Hello everybody! Surprise! You guys must be surprised to see an update because in the previous chapter, I said that the next one would be in two weeks. It turned out that I was not as busy as I thought I would be. So here you go, enjoy the third chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket for it belongs to Fujimaka Tadatoshi.

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Chapter 3: It's delicious!

At Akashi's household

The sun had risen up and gradually showered the dark night sky with warm radiant sunlight. In the garden of Akashi mansion, the birds were chirping their song to greet a new day. Maids and butlers in the mansion were busy cleaning the house and preparing breakfast for the Akashi and Kuroko family. Akashi Seijurou-young master of the Akashi family, was still in slumber in his room.

5:59:57

Akashi suddenly opened his eyes, turned his face to the right, where he put the alarm clock on the table, and hastily pressed the alarm button before the clock went off. And it was 5:59:59, exactly one second before the set time.

On the bed was Akashi, lying on the mattress while staring at the ceiling and panting like he usually did after basketball practice. Except this time, he didn't exercise himself. Then, he tried to piece his scattered senses back together inside his still chaotic mind and started to attest his surroundings.

"Phew, that was too close". Akashi was relieved that he was able to wake up just in time to hit the clock button. However, he was far from satisfied with himself. This was totally utterly absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.

"Normally, I would wake up exactly 1 minute before the clock went off but today, the clock nearly… beats me. What was I… dreaming?"

The answer to the question which Akashi wondered himself immediately dawned on him. Kuroko Tetsuya, the mysterious bluenette he encountered yesterday and his… fiancé! It was then that, for the first time of his life, Akashi clumsily fumbled out of his bed in the never-seen-before undignified manner, tripped over his blanket and found his face planted on the ground ungracefully. Akashi considered that moment to be the most embarrassing experience of his perfect life. Luckily, there was no one around to witness his imperfect graceless clumsiness (according to Akashi, being clumsy had to be graceful and perfect) or else, let's just say that witness wouldn't live long to spread the gossip.

The knowledge of Kuroko engaged to him also brought up memory of events which transpired the day before in Akashi's head. Most of them were very frustrating, such as himself being made fun of by his parents, oh they were gonna pay. However, not all of them were bad. The first impression of Akashi about Kuroko was that the he was a quiet, weak-presence yet beautiful boy who could be autism patient for his blank and emotionless looks. Then, Akashi saw Kuroko smile-his first smile ever since they first met, which caught him completely off-guard. Kuroko's smile, though it was just a small twitch of his mouth, was captivating enough to leave the red-haired teen in daze for a few seconds. At that moment, for the first time of his life, Akashi's heart skipped a beat. Oh god, just remembering Kuroko's smile already set Akashi's face on fire right now. Who would have thought in merely one day, Akashi had already experienced too many first-hand shock. The red-head sincerely hoped that there wouldn't be any shock in store for him today, or at least he wouldn't be traumatized by his insane idiotic oddballs of parents of his. He looked at his clock on the table. It was 6:10.

"What are you doing, Akashi Seijurou? There's no time for daydreaming. You gotta get up and prepare for school", Akashi quickly shook those confusing thought off his head and proceed to the bathroom for his morning routine.

-oOo-

It took Akashi 15 minutes to finish his usual morning activities. The young master of Akashi family was walking down the aisle that led to the dining room when a mouth-watering smell caught his attention. He would ignore it if it weren't for the fact that this aroma was completely different from the one he usually smelt. Living in Akashi mansion for 13 years meant that he had already been familiar with every corridor, corner, tree and flower in the garden and even aroma and taste of food cooked by Akashi's private chef. However, the scent that was wafting throughout the hall today was definitely different from the food usually prepared by his chef. It had managed to reach Akashi's nose and somehow snuck its way into his brain, stimulating his salivary gland and of course his stomach. Akashi unconsciously licked his lip, quickening his steps to arrive at the dining room faster and enjoy the meal that exuded such tempting aroma.

However, on his way to his destination, Akashi was, much to his dismay, stopped by the head butler, Cedric, but quickly forgave him for he was informed to have breakfast in the kitchen with his parents and Kuroko family. Smelling something suspicious (in a figurative way), Akashi braced himself for any mental catastrophe his parents might fling at his face. Though the kitchen was designed to function both as a cooking and dining place, his family preferred to have their meals in their private dining room. This time, his parents required him to have breakfast in the kitchen, which could never be good. Just when he was about to turn around the corner, he heard someone whispering.

"Hey, did you know, our young master is engaged and that person is a guy?", a maid said in a hushed voice.

"Really? Akashi-sama is engaged to a guy? A GUY", another maid gasped unbelievably.

"If I remember correctly, the fiancé's name is Kuroko Tetsuya."

Akashi internally gulped, "This is not gonna be good."

There was a pause in the maids' conversation, which was really unnerving.

