Something's wrong. My subconsciousness- Bokushi whispered. Something's very wrong.

Even though his voice is in monotone, his panic is more visible than he thinks, I'd spare a laugh if this weren't a serious matter.

He's been going on about it since we got to the cabins. Honestly, it's not very like him, I'm sort of freaking out myself.

You might know me as calm and collected- and cold and cruel -but I'm still human. I mean, who in the hell is ever emotionless. In reality, no one. Not even my Tetsuya.

Maybe they're just busy? I replied, trying to shrug my own gut feeling off. Trying.

I can talk to him any time. I can't reply to that, since I have no solid proof, but that doesn't mean I fully believe him.

On to the topic- I know very well he's talking about Tetsuya. He feels the other Tetsuya was in trouble. No, there's something wrong with that statement.

I can't feel him anywhere. He kept on repeating.

You see, I'm not the only one. It runs through the family. A secret the Akashi family kept. How do you think we became this successful?

And since Tetsuya and I are twins, there's a connection between our other selves- like how Boku had talked to Tetsuya in his dream; a very freaky phenomenon -but Tetsuya just doesn't know it. Yet.

Because of that, I can only see my brother with the eye, as long as they are connected to us. That's pretty much the reason Bokushi was surprised to see my twin in the first place aside from misdirection.

At least, as Bokushi said he had worded it, "I'm waiting for the right time." Although, I'm afraid of what Tetsuya's reaction would be, since it has been the cause of most tragedies in our life so far.

Speaking of, Bokushi had told me there was something wrong with their last meeting. Usually, Tetsuro- you could've figure out by now -would've just told him what his progress was so far. But this time, the story was that he had appeared right in front of my twin, in his dream.

That wasn't anywhere in the plan. Even Bokushi was surprised. He with the Emperor eye, was not prepared one bit. But hey, he still pulled it off. He wouldn't tell me what he told Tetsuya though.

I wonder what Tetsuya's eye would be, because even the Emperor eye wasn't able to see it. That would be saying something. Tetsuro wouldn't tell unless we bow down to him (that's an exaggeration). I swear he and Bokushi had a lot more in common than we do.

I grunted after my thoughts had been interrupted by yet another whisper, having concluded nothing will be done if I just sat here and do nothing while Boku was telling me something was wrong. I wasn't letting him take control any time soon anyway.

I picked up my phone, the promise of calling Tetsuya for the night coming back to my mind. I tried calling my brother thrice, but none was answered. I then decided to call my father next. And quite surprisingly, he answered.

He greeted me, but I went straight to the point. "Father, where is Tetsuya? He hasn't been answering my calls for a while now."

"Tetsuya's with the Ogiwara's heir, touring him around the mansion." He paused, saying some excuse to the other people in the room. "He was rushing earlier since he overslept. Maybe he forgot his phone in his room."

I could hear some incoherent mumbling, probably his oh so important guests. There were some rustling, then he spoke again. "Listen Sei, I'll tell Tetsuya to call you when he gets back. I need to go." And the line was cut.

Maybe it was the fact that I was used to it, or that my mind was somewhere else. But I didn't care about father's cold attitude towards me. Not anymore. Business, before his family; since mom had passed, it's always been that way.

My fist clenched. I shook my head. There's no time for jealousy. That Ogiwara kid's just another business partner. At least I got Boku to shut up and go somewhere...

A knock on my open door signaled dinner's almost ready. I nodded at the megane, who grunted in annoyance as a loud thump echoed through the halls. He's probably fulfilling his "mother duties" again.

I followed Shintarou to a table by the deck where my team sat. Coach Shirogane and a few other first stringers were roasting some chicken and barbecue, setting it all up in the table afterwards. What better way to reward the team's hard work than a picnic?

I went to get some food, greeting the other players on the way. I helped the others set a bit while talking to coach about the next opponent, before heading back.

Silence. That's what greeted me as I sat by my team.

My left eye twitched. "What, now you're giving me the silent treatment."

Still, no one answered. They ate their food diligently, still, faster than flash. I sighed, they can be really childish when they want to. Well, I can't force them to accept me really.

I ate my food silently. It was not until after Kise was done eating the last bite that I heard the muffled laughs. I looked up in sheer curiosity, catching all their stares.

"Akashicchi, you really think we'd give you the silent treatment just for stealing Tetsuyacchi?" He paused, furrowing his eyebrows in thought. "Well I might..." Gaining a jab from Aomine, he yelped. Said person leaned back in his chair and scolded Kise, whispering his 'words of wisdom'. I knew at one point they'd rehearse this.

Ignoring the insults, Kise continued. "But anyways, we can't really control who or what our heart decides to love. Not even you."

"Did you tell him what to say, Momoi?" I turned to the pink haired girl, who awkwardly laughed at the accusation. She glanced at the bickering duo, and that's how I confirmed it.

I closed my eyes, thinking whether I should be delighted or annoyed by this information. Either way, they made it clear they had accepted me. Before I could speak, my phone rang.

I grabbed it quickly, my excitement barely hidden as I thought of my brother. I instantly collected myself as I saw the caller ID. I barely managed to greet him before the news was told.

I had to blink to make sure I was awake. I had asked father to repeat himself, and he did. It took a while to sink in, or maybe it's because I didn't want to believe.

Shintarou asked me what was wrong, but I payed no mind to it. Everything they said went out on the other ear.

When it clicked, everything went still. My blood ran cold. The assumptions of my other self was fitting in the puzzle, and that was what scared me. That my brother was in danger.

Had I done something, listened to Bokushi earlier, I might have been able to help.

I didn't dwell on it for long, I'm not one for wasting my time on something so insignificant as scolding myself for what had been done. Instead, I quickly informed everyone of my sudden departure, heading to the airport. Shintarou and the others came long with.

We rode our private jet. Through the ride, my mind was unstable, I wasn't unable to catch some sleep. Or any form of rest for that matter. Every one tried to calm me down, to no avail.

It was a still a very slow ride. Even though the jet was one of the fastest, it still felt like forever to get to America.

It had been hours. Anything can happen.

There were still no signs of contacting Tetsuro.

I rushed to the mansion, immediately demanding explanations and asking how they haven't gotten Tetsuya back yet. Father wasn't up for greetings either, and he didn't seem any different from me.

If it were a different occasion, I would have smirked at how father had been so restless about missing Tetsuya, even though he pretends not to care. Honestly, he only makes it worse for my brother. Although he's the only reminder left that we had of mom, and god how dear father loved her.

Turns out the person we were dealing with is the leader one of the most dangerous criminal organizations, how hard it was just to track them down. Father sure knows how to make great enemies, too.

It was only after a few hours of planning and going back and forth between memorizing the plans that father decided to finally set out. I was the only one who was allowed to go, despite my friends' protests, and after a few moments of persuasion.

By the time we got there, my Emperor eye saw a gunshot.