Title: Colorful Chaos
Pairing: AkaKuro
Rating: T
Summary: "Your son's crying." Kuroko stated. "Before dawn, he's your son," Akashi mumbled, burying his face deep into his pillows. Akashi and Kuroko adopt an infant named Seito, and who said raising a baby was easy?. Domestic AU. AkaKuro
Warning(s): No warnings really, but there are some things that are implied. :) If you catch my drift XD
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke
[Broken Bone]
"I am so excited!" Seito exclaimed while walking with his best friend, Mizuki. The six-year-old girl giggled as she watched her best friend in excitement.
"I don't know why you're always excited Sei-kun. We go to the court every week," She reasoned.
Seito rolled his eyes, "Oh please, Mizu. Basketball is the most amazing sport there is!"
His best friend huffed and crossed her arms, "Nuh-uh, swimming's the best there is."
"Whatever," Seito shook his head, "It's not a team sport Mizu."
"Is too."
"Oh?" Seito challenged.
She then smirked, "What do you call a relay race?"
And with that Seito promptly ignored Mizuki the rest of the way to the basketball court, Mizuki walking next to him with a smug smile.
The court was only a few blocks away from their school. Usually the couple wouldn't allow Seito to walk home or commute home (they were very protective of their only child) but Seito had begged his parents to let him walk towards the court every Friday after school, reasoning that it would be a hassle to drop him off and pick him up again after only two hours.
His parents agreed with the conditions that he was not to leave without Aomine to go home or if Aomine could not drop him off then he should call one of his parents. As if Kuroko didn't stress it enough, the teal haired father obliged himself to remind his son every week.
While they neared the court, Seito could already see Aomine practicing, shooting some free throws and as always it went in as flawlessly as he released it from his grip.
He smiled and began to run excitedly towards his self-proclaimed coach.
CRASH!
It didn't register completely on his mind. One moment he was running towards his uncle the next minute he was lying on the pavement looking at the sky, something sticky clinging to his clothes and it smelled awful.
He could faintly hear his best friend crying out to him, see her running towards him.
He could hear his uncle frantically crying out his name, telling him not to sleep.
But he was tired. Too tired. He didn't know what made him tired, but he just wanted to sleep.
Just a little.
He closed his eyes.
.-.-.-.-.
He didn't see it coming.
He noticed Seito running towards him, Murasakibara's niece trailing a little behind. He was about to go and greet his godson when the next second he could hear the screeching tires.
A blue mini-van closing in dangerously on his godson.
CRASH!
It all happened too fast.
There was no time to act. Following his body, he quickly ran. The woman in the car got out frantically. She started to apologise and sob.
"Oh my god!" She sobbed rubbing her eyes, "I didn't mean to!"
The former power forward couldn't hear properly, there was buzzing in his ears. His mind was telling him repeatedly to;
Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance.
He saw Mizuki reaching out to Seito screaming and quickly, he pried her away.
"Uncle Aomine!" She screamed.
"NO!" He told her, "You can't touch him or it might get worse!"
He held Mizuki tight and turned to face the woman, "Go call an ambulance."
The blue haired police officer told Mizuki to go wait at the side telling her that everything was going to be alright, or at least he hoped it would be.
He kneeled and tried to assess the damage. Seito was barely conscious, but trying his best to stay awake. There was blood, so much blood, his body bruised and scrapped all over. Now Aomine knew little first aid, but he knew that Seito had to stay awake in fear the he might have a concussion from the impact.
"Seito," He called out, "Hey, you have to stay awake alright?"
He knew the kid was struggling to, but he had to keep him awake.
"Stay awake, okay, buddy?"
He could faintly hear the sirens coming. His head was ringing, his heart was beating erratically, Mizuki's cries and the woman's sobs.
God damn it he had to keep this kid awake!
"Seito, you have to stay awake do you hear me?"
But still, Seito closed his eyes.
"Seito!"
.-.-.-.-.
