Lovely Jewels

Kicking it at School

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Atsushi's Power Profile:

1. Power of Illusion - Can change anything to appear to be a different thing.

2. Telekinesis - Can move objects with mind.

3. Telepathic - Can talk with the rest of the members using the mind and also has a large range of other people's consciouses.

Kuroko awoke feeling more refreshed than he had in a while. The sun had yet to rise, but waking up extremely early was routine for him. He ran his hand through his hair, already accustomed to it being quite out of sorts. He fingered a cowlick at the top of his head for a few seconds before slipping out of bed. Looking at the clock beside his bed, he saw that it was 5:30. Ah, just enough time to get ready and make breakfast…for the others.

No, Kuroko did not forget. Trying to believe the unbelievable was amazingly hard, but he managed it. He had a small fear that if he were to freak out, the Kiseki no Sedai might harm him. After seeing them yesterday, it may be just him being skeptical, but they were just jewels in a box! Kuroko decided to just keep his guard up, act like nothing was wrong and…watch for the pervert Akashi.

He exited his room and entered the bathroom to brush his teeth and take a quick shower. School was his destination for the day, but he still found himself pondering about what the others would do. Akashi said they would be going to school with me, but are they really? They are 160 years old…

He finished up in the bathroom and then went down to the kitchen. He brought a pan down from the rack and placed it on the stove before opening the refrigerator to take out some eggs and radish. Kuroko set forth to chopping up the radishes as he waited for his omelet to cook a little. He was just about to turn around to check on his omelet when a pair of arms wrapped around his waist.

"Good morning, Tetsuya," Akashi whispered in the light-blue head's ear. He placed his chin on the other's shoulder. "Smells good."

Kuroko let out a sigh. "Akashi-san, the omelet is burning." He moved and Akashi followed him to the stove, arms still secure around his waist.

Kuroko folded the omelet and slid it out of the pan before pouring more egg in it. He felt Akashi's eyes following his hands every movement. Kuroko placed his hands on Akashi's arms and tried to detach himself.

Akashi reluctantly let go and headed to the cupboard. "I'll get some natto to go with our breakfast," Akashi said, smiling at Kuroko. He brought out the beans and proceeded to place them in a bowl.

Kuroko looked at Akashi through his peripheral vision. He would not deny the fact that the redhead was attractive, but they were both guys! Kuroko finished up the omelets as the rest of the Kiseki no Sedai trailed in. Placing the plates on the table, he gestured for the others to take a seat.

"Kuroko! It looks so good!" Kise said cheerfully as he took a seat at the table.

The other three followed suit. Akashi stood next to Kuroko who was leaning on the counter with a bowl of rice in hand. He looked down at Kuroko and took the bite from the light-blue head's chopsticks right before Kuroko could get the food himself.

Kuroko looked at the satisfied redhead and pouted a bit. "Akashi-san, there's a bowl for you on the table." He held his bow away from the other male.

"It taste better though," Akashi replied a little childishly. He turned back to the others who were watching the two with a smile. "Atsushi, you will be attending school with Tetsuya," Akashi stated, returning to his more mature self. "The rest of you and I will be scouting the area."

Murasakibara looked discontented with the fact that he would be the only one suffering through school. He settled his feelings by taking another serving of rice. He looked up, feeling Akashi's gaze on him.

Protect him, Atsushi, Akashi said to Murasakibara using their telepathic communication. They already know where he is going to be.

Murasakibara nodded before going back to eating.

Kuroko placed his bowl in the sink and walked out of the kitchen, knowing a certain someone would follow him. He went up the stairs to his room to get his bag before leaving. Just as he thought, Akashi entered the room right after him.

"Is there something you needed?" Akashi asked, watching Kuroko pick up his bag from the chair in front of his desk. He closed the door and leaned on it. "After getting me all alone with you."

Kuroko sent Akashi a small glare. "Why do I need to be protected?" Kuroko inquired, getting straight to the point and ignoring whatever Akashi was implying. "And the attack yesterday. What was that all about?" That Haizaki person, who was he? Kuroko asked silently to himself.

