Irritated. Irritated. Irritated. Akashi thought to himself while watching the couple whisper sweet nothings to each other. Every single time I see them talking or laughing or kissing together, it just makes me want to stab someone in the eyes with my fingers.

He walked by them without looking Kuroko in the eyes. The blue haired boy was held tightly in Kagami's arms as the taller redhead said, "I love you, Kuroko."

Akashi wanted so badly to punch Kagami in the mouth so that he'd swallow his teeth, but he just silently walked by. Kuroko noticed him though. His eyes followed the redhead as he walked passed them. When Akashi was gone, Kuroko sighed and talked with Kagami before the next class started. To Akashi, highschool was a sorry excuse to start a relationship, there was no way you can feel love when you're this young. It's not like you're getting married either. Akashi didn't hate Kagami; he just felt upset with the world. Whenever Kuroko was around, all reasoning was lost to Akashi and he could only fall deeper.

He didn't realize that he definitely liked Kuroko though. The blue haired boy had such angelic features, his voice like a siren and his body like a model. Only thing was that Akashi didn't notice these things until after the blue haired boy started dating Kagami. This fact infuriated Akashi to the point of no return. The redhead wasn't one to fall so hard and this was probably the first time he actually did fall in love.

At first, Akashi believed it was a phase he was going through, but as time passed, the redhead felt this strange pull towards Kuroko. The redhead refused to notice the blue haired boy so he continuously tried to avoid his gaze. Problem was that they were all friends so Akashi was often standing with Kagami, Kuroko, Midorima, Kise, Aomine and Murasakibara.

Kuroko was always cheerful and laughing, but even when he agreed to go out with Kagami, he noticed that his own eyes tend to follow Akashi. The blue haired boy didn't know why, he just knew that Akashi kept snatching his attention. Kuroko quickly became frustrated and angry with himself when he realized that he stared straight into Akashi's eyes once when he was kissing Kagami.

Am I unfaithful? Kuroko thought to himself, Why do I keep thinking about Akashi-kun?

Eventually, the blue haired boy decided to try and ignore all feelings for Akashi.

There was a problem in the way for both of them, as much as Akashi didn't want to notice Kuroko and vice versa, they had all their classes together. Another fact was that it was just them, no Kagami, no Aomine or Kise or any of the others. Akashi and Kuroko had every class together and they weren't sure whether they should hate it or love it.

The redhead was as polite as ever when talking with Kuroko and the blue haired boy treated everyone as a friend, so they didn't have any trouble getting along. It was just their feelings that got in the way of everything.

When Kuroko was walking down the halls with Akashi while carrying a box filled with science equipment for their lab experiment, both of them were talking about something stupid when the redhead decided to speak his mind,

"Hey, Tetsuya?"

"Hm? What is it, Akashi-kun?"

"…I…uh…Nevermind. It's nothing."

Kuroko looked curiously at Akashi and noticed that his face was growing pink. The blue haired boy felt his own face flush at the sight of Akashi blushing. He quickly looked away and they continued their way to the classroom.

With every day that went by, Kuroko found himself hoping that Akashi would say something to him; anything to sort out his feelings. The blue haired boy was frustrated with his emotions and he just wanted an answer. Kuroko's own relationship with Kagami became slightly tense. Kagami knew something was up but he didn't know how to approach the subject.

Akashi silently wished that something bad would happen to Kuroko and Kagami's relationship. As evil as it sounded, wishing for something to happen was better than making something happen. As much as he wished for it, he didn't do anything to make that happen.

Sometimes, their hands would touch while working on a project together in class and both of them would flinch away from the touch and suppress their feelings.

Kuroko felt horrible for slowly falling for Akashi, he knew that it wasn't fair to Kagami, so he decided to break up with him and once and for all end his confusion.

When Kagami came over to Kuroko's house, the blue haired boy finally spoke up.

"Kagami-kun…" The blue haired boy interrupted the taller redhead before he had a chance to kiss him. Kuroko turned away and stumbled over his words, "I'm so sorry…I don't know how I feel about you anymore…"

Surprisingly, Kagami didn't seem angry at all, he sat down beside Kuroko and asked, "It's Akashi, right?"

The blue haired boy stared wide eyed, "How did you know that?"

"Hm, call it intuition I guess. Kuroko, you're not exactly good at hiding your feeling haha. I can see the way you two look at each other. Honestly, it's like you two are making out with your eyes. I understand, Kuroko, and I'm not angry with you. I felt like this was coming for a while. Don't get me wrong, I'm still upset but I get that you just feel something pulling you to Akashi and not to me. Just give me some time to feel normal again." Kagami said with a slight smile.

Kuroko still felt horrible, "I'm sorry."

The taller of the two turned to face the blue haired boy and said, "I think that instead of apologizing to me, you should be apologizing to Akashi for making him wait for so long."

"I don't know if I can face him though, or even confess to him." The blue haired boy muttered.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Kuroko went to see who was at the door. When he swung it open, he saw those crimson eyes piercing through him, causing his heart to beat at a rapid pace and ache.

"Tetsuya…hey…" Akashi muttered.

"Akashi-kun, what are you doing here?" Kuroko asked while clenching the hem of his own shirt to keep himself from crying. He desperately wanted Akashi to know his feelings. So desperately.

