"How the fuck did you lose him?! He's like five years old! How do you lose sight of someone like him!?" Aomine shouted at his coworkers.
"Actually, he's twenty years old..." Kise mumbled.
"Shut up!" The tanned boy snapped, only to feel a sense of guilt when he saw the blond's expression.
Aomine sighed, "I'm sorry Kise, my point is that we lost the Sky Runner because you guys were too slow at cutting him off. He's a serious target, we can't just let this serial killer run lose."
"How about we call in Akashi Seijuro? He is the best detective in Japan." Midorima said.
"Good idea. He's going to eat the money out of our pockets for his services though."
When the great detective was brought into the office and offered the case, he immediately said,
"Sure, I'll help you guys and I'll do it for free."
"Eh?" Aomine was stunned. The greatest detective in the world had turned down money to catch the most wanted serial killer.
"I've been wanting to catch the Sky Runner too, so as long as I have full access to your equipment, evidence and of course, yourselves, then everything is free." The redhead explained.
The crew of police officers followed Akashi and they all started their search towards the Sky Runner.
"So what do you know about the Sky Runner?" Midorima asked as he handed Murasakibara a bag of chips.
Akashi sat down and chuckled, "Me? Oh, I know everything about the Sky Runner. I want to know everything that you guys know. Starting with...you." The redhead pointed at the purple haired giant.
"Eh...? The Sky Runner is a short middle aged male who murders people. Mine-chin calls him a five year old because of his height." Murasakibara said.
Midorima said, "No one has heard his voice or seen his face because he wears a mask."
"His mask represents an angel." Kise stated.
"People call him the Sky Runner because under his mask, everyone can see bright blue eyes and the fact that he always gets away from us." Aomine said.
"Good. So you guys at least know him. Everyone knows that the Sky Runner travels at night and that he cuts you multiple times until you bleed out and die. The thing is, nobody hears you because we assume that he gags his victims before killing them. People have suspicions that he is actually a girl but I know he's a boy." The redhead said.
"Well, how do you know?" Aomine asked.
Akashi smiled, "Trust me, I know him."
The tanned boy raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you crazy or something?"
"I'm a detective." The redhead stated, "But I never said I'm not a crazy detective either. That's not the point. First thing we're going to do is not capture him, but to find out his identity."
"Do you have a plan, Akashi?" Midorima asked.
The redhead flashed his devilish smile and said, "Of course. We're going to lure him and I'm going to be the bait."
Kise muttered, "But...what happens if you get murdered?"
Akashi pat the blond's head, "I won't. Point is, if he comes after me while I'm an innocent, defenseless citizen, then he's just a cold blooded murderer who kills for fun. If he doesn't come after me, it means that he has specific targets. Also, if he gets close and tries to kill me, I can dodge him so don't worry."
"But, but...! He's known to be so fast that you can't dodge his attacks." Kise exclaimed.
"And has anyone ever lived to say that? No. So it might not be true, but then again, it could also mean that it's true which is why nobody has lived to say whether it is or not. I'm confusing myself here. Rumors spread quick and they get over exaggerated. Anyway, let's get to work, shall we?" Akashi said as he walked looked through the files.
"I swear to God, we hired an insane detective." Aomine said.
Midorima shrugged, "He is the best. We just have to wait and see."
"Alright!" Akashi exclaimed, "So the last time the Sky Runner was seen was when he killed someone named Kagami Taiga in the east alleyway of Seirin Street. Now, who is this Kagami Taiga?"
The green haired officer quickly pulled out a file and said, "He was a university student and that's about it. He's completely normal."
"And who else did he kill?" Akashi asked when he suddenly thought of something ingenious.
"Himuro Tatsuya, Momoi Satsuki, Aida Riko, Kiyoshi Teppei and many others who were all normal and innocent. They don't have a criminal record and they're just...ordinary students in university or high school. No actual connection between them."
The redhead smiled, "This case has already been solved. I suggest all of you don't go out at night without your gun. The Sky Runner seems to be a bit confused..."
