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Chapter 24: Mesmerize

"Kuroko!"

Kuroko ignored Kagami's call as he dashed in the hallways. It was frustrating when he felt someone slowly becoming closer to people other than him, especially someone who had given him so much attention in the past few days. Before it was just all him, but now…he couldn't even bother to tell him where he is going. Kuroko's strides became faster. Was it possible not to be possessive at all?

He curses Kagami's denseness sometimes, he didn't know if he's purposely doing this, going out with Kuroko's former friends, becoming friendly with them, playing during weekends with them—it wasn't as if he hates them, it was just…time. Kagami used to put Kuroko in everything he does, when he goes out to buy shoes he'd ask Kuroko which color would seem better and ask him to come with him even if he knew Kuroko would refuse and say he'd rather sleep the day, but now he will call Aomine instead, ask him to go with him to buy basketball shoes and they would play basketball until they felt like going home then. It wasn't fair.

It used to be everything about him.

Though he knows that is wrong he couldn't help the thought.

BLAG

Kuroko's eyes widen as he bumped into someone, he staggered back from the force and quickly bowed his head, "I'm sorry I wasn't looking." Kuroko quickly said. The teal haired musician blinked at the familiar pair of expensive shoes.

"Oh, you're here…Tetsuya."

Kuroko felt his heart skip a beat at the familiar voice. All of a sudden flashes of images filled his mind.

He remember flashing lights, he raised his hand over his eyes to cover them from the onslaught. There were too many questions thrown to him all at once it felt like he was inside a vacuum.

"Is it true Kuroko-san?"

"What can you say about the issue?"

"Is it true that you left the band because you found about your true father?"

"Kuroko-san please look this way please!"

It was all Akashi's plan, he wanted Kuroko to stay, to do that he threatened to release the information about Kuroko's true identity, a bastard son of a missing musician that was once hooked in drug deals. Kuroko remember the horror in his mother's face, she was shaking so hard begging his son to return to the band to withhold the information that would destroy their lives. He didn't even knew of it until then. He has no idea that the father he had known for so long does not share the same blood that runs in his veins.

"This would not happen if you only stay."

Kuroko backed away, eyes wide for the first time after a long time he had seen Akashi again, face to face. Inside Kuroko he could feel a sense of anger, bitterness but at the same time longing and nostalgia. He hated Akashi for that, he hated him for wanting him to stay, for doing everything to get him to stay, for letting Aomine grew out of his love for music, for mocking him, for saying that he will never be able to stand alone, for becoming someone he doesn't even recognize anymore. And yet he cherished him, he was the one who brought him to meet Kise and everyone else, he is the second person to believe in his potential, he brought him in his first taste of the stage, he was the one who taught him the things he knows right now.

"Akashi-kun…" Kuroko said.

He changed a lot, Kuroko thought to himself as he stare at the red head. His eyes have become colder than the last time he saw it, it was more devious and cunning.

"I see that you're not alone." Akashi said as he tipped his chin towards the incoming person behind Kuroko. "It seems as if fate has been playing on us."

Kuroko turns and found Kagami walking towards him, eyes narrowed at Akashi.

"Kagami-kun has nothing to do with this, he is none of your business." Kuroko replied defensively at Akashi. Akashi's lips turn upwards in a sly smile.

"Oh? What do I see here, is this why Aomine failed to convince you?"

Kuroko felt his body shook, he remembered what Aomine told him. Akashi plotted that to happen, for Aomine to convince him to return with him, unfortunately he didn't anticipate that Kise would come to the picture as well as Kuroko's now sturdy and strong bond with Kagami in a short period of time.

"Kuroko." Kagami said with a low growl in his voice, Kuroko's eyes widen when he felt Kagami suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him a bit behind him. Kagami stared right at Akashi without blinking. "What is your business, huh?"

Akashi frowned at the other. Eyes staring back with intensity.

"The infamous Kagami Taiga." Akashi said with a smirk, Akashi took a step forward which alarmed Kuroko quickly.

"Kagami-kun!" Kuroko quickly pulled Kagami with all his might to back away making the other forcefully break eye contact with Akashi.

