I'm going to tell you the story of a blue haired boy who came from another star and a red haired boy who loved like no other. A blue haired boy who betrayed his own people in order to live in peace with a specific red haired boy.
Everything starts with the blue haired boy.
Kuroko was the youngest of his kind.
In fact, he was considered a child. The blue haired boy was forty years old but he had stopped aging at twenty. How long would he look twenty? About four hundred years and then he would peacefully die.
Kuroko lived on a dying star called 'Contandiance' and his people panicked over the short time they had left on their home star. Due to the sickness of their star, people were sent out to look for another star or a planet. Kuroko was nominated to be one of the explorers; since he was still young, they felt that it would be good for him to gain some experience about the world. After all, it wasn't like anything could kill him. Well, there were specific things, but I'll tell you later. When Kuroko arrived on a planet called Earth, he found someone who would take care of him and that person was me. My name is Kagami Taiga and I was the first human being to ever know of Kuroko's existence. The blue haired boy told me about his star, what he can do and what could kill him. After that, I took care of him like he was my son. Though I knew he was older than I was, there was something about Kuroko's small form that made me think of him as my child. The blue haired boy was unable to feel intimacy with a human being as it weakened him, he lived in a completely monotone emotional state. Poison wouldn't affect him however consuming alcohol would make him lose control of his abilities. Getting shot by a gun would still hurt, but with the proper care, Kuroko would be able to heal in no time.
The blue haired boy was able to control small things, like turning the light on and off by simply looking at it. He would also be able to move things closer or farther. He was also able to teleport small distances. Other than that, his stronger abilities hadn't developed since he was just a child.
Kuroko was wise and bold. He wasn't afraid of anything. However, he didn't know much about Earth, so he was clueless sometimes.
Kuroko worked in a large business department with me and he was a hard worker. The blue haired boy told me that he was to stay on Earth for ten years and then he would contact his home to report whether it was a good place to live or not.
I thought that it was almost as if Kuroko's kind would invade, but the blue haired boy assured me that they would just live side by side like any other human, except he would live for four hundred years.
"Kagami-kun, we won't be taking over. We will live like every other human. We'll just have...a longer life expectancy and we won't get sick as often." The blue haired boy said in his monotone voice.
It had been nine years since Kuroko arrived on Earth and as I grew older, he still looked twenty. The blue haired boy became a university teacher and because of his young appearance, many people admired him. Kuroko was still learning more about the Earth, but he learned a lot faster than others. I felt a bit sad since my best friend was going to leave in one year, but I knew that if Kuroko didn't go back, there was a chance he would die. The only reason why Kuroko was to go back to his star was so that Earth's conditions doesn't kill him completely and to check if it was possible to adapt to the atmosphere. The way I saw it was that if Kuroko didn't leave after ten years, then he would become sick and probably die within a year or maybe a few months.
When Kuroko started class, he knew that many of his female students stared at him with eyes filled with lust. The blue haired boy ignored the stares but he kept feeling uncomfortable whenever his student, Akashi Seijuro, looked at him. The redhead had a stare that made Kuroko's heart freeze mid-beat. The blue haired boy had never felt affected this way by a person, but he knew that Akashi seemed to feel the same way. The redhead always held an amused expression whenever he walked into class and Akashi would also leave last when class ended. Kuroko didn't like the feeling he got from his red haired student so he tried not to glance at Akashi a lot.
After class, the redhead waited until everyone left the room and just continued to look at his teacher.
"Akashi-kun, shouldn't you leave?" Kuroko said without looking up, already knowing that the redhead hadn't left.
"Hm, Kuroko-sensei, there's something weird about you, but I don't know what."
The blue haired boy raised an eyebrow, "Huh, I can say the same about you."
Akashi stood up and moved closer to the blue haired boy. Kuroko backed up into the wall and stared into the redhead's eyes with confidence. The blue haired boy knew what was going to happen next. Akashi slowly leaned forward to claim the blue haired boy's lips.
Kuroko gripped the redhead's shoulders and switched their positions. The blue haired boy had Akashi pinned against the wall, their lips dangerously close.