Akashi crossed his arms and closed his eyes. "Tetsuya, you are a very special person," he said with sincerity. He opened one eye to see Kuroko's disbelieving expression. "Not only to me, but to others as well." He saw that Kuroko wanted more, since he was silent and staring at him. Well, I might as well have fun with this. He pushed off from the door and approached Kuroko, forcing the other to take a couple of steps back until the back of his knees hit the bed.

Kuroko put up a hand against Akashi's chest as he sat down on the bed. Looking up at the redhead, he questioned the other's actions with his eyes. "Do you need to be so close?"

Akashi chuckled. So sweet you are Tetsuya, yet so cold. He placed a hand over the hand that Kuroko had placed on his chest. "I think you'll find this hard to believe," Akashi started to say, "but you have the ability to move through time." He watched Kuroko's eyes widen a bit.

"You're right, I can hardly believe this," Kuroko muttered quietly while looking down at his lap, trying to take in the information. His eyes caught Akashi's as the redhead knelt down on his knees, still holding Kuroko's hand.

Akashi brought Kuroko's hand to the side of his face and pressed it against his cheek. "Take your time to understand, because I will forever be at your side." He turned his head and pressed a kiss to the back of Kuroko's hand. "So why do-"

"Oi! Kuroko! Murasakibara says it's almost time for school!" Aomine said while knocking on the door. "You better hurry up."

Akashi's eyes were narrowed as he looked back at the door. Aomine, you are going to get more work added to your load, he thought with sadistic satisfaction. He grudgingly let go of Kuroko's hand and stood up. Kuroko rose to his feet as well with a light blush dusting his cheeks. He pulled his backpack onto his shoulder before giving Akashi a small bow and then exiting the room.

"Ne, Kuroko, where are my classes?" Murasakibara asked as they walked through the school gates. He pushed a sheet of paper towards the smaller boy next to him.

Kuroko gave an annoyed look at the purple-haired giant before taking the paper. He looked at it with surprise, but quickly suppressed the emotion. Of course he would have the same classes as me. "Murasakibara-san, just follow me."

Murasakibara nodded his head while sucking on his lollipop. His half-lidded eyes looked around at the crowd in a lazy but secretly analytical manner. His telepathic powers surpassed all in the Kiseki no Sedai. He was able to tap into the minds of the people around him effortlessly. Using his ability now, he checked the thoughts of the surrounding students, trying to find anyone with malicious intent. Everyone for right now seemed to pass his inspection.

Murasakibara let out a loud sigh as he sat down next to Kuroko. The two of them decided to spend their lunch on the rooftop. "It's finally lunch." He pulled out more snacks and immediately started munching on them.

Kuroko gave a sideway glance towards Murasakibara. The childish-giant had not let him leave his sight the entire first half of the day. "You were eating during last period though." He pulled out the bento that Midorima had put together for him. Untying the cloth caused a small note to fall out. He picked up and read:

Kuroko,

I see Akashi is taking your time this morning, so here is some lunch.

…Err, don't get the wrong idea! (written very quickly)

-Midorima

The note made Kuroko smile, but Murasakibara standing up diverted his attention. He looked up, finding that the effort strained his neck. Murasakibara looked down at him.

"I am going to go buy us some drinks, Kuroko," Murasakibara yawned out. He walked away, but did a quick mind check on everyone in the current area. He still felt a bit unsettled, though and sped up his pace.

The purple-haired giant stood in front of the vending machine, trying to make a quick decision in which type of drink to buy. Usually, he did not have this problem. His finger hovered over the numbers two and eight.

"Hey, are you going to buy a drink?"

Murasakibara twisted around to see a short black-haired student looking up at him. Confusion flitted into his eyes when the student smiled at him. Murasakibara looked back at the vending machine only to see a finger press the number two for him. The machine let out a series of clank and the other student took the can from the dispenser before holding it up to Murasakibara.

"I am Himuro Tatsuya," the student greeted. "You are the new student right? It's a pleasure to meet you."