"Very rude." Akashi said, "Staring at me as if we are equals. You are a dirt beneath my feet Kagami Taiga remember your place."

"Wha—" Kagami whipped his head towards the other upon hearing the insult. Kagami growled lowly at Akashi. He could never be wrong, this is Akashi Seijuuro, the man who plots Kuroko's downfall, the reason for everything.

"You sound so sure, you sound so confident but truly you are no comparison to the Miracles, compared to Daiki you're just a dim dead star."

"Let's just leave," Kuroko insisted trying to pull Kagami away, "Let's go Kagami-kun."

"No." Kagami replied as he's hand clenched in a fist. "I don't care what am I compared to the others, but don't ever come near Kuroko ever again."

Akashi chuckles, "You? Telling me to do something?" Akashi laughs, "What does someone with such lowly talent do? Ah you're just like a dead star indeed. You probably are shining right now, but in reality…you're thousand light years rotting already—"

SLAP

Kuroko's eyes widen, he didn't see it coming, he's eyes stare at the sight before him. Kagami had frozen as well. It was fast, for a second there just them and suddenly, they saw a blur of brown coming pass and standing between the duo and Akashi—Furihata stood there his hand fell to his side after slapping the taller male in front of him. Akashi whose cheek now is red from the action seems to have been taken aback as well.

The scarlet haired former member of the Generation of Miracles reaches to touch his burning cheek. No one has ever…

"A dead star that shines despite the truth of its own death is still better than a sun that shines using the others' demise as fuel." Furihata said staring at the other, though his whole body is trembling with the fear for his well-being the brunette refuse to be undermined by a man who choose to hurt the people had come to love as his family.

When Furihata found the two, he found them in the hall talking to a man in a business suite. Curious, the brunette walked close only to overhear the man's insult to Kagami. He realized this man is the Akashi, Kise, Aomine and Midorima had warned them about, the same man who came to see him in the convenience store. In normal circumstances Furihata would stoop down, he would be the pacifist, however this time it was the people he loves, the people he treat as family, this is the person who once hurt Kuroko.

Akashi turns to Furihata dangerously slow, his mismatched eyes wide with something akin to rage, Furihata felt all the breath in his throat was caught by his invisible grip. The man's hand raised and Furihata closed his eyes to brace for the incoming however it didn't come.

"If you lay a hand on my band mates I would never forgive you." Kuroko's voice is ice cold.

Furihata cracked his eyes open and found Kuroko holding Akashi's raised wrist, the two staring at each other never letting go.

"Akashi-san?"

Kuroko quickly let go of Akashi's hand as an unfamiliar voice cut them, a woman in a business clothes came holding some papers and a clipboard and a phone on the other, "Akashi-san we are called to office, we need to be back in thirty-minutes."

Akashi looks at Furihata for a while, his expression were blank, "Of course."

Kuroko steps back as Akashi turns and left with the woman.

Kuroko turns towards Furihata, he didn't expect Furihata to move so quickly like that. He always seems to be the most calm, the referee, the one who is always kind and quiet but today he found himself staring at the first person ever to oppose Akashi Seijuuro. Truly, the ones who you should fear most is not the one who inspires fear but the one who does not

"Are you alright?" Kuroko heard Kagami asked.

The teal haired musician nods, before putting a hand in Furihata's arm, "Furihata-kun are you alright?"

"Yes…" Furihata replied. Furihata faced Kuroko, tears in the corners of his eyes threatening to fall, obviously scarred to death. Kuroko chuckles, indeed this is their Furihata.

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Aomine slips into the studio looking around. As usual the studio is filled with people running everywhere. Walking calmly around the room he quickly scanned for a familiar face. It wasn't as if he's stalking or anything but there is a very strong reason as to why he bribed Kise's manager to give him his schedule today. Aomine stopped upon noticing the blonde sitting in the corner speaking with a middle aged woman. The blonde is wearing a black and white striped shirt and a fitting black pants.

Without saying anything Aomien quickly approached the two. When the woman turned to Aomine who looked at him with shock, Kise turned as well, the blonde's eyes suddenly widen from surprise.

"A-Aominecchi."

"Yo." Aomine answered befre reaching to his baseball cap and removing them showing his face.