"I suggest you don't do what you were thinking." Kuroko whispered, never breaking eye contact with the redhead.
The blue haired boy wanted to give into Akashi's thoughts, but doing so would only result in bad things. His body was already getting weaker from the many years he spent on Earth and at this point, he just wanted to go home to his star.
Akashi didn't mind being pinned back by the blue haired boy but he also wanted to be all over Kuroko.
The redhead smiled and said, "I won't do what I was thinking. But you have to go out to dinner with me."
"I'm your teacher." Kuroko said.
"And I'm your student. Doesn't matter to me and we're both legal age so we can do whatever we want." The redhead said in a quiet voice, almost as if he was trying to seduce Kuroko.
The blue haired boy sighed and said, "Alright fine. I'll meet you in this class at six. Is that a good time?"
Akashi nodded and then left. Kuroko felt irritated, he didn't want Akashi to fall in love with him and he himself didn't want to fall in love either. There was only a year until the blue haired boy had to leave and he definitely didn't want to make any connections with anyone.
The blue haired boy swore to keep his distance from Akashi, but when the time got closer to six, he couldn't help but feel slightly excited.
Akashi looked the same as always, he wore a grey hoodie and a pair of jeans. The blue haired boy smiled and greeted his student politely.
They went out to a restaurant and ate together.
"So, Kuroko-sensei, many people have been telling me to ask you what you age is." The redhead said.
"What is this, an interview?" The blue haired boy joked, "I'm 30 years old."
More like 49 years old... Too bad humans have a different way of living. Kuroko thought.
"I'm 25 years old. I thought you would be older, despite your appearance." The redhead said.
The blue haired boy laughed slightly, "I get that a lot."
They learned more about each other and then when they walked home together. That was how they noticed that they lived in the same apartment complex and how they were practically neighbours.
"This is surprising." Akashi said as they stood side by side in the elevator.
"Indeed it is." Kuroko mumbled.
They both got off at the same floor and walked towards their doors. Before entering the safety of their apartment room, they both turned and smiled at each other.
"Goodnight, Akashi-kun."
"Goodnight, Kuroko-sensei."
When the blue haired boy walked into his apartment, I was waiting for him with my arms crossed.
"Where were you?" I had asked, a hint of anger in my voice.
"My student asked me out to dinner." Kuroko muttered.
I stood their in disbelief and then warned the blue haired boy, "You have one year Kuroko... Don't get too involved with people."
"I know," The blue haired boy said, "I won't."
Even though Kuroko had said that, I knew he would continue to go out with this student of his. The way the blue haired boy's face lit up when he got a text from his student, the way he smiled gently when he heard his student's voice on the phone, the way he blushed when he came back home after going out with his student; they were all signs. I knew... Kuroko Tetsuya was falling in love.
The blue haired boy was still a child, he didn't even know how to use a spoon when he first came to Earth. But I knew that he was definitely falling in love. Though Kuroko didn't realize it at the time nor did he understand what love was.
Akashi knew that his blue haired teacher was innocent and strange. The fact that no matter how many dates they went on and Kuroko wouldn't kiss him showed Akashi that the blue haired boy was definitely hiding something. The redhead didn't want to pry, but he wanted to figure out what was hidden from him.
Akashi and Kuroko went drinking one day. The blue haired boy didn't drink, he just watched the redhead drink his heart out and rant about his parents. Kuroko found it quite adorable to see the redhead's flushed face. Akashi was really drunk after an hour. The redhead flailed his arms and slurred his words,
"I dun wanma goo" (I don't want to go) Akashi said as he leaned against Kuroko.
"Well, too bad, we have to get you home. You're completely drunk."
"'M not..." The redhead mumbled.
The blue haired boy sighed and slowly dragged Akashi to his feet.
It was a hard trip back to their apartment building. The redhead continuously refused to go anywhere and Kuroko just kept trying to drag the drunken man along with him.
Once they got to Akashi's front door, the blue haired boy asked, "What pocket are your keys in?"