Murasakibara looked at Himuro with a little surprise. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the shorter guy looked pretty. He took the drink and cocked his head to the side a bit, not sure of what to make about Himuro.

Himuro let out a small laugh. "I'm sure you will like that flavor, it's one of my favorites."

Before Murasakibara could mutter a thank you, his mind sensed evil intent…towards Kuroko. He pushed the drink into a shocked Himuro's hand and began sprinting towards the stairs. He faintly heard Himuro calling out to him.

Kuroko's shoulders tensed as he felt an unmistakable gaze fall upon him. He coolly lifted his head a bit and gave a small scan around the rooftop. Seeing no one, he looked back down at his lunch, but the feeling did not go away. He put his lunch down to the side and focused on disappearing. Let's go Kuroko, he said to himself as he forcibly lowered his presence even more. Once doing so he crept to the building where the staircases started, hiding behind it and looking around. He didn't have to wait long, however.

"Shit! Where did he go?"

"I don't fucking know! You were supposed to be watching him! I look away for one se-"

"Don't blame this on me!"

Suddenly the staircase doors slammed open as Murasakibara came running through. He looked around for Kuroko, to find that he was not in the spot where he had left them. His mind did a conscious check and he was relieved to find that Kuroko was at least still here.

"Murasakibara-san," Kuroko whispered tentatively. He saw Murasakibara turn around.

"There, now, shoot him!"

Murasakibara dove towards Kuroko and surrounded his body with his own. He heard an almost silent shot, but thankfully, his other ability came in handy. Using his mind, he stopped the tranquilizer that was heading straight towards them. He sent the needle backwards on its path. His eyes flashed bright purple as he used illusion to create the image that he and Kuroko disappeared.

Looking down at Kuroko, he whispered, "Are you alright?" He looked around, checking the minds of the ones responsible for this mess, but he sensed another mind…Himuro!?

Kuroko sensed Murasakibara's urgency and quickly stood up, still surrounded by the giant's arms. The two moved silently to the door before opening it a bit. They heard footsteps hurrying up the steps.

"Murasakibara-san?" Himuro called out.

Murasakibara immediately tensed as he sensed the bad guy's mind taking note of Himuro's voice. He ushered Kuroko inside before closing the door, just in time to catch sight of Himuro. Murasakibara made his illusion disappear.

Himuro smiled as he spotted the two. "Ah, so this is where you went." He took another glance at Kuroko before fully noticing him and the arm that Murasakibara had around Kuroko. "You two already seem close."

Kuroko awkwardly brushed Murasakibara's hand off, unsure of why the situation was so unsettling. He bowed toward Himuro before descending the stairs, leaving Murasakibara alone with the other student. Himuro watched Kuroko leave before starting to turn himself.

"Well, I guess I shou-" Himuro started to say.

"Why did you come after me?" Murasakibara asked innocently. He was genuinely curious as to why this human chose to follow him. His unmoving gaze caused the other to sweat a bit.

"Well, when you just ran off without your drink, I figured something was up," Himuro said while scratching his cheek. He met Murasakibara's eyes and gave him a small smile.

"Oh," Murasakibara said, not knowing what else to say.

Himuro held out a drink to Murasakibara. "I'm sorry, I don't know if it's cold anymore, but it's yours." He let the giant take the drink before adding, "Let's go hang out some time."

Murasakibara took the drink with a happy smile. He looked at Himuro who looked away nervously. "Ah, thank you, Muro-chin."

Himuro looked back at Murasakibara with a small blush on his cheeks, but he managed to keep his cool act. "No problem, Atsushi."

Murasakibara took the chance to tell Akashi ahead of time of the incident that occurred at the school. Although Akashi seemed to take it rather well, Murasakibara had the feeling that Akashi was very mad. He and Kuroko entered the elevator that would take them to their floor.

"Thank you Murasakibara-san for today," Kuroko said in a monotone voice. He pulled out a chocolate bar he had from his bag and handed it to Murasakibara.

Murasakibara took the chocolate bar and petted Kuroko's head.

The two rode the rest of the elevator ride in comfortable silence.