"E-Excuse me, ah, K-Kise-san." The woman quickly left the two alone feeling the strange tension coming from Aomine's eyes.

"W-What are you doing here?"

"What the hell Kise."

Kise looked away quickly, "W-What are you talking about." Kise said before grabbing his bag which is sitting on the table next to him. "H-How did you even know I am here?"

Aomine frowns at Kise's avoidance, he's escaping. The tanned skin musician quickly reached out to stop the other from taking his bag. Without reserve Aomine pulled Kise's arm causing the other to let go of the material and let it fall to the floor.

"I called your manager I asked where you are today."

"Y-You can't do that!" Kise complained. "W-We always see each other a-anyways so what's up with you?"

"Why are you avoiding Tetsu?"

Kise's eyes widen at the question, his whole body froze in guilt.

"You thought I wouldn't notice, right?" Kise flinched at Aomine's words, he tried to pry Aomine's grip away however Aomine refused to let the blonde go. "And it is not just Tetsu, it's everyone. Your manager told me you've been turning down guesting jobs often than before. Why aren't you telling me this."

"I-It's none off your business—"

"Fuck that." Aomine exclaimed.

Everyone quickly turned to the two making Kise look down on the floor.

"Not here." Aomine grumbled before letting Kise's arm go. "We're talking about this, now, do you hear me Ryouta?"

Kise trembled in his spot but nodded. Aomine turns to find a staff before quickly excusing Kise to a lunch out. The staff turned to Kise who faked a smile to her and gave her a nod. The staff smiles back at Aomine and wished them well.

Aomine returned to Kise and quickly took the blonde outside.

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Kise stares at the cup of tea in front of him, it was getting cold however he couldn't seem to find the will to relax and take a sip from it. He squirms under the inspecting eyes of Aomine who is sitting across him watching him carefully.

"Don't do that." Aomine started making Kise lower his head even more, now looking at his lap like a kicked puppy.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't fucking tell me it's not my business." Aomine said with growl, Kise knew at this point the other is trying his best not to raise his voice like the usual. "You are my business so don't fucking tell me to fuck off."

"I'm so sorry."

Aomine rubbed his forehead as he rained curses under his breath. Kise looked at the other with guilt. He is still not used to telling Aomine about him, about the way his mind works, nobody ever concerned themselves as much as the other did now. It always is alright as he seems fine to others. Then suddenly there is Aomine looking like he could not live without knowing.

"Kise what the hell is wrong." Aomine said as the other placed his hand on the table. "You know that something is wrong and you are not telling me, you are fucking avoiding everything."

"I-I can't."

"You can't what?"

Kise chewed his lower lip, his hands started shaking. He found himself remembering the way Kuroko looked at him when he found him there in the hospital, the expression painting his usually stoic face. He remember his sister's face when she first found out about Kise's condition. What would his fans say?

"I'm s-scared…I can't." Kise mutters.

"Then I was right, you were avoiding Tetsu all along?"

Kise nods.

"It was why you kept on avoiding meeting with him in person always telling him you can't go, you can't see him, watch him or what not." Aomine said looking at the other.

It started not so long ago when he started noticing Kise's reluctance, he would laugh but Aomine knew something isn't right. When they saw the swarm of media outside the hotel and heard about Midorima's family renting a hall for an omiai instead of going there on his own like he would usually do, Kise messaged Kuroko instead and left the keycard to Aomine before dashing out saying he has forgotten something. Then he has also started declining guesting which usually doesn't happen. Kise loves the cameras, being a performer and entertainer is in his blood, it's written under his flesh.

"Why?"

Kise doesn't answer.

"Why are you doing this?"

Kise lips quiver as he attempts to answer.

"Tetsu isnt telling you, but he's worried."

Kise's eyes widen, "I-I worry…him…I'm worrying…Kurokocchi?"

"Obviously."

"B-But I—"

"Tetsu knows something is wrong even if you don't tell him." Aomine said as he crossed his arms over his chest, "He didn't told me either, he told Bakagami, the shitty head told me yesterday."

"B-But I…I didn't mean to…I just…I thought that would be better."

"It's better to what?"

Kise lowers his head again making Aomine sigh, it's always like that, Kise would lower his head or look away when he doesn't want to answer.

