Kuroko walked back to the tables in the canteen and sat across from Aomine and Kise, and began to eat his food. Kise was excitedly filling the air with conversation that Kuroko paid no attention to. After a few minutes, Kuroko had finished his food and was listening quietly to Kise's chatter. Soon the tents drape fluttered open to reveal Akashi, and Midorima right behind him holding the material drape open. The two walked in and sat down at the table next to Kuroko who in return shied away. Kuroko found Akashi to be a bit much for him, and wished not to have such a personality sitting next to him, but Akashi was the leader and could do anything he wanted and Kuroko had to except that, or so he thought.

"ok everyone, to start off our little meeting I would like to welcome our new member Kuroko Tetsuya, I'm sure he will be a great help in our next goal…" Akashi glanced at Kuroko and gave him a wink, which made Kuroko shiver.

"What next goal Akashi-chii?" Kise asked calmly.

"The man that we have been chasing after, the man who has been trying to kill us for five years, is now in our grasp. He is resting in a village three days from here, and from what momoi can see, he isn't planning to move anytime soon. Tomorrow morning we set off; During our travel…royta, daiki…im putting you two in charge of Tetsuya. Train him and show him the basics, and try to unlock his power…that is your job."

"yes, sir!" Kise and Aomine said together. Kuroko looked at Akashi and frowned. He didn't like being talked about, especially when he was right in front of them.

"And Tetsuya…" Kuroko looked up and once again shivered at the man's peircing eyes.

" Your job is to get as strong as you can in three days, and please do try not to get in our way when we get there. This man is very strong, and has slipped through our fingers more than once." Kuroko nodded his head, but a question still played on his mind.

"I beg your pardon Akashi Kun, but who is this man you speak of?" Akashi scowled in Kuroko's direction, not at kuroko directly, but at the question itself.

"His name is Kagami Taiga; he is a miracle like us." Akashi stated.

"He hates our guts…he thinks we killed his family…" Aomine continued.

"Which is sooo not true!" Kise interrupted loudly.

"He assumed that we were the murderer's just because we were at the scene, and soon revenge consumed him and we could no longer speak to him in fact." Midorima finished, pushing up his glasses.

"he's been after our blood for five years now Tetsuya and…-"

"wait!" everyone stopped talking and looked at Kuroko.

"Are you guys planning on killing him?" everyone was silent and the unexpected question, but Akashi was the first to speak up.

"No…Taiga was once our friend, and we want to bring him back, so we are going to get rid of that horrid memory that separates us, and become one again." Now Kuroko was confused. He had no idea what this man was talking about.

"What? How can you do that?" Akashi paused in thought before speaking again.

"Well…by now you should know that every miracle has its power, correct?" Kuroko nodded his head and Akashi continued.

"well Daiki has a sister named Satsuki who is also a miracle, however she was born without the mark. She has the power to control memories. We are going to use her to delete Taiga's memory of that time and bring him back to us."

"But…but what if Kagami kun doesn't want to come back afterwards? What will you do then?" Akashi scowled further at the question, losing his temper.

"Are you questioning my methods Tetsuya?"

Kuroko inwardly panicked. He knew the question had upset Akashi.

"Let's drop this conversation; I have better things to do. Tetsuya, I will let you off with a warning. Never question my methods."

Kuroko clamped his jaw shut and nodded his head in defeat. He had no idea why asking questions was so annoying to the red-head, but for the sake of his safety, kuroko did not argue. Kuroko watched as Akashi stood up and brushed himself off.

"Well then, we will meet in front of the camp ready to set off at 7:30 tomorrow morning. If anyone shows up late, I will have their head! Good day." Akashi turned his back and walked out of the tent with a strut. Kuroko looked around the table as soon as Akashi left. Everyone went back to what they were doing. Midorima pulled out a book and started to read, Kise started complaining to aomine about how early they had to wake up, and even murasakibara joined us at the table. Kuroko sighed softly and wondered who the man Kagami Taiga was; as kuroko played with the name in his mind, he felt as if he knew the name. It rang bells, but Kuroko just couldn't bring himself to remember where he had heard the name. The name its self, no- the figure behind the name was so unbearably nostalgic, that Kuroko felt like he had known this person for a very long time.

Kuroko's head pounded.

Remember, we will be best friends by fate; we will always find each other.

Kuroko gasped and grabbed his head in pain.

What was that! Who-!

"Kuroko-chii! Kuroko-chii? Are you okay?"

Kuroko snapped out of his "daydream" in a cold sweat.

"I'm fine, I'm sorry to worry you." Kise frowned at the remark.

"Did you remember what happened at your home? You're crying."

Kuroko reached up to his cheek, only to find tears running down them. Tears continued to fall from his eyes, unintentionally. Kuroko wiped the tears away with the sleeve of his uniform, which earned an upset grunt from Midorima, and shook his head.

"No, I'm fine Kise-kun. It's nothing, really!"

"If you say so Kuroko-chii. Remember, if you ever need someone to talk to about that, I'm always open." Kuroko nodded his head and stood up. He needed to go back to his tent and think in peace. Kuroko bowed.

"im going to go back to my tent now, good day everyone." Everyone cheered a goodbye to Kuroko as he walked through the draped doorway. Kuroko's head pounded again. He needed to lie down.

Remember.

Remember what? What am I forgetting!?

Free me tetsuya, and you will remember—

Who are you!?

Everything!

Kuroko panted and leaned against a tree near the tent.

What is going on with me? Kuroko thought to himself as he shook off his vertigo and continued to his tent. Kuroko plopped down on his mat and lay on his side. He closed his eyes and thought about the voice in his head that he found, was still quietly echoing his message.

Free me. What does that mean? How do I free you? Kuroko tried to reach out to the voice, but when he did, the voice became silent. Kuroko sighed and urged his body to fall asleep again. His headaches were getting worse, but kuroko shrugged them off, thinking that they were just a part of the stress of his new situation.

Soon kuroko drifted off into sleep, not to wake up until the next morning.

would you believe me that my two year absence was because of writer block?no?ok then. well, I guess I have nothing to say for myself. people started to really like this story, so naturally this boosted my confidence and I started this story up again! during my absence I have been improving my writing skills, so the grammar might be a little better! anyways, thank you for reading this, and if you would like, please like review and follow!

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