Kagami walked up from behind Kuroko and asked, "Who's at the door, Kuroko?"

Kagami let out a small 'oh' when he saw Akashi. The taller redhead then shrank back into Kuroko's room without saying another word.

Akashi sighed and looked into those blue eyes that haunted yet blessed his dreams, "Tetsuya…I just came here to tell you that I want you to be happy. It doesn't matter what you're doing, but just do whatever makes you happy. If you find something you love, don't let go of it. If you need any help, I'll be here because I just want to see that beautiful smile on your face. Your happiness brings the light into my life and it is most important to me because I-I love you…And I know you're dating Taiga, so this is very bad for me to interfere with your relationship with him. But I can't stop loving you. The way your eyes glow when you're happy or the way your voice sounds; I love it all. However, if Taiga makes you happy, I won't make a move to change anything and you should be with him to be happy…"

Kuroko stood there with his mouth open, unable to respond. The redhead quickly left before the blue haired boy could say anything. Once Akashi was gone, Kagami came out and said, "Wow…Akashi's quite the romantic, isn't he?"

The taller redhead heard Kuroko sniffle, "Oi, Kuroko….are you okay?"

The blue haired boy started crying and then he ran outside to catch up to Akashi. When the redhead was nowhere in sight, Kuroko screamed his name into the dim streetlights of his neighborhood. Eventually, he saw Akashi's figure slowly walking in the direction of the subway station.

The blue haired boy's eyes were still filled with tears and he was breathless from running but he continued and caught up to Akashi. The redhead was surprised to see Kuroko crying in front of him.

"Tetsuya…? Why?"

The blue haired boy suddenly slapped Akashi straight across the face as hard as he could and yelled, "Why did you just leave?! You didn't let me respond! You….Idiot! Idiot, Akashi! B-Bakashi!"

"Bakashi?!" Akashi exclaimed, feeling shocked that his name was now merged with 'idiot'. Before the redhead could say anything, he felt Kuroko press his own lips to Akashi's.

"I'm happy with you."

"What about Taiga?"

"I invited him to my house so I could break up with him properly." Kuroko explained, "I just couldn't stop thinking about you."

Akashi smiled slightly and kissed the blue haired boy on the forehead, "I love you, Tetsuya."

"I love you." Kuroko said and leaned up for another kiss.

Their memories returned once they shared that kiss, both of them simultaneously getting a headache. Kuroko fainted from having all the memories rush back to him, so Akashi carried him back to Kuroko's apartment. He silently thanked Kagami for leaving because it would have been hard to explain how and why Kuroko fainted without mentioning reincarnation.

The next morning, Akashi gave Kuroko a small peck on the lips to wake him, but the blue haired boy remained unconscious. Growing worried, the redhead lightly shook Kuroko,

"Tetsuya? It's time to wake up."

Once again, no answer. Akashi hastily got up and felt for a pulse. Kuroko's heart was still beating and he was definitely breathing. The redhead tried again, "Tetsuya…wake up."

Akashi tried over and over again; each time resulting in no answer. He called in sick and told the school that Kuroko would be absent as well. The redhead took care of the blue haired boy, not understanding what was happening. After a few hours, Kuroko finally woke up. He looked around the room and saw Akashi with his head buried in his arms. Kuroko smiled and touched the redhead's shoulder. Akashi flinched awake and looked up, his face covered in tears.

"Seijuro…Were you crying?" Kuroko asked while brushing away the evident tears. The redhead leaned against Kuroko's touch and said,

"You…you wouldn't wake up. When I called you, you didn't open your eyes. I thought you were going to die after remembering me."

Kuroko gave a small laugh, "I'm sorry for worrying you, there were just so many memories rushing into my head, I think my body just shut down to keep up with the memories."

The redhead pulled Kuroko into his embrace and lightly kissed him, "Let's go get our seventh tattoo."

The blue haired boy nodded and followed Akashi to get their tattoo. Afterwards, they walked down the busy street, their fingers laced together.

"Seijuro, want to play a game?" Kuroko asked while smiling at his boyfriend.

The redhead was intrigued with the idea of a game, "Explain it to me."

"We predict what we'll be in the next life and see if we're right when we remember."

Akashi smiled and said, "Alright. You would be a prince and I would be your knight."

Kuroko let out a small laugh, "You would be…a teacher and I would be your student."

They continued to walk towards Kuroko's house and Akashi said, "You know, both of us aren't going to be right. There are too many possibilities of who we can be. Who knows if we'll be male in the next life?"

That night, they lay down side by side and made a list of people they would be,

"You would be a doctor and I would be your patient."

"You would be an orphan and I would be your guardian."

"You would…be…a…uh, I don't know. I'm running out of ideas. A vampire?"

"Ahaha, really Tetsuya? A vampire? What would you be then? Would you also be a vampire? Perhaps, a vampire that belongs to me?" Akashi asked while brushing Kuroko's hair away from his face.

The blue haired boy blushed and said, "I'll be anything you want me to be."

The two of them lived together and continued their list of people they might be in their next life. Eventually, when Kuroko passed away, the ideas stopped coming and the list stopped growing. Akashi read the list over and over again while remembering his loved one. Three years later, Akashi passed away as well.

Author's Note:
See you in the next life ^^