Very confused, Akashi thought to himself, Poor little Tetsuya is targeting people of the past and using his past as a hit list. There's no doubt we're all on his list.
"What do you mean 'confused'?" The blond asked.
Akashi stared at him and said, "The Sky Runner doesn't know what he's doing. All he knows is that he has seen people and that he thinks he has to kill the people he has seen. I'm certain he'll come after me and he'll come after all of you as well. However, he's just confused and it can easily be fixed if I talk with him."
"Confused?!" Aomine yelled, "You're telling me that the most wanted murderer is confused? The guy is cold blooded and he needs to be shut in jail."
"Negatory Daiki. You will not do that. As a team, whatever happens in this case stays with the team and no one else. We're going to make the Sky Runner disappear like a phantom and he'll never kill again. Like I said before, all of this can be fixed if I talk with him." The redhead explained in a stern voice.
The team backed off and then went to work. Their plan was simple; Akashi would walk around where the Sky Runner normally appeared and for a few days he would just show up and try to attract the murderer's attention. After that, the redhead would start staying later and soon enough, the Sky Runner would guide him to an alleyway where Akashi would be "killed". But the redhead was pretty confident that he wouldn't die. Once Akashi was in the alleyway, he would make an attempt to talk with him and then that would be that. The team would not interfere with the plan, but they would watch from afar. From a distance very, very far so that the Sky Runner didn't notice he was being watched.
For the next few days, Akashi sat on a bench at a park and read a book. After a few hours of reading, he would simply get up and leave. The redhead was able to feel a pair of eyes on him, but he didn't dare to look around.
Akashi started reading more and staying out late. Finally, when it was dark and the park was deserted, the redhead heard a noise from behind him. Akashi stood up and pretended to be afraid. He dropped his book and stepped back; no one was behind him. The noises continued to push him back until he cornered himself in an alleyway.
"The plan is actually working." Aomine whispered to Kise while holding a pair of binoculars, "He might not be insane after all."
The redhead waited for the Sky Runner to make a move and when he did, Akashi quickly dodged the cat-like figure.
The Sky Runner rolled on the ground and sharply turned to face Akashi. A beautiful mask covered his face. Dark blue waves were painted on the mouth of the mask and the eyes were outlined with white. The Sky Runner's eyes glowed in the darkness as they followed the redhead. The murderer held several small crystal daggers in his hands and he didn't move.
When Akashi stepped to the side, the Sky Runner lunged forward. The redhead easily dodged him again and then the masked murderer became more impatient and angry. He continued to try and slice or stab Akashi and the redhead continued to dodge the attacks. When Akashi's back hit the brick wall of the alleyway, the Sky Runner aimed for his neck.
The redhead grabbed the masked boy's wrist and held it with a death-like grip.
The Sky Runner struggled against Akashi's grip, but he ended up getting pinned to the wall. The masked man tried to kick at the redhead but he froze when the redhead said,
"Tetsuya."
Akashi saw the bright blue eyes widen underneath the mask and the Sky Runner mumbled, "How...? How do you know my name?"
"How can I not? I remember everything and you remember some bits and pieces. Tetsuya...you know me." The redhead said.
The blue haired boy still seemed to be in shock for he dropped his daggers and his breathing became uneven, "I don't know you... We've never met."
"Your birthday is January 31st. Your blood type is B. You have a weak presence."
"Stop."
"You like vanilla shakes and you like to play basketball. Your nickname is ducky. You're ticklish almost everywhere. You like being kissed on your neck. You have the most ridiculous bedhead."
"I said stop." The Sky Runner said, his hands trembling slightly, but Akashi continued,
"You hate waking up without me beside you. You like it when I cook for you. You like dogs. You always tend to worry about others before yourself. For some reason you hate eating curry without potatoes."
"Shut up!" The masked murderer screamed, "Stop! I don't know you! You're another one of those visions."