"OH MY GOD, IT IS AWESOME!", one maid screamed ecstatically.

"I know, this is BL gold!", a male voice, apparently of a butler, intervened. "What, there's fudanshi in my house."

"Last night, I was writing fiction of Midorima-kun and Akashi-sama when Touru-san came and informed me of Akashi-sama's engagement with Takumi-sama's son. You couldn't imagine how surprised I was back then", another maid, who was probably a MidoAka shipper, voiced her shock.

"Midorima, you mean the guy who usually comes and plays shogi with young master? Oh please, that is not enough material for your BL fiction. Akashi-sama only considers him a friend or at least a shogi partner."

"But young master doesn't have many friends. Even if he does, he rarely lets them visit his house. Also, I think Midorima-kun and Akashi-sama make such a fine couple, and whenever I see them together, I just have an urge to write fiction about them."

"Ho ho ho, then prepare to be blown away by a brand new and more canon couple. I'm sure that AkaKuro shipping will definitely become your OTP. Yesterday, I was passing the corridor near young master's room when I saw him with his fiancé talking in front of his room. Guess what, Akashi-sama was smiling and ruffling Kuroko-kun's hair. He looked totally affectionate towards his fiancé", the maid squealed, unable to contain her excitement to share the information.

"OH MY GOODNESS!", the other maids and butlers simultaneously squealed, evidence of ecstasy clear in their voice.

"I know, I've never seen Akashi-sama do that and look contented before, even with his parents. I was so shocked that after they parted, I was still standing there, gaping breathlessly."

"This son of Kuroko family is amazing, huh?"

"I can understand that. At first, I didn't notice him but when I did, god, that boy is so cuuute! He looks so adorable that I want to hug him and pinch his cheek."

"Hey, I thought so too. Cute looks are not his only good things, he is so courteous and gentlemanly. Yesterday, when I was cleaning in the dining room, he offered to help me. Just when I tripped on the floor, he caught me just in time. You should have seen him at that time. He looked so dreamy", the maid, who was probably Kuroko's fangirl, recount her experience with the bluenette.

"There's no wonder that Akashi-sama has fallen for him."

"Could it be the birth of a newly-wedded couple?", one butler said dreamily.

"So coool! I guess I'll start writing AkaKuro fiction from now on", the fangirl maid of MidoAka had converted into a raging AkaKuro fangirl.

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All the maids and butlers stopped their not-so-secret conversation after hearing such scary sound that undoubtedly came from two blades of scissors clasping each other and sensing such ominous aura from behind them. Needless to turn around, they already knew who was standing behind them. Eventually, they turned around and behind them stood a very infuriated Akashi with his infamous pair of scissors.

"I particularly don't have any interest in your habit of gossiping and I absolutely don't care what you talk about me behind my back. However, next time, check whether I'm around before you open your mouth to gossip about me. I may let you off unpunished by me this time but next time, don't expect me to show mercy" , Akashi said flawlessly like he had learned it by heart, his order filled with venom and scissors gleaming mysteriously evil .

The gossip-mongers immediately bowed to apologize to their master and separated to do their works. They would never want to be in the vicinity of redhead when he was mad. Taking a deep breath, Akashi calmed his nerve down before continuing his way to the kitchen. Dealing with his crazy whimsical parents was enough to drain his energy and composure and now his maids and butlers had revealed themselves to be fangirls and fanboys who shipped him with his fiancé. Apparently, everybody now in his mansion were on the same wavelength as his mother's. During his eventful trip to the kitchen, he found himself (not-so-)secretly glanced by his servants and probably the topic of their (not-so-)secret conversation.

"I should tell Cedric to increase their workload. That will teach them a lesson to never mess with me", Akashi contemplated.

-oOo-

Akashi arrived at the door of kitchen with a heavy heart. What could be waiting for him behind the grand door of the cooking room? His father rolling on the floor with Takumi-san while shamelessly groping the other, his mother discussing with Terumi-san about an upcoming yaoi novel in which Tetsuya and he would be the main stars. Oh wait, there could be bodyguards hiding behind the door, waiting for him to enter the room and abduct him to the church, where he would be making an eternal oath with Tetsuya. Oh, the horror he might face when entering the room. Taking a deep breath, Akashi straightened his posture, masked his expression with his usual calm cool face and opened the door in the manliest manner he could muster. "I am Akashi Seijurou. I will never step back just because of some crazy antics of my outrageous parents. I am absolute. So bring it… on…"