"Kise I need to—"

"It's getting worse okay?"

Aomine was shut at the blonde's words. His heart stopped and flashes of images of Kise's incident back in Teiko flooded his senses, fear, shock, anger, and guilt. Aomine swallowed thickly as he stares at Kise's face. The word worse felt like brick pressing against his heart. The first time he heard Kise confessed of what happened to him after that incident as well as the reason why he decided to hide it from Aomine he barely found himself calm. The thought of losing Kise and a part of him, a part of this person he loves placed him in so much distress.

"H-How…worse?"

Kise was shocked to see Aomine react in such way, he looked so scared, probably more scared than Kise is for himself.

"Sometimes... the ringing would start then when it stops…I cannot hear anything for a very long time…an hour, or two." Kise said quietly. "It's getting way faster than before. I might lose my hearing…faster than I expect."

"Why…didn't you tell me?"

Kise felt his throat has gone dry as he stares at Aomine and despite his failing hearing he couldn't possibly miss the way the other's voice broke. Kise felt the urge to reach towards Aomine as he looks at him with the expression of complete and utter helplessness, complete vulnerability.

"I don't want you to worry…you worry enough." Kise answered, "Kurokocchi too. I don't want him to see me like this, h-he already has a lot on his plate…e-especially now that he…has a new band and friends."

"Fuck that Kise!" Aomine replied his hand on the table is clenched in a fist. "You know I can't help it! I cannot stop worry about you! And Tetsu too, he will not say it, you know him, but he fucking worries. The more you don't tell us, the more it hurts me, us."

"But I'm not…Kurokocchi already has a new set of friends—"

"That does not lessen your worth to him or to me."

Kise found himself pressing his lips in a thin line, he remembers the day Kuroko left, he left him with a smile with an apology and when he returned he still remembers his words when he met him again after the first time, what Kagami told him, that despite everything Kuroko still respects him as a friend. After everything, after the things he did and let him do.

"So you stopped taking guesting too…because you thought Kuroko might see you in the process…and he will ask?"

Kise nods.

Aomine shakes his head, "No, y-you're not doing this."

"W-What are you saying?"

He stares at Kise for a while, he has been wrong for so many times. He has been wrong when he tried to trick himself by confessing to Kuroko when the one he really likes instead is Kise. He was wrong when he listened to Akashi and tried to convince Kuroko to leave his band. He is wrong to think he is all knowing. He is wrong when he thought he could forget about Kise. But despite all those times, he put himself at stake yet again trusting the small voice whispering inside him.

This time he wants to be right, for the right person.

"We'll do this together." Aomine said with a firm tone, "Give me at least one month Kise. Just one month."

Kise's eyes widen, at that exact moment he was shining, just like the first time he saw him sing but this time the only music were his four words. Together—never in Kise's wildest dreams had he imagined Aomine would say that word, especially to him, to someone whose ego is bigger than the sun itself, someone who is used to working out things on his own.

He couldn't believe this is true, he gaped there unable to move mesmerized by the moment as Aomine stood and left the blonde in the café.

"What the hell are you thinking Aominecchi?"

Unknown to him outside, Aomine is sending a text message that is about to send ripples to the calm waters.

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"What's your plans?"

Kuroko raises his head and found Kagami leaning against the door of the studio.

They have finished recording two songs for the album today—excluding Love Scenario, Takao and Furihata went ahead right after. Kuroko understood Takao's desire to be alone for a while, he doesn't want to pry more than necessary, there is much he needs to know and do for the two. Meanwhile Furihata excused himself saying he still have a duty in his part-time job.

"My plans?" Kuroko asked titling his head to the side, "I don't…understand."

Kagami sighs looking away trying to hide a blush creeping in his cheeks. "I-I mean, l-like are you free right now?"

Kuroko suddenly felt his whole face heat up. Is he hearing this correctly? Is Kagami Taiga seriously asking him out, right now?

"Uh…I…"

"I-It's fine if you uhm h-have plans already."

"N-No…It's fine…"

Kagami turns to Kuroko and found the teal haired musician playing with the hem of his shirt and looking down, "You sure?"

