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Chapter XII

Live Together


Akashi being an Akashi had his own way to get what he wants. He somehow managed to convinced his Father and Kuroko's grandmother to let Kuroko stayed at his house after he was discharged later. Kuroko's grandmother willingly complied. She trusted the red haired teen after they met a couple of times in the hospital. Kuroko's aunt and uncle thanked him for being there and took care of him when they couldn't go back to Japan. Kuroko being the stubborn boy refused the offer with all his might. But in the end, He lost against Akashi.

In one afternoon, Akashi left the school early to pick Kuroko up. When he opened the door, he saw Kuroko had changed his hospital gown to a dark blue sweater that looked a bit bigger because he lost some weight.

Kuroko arm was not fully healed but the stubborn teen still tried to arrange his stuff in a bag. Akashi frowned at him. He did say a thousand times not to move around until he was fully recovered.

"Tetsuya, Let me do this." Akashi gathered more stuff and arrange it nicely in the bag.

"Akashi-kun, this is the least I can do."

"There nothing wrong with taking care of a sick person. Just be a good boy and sit tight." Akashi smiled and patted his head. Kuroko sighed in defeat. "Then I should say thank you to you, Akashi-kun."

"You're welcome." Akashi said as he zipped the bag. "Tetsuya, I need to go to the administration counter. Could you wait here for a minute? I won't be long."

"Ok." Kuroko replied.

Akashi smiled and kissed his hair softly before disappearing from the room, leaving a stunned blushing bluenette.


Akashi walked pass the administration counter. He kept walking to the doctors' office. He found a sign board that was written Sato Aya. He knocked twice and entered after hearing a 'yes'.

"Good afternoon Sato- sensei. My name is Akashi. We talked on the phone earlier."

"Good afternoon to you too, Akashi-kun. Please have a seat." A young woman in her early 40s welcomed him. Akashi took a seat in front of her.

"Sato-sensei, as we talked earlier, please tell me about Kuroko Tetsuya's condition now."

Sato-sensei nodded. She opened a drawer and took out a blue file holder. She opened it and showed a piece of paper to the teen. He looked at the paper which written a 'Test result' in bold.

"Akashi-kun, normally I only discuss this matter with the patient or the patient's family. But since his parents have given the permission, I will allow it."

"Thank you for understanding the situation, Sato-sensei."

Sato-sensei nodded. "Now, according to the result, Kuroko-kun's condition has worsen. His white blood cells are getting more aggressive. Specially after he got internal injuries." She stopped to let the younger teen digest the information.

The red haired nodded calmly. "Please continue."

"We need to take precaution. First thing we have to do is not let him has more injuries. Specially internal injuries. A simple bump might cause him a bruise and probably fever. Second thing is special diet. I will give you a full list later." She stated the first two steps. Akashi nodded, encouraging him to continue.

"The last step is treatment. There will be many kinds of medicines and some hospital treatment. Regarding this case, I strongly suggest him to stay in the hospital. But to be honest, all we can do is just monitor him closely. We can react faster if anything happens. Other than that, there is not much thing we can do. His body has stopped responding to all of it."

"How about getting a bone marrow transplantation?"

"In this case, it might be the most effective solution. However, Kuroko-kun has no close relative and it's really hard to find a stranger donor that compatible with him. But we will keep trying to find one. We just need to pray for a miracle before... before his time's up."

Akashi didn't realized since when he held his breath. "How long does he have?"

"I have to say no more than a year. We need to find a donor before the next summer comes."


They arrived in the Akashi household 20 minutes later. The guard opened the giant gate and let the black Mercedes car in. This was not the first time Kuroko saw luxurious houses. He had seen a couple of times when he was living in the States. Akashi household was not only big and glamour, but it was stylish in its own way. There was a little fountain with a Greek style statue in front of the main door.

The car stopped in front of the main door. A butler in suite opened the car, a middle aged man greeted him. "Welcome back young master, Seijuro-sama and Welcome to the Akashi household, Kuroko-sama."

Akashi gave him a nod before stepping out of the car. "Please take care of the bags. Bring the blue one to Tetsuya's room."

"Yes, Seijuro-sama." The butler bowed in reply then excused himself.

Akashi helped the pale teen out of the car and quickly led him inside the house. When they were inside a few maids lined up, bowed and greeted in unison. "Welcome back Seijuro-sama and welcome to the Akashi household, Kuroko-sama." Akashi gave a nod in return. Kuroko felt awkward as he never experience this kind of things.

"Yuji-san?" Akashi called for the head maid.

"Yes, Seijuro-sama?"

"This is Kuroko Tetsuya. He will start living here. Please attend to his needs and take care of him when I am not around." The young master ordered.

"Certainly, Seijuro-sama." The head maid bowed. "Would you and Kuroko-sama have lunch?" She remained them as it was 12.30 now.