Akashi was awestruck by the amazing sight greeting him after he had opened the door. Standing next to the dining table, arranging spoons and chopsticks was his fiancé, Kuroko Tetsuya, clad in all of his irresistible cuteness and currently showered in glorious morning sunlight coming from the small windows of the kitchen. However, what rendered Akashi speechless was not the fact his fiancé looked inhumanly adorable but the attire his fiancé was currently donning on his elegant sexy body. Kuroko was wearing an apron! AN APRON! And it was not just a normal apron. It was pink with heart patterns on the fabric, laces and frills at the rim. There were two bows on the shoulder straps with red hearts in the center. The middle of the apron was embroidered with a sentence that almost snapped Akashi's restrain: "I love Sei-kun" in one big red heart. The way Kuroko elegantly moved with his apron fluttering along with the movement was downright charming and sexy in Akashi's opinion. Also, the lighting and kitchen interior simply amplified Kuroko's cuteness and sexiness, giving the boy a diligent aura that also screamed: "Come at me, babe". The view was simply breathtaking. If it were ever taken picture by a digital camera, Akashi was sure that picture would receive Nobel Prize for having ignited the dying passion in the hearts of so many hopeless single guys on Earth. In brief, Kuroko was completely fuckable. It was disappointing that Kuroko was not naked and "What are you thinking?" Akashi mentally yelled. It took Akashi all of his self-restraint to not to charge at the nearest wall and hit his head against the brick to prevent the incoming outburst of indecent thoughts about the bluenette.

"Good morning, Akashi-kun", Kuroko bowed slightly at Akashi.

"Good morning, Tetsuya", Akashi smiled, trying to appear unfazed by the overflowing cuteness of his fiancé, "Why are you wearing that apron?"

"Your mother gave it to me and said it was a present to celebrate our engagement", Kuroko replied in his usual monotonous voice.

"I should have known my mother had something to do with that apron". Akashi was annoyed at his mother but secretly grateful to her for the chance to see Tetsuya in a completely new light, "Okay, but what were you doing in the kitchen wearing that apron and also, where are my parents?"

"I was preparing your breakfast. I know it sounds rude and intruding but I sincerely wanted to do something for you as your fiancé. When I suggested this to my mother and Akashi-san, they all gave me their consent to use the kitchen. As for your parents, I think they are in the living room chatting with my parents", Kuroko said, his cheek painted with a faint red hue, which Akashi thought was totally adorable, "I hope Akashi-kun won't find it troublesome."

"No, it's OK", Akashi sat down at the nearest chair and put his schoolbag on the next one.

Kuroko hurried off to counter and back with a tray of breakfast prepared for Akashi. He gently put the tray down in front of Akashi, looking at his fiancé for any response. The meal was simple, comprising traditional dishes Japanese usually had for breakfast: rice, tamagoyaki, miso soup, sea-weed in soy sauce and a glass of milk. Familiar as Akashi was with all these dishes, he couldn't help but feel an urge to dig into the meal really quickly and forget all the ridiculous etiquette. The food already smelt tempting even though he caught the scent in the hall, and now facing the meal directly, Akashi could feel the drool piling up in his mouth, his brain urging him to devour the food quickly. Akashi concluded it must be because he had skipped dinner last night but he couldn't deny the fact that the food looked absolutely mouthwatering.

"Thanks for the meal", Akashi said and used chopstick to pick up the fried egg with a little rice.

The moment the red-haired teen put the food into his mouth, he could feel electricity coursing through his entire body. If it hadn't been for his firm grip of the chopsticks and years of self-control, he would have dropped his chopsticks and started screaming and dancing like a psycho on doping. However, his brain had completely betrayed him and various ridiculous images popped in his mind. In his head, he was dancing "Caramel Dansen" with two rolls of fried-egg in the background decorated with chickens puking rainbow with sparking eyes. There were rice bowls acting as back-up dancers hopping around Akashi, who had tears streaming down his face and screamed at the top of his lungs: "Deliciooous~!". His voice echoed far and far away into the glorious sunset. If those images ever became reality, Akashi would voluntarily commit suicide for the shame of eternal embarrassment. Well, not that he ever let that happen. However, despite his face being blank and stoic, if you squinted your eyes and observed carefully, you could see for a brief 3 seconds, his posture became petrified like a statue and a small drool at the corner of his mouth. After the small bite of his breakfast, the red-haired teen didn't continue eating but instead staring blankly at his bowl of rice as if he was suspicious of poison in his food. And Kuroko, the cook of Akashi's breakfast, felt very uneasy.

"Uhm, Akashi-kun. Are you alright? Is the food to your taste?"

Kuroko's words, like magic, broke the enchanted spell cast by his breakfast onto Akashi's mind. The redhead quickly regained his confident posture and looked at his fiancé, who was sitting across from him. Despite his usual stoic demeanor, Akashi could detect hints of worries in his tone.

"It's… delicious", Akashi complimented his fiancé, his voice a little husky.

"I hope it's good enough. I know Akashi-kun usually has meals prepared by professional chefs so I'm worried that my cooking skill is not good enough to your satisfaction", Kuroko said, fidgeting a little in his seat. The blue-haired fiancé were obviously still nervous about Akashi.

