Disclaimers: I don't own Kuroko no Basket or character

Exiting Shinjuku station, Kuroko quickly made his way to his destination.

Today was much colder than before. His breath condensed to a fine white mist when it hit the winter air. Feeling the cold mostly on his face, Kuroko tried to warm his face with his hands. He shivered, althrough this wasn't entirely due to the temperature.

This was going to be his second meeting with Li Ming Yan. Kuroko had not gotten permission from his supervirsors. He had asked Kyoshi over and over again, but the only reply he had received was a "don't do anything." They were thinking that althrough it looked like a lizard, if he tried to grab the tail, then it might turn out to be a horrible monster. Kuroko understood his superior's hesitations.

Kuroko had reason to suspect that his superiors didn't intend to secure Li Ming. If Li Ming was arrested ineptly, then the investigation could take them as far as the Chinese embassy. They wanted to leave anything like that well alone.

Kuroko however, couldn't drop his interest in Li Ming. He wanted to get to the organization at the source of the distribution chain. He was resolved. He was now ignoring orders and proceeding on the case alone. In the worst-case scenario, he may have to quit the police. But whatever happened, he couldn't back out now.

He went to the hotel door of the room that he had met Li Ming the first time. Knocking on the door of the room that he had been told to come to, Li Ming opened the door to him in cheerful spirits.

"Welcome," Li Ming greeted. "I am so happy to meet you again. Please, I have made us drinks."

The room was the executive suite on the top floor. The lights had been dimmed. Because the room was dark, you could see the entire night scene out of the large windows.

Sitting on the sofa, Li Ming offered him the drink. The logo was in Chinese. Taking a sip, Kuroko choked.

"Hey, hey, are you okay?" Li Ming inquired.

"What is this? It's quite strong." Kuroko said hoarsely.

"It's Moutai, traiditional Chinese liquor," Li Ming explained. "In china it's very normal to drink it straight, but it is around 60% alcohol, so it may be difficult to drink if you not used to it. Shall I add some water to your glass?"

Li Ming diluted the alcohol, but it was still pretty strong. If Kuroko didn't drink it he could hurt Li Ming's feeling so, while exchanging pleasantries with Li Ming, Kuroko slowly put the liquid into his body.

"Mr. Li Ming, can I count on you?" he finally asked. Li Ming looked delighted. "But, what I want isn't what you showed me. I need something with no markings. Can you get me that? I think Andou told you already. My passion for guns means I'm very interested in the unusual items. If I can have those guns, then I may want to buy more bullet. What do you think?"

Li Ming looked calculating, then smiled. "That will be no problem. To obtain it in China will take a little while, however,"

Li Ming said that when it arrived in Japan, he would inform Kuroko.

Kuroko then probed futher. "Where do you make these guns with no marks?"

There were several arms factories in China, But the two military-run one were Poly Technologie and Norinco. As Li Ming was a military man, there was a good chance that it was from one of these. However, it was difficult to think a named company that worked overseas would to be making and transporting guns without markings. To have no markings at all meant that they could only be destined for the black-market.

"That is a secret," Li Ming replied. "In China, there are many weapons factories. It is a military secret so I cannot tell you the location of the factories. But i tell you Mr. Yamato, if Japan and China were to go to war, then Japan would lose in a day." Li Ming smiled comfortably. He evidently had a lot of pride in his home country. The Japanese government and the police were nothing, that's what Li Ming throught. After a pause, he asked, " , do you have an interest in China?"

"Yas. I do indeed. I would like to visit soon,"

"Rwally? well then you should let me show you my home country. I can take you to places that you would not be allowed to go normally. It will be very unjoyable."

Kuroko remembered that Kagami's Yakuza friend had been shown around weapons factories in China by Li Ming. Li MIng must have a very high position in the military to able to take a foreigner into restricted military facilities.

Kuroko neede to know more. The guns that were made in China, how did this man get them through? Kuroko knew that he managed to bring them into Japan. Where did tose guns then go? Kuroko craved so much more.

Kuroko then said something to Kuroko, which he throught was strange.

"Mr. Yamato, I very much like you. I want us to be closer."

"I feel the same," Kuroko agreed.

Suddenly, Li Ming stood up and sat next to him.

"Can we take our time tonight? Will you stay the night?" Li Ming looked persistent. He gripped Kuroko's hand.

Kuroko tried to remain composed, but his skin broke out in goose bumps. Andou had been right about him. "Mr. Li Ming, I'm sorry, but I'm not inclined that way."

Pulling his hand away, Kuroko tried to reject him. Kuroko was not a gigolo who could be bought with money. Despite the fact that hadn't stopped him last time. "If you want, I could introduce you to some sweet boys."

