"What?" That was Kuroko's first response. Today sure has been hectic. Just what was up with the whole 'vampire' fiasco? First, someone called him a vampire and now someone said he's one. That was too much excitement in one package.

Akashi's response, however, were calm as if he expected Kuroko's outburst. "We are the purebloods of the vampire kind," he kindly repeated.

"That's a joke I can't believe in, Akashi-kun. Please cut it out." Kuroko said, refusing to believe in this nonsense. Kuroko was a firm realist and never believe in supernatural things.

"Then are you denying what you saw earlier?" Akashi merely questioned and knew which buttons to push to make Kuroko believe in the truth. He opened the palm of his hand and grabbed the glass of red wine handed to him by his ever faithful butler. Akashi licked his lips as he drank the wine and take few more sips, eyes never left Kuroko, paying attention to his every move.

Kuroko doesn't know what to counter that statement with. It was true that he felt a strong fear when suddenly that person pointed a gun towards him and he seriously thought that today's the day when he'll die. However, when Akashi came into the scene, everything felt very surreal and went by too fast. In a matter of seconds, one of the men was pushed by some force and hit his back against the tree bark. At that moment, that man let out an agonizing cry of pain and Kuroko winced as he couldn't imagine the level of pain that man was facing.

It went by too fast and now Kuroko was somewhat safe from harm from now.

"I-," Kuroko started. "But you don't have proof! You can't expect me to believe in these vampires stories with no proof that you are one!"

Both of Akashi's eyes turned to another shade of red and the same goes to his companions' eyes. "Would this be enough?"

"This... This was only a trick of the light!" Kuroko blurted out, strongly sticking to his beliefs.

Akashi opened his mouth, letting Kuroko see clearly of his two long fangs.

Kuroko braced his nerves, "That teeth is fake! Who knows which toy store you bought that from!"

Akashi starts to get a little bit irritated. It was very annoying how Kuroko would deny everything he sees, trying to think it logically.

Shaking his head slightly, Akashi used his last resort and without lifting a finger, the vase in front of him was lifted upwards, bobbing up and down. Kuroko gasped in surprised and stared intensly at the vase making sure that there's no strings attached to the vase lifting it.

As if knowing what Kuroko's intentions are, he used his powers again and this time, he lifted Kuroko's body.

Kuroko of course was very shocked and he went higher and higher, just few feet away from touching the ceiling. He started to panic, "Stop! Please put me down!"

"Then do you believe believe in us?"

"Yes!" Kuroko sighed in relief as he was slowly going down. Catching his breath, he then asked the question that was stuck in his head the entire time, "Why does the men from before target me and claimed that I'm a vampire?"

"... I have a theory but I'm not certain, therefore that question will be left unanswered for now. But I can say this with certainty: you'll be more safe with us compared to anyone in the world." Kise looks like he had something to say but Akashi gave him a look and whatever Kise wants to say was left unspoken.

Kuroko was deep in his thoughts, thus, The Generation of Miracles decided to gave him some time to let things settle in. When Kuroko had a much more clearer mind, Akashi assigned the job of taking Kuroko to a tour to Kise and Aomine. And just that, the whole group departed and left the spacious room.

The trio walked down the hallway in various moods. The cheerful one, namely Kise, hummed a happy tune and chatted joyfully while introducing the various places in the mansion. The other two doesn't talk much and both walked with their own pace.

"Aominecchi! Let's continue our duel and also give more information to Kuroko so he can better understand us!" Kise announced and pointed to the katanas placed securely on the shelf.

"Sure, why not. But the only one who'll beat me is me," Aomine smirked and walked inside the room. Kuroko followed shortly and looked around with curiousity. The room lacked a lot of furnitures, giving space for its participants to battle and fight to their heart's content. The pale background lighten up the room and everything just seems so clean.

Kuroko sat at the corner and watched the two battle to and fro. Katanas clang against each other, the sharp blade sizzled on the contact. Aomine and Kise both jumped backwards and charged forward, swinging down their weapon with considerable force. The two went on for some time, but clearly, Aomine has the upperhand as it seems that Kise can only block and not attack so far.

Aomine grinned in satisfication, pleased that Kise wasn't going down without a challenge.

Kise gritted his teeth, unhappy with the outcome. At this rate, he wouldn't land a hit on Aomine. His eyes turned red and he spread his arms, summoning a large wave of water.

Aomine diverted his gaze when he noticed Kuroko's confused look and remembered that they still need to explain things to Kuroko, "We vampires all have a main power that we specialize in. For instance, Akashi's power is being able to control gravity. That's why he can make any object go against the natural force of gravity."

Aomine dodged the attack and continued, "Kise's power was to control water and can move it however he wish. In addition, pureblood vampires can control those inferior than them using their first name, that's why vampires always gave out either their last name or fake names as a precaution."

Aomine clapped his hands together and Kise's attack vanished, "Damn Kise! I'm trying to explain here and you're so not helping!"

"A-Aomine-san, your eyes..." Kuroko pointed out.

"Oh that, our eyes tends to turn red when we use our powers or when we're drinking/wanting to drink blood. So," Aomine shrugged his shoulders, "Any questions so far?"

Kise choked a laugh, "Aominecchi, being a teacher doesn't suit you, ssu!~"

"Shut up!"

"Umm... none at the moment," Kuroko answered slowly.

"Uhh... so, I know that's a lot to take in, on the existence of vamps and our powers, but I think you'll fit in! You know, since Akashi wanted you to join, that symbolize that you're special as well!" Aomine grinned, trying to cheer Kuroko up seeing as he wasn't in a happy mood due to his noticeable frown.

