SNS about his experience in middle school against Teiko.

"This…is a joke, right, Akashi-cchi?" Kise asked weakly. "You can't just…" His words somehow got stuck in his throat.

"I told you what I would do a year ago." Akashi said grimly. "I'm sticking to my promise. And I'm fulfilling the one that I made Tama. I'll end the Generation of Miracles after I take all of you down. The group that had gathered so much hatred and infamy since our creation—I'll end it. You've ruined enough of Tama's life. I will not let you ruin it any further."

"That's not fair! It isn't Dai-chan's fault—"

"And as usual, I see that you're always leaping to his defense. Not a thought in that empty head of yours, huh, Momoi?" A voice spoke, and as one, everyone turned only to witness a grim looking Kuroko Tamaki approaching them whilst dragging a trolley luggage behind her, with an orange haired teen with her.

Kise was the first to recognise the teal head. "T-Tama-cchi…" he murmured. Beside him, Midorima looked guilty. As for Murasakibara, no one even knows what he's thinking at this point.

Aomine's eyes widened, for this is the first time that he'd seen Tamaki since that 'incident'. "…T-Tamaki…"

For a moment, he didn't even recognise her. And it is only several moments later when Aomine had realised why. Back in Teiko, when not in her school uniform or training gear, Tamaki had always worn simple clothes—with just a simple blouse and jeans. It is unlike all the other girls that Aomine knew always caked their faces with thick makeup and wore revealing clothes.

This Tamaki is older now, and she had carried herself differently—with a kind of grace that he had never seen before, and her hair is also longer, reaching a little past her shoulders. Her clothes also seem to be nicer looking than what Aomine is used to seeing on her—with a black slightly off-shoulder blouse and dark blue jean shorts worn over black figure hugging leggings, with a pair of dark brown boots on her feet. A silver scarf was also around her neck.

Knowing Tamaki the way he used to, Aomine knew that she would never spend money on frivolous items like branded clothes. But the tanned teen had also often heard his classmates gossiping about Tamaki, and knew that lots of companies in Japan had became her sponsors after she'd gotten silver in the recent Grand Prix. Amongst them is probably some clothing line.

"You came." Akashi smiled at his cousin and Shigehiro. "I was worried you aren't going to show up."

"Tamaki insisted." Shigehiro answered, keeping his eyes on Akashi's face and not on the others, or he might just fall to the urge to punch them in the face. "We have to be at the airport in three hours, so make it quick, Seijuro."

"I will." Akashi nodded before turning back towards his former team. "Looks like everyone is here." He said. "Like I said, the Generation of Miracles will be no more after today. I'll be calling for a press conference soon to explain everything that had happened at Teiko that had every single magazine and paper in Japan all worked up for months now!" Akashi gave a glare at Aomine for good measure, and so did the rest of the guys.

"You can't do that!" Momoi protested. "You'll ruin Dai-chan's career—"

"So you don't care if it ruins Tamaki's?" Shigehiro interrupted, a pissed expression on his face as he glared at the pink haired girl who flushed with shame when she met with Shigehiro's eyes before looking away again. The same person who had refused to let him visit his childhood friend when she had suffered from a concussion at the semi-finals last year, and likely would have made Tamaki wake up all alone in the infirmary, confused, if Akashi hadn't stepped in. "I've been wanting to say this to you for some time now, Momoi Satsuki. When you ignored everything that is happening at Teiko for two years, and kept leaping to Aomine's defence time and again despite knowing just how much it is hurting Tamaki and Seijuro, how the fuck do you think it had made them feel?!"

Not that Shigehiro thinks the recent scandal involving Tamaki will hurt his best friend's skating career, with just how much everyone had been leaping to her defence since the video had gone viral, and how more than one of them had wanted to kill Aomine. Honestly, Shigehiro is surprised that Aomine isn't in the hospital yet, with how unpopular he had been. Clearly, he had been amongst the most hated in the Generation of Miracles, as he had been the one to come up with the idea to 'fix the score' and to play the 'points game' to begin with, from what Shigehiro had heard from Akashi.

"Tamaki-chan, please!" Momoi turned to her former best friend next, pleading. "You know us! Dai-chan, you know him… Please… Tell the Basketball Association not to ban him—"

"One more word out of you that involves the word 'basketball' and 'Dai-chan' or even 'Aomine', and I'll throw my skates at your face." Tamaki interrupted, her eyes like pieces of ice. "And trust me, I got a pretty good aim."

