Author's Note: Hello Guys. It has been a whole week. That means a new chapter. *throws confetti* I'm glad you guys are still with me after 2 chapters. I am so thankful for every reader, review, follower, and favorite. I love you all. Now that the story has been set up, I can finally work on the romance and the plot of the story. Without further ado, here is the chapter.
Disclaimer- I do not own Kuroko no Basket or Nisekoi. The title and these characters belong to their respectful owners.
Chapter 3- The Heart Racing First Date
The green haired boy was sitting at his dinner table slowly wrapping his fingers in tape. The boy squinted when he was wrapping the final pieces of tape tightly around his index finger. After the boy finished, he reached over the table for his IPod and lightly tapped on the OhaAsa Horoscope button. Midorima slid his finger over to the Cancer icon and pressed it while putting on his ear buds to listen in on his horoscope.
Cancer is third today. Nothing should go wrong as long as you have your lucky item. Your lucky item today is a Japanese to English dictionary.
The green haired boy smiled when he heard his horoscope.
"I guess I will participate in today's practice then. Third place is still pretty good, and with my lucky item I will not miss my shots."
Satisfied, the boy put down his IPod, though he sneakily snuck glances at it moments after he put it down. Eventually, Midorima picked up his IPod again; this time however, he pressed theSagittarius button.
Sagittarius is 10th today. Your luck will be fine then take a drastic turn for the worse. Be careful. And remember to have your lucky item with you today, A Red Pencil. You will need it.
Midorima frowned. Akashi was going to have a bad day today. He rubbed his temples thinking about how he could help Akashi. Yet, the red head was never fond of the OhaAsa horoscopes, even though they were incredibly accurate.
Midorima continued to ponder about Akashi's situation trying to think of a solution.
"I should probably bring him his lucky item today. He will need it."
Contented, the green haired boy sipped his can of red bean soup before getting up to find a red pencil.
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Ding Dong
The bluenette shuffled slowly towards the front door as soon as he heard it ring. He still had on his sleeping cap and his pajama shirt was slightly unbuttoned from last night's sleep. His hair was sticking up in wild directions and his pajama pants sagged slightly on his hip. The pants were a little long, even though they were rolled up three times.
Ding Dong
The door bell continued to ring as the bluenette was making his way towards the door.
"Who is calling me so early in the morning?" Kuroko wondered while opening the door to reveal an already irritated red head.
"Hello, Tetsuya." The red haired boy purred leaning against the gentle door frame.
"My dad said that we should go on a date. Well, when I say said it was more like persuaded. So I decided that we should go on one….today." The red haired boy beamed evilly in the door way while staring at Kuroko, obviously taken back by his overly casual attire.
"Ummm…" Kuroko stammered. He was at a loss for words.
"I…."
"You dare defy me?" Akashi asked, stepping increasingly close towards Kuroko.
Startled, Kuroko stepped back until his back hit the wall. He had nowhere to go. He watched as Akashi stepped closer.
SLAM
Akashi slammed both of his hands on each side of Kuroko's ears, trapping him.
Kuroko could feel his body grow hot as the hairs on his back stood up.
Akashi leaned his head near Kuroko's ears and breathed in softly.
The bluenette could feel the red hair's breadth on his skin. His mind was going blank. He held his breath and closed his eyes.
"I told you Tetsuya. Did I not? No one defies me." Spoke the red head. His voice was low and assertive. His arms were still enclosing Kuroko.
"Now go change. Before I get angry." His voice grew lower as he leaned closer to Kuroko's ear.
Dizzy, Kuroko slid to the floor as Akashi stepped back to give him room to leave er escape.
The teal haired boy quickly got up and walked to his room to change.
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"What was that about?" The blue haired boy thought as he was walking casually behind the red head.
"I think we should go see a movie." The red head said after a long silence.
"Umm sure." Answered the bluenette as he pulled his scarf tighter around his neck. Kuroko could feel his checks go red from the cold. He breathed into his scarf for warmth.
The two boys awkwardly made their way to the ticket machine and bought two tickets. The "couple" watched the movie in complete silence.
Kuroko kept to himself while as Akashi just stared blankly at the movie screen. After a while the movie ended without much occurrence.