"Don't think that way. You cooking skill is definitely fine and satisfactory. In fact, although these are just traditional dishes, I think you have done an even better job than my chef. It is truly delicious, so no need to worry, Tetsuya", Akashi encouraged Kuroko, and to re-assure his fiancé, he picked up another piece of tamogoyaki and continued eating.

As for Kuroko, he was happy that Akashi was satisfied with his meal though his face betrayed nothing. The bluenette kept watching the redhead eating his meal politely. There was exchange of conversation from time to time about the whereabouts of their parents and why they didn't show up at the kitchen. Just when Akashi was about to finish his glass of milk, Ayumi, Akashi's mother, made her drama queen entrance, surprising both teens in the room.

"Good morning, Sei-chan and Tetsu-kun. Oh dear, look at you two. Being lovie dovie in the kitchen. Did mama just intrude your private time?", Ayumi said in her sing-song voice, obviously teasing the two teens.

"Mother, I was just having breakfast with Tetsuya. Nothing intimate like you implied happened", Akashi retorted back, "Where are father and Tetsuya's parents? I remember hearing from Cedric that we are supposed to have breakfast in the kitchen."

"We are having breakfast in the garden gazebo, Sei-chan", Ayumi's cheerful answer made Akashi's eyes widen briefly, "I told Cedric to tell you that because I wanted you two to spend some quality time together, you know, to get closer to each other. See how thoughtful I am", Ayumi winked mischievously at her son and Kuroko, which two teens understood there was a deep meaning behind "quality time".

"Yeah, what a thoughtful mother you are! And I'm being totally sarcastic."

"Anyway, I just dropped by to check how you two are doing. I'm little disappointed that there is nothing interesting to watch". What is she expecting to watch?. "Oh, and one more thing, from now on, Tetsu-kun will start living with you."

Ayumi's declaration had Akashi nearly choke on his milk.

"Oh, Sei-chan, don't be surprised like that. You and Tetsu-kun are engaged, after all. Takumi-san is gonna go on a business trip to America and Teru-chan is traveling to get some material for her next novels, so Tetsu-kun will be living alone. My father and I are also gonna be busy with work in the next months, so you will have to take care of yourself. However, now that you two already know each other, why not having you two live together? With Tetsu-kun beside you, you will have someone to take care of you and with you around, Tetsu-kun will have someone protect him. Not to mention that living together will deepen your bond and someday, your love will come to full bloom. Then we will have a grand wedding and you two become husband and wife and there will be little Sei-chan and Tetsu-chan running around the house", Akashi's mother clasped her hands in front of her heart, turning her head at an unknown direction while looking dreamily.

While her first reason was plausible, her second one was totally unfathomable. What was with "deepen the bond", "husband and wife" and "little Sei-chan and Tetsu-chan running around the house"? Akashi's mother had read BL novels too much. The redhead considered burning those sinful novels but after re-considering the consequences, he quickly discarded the idea.

Having finished his milk, Akashi picked up his schoolbag, informing the other he was going to school. When Akashi was about to exit the kitchen, Kuroko called out to him. The bluenette handed a box wrapped in blue cloth to the redhead, who received it in confusion.

"If you don't mind, Akashi-kun, I have prepared you bento. I didn't know what you like to eat, so I just guess randomly. I hope you will like it."

"Eh… thanks, Tetsuya… I don't mind. It is the thought that counts", Akashi flashed Kuroko his charming smile though the bluenette looked as stoic as ever.

From the sideline, Ayumi watched the interaction between her son and Kuroko amusedly. "Fu fu fu, they do make a good-looking couple."

"Good bye, Akashi-kun and good luck with your study at school", Kuroko bowed.

"Good bye, Tetsuya. Please be careful with my mother at home", Akashi said teasingly, which successfully earned a pout from his mother.

Akashi walked out of his house, enjoying the sunlight of the new day. Looking back at his mansion, he unconsciously let a smile creep up his face.

"Having a fiancé is not too bad, after all."

TBC

First fanservice (in my opinion), Kuroko in apron! Yakitate Japan kinda come across my mind when i was writing Akashi's reaction. In my mind, Akashi's outside appearance is perfect but nobody knows exactly what's going on in his head. Hope I didn't make him too OOC.

My gratitude to those who have taken their time to answer my questions in the previous chapter. Everyone agrees that there should be lemon in the story (of course, nobody can resist hot AkaKuro lemon). Don't worry, I only make lemon scene when both are at least 15 (in the third year maybe) or maybe after they have married XD. As for Seirin, I'm not sure. I'll just think up sth along the way.

I've gone back and fix some mistakes in previous chapters. Men, there were so many mistakes but thank you, my readers, for reminding me and ignoring them to continue reading the story.

Again, every constructive review is appreciated because it will encourage me to write faster :D!