Kuroko didn't know why but he wasn't feeling alright at all today.
When he got up there was something that wasn't right, and it didn't sit well with him. Still, he did his morning routine. Get up, make breakfast, wait for Akashi and Seito to come to the kitchen, eat together, kiss Akashi goodbye, try not to make it too intimate, dress Seito up for school, drive him to school and then go to his classroom.
Kuroko did all of that but there was something that was off.
When he came home from work, he sat on the couch and got out some papers he needed to grade. Seito wouldn't be home until 6:00 in the evening and Akashi said that he was going to pick him up today.
But Kuroko didn't feel relieved at all. Instead, he felt this dread in his stomach.
Fifteen minutes after he got home, Kuroko received a phone call.
He looked at the caller ID and was surprised that Aomine was calling him.
Now, Aomine was one of his close friends, but it was rare for him to call at all. Only if he needed something.
When he picked up he could easily hear Aomine's erratic breathing as if the tanned man had ran a marathon, "Tetsu, can you promise me you won't freak out?"
Kuroko knitted his eyebrows, then he answered, "Aomine-kun, what is it?"
There was a long pause before Aomine started to talk again, "Tetsu, can you come by the hospital where Midorima works at?"
His heart was racing now, "Is there any reason why?"
The answer that Aomine had given him made his stomach drop, "Tetsu, it's Seito. He got caught in a traffic accident."
.-.-.-.-.
"And so if we do this, then this company will double the amount of income we have right-"
RING! RING!
Akashi sighed as he fished out his cellphone, he looked at the caller ID. His collogues looked at him. The red head stood up and excused himself, "I have to take this call, excuse me."
He exited the meeting place and answered the call in an empty hallway.
"Shintaro," He said smoothly, "I trust you have a good reason for calling me."
"Akashi," Midorima's voice was serious and had a tone of a finality to it, "Your son, he needs you now. "
"What's the meaning of this, Shintaro? What do you mean my son needs me now?" He demanded.
There was some rumbling on the other end and it's one thing that Akashi hated it was waiting. He demanded an answer, what did that doctor mean when Seito needed him right now. Of course something happened but what, exactly?
"Sei-kun," Kuroko's voice rang out through the receiver. Akashi sighed if it was anyone who could give answers, it was Kuroko.
"Tetsuya, what's going on? What's this about Seito?"
"You need to get to the hospital right now, Seijuro."
Akashi was shocked. It had been such a long time since Kuroko had call him by his first name. It was usually 'Sei-kun' or when he was annoyed, 'Sei', never Seijuro.
"Seito, he's hurt. And I need you right here with me," Kuroko begged through the phone, "I need you to tell me that he's going to be alright."
It was like being splashed with cold water. His son was hurt. By gods, his son was hurt. And injured so badly that he was in the hospital right now.
He could hear Kuroko's laboured breaths, "Please, Sei, I need you. Midorima-kun won't tell me anything. He only came out to check on me to see if I called you already. Please, Sei-kun. Please come here now."
Akashi was already out the building barking orders at the valet to fetch his car.
"Tetsuya," Akashi kept a calm voice, "I'm right here. I'm coming. I'm coming."
He got into the car and sped through traffic, praying to all the Gods he knew.
Please, please let my son be safe.
.-.-.-.-.
When Kuroko got to the hospital, he urgently went to the reception desk asking for his son.
"You're Mr. Akashi?" The nurse inquired. Kuroko nodded frantically, "I see, sir, your son is in the ER at this moment. They're assessing the damage on him."
He was about to march into the emergency room when the nurse stopped him, "You cannot go in there, sir. I assure you Dr. Midorima and his team are doing their best. So please just wait here."
Hearing his former teammates name, Kuroko relaxed a little but still he panicked. Seito was in danger. He was hurt. His little boy had been hurt.
A voice that called him was the only thing that snapped him out of his stupor.
"Tetsu!"
