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Seventh Night: The Lovers' Dispute


Kuroko sleepily groaned and willed his eyes open, blearily looking at the window showing a clear blue sky. He unconsciously touched his neck where Akashi bit him last night but just like last time there wasn't any trace of the vampire's fangs there. It would still take a lot of time for him to get used to it though Akashi assured Kuroko he wouldn't feed on him every night since he didn't need it and would drink his blood when the situation called for it or if he was in the mood. Kuroko scowled at the vampire for the last part since Akashi seemed to be always in the mood.

Kuroko rolled to his other side as he didn't feel like waking up yet but stopped when he felt another body in the bed. He stared wide eyed at the familiar face of Akashi sleeping beside him. He carefully sat up as to not alert the sleeping vampire and he seriously didn't need Akashi's teasing first thing in the morning and on his bed, too.

But really, what was Akashi doing on Kuroko's bed and why was he sleeping here? Did the vampire slept there with him the entire night?

Kuroko watched the vampire for several minutes and after making sure Akashi was really asleep and not faking it, he sighed tiredly. He continued to watch Akashi since this was the first time he saw Akashi looking so peaceful. He really looked different than usual and looked more human than a vampire.

Kuroko absentmindedly reached out to touch Akashi's red hair but managed to stop himself before he could. Although he was tempted to touch the vampire, Kuroko knew a slight touch would wake Akashi up and he didn't want that. He guessed he could forgive Akashi for sneaking on his bed this one time.

Kuroko cautiously got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up and changed out of his pajamas. After one last look at the sleeping Akashi, he silently got out of the room with the kitchen as his destination. "Good morning Murasakibara-kun," he greeted as he stepped inside the kitchen while Murasakibara was busy making everyone's breakfast.

"Morning Kuro-chin~!" Murasakibara greeted back. "Do you want to eat breakfast now?"

"Yes, please," Kuroko said as he sat on a barstool near the counter. He thanked Murasakibara when the vampire handed him his plate of breakfast. After saying his prayers, he dug in at his breakfast which consists of a stack of pancakes with maple syrup and strawberries.

"Kuro-chin seems to eat a lot more these days," Murasakibara commented while placing a glass of orange juice near him.

"Everyone was right. I need to eat a lot if Akashi-kun is going to drink my blood," Kuroko answered in between bites to which Murasakibara hummed in agreement.

A companionable silence filled the kitchen which Kuroko really appreciated about Murasakibara since with Kise's annoying babbles and adding Aomine and their bickers; he had enough of their noisiness. That was why he needed someone who could accompany him in silence.

Midorima was a good company but most of the time he was with Akashi and Kuroko didn't want to intrude on both of them since they seemed to be doing important things. And Akashi was definitely out of the question since he always tries to seduce or tease him whichever Akashi felt like doing and dealing with the vampire depleted his energy.

Speaking of Akashi, Kuroko looked up at Murasakibara after finishing his breakfast. "Does Akashi-kun always sneaks on my bed every night?" he asked.

Murasakibara stopped what he was doing and turned to him. "What do you mean Kuro-chin?"

"I just saw Akashi-kun sleeping on my bed this morning."

Murasakibara watched Kuroko for a moment and seemed to contemplate on something. "Arara~ Kuro-chin doesn't know?"

Kuroko stared at Murasakibara in confusion. "Doesn't know what?"

"That the room Kuro-chin occupies is Aka-chin's private room."

Kuroko blinked at Murasakibara in surprise. "What?" he managed to say.

"Kuro-chin has been sleeping in Aka-chin's room ever since you arrived and Aka-chin stays there with you every night," Murasakibara explained.

He tried to compose himself. "You mean I'm sleeping on Akashi-kun's bed all this time and he was sleeping beside me every night."

Murasakibara nodded. "That's what I just said."

Kuroko sighed and steeled himself. After saying thanks to Murasakibara, he stood up from his seat and walked out of the kitchen.

He and Akashi needed to talk.

xXx

"I'm sleeping in your bed?" was the first thing Akashi heard and fundamentally woke him up from his peaceful slumber.