"Yes, please prepare lunch. And hand this over to the chef." Akashi said as he handed over a piece of paper to Yuji-san. "Please tell him that no ingredients on that list shall be served on the table. Specially to him." Akashi gestured to the pale bluenette.

"As you wish, Seijuro-sama. I will inform you when lunch is served." Yuji-san bowed then examined the list of ingredients.

"Thank you." Akashi nodded. Then he turned to Kuroko and smiled. "Now, I will show you to your room." Akashi said as he held the smaller teen's hand and led him the way. Secretly earning gasps and whispers from the people in the household. Not only because of the hand holding but because they saw the young master's smile for the first time in years. And it was specially for the little bluenette.

"Are you feeling tired?" Akashi asked after they reached second floor.

"I am okay, Akashi-kun." He replied. "But I have to say, your house is really huge and impressive."

"Thank you." He replied. "My mother designed the house. She was an architect. She really loved European architecture thus she made the house this way." Akashi explained. One thing the red haired confirmed, it was not that painful to talk about his late mother anymore. His mind and soul had started to welcome the past.

"I see. It was a splendid work." Kuroko complimented.

"I am sure she would be happy to hear that." Akashi slightly smiled.

After a few steps, Akashi stopped in front of a big dark wooden door and opened it. He dragged the teal haired in. "This… will be your room." He said as he let go to the other's hand. Akashi showed him what he put inside the room

He had the maids arranged some stuff but it was him to tell them what they needed to put. He hoped the room was to his liking.

"This is your bed. I hope you don't mind European style bed." He said as he gestured to a white king sized bed with four big fluffy pillows and duvet on top.

"I don't mind, Akashi-kun. Though it looks too luxurious for me." He stated.

Akashi chuckled. "I know you would say that, but trust me, European style bed would be much warmer. I bet you will grow to like it later."

"As confident as always." Kuroko slightly smiled which earned a smirked from the other.

Akashi then moved to the wardrobe not far from the bed. He opened a big wooden wardrobe wide. "This is the wardrobe. Your grandmother has given me some of your clothes when I went to your house the other day. I also filled in with some other clothes." He showed the neatly arranged clothes.

Inside the huge wardrobe which almost all empty space was filled in, there were many kinds of clothes. Most of Kuroko's original clothes were casual ones and the clothes Akashi bought were mainly formal attires and some were casual clothes but expensive looking with brands he had never heard of. "I feel like I just moved in here permanently." He stated deadpan.

"I don't mind if you do." Akashi smiled yet it was not a joke.

Kuroko sighed. "Akashi-kun, we both know I don't have much time left. I will only stay here until my injuries recovered." He reminded the red haired about their agreement. Kuroko would go back and live his life in his old house.

"And I will do anything in my power to prolong your time, Tetsuya." Akashi promised him.

Kuroko sighed in defeat. It was true that he hadn't given up hope yet. But he knows reality and hope didn't always go in the same direction. "Thank you. I will try my best to cooperate."

After that, Akashi showed him the best part in the room. There is a book shelf here, full of classics, in English and Japanese. Akashi gestured to a bookshelf with fireplace. Kuroko scanned through some books and silently complimenting the red haired choice. It was full of books he never read before. Akashi could see the excitement beyond those eyes. He secretly smiled while watching the bluenette in his own world, forgetting that he was still here.

After having lunch, which Kuroko complained because of the diet restriction, They were heading to Kuroko's room. Akashi insisted that Kuroko needed to rest after he took medicines. Sato-sensei did say some medicine would make him feel sleepy. Of course, they ended up in a argument, which earned another gasps from the people around them. No one dares to defy the young master before! Or so they thought. As usual, in the end, it was the red haired victory.

Akashi tucked him in and sat on a chair beside him. They were having some simple conversation before the smaller one drifted to the dreamland. Akashi watched his peaceful sleeping face and kiss his forehead before going back to his study room. There was some paper work that needed to be done.


Being a young professional was an understatement. Akashi did a whole stack of paper work in two hours. He asked his secretary to get the papers to the office and asked the employee to do the rest. And then he dialed his Father's number to report.

"Good afternoon, Seijuro."

"Good Afternoon, Father." He replied then said. "I have finished the paper work and had the secretary delivered them to the office."

"Good." The older Akashi nodded. "Are you at the household now?"

"Yes."

"How is Kuroko-kun?"

"He's resting at the moment. Thank you for asking." He replied nonetheless.

"That's good. I hope he will feel better. I also would like to meet him in the near future."

"I am sure he will be delighted."

"Ok then, I will arrange some time later. Now, I need to go back to work."

"Yes, thank you. Have a good day, Father."

After that, the older Akashi ended he phone call. He noted that this was probably the longest conversation he had with his only son after his wife death. He promised to himself to meet the boy who managed to bring his old son back.


End of Chapter XII: Live Together

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