Akashi pulled the mask off of the Sky Runner and asked, "If you don't know me, how do I know you?"
Kuroko's blue hair fell across his face and he screamed in pain, "I don't know! I don't fucking know!"
Kuroko closed his eyes and went limp in Akashi's arms. The blue haired boy had fainted from his massive headache. The redhead sighed and carried the blue haired boy to his apartment with his team closely behind him.
Akashi tucked the blue haired boy under the blankets and sat down with his team.
"Was him fainting a part of our plan?" Aomine asked.
"Not really... It just kind of happened." The redhead admitted.
Kise stared at the blue haired boy and smiled, "He looks kind of cute. But what do we do with him?"
"We have two choices; trap him here or set him free." Akashi said.
"We obviously can't set him free since he'll probably just go to another country. Trapping him here could be taking him into custody and we could interrogate him here." Midorima said.
The redhead shook his head, "He's not going to answer any of your questions. You see, he's a really stubborn and determined guy, however it's very easy to make him like you. Or at least, for me it's easy."
Murasakibara sat in the corner and asked, "So do we wait for him to wake up and then make him warm up to us so we can change his ways?"
"He doesn't have to warm up to us," Akashi said, "he just has to warm up to me and then he'll stop killing."
"Why you?" Aomine asked.
The redhead smiled, "Because I am a God."
The team stared at Akashi in disbelief and then Aomine said, "I take back what I said about him not being insane. He belongs in a mental asylum."
The redhead chuckled, "The reason why it has to be me is a reason you don't need to know. So...shall we take shifts in watching him?"
The team nodded their heads and they checked Kuroko's clothes for weapons. Akashi decided to just change the blue haired boy's clothes into his own and move all his daggers into another room.
"Alright," Akashi started, "we'll each have three hour shifts. The order will be Atsushi, Shintaro, Daiki, Ryouta and then me. No guns or handcuffs with you. You are to be completely defenseless and show no intimidation to him. He has no weapons as well. I've locked all windows from the outside and the front door has about ten locks on it. If he escapes this room, we'll be able to catch him. Just watch him sleep and the moment he wakes up, just say something like 'good morning' and we'll be able to hear you through a baby monitor which I've put in the bedroom. If one of you says 'good morning' then we'll all keep an eye on him and talk with him. Got it?"
"Got it." The team said and then Murasakibara sat in the bedroom to watch Kuroko sleep.
They continued to rotate shifts until the blue haired boy woke up. Kise was sitting in the room and watching Kuroko when the blond decided to move closer. He was fascinated with the blue haired boy's beauty and he couldn't help but touch his hair. Kuroko snapped awake and grabbed Kise's wrist. The blond said,
"Good morning." and the group of officers were racing up the stairs.
The blue haired boy seemed confused, he looked around and stared at Kise as if he was an alien. When the door burst open, Kuroko's flinched back from the loud noise and let out a small whimper. The blond whacked Aomine on the head and said,
"You guys scared him!"
"Why was I the one hit? Why can't you hit Midorima or Murasakibara or even Akashi? And why are we even sympathizing with this serial killer?" The tanned boy asked.
Akashi stood with his arms crossed and said, "Everyone leave."
The team left the room quietly and closed the door. Kuroko sat on the bed and refused to talk.
The redhead couldn't find a way to approach Kuroko and he didn't have to because the blue haired boy spoke first,
"Who are you and how did you know the Sky Runner was me? More importantly, how do you even know me?"
The redhead couldn't tell Kuroko that he remembers everything; that would just make him sound crazy. Akashi moved closer to the blue haired boy and asked,
"How are you feeling...?"
"Fine. Now answer my questions." Kuroko said.
The redhead raised an eyebrow, "You don't have the right to order me around. I saw it in your eyes yesterday when you tried to kill me; you recognize me. You know who I am, I'm sure you even know my name if you dig hard enough. If you know who I am, isn't it normal if I know who you are?"
Kuroko tilted his head to the side, "You're confusing me. Slow down. I'll admit I recognized you."