Akashi peeked at Kuroko from his covers and judging by the scowl on his face, angry posture, the fury visible in his sky blue eyes and the heated tone he used; he knew Kuroko wasn't just mad but livid. It took him a few seconds to catch what Kuroko had said.

Ah, Kuroko finally found out that little tidbit. And he was having fun sneaking in his bed beside the sleeping Kuroko and having to sleep and wake up with him in his arms. He wasn't ready to give up that yet but…

Akashi stared at Kuroko who was furiously glaring at him.

Akashi sighed and sat up from the bed, the covers falling off and bunched down at his waist, showing his naked chest. He inwardly smirked when Kuroko unconsciously stared at his chest before catching himself and looked back at his face. "You should change before we talk."

Akashi did none of that though and just casually leaned back against the head board, crossing his arms over his chest. He calmly looked at Kuroko. "Love, you were the one who suddenly barge in angrily and demanded to talk so we're going to talk right now." He smirked at Kuroko with half-lidded eyes. "That is if my state right now doesn't distract you that much, my love."

Akashi wanted to chuckle when Kuroko's glare got colder. "Akashi-kun, why am I sleeping in your bed?" Kuroko asked, resuming the previous topic.

He shrugged. "Because I want you to."

"That's not an enough reason," said Kuroko, incensed. "Not to mention you're sleeping with me every night without my knowledge."

"Love," Akashi sighed, exasperatingly running his hand through his hair. "I've already said this before, I want you. That means I want you beside me for any length of time and that includes sleeping together."

Kuroko looked like he didn't expect that kind of answer. "I get that you want me. But don't you think I'm entitled to have my own space especially when I'm sleeping?"

"You have your own space during the day. And it's only at night when I could have you all to myself."

Kuroko stared up at the ceiling as if searching for patience. "I'm not alone during the day considering your coven is with me. And if I remembered correctly, you ordered Kise-kun to watch over me."

Akashi gazed at Kuroko impassively. "You could just ask them to give you space."

"I'm asking you to give me space."

Akashi waved his hand dismissively. "I had enough of this ridiculous talk. You're sleeping here with me."

"No," Kuroko adamantly said.

Kuroko wasn't the only one who was stubborn though. "Regardless of what you want, I will still sleep here with you, Tetsuya," Akashi demanded.

"Then, I'll sleep in another room," Kuroko insisted.

Akashi stared blankly at Kuroko, who looked resolute and then sighed. "Fine, if you're this obstinate I'll sleep in the guest room. You stay here."

"Why do I have to sleep in here?" Kuroko asked. "This is Akashi-kun's private room after all. You can stay here."

Narrowing his eyes at Kuroko, Akashi said, "Don't be stubborn Tetsuya."

"I will if you stop being unreasonable Akashi-kun."

Akashi knew the conversation was going nowhere. He had to make Kuroko listen to him. He leaned forward and inwardly relished the fact that Kuroko took a peek of his chest again before controlling himself. "You will sleep in my room," he said, rebuking no complaints but Kuroko was not even a little bit intimidated judging by the defiant look he was sporting. Akashi didn't know whether to be proud of that fact or irritated with it.

"I prefer sleeping in another room than yours," said Kuroko.

"I see," Akashi said and casually leaned on the headboard again. "Then you leave me no choice but to lock all the rooms in the mansion."

Kuroko raised an eyebrow. "Lock all the rooms?"

"All the rooms," he repeated, "even the library, kitchen, drawing room and other unused quarters."

Kuroko's mouth turned into a frown. "Then, I'll just have to find the keys."

"I've already hidden them," Akashi said with a smirk.

Not conceding defeat, Kuroko crossed his arms. "I'll ask Kise-kun and Aomine-kun to help me find those keys."

"They wouldn't dare disobey me," Akashi said in matter-of-factly tone.

"They would if I ask them," Kuroko said confidently. And Akashi supposed Kuroko could actually do just that. How Kuroko could have Kise and Aomine's loyalty so easily and in such a short amount of time was beyond him. Even for him, those two were hard to deal with.

"Not if I restrict them of their blood intake," Akashi retorted.

