Yey! Part two of the double update. Thanks for reading this story (for those who are reading). For the part one the double update, please refer to the Magic fanfic. Wow! It's been long while since I have added a chapter in this story. Please enjoy!
Onwards with the story! :)
"Kagami!"
Kagami turns to see Furihata running. The brunette is in a bad condition. His uniform and hair are in a complete mess. His hair is going upwards in almost all directions while his uniform looks as if it was not ironed. The uniform lost two of its upper buttons and there are also splashes of mud at the left side of his. Overall look of Furihata right now is not presentable for school at all. Kagami raised an eyebrow at him when the brunette finally stopped in front of him, panting.
"What happened to you, Furihata?"
Furihata looks around them, fearfully, "I can't tell you here. They might know, they might know that I knew!"
Kagami gestured the male to calm down, "Okay, okay. Tell me when we arrive at my apartment."
Furihata nodded. They both run to the apartment of Kagami. They forgot about the school with such urgency and adrenaline rush that runs inside their veins. After a few minutes, Kagami looks for the right key and finally, they are inside the living room. Furihata makes sure that every entry that Kagami's apartment has are locked and when a forced entry is made, they will hear or notice it. Furihata sighs in relief, before settling down on the sofa near Kagami. The red and black haired male turns to him for an explanation.
"It is about Kuroko-kun," he began, "and all the other things related to him."
Kagami raised an eyebrow at him, "What do you mean?"
"Kuroko-kun is our teammate. He is heartbroken when his teammates from his middle school don't trust him anymore. He told us that because he trusts us, his new teammates. I never thought why he never really told us why or how he began using his emotionless or expressionless face. We just knew he did."
Kagami thought of this, "Well, we know that Kuroko has been like that since we met him. He smiles every once in a while and he is happy with us. We helped him in making his teammates see defeat to lessen the height of each of their egos. But yeah, now that I think of it too, he never really told us why, maybe because…it is needed for his whole misdirection? But why will he keep it on when he is off court? I see your point."
A knock is heard to the whole house. Kagami and Furihata snapped their attention to the door. Furihata immediately shook his head when he noticed that Kagami is about to stand. He raised an eyebrow to the brown haired male but didn't dare question why. The knocking finally stopped and a look from Kagami meant that he is asking for another explanation from him.
"The thing is he is a shadow, like all the time he always tells us. But we never really thought that the statement he always tells us is something that we never took notice just like his presence sometimes."
"What do you mean?"
"Remember when I told you that Kuroko-kun's records from the school just disappeared? No trace or anything what-so-ever was left? Also, the presence that you felt leaving you but you can't grasp what or who it is? You only knew it is leaving before finally deciding that you have to follow it to know who it is?"
Silence embraced them. Kagami is thinking as fast as his mind can. He knows what Furihata is talking about because he only said that to him yesterday after Kuroko disappeared. They thought that he is only in an emergency but after the text message that Furihata received, he and Furihata knows that he disappeared. Another knock on the door almost made them jump. They knew better than to open it so they left it. They also made themselves as quiet as they can to avoid getting caught that they are there. When the knocking is stopped, they locked gazes once again.
"So what? What is the whole point in knowing about that? There is no need to know when he doesn't want to tell us. We can ask him but we can't right now. So, why do we need to know why?" Kagami asks.
Furihata sighs, "It's hard for me, you know? I am not sure if muttering just that word will guarantee our safety from this whold thing, okay? The question is if you are willing to know it."
Silence envelopes them. Nobody dared to make a sound. Kagami is about to say his answer when Furihata puts a finger in front of his lips, gesturing a 'shh'. Kagami nods his head and Furihata and he stand up, going near the door. They pressed their ears at the door and heard a conversation outside. They almost wince when they heard two knocks with their ears on the door. They shut other noises around them to properly hear.
"Are you sure that the brunette is here? We can't afford to just barge in. Plus, the neighbor said that a dual red and black haired male is the only occupant of this." Said a male.
"Not really. The info I have is only from the bystanders. The male must be inside his school now. We can't just go in. After all, it has daylight and that will be too weird," replied another male, no doubt the companion of the first male.
"That's right, idiots! For once you used your heads. Let's go now. We'll get back when the owner arrives by the afternoon," a female's voice is heard before steps getting further away is heard.
Kagami and Furihata released the air from their lungs that they didn't notice they are holding. Tht return to the sofa and both sat there, bodies and the way they sit can be observed as them being on guard. Furihata released a shaky breath before calming down and looking at Kagami. Kagami also looks at his classmate, eyes asking for more explanation even if he might not be able to understand it.
"They are what I was talking about. They are the people looking for me since I know who they are," Furihata explained, almost trembling.
"Where did you see them?"
"They are near our house. I happen to pass by and heard their conversation. They saw me and I made a dash away from them. They have weapons and I am lucky to see you there and lost their sight of me," Furihata said, shaking as he remembered what happened.
"Why did you pry onto something dangerous, Furihata! What if I didn't see you or you didn't catch me? You could have gotten yourself killed!"
At Kagami's outburst, Furihata frowns, "I know that!" Yelled Furihata at him silently, "I was really worried about Kuroko-kun because he is a very close friend. When I heard them speak Kuroko-kun's name, I listened. I never thought that I can almost get myself killed by that instance!"
"You could have called me," Kagami yelled back just as silently, "By then I could have helped you and they wouldn't even notice you!"
"And what? Miss the opportunity? No way! I want- no - I need to know where Kuroko-kun is and in that process, I learned that there are things that shouldn't have revealed."
Kagami stares at him in determination, "And what is it?"
Furihata made an eye contact with equal determination burning in his brown orbs, "Kuroko-kun is a shadow, living in the world's darkness corners. He is incomplete but when he becomes a complete shadow, his facade will be complete and his presence will no longer be felt."