AN: Hello guys. *Dodges pitchforks* Err... Iv'e been on hiatus since tri-sem in college really beats you up, I do hope ya'll didn't think I was dead. QmmQ First things first: Yes, I am alive. And now that school's finally over (for now), I'd probably update my stories starting from this one. So yeah... I'm back. xD

This one-shot is inspired by the Luxury Residence at Sea liners and Kamon Saeko-sensei's "Love Started From the Sea".

Warnings: Fluff- lots, OOCness, and perhaps a little hint of lemony goodness, but yanno, I have no plans of making this one-shot compilation M-Rated, so... Yeah...

Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke and Mitsu no Tsumatta Joushi are not mine to claim; they belong to their respective author/ess and artist.

II - Cruise Ship AU!

"I got kicked out again..." mumbles a teal-haired man around his twenties as he walks aimlessly down the road.

In his hand is a blue duffel that was too big to be for camping. He finds himself in a seaside park and decides to rest his tired limbs on a nearby bench. The sea was beautiful, everything is crimson colored and he couldn't help but marvel at the sight of the burning sunset. He fishes out his wallet in his pocket and counts his money in hand, he sighs. With his low presence and dull personality, he was often forgotten and ignored; well, technically he wasn't noticed, so it's quite different from being ignored, but still- maybe that's why his parents abandoned him in a small orphanage back when he was a baby, leaving only his name: Kuroko Tetsuya.

By the time he reached 16, he left the orphanage and decided to support himself by searching for various part-time jobs, the orphanage's education is enough for him to be able to cope up, he was smarter than kids of his age after all. But trying to find work without having a decent educational background is hard and tiring. Tetsuya can only do so much as work in a fast food restaurant only to be fired for "not entertaining costumers", who in reality, didn't just notice him. For five years he kept working and doing various part-time jobs, as well as searching for places where he could stay in with a low renting fee. So here he is now, staring at the sunset after he had just been kicked out by his hag of a landlady that wanted the payment to be on time; not his fault for getting fired yet again in the video rental shop he was working at a week ago.

"I don't have enough for a hotel room." he curses. He might just as well find a secluded part in the park and stay there for the night then hunt for a job in the morning. Tetsuya stands up and grabs his duffel, he was about to walk away when he suddenly felt eyes boring onto his back. It was an unfamiliar feeling to be stared at, so he turned to see who was there. "To think someone was sharp enough to see me."

The crimson sunset blended with the man who was now in front of him. Red is his locks and so are his breathtaking ruby irises, it was as if the man is the sun itself, glaring down at his misery. "How stunning." the man says, in what he decodes in the English language.

The man closes their distance. Tetsuya involuntary takes a step back, whoever this foreigner is and despite how gorgeous he is, he's creeping him the hell out. The man notices this and gives him a soft, innocent smile that turned his cheeks pink. "Ah, pardon me." the man now spoke in Japanese that made Tetsuya cringe. "What the hell, he's accent is perfect! And so is his voice..." Tetsuya thought but the latter was left in the back of his mind.

"It's just, I have never seen such a beauty before." The man continues as he takes the blunette's hand in his and kisses it. "Would you do me a favor and be my company while in here?"

"What. What. What. What. WHAT." Tetsuya thinks repeatedly, trying to process what the main said. Was he seriously being hit on by this foreigner(?), okay, gorgeous foreigner? Surreal. Maybe he meant be his tour guide? But the man looked loaded, he could've just hired a professional tourist.

"Y-you mean be your tour guide" he manages to croak out

"No my dear, I meant be my wife." the man smoothly replies, Tetsuya stares at him as if he had grown three heads. He just met him today! He's a guy- his sexual preference is of the same gender, but still, the vital part is that, HE IS FREAKIN' INVISIBLE.

"Wh- Wife?!" the blunette's impassive mask falls as he hears the absurd request "I'm a man! And I just met you!"

"Indeed you are, but I don't see the problem in that." the redhead reasons "I am Akashi Seijuro, now, tell me your name so that we be acquainted to each other. After all, I need to know my beautiful wife's name." the man gives Tetsuya a smirk and it only made the blunette blush shades deeper than the sunset.