Kuroko nods making the other smile. "Let's go?"

Kagami dressed down into a simple black long sleeves and black pants, while Kuroko wore a white sweater paired with black fitting pants. The two left the studio and took a cab to wherever Kagami has in mind. Kuroko watches the scenery outside the window of the car and noticed the familiar streets. To Kuroko's surprise Kagami asked the driver to stop in a familiar street.

When the two got out of the cab Kuroko's eyes looks around.

"Ginza." Kuroko mutters. "Why here?"

Kagami scratches the back of his neck trying to look away, "I…I just have no other bright ideas."

Kuroko smiles anyways, "Let's look around?"

Kagami's eyes lit and he smiles at the other. "Sure."

Kuroko mostly led the way through the street stalls and shops. Kagami looked at the shops with interest grinning with interest, Kuroko quietly points out at cheaper stalls chuckling at Kagami's amused voice.

"How much is this?"

Kuroko turns and found Kagami inquiring in a small stall with tons of baseball caps in display. Kuroko follows Kagami and stood next to the other.

"What are you buying?" Kuroko asks.

Kagami turns to Kuroko with a grin before taking a black cap in the stall and putting it on Kuroko. He laughs at the other's utterly adorable look, Kuroko tips the cap a bit more upwards to unravel his face to Kagami. Kagami laughs and took an identical baseball cap in the store and wore it. Kuroko blinks and found Kagami's initials embroiled in red on the black baseball cap.

"It looks good on both you sir!" The female vendor said with a huge smile.

"I'm getting this." Kagami replies and quickly pays for the item.

Curiously, Kuroko took off the cap to look at it. It is a black baseball cap with his initials on the front.

TK—Kuroko's eyes widen at the realization, he turns to Kagami and found the baseball cap was the exact design as the other's except for the color of the embroidery. Kuroko found a blush creeping in his cheeks, he quietly placed the cap back to his head in attempt to hide the blush in his face.

"You like it?" Kagami asked before continuing their walk.

"Yes." Kuroko answers a smile grazing his lips.

"I only realized now we have the same initials."

Kuroko nods. "Its kinda confusing."

Kuroko lowers his head shameful of his internal thoughts, it could be confusing, yes who would be able to guess that it may mean Kagami Tetsuya? Kuroko wanted to bury himself, he sounds like a love sick high school student.

The two continued their sight-seeing free from the eyes of the public with the help of their disguise. Kuroko stopped in a few shops to buy shirts and while a doing so Kagami takes photo of Kuroko busy scheming through the clothes. He smiles as he previews the photographs in his phone, it was as if he is just as common as everyone else in that place, free of all the camera watching every step he makes, less self-conscious, raw and genuine. In a few more minutes Kagami's phone is almost full of Kuroko's pictures.

It was almost pass seven when the two finally got tired of their sightseeing. The two sat in a public bench laughing and talking about the weird shirts they found there. Kuroko chuckled and laughed that made Kagami's heart swell with mixed feelings. The teal haired musician is finally smiling and laughing so freely, the usually stoic and quiet Kuroko Tetsuya is so light hearted, so genuine and bold in showing his reactions right now.

"Is something wrong?" Kuroko asks. "You're staring at me."

Kagami shakes his head unable to take away his eyes off from the other. How can he ever get enough of this rare sight of Kuroko's beautiful and slightly bashful smile. It was like a second full moon in one month, it rarely ever exposes itself, and when it does nothing could rival its beauty.

"Beautiful."

"Huh?"

Kagami and Kuroko both flinched away from each other staring in disbelief. Kuroko felt a blush creeping in his cheeks, did he just heard Kagami right, did the other just said beautiful right in his face, at him? He heard many people compliment his looks, Akashi, Kise, and even Aomine, when he entered Teiko he was told that his looks is uniquely pretty, youthful and refreshing, however when Kagami said the same word, the same overly used word, it felt different. His heart almost leaped out of his chest.

Perhaps it was the way he was staring at him, his intoxicatingly deep wine colored eyes, the way it reflected only him that fed his possessiveness. He felt drowning pleasantly.

"I-I…s-sorry, I-I didn't mean to make you u-uncomfortable o-or something i-it's just…the c-cap looks good on you." Kagami said trying to escape from the tangles in his own mess.