"Bac bucket..." (Back pocket) Akashi mumbled.
Kuroko shoved his hand down the redhead's left back pocket and then opened the door to Akashi's room. It was the first time the blue haired boy had entered Akashi's apartment and it was surprisingly organized. Everything was clean and spotless. It was kind of creepy but it was nice and comforting. Kuroko continued to drag the redhead to his room and then the blue haired boy threw Akashi onto his bed. Kuroko sighed from exhaustion and quickly tucked the redhead under his covers.
Akashi was already fast asleep and quietly mumbling in his sleep. The blue haired boy smiled when he heard the redhead say his name.
"Tet...suya..." Akashi said.
Kuroko felt his cheeks flush when he heard his first name. The blue haired boy leaned towards Akashi and lightly brushed his hair out of his face.
Suddenly, the redhead's arms slipped around Kuroko's neck and pulled him down. The blue haired boy let out a sound of surprise as he fell down. Kuroko's eyes widened when he noticed that their lips were touching. The emotional turmoil that Kuroko felt would eventually lead to a weakened state but the blue haired boy deepened the kiss and tilted Akashi's chin for better access. When Kuroko pulled away, he quickly left Akashi's apartment and ran to his own.
Not like he'll remember the kiss… The blue haired boy thought as he walked into his home.
I remember that night as if it was yesterday. Kuroko walked in the room, his cheeks red and he tightly gripped his shirt.
I remember asking him what was wrong and then I remember him collapsing in my arms. I yelled out his name over and over again, but Kuroko seemed to be dying.
Not being able to take him to the hospital, since the blue haired boy had different DNA, I got him to his bed and took care of him all night.
Kuroko couldn't seem to rest peacefully and he just kept tossing and turning in his sleep. His heart rate was elevated and it wouldn't slow down. His fever continued to rise as the night progressed. I didn't know what to do half the time, but I also knew I couldn't leave him alone.
The next day, I called the school in order to tell them that Kuroko was sick.
The lights flickered on and off as the blue haired boy winced in his sleep. Objects fell off of tables and shelves whenever Kuroko turned to his sides.
When Akashi noticed that the blue haired boy wasn't at school, he became curious and concerned. So, at the end of the day, Akashi decided to visit the blue haired boy's room and thank him for getting him to bed the night before.
The redhead rang the doorbell and waited patiently. I heard it, but didn't want to answer. When the doorbell rang again, I got to my feet and swung the apartment door.
"Uh...Hi." Akashi said, not expecting to see me.
"You're Kuroko's student, right? I'm Kagami Taiga, it's nice to meet you." I said calmly.
The redhead smiled and nodded his head, "My name is Akashi Seijuro, it's nice to meet you too."
I remember I had told Akashi, "I'm assuming you want to see Kuroko, but he's really sick so I don't think it'll be a good idea. Actually, I think it would be best if you didn't meet him any more."
The redhead seemed offended by this and he asked, "Why?"
"Kuroko...has to leave in a few months and he won't be coming back for a long time. I can tell that he has fallen in love with you and I don't want him to get hurt when he leaves." I explained to the redhead as vaguely as possible.
Kuroko's eyes fluttered open at the sound of Akashi's voice.
"Ak...ashi-kun..." The blue haired boy mumbled before using the remainder of his strength to teleport himself away.
The redhead gave up on trying to see Kuroko and he said, "Alright, I hope he gets better."
"I hope so too..." I muttered.
When Akashi left, I went back to Kuroko's room to take care of him, only to notice that the blue haired boy was gone.
When Akashi entered his room, he noticed Kuroko sleeping on his bed. The redhead rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming and then slowly approached the sleeping boy. Akashi lightly brushed Kuroko's hair away from his face and blushed at the sight.
The blue haired boy looked so peaceful and adorable. Akashi didn't even question how Kuroko got into his apartment, he just enjoyed the fact that the blue haired boy was in his room. The redhead poked Kuroko's cheeks and smiled when the blue haired boy flinched slightly at the touch. Akashi quickly got ready for bed and then crawled under the cover with Kuroko. The redhead spooned the blue haired boy and curled his arm around Kuroko's waist. Akashi buried his face in the blue haired boy's hair and fell asleep immediately. Kuroko felt comforted by the warmth enveloping him and slept peacefully.