Once the two entered the apartment, however, their peace was put to an end. Midorima immediately came out and pulled Kuroko aside to check for injuries. This annoyed Murasakibara who said that Kuroko was fine.

Midorima placed both hands on Kuroko's shoulders. "Okay, Murasakibara's right, you are fine." He let his arms dropped to his sides as he turned to walk away. "But I had to make sure for Akashi-san."

Kuroko hid a smile.

Kise took this moment to jump-hug Kuroko. "We're so glad you're safe!"

Aomine pulled Kise off before looking at Kuroko. "You should go to your room, Akashi is waiting for you."

Kuroko nodded and walked up the stairs, somewhat slowly. Is Akashi-san mad? He opened his door and called out, "Aka-"

He was cut off by being pulled into a tight embrace. Kuroko let out a small sigh. He slowly wrapped his arms around Akashi to return the hug. The tension from Akashi's body gradually dissipated. He let a few more moments of silence pass by before saying, "I'm okay, Akashi-san."

Akashi nodded against Kuroko's neck. "I know, but I can't help but worry. We were dealing with others-no," Akashi said, abruptly stopping himself. "I won't make excuses when it comes to your safety."

Kuroko was a bit stunned by Akashi's words. We barely know each other, yet he cares so much. He closed his eyes and decided he would learn more from the Kiseki no Sedai later. He knew he had some sort of time travel power, but he knew not of why the other five were obliged to protect him.

"Akashi-san, when will you let go," Kuroko asked, trying to hide the fact that the redhead's warmth was starting to become addicting. Now that he thought about it, whenever he came in contact with Akashi it was warm.

"Never," Akashi murmured in a serious tone. To prove this, he pulled in Kuroko as close as possible.

Kuroko decided the only way to get out of this was to use force. He raised his hand and somewhat gently tapped Akashi's head, causing the redhead to let out a chuckle. Kuroko felt Akashi drop his hands to his waist and now Kuroko was at least able to look at Akashi. Akashi stared warmly into Kuroko's blank gaze.

"What was that?" Akashi asked with a teasing smile. He eyed Kuroko's stomach.

"That was…my stomach," Kuroko replied, trying to keep a blush from invading his facial features.

Akashi finally let go of Kuroko, leaving the light-blue head to feel the obvious absence of warmth. "Come then, I won't let you starve. I believe Shintarou made something to eat." He held out his hand to Kuroko.

Kuroko looked at the hand before walking past it.

Akashi smiled and followed after Kuroko.

Just what am I getting myself into?

Thank you for everyone's support with this story!

Personal thanks:

hitomi65 - Thank you again for your review and compliment!

Shadow of an Echo - *big time blushing* Thank you so much! I will still work very hard to make the next chapters good as well! I think I will be showcasing their powers one by one if I can help it! I'm excited as well to introduce his side of the story, though it may take a couple of more chapters to get to that point. Thank you for your patience!

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telletha - I would totally envy him too! Yes, Akashi will always find a way, haha! Well, I will just say that Kuroko's power is going to be pretty different from the other five. Thank you and thank you for leaving a review!

Kuroyuri-san - I am just happy that you like the story! I actually wrote a small plot for this last year...when I was just writing down some story ideas, but I really didn't think much about this one. Then I started playing the AC series and I fell in love with that too! I really wanted to start writing and was suddenly inspired by the previous little snippet I wrote about this and I asked my bro with help with creating the plot and together we came up with this story!

MissSexyRain - Wow! Thank you for the reviews! Ah I apologize! Looking back I totally realized that you are right, so I tried to add something in this chapter to explain more of Kuroko's actions and how he's taking this! Thank you for pointing this out! And I want to explain more and more with each chapter, but I assure you the next chapter will have more answers! I'm sorry, and thank you!

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Also, I am open to any constructive criticism or you know, if you see anything wrong, don't be afraid to tell me. If you need to be a bit harsh, I'm okay with that too! I will work hard to make this story worthy of your time!

So, I managed to get this done within the week...while writing a research essay...but I think I will try to update at least once a week!

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