As soon as the movie ended Kuroko stood up and looked at Akashi.
"Let's go eat, Akashi-kun." Said Kuroko happily, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Kuroko noticed Akashi's reluctance and grabbed his wrists before he knew it.
"I know a great place to eat Akashi-kun. Leave it to me." He squeezed the red head's hands tighter.
Akashi's face flushed when he saw the bluenette gripping his hands.
"This is not even a real date. Why are you so into it?" Akashi repeated to himself.
Hesitantly, Kuroko pulled Akashi up from his seat and headed towards the theater gates. The two boys walked hand in hand down the street to the restaurant at the corner.
The teal head slowly guided the red head into the empty seat at Maji Burger.
The red head frowned after he surveyed his surroundings.
A burger place was not a place he was used to going. It did not suit his tastes. He would not say the place was below him but.
The red head just sat down as the bluenette got up to buy their meal.
After a while, the bluenette returned to their table with a milkshake, a hamburger, an order of fries, and a mysterious plastic bag.
"Are you just having a milkshake, Tetsuya?"
"Yes, I am not very hungry right now." Kuroko said in a monotonous voice as he sat down in the chair across Akashi.
"Those are not healthy for you." Retorted the red head, eyebrows twitching.
"I only have one a week, at most." Said Kuroko, gently looking up giving Akashi the cutest eyes ever.
Akashi looked away. He was suddenly feeling very guilty so he dropped the conversation. He just looked out the window to watch the falling snow accumulate on the sidewalk.
After a while, he turned back to gaze at his tray.
Akashi raised an eyebrow in interest at the plastic bag that lay slyly by his hamburger.
"Intrigued by the bag, Akashi?" Answered the teal haired boy sipping his milkshake without looking up.
"I knew you would like it. Here. I asked for it specifically, just for you." Said the bluenette sliding the plastic bag towards the red head.
Full of curiosity, Akashi picked up the plastic bag and gently ripped it apart. A small wooden piece dropped out of the bag and landed softly on the table.
Akashi held up the wooden piece to examine it more closely.
It turned out to be a Shogi piece key chain. Akashi struggled to suppress a smile as he ran his fingers across the black engraved kanji twirling it slightly on his finger.
"How did you know I liked Shogi?" The red head asked.
"Your father told me." Answered the teal haired boy looking down and continuing to sip his vanilla milkshake. He hoped that the red head was going to drop the conversation soon.
To his relief the boy did.
With that the table grew silent once again as the boys ate their meal.
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After their meal Akashi was feeling much better. Although he did not know why, he just felt incredibly happy. The date was not going so bad after all.
The two boys were walking through the snow on the sidewalk while leaving light footprints in the snow.
Suddenly Kuroko tugged at Akashi's sleeve. The red head stopped abruptly as the teal haired boy bumped softly into the red head's back.
"Akashi-kun, can we get something to drink? I'm cold." Asked the bluenette shyly.
"Of course, Tetsuya. You sit on that bench while I get some tea from the vending machine okay?"
"Thank you Akashi-kun." Said the bluenette. He could feel his fingers grow numb from the cold. He dug his hands deeper into his pockets trying to warm them up as he sat down on the bench.
Due to this, Kuroko did not notice the group of boys steadily making their way towards him.
"Hey look!"
"It is the heir of Shiros."
"Well, well. It is."
"He does not have his body guards today. Why don't we go over and say hi?" Said the boy with a bandana making his way over to the teal head."
"Kuro-shit!" Roared the boy with the bandana as the other boys were surrounding the teal head.
Kuroko tensed as he saw the boys surrounding him. Memories of that night began to resurface. He tried his best to suppress them. He did not want to remember. He was finally able to… trust again.
No one can save you now. You are ours. You weak, defenseless, piece of shit.
Kuroko put his hands over his ears to block out the memories.
Betrayal hurts doesn't it?
"Are you listening Kuroko? Heir of Shiros. You are as weak as they say." Said the boy with a scar as he reached for Kuroko's head. He pulled Kuroko's hair violently pulling his head backwards. The teal haired boy winced in pain as he struggled for breath.
