A/N: Remember the snippet I gave to you last chapter? Uhmm it's not in here. It will be in the next chapter. So… I'M REALLY SORRY! HONTONI GOMENASAI :(

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"You know," Kuroko started. "You should just walk by my side when you're following me around. It's not like I'm going to punch you or anything."

Kagami who sat by Kuroko's side did not bother to answer the latter with clear words. Instead, he have just mumbled some few words that no one would be able to understand aside from Kagami himself. However, one can say that his reply was that of an approval based on the tone that it was spoken.

"Besides, Hyuuga did not kept it a secret. Of you guarding me, that is." Kuroko continued. He sipped on his cup of vanilla milkshake that he had ordered from Meiji's. He was still figuring out on how the restaurant who serve the said beverage became the most famous one at the town. He was sure that the previous place on where he used to order his shakes were more delicious than this one.

"Kagami-kun," he called the attention of the man at his side who was too busy eating his fourth cheeseburger since the start of the lunch break. A shout had stopped Kuroko from asking Kagami on how Meiji's vanilla milkshake was the most popular in town since he was the one who recommended the said place.

"Kuroko!"

The said man did not bothered to look around to search and see the owner of the voice. He looked at the direction on where the sound had come from. "Furihata-kun, what is it?"

"Uhmm… you see a delivery guy came with a package for you in our department and since you weren't there I signed it for you. However as I was about to put it at your desk it… it… "The brunette at Kuroko's front had mumbled so fast that he had the difficulty to breath and fully articulate his words.

"Furihata-kun, breathe. I won't be angry if it was just an accident."

Furihata took a deep breath as if he was preparing himself to tell Kuroko that he have just killed a man. "What I was telling you is that the package that was delivered for you slipped my hands so I rushed here to ask you to open it to see if I had made a huge damage."

Furihata nodded and waited patiently for Kuroko to open the said package.

Kuroko slowly opened the package. He was not expecting anything and he was sure that the package at his front won't cause any damage to anyone. "I wonder who gave this." Kuroko nodded and decided to no longer prolong the agony of the man at his front. Kagami who had been busy eating his mountain of cheeseburger also stopped to see the inside of the package.

The worry from the package had almost killed Furihata. However, judging by his state at this moment it can be seen that it was happening again. Furihata let out a breath he did not notice that he was holding. He was relieved that no permanent damage was done. However the little relief that he had gained was fast lived. Where earlier it was nervousness taking his breath, now fascination had taken it.

"Furihata-kun, please breathe." Kuroko said after realizing that the man at his front had stopped breathing out of fascination. "It's okay, thank you for giving it to me. You can go back now if you want."

"Yeah, Izuki would probably kill me if I'm not at the office." And with that he took his leave.

"Is that from who I think it is?" Kagami asked and started to continue his eating.

Apparently the two-toned hair eating machine at Kuroko's side noticed the card that he had tried to hide. Seeing that there were no other way to deny the former's word Kuroko just nodded and once again read the card.

It's not Meiji's. It's Maji's that serve the best vanilla milkshake in town

-Akashi Seijuurou

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"Atsushi, Had Satsuki made any call?" Akashi asked the man at his side.

"No." Murasakibara answered not wasting more effort to say more than just one word.

Akashi arched an eyebrow at the answer. Whenever Akashi would want some info the person he could truly trust to get the information with in a twenty four hour range was Momoi Satsuki. Seeing that the girl had not made any call yet it can be seen that the issue regarding the Seirin case is a serious matter. Akashi had taken note that he should contact Momoi later. To see if the girl had not encountered any serious problem.

"Can you remind me on why we are here again?" The red head asked the eating giant at his side even though he was truly aware on the particular fact.

Murasakibara just shrugged, "To enjoy the view."

Akashi smirked. "Yes. To enjoy the view."

As if Akashi's word was his cue to his entrance, a young man on his early twenties entered the room. He was carrying a tied wounded man at the age of late thirties. Judging by the bruise that sports his body and the satisfied smile that the man who was carrying him have it can be seen that a torture was done by the latter.

"Daiki, what took you so long?" Akashi looked at the man who was carrying the body of the old man.

"Got lost of track of time." Aomine dropped the man at Akashi's front as if he was no more than a sack of rice.

The man looked at Akashi. His eyes pleading for freedom. However, when he had truly taken in the image of his captor he was surprised by the information he have just discovered.

"You're the Akashi heir. What…"

"What am I doing here?" Akashi continued since the man was too baffled to continue his question. "Surely you already know. Aomine should have answered all your questions earlier."

"But I am not a spy in your company." The man said.

Akashi looked at Aomine at the man's reply. "I told you to answer his questions right?"

"I did. He asked why I captured him." Aomine said not realizing that he had answered the wrong answer.

"You were supposed to answer the other thing." Akashi said wondering on how Aomine got the wrong information.

"… Oh that thing." Aomine said after realizing his mistake. He gave Akashi an apologetic smile that would have fooled anybody but not the redhead.

Akashi just shrugged and looked at the man who was kneeling on the floor. "Guess what, "Akashi said to the man. "I know what you were searching for."

The man's eye widened from shock.

"Do you know the connection between the red and golden and me?"

The man nodded despite the fear that was still visible in his eyes. His mind taking a few guess on the answer. Though nothing has truly prepared him for the real truth.

"One cannot exist without the other." And with that Akashi looked at the man at his front. His eyes completely bare for the man to see.

The red and golden eye.

"Sadly, you can no longer live. You now know too much information. "Akashi said with pure sarcasm in his voice. He then looked at the two men who had been quietly watching everything "Among these two, who would you choose to die to?" He then looked back at the man who was now panicking and trying to escape the confinement of the rope around him. "Or would you rather choose me?"

"No. I have a family. They need me." The man said not giving up on escaping but the rope was too tight around him and getting tighter at his every move.

Akashi smiled at the man. "Don't worry. Compensation will be sent to them. For your death that is."

"Maybe I would find some entertainment in playing with you since I already what makes you tick and what makes you tock." Aomine said as if telling the man that he would be the great choice among the three of them.

"Killing you would be troublesome. I don't want to. Unless… I could eat you afterwards." Murasakibara looked at the man who cowered in fear at his words. Murasakibara's eyes brightened when he realized that the man took his words seriously.

Midorima who had just entered the room heard the plan of the two. "Murasakibara, you should not play with your food." He said giving in to the urge of humoring Murasakibara.

Midorima looked at Akashi. "Let me handle this. I was planning to do some experiment earlier. He will be an excellent lab rat."

Akashi nodded giving his permission to Midorima. He then started to take his leave. Murasakibara and Aomine followed him. They had been out of range before a scream had broken through from the old man earlier.

"Akashi, I heard that you let someone else go even though they saw your eyes." Aomine said when he had remembered the story that Murasakