This story is rated T-M

I do not own KnB

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I've always been a hunter, nothing on my tail.

But there was something in you, I knew, could make that change.

To capture a predator, you can't remain the prey.

You have to become, an equal, in every way.

So look in the mirror and tell me, who do you see?

Is it still you, or is it me?

Become the beast, we don't have to hide!

Do I terrify you? Or do you feel alive?

Do you feel the hunger, does it howl inside?

Does it terrify you? Or do you feel alive?

[Karliene – Become the beast]

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The room seemed to get smaller when the whole team pushed themselves inside, to discuss their future plan. The rooms walls were painted with a creamy white, which Kuroko frowned, his least favorite color seemed to be found everywhere now days. He sat down on the bed in the room, and leaning back till he felt his back resting on the comfortable bed underneath him.

"So what now? There aren't any extra clues in the room" Kise stated.

"Blood tests are taken, we have tried to find where the girls skin is, to find somekind of fingerprint, no success." Midorima added.

"And we don't have alot of time till the next victim." Aomine stated.

All threes eyes seemed to shift to look at the young man resting on the bed.

"I'm no damn seer." he stated, his speech seemed to change once again back to the stammering. "I-I can t-think like them, but I ca-can't see them."

Aomine just gave off an tired sigh and flopped to the couch near the bed and leaned his neck back. Midorima and Kise though kept staring at the new addition to the team, still a bit weary of how things are going to end up.

"Quit staring at me...p-please" Kuroko mumbled and hid his face under his arms.

"Well, hard not to. I mean, we picked you up from the mental hospital today..." Aomine said with a tired sigh. Man he could get some good rest right now.

Though he flinched in his seat when he felt Akashis warm glare directed towards him.

Akashi asked "Do you, fools, even know why we picked him up?"

Murasakibara who had been snacking all day and been more or less silent the whole day spoke up "Because we need him."

"Indeed" Akashi said, giving a small smile to Atsushi. "Because he can think like the criminals do."

"Because he's a criminal?" Kise asked, looking rather terrified at Kuroko.

Akashi just slapped his hand against his face, shaking his head and giving a fustraited sigh. "No, Kise. Because he feels pure empathy towards them."

"...Empathy?" Kise questioned.

Kuroko decided to speak up "The ability to understand and share the feelings of another." he said rather quickly so he wouldn't stammer. "Seem's you've done your homework."

Akashi looked at at Kuroko with a bored gaze "Of course I have, what do you take me for, a fool?"

"...N-no! J-just that I don't k-know you guys...a-at all..." he stammered, quickly sitting up from the bed, feeling slightly dizzy when he sat up so quickly.

And that was true, if they needed to work together, they needed to know each other better.

They all told their names, basics, if they were married or not. Funny thing is, was that it seemed that Aomine was the only one whom was married in the group. Having a lovely wife and a child, he seemed to be the lazy person, but he seemed to be a loving husband and a good father too. Which confused Kuroko a bit.

"I used to work for Seirin... a couple of years ago, actually." Kuroko stated.

"Seirin? The Seirin? Man that would have been something, because you haven't completed your F.B.I training at all, and you worked for Seirin?" Kise bust out, he officially accepted Kuroko.

Kuroko grunted, noticing he finally had a lap dog after him, much for his dislike. "..Yea... Never finished the training because I didn't have the power to do it..." he said, narrowing his eyes, his voice dropping slightly. Only Akashi took notice to this.

'Looks like our friend here has two personalities. One who avoids and stammers, the other is more of a thinker, and doesn't stammer at all... interesting.'

"Yea.. I worked there, until. Well you already know." Kuroko stated in matter of fact.

"Yea! How did you get yourself in a mental hospital? Echo even!" Aomine finally decided to drop the bomb everyone was avoiding.

Silence took over fast, everyone looking at each other until Kuroko decided to anwser.

"We'll you know, the things you see when you think like a murderer" he gave off a slight laugh, chuckling into his fist "Sights aren't always that pretty."

"Understandable." Akashi murmured, Murasakibara nodding in agreement. Midorima again, who had a medical background because of his old man was a known doctor, narrowed his eyes.

Kuroko stood up, and pointed at the bathroom door and walked there opening the door, and locking it behind him.

He took silent steps towards the sink, opening the tap, cold water rushing out.

He put his hands under the running water, feeling how the ice cold water flowed through his fingers. He cupped his hands together, catching water in his hand like a bowl, and letting go so the water splashed against the sink. He brought his wet hands against his face, giving a good smack against his cheeks and massageing his eyes.

He turned his gaze up so he could look himself in the mirror, but what met him in the reflection, wasn't him at all.

"So you're back huh..." he mumbled. Looking straight into the mirror, a man with his face painted black, black eyes, looked back towards him. The man had horns on his head like a deer, sharp teeth grinning towards the teal haired man. The teal haired only sighed, his tired blue eyes just kept stairing at it's reflection. Small branches started growing from the teal haired mans back, slowly growing to a beautiful tree, swallowing him up. Soon the whole bathroom was covered in thick branches and leaves of yellow.

The man in the mirror just kept stairing at him like he was a prey. But the man mouthed to him "Brown sugar girl" the blue eyes lit in recognition.

His thoughts were interupted by a loud knocking. Everything in the room disappearing but the reflection in the mirror. He opened the door, meeting with Akashis heated gaze.

"And how long did you think you would live here?"

"I think, I made a connection to the victims..?" Kuroko suggested.

Akashi just looked unimpressed. "You know, we only found one victim?"

"Yes. I know, but I've also heard (when I was locked up in Echo) that young girls with brown hair and brown eyes have gone missing for the last two months." Kuroko stated. "I think the man is behind the disappearings."

"Well then... I guess we have somewhere to start now have we?"

"And I thought you said to me that I shouldn't take you for a fool because you do your homework."

Akashis eyes narrowed dangerously, just because he didn't connect the dots...

"Oh, it's on."

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