Chapter 2: Making A Plan
A/N: Hey! So I'm back! I took a little break but now I'm going to be updating every week for this story. There is more information on my profile about what's going on with this and other stories that I am writing. So hopefully I'll be able to update this story at least four times a month until completion. Thank you for reading and I hope you like this chapter.
Morning at the Kuroko household
Kuroko and Aomine were making breakfast as their guardians sat at the dinner table and watched.
"Are you guys really just going to stay with us all day?" Aomine glared at them.
"No choice." Imayoshi said. "If it comes down to it we might have to enroll in your school."
"That would be annoying. All those memories that need to be altered after we're done." Kagami said.
"How long do you think it will take?" Kuroko asked.
"It depends. It's been a year since you've been out of a coma. He either didn't know you were out of the coma or he couldn't take action until now." Imayoshi said.
"That doesn't make sense." Aomine said as he fed Nigou. "Why wait?"
"There are lots of reasons why demon's do things. They have their own set of rules and unless we know how he was summoned or how he got here we don't have a lot to go on." Kagami explained.
"What do you know then?" Aomine scoffed.
"That he's after Kuroko." Imayoshi said, "And he's determined to send him to heaven."
"Wouldn't it be easier to send me to hell then?" Kuroko asked.
"Demon's can't just take someone to hell. Especially if it's an innocent person. That's why he said he's going to send you to heaven. He'll make sure someone or something kills you." Imayoshi said. "They can however take the person who summoned them to hell, if they offered their soul to them as a sacrifice or bargain or trade or spell. Sheesh there really are a lot of ways to summon a demon huh?" He chuckled.
"This isn't funny," Aomine glared, "Tetsu's life is on the line here."
"Daiki-kun be nice." Kuroko said as he served food to the two guardian angels, "I'm assuming you can eat."
"We can." Imayoshi smiled, "Thank you."
"Man it's been a long time since we've had food huh?" Kagami smiles a bit.
"Angel's don't eat or something?" Aomine asked.
"You can if you want to but it's not like we age or gain weight. Plus I think eating human food in a human body is better." Kagami said as he ate.
"Were you guys human before?" Aomine asked as he set his and Kuroko's plates on the table.
"Yup." Imayoshi said, "About 20 years ago I think."
"Has it been 20 years already?" Kagami asked.
"Give or take yes." Imayoshi said.
"What happened?" Aomine asked, "You guys look around our age."
"That is a long story, one that isn't a priority." Imayoshi said.
"What is a priority is finding out who is after you." Kagami looked at Kuroko who was eating silently.
"I'm thinking if anyone would hate me why kill me and send me to heaven. It would make more sense if they hurt Daiki-kun or anyone else from the team." Kuroko pointed out.
"Maybe the purpose was to put you in a coma." Imayoshi said. "It could have been the choice of living or going to heaven could have put some weight on your soul."
"Which might have turned you into a vengeful spirit, but you did say that the demon thought you were going to heaven." Kagami said.
"So back to square one." Aomine sighed.
"We should still ask Akashi-kun to see if he can find anything." Kuroko asked.
"That's going to be a waste of time. Demon's change their forms all the time." Kagami said.
"Still it could be useful for us to look at." Imayoshi said, "Since he doesn't know that we're here he doesn't need to change."
"Can demon's see you?" Kuroko asked.
"They can. We can make it so they don't see us but it would be kinda weird if he saw you guys speaking to nothing. He might get suspicious." Kagami said.
"Thankfully because we are in human form he'll just think we're human." Imayoshi said.
"What will you guys do while we're in school?" Aomine asked.
"One of us is going to stay at the school and see if anyone suspicious is around. The rest are going to demon spots."
"Demon spots?" Kuroko looked at him confused.
"It's places where there are most likely going to be demons around. We're checking there first to see if it's one of those types of demons." Kagami said.
"What do those demons do?" Aomine asked.
"Make deals with unsuspecting people. It will target those who have easy emotions to control over. They're pretty normal demons, maybe they heard something and will tell us." Imayoshi said.
"Wouldn't it lie?" Aomine asked.
"I don't think it would lie to us." Imayoshi smirked.
Aomine nudged Kuroko, "Are you sure that's my guardian angel?"
"How mean." Imayoshi chuckled.
"Come on stop it." Kagami nudged him, "You'll scare him."
"What did you say?" Aomine glared at Kagami.
"Daiki-kun, we're going to be late." Kuroko said as he looked at the time. "Akashi-kun will get mad if we're late."
"Right." Aomine said but he kept glaring at Kagami.
Teiko 1st String Gym
The miracles were practicing hard as their guardians watched them and talked amongst themselves.
"What do you guys find out from your humans?" Imayoshi asked.
"Me and Sei-chan spent some time looking up people who might have a grudge against him. We came up with a few names but we don't really have a lead." Reo explained.
"Shin-chan just ignored me the majority of the time." Takao pouted, "So I played with his sister. She really is a mini Shin-chan."
"Atsushi just ate and tried to see if I could do magic." Himuro chuckled.
"Shogo just complained and tried to beat me up. Thankfully I'm stronger." Nijimura smiled as he caught a flying basketball that was heading towards his head. He turned to see a pissed off Haizaki.
"Stop talking about me." Haizaki glared.
"We're talking about all of you. Don't feel special." Nijimura said.
"What were you guys talking about?" Kuroko asked as he appeared next to the guardians.
Most of them were shocked that the blue haired teen was next to them.
"Are you sure he isn't dead?" Takao asked.
"I am not." Kuroko said, a bit annoyed.
"We were talking to see if you guys found anything about who may be targeting you." Kagami said.
"I did ask my father while my so-called guardian was playing around." Midorima glared at Takao who just smiled.
"Me and Reo looked at some people who might have a grudge on me but we didn't find a lead." Akashi said. "But I do have a suspicion."
Everyone looked at Akashi and then at Reo.
"Ah Sei-chan I'm not sure about that still." Reo said.
"If it's a possibility shouldn't we know?" Kasamatsu asked.
"It could be someone we played against in past games." Akashi said.
"Do you really think someone would go after you because of a game?" Takao asked.
"We are strong." Haizaki said. "I bet there are a few people who hate us."
"But why target Kurokochii?" Kise asked.
"Simple, Kuroko never crushed anyone's spirit." Akashi said.
Kuroko looked down a bit, "Akashi-kun that's not true."
"You haven't. We haven't been kind to our opponent's in the past. It would make sense for them to attack us but leave you out of it. But since you are a miracle it's possible they didn't want you to suffer." Akashi said.
"No one knew Tetsu though. Remember even the magazines forgot about him." Aomine said.
"Kuro-chin is small, people forget about him." Murasakibara said, "Other people don't pay attention to him."
"This is just a food for thought. We don't know how we affected someone in the past." Akashi said.
"You're right Akashi. But it would be impossible for us to track down every single opponent that we played against. Let alone try to figure out who exactly we played against and where they are." Midorima said.
"It would have to be someone who you hurt badly." Himuro said.
"We played so many." Aomine said.
"I think that's a stretch." Kasamatsu said, "But if you remember anyone who stands out try to find out where they are."
"For now just keep an eye on Kuroko." Nijimura said as he patted Kuroko's head, "It would be bad for us if the demon kidnapped you."
"Kidnap?" Kuroko looked at him confused.
"I have a feeling that if the demon was able to talk to you freely, he may be able to touch you. It would depend how strong he is." Nijimura said.
"Ah, what does the demon look like Kurokochii?" Kise asked.
"He seems to be around Kagami-kun's height, he has blonde hair and greenish hair." Kuroko said, "Oh and he had a neck tattoo."
Haizaki and Murasakibara instantly grabbed Kuroko and yelled together, "On the left side?!"
Haizaki and Murasakibara looked at each other in shock.
"How does Haza-chin know about him?" Murasakibara asked.
"I bumped into him before I got into a coma, how do you know about him?" Haizaki asked.
"He said Kuro-chin and you were going to die. He was mean." Murasakibara said.
"Wait you mean the guy in the hospital last year?" Aomine looked at him as Murasakibara nodded.
"I'll see if the hospital still has the recording." Akashi said.
"Wait is it that guy Kuroko?" Himuro asked.
"He does have a tattoo on the left side." Kuroko said.
Nijiumura looked at Reo, Kasamatsu, and Imayoshi as they all nodded together. "We can see if we can project your memory, Kuroko."
Everyone looked at Nijimura.
"What do you mean?" Kuroko asked.
"Projecting? Isn't that only something really strong angel's can do?" Takao asked before getting a hit from Kasamatsu.