In the morning, the blue haired boy finally woke up. He snuggled closer to the warmth behind him and then he opened his eyes and realized that he wasn't in his room.
Kuroko snapped awake and attempted to get up, only to hit his head against Akashi's chin. Both of them groaned in pain and then looked at each other. The blue haired boy pulled away from the redhead's arms and said,
"Where am I? Why are you here? Don't touch me."
"You're in my room. You just kind of...appeared here last night." Akashi answered.
Does he know what I am...? Kuroko thought to himself. The redhead seemed to have an undying curiosity towards Kuroko and he asked,
"What are you? I know you're not human..."
Kuroko felt his heart clench up in his chest and he decided to tell the truth, "I'm from a different place. I was sent here to live on Earth for ten years and then I have to go back."
The redhead raised his eyebrows in disbelief and asked, "Are you crazy or something?"
"Actually I have more complex brain functions than you. So not crazy, but a genius." The blue haired boy said.
"You're insane."
"Eh, I would consider myself sane."
"You're mentally disabled."
"Not really..."
Akashi fell silent and then he said, "Prove it."
The blue haired boy stood up and sighed, "Fine. Keep your eyes on me, do not take them off of me."
The redhead nodded and stared at Kuroko. In the blink of an eye, the blue haired boy was gone. Hands slipped around Akashi's waist from behind and when the redhead turned around, he saw Kuroko.
The redhead tilted his head to kiss the blue haired boy but Kuroko vanished again and this time he was on the bed.
"There are some do's and don't's because I'm not from your planet." The blue haired boy said while gesturing towards Akashi to lie down on the bed next to him.
"Okay, tell me so I don't hurt you or anything." The redhead said.
"Don't get close to me. I can't take it. Kisses seem to trigger those emotions." Kuroko said.
"You were sick yesterday... Did you kiss someone then?" Akashi asked, feeling a bit jealous by the fact that someone might have kissed the blue haired boy.
Kuroko leaned forward so that his lips were inches away from Akashi's and he said, "If we kissed now, it wouldn't be the first time."
"Eh?" The redhead questioned, not having memory of ever kissing the blue haired boy.
"We went drinking, remember? What do you think happened? I brought you home and put you on your bed. You pulled me down and kissed me."
"I don't...remember. Well, I remember going out for drinks but everything else...I don't remember." The redhead mumbled.
Kuroko sighed, "I know. You were really drunk, I didn't expect you to remember."
The blue haired boy stood up to leave but Akashi grabbed his arm, "I want to remember."
"Then think harder." Kuroko muttered before leaving the apartment.
The redhead felt frustrated. The blue haired boy was seductive but he was untouchable. Akashi did his best to remember that night but all he could remember was Kuroko's blue hair and his stunning blue eyes.
The redhead kept trying to remember that night before going to class.
Kuroko stood in front of the class and started teaching the lesson. Once the day was over, the blue haired boy and Akashi walked home together. It was quite strange, but since they were heading same direction and to the same apartment, it would just be easier to hold each other's groceries.
With plastic bags in their hands, the two walked slowly without conversation. Akashi kept glancing towards the blue haired boy, just to see his beautiful face. Kuroko, on the other hand, looked straight ahead, but he did notice that Akashi was glancing at him. When they got to their apartment, they both stepped into the elevator. No one else was there.
The redhead dropped his grocery bags when the doors slid shut and pushed Kuroko against the wall.
The blue haired boy didn't seem surprised as he asked, "What are you doing?"
"Come over to my place tomorrow for dinner." Akashi said, his hands lightly resting on Kuroko's waist.
The blue haired boy sighed, "Six o'clock?"
The redhead nodded and then the elevator doors opened. I was quickly going out to buy a drink when I saw Akashi and Kuroko pressed together in the elevator with the groceries on the ground. The blue haired boy seemed calm as he walked out of the elevator first and greeted me.
