WARNING! If you don't like yaoi (boy x boy) then please don't read this.
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This is a roleplay story done by KurokoTetsuya101 and The Lucky Bell.
The next day came and Kuroko went to school like usual. When he got there, Akashi had been waiting for him. After inviting him to join him outside for lunch today, they both parted ways to get to class.
Kuroko was very happy of course. With yesterday's date, he was already so happy with Akashi. Now was even better since they'd share lunch alone once more.
Finally it was lunch time and Kuroko was heading towards the cafeteria. They agreed to meet up there before going outside to eat. Only so little people eat outside since it was hot on some days. They'd prefer the AC over outside any day. However apparently Kise knew of their plans (probably from Akashi) and offered to walk the boy to the cafeteria for some reason.
"So!" Kise started happily, walking beside Kuroko.
"So?" Kuroko glanced at Kise.
"So... Since you've guys have been getting closer, I decided I wanted to tell you more about Akashicchi." Kise said. Kuroko paused before beginning to walk again.
"More?" He didn't know there was more.
"Yes. It's about Akashicchi's family." Kise suddenly got serious and Kuroko could tell that it was going to be bad. "When Akashicchi was young," the blonde started, keeping his voice low so no one overheard. "His mother died due to illness. After this, his father became cruel. The hard work he was already doing became even harder. His father didn't show any mercy. He wanted Akashicchi to be perfect."
Kuroko listened closely. Akashi's father treated his son poorly? Who in their right mind would do that? "Is he still cruel?"
"Of course. That's how Akashicchi gets such good grades." Kise said. He noticed they finally arrived at the cafeteria and he smiled. "Well, see ya Kurokocchi!" And with that he left, leaving Kuroko to find Akashi after learning about the new information.
Akashi looked up when he heard Kise's voice. Surprisingly his date was with the blonde so when Kuroko looked around to look for him, Akashi waved his hand in the air before standing up and walking to his date. "Shall we go?" He asked, extending his hand for Kuroko to take.
"Of course." Kuroko smiled and happily took Akashi's hand. He noticed a bento in Akashi's other hand and he knew without a doubt, Akashi was going to make him eat some of the food. "So, why outside today Akashi-kun?" He asked curiously.
Akashi smiled, looking at his date. Not minding the stares they received from holding hands. "I thought some good air would do us good. Besides, we can be alone."
"I like the thought of that." Kuroko said truthfully. "Well, let's go then~" He said happily.
Akashi nodded as the two made their way outside. Once out, they found a beautiful sakura tree to sit under. Since its spring, the sakura was in full bloom, its petals falling down like snow.
The two sat under the tree and started unpacking their lunches. Akashi frowned when he noticed that Kuroko had just one apple. "Where is the rest of your lunch?" he asked, displeased at how little Kuroko eats.
"You know I don't eat much..." He brought a little something since he knew Akashi always bugged him about eating more. He thought an Apple would be enough... "Is this not enough?" Kuroko asked.
"Definitely not." Akashi didn't hesitate to say as he opened his bento box made by his maids. He smirked before giving Kuroko chopsticks to eat with. "I knew I should bring more just in case. We're sharing Tetsuya."
Kuroko looked at the food before sighing. "I'll try my best..." He mumbled. He knew Akashi was as stubborn as himself, so it was useless to argue.
"Maybe..." Akashi took his own chopsticks and grabbed a sushi roll with them. "It would be better like this?" He said as he brought the food up to Kuroko's mouth, feeding him.
"Much better." Kuroko purred as he took the food into his mouth and ate it. "Maybe I can feed Akashi-kun too?"
"I would love that~" Akashi's smirk widened as he watched Kuroko pick up his chopsticks and take an egg roll from the bento box. He brought the food up to Akashi's mouth who ate it. This gave the redhead an idea.
Kuroko was happy that he could feed Akashi and help. After he fed Akashi, he focused on taking a few bites from his Apple. It was packed to be eaten after all. He couldn't waste it, now could he?
But before Kuroko could bite into the apple, Akashi stopped him. "You can't mix sweet foods with salty ones. Eat more from the bento box." Akashi said as he picked up a meatball with his chopstick. Akashi held it in the air, however, instead of feeding it to Kuroko, he placed it into his own mouth.
The redhead closed the distance between them and kissed his date, feeding him the meatball in the kiss.
Kuroko made a small noise of surprise before chewing the food quick. He pulled away while swallowing. "That was... unexpected."
"Hoo~ But I enjoyed it. Do you want more love?" the redhead asked but slightly looked away at the fence. His eyes narrowed slightly, watching the place he thought a rustling noise came from. Soon he dismissed the thought and turned around to face his date again.
Kuroko noticed Akashi looking away but he didn't worry about it. "Of course I want more. If it's from Akashi-kun, it's the best thing in the world." He smiled playfully.
Akashi smirked and complied to his date's wishes. He picked one more meatball before placing it into his mouth. He closed their distance again before initiating the kiss.
Kuroko purred softly and made sure to swallow the food quick without choking of course. Then he placed his arms around Akashi's neck so the redhead couldn't pull away from the kiss.
Akashi didn't resist at all when his date embraced him, so he returned the favour, leaving no space between them. The kiss was sweet but the taste of the meatball still lingered in their mouths.
Akashi opened one of his eyes to look to the side where he thought he had heard another ruffling noise. He ignored it for now to continue the kiss. Finally the two parted but Akashi looked back at the place where all of the sounds came from.
"We should go." He said out of nowhere, making eye contact with his date, silently telling him to comply as to not arise suspicion. He just hoped Kuroko would understand what he is trying to say.
Kuroko was going to ask why but when he saw the look Akashi gave, he just complied with a nod. He wondered why Akashi wanted to go now but he didn't question it.
After helping Akashi gather everything, which wasn't much at all, they both went inside. "Akashi-kun?" He whispered in case it wasn't safe to talk yet. For what reason, Kuroko didn't know. "Why did you ask to leave early?"
Akashi glanced to the back, making sure the coast is clear. "We're being watched." Is the only thing he said as the two came back into the school building, and out of the view of anyone that was there.
Akashi leaned on the wall, trapping Kuroko between him. "I'm not sure who it is but we were definitely being watched." Who could it be? The first thought that came to mind was Akashi's fan girls but something didn't seem right. By now, almost everyone could tell that he and Kuroko are close, so it couldn't be them. But if so then who?
"Watched?" Kuroko asked in surprise. Who was watching them? Akashi's fan girls? He hasn't seen them in a while... "Who could he watching us?" He asked what was upon both of their minds.
Akashi lowered his head in thought but so far no ideas came to mind. He raised his head again to look into his date's eyes. "I don't know, but we should be on the lookout for them. Who knows what they could do?" the redhead raised his hand to place it on Kuroko's cheek. The flashbacks of the attack which haunt him came back before him.
"Okay..." Kuroko murmured, feeling a little scared. Who could be watching them? Why were they watching them? It made him feel scared and uncomfortable.
The school bell rang signaling the end of lunch and the beginning of classes.
Akashi sighed and decided that they should act normally for now. "We should go to our classes." He stroked Kuroko's cheek one more time before letting go.
"Alright. I'll see you later.." Kuroko said softly. He was still a little nervous but he supposed it was nothing. The two separated to go to class and to Kuroko, the day went on normally from then.
Of course they had practice after school. Akashi wouldn't cancel it because someone might be following them. So practice went on as usual and eventually everyone left for showers except Kuroko. It was just turn to clean up the gym so he had to stay behind.
But little did Kuroko know that silhouettes of three men were watching him from the outside. They watched the practice and finally when they saw that Kuroko is all alone, they saw their chance.
The group of men each nodded in approval to start their task. The group suddenly went out and ran towards their target from the back, so that Kuroko wasn't alerted to them.
Swiftly, one man got Kuroko from the back and placed a strange smelling cloth to his mouth while the others helped to restrain the bluenette.
Kuroko was shocked when he felt someone suddenly grab him. No, not someone. It was multiple people. He did try moving and struggling but once he breathed in through his nose, he realized his mistake.
He suddenly felt tired. His senses were slowly shutting down even though he tried fighting it. It was pointless and eventually Kuroko was unconscious.
"Mission accomplished." One of the men said as he threw Kuroko on his shoulder to carry him. The others nodded as they quickly made their leave, sure that nobody will notice them.
Just as the men left, the doors of the gym opened to reveal Akashi. "Tetsuya?" The redhead called out but his date wasn't there. Strange... he should have been here for the cleaning duty. When Akashi saw Kise passing by after changing, he turned around to ask him, "Have you seen Tetsuya?"
"Kurokocchi?" Kise tilted his head. "He's not in the gym? Then maybe he's already in the showers. If so, then he sure cleans the gym fast!"
Akashi tilted his head, not really sure what to think. "I'll look in the showers" he said before heading for the said place. When he opened the doors and came in, Kuroko wasn't in the changing room and neither the showers.
He disappeared but how? Could he have left early? if so he would tell Akashi first. Something is definitely wrong.
Akashi's mind drifted back to today's events and onto lunch when someone was watching them. Perhaps they could have something to so with Kuroko's disappearance? A kidnapping?
At this point Akashi was starting to panic. If someone had kidnapped him them why and how? And most of all, where would they take him? Many thoughts came to Akashi's mind but without a single clue as to who the culprits might be, he is left with nothing.
Akashi was standing in the gym, thinking of what to do, not knowing what to do. At that time, Kagami came out of the showers and walked to stand next to Kise.
"Oi blondie, what's happening? The captain doesn't look good." Kagami asked after noticing how tense Akashi is.
"You mean Akashicchi?" Kise asked Kagami before glancing at the captain. Now that he thought about it, Akashi did look a little strange. Plus Kuroko wasn't with him even though Akashi said he was going to go look for him. "...I think... I think Kurokocchi is missing..." That couldn't have been true, right? "Or... Or maybe he's just playing with us using his misdirection!"
Kagami raised an eyebrow and looked around. His best friend really isn't here! "Oi Kise! Don't joke around!" He turned around to the blonde and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, demanding an explanation.
"I'm not! Really!" Kise insisted. "I really don't know what's going on. All I know is that Akashicchi asked where Kurokocchi is, and now Kurokocchi doesn't seem to be anywhere!"
Kagami frowned before letting go, setting his sights on the captain instead. "Oi! Where is Kuroko?" Kagami asked, approaching the other redhead. However, Akashi didn't pay him any mind but instead thought up of possible places to search. Then it finally came to him. Kuroko's house! That would be the best place to go by now.
"Tetsuya is missing. Kagami Taiga go check the places he frequently visits. You would know that the best. This way we can cover more area. Ryouta, you will be helping as well. Go with Kagami." Akashi said before taking off, running as fast as he could to Kuroko's house.
"Huh?" Kagami stood but soon the fact that Kuroko is nowhere to be seen, ran alarm bells in his head. "Oi blondie! Let's go!"
"Alright! Let's hurry and find Kurokocchi!" Kise wasn't cheerful anymore but completely serious. Even he knew when to be serious in certain situations.
The three ran their separate ways and Akashi was going as fast as he could to reach his destination. He's walked to Kuroko's house number of times, having already memorized the route. He turned around corner after corner, never stopping for breaks.
Finally the house came into view as the redhead went onto the porch and rang the bell. He just held his thumb on the button, not caring if he disturbed anyone. Hopefully his date will open the doors and everything will be alright.
"My, who's ringing the bell like that?" Kuroko's mother asked. This was usually the time the parents relaxed, before Kuroko got home. Then it would be on to making dinner for every one. "I'll get it." She added.
With a nod from Kuroko's father, she got up and went to the door. It couldn't be Kuroko, the boy would have just walked inside like everyday. After she opened the door, he was surprised to see Akashi there alone. And panting like he ran a marathon. "You must be Akashi-san!" She said, noticing his red hair which wasn't common. "Come inside! You look like you're about to pass out."
"Is Tetsuya here? Did he come home?" Akashi asked with worry, ignoring the mother's questions. First of all he has to know if his date is here.
Shiori, Kuroko's mother, looked at Akashi with new surprise. "No? Why?" Did her son go missing? "He didn't disappear, right?" This was a mother's worse nightmare.
"Missing? Who is?" Kuroko's father asked.
"Tetsuya..."
"How?" Both looked at Akashi with slight confusion and worry, hoping the other would give them an answer or some kind of explanation.
"Tetsuya disappeared during practice. I couldn't find him at school so I came to check if he came back home. He was supposed to wait for me but didn't" Akashi said as he panted harshly from the running. He leaned his hand on the wall of the building to support himself.
"Please come inside." Shiori insisted. "Well, he didn't come home... and he doesn't really go anywhere else..." Did this mean their son was really taken?
Akashi thought hard. Should he go search somewhere else? Will Kuroko simply come home by himself? Akashi took one deep breath. Panicking won't help. He'll need to calm down. Besides, this is the first time he's meeting Kuroko's parents.
"Yes." he said as he stepped into the house. He's been here multiple times, but now that he's meeting Kuroko's parents and not his date directly, the house truly gives off a different vibe. Now he really feels like this is his first time being here.
"Sorry for intruding."
"It's nothing. We're glad to finally meet you. Even if it is because of... unexpected events." Shiori said with a sigh. "Our son... Where could he have gone?" Should they contact the police? Would it be too soon? "Should... we wait?" It seemed like a logical thing to do in case Kuroko was actually out somewhere.
Akashi nodded as he and Kuroko's parents went to sit on the couch. However, an idea suddenly hit him! Of course! How could he forget! "Mrs Kuroko could you call Tetsuya? Maybe he'll pick up his phone?" The redhead twitched in his seat under the possibility that his date might actually answer.
"I'll try. And you don't need to call me that, you can call me by my name, Shiori, If you'd like." She said with a small smile. She was trying to be positive about the situation by using smiles but it was a little hard.
She pulled out her phone and tried calling Kuroko. When he wouldn't pick up, she tried sending some messages before trying to call again. It wasn't working and after a few minutes she was ready to give up. However that was the moment when her phone started ringing. She read the caller ID with hope and was relieved to see Kuroko's name. She answered it immediately. "Tetsuya?"
It was silent for nearly a minute and Shiori was scared of what could have happened to Kuroko. However she did hear something. She could tell right away it was Kuroko. She couldn't tell if he said a word or just made a noise. All she knew was that it was Kuroko. "Tetsuya!"
However the person who finally spoke in the phone wasn't Tetsuya at all.
"I suggest you come to the abandoned school building of Rakuzan if you want him back." the dark voice on the other side of the phone said before hanging up.
Akashi flinched in his seat, faintly hearing the voice on the other side. It couldn't be…
"Rakuzan.." Shiori was confused and scared. Who was the other person on the phone? They sounded familiar but she couldn't remember. Whoever it was, what would they want with her son? "T-They said to... go to the abandoned Rakuzan school if we want him back..." She informed the others. She knew where Rakuzan was. It was the high school she used to attend to but it eventually went bankrupt and was abandoned.
"Rakuzan?" Akashi uttered before quickly walking to the doors. "Do you have a car? We'll get there faster if we use it." Akashi said, walking back in.
"Yes, we will use the car." Shiori said, standing up. "However... On the slight chance that Kuroko comes back... Will you stay here?" She asked her husband.
"...I suppose." He wanted to go get Kuroko too but if Kuroko did somehow escape, they'd need someone home to help him.
"Alright. Let's go quickly." Shiori said to Akashi as she got her keys.
"Yes." Akashi followed Shiori into the car, getting in before the mother sped off. The journey seemed to take hours as if its never ending. The car remained silent, for both the mother and lover of the person in question are extremely worried for him.
Different images of Kuroko came into Akashi's mind but the redhead looked away when one... the worse case scenario showed up. He didn't want to admit it, refused to admit it but his Emperor Eye told him otherwise. That that image will be the one he will be witnessing at Rakuzan.
One more thing bothered the redhead and that is the voice of the kidnapper. Akashi has his suspicions but would first concentrate on what is important, and that is getting Kuroko out of danger.
Shiori didn't want to think about what her son might have went through. Kuroko was so polite and innocent. Why would anyone want to hurt him?
The two in the car were relieved when they finally arrived to the abandoned school building. Even if this was an old school of hers, Shiori didn't feel nostalgic. She was only worried about getting to her son.
After the two left the car, they quickly made their way inside the building. Shiori expected to see the kidnapper with her son as soon as they entered, but she was wrong. All that was there was her son Kuroko, tied up tightly with angry bruises and even some small cuts here and there. His eyes were covered with cloth but by the lack of response to their entry, Shiori could tell that he was unconscious. Who would do such a thing to her innocent child?
"Tetsuya!" Akashi screamed from the bottom of his lungs as he ran to the unconscious Kuroko. When he reached the bluenette, he saw something strange. Akashi stopped in his tracks when he noticed Kuroko's torn t-shirt at the back and on his skin written 'Not a good choice' in a black marker.
Akashi was left speechless. 'Not a good choice'? What is that suppose to mean? Akashi however decided to think about it later, as their main priority right now is Kuroko's safety and health.
Akashi pulled his date gently onto his arms, checking for pulse and taking the blindfold off. He confirmed that Kuroko is really unconscious and that he's alive. A huge wave of relief washed over him.
"He's alive. But he needs medical attention. We should take him to the hospital." Akashi told Shiori but his eyes didn't waver away from Kuroko. Scared that if he turns away, his condition will worsen.
Shiori was still for a moment before nodding. She still couldn't believe someone did this to her poor Tetsuya. She quickly walked over to Akashi and helped him carry Kuroko carefully. They really did need to get Kuroko to a hospital.
Akashi decided to sit in the back seat with Kuroko to make sure he was really okay and didn't get even more hurt. Shiori was worried about her son of course but she focused on getting them to the hospital.
Kuroko's head was placed on Akashi's lap as the redhead began stroking his hair gently. It was more of an act to calm himself down more then anything, but also to make himself believe that Kuroko is here, safe and sound.
The redhead cursed at himself and at the culprit whose identity he already knows. If the man is who he thinks he is then the act will not go unnoticed. Who knows what hell will unfold during the confrontation. Oh~ There will surely be hell to pay.
But right now that's not important. Akashi looked down onto Kuroko's unconscious face as he stroked the cold cheek with his hand, trying to warm it up. Kuroko did nothing to harm anyone, yet he gets this treatment. This made Akashi clench his fist in frustration but also guilt. Again... Everything is his fault.
Feeling something warm on his cheek, Kuroko unconsciously leaned into the touch. He wanted to wake up but once he felt the pain over his body, he wondered if it was too late to go back to sleep. However he still opened his eyes slowly, trying to keep them open.
Kuroko didn't remember taking out his contacts. Why was his vision so blurry? He spotted bright red hair above him and he knew it was Akashi. "Aka..Shi.." He mumbled, feeling too tired to say his whole name.
"Tetsuya?" When Akashi heard his name being called out, he immediately looked down at his date who is barely keeping his eyes open. Akashi took Kuroko's hand in his before saying, "Don't worry Tetsuya. Everything is alright. We'll get you to the hospital."
"I know everything is alright... since I'm with Akashi-kun.." Kuroko replied softly, trying to smile up at him even though it hurt a little.
Shiori was glad to hear her son awake but she didn't look back. She kept her eyes on the road and saw they were approaching the hospital. "Let's get him in through the emergency care."
Akashi looked down at his date, small tears forming in the corners of his eyes. "I swear everything will be alright Tetsuya." He looked down at Kuroko, his tears falling on his date's face. "I swear it."
Kuroko felt the tears and slowly tried reaching up with his free hand to touch Akashi's cheek. It took a few moments since his vision was still blurry, but he finally managed to find it. "Relax.. I'm not dying or anything.." He tried reassuring Akashi, still smiling softly.
Akashi smiled the sincerest smile he could ever muster as he raised his hand to hold Kuroko's own that was on his cheek. "Everything will be fine." He said, looking into Kuroko's beautiful eyes.
The car stopped and they were finally at the hospital. Shiori got out and together with Akashi, they helped Kuroko walk since the other refused to be carried while conscious. By the time they actually got into the hospital and to the emergency care, Kuroko was ready to go unconscious again from exhaustion. Luckily a stretcher was brought to them immediately so they could have Kuroko lie down.
"I'll be here Tetsuya." Akashi stood beside the stretcher holding Kuroko's hand tightly.
Kuroko loosely held onto Akashi's hand, sighing softly as he tried to relax and didn't pass out. Akashi was already worrying and he didn't want to worry him anymore. "I don't doubt Akashi-kun..."
"Sorry sir but we must go." A doctor who was pushing Kuroko's stretcher asked Akashi to wait outside. Akashi let go of his date's hand and watched as he was taken away.
He never felt so helpless his entire life. He was always the one who is in control but now... he's powerless. Trusting his lover to the hands of people he doesn't even know. Pathetic! Pathetic is the best word to describe him. Akashi thought to himself as he clenched his fists.