Kuroko looked to the side where Aomine stood with a little girl who clung to him. Kuroko recognised the girl to be Mizuki. She was asleep but kept a tight hold on Aomine.
"What happened?" Kuroko asked when he managed to keep his calm.
"A woman, she said that she didn't see the light. Seito kept running towards the court and before I knew he got run over by the car. Mizuki's in a bad shape too. She's been crying since we got here. She's probably traumatised from what she saw," Kuroko knew that Aomine had left some parts of the details of the accident from him but he decided to ignore that. He didn't need to know what exactly happened. He needed to know if his son was going to be alright.
"And the woman? Where is she?" Kuroko asked. Aomine turned to the hallway gesturing to a woman who had brown hair crowded with police officers.
"My team's right there," Aomine answered adjusting Mizuki in his arms, "They're taking her to the station for further questioning."
Kuroko had the mind to march to the woman, but he knew that it had been an accident and the she didn't mean it. So instead of making a mess of this situation, he put on a calm face.
"Have you called Mizuki-chan's parents?" Kuroko asked.
"Yes," Aomine answered, "But they're out of the country they told me to call Murasakibara since she's staying with him. I called Murasakibara and his boyfriend. His boyfriend says they'll be here in a few minutes. Did you tell Akashi yet?"
"No, not yet," Kuroko replied.
At that same time Midorima came out of the ER to meet with them.
Kuroko was the first one to approach him, "Midorima-kun? How is he?"
Midorima didn't answer instead his dialled a number on his phone. This greatly frustrated Kuroko.
"Midorima-kun," Kuroko asked again.
"Akashi," The doctor said instead, "Your son needs you now."
Kuroko watched as Midorima conversed with his husband and then finally, green eyes settled on him. The former shooting guard gave his phone to Kuroko.
"Sei-kun?" He called out. Midorima quietly leaving them, going back to the ER.
He heard Akashi sigh from the other line, "Tetsuya, what's going on? What's this about Seito?"
Feeling his frustration getting ahead of him, Kuroko called Akashi with a name that he doesn't usually use, "You need to get to the hospital right now, Seijuro."
That got the man's attention. Kuroko continued, "Seito, he's hurt. And I need you right here with me," Kuroko pleaded for his husband, "I need you to tell me that he's going to alright."
He sober. It was getting harder to breathe.
"Tetsuya," As calm as ever called out to him, reassuring him, "I'm right here. I'm coming. I'm coming."
"Okay…" Kuroko breathed out.
Akashi arrived fifteen minutes later. When Kuroko saw the red head from the entrance he immediately stood and dashed for the red head. Akashi did the same and engulfed the teal haired shadow in his arms. Kuroko tightened his embrace and let out his tears.
"Shh.." Akashi murmured, "He's going to be fine. I promise you that, Tetsuya."
Kuroko cried harder, "Please let him be alright."
Akashi nodded, keeping his feelings in tow. He needed to be strong for both his husband and his son, "Shh… it's okay, I'm right here Tetsuya. I'm right here."
.-.-.-.-.
Both Murasakibara and Himuro arrived a bit after Akashi did. Concern marred in Himuro's face while Murasakibara expressed an uncharacteristic face of worry. Aomine who had sat on the waiting chairs stood up and handed a tear-stained slumbering Mizuki to Himuro.
Both Akashi and Kuroko sat next to each other holding each other's hands tightly.
Himuro sat next to Kuroko and patted his shoulder, "If Midorima-san's in there I know he's going to be okay."
Kuroko smiled although only a little at the reassurance, "Thank you Himuro-kun."
Mizuki let out a whine and Himuro told them that he'd take Mizuki home telling Atsushi to call him if anything happens.
Murasakibara kept silent, everyone did.
Akashi saw Midorima's figure as he neared the door and he tightened his hold on Kuroko's hand. He stood when Midorima was in view, with Kuroko following him, still hand in hand.
"Midorima-kun," Kuroko greeted him.
"Is he alright?" Akashi blunt as ever answered.