Akashi's eyebrow was twitching dangerously. "…Tama, pass me a blade, would you?" he said through tightly clenched teeth. This woman… He normally don't lay a hand on women, but at this point…

"Like hell I'll do that!" Tamaki retorted, annoyed. "I don't want to visit you in prison, thank you!"

Shigehiro coughed into his hand. "Tamaki. Seijuro."

"And don't talk to Satsuki like that—"

"I'll talk to her however I want!" Akashi turned on Aomine next, nostrils flaring, and his fingers twitching. He looks as if he wants to practice his judo skills on Aomine—lessons that his mother had made both him and his cousin go for when they were younger before dance and skate lessons have taken up majority of Tamaki's time instead. "She's got it coming for a long time—with how I let both of you get away with murder all the time! And the rest of you are as guilty too!" Kise and Midorima flinched. "I might share in a large part of the responsibility because I looked away time and again—"

"I don't understand. We didn't do anything wrong." Murasakibara scowled. "We are winners. And we have the right to do whatever we want."

Midorima resisted the urge to palm his face with frustration and Kise looked as if he wanted to be anywhere but here, judging by how murderous that Akashi looked.

"What Murasakibara said." Aomine said arrogantly, finding more courage and confidence now that he has someone to back him up. "I don't understand what you both are so upset about. Those losers are just that. They're weak. They have no right to scorn us when they lost to us fair and square—"

"I don't call that a match." Tamaki hissed with fury, trying to keep a lid on her temper. "And do you seriously want to make me angry, Aomine?" Aomine almost flinched at hearing just 'Aomine' from Tamaki. It's her own way of saying that he's nothing to her any longer. And for some reason, it hurts. "Say or do anything further, and your already non-existent basketball career will come to a sad and ugly death."

Shigehiro could only shake his head at this. Seems like Aomine truly hasn't learned his lesson. So did Murasakibara. In fact, it seems like it's only Midorima and Kise who did. Probably, the fact that they have decent teams and decent captains and coaches that made sure they are decent humans before they are decent basketball players have factored largely in it.

"What's it with you?" Momoi is confused. "You weren't like this in the past. You've changed."

For a moment, she misses her naïve gentle little friend.

"If I did, it's one of your own making." Tamaki hissed, feeling her temper bubble to the surface. How dare they make her feel like it's her own fault? "Do you think that everyone will be so pissed at you for nothing? Did you ever think just why they are so angry?" Silence fell. "True, you're geniuses at basketball—the type that only comes about once in a generation. But take away basketball, and what do you have? Nothing."

"You can't blame this on us—"

"You'll find that we could." Akashi hissed, glaring at Aomine for still trying to pin the blame of his mistakes on his cousin. "And have you had your hearing checked lately, Aomine? Tama and I tried to talk to the lot of you countless times when we were in Teiko. None of you fucking listened! We warned you what would happen! You didn't believe us!"

Midorima and Kise flinched.

Why were they so stupid when they were kids? Why didn't they listen? When had Akashi and Tamaki ever led them wrong after all? When…—When did they become such monsters?

"None of you listened." Tamaki took over from Akashi next, a grim expression settling on her face. "I tried for over a year to make you see sense. None of you listened. None of you paid attention. Back then, it is like victory is the only language you understood. You forgot just what you're playing basketball for."

Kise's eyes widened.

You're playing it for all the wrong reasons. Come back only when you found what you're lacking.

The blond recalled what Tamaki had told him when she was first assigned to him as his instructor, and she had basically told him not to come back to the gym until he'd found what he's missing in his basketball.

It is that time all over again.

"What are we playing for if not for victory?" Murasakibara looked honestly confused, like a lost child.

"If you need to ask me that, then you honestly haven't learned anything." Akashi admitted with a sad smile. "I should never have founded the club. I should never have brought you in. I should never have involved Tama to begin with!" He took a deep breath. "And this is exactly the reason why I'm ending the Generation of Miracles here and now." He said firmly, looking from face to face, ignoring the hurt and confused expressions and even the angry one on Aomine's face. "If you are a by-product of my mistakes, then I'm fixing it. If it had begun with me, then I'll end it with me. The Generation of Miracles will be no more after today—"

Let's end this.


A/N: This chapter is really difficult to write, as it involves a lot of heartfelt emotions and anger. Japan Nationals and Worlds would be next chapter. And there might be an implied rated scene next chapter as well. Three guesses what and with whom?

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