"Kagami-kun, I'll make dinner." The blue haired boy mumbled before walking into the apartment room.
Before Akashi left the elevator, I shot him a glare and said, "Stay away from him."
The next day, at exactly 6 in the evening, Akashi heard a knock at his door.
The redhead swung the door open to see Kuroko greeting him shyly. They ate dinner silently and then Akashi suggested that they watch a movie of some sort. As they watched a horror movie, Akashi observed the blue haired boy. Kuroko was curled up in the corner of the couch and staring blankly at the TV screen. He didn't seem to be scared at all. Akashi found the movie quite boring, but he just loved staring at how beautiful the blue haired boy looked. Kuroko looked to the side one time to see the redhead staring at him. Instead of looking away, he held the eye contact.
Both of them had forgotten the movie and they just looked into each other's eyes. Kuroko then shuffled closer to the redhead and lightly kissed him on the cheek. Akashi seemed stunned for a second but then he wrapped his arms around Kuroko's small form and leaned against him. After a few minutes, they both fell asleep while watching the movie.
The next morning, Kuroko found himself pressed close against Akashi's chest on the couch. Their legs were tangled and their hair was a mess. The blue haired boy looked up at the redhead who was sleeping and mumbled,
"I'm sorry... I can't be near you without falling in love with you."
Kuroko got up to leave, only to feel the redhead grabbing his wrist.
"I love you. Please stay." Akashi said.
The blue haired boy shook his head and then disappeared. Akashi sighed and then got up to get ready for the day. Kuroko appeared in his own room and started getting ready for the day as well.
A heavy feeling weighed down on the blue haired boy's chest whenever he left Akashi. Of course, Kuroko wanted to stay and be with the redhead, but he knew he had to distance himself.
The months quickly passed and Kuroko started feeling weak. He felt more tired than usual and his abilities took more strength to use. However, as his powers grew weaker, he was able to do more things which he couldn't before. Which was how he ended up in a horrible position.
Kuroko was pinned against the wall by Akashi. The blue haired boy was too tired to push him away, so he allowed Akashi to do whatever he wanted.
"Akashi-kun...What do you want?"
"I love you and I want to be with you... You said you were leaving soon, but aren't you going to come back sooner or later? I will wait for you, Tetsuya." The redhead said.
Kuroko blushed slightly but he tried his best to keep it together, "Akashi-kun... This love can't work. It'll never work."
"Please, Tetsuya... I don't want to lose you." Akashi muttered.
The blue haired boy loved the redhead just as equally, but he knew that they would never be able to stay together.
"S-Seijuro..." Kuroko started bravely, "I have to go back to my star in a week..."
Akashi's hands fell to the blue haired boy's hips. His fingertips gently brushing along the lines of his hip bones. The blue haired boy shivered at the feeling and raised his hand to cup Akashi's face.
"I'm sorry, Seijuro."
Kuroko stood on his toes and he kissed the redhead on the lips. Akashi slowly deepened the kiss as he wiped the tears off of the blue haired boy's face.
This is the last time I'm ever going to hear him, Kuroko thought, touch him, smell him, feel him and see him…
With that in mind, the blue haired boy gave in to Akashi completely. The redhead's tongue danced with Kuroko's as they shared their last kiss and then with all the strength he had left, the blue haired boy vanished.
Akashi stood all alone, his fingertips felt light without the feeling of Kuroko under them. The redhead had no idea where the blue haired boy could have transported to, but he knew he had one week to find him.
Of course the first place he went was Kuroko's apartment. But when he rang the doorbell, I wasn't there and neither was Kuroko. Akashi began searching other places and he asked people whether they had seen the blue haired boy. The redhead searched frantically, wanting desperately to see Kuroko again.
Once the week passed, I sent the blue haired boy home. Kuroko was ill from his feelings for Akashi but also completely depressed as his people took him home. After that, I moved back into apartment beside Akashi's, knowing that he would want some answers.
The redhead didn't see me until we stood in the elevator together. He looked infuriated as he shoved me and demanded to know where Kuroko was.