"Thank you, Aomine-san."

Kise frowned as he watched their interaction, "Aominecchi!" The water turned into sharp blades and zoomed toward Aomine and managed to cut his hips.

"That fucking hurts, Kise!" Aomine shouted.

"Are you alright, Aomine-san?!" Kuroko asked worriedly and glanced at the wound closer. It was startling to see the wound healed by itself and all that was left was the blood.

Thump.

"Bastard," Aomine jumped back to his feet and went back to fight Kise, not seeing the absorbed look Kuroko was shooting at him, specifically at his blood.

/

Akashi flipped the next page of the novel, entranced with the content. His ears perked up once he heard a faint creak. Without looking up, he knew it was his best friend and companion Midorima.

"Do you need something Midorima?"

Midorima pushed up his spectacle, "I found it very strange of you to save a total stranger whom had no relation with you."

Akashi paused, "I had a feeling that he'll be an interesting addition to our group."

Midorima sighed, "That doesn't give you an excuse to just accept him without knowing anything about him. Who knows when he'll backstab us when he has the chance?... Or have your forgotten what happened in the past?"

That hit bullseye, "Of course not, I would never be able to forget that past, worry not Midorima. Remember what I told you more than a decade ago?" Akashi glanced up, holding Midorima's gaze.

"Are you implying that that Kuroko Tetsuya is the one whom you had been watching out for 16 years?" Midorima remembered what happened exactly that Janaury 16 years ago. It was during a snowy season that Akashi had noticed a blue-haired baby by the orphanage's doorstep. However, the baby's cries wasn't loud enough to be heard due to the storm, therefore, Akashi had knocked on the door, attracting its residence's attention. Akashi had taken upon himself to donate baby clothes and necessities to the orphanage, under a disguise of a generous man giving away free items.

Since then, Akashi had silently watched over Kuroko in a distance. That said, Akashi had witnessed many pages of Kuroko's past and personally saw what Kuroko had went through.

Despite all that, Akashi had never interfered until now. He understand that interacting with a human will never lead to a good outcome, hence keeping a distance and not made himself known to Kuroko. But one day, he saw something very interesting and had a good feeling that Kuroko's not a human. He decided to investigate this matter more closely, however, he had to leave Japan for several years and it wasn't until when he came back when he had saw something that had confirmed his theory. When the moment the silver bullet had grazed Kuroko's cheek, he knew Kuroko was a vampire. But how come Kuroko's bloodlust never appear throughout his entire life? And that led to another mystery.

"Midorima, just trust me. I know what I'm doing." Akashi started and walked out the room not hearing what Midorima had to say afterwards.

"... You said that yet you still made that mistake hundreds of years ago... Akashi, you're too kind... Someone would no doubt take advantage of that kindness like he did..."

/

Kuroko shed his clothing and walked into the tub, turning on the lukewarm water. He closed his eyes and water dripped down from his head all the way to his feet. Only when he takes a shower can Kuroko truly calm down and think things thoroughly with a clear and fresh mind. Kuroko gently leaned on the cold smooth wall on his forehead, and the combination of the heat from the water and the coldness from the wall felt so nice.

His mind flashed back to what happened earlier. The sight of blood pouring out of Aomine's wounds made Kuroko's heart beat faster for some reason and suddenly, his veins pulsed excitedly.

From then on, the sight of blood never left his mind and he always drifted himself back to that scene, causing him to daydream throughout the day and lose focus. Whenever he thought of that crimson color, his throat ached so badly that Kuroko couldn't resist to scratch his throat in response. He assumed that he was just thirsty but no water or drink can quench that fiery thirst.

His burning throat left him in a panting state and it felt that his whole body was on fire. And there was that torturous sensation again. Kuroko's legs collapsed and he slide down the wall, sitting on the tub.

Kuroko felt a strong urge to sink his teeth in something and it felt that his teeth are really itching to bite. The feeling became worse when his whole body was eager for some action. He dug his nails into his flesh and hastily stratched his throat, creating deep and raw red marks. It felt like blood had flowed backwards and the blood all rushed toward his brain. Kuroko banged his head on the head and gripped his hair.

He felt very feverish and dizzy. All sane thoughts was thrown somewhere else and all Kuroko can focus on was blood. The same thoughts invaded his mind for the whole time: he wants blood. Red was all he can see and his vision was painted with red. It doesn't matter where he turns his head to, all he can see was red.

His gums suddenly throbbed painfully and it felt that something was growing out. He went to touch his gums to hopefully soothe the pain and was very startled when his two canine teeth were very sharp and longer than before.

Just what was going on?

Panic shook his body and sobs escaped his mouth. He bit down his lips and a metallic flavor attacked his taste buds. His heart thumped loudly and faster than before. His mind was telling him that he wants more.

Kuroko darted his eyes and landed on his shoulder.

More...

More!

MORE!

Without thinking and being sane, he bite into his shoulder and suddenly, his throat ceased to burn and it felt that a tranquil rain had helped die down the intense fire burning him. Kuroko drank greedily and hungrily.

When he finally stopped, blood was leaking out his wounds at a rapid rate and the left side of his body was covered with sticky blood. Two deep junctures are on his shoulder and the pain continued to burn.

Even though he doesn't feel thirsty now, his vision became very blurry and it felt that his surroundings are moving and are creating afterimages. Without warning, everything turned black and his whole body shuts down.