"From where?"
"A dream." The blue haired boy said, "I know you from a dream. I know all of you from a dream, even those police officers outside the room."
"And who was I in your dreams?" Akashi asked.
Kuroko thought for a minute and then said, "You were always by my side. You laughed with me, smiled with me, took care of me, hugged me, kissed me and loved me. I would say, in my dreams... You were mine."
The redhead had a sad expression on his face and he mumbled, "And you were mine."
Akashi turned to leave but the blue haired boy said, "Wait! What's your name?"
"You'll find out soon enough, my little duckling." The redhead said and then left the room. Akashi ordered Kise and Aomine to watch Kuroko for a while.
The group of officers continued to watch the blue haired boy and when Midorima brought back the tray of food which Kuroko had barely touched, Akashi noticed that one chopstick was missing. The redhead smiled,
"I'll take the next shift." He said as he moved towards the room where the blue haired boy was locked up in.
When Akashi entered the room, he saw that Kuroko wasn't on the bed. The blue haired boy popped out from behind the door and tried to stab the redhead. Akashi grabbed the blue haired boy's wrist and said,
"You know, for the Sky Runner, I thought you would be stronger and faster than this. You really think you could kill me? I know you better than anyone, Tetsuya."
Kuroko struggled against the redhead's grip and spat out, "It's just you. If anyone else on the team had taken this shift, they would've died. But you...you know what I'm going to do before I even think about doing it."
Akashi pushed the blue haired boy onto the bed and pulled the chopstick out of his hand. The redhead looked into those clear blue eyes and said,
"You want me to prove to you just how much I know you? Let's have some fun."
"Fun...?"
Akashi buried his face into the crook of the blue haired boy's neck and started to kiss him there. Kuroko let out a gasp as his felt the redhead kiss his neck gently. The blue haired boy arched his back slightly and he heard Akashi whisper,
"You really love being kissed here, don't you? For some reason though..." The redhead's warm hands slid under Kuroko's shirt and then lightly tweaked his nipples, "You don't really like it when I play with your nipples."
The blue haired boy frowned and muttered, "Stop...not there."
Akashi let out a chuckle, "You love it when I bite your ears too. I know all your favorite spots, all the spots that make you feel weak."
To show that he was right, the redhead leaned forward and nibbled Kuroko ear. The blue haired boy let out a moan and he pushed Akashi away. Kuroko was panting as he covered his face to hide his blush.
"Now then, Tetsuya, were you really trying to kill me with a chopstick? You didn't consider the fact that I would have noticed a missing chopstick?"
"I did and I knew that you would notice." The blue haired boy said as he looked up at the detective who was straddling his hips.
Akashi raised an eyebrow, "So you knew I would notice and you knew that trying to kill me would fail?"
When the blue haired boy nodded, Akashi asked, "Why would you do it then?"
"To get you to come in this room and watch over me. That way I can ask you something." Kuroko said.
"Ask away then." The redhead said.
"Who were you to me? From your memories, what was our relationship?" The blue haired boy asked curiously as he sat up.
Akashi debated with himself on whether he should tell the truth or not and he said, "We were dating."
"I see." Kuroko said, "Is this your desperation to get me to remember you?"
"No, no. You didn't forget me. You just don't know me yet."
The blue haired boy frowned, "You make no sense."
Akashi sighed, "I know."
"So...you're saying that you're buried deep within my mind and that I know you."
"Yes."
"You're crazy." Kuroko said.
"I know. But you like my crazy." The redhead said with a smile.
The blue haired boy shrugged, "I guess I do."
Akashi lay down beside the blue haired boy and pulled the blanket over his shoulder, "Now, time for me to ask a question. Why are you killing these people?"
Kuroko found himself cuddling against the redhead's chest almost instinctively and he said, "I...don't know. Something just tells me that I have to. They keep appearing in my dreams and when I'm awake, I see them everywhere. Once they're dead, the dreams and visions disappear with them."
