Hi guys~. Sooooo guess what? Kuroko's part has been written and Life and Death has officially ended! I love the fact that you guys stuck with me this whole time so here we go to the last review corner involving chapter's 5 and the author's notice~!

1. Jodie-chan- Hehe~? Did you like my little surprise~? Honestly that was the original plan~! So all's well that ends well in that regard~ owo. I think a lot of people liked Mukkun's chapter. I love Akashi's chapter myself but I'm just biased towards him. Oh yea thank you for that information involving the drama CD by the way~. I looked it up but I only listened to the first track so far. I hope you like this chapter~.
2. BlackCatAnimeGirl- Saa~? Is he dead? Is he not? Why don't you read and find out love?
3. Guest- Hello my little anonymous reviewer. Thank you for taking the time to review to this humble little angst story of mine~. Hopefully you'll know tune in to see what's wrong with him~.
4. R3iga1004- I love how you basically gave an over view of the chapters in your review owo. That shows you actually read it~! And that was the most lines used in a review. I think you even have Jodie-chan beat o.o'
5. iivogelchen- Okay darlin'. You HAVE to tell me. What does your username mean? I keep dissecting it in my head but I can't figure it out. But anyway I hope you like Kuroko's point of view~!
6. anonymous- And once again hello my other anonymous reviewer~. I've updated it ahead of the actual schedule so here you go darlin'~.

Now on to part 6, the final chapter of Life and Death! ... I suddenly feel depressed saying that... -w-' Oh but I'll get 20 reviews because of this chapter so yay!

Part 6: Kuroko


In this world we live in, every road we humans walk on leads somewhere. The question we have to ask ourselves is:

Do I go right?

Left?

Forward?

Or do I turn around and go back?

Those are the options to be considered whenever we feel meet the split in our once straight road. Even in the darkness a choice must be made. Right towards humanity? Left towards isolation? Forward towards the future? Or turning around to go back to the past? Though it is impossible to go change the past, one can look at what was done and learn from any mistakes made. Which direction will this human choose?


At first all he saw was pitch black darkness. Not a single ray of light could be seen no matter what direction he looked in. He wondered if his eyes were even open, but no matter how much he blinked there wasn't a single change. Just the darkness and silence surrounded him. For a moment he wondered why he was here, and then his memories returned to him.

Red eyes turned their attention to him, a light smile on their owners face before the voice of his Captain reached his ears. "Tetsuya, can you do me a favor?" And without a second thought he nodded his head in consent, going over to see what the young man wanted done. "Satsuki's out sick today. Will you go pick up a few things for me?" That said, Kuroko gave his consent, took the list of things Akashi needed, and went off to the mall. If Aomine hadn't decided to skip practice he would have asked the other boy to go with him. Kise would annoy him, plus he had a photo shoot to go to in half an hour so that would be no good. Murasakibara would just want to look for snacks so he didn't ask him, and Midorima just didn't like him.

Luckily there weren't that many items on the list. "Maybe I should stop to get a shake," he wondered to himself after finding the last item Akashi needed. Only before he could even get to the register a scream broke out. One a pitch only a female could produce and obvious filled with fear. Kuroko honestly felt shock coursing through his blood when he saw the mask covered faces of three men wielding guns barge into the store. They screamed for no one to move but obviously someone did.

That someone was standing right in front of Kuroko.

She had run to the side and one of the men wielding that sleek black gun took aim in the direction she had been standing in and fired. Kuroko's first thought was for her to hurry up and get out of here before a sharp, piercing, pain made itself known in that small little area just below his ribs. "What…?" The word was choked; blood bubbling up in his mouth and leaking down the corners. Another scream could be heard, shouting from the men to hurry up and get the hell out, one of them even asked why the hell he shot someone…. The words were becoming jumbled but he tried to keep his eyes open for as long as he could, his breath coming out in shallow pants. Vaguely he heard someone telling another to call the hospital, and then he felt a cool hand on his suddenly hot forehead. "Stay awake! You have to stay awake!" A stranger who he never met before was telling him to stay awake. Why should he listen? All he wanted was to sleep. His head was hurting; his whole body hurt, exhaustion was stepping in…. Kuroko's eyes slid to half-mast while his breathing turned more labored. Every breath he took caused more and more pain.

After that his memories were fuzzier. He was in and out of consciousness and under anesthetics during the operation after all. Kuroko softly sighed. Was he going to be stuck in the darkness forever? Did he die? And then he saw them. His friends, his teammates, faint but there. They were all gathered together, painful expressions marring each and every one of their features. His heart lurched in his chest. Those expressions didn't belong there. So why were they?

It hit him like a sack of bricks. Him. The expressions on their faces were caused by him. The four people were gathered around him.

"Tetsu… come back to me…."

"Kuroko…."

"Why won't you come back to me… to us?!"

"Kurochin should come back to us."

"Tetsuya!"

They were calling for him. Before he knew it tears were sliding down his cheeks, a small smile pulling at the corners of his lips. There was no need to fight anymore. He wasn't going to die. No way in hell. Once more he was pulled into the blackness.

When he opened his eyes again everything was blurry. Almost as if he was looking through water. But it was no longer dark or silent. For that he gave a thankful sigh of relief. That one sound set off a chain of reactions. Voices meshed together in a fury, making his ears ring. But they were voices he knew, not ones of screaming or gunshots. His throat felt dry and burned, his body was still aching since the painkillers were wearing off, and he came back from the dead- technically. Despite all that he still managed to say these few words before drifting back into a deep sleep, knowing he would wake up in a matter of hours.

"Thank you for being my friends."