"He's gone. He left a few days ago..." I mumbled.
The redhead seemed to calm down once I told him that. But he still couldn't get over the fact that he would never see Kuroko again.
On his star, Kuroko was asked many questions about Earth. The blue haired boy explained the details but told them that the atmosphere would take away their abilities. Most of his people were horrified of losing their powers, but Kuroko begged to go back.
"Why would you want to be like those disgusting humans? They kill everything they touch." Kuroko's father said.
"I love one of those disgusting humans, father." The blue haired boy said.
The blue haired boy's father frowned and said, "Why don't you just live with those dirty creatures then?"
"I would fucking love that." Kuroko snapped back.
Kuroko's father was a powerful man indeed, for he called soldiers to take the blue haired boy away and to torture him.
The blue haired boy stood bravely and he walked off to the dungeon. Kuroko was tortured for 3 years. He was whipped almost every day and at the end of each day, his father would ask him, "Who do you belong to?"
A normal citizen would have said, "The king." Which was Kuroko's father. But the blue haired boy spat at his father face and answered with,
"Akashi Seijuro."
Kuroko healed fast so the soldiers were able to whip the prince many times.
No matter how much time passed, Kuroko said that he belonged to Akashi Seijuro. After those three years of torture, the blue haired boy was nothing but a limp body, whimpering in fear of the whip. So his father threw him down to Earth, to me.
I was a teacher now and seeing Kuroko again made me happier than ever, but seeing his broken body broke my own heart as well. I called Akashi (we had become friends over the years) and he quickly rushed over to my apartment. We were still neighbors so there wasn't much distance to cross.
"Taiga, it's nice to meet you." The redhead said impatiently as he walked through the door and burst into the room which used to be Kuroko's.
The blue haired boy was sleeping peacefully on the bed. I didn't mention the scars to Akashi, since it seemed better if the redhead found out by himself.
"He was at my front door, just lying there, covered in blood." I explained briefly.
Akashi reached out and lightly touched the blue haired boy's face. At the touch, Kuroko flinched away and woke up. He screamed and tried to get away from us.
The blue haired boy mumbled Akashi's name over and over again as if the name had traumatized him and burned into his soul.
Akashi quickly grabbed Kuroko and held him close. Warmth spread across the blue haired boy's body and he knew he was safe. Eventually, Kuroko fell asleep again on Akashi's chest. It took a while for the blue haired boy to heal. Kuroko barely ate and he refused to move, but he found comfort in Akashi's presence.
A few months later, the blue haired boy was back to normal. He smiled and talked more often. He lived with Akashi, but visited me every other day.
One day, when the redhead came home, Kuroko grabbed Akashi's hand and dragged him to their bed. The blue haired boy lightly pushed the redhead onto the bed and said, "Seijuro...I want you."
"Uh-I...uh, are you sure?" Akashi stuttered.
"Do you not want to?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion.
"No! Of course I want to. It's just...you have to keep your emotions in check, don't you?"
"I don't mind." The blue haired boy mumbled and then he leaned down and kissed Akashi.
Their memories were triggered as they shared the kiss and when they pulled away, Kuroko smiled,
"Welcome back, Seijuro."
"Good to be back, Tetsuya."
They cuddled together and whispered sweet nothing to each other. When Akashi's pulled the blue haired boy's shirt off, he immediately noticed the scars.
"When did this happen?"
"...Uh, on my star. It's no big deal."
"It's a big deal. Look at how many there are!" Akashi traced the scars lightly and felt Kuroko tense up underneath his fingertips.
"It doesn't matter anymore. We're together, let's enjoy the time we have." The blue haired boy muttered before kissing the redhead once again.
They went out to get their tattoo the next day and then continued to spend every day together. Eventually, Kuroko's abilities disappeared and he became a regular human. As they continued to live together, they continued to fear what would happen to them once one hundred years were over. Even though they were afraid, they knew that for now they had each other.
When Akashi passed away, it was difficult for the blue haired boy to cope. But after a few months, Kuroko followed Akashi in death.