"Well, Akashi-san, unfortunately I've no time to entertain you. I still have to look for a place to stay so I would very much like it if you leave me be. Good day." Tetsuya retorts and starts to walk away as he pretended to not hear the other's plea to wait.

"I have an offer that can be a benefit to both of us." the redhead states in a clear tone that sent shivers down the blunette's spine

Tetsuya doesn't turn around, but the way he stopped means that he's all ears. Seijuro smiles ans continues, "I can lend you a place to stay, but you have to accompany me in that house for two weeks, and after that: I'll give you the full custody of the house, it will be yours to live in."

After hearing the last part, Tetsuya turns fully to look at the other, there was no lie in his eyes, it was sincere yet petrifying.

"Y-you mean be your housekeeper for two weeks then you give me the house?" Tetsuya clarifies "I- I don't believe you, if it was really your house, then why would you give it away to a stranger?"

"Worry not, I am not often in the country, I haven't used that place for a long time now, it would be a waste for it to just stay there, so it is better if another is to benefit from it. Besides..." the redhead stares at Tetsuya's eyes with warmth that gave him a painful feeling in his chest. "You are not just somebody..." Seijuro continues. The redhead once again closes their distance. "You are the one who caught my eye. It was love at first sight." he concludes as he caresses the other's reddening cheek with his thumb.

"F-fine." the smaller one weakly mutters but it was enough for the other to hear.

"Now, I would be very much pleased if you tell me your name."

"Ku-Kuroko Tetsuya."

"Tetsuya." Seijuro tests it out before he smiles, liking the way how it rolled out in his tongue. "A beautiful name suits a breathtaking person such as yourself."

Tetsuya humphs, but saying that his name was beautiful made him feel a little better about himself, it was the name his parents had given afterall. Maybe he'll try to trust this person a little. Only a little.

It had been a week since he first came in Seijuro's house (It was more like a mansion, believe me). At first, he was worried that maybe he'll be led to something that is unbecoming, like illegal stuff. But he concluded that if ever he finds Seijuro doing something uncanny, he'd not hesitate bash his face with his Ignite Pass, good thing he played basketball back in the orphanage.

Turns out that Seijuro is rarely home by the day, he comes back in the night only requesting for Tetsuya to greet him like a Japanese wife. But seeing as he'd welcome Seijuro home and prepare him breakfast, dinner and a bath, could only make his manliness diminish as he finds himself as a genuine wife. It didn't help that the other would sometimes ask for a cuddle or sleep with him on the bed... While cuddling. Yep, just cuddling.

"Tetsuya, I'm home!" Seijuro greets as he removes his shoes in the front porch.

"Welcome back, Akashi-kun." Tetsuya greets back from the kitchen "Iv'e just finished cooking up dinner, or would you like a warm bath first?" he adds as if it was a recorded video tape, it all came out naturally now.

"I want Tetsuya." the redhead replies before suddenly hugging the other from behind

"Wh-Wha?! Stop joking! A-Akashi-kun!" Tetsuya stutters while trying to pry the other from him. "Akashi-kun!"

"Tetsuya..." Seijuro utters his name like a poison surging through his body, it was arresting and sinful. Tetsuya's breath hitches as he sees the other's hungry eyes that was filled with... Sadness? He doesn't know why but Tetsuya doesn't like this Akashi-kun. He wraps his arms around the other's lean shoulders and patted his soft crimson locks.

"I want to hold you."

That night, Seijuro held Tetsuya in his arms as they passionately engraved their bodies on each other's being until dawn.

After they made love, their days together continued. Tetsuya would greet Seijuro back with a peck as if it was natural. The extent of their relationship is unknown, but both knew that it wasn't just a simple employee-employer relationship, nor is it friends with benefits; there was warmth and love, and Tetsuya knew that.

Days passed that Tetsuya didn't even notice the date, and that his short-lived happiness was now at its end.

"Two days more." he thought as he slumps on the couch that felt so empty without Seijuro wrapping him around his lean chest. Tetsuya was too lost in his thoughts to even notice that Seijuro had already arrived and was looking at him worriedly.

"A-ah- Sei-kun, welcome back."