Kuroko countered it with, "I'll just offer my blood to them then."

It took a lot of Akashi's will not to growl at the notion. Tetsuya's blood was his and his alone. No other vampire would ever taste his sweet and intoxicating blood other than him. "They wouldn't take it," he gritted out.

"Not if they really needed blood and I gave my own willingly."

Akashi sighed and rubbed his temple, feeling a massive headache coming on. Quite an irony considering vampires didn't even get headaches but he was feeling tired and drowsy, not to mention it was also still early in the morning, his least favorite time of the day. He lied back on his bed once again and pulled the covers towards his body, ignoring Kuroko's surprise look at his actions. "We'll talk later, love," he muttered. He glared at Kuroko when his covers were tugged away.

Kuroko glared back at him. "I won't have you disregarding this Akashi-kun," he said, impatience evident in his voice. "I want my own room."

"Fine," Akashi grunted and closed his eyes. "You can have your own room. Ask Ryouta for assistance."

"Thank you," Kuroko said albeit reluctantly before hearing him leave his room. He opened one eye at the closed door. If Kuroko thought that he already won in their argument then he was in it for a big surprise.

Akashi smirked as a plan started to brew in his mind.

xXx

"I can't believe I got roped into this," Aomine grumbled as he placed a new nightstand near the bed that Kise (that overbearing blond idiot) insisted would 'compliment the theme and color of the room'. To Aomine, a room was just a room. He didn't care about those themes, color schemes or any other crap Kise was spouting about. He just wanted to take a nap, damn it!

Aomine glanced at the reason why he was there. Tetsu didn't seem to care either way and just nodded along at Kise's suggestion. He was sure Kuroko was feeling the same way as him and wanted to get this over with as soon as possible. "How long do we have to keep doing this shit?" he asked, turning to Kise, who was neatly arranging the walk-in closet.

Instead of answering his question, Kise said, "You should curb your language around Kurokocchi, Aominecchi."

"I don't mind," said Kuroko while setting up the bed.

"See? Tetsu doesn't mind."

"Anyway," said Kuroko, interrupting the oncoming bicker before it could start. "Are we done here Kise-kun? I think the room is fine and I don't need that much except for the bare essentials."

"Yeah," Aomine agreed, leaning on the nightstand and only moved when Kuroko gestured him to put the lamp on it. "We've been doing this for hours and I'm hungry."

Kise walked out of the closet, pouting while carrying a bunch of clothes. "But Kurokocchi I'm not done organizing the outfits I've bought for you. There's still a lot of left to do!"

"You've been there since the beginning. Just how many clothes have you bought for Tetsu?" Aomine complained.

Ignoring Aomine, Kuroko pacified Kise. "You can finish arranging my closet tomorrow Kise-kun," he said. "And I agree with Aomine-kun, I am hungry, too."

"Ah, shoot! Sorry Kurokocchi," Kise apologized, grabbing Kuroko's hand and left Kuroko's newly appointed room with Aomine following suit. "Sometimes I forget that you're not like us and that you need to eat."

"Hey, I'm a vampire and I still eat," Aomine butted in and then added, "A lot."

Kise didn't even glance at Aomine as he answered. "That's because you're weird Aominecchi."

"What is with you all and calling me weird," Aomine grumbled, making Kuroko turned to him and gave him a small smile.

"I like you even if you're weird Aomine-kun," Kuroko stated.

Aomine blinked in surprise at Kuroko's unexpected declaration. He grinned at him before looking at the stupefied Kise with a smug smirk on his face. "Did you hear that? Tetsu said he likes me."

Kise shot him an annoyed glare before focusing on Kuroko with his signature model smile. "What about me Kurokocchi? Do you like me, too?"

Kuroko stared at Kise for a second before casually shrugging. "I guess."

"That doesn't sound sincere!"

Aomine burst out laughing at Kuroko's nonchalant answer. He draped his arm over Kuroko's shoulder, pulling him away from Kise. "This is why I like you Tetsu!"

"Stop having a moment and leaving me out!" Kise childishly whined.

