Monochrome Dream AU

Kuroko rushed towards his home, his light blue scarf flying in the air as he ran, puffs of smoke escapes in the air as he breathe out. He needs the comfort of his home, the comfort of his sleep, and the comfort of him.

Usually he's not so hyped about going home and the idea of sleep is beyond happy at all. But all became well and accepted because of the strange being that changed him. The being that lurks into the night and claims that he can get nightmares away and replace them with the good dreams that you are wishing, the baku.

Kuroko slammed his whole self into the door in order to close it. He was so out of breath and he feels hot even under the harsh winter weather, his running might be pushed a little bit too far. The teen lets out a ragged breath with closed eyes. He lets his excitement subside before opening his eyes again.

Now calmer, he took off his shoes and hung his scarf at the rack before he walked with heavy footsteps up to his room. Once he was inside, he immediately changed to his sleeping clothes and then he sat on the bed. He seems to be contemplating for a moment; his eyes seem to be lost in thought or rather, far gone from reality. His eyes are clouded but he's certain about one thing;

Looking at his bedside table, he saw the sleeping pills that help him sleep more often. With a shaky hand, he grabs the bottle and got two out before taking them in dry. Kuroko coughed from the sudden intrusion in his throat but he paid no mind; he just lay down on his bed, pulled the covers up to him, closed his eyes, and let the magic of the sleeping pills take over.

He's in the meadow once again. Kuroko felt giddy and began to search for that very tree that was their appointed meeting place every time the blue head dreams. Kuroko began to wander around the meadow and found no tree. He sighed in exasperation but then the soft tap on his shoulder made him relax.

Kuroko turned around abruptly with a frown on his face, his hands on his hips.

"What took you so long?"

The one in question was the red haired baku. He has an indifferent face on as the blue head has a raging one. The baku sighed as he grabbed both of Kuroko's shoulders.

"What you did was unhealthy."

Akashi is frowning now and Kuroko has a confused expression on his face.

"What?"

The baku sighed and let his hands wander; going down to feel Kuroko's arms, to squeeze the blue head's waist and then back again to cup Kuroko's face.

"The way you get here."

Akashi has a serious and worried expression on him. Kuroko still hadn't quite had the grasp of what the other is saying and so he tilted his head. The baku brought their faces closer until their foreheads are touching, the baku slid both his arms at Kuroko's sides to press them closer.

"You're not taking care of yourself anymore and those sleeping pills increased in dosage. You barely eat, you barely focus on school and your activities. What happened?"

The baku let out a pained voice. At this Kuroko casted his sight downwards, not wanting to meet the other's expectant eyes.

"I'm just eager to see you."

Kuroko said in a honest tone. There was silence after that with Kuroko evading the other's eyes and Akashi just staring right at the blue head. Soon a sigh erupted from the baku, he then forced the other to look at him with a tight grip on Kuroko's chin.

"You could've told me. I could always just pay you a visit every night, although I would want you to sleep too."

Kuroko's face brightened as he stared at those ruby red eyes, his mouth agape.

"Y-you can?"

The baku widens the distance as he detached himself from the bluenette and smiled.

"Of course I can. Wasn't our first formal meeting like that?"

Ah, how stupid of him. He's been feeding only on school made bread, water and sleeping pills that he forgot that the redhead could come into real life, that he's not a fragment of the mind, that the creature Kuroko fell in love with was not a simple made up dream.

Kuroko let out a weak chuckle as he scratched the back of his head.

"Silly me."

The redhead only has a smirk on his face as he tapped Kuroko's cheek lightly, bringing the slightly smaller boy's attention back to him.

"Let's meet in reality then."

The last thing Kuroko saw was darkness, before the darkness itself swallowed him up.

Kuroko stirred from his sleep. He let his eyes flutter open when he felt the chilly breeze coming in the window. The blue head rubbed the sleep from his eyes and he sat up. He looked at the window only to realize that it's open. With wide huge eyes and a big grin, he dashed out of bed to look outside of the window and sure enough, there sitting cross legged in midair was the red headed baku.

Kuroko smiled warmly as he moved aside and let the redhead inside his room, before closing the window once again.

"How you manage to stay that long in the cold with only your regular clothes baffle me."

Kuroko said as he took his place sitting on his bed. Akashi followed suit as sat besides the bluenette, a smirk adorning his face all the time.

"What?"

Kuroko asked as he took a good look at the redhead's face. Akashi only shrugged as he picked something from inside of his tailcoat.

"I heard humans are fond of gift giving during these seasons?"

Kuroko eyed the gift and then the baku, his eyes full of excitement.

"Is this…?"

Akashi nudged the small box into the human's hands. Kuroko looked at it in wonder and then to Akashi, who now has a full smile on his face.

"Merry Christmas, I guess?"

The redhead chuckled as Kuroko resumed on staring at the package.

"Open it."

The red head softly instructed. Kuroko does not need to be told to twice for he already has his hands working on the wrappers. The wrappers revealed a box. Kuroko felt anxious just looking at it. Slowly, the blue head opened the box and what met his eyes made them wide.

"Akashi-kun-!"

He cannot continue his sentence in wonder of the thing inside. Akashi smiled as he scooped Kuroko to his arms and kissed him. The blue head immediately responded as he applied the same pressure on the other's lips. When they broke apart, Akashi grabbed the gift from the box to put it on Kuroko's wrist.

The gift was a bracelet, the design being the flower Kuroko loves so much whenever he spends time inside the meadow. Kuroko stared as the baku put it on him. Once done, Kuroko immediately hugged Akashi and thanked him over and over again.

"But, I don't have a gift for you."

Kuroko said sadly as he buried his face on the crook of Akashi's neck. This only emitted laugh from the redhead and it made Kuroko reel his head backwards, his lips pouting.

"What-!?"

Kuroko was immediately silenced by a passionate kiss. He was taken aback at first, but soon he responded and kissed back. They stayed like that for a while before the red head pulled away, Kuroko wheezing already with the lack of air.

"That was a good enough gift for now."