It doesn't take a genius for Seijuro to know what was bothering the other, apparently, Seijuro is a genius. He sits beside the other and kisses his forehead. "Hold out your hand." he requests. Tetsuya complies and holds out his hand before feeling a cold, hard object on his palm. "It's the key to the house." Akashi clarifies.

The blunette's eyes widen, he did not expect for Seijuro to give him the key this early, or for him to give it to him at all. He was dumb enough to hope that Seijuro wouldn't leave, that they would always be together. But Seijuro is too far away from him, he doesn't even know where and what Seijuro's occupation, home and lifestyle is. It was painful, but the only thing to blame was himself. He gives his beloved a bitter smile before standing up towards the kitchen. "Thank you..." he mumbles, "Dinner's ready."

"Oh, I'm sorry for not informing you," Tetsuya gives the redhead an incredulous look "I have a dinner date today..." Tetsuya's heart felt it had been broken and crushed into a thousand pieces, he turns around and bites his lip.

"I-I see, I'll just eat it myself then..."

"What are you talking about, go and get dressed. I won't go on a date by myself you know." Seijuro says as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I already prepared a set of clothes for you to wear, love." he adds as he walks towards the other and gave him a paper bag that looked like it was from an expensive store.

"O-okay." Wow, he felt stupid. But at least he'd get to have one last date with his beloved redhead.

An hour later, the two arrived in a cruise ship that was currently holding an extravagant party. Everything was sparkly and classy that Tetsuya felt he was out of place. He decided to take a breath of fresh air and stepped outside.

"This is the world where Sei-kun is, it is not mine nor will it ever be..." he thinks bitterly as he felt tears run down his pale cheeks.

"Tetsuya?" Seijuro notices the other wipe something on his face with his sleeve "Are you okay? Did something happen? Is someone bothering you? I'll give him hell if he'd dare to-" Seijuro was shushed when he felt Tetsuya's lithe fingers touch his lips.

"It's Sei-kun... It's all because of Sei-kun..." he says, now fully facing the redhead as tears started to fall down unceasingly in his azure orbs, "I know that it was supposed to be a contract of two weeks... But I... You're gonna have to leave... I lo-"

Tetsuya couldn't complete his confession when he felt lips on his. Seijuro continued to ravage the blunette until his tears of sadness stops and was replaced by tears of pleasure. The blunette couldn't remember what happened next, but all he knew that Seijuro held him, feeling the fiery contact of their bare skin while chanting each other's names until he fell unconscious.

Tetsuya woke up the next day feeling light-head. It took time for him to notice that he was sleeping naked and was not in Sei- no, his home. He could feel the slight moving of the room and the first thing that came in his mind was an earthquake, but was then changed when he hears the refreshing splash of water and the soft caws of seagulls.

"S-Sei-kun?" he calls for the other's name, afraid that he might be in someone else's room, and possibly, did him; but he remembered his Sei-kun's touches. He ran outside only to be greeted by the open deck and in the middle of the friggin' sea.

"Where... S-Sei-kun!" he gasps when he sees his beloved redhead on the top deck staring at him warmly.

"Had a good sleep, my love?"

"D-don't my love me! Where are we?! Where am I?!" the blunette bellows

"You are in my ship, a cruise ship where people buy units and live here, relying only on the occasional stops in unknown cities where the wind takes us."

"Y-You're the Captain of a cruise ship- But, but why am I..."

"At first, I was content that I get to be with you for a short time... But I realized that I can't be without you." Seijuro explains before going down to meet the blunette who was cutely wrapped with a huge white blanket.

"Didn't you ever think that I may have left many things behind in Japan?" Tetsuya asks in an angry manner, but his eyes and the tears couldn't hide the happiness that he currently felt.

"I already did a background check on you." Seijuro chuckles.

"You stalker." Tetsuya counters as he leans his head on the other's chest

"I'd prefer if you call it, countermeasures."

"But is it okay? For you to be with me, a plain, invisible guy...?"

"My love, we're on the sea. Everything is possible." the redhead discloses as he claims the other's lips.

A promise of happiness and bountiful love that the sea was a witness to.

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End.

Ahahaha... An abrupt ending? I dunno, typing it in one go is hard. I do hope you guys enjoyed the fluff~
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