Kuroko gave Kise a soft look as he took his hand. "Then, Kise-kun, if it's not too much you can prepare the food for us. Murasakibara-kun is out for some errand according to Midorima-kun so I'm leaving the task to you."

"Of course Kurokocchi!" Kise exclaimed with a blinding smile. "Anything you ask and I'll do it." And with that proclamation, he rushed to the kitchen to do as he was bid.

"He's too gullible," Aomine muttered before tousling Kuroko's teal hair affectionately. "And you're too devious."

"I am not," Kuroko denied his accusation with a straight face.

Aomine grinned at Kuroko's outright lie. "Whatever you say Tetsu," he complied. "Let's go. I wasn't joking when I said I was starving. Kise better cook fast or else."

Both of them arrived at the kitchen where Kise was busy slicing vegetables, stirring a pot and cooking something in the pan (by the smell of it, it's meat). Kise turned to them with a smile. "Okay, you two can set the table," he instructed. "This will be done in a few minutes."

Kise wasn't lying when he said it would be done in a few minutes. Aomine knew Kise could cook (Kise was a gourmet chef actually) and often assisted Murasakibara in cooking whenever their coven hosts the annual vampire council meeting. Aomine's only complain was the quantity of each course and often asked for seconds much to Kise's chagrin. According to him, he was not refined. Not like he cared what Kise thought.

Kuroko seemed surprise at Kise's talent in the kitchen and gave him compliments after finishing each aesthetically delicious dish. Kise, of course, ate it all up and vowed to cook for Kuroko if Murasakibara was unavailable.

Thankfully, Murasakibara had brownies made and that was their dessert. Kise was hopeless in baking and Aomine told Kuroko this and even recount the one time Kise burned the kitchen (he ignored Kise's protests of shutting him up at this point) and made Murasakibara inconsolable until Akashi called someone to refurnish the kitchen. Murasakibara gave Kise the cold shoulder that lasted for days—almost a week and only forgave him when Kise promised to buy pastries for Murasakibara for a whole year.

Kise had enough of sabotaging stories about him and focused the attention on Kuroko. "I'm surprised Akashicchi allowed you to have your own room Kurokocchi," he said, while taking a brownie from the plate.

Kuroko took a sip of his tea. "I insisted."

"But if Akashicchi still refused, what would you have done?" Kise asked before taking a bite.

Aomine handed Kuroko a brownie which he gratefully took. "I would have suggested sleeping in your room or Aomine-kun's."

Kise choked on his brownie and quickly drank the glass of water Kuroko gave. "I don't think that would be such a good idea Kurokocchi," he said after recovering his breath.

"Why not?" Kuroko asked, looking at Kise in confusion.

Kise shivered in fear. "Akashicchi will kill us. And he's really, really scary when angered."

Kuroko tilted his head to the side. "What would he do?"

"Maybe forbid us to drink blood," Aomine said, shrugging his shoulders. "Or use us for target practice. Or impale us on the wall with a sword." When both Kise and Kuroko gave him dubious looks, he arched an eyebrow. "What? I'm speaking from experience."

"I want to ask what you did to deserve such punishments but I'm too scared to even know," said Kise.

Kuroko sighed. "Anyway, it's a moot point now since I have my own room."

"That's true," Kise agreed though his smile was shaky. "And you even picked the farthest room away from Akashicchi's on the other side of the mansion."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Kuroko said, a little too innocently which caused Aomine to scoff.

"What's wrong with sharing bed with him anyway?" Aomine asked while munching on his brownies (Kise gave him a disgusted look because of it). "Knowing Akashi, you're bound to sleep there in the future. All of this is a waste of time if you ask me."

Kuroko narrowed his eyes at him. "All of it."

Aomine raised his arms in defeat. "You do know Akashi has a plan, right? He won't give up until he has you in his bed or vice versa."

"Of course," Kuroko answered before taking a sip of his tea. "But don't worry. I've already made counter plans."

"I hope you win Kurokocchi!" Kise chirpily encouraged.