"He's alive, yes," Midorima answered, Akashi didn't like that answer, "He's going to be fine. He's got some bruises and scrapes. Two broken ribs and a broken arm. That's hardly anything to be worried about. Broken bones heal over time, but I'd like to keep him here for close surveillance, I'm most worried about his head."
"Why?" Akashi asked impatiently.
Midorima sighed, looking at his charts, "It seems that he hit his head from the impact. We can't say if he's just got a concussion or something else entirely. But we can't run tests until he wakes up."
"And the worse case scenario?" Aomine inquired.
"The brain's always been something that is complicated. If we're lucky, he'll just wake up with just a painful headache. But worst comes to worse, he can have TBI, amnesia, or if fate is not in our hands, he won't wake up."
"But that's not going to happen right?" Kuroko immediately said, "He'll wake up."
"We can only hope that he does. I pray that Oha-Asa will be in his favour."
.-.-.-.-.
"How is he?" Kagami walked in with a bunch of cookies and flowers in his hands.
Kuroko was getting Seito as comfy as possible on his bed as his former light walked in, "He's still asleep."
Kagami looked around the hospital room, "Where's Akashi?"
"He's off to work but he's going to be on leave tomorrow," Kuroko informed them.
Kagami placed the flowers and cookies on the side table. He looked at the young child that was quietly slumbering on the hospital bed with tubes and wires attached to him. The firefighter noticed that his bruises were starting to fade as with his cuts starting to heal by themselves. His broken arm was in a cast and from what he heard from the others was healing nicely.
The only thing left for him was to wake up.
Kagami walked towards the young Akashi and stroked his raven hair, "God, I can't believe how big he's gotten over the years."
Kuroko chuckled as he arranged the flowers on the vase, "I remember when he was still a baby and we had that party for him."
"God, Akashi almost killed me," Kagami laughed.
"I miss him," Kuroko confessed, "I miss my son's laughs, his witty replies, how he reminds me so much of Sei-kun, how he forgets to put his shoes on the rack. Kagami-kun, I miss everything about him."
Kagami turned to look at his former shadow's face, "I know, but we just have to pray that he wakes up. And if he's anything like your husband, I know he won't stop fighting."
.-.-.-.-.
A lot of people have come by to pay Seito a visit. The Generation of Miracles, Momoi, his Seirin team, Rakuzan, and Seito's classmates. Before anyone noticed, the hospital room was decked out in 'Get Well' signs, stuffed toys, and flowers.
Akashi and Kuroko stayed overnight at the hospital only going home to get some necessary things like clothes or to take a bath, but both parents refused to go home.
On the second week since being in the hospital, Akashi awoke when someone or something nudged him.
He yawned and looked at his watch, 2:47 AM, too early for him to wake up. He was about to go back to sleep when suddenly he heard a whine.
He watched as his son's body who hadn't moved an inch in fourteen days make signs of waking up. Quickly he nudged his sleeping husband awake, who was settled next to him.
"Tetsuya," Akashi called, "Wake up."
"Hmm?" Kuroko asked sleepily, "Sei-kun?"
Akashi pulled Kuroko's hand to get closer to Seito, who was starting to wake up. "Uhhhh…" The boy whined.
That got Kuroko fully awake. The couple waited for their son to be completely awake, keeping in mind what Midorima had said to them before.
If he does show signs of waking up, don't rush him, let him take his time.
"Seito-kun?" Kuroko greeted once he saw Seito come to.
The raven head looked around the dark room and the sounds of beeping beside him. There was air passing forcefully into his nose and the cannula assisted him due to his broken ribs. He saw two figures lingering on his bedside.
The taller of the two went over to his side and turned on the lamp shade. Seito had to close his eyes as it stung to see. When he got used to the light, he drank in the room that he was in. Toys, flowers, and cards were everywhere.
Oh. He thought. This isn't my room, Papa would never let me have so much toys out all at once.