"Not so strong without your Yakuza members, are you?" Said a voice.
The boy with the bandana lurched forward and put his hands around Kuroko's neck, strangling him.
Torture is fin isn't it? It is really fun.
"Akashi-kun…." The bluenette panted while his eyes were starting to go black.
How should we play with you next?
Just then a pair of glistening red scissors flew into the bandana boy's hand causing him to release Kuroko. The bluenette was finally able to breathe.
"Just what are you doing here?" Bellowed Akashi.
"Who are you?" Said the boys in unison.
"No one in particular. Normally I do not interfere with people's business but I do not like it when people touch what is mine." The redhead stepped closer to the boys.
"And this." Said Akashi pointing to Kuroko.
"Is mine." The red head glanced worryingly at the teal head gasping for air.
"Now leave before I kill you all. I will am ready to kill anyone who defies me."
At Akashi's ultimatum the gang of boys left the park as the red head rushed to the bluenette's side.
Kuroko was curled up on the bench with his hands covering his ears. The blue haired boy's breathing was returning to normal. Though, he looked absolutely terrified. His eyes were ghostly white and he was shaking fiercely.
Not knowing what to do Akashi hugged the bluenette to get him to stop shaking. He nuzzled his head in Kuroko's hair.
"Are you okay?" The red haired boy asked pulling the bluenette closer.
"Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine." Said the bluenette struggling to hold back tears. His shaking was slowly subsiding. He wished that time would stop so he could stay in Akashi's arms longer.
Suddenly, the boys heard deep voice behind them.
"Master Akashi." Said the unfamiliar voice.
"I came to bring you your lucky item today, a red pencil. Nanodayo." The boy said pushing up his glasses.
The green haired boy stared at the two boys in a rather compromising position. He did not know what to say, so he just stood there awkwardly.
Kuroko's eyes narrowed in embarrassment as he broke away from Akashi's embrace.
"I'm sorry Akashi-kun. I am leaving." Said the teal haired boy nervously and in a shaky tone.
"Tetsuya, wait." Akashi said in a low voice as Kuroko's silhouette disappeared in the distance. Something was wrong, he thought. Something was very wrong.
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"Young Master."
The yellow-haired sat up on the sofa and turned around rapidly as he was tossing his gun playfully in the air. He watched in awe as the gun bounced up and down.
Gradually, the boy looked up and glanced at the man who called him. He was kneeling down obediently in front of him.
"Yes, Izumo?" Said the yellow-haired boy obviously annoyed.
The boy stopped throwing his gun in the air and reached for the lollipop on the table. The boy jammed the red lollipop in his mouth and sucked on the lollipop waiting for Izumo to speak his business.
Izumo gulped.
"I…ummm…your next target has been chosen. You are to leave for Tokyo, Japan in the morning." Reluctantly, Izumo handed an envelope to yellow haired boy.
At the word Tokyo, the yellow haired perked up and grabbed at the envelope eagerly. He quickly opened the envelope to read the contents of his next mission intently. The yellow haired boy fingered through the documents until he reached the photograph of his next target.
"Akashi Seijuro, huh? Heir of Moros. How interesting." The boy whispered while sucking on his lollipop.
"I will eliminate you next."
With that the yellow-haired boy threw the red head's photograph in the air and shot at the red head's face with sniper accuracy.
Smiling, the boy watched as the photograph burned to ashes.
Note: Bolded/Italicized words are flashbacks.
To Be Continued
Author's Note: That was such a long chapter. *wipes sweat.* I am so sorry for the delay, the snowstorm hindered me from posting a chapter last night. Please forgive me. So how was the chapter? Did you like it? What did you think? Are you surprised Midorima was the first of the GoM to appear? Truthfully, I wanted Kise to make a small cameo first. However, after I realized that Aomine/Kise are always the first to appear I decided to change it up. But if you guessed Kise, you were kinda of right. Haha. Now who do you think Kise is? What did Kuroko get a flashback of? Leave a comment/review of your guesses or overall what you thought of the chapter. It keeps me writing and keeps me updating. Thank you so much.
Since it was popular I decided to continue with telling the chapter title of the next chapter. It is tentatively named: Childhood Regrets.