Of course, the idiot would cheer for Kuroko. Suck-up, Aomine thought. He knew what Kuroko was doing was futile. Even if Kuroko had back-up plans, he knew Akashi would win in this ridiculous game they were having. He guessed it was for the best if Kuroko learned of this by himself in an earlier time.

xXx

Kise was organizing Kuroko's closet in his new room (color coordinated, of course) while Kuroko was in the kitchen with Murasakibara, who just came back and was teaching him how to bake. He didn't know where Aomine was, maybe in the garden (again) taking a nap (again) and Midorima was certainly doing some boring stuff he particularly didn't want to know. Seeing as he didn't have anything to do and with Kuroko's consent, he decided to finish arranging Kuroko's closet. No time like the present, as they say.

Kise left the closet to arrange the next thing on his list which was shoes (he got crazy and bought a lot) and almost tripped on his feet when he saw Akashi standing in the middle of the room. "A-Akashicchi!"

"Good afternoon Ryouta," Akashi casually greeted as he looked around the room, its baby blue painted walls, the blue-white curtains billowing on the open large window, the four-poster bed with a cover of teal and the wheat-colored furnishings that contrasted the snow white blue scheme of the room. "You did great with Tetsuya's room."

"T-Thanks," Kise said, feeling nervous all of sudden without knowing the reason why. "Um, Akashicchi, why are you here?"

Akashi arched an eyebrow at him. "Is there something wrong with me checking Tetsuya's new room?"

"No, of course not!" Kise waved his arms defensively. "I was just wondering why, that's all."

Akashi seemed to accept his reason before moving towards the window, showing the view of the garden and the fountain. "Was it Tetsuya who picked this room or you?" he asked.

Kise blinked. He clearly wasn't expecting that. "Uh, it was Kurokocchi," he answered and let out a small chuckle. "I think he chose this room because it was the farthest one from yours."

Akashi turned to him and stared at him for a moment but it was enough to make Kise squirm where he stood. "Don't you find it coincidental that he chose a room which is the complete opposite of mine?"

Kise scrunched his eyebrows, not getting what his leader meant. Obviously it wasn't about the location so what was it about? And like a light bulb lighting up, he figured it out. "Kurokocchi picked the snow room!" he exclaimed.

Akashi nodded. "Yes, while my room is the ember room."

"But it's just a room Akashicchi," Kise said, confused why Akashi was making a big deal out of it. His leader wasn't the type to be particular when it came to these things. "There's nothing wrong with it. Just like you said it's all a coincidence."

Akashi looked out of the window for a minute lost in his own thoughts before making his way to the door. "I don't believe in coincidences, you know that Ryouta." And with those ambiguous parting words, he left.

Kise stared at the closed door in bafflement. He knew why Akashi has the ember room but what was it got to do with Kuroko picking the snow room? Truth to be told, the snow room was supposed to be his but he chose the rain room instead since it felt right. Aomine stayed at the ice room, Midorima the forest one and Murasakibara at the earth room.

Absentmindedly picking up a couple of loafers, Kise almost dropped them and his eyes widened in surprise. Akashicchi couldn't be talking about that, right? he thought in a panic. I mean, that's impossible. Kurokocchi couldn't possibly do that. Or does he? Did Akashicchi found something? But if Kurokocchi has it, I or any of us would have noticed.

Kise shook his head, banishing those thoughts away. Whatever speculation Akashi has, he knew his leader would tell them when he had enough evidence to back it up. But if Akashi was thinking along those lines and guessed it right. Kuroko's entire existence would shake the foundation of their world.

Putting down the shoes on the floor, Kise wearily sat down on the bed and ran his hand through his hair in frustration. No wonder Akashi was being overprotective of Kuroko. Not letting him go back home with no communication with his parents, orders not to leave Kuroko alone or at least discreetly watch over him when he wanted some space, the ruby bracelet and Akashi hell-bent on sleeping with Kuroko at night.

It all made sense.

But since when did Akashi knew about this? Kise could ask but it was better if he kept quiet about it. The others didn't seem to know anything even Midorima. It's so not fair of Akashicchi to dump me with this huge information, Kise exasperatingly thought.