"And you call me crazy." Akashi muttered as he held Kuroko close.
"Hey, you like my crazy too." The blue haired boy mumbled.
"True. The only thing is that you don't realize you're killing your friends and if you kill me, you killed your lover, spouse, and partner." Akashi said. The redhead pulled out a gun from his belt and handed it to Kuroko, "So kill me now." The redhead said.
Kuroko hesitated and his fingers curled around the cold, heavy gun. Akashi sat up and stared at the blue haired boy.
"Shoot me. If you kill me all the dreams and visions about me will disappear right? Kill me and then go out there and kill my team. All your visions will disappear, right?" Akashi said.
Kuroko stared at the bright red eyes and he pointed the gun at him. The blue haired boy's hands shook and his finger was lightly placed on the trigger. Their eyes locked together and Kuroko swallowed thickly. It was true that if he killed Akashi then his visions would disappear, but something kept telling him not to kill the redhead.
Tears streamed down Kuroko's face and he said, "Akashi Seijuro."
"Yes?" The redhead answered.
"I love you." Kuroko whispered without realizing what he had said.
"And I you."
The blue haired boy lowered the gun and buried his head in his hands, "I'm sorry. I can't remember anything else."
Akashi took hold of the gun and embraced Kuroko, "That's alright. You remembered my name and you also confessed so I'm feeling pretty good at the moment."
Kuroko held onto the redhead tightly, as if he thought Akashi would vanish into thin air and then the blue haired boy asked, "Can you tell me something that nobody knows about me?"
The redhead thought for a while and then he said, "You have twenty seven tally marks on your back which you've had since you were born and you have no idea why they are there."
Kuroko's eyes widened slightly and he said, "You really do know me...Lately my dreams and visions are all about you."
The door to the room opened and Midorima walked in, "Akashi, your shift is over."
The redhead nodded and then left without glancing back at the Sky Runner.
"How'd it go, Akashicchi?" Kise asked, "Do you think he'll stop killing soon?"
"Yeah. I just need more time. I have to think about stuff." The redhead said.
How do I get Tetsuya to remember me? Akashi thought to himself as he plopped down on the couch.
When Akashi was going to take over Murasakibara's shift, they all heard a cry of pain. The officers ran into the room and saw that Murasakibara was on the ground and then Kuroko had escaped through the window by shattering it.
Akashi jumped into action and ran out of the house to chase the blue haired boy.
Kuroko was definitely a fast runner, but the redhead already knew where he was going. The closest school to Akashi's house was Teiko and the redhead was sure that Kuroko would go there and hide.
When the redhead arrived at the school, he slowly traveled through the dark hallways. The school had been shut down a few years ago and was now just an abandoned building. Akashi headed for the gym and hoped that the blue haired boy would be there.
The redhead was right. Kuroko lunged towards him with a piece of shattered glass and yelled,
"I hate you! Get out of my head."
Akashi grabbed the blue haired by the arm and yanked him closer. Kuroko stabbed the redhead's shoulder and tried to pull away. Akashi winced in pain but he didn't let go. The redhead held Kuroko close and then pried the shard of glass out of his grasp. The blue haired boy's hands were bleeding from gripping the sharp shard tightly and when the glass fell to the ground Kuroko seemed to calm down a bit. The blue haired boy mumbled,
"I have to kill you... You're in my way. I hate you."
Akashi shook his head, "You never had to kill from the start and I'll always be in your way because I love you."
The blue haired boy pushed the redhead away and yelled, "Stop saying that as if you know me! I'm not who you remember! I'm different... I don't want you to love someone I'm not!"
Akashi chuckled slightly and said, "I'm sure I've said this before Tetsuya, but I'll say it again. It doesn't matter who you are because I'll always fall in love with you again. Over and over again. I loved who you were before and I love who you are now."
Kuroko shook his head, "That's not true! You only love who I was. How could you love someone like me? I'm a monster..."
"And so am I." The redhead said.