Kuroko nods, his cheeks still feels warm.

"Why did you take me here?" Kuroko asks as he turns to look at the passing people.

"Oh." Kagami looks down in his hand thinking of the event earlier. He remembers the horror and panic in Kuroko's expression when he came face to face with Akashi. The guy despite his average height is surrounded with the air of intimidation. "I thought you needed a breath of fresh air."

"Hm?"

"Away from anything about music."

Kuroko turns to Kagami, "Why?"

"I thought you might remember something awful when you saw him today." Kuroko stares in Kagami in shock, he didn't know Kagami was that attentive. "When you first met with Kise and Aomine you were…shaken and this morning when you saw him I thought you were…I thought you need this."

Kuroko found himself smiling, Kagami has only been with him for less than a year and yet it felt as if he knows him more than anyone, more than Aomine, more than Akashi, Kise, Murasakibara or Midorima. He take notes of every single thing he does, of the expressions he makes, of his slightest of quirks and gestures.

"I did." Kuroko answers quietly. "I remembered the last time we saw each other. It wasn't good."

"You didn't part friends?"

Kuroko shakes his head, "We didn't."

"Do you hate him now?"

Kuroko shakes his head, "Over the time I understood his reasons."

"Tell me?"

"When I left the band years ago, he didn't want me to. He said I cannot do it alone, that was why I swore to him I would find someone brighter, someone not like them." Kuroko's voice slowly become hushed, "Akashi-kun did everything to stop me from leaving, he said he would pay the press to shut about the truth about my past if only I would swear to return to the band."

"Your past?"

"The truth is, the father that I know is not my biological father." Kuroko confesses. Kagami's eyes widen at the revelation. "It happens, in show business. My mother married a different man, the man I grew up calling father. I didn't know until I was in middle school when I told my mother I wish to go to Teiko. My real father is a musician, a pianist, he…he was hooked into a controversy, drug trade. It was why my mother never mentioned him, as well as my adoptive father."

"I-I'm sorry—"

"I thought Akashi-kun wouldn't dare, I thought wrong—he let the news get to the press and…on the day I left the band I was bombarded with questions about my real father, my mother called me that night crying." Kuroko said quietly. "I still somehow harbours some kind of resentment to Akashi-kun because of that but…now I understand."

"Understand?" Kagami said with a bit of anger in his voice, "That was none of his business! He shouldn't have gone that far, that was your private life, why the fuck would he do that, you were with him, you respected him and he pays you back like that?"

Kuroko chuckles making Kagami's boiling rage simmer. Kuroko turns again at Kagami with a smile, "Thank you, it is like Kagami-kun feels for me when I can't. When I don't have any more energy to get angry, Kagami-kun does for me. Thank you."

"W-What the—"

"When you want something, you go crazy." Kuroko said turning to look at his hand in his lap and closing it in a possessive manner, "You go to lengths, you get angry, you ask yourself why can't it be you, why can't they stay, so you do everything even if…sometimes you know it will hurt them."

He remembers the first time he felt it, it was when he saw Kagami with Kise. He felt his heart clench in a way it hurts so much, what if he is the only one who wanted the other around, what if Kagami didn't feel the same? Then when Aomine returned, he felt everything slowly getting clear to him, he didn't felt the same anymore with Aomine. It was more a kind of merely remnants of his childish admiration for the other, but now he see him in a different perspective. And when he heard him ask to leave the band, leave Kagami, his whole mind screamed in retaliation.

And then slowly he started feeling it, that strange need to be constantly beside the other, a feeling of frailness and vulnerability seeps into his skin whenever the other is absent, a strange, slightly annoying but somehow pleasant kind of dependency which makes you crave, desire, wish and need someone so much that it feels like the world suddenly loses it's atmosphere without that person. And then suddenly you need them so much that you are willing to do whatever it takes, whatever the risk.

"I finally understood Akashi-kun…he's not a bad person, he was just…sad and lonely."

Kagami purses his lips, "Are you too?"

Kuroko shakes his head, he tips his baseball cap to cover his face, his small and fond smile.

"Not anymore, not with Kagami-kun."