Kise tiredly sighed and went back to arranging Kuroko's closet.

xXx

Dinner went without a hitch much to everyone's surprise.

It wasn't lost on Kuroko how everyone's attention was glued to him and Akashi as if waiting for them to argue or do something to liven up dinner. A part of Kuroko was wondering if they thought of him and their leader as a source of entertainment. Well, if someone lived for a long time, they would find anything to take out the boredom in their lives. Much to his dismay, it seemed they chose him and Akashi for that.

Akashi was along those lines, too and acted normal around Kuroko, not giving a hint of anything out of the ordinary. Kuroko copied him and treated everyone as usual. They seemed to get their silent message and backed off.

Kise proposed to have a sleepover in his room, ignoring the disconcerting look Aomine gave to Kise. Kuroko politely declined since he wanted to be alone in his new room (what was the point of getting a new room if someone was staying with him?). It didn't escape his notice that Akashi was pleased to hear that. Either Akashi was glad no one would stay the night with him or he was planning something else.

After saying goodnight to everyone and then Kise, who walked Kuroko to his room, he did his nightly routine and read a book on his bed to pass the time. Half an hour later, he turned to look at his closed door. He was waiting for Akashi to show up since he hadn't done anything yet to thwart his decision, even Aomine warned him about it. Kuroko waited for an hour more and sighed when Akashi didn't show up. He stomped the disappointment swelling in him. He should be glad Akashi gave up and left him alone.

But just to be on the safe side…

Kuroko took a piece of paper from his drawer and wrote on it. Satisfied with what he wrote, he opened his door and pinned the paper on it: Akashi-kun, I'm banning you from drinking my blood if you sneak in my room. Reading it again, it didn't make an impact but Kuroko shrugged. It got the message across and that was enough from him. Covering his yawn with his mouth, Kuroko closed the door and settled on his bed to sleep.

Much later, Kuroko was close to sleep when he felt a familiar warm body spooning him from behind and an arm sneaking over his waist, securing him in place. He was too tired to fight it off. "I was serious about that note," he murmured sleepily.

He could feel Akashi smirking from behind him. "Love, you like it when I drink your blood."

"Cheater."

Kuroko could feel Akashi's soft laugh on his neck, making him shiver and Akashi pulled him closer to his body. "It's called strategy."

"I'm still going to keep this room," Kuroko mumbled, half-asleep.

"As you wish, my love," Akashi said and pressed a soft kiss on his neck.

Kuroko soon drifted into sleep, lulled by Akashi's warmth protecting and guarding him for the night.

And perhaps many more nights to come.

xXx

Murasakibara made his way to Kuroko's room to wake him up for breakfast. Stopping at the closed door, he read the note pinned on it in confusion. Quietly, he opened the door to peek inside and found Kuroko snuggled up on Akashi. Since they looked peaceful sleeping together, he decided to just wait in the kitchen to prepare their breakfast.

Closing the door, Murasakibara hummed contentedly as he walked in the hallway and didn't stop Midorima when he saw him going over to Akashi's room. He would know soon enough anyway.

xXx

Midorima sighed as he strode towards Kuroko's room when he didn't found Akashi in his room and raised a surprised eyebrow at the attached note on the door. He slightly opened the door without a sound and stared at the lump of bodies on the bed. He quickly closed the door and decided against waking Akashi up or lest his leader might get angry.

Without a word, Midorima dragged Kise and Aomine away from Kuroko's room despite their protests and questions when he saw them on the hallway.

Better to leave the two lovebirds alone before another dispute could ensue.


Q&A CORNER!

Q1: Will Kuroko get turned into a vampire? Is everyone a vampire except Kuroko and his family? (Aya)
A: The first question answered on Chap 5's Q&A: Q #4. And yes, everyone that will be introduced will be vampires with the exception of Kuroko and his family.

Q2: What letter was that? (kuroshiro19)
A: You mean, the one Akashi was reading last chapter? It's nothing important. (Though when I first wrote that scene that letter was supposed to be important but I forgot what for. Sorry.)

