A/N: Thank you again for the favs, follows and reviews, my sweet readers! Including guests who took their time to leave some comments, I can't thank you enough... Arigato gozaimasu! *bows* Ta da~ I present to you the next chapter so enjoy the eleventh chapter!

Warning: Unbetaed so there might be misspellings or grammatical errors

Disclaimer: I do not own KnB

Chapter 11: Fragment of Distant Memories

Kuroko opened his eyes and was surrounded by sakura trees, the pink petals falling beautifully to the ground. The same dream again..? Ever since he met Akashi-kun, he had been dreaming the older version of himself with another red haired man quite often. The way they call each other was puzzling him too.

The man with fiery red hair tied into a short ponytail would looked at him and called him 'Kuroko' while he would called the other man, 'Seijuurou'. It was as if he was looking at the future them but at the same time it felt as if they were entirely different individuals with the same names.

But that night, Kuroko had a slightly different dream than the rest. This time, he was not in the form of the older sky blue haired man. It was as if he was taking a peek into someone's memories, from a third-person view.

Five hundred years ago...

A certain bluenette was running through the bushes and branches like his life depended on it. A very huge wolf-like youkai was chasing him at an incredible speed.

"Sorry, but don't think I'll just sit around waiting to be eaten..!" The male huffed with exasperation while dodging the twigs and thorns from the bushy path he created. Scrapes and scratches started to form on his pale white skin everywhere but all he could think of was how to outrun the persistent youkai.

'GRAAAH!' The wolf youkai growled, clawing viciously at the poor bluenette once a while. Pain accompanied him whenever he failed to avoid the sharp claws of the wild beast.

Not long after that, he could feel the strength of his legs starting to leave him. Of course he blamed his lack of stamina and small physique during times like this. To think that he had been escaping from countless youkai for as long as he lived and still remained the low stamina person he was.

'Is this the end? Will I finally fall victim to one of these selfish youkai..?'

His legs stopped short in front of a large flowerless sakura tree. 'Perhaps it's not such a bad idea if I take a long long break now.' He slumped against the tree, looking out of breathe and his long sky blue hair was slicked with perspiration. Then, he closed his eyes firmly, waiting for the impact.

"Oya, oya? Giving up already?" A voice could be heard from above. The person sitting on top of the tree jumped down on his feet lightly.

"Eh?" The bluenette fluttered his eyes open. Standing in front of him was a red haired young man of his age facing the wolf youkai and taking out a talisman. The other male was wearing an exorcist's robe and his crimson hair tied neatly with a black ribbon into a high ponytail.

"O Wild Beast of the North, chain thee claws and fangs. Bring thee self into an eternal slumber!" The redhead brought his hands together while chanting. Icy blue eyes stared in amazement. The sight in front of him was enchanting in an undefined way. The way the redhead moved swiftly but gracefully dodging the attacks from the youkai while casting a magic spell at the same time enthralled the bluenette deeply. 'What elegant movements...'

In a short moment, the howling youkai was immediately chained by the talisman and trapped into a sealing pot. "Hmm, that was quite a catch today." The redhead smirked. After that, he turned to face the still sitting bluenette. "Are you all right?" He offered a hand to the silent male.

"Hmph! I do not need your help." The bluenette looked away from the redhead. He was giving a 'I could take care of myself so don't waste your time helping me' kind of look. But unfortunately, he tried to stand too fast he ended up losing balance and tripped forwards. Expecting his face to meet the cold hard ground, he quickly shut his eyes tight. "Ah!"

Thud!

'Eh? Since when did the the ground became so soft? And somehow radiated warmth..?' He felt arms circling around his fatigued body as he slowly loses consciousness.

"Tsk, tsk. What a troublesome fellow." An amused voice resounded through his ears as he was being lifted up into a bridal hold before he fainted completely.

Birds chirping merrily. The swishing of fishes in a pond. The smell of a sweet flowery scent. What a wonderful, pleasant scent.

He pried his eyes open and was almost blinded by the bright light. Shortly after, he felt a sharp pain in his head as he tried to get up. Why was his body aching all over again? "Are you awake, my sweet little guest?" Light blue eyes met with ruby red and golden yellow eyes.

"Who are you..?" The bluenette backed away and clutched his head, barely enduring the immense pain. It hurts. It really hurts. His head throbbed unmercifully.

"I believe it is only proper to introduce yourself first before asking for someone's name." The redhead stated, amusement never left his eyes. "More so, if you're talking to your saviour." He continued, adding salt to the wound. Then, he heard the bluenette cluck his tongue. Looks could be so deceiving, he now knew the meaning behind those words. No one would had ever thought that the beautiful long haired man in front of him would be so brash and straightforward.

'Uhh. The guy does not give me a good vibe at all. He just keeps on getting on my nerves. But, nothing he said was wrong...' The bluenette continued a staring contest with the redhead before he finally sighed and bowed slightly, "My name is Kuroko Tetsuya. Thank you for saving my life back there." He expressed his gratitude half-heartedly. 'I was prepared to die after all. It was his fault for butting in unnecessarily.'

"The pleasure's mine. I am Akashi Seijuurou, an exorcist from the Akashi clan." The redhead introduced himself afterwards and gave a charming smile.

Oh. No wonder the colour of his hair looked so strangely familiar. Whoever had never heard of the well known family famous for their talented and skilled exorcists? At that moment, he felt as if his head was splitting into two and fell sideways, but was caught by redhaired man before he almost dropped to the floor.

"Does it hurt?" The man named Akashi asked gently. He felt himself giving a small nod, grasping the front of Akashi's yukata desperately. 'Help me. It hurts.' He pleaded in his mind, too pain-stricken to talk.

"There's a lot of negative energy trapped inside of you due to the wounds you received from the previous youkai. So do excuse me for my actions, Kuroko Tetsuya." Akashi pardoned himself after explaining the reason behind the bluenette's unbearable pain. Swiftly but carefully, he cradled Kuroko's head so that they were facing each other and put his lips onto the bluenette's chapped lips.

It tooked the powder blue haired man a while to register what was going on. He was being kissed...by another man? Ah, what was this man doing, taking advantage of him when he's in a vulnerable state. Such a despicable, hateful man.

They broke the kiss after a great while. "You...what...I...k-korosu..!" He slurred his words out, hitting the other's chest continuously but weakly.

"Shh, it's okay now. I took the pain away. And your first kiss too, I assume?" The redhead held back a chuckle but could not hide his mischievous smile. The proud man he had just met and saved was such an interesting person. He laid the worn out bluenette back on the futon. Later, he would have to explain his actions to the now sleeping man properly.

"Goodnight, Kuroko Tetsuya."

Kuroko opened his eyes wide. He was panting a little, a bead of sweat trickled down his face. Was that really just a dream? It felt so vivid and real though.

'Clack!' A sound was heard from the window. It sounded like someone was knocking the window. Someone or something? Kuroko felt the hairs on the back of his neck stood upright. This presence. It was a youkai! He quickly turned his head to the direction where the sound came from.

A piece of white paper stuck outside the window caught his eyes. The bluenette steathily walked towards the window, watching out for any sign of youkai. Thank goodness the presence he sensed earlier had disappeared. Carefully, he brought the paper inside and found out it was a letter addressed to him.

'To Kuroko Tetsuya

From Haizaki Shougo'

He could feel his heart starting to beat out of his ribcage. His fingers slightly shaking as he opened the letter. What was this unpleasant feeling weighing down in his heart?

The bluenette slowly dropped to the floor as he read the content of the letter.

"A-Akashi-kun..?"

To be continued...

A/N: So, that's all for today~ *sighs my brain's fried, gomen x_x* A little bit of explanation, for their past lives I purposely made Kuroko a proud, rude and cheeky character while Akashi a more playful and easy going character than their future selves. Basically, their past selves have opposite personalities compared to their future selves.

Here are the translations:

Oya - Oh my

Korosu - I'll kill you (Past!Tetsu-chan is so bold fufufu)

Futon - A padded unsprung mattress usually encased in cotton fabric placed on the floor to sleep in, especially in Japanese interiors. (I really want to sleep in it one day~)

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