"You don't love me. You love the me I don't remember." The blue haired boy said as he fell to his knees. Kuroko winced in pain as a headache washed over him.
"Tetsuya... You know, I think that we both pick each other up, don't you think? We're both monsters but we both possess qualities which the other doesn't have and those qualities help us support each other even with our flaws. The moment I saw you, I didn't see a monster, but I saw all of your talents, your abilities, your potential and capabilities. Never once did I stop loving you." Akashi explained.
The blue haired boy looked up and then felt Akashi's lips over his own. Their warmth was shared through such a delicate touch and it brought Kuroko's memories back.
"S-Seijuro..." The blue haired boy whispered and then he suddenly panicked, "Oh my god... I'm so sorry, I hurt you."
Akashi looked at his shoulder which was bleeding a bit and smiled, "I'm fine, I'm more worried about your hands."
Kuroko smiled, "If you're fine, I'm fine."
The redhead started laughing as he pat Kuroko's head. The blue haired boy looked up in confusion and asked, "What's so funny?"
"I can't believe you were just a little, slightly jealous of yourself."
The blue haired boy's face turned red and he exclaimed, "I wasn't jealous!"
"You were so jealous. 'I don't want you to love someone I'm not' and 'You love the me I don't remember'; I would definitely say you were jealous of yourself. You were jealous that I liked your past self." Akashi said with a grin.
Kuroko lightly hit the redhead and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about. I wasn't jealous."
The redhead stood up and said, "Let's go home. No more killing too."
The Sky Runner looked down and mumbled, "I killed my friends..."
Akashi lightly brushed his boyfriend's blue hair and said, "It's just the way this life is. You can make it up to them the next time we see them. Fate isn't always so kind."
Kuroko nodded and followed the redhead back to his house. The rest of the team sat there and when they saw the blue haired boy, they pointed their guns at him. The blue haired boy bowed and apologized,
"I'm really sorry that I injured one of you and I hope you can forgive me. I stopped killing for good however, I will not forget or forgive myself for murdering those innocent people."
Aomine frowned and said, "We can't just let you go loose."
Kuroko smiled, "I know. But in order to capture me, you'll have to catch me."
Akashi grabbed the blue haired boy's hand and they both ran out of the house. They quickly moved to another country and started to build their life there. They got their 28th tattoo in France and then settled down in Belgium. Akashi and Kuroko were happy and they knew that it would be dangerous to go back to Japan until the next life, so they made sure no one was able to follow them. The group of police officers never forgot Kuroko though. They never forgot the Sky Runner and Akashi Seijuro and they swore to find them and kill them.
Eventually they did. Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara and Kise were able to track their new home and they barged in to see Kuroko making dinner.
"Well, well, Sky Runner, looks like we've caught you." Aomine said.
The blue haired boy froze but didn't seem scared at all. Kuroko turned to face them and picked up his cellphone.
The group of police officers watched as the blue haired boy called someone.
"Seijuro? Yeah ducky, it's me. We have visitors. I...uh, I'll see you later. Make sure you find me." Kuroko mumbled, "I love you."
Before the redhead could say anything, the blue haired boy hung up and closed his eyes.
He was shot twice in the chest. Kuroko's limp body fell back onto the cold kitchen floor and the group waited for Akashi to return home. The redhead came home early and burst through the front door. He didn't even pay attention to the guns pointed at him, the redhead immediately ran to the blue haired boy,
"Tetsuya!" He yelled.
Akashi's hands slowly became soaked with blood and anger slowly started to consume him. The redhead knew that they had a gun in the bedroom, but the difficulty would be getting there. Akashi sprinted towards the bedroom and grabbed the gun from the dresser. He shot Midorima and Murasakibara and then tried to hide. Aomine and Kise split up to search for the redhead. Akashi saw the blond in front of him and shot him, but a voice spoke from behind him.
The redhead was able to feel the cold metal of a gun press against the back of his head and Aomine said,
"It's over."
Akashi was shot once in the head.