Q3: Is Nigou gonna have a cameo? (kuroshiro19)
A: Yes, but that will be much, much later. I'm also getting conflicted on how to introduce him since I have 2 options to choose from. I'll think on it later. I have to focus on the Arcs before that.

Q4: Are you sure you're gonna make Darkness Descend that long? (AK47reloaded)
A: Yes, because I'm pretty committed to this story. It isn't certain that it'll last up to 50+ chapters but I will finish this fic.

Q5: And is Kuroko's rare blood gene-related or maybe he's a special soul? (AK47reloaded)
A: Oooh, you're getting pretty close (either my story is predictable or my readers are smart). It's actually gene-related.

Q6: I'd like to see one or two of the other GoM actually drink Kuroko's blood. It will be interesting. Aomine came close enough today though... (Hasuki-chan)
A: Akashi will be the only one that can drink Kuroko's blood. He's already sharing Kuroko's company to them; he can't possibly share his blood, too. He's too possessive. I'll tell you a secret though; there will be one and only one person that will drink Kuroko's blood in the future. I won't tell who~ ;) (So please don't ask, I won't answer.)

Q7: Did Akashi drink someone else's blood at the time? Because he didn't eat food and the others noted that it was because he recently consumed blood. Did he find a human on the street while following Kuroko and drank it? It would be difficult to find a human with the taste he likes (sorry for the complicated question, I'm just confused). (KurokoTetsuya101)
A: No, Akashi didn't drink any blood. He has an amazing control of his blood thirst so a few days of not drinking blood or even eating food is fine for him. His thoughts are consumed of drinking Kuroko's blood; he wouldn't dare try any other. (Oh no, dear, it's okay. My mail was full of reviews with continuous questions that I don't know how to answer. Keep those questions coming, I don't mind. I like getting them as much as answering them.)

Q8: Second question, did the others notice Kuroko's bracelet? What are their reactions towards it? (KurokoTetsuya101)
A: They did but their attention was more focused at suddenly scenting Kuroko's blood so they didn't question it. And besides, they knew what it was for since they sensed Akashi's blood in one of the rubies anyway.

Q9: Last question I promise, so Kuroko's blood tastes like vanilla? And it's because of vanilla shake that it tastes like that? Is that the secret Midorima and Mura were talking about or is it something else? (KurokoTetsuya101)
A: Kuroko's blood is rare, right? So those rare bloods have their own unique tastes. Kuroko's blood just coincidentally tastes like vanilla. Or, it could, you know, depend on the person.

Q10: If there will be a sequel to this, which is highly unlikely, who would be the main characters? Would it be a small side story between the others? Thanks for answering my question, if you do. (TheRadioactiveWriter)
A: I haven't thought of sequels since finishing this one is already a feat itself. But I can 100% say that there won't be any sequels since the most interesting story in this AU is Kuroko and Akashi's. Hypothetically speaking though, the history of Kiyoshi, Hyuuga and Riko's coven (Seirin) is kind of interesting to write.

Q11: So what was Akashi's past relationship like? Since he vowed to never have a relationship like that ever again, it couldn't have been a romantic one, right? (ImJustAnIllusion)
A: It's both yes and a no. It's not the archetypal romance. That past relationship of Akashi was more on the dark, obsessive, destructive and manipulative type. There are tender moments but it's too far in between. The reason why he doesn't want another relationship was not because he was heartbroken and devastated or anything (although he felt like that at first) but because he felt defeated, like fate triumph over him. And you know how he likes to be the victor. It's too long to explain so please wait when that chapter comes.

Q12: I wonder if this "special blood" thing is going to cause problems in the future...? Maybe he'll be targeted for that? (Assasin8)
A: Nope, Kuroko won't be targeted for his blood and only Akashi's coven (plus Kagami and the council in the future) knows how special his blood is. Kuroko is more of a target by being involved with Akashi rather than his blood.