He turned around to see Kuroko's mother, Shiori, who is sitting on a bench right outside the emergency room. Akashi couldn't bare to look her in her eyes as he sat beside her. After all, its his fault that her only son is in the emergency room.
Akashi remembered he has to inform Kise and Kagami that he found Kuroko. "Excuse me." Akashi excused himself as he went to call the two.
Akashi barely heard one ring go before Kise answered his phone. "Akashicchi! Did you find Kurokocchi?! We can't find him anywhere!" He said, afraid that the redhead would punish him if Kuroko wasn't found soon.
"Calm down Ryouta. I've found Tetsuya. We're in the Tokyo hospital so come as soon as you can" Akashi commanded, turning around to look at the doors of the emergency room.
"Hospital?" Now Kise was surprised and scared. Kuroko went missing and after Akashi finds him, he figures out that Kuroko is in the hospital? "Why.. Is Kurokocchi…?"
"Don't ask, just come" Akashi hanged up the phone. Conflicted and troubled of what to tell his friends. What can he tell them? How can he tell them that its all his fault? Akashi clenched his fists as he thought back to the face of the man responsible.
But right now he needs to calm down. Akashi took one deep breath before walking to sit next to Shiori on the bench. His eyes locked onto the doors of the emergency room.
"Do you think he'll be fine?" Shiori asked worriedly. What if the wounds were worst than they thought? What if he had internal bleeding or something?
Akashi thought of the worst possible outcome but immediately forbid himself to. He must have hope, no, he has to believe in Kuroko no matter what happens. He's strong, way stronger than Akashi ever will be.
"Tetsuya is strong. He'll overcome any obstacle he faces." 'One being me' he wanted to say but didn't.
Shiori knew it was true but she still worries. Hey, she's a mother. It's not like she can help it. "I should go call my husband and tell him..." She sighed and stood up, walking away so she didn't bother Akashi while talking on her phone.
It was quiet for the two for a while besides Shiori's quiet talking into the phone. That was until two people entered the room. Of course it was Kise and Kagami, two of the loudest people Akashi knew.
"Akashicchi!" The blond wailed. "Is Kurokocchi gonna be okay?!"
"Where is he? Where is Kuroko?" Kagami and Kise ran up to Akashi who is sitting on the bench. The redhead stood up and gave them his menacing glare. "Don't shout in the hospital"
"We're sorry." Kise pouted. Them shouting was the least of their concerns. "Really, will Kurokocchi be okay? What happened? Where was he?"
Akashi looked at the doors again before sitting back down. "I went to his house and met his parents there. We tried calling his phone but it wasn't Tetsuya who answered it. The man on the other side told us to come to the old abandoned Rakuzan building where we found him tied up and unconscious. We brought him here but we don't know his condition yet."
Kagami couldn't believe what he was hearing. Someone kidnapped and his best friend and beat him up? What did Kuroko do to deserve it? Why did they do it? Kagami clenched his fists at his weakness. He should have been there when it happened! "Damn it!" Kagami raised his voice and punched the white hospital walls.
After hearing the noise once she finished her call, Shiori went back to the bench where they a were. She knew Kagami since he was Kuroko's best friend, but he didn't know who the blond was. "Kagami-kun?" She noticed his fist was against the wall and was a little red. "Now don't start hurting yourself! Imagine what... what Tetsuya would say if he saw you doing that."
Kagami flinched when he noticed Kuroko's mother there, surprised. "Shiori-san! You're here as well?" Kagami took his hand off the wall which is bleeding a bit.
"I told you she came with me." Akashi said, noting that Kagami was probably in too much shock to concentrate on what he was telling him before.
Kagami glanced at Akashi but then back onto Shiori. He noticed the mother's worried expression. "It'll be alright Shiori-san, after all Kuroko is a tough one to crack." Kagami tried to cheer her up.
"I know he is but... It's still nerve wracking." Shiori sighed. "Thank you, Kagami-kun..." Now all they had to do was wait.
Akashi, Kise, Kagami and Shiori all sat in front of the emergency room, waiting for any news on Kuroko and his condition. The doors had a sign above them which said "In operation" in red. When it turns green it would mean that the treatment is finished.
The group waited for hours until finally the colour changed from red to green. Akashi immediately stood up, along with Shiori and Kagami to see how Kuroko is doing. The doctor came out of the room and told everyone that Kuroko is in a stable condition and that he will be fine.