"Seito?" He heard his name being called. He looked over to the side to see his red haired father.
"Daddy?" He watched as Kuroko had tears in his eyes by just him uttering Akashi's title.
But Akashi ignored it and questioned his son, "Seito, do you know who he is?" Pointing towards his other father.
"That's Papa obviously, Daddy," He said with great ease, "Did you drink funny juice again? Because you're acting weird."
Akashi scoffed, "He's going to be okay."
Kuroko nodded and gently engulfed his son into an embrace.
"Papa?" Seito asked, "What's going on? Where am I? Did we move?"
Kuroko chuckled, "No, Seito-kun, we didn't move. You're at the hospital because you got into a car accident."
"Car accident?"
"Yes," Kuroko assessed his son from his head to toe, "Do you feel okay? Are you feeling any pain?"
"No… but my head kinda hurts," He said honestly.
Akashi stepped in and patted his son's raven tresses, "Why don't you get some rest? We'll be here in the morning."
"Okay. Good night Daddy, good night Papa."
"Good night Seito."
.-.-.-.-.
The next day, Seito was fully awake and as always there was a guest that came to visit him. Akashi was on an errand that Kuroko told him to do. Whilst, Kuroko was packing some of their things.
"Are you excited that you're going to get outta here soon?" Mizuki brightly asked his best friend.
"Yeah, guess so," Seito told her, "But Uncle Midorima says I have to stay here for a while, see if I don't go cookoo or something."
"That sucks," The purple-eyed girl whined, "I reeeeaaallllyyy wanted to play with you again. Keniichi is just too boring. He reads books all the time."
"Promise I'll play with you when I get better," Seito laughed.
"You better you dummy. I was so scared!"
The young Akashi sheepishly rubbed his neck with his good arm, "Sorry."
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"That must be your father," Kuroko said as he went to open the door, "Sei-kun you know you don't have to-"
Kuroko was surprised to see a person that wasn't at all his husband but a woman. She was a little shorter than him. Beautiful with her curly brown locks and her matching eyes. She had a figure to die for. Surely she was a well off woman.
Kuroko stepped out and closed the door leaving the two alone in the room.
"Ah!, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were expecting someone else," She bowed.
"No, no," Kuroko reassured her, "Did you need something."
"Uh, yes, I am Kobayashi Ana," She held out her hand and Kuroko took it, "I was the woman who was the cause of this mess."
Kuroko nodded understandingly, "Ah, yes, is there something you needed Kobayashi-san?"
She shook her head, "No, not at all, but I should apologise to what I have done. Please, Akashi-san forgive me for endangering the life of your son."
She bowed and Kuroko could see the sincerity in her words. And at that same time Akashi, with his impeccable timing came to see the woman bowing in apology.
"Please," Kuroko held her for her to stand up properly, "It was an accident."
Akashi chose this time to but in, "An accident indeed it was, Kobayashi-san."
Kuroko watched the woman as she held shame in her eyes for what had happened, and the teal-haired shadow glared at the red head for his words.
"But accidents happen. For the future, please do look out and be careful when you drive," Akashi advised, "Not to worry, we won't press charges. If anything may this serve as a lesson to you."
Kobayashi nodded, "Thank you so much. I deeply apologise."
And with that she left.
"Kobayashi Ana," Akashi repeated.
Kuroko tilted his head, "Is there something the matter, Sei-kun?"
Akashi shook his head, "No, no."
Why does she look familiar? He pondered.
.-.-.-.-.
Seito's First Heartache: The Truth
.-.-.-.-.
A/N: Ahh, this chapter. Haha anyways, the next chapter has to be one of my favourites. I am so excited to write it! Haha. Heads up though, someone will make their grand début next chapter :D
Oh and there was something implied in this chapter and some foreshadowing. Can you guess what it is?
I hope you guys have a nice day! Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKASHI-KUN! (Since it's almost the 20th where I live XD)
Happy Holidays Everyone. Stay safe and stay warm!