Q13: Here is another question not sure if this will be worded correct but here goes Kuroko and Akashi so fall in love with one another as well as Kuroko will end up being attacked and might end up dead due to how late Akashi will be, So along the lines of the two will it be a jealous vampire who nearly kills him or a vampire hunter? (( . Ohh and Hi Kuroko _ )) (AngelTricks)
A: For the record, no vampire hunters will be introduced in here (maybe? I'm not quite sure yet). And the attack part that you're asking will be on Arc II so Kuroko and Akashi aren't together yet. A vengeful vampire with a vendetta against Akashi is the villain for that Arc.
(Kuroko: Hello to you, too, AngelTricks-san.)

Q14: Akashi was a supernatural and Kuroko was human. Kuroko was almost dying and Akashi found him on the floor, basically bleeding to death and so the only way to save him was that he was to turn Kuroko into a supernatural too. Are you gonna do that too author-san? :3 That's usually the classic of how people turn into supernaturals so I assume that's how you're going to go on with things. Or are you going to do things differently. Like are Kuroko gets turned into a vampire by someone else other than Akashi? (Purified Sins)
A: No to both of those, sorry. Kuroko will turn into a vampire by Akashi and no one else and he won't turn Kuroko because he was dying. Just like you said, it's classic and cliché and I want this fic to be different so no to both of those options. (You were talking about Roselilia's Let the Right One In, right?)

Q15: Is there going to be a possibility where Kuroko's family is going to die and Kuroko is going to be so emotionally devastated that he has this part of him that wants blame Akashi for it. Hopefully he won't directly tell Akashi that, but will that happen? Cause if that happens, you gotta warn me because I don't wanna burst into tears man. It's not a nice feeling ( i _ i ) (Purified Sins)
A: Nope, won't happen so you can relax, Purified Sins.

Q16: Out of curiosity, will you make this M-Preg? *crosses fingers* (EclipseKuran)
A: Sorry but no, vampires can't procreate (in this story anyway much to Akashi's dismay).

Q17: Will there be many more smexy blood-drinking scenes in the future? (7sheryl7)
A: Of course, there is ;) What's the point of writing vampires if that isn't included?

Q18: I want to ask this, author-san... Kuro-kun (short form of Kuroko and Kuro meant black and Kuroko like a shadow soo.. I call him that.) WILL see his parent again right? Right? (Knight Yuuki)
A: Yes, Kuroko will see his parents again and in good health, too. (And I can't believe you wrote that just to tell me what your dream was. I can't even remember my dreams most of the time except when it's weird like, you know, someone or something trying to kill me.)

Q19: I'm curious, will Kuroko become a vampire in the middle of the fic? Or will it be like an epic final thing where he becomes one? (Chaspy)
A: Kuroko will turn into a vampire in the second half of the story. Kuroko being turned into a vampire isn't the story's goal; it's only a part of its progression.

Q20: Will there be a small one sided AoKuro? (Riomi-senpai)
A: If Akashi is Kuroko's lover, you could say that Aomine is Kuroko's best friend. Kuroko is close to all of the GOM but Aomine understands him the most, in a way that is even different from Akashi. I did say there's a bit of GOMXKuro so there's going to be some AoKuro moments. But just to be clear, Aomine is not nor will he fall for Kuroko. Kuroko is important to Aomine but he's not in love with him.

Q21: Is Kuroko half angel or something? (lorenjitan)
A: Nope, Kuroko isn't an angel. There are no angels, demons, or even werewolves in the story.

Q22: ...Is the villain of the story a KNB character or an OC? (bright oblivion of abyss 09)
A: The only Arcs that have villains in them are Arcs II (and in some essence, Arc I since it's connected to this Arc, too) and VII. The villain in Arc II is a KNB character while in VII, I think it's going to be an OC or maybe not since I've been focusing more in its later half rather than the first half so I might change a few things. I really don't like OCs in my story except for adding them as extra and unimportant characters. Nothing wrong with OCs, I'm just really not a fan of them.

Q23: Is Kagami gonna be human or vampire? (EchizenRyoma)
A: Kagami is a vampire.


A/N: Okay, before I get bombarded by questions I'm saying it now. About that secret Kise was talking about, it will be revealed in Arc II. There are hints and clues after Arc I but it will be fully explained after Arc II. The chapters between Arc II and III are actually about that. I can't say anything more than that, you just have to wait.

Now onward to Arc I!