Everyone felt as if huge rocks were lifted from them. They felt such relief that they couldn't even describe it. Akashi watched and ran towards the portable bed in which Kuroko was sleeping in.
The doctors pushed the bed into a room and after setting everything up, left everyone alone with the patient. Akashi and Shiori approached the doctor once again to get his say on what could have caused the injuries.
"He's been beaten up badly. He has a few scars on his body, which might have been done by a knife, and a few wounds which cold have been done by a baseball bat. Luckily the injuries are not severe apart from the broken hand he has. He will have to wear a cast for a month in order for it to recover. Also, he will have to stay in the hospital for a week so that we can monitor his condition."
The doctor said, giving Akashi more insight on what could have happened. The claim only supported Akashi's suspicions of who the culprit could be.
Akashi and Shiori thanked the doctor before going back into Kuroko's room. Akashi and Kise sat on one side of the bed while Shiori and Kagami sat on the other. Akashi gently took Kuroko's right hand (the one which is not wounded) and raised it to his lips, landing a small kiss on it.
"I'm just glad he's alright..." Shiori sighed. She was so upset that this happened to Kuroko and the fact that he had scars and a broken hand. He was wounded and he had marks on his body to forever remind him of what happened. Who would do this?
"Kurokocchi..." Kise didn't know what would happen to the boy now. He didn't know Kuroko as much as Kagami or Akashi or even Shiori, but he did like the boy. He was a good friend that always listened to his rants and such. "Akashicchi... What will we do about practice? The winter cup is approaching..." And he knew how much Kuroko was so excited to help them.
Akashi looked up at Kise, completely forgetting about the Winter Cup. Would they be able to win without their trump card? No, it doesn't matter right now. Kuroko's health is first priority.
"If Tetsuya can't play then he'll have to sit out. He can't play injured."
Kise didn't know how Kuroko would take it but he hoped the boy healed fast then. "Who would do this to Kurokocchi…?"
Akashi lowered his head, not being able to face anyone. He weighted out if he should tell them but knew that everyone deserves an answer. He held Kuroko's hand tightly, as if to emotionally support himself.
"I know who it was." Akashi said with his head remaining lowered.
"You do?" Shiori asked in surprise. The kidnapper wasn't there when they got Kuroko. How did Akashi know then? "Who is it?"
Akashi gently drew circles on Kuroko's hand to help him think. It all comes down to him. "Its my father. He found out about my relationship with Tetsuya and tried to break it."
"Your father?" Kise asked in shock. Akashi's cold hearted, stubborn father? He did this to Kuroko? "I know he did some bad things but... This is crossing the line..."
Shiori was quiet for a moment, trying to think. She knew Akashi's father from when they were in high school. She forgot all about Akashi's father since he really wasn't important to her. Except the fact that he liked Shiori when they were in high school. However she was already dating Kuroko's father so she had to decline him. She wondered if she had any part to play in this.
"Your old man?" Kagami couldn't believe his ears. Why would Akashi's father do such a thing? Doesn't he know that Akashi and Kuroko are dating? This most likely meant no.
Akashi raised his head to look at the others, "This is just like him. That's why I've decided to keep my relationship with Tetsuya a secret, but I knew that sooner or later he would find out." Akashi paused for a moment.
"Its my mistake. One I should have foresaw." Akashi lowered his head again in defeat.
"It is not your fault!" Kise said quickly. He knew Akashi. Akashi never made any mistakes and it was scary to hear the redhead admit he did. "You didn't do this to Kurokocchi yourself... It's your father, Akashicchi.."
"Thank you Ryouta but I'm still to blame. I knew it would happen someday... I should have taken the necessary steps to tell my father but due to my own cowardice I didn't, and Tetsuya had to pay the price." Akashi's eyes shifted onto Kuroko's sleeping face.
"I'm sorry." The apology was directed at everyone but most of all to Kuroko who had to suffer for his mistakes.
"You don't need to blame yourself." It was Shiori this time. "Tetsuya wouldn't want that... He won't think of it as your fault." It was the only thing she could say. She was still wondering if she actually had a part to play in this, if she was one of the reasons Kuroko was hurt.
"Thank you Shiori-san." Akashi thanked the mother but still had doubts in his mind. However, with his lover by his side, he will be able to overcome anything. That he knew for sure.
Author notes
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