"We are strong, you damned hawk." Kasamatsu said.
"Reo! He's bullying me!" Takao quickly went to Reo and hugged him.
"Yuki-chan be nice to our little Kazu-chan." Reo rubbed Takao's head.
"You baby him too much." Yukio grumbled.
"Yukio is jealous because you love me more." Takao smirked.
"He does not." Kasamatsu said. "Besides what do I care."
"Sorry to intervene but what is projecting?" Midorima asked.
"Right, well angel's can project a person's memory. It's like showing a movie." Reo explained.
"And why didn't you do this earlier?" Haizaki asked.
"It's not the easiest thing to do. It drains a lot of energy but I think we can do it." Nijimura said.
"Why did you only look at Reo, Yukio, and Shoichi?" Takao asked.
"We aren't as strong as them when it comes to these things." Himuro said.
"So the rest of you are weak." Aomine glared at Kagami.
"We are not. There's certain things about angels that are different. Some angels have better control of their energy while others have better control of their powers." Kagami said.
"So weak." Aomine glared as Kagami glared back.
"Daiki-kun, be nice." Kuroko hugged him.
"Yeah yeah." Aomine patted his head.
"Either way when it's normally one angel, unless they've been an angel for a long time, they can hold a projection for only a short while. It also drains their energy so it takes them a bit to regain it back. But since there's four of us it's possible for us only to use part of our energy." Nijimura explained.
"And before you ask no you cannot help. You three are the physically stronger ones. We need you with full energy in case a demon comes in." Imayoshi said as he looked at a pouting Takao.
"Shuzo is a perfect angel, why does he have to do the projection?" Takao said.
"Because I am the perfect angel." Nijimura chuckled.
"A what?" Haizaki looked at him confused.
"A perfect angel. One who has high energy and strength. Mastered many powers and has high intelligence. Only a handful of angels are perfect." Nijimura explained.
"Not so perfect since I got you locked up." Haizaki smirked.
"Haizaki-kun." Kuroko said in a warning voice.
"But yet here I am, free and you alive." Nijimura smirked at the glaring Haizaki.
"Which is why Shuzo is going to help. With his energy he can guide us." Reo rubbed Takao's hair, "Stay on guard for us please?"
"Okay Reo!" Takao smiled.
'What are you his mom?' The miracles thought.
"Kuroko come here." Kasamatsu said as Kuroko walked to them.
Kasamatsu, Reo, Imayoshi, and Nijimura all put a hand on Kuroko's head as they closed their eyes.
"Try to remember the demon." Nijimura said.
Kuroko nodded and started to remember the demon.
Just like if it was a movie a big panel showed above the guardians and Kuroko. It showed the scene where the demon was talking to Kuroko.
"That's him!" Haizaki and Murasakibara yelled.
"That tattoo. If I remember correctly that's a pact marking." Himuro said.
"Someone really tamed a demon for this." Kagami said.
"It's more serious than we thought." Takao said.
"What do you mean?" Kise asked.
"This is a powerful demon. Pact demon's are mostly done by those people who have a high energy. Their own energy is enough to contain the demon for it to not go bazerk. It would have to be someone like Shuzo in order to make this pact." Himuro said.
"You can tell they're strong by the tattoo. It seems pretty big and the bigger the tattoo or well markings the pact maker has big control of the demon." Kagami said as they all looked at the projection.
"Kuroko-chan have you seen him before?" Reo asks.
"Not that I remember." Kuroko said.
"Reo don't you dare do a memory scan." Yukio said.
"But what if he's in there?" Reo asked.
"Reo that's dangerous don't you dare." Imayoshi said.
"It's just to make sure." Reo said before he felt himself get pushed away from Kuroko. He opened his eyes to see Nijimura's hand.
"Don't. We need your energy." Nijimura said, "We can't guarantee that Kuroko has seen him before. It's best not to do that."
"Yes Captain." Reo said.
"Alright you've all seen his face remember it and tell us if you see him. Do not approach him." Nijimura said as he, Kasamatsu, and Imayoshi pulled away from Kuroko.
"What will you do?" Akashi asked.
"Since we know what kind of deal he has we need to find out who the human is." Nijimura said.
"And we need to find him soon." Kasamatsu said.
"Thankfully there's a way to confirm if they are." Himuro said.
"And how would we confirm?" Midorima asked.
"They have the same markings somewhere on their body." Kagami said.