Kuroko forced a grin as he stood up. He wanted to end this meeting now. Maybe it was because he knew this man had beaten up women before, or perhaps it was just a feeling in his gut. Either way, he didn't want to be with Li Ming anymore now.

"I want you," Li Ming said, grabbing him.

The effects of the alcohol meant that Kuroko easily lost his balance and collapsed on the floor.

"Let go of me," Kuroko growled.

His body had twisted when he fell. He hit his head on the table's edge as he tried to get up. The swimming sensation in his head wouldn't stop and Kuroko kneeled on the floor. He wasn't a lightweight when it came to alcohol. He put his hand to his forehead. It was then that he realized that he was losing sensation in his limbs. This was strange. He couldn't be that drunk. He put his hand out on the sofa, desperately trying to support his body, but he was feeling worse.

"Are you all right?" Li Ming murmured. "You mustn't be used to such strong alcohol. Why don't you rest on the bed?"

"What did you put in my drink?" Kuroko gasped. "Mr. LI Ming...what are you going to do?"

Li Ming looked at Kuroko with his usual grin. his smile was unnatural. It made Kuroko feel sick to his stomach.

"If you do anything strange...then...the deal...is off..." Kuroko said weakly.

He felt as if his heart was going to stop. Through his wavering consciousness, Kuroko looked at Li Ming. Whan had Li Ming found out? Kuroko had been so careful.

"How did I find out you were a detective?" Li Ming asked, as if reading his throughts. "You still don't know? Well I'll tell you. The incense burner that I gave you, it had wooden stan, remember? In there, I hid a bug. After I met you, you met a superior in Shibuya, didn't you? I heard your conversation. I was surprised that such a pretty boy could be a detective. A great shame.

Li Ming did not seem afraid despite knowing that he was being investigated by the Japanese police. The support from the Chinese government seemed to make him confident of himself and his position. "our surperior stopped the investigation. It was the obvious decision. But you deceded to carry on alone. You shouldn't have disobeyed orders,"

Li Ming squatted down and embraced Kuroko, He wasn't a big man, but he managed to lift Kuroko up, Kuroko didn't have the strength to resist. Li Ming carried him to the bed and stripped him. From a bag next to the bed Li Ming started to pull out strange objects. First, the man restrained him with black leather belts that were used in S&M play. Kuroko shivered. His legs struggled, trying to escape. But the belts were tigt enough so that he couldn't move. There was nothing he could do.

Around his neck was wrapped another black leather belt. From the neck down he was covered in thin belts, and his wrist were tied behind him. He had no freedom of movement.

"This suits you," Li Ming purred.

"What...no...do you think that you're going to get away with this?" Kuroko's words were a glimpse of what Li Ming had in his hand now, Kuroko took a sharp intake of breath. Li Ming had a camera.

"We're just going to play," Li Ming said. "Consensual play. I"ll take lots of naughty photos. If yopu stop the nvestigation then the photos will stay between just you and me,"

"A threat...I don't care... if those photos...are circulated..."

"really? It'll look like you're enjoying it in the photos. It'll be quite a scandal for a detective to be involved in S&M photos. You ight be fine, but what about your family?"

At those words, Kuroko froze. LiMing ws right. He might be okay. But his disgrace would reflect on Shinozuka too. His brilliant brother-in-law would lose his footing on the elite road he was taking. Kuroko couldn't let it happen.

He'd been throughtless. He had underestimated Li Ming. Kuroko wanted to curse his own carelessness. On Li Ming's bed were placed adult toys and whips. He was now going to turture Kuroko in some grotesque hedonistic display.

"I think that you're not going to be able to move far a while from the drug," Li Ming said. "But you can still feel, right? If you can't it won't be any fun,"

Kuroko felt sick to his stomach.

"I liked you the first time I saw you," Li Ming continued. "You are so beautiful. I want to see that proud face full of shame. I wonder how distorted it will look. Imagining you screaming for mercy make me so hard,"

Li Ming's face looked so engrossed as he selected a whip. It was a thin leather whip. KUroko's chest tightened before it had even touched him.

"...Ngh."

A sharp blade of pain ran from his chest to his hips. Kuroko couldn't take it. Li Ming swung the whip down for a second go. The intensity took Kuroko's brath away. After the initial pain had subsided, he was left with a dull burning feeling. It was like his chest had been scorched.

"Whip marks look good on your white skin," Li Ming crooned. I'll make you look even cuter. Before that, let's try this."

Li Ming picked up a small wrapped object. Unwrapping the foil, he took out what looked like a capsule.

"This is very effective," he said. You'll get hard straight away and you won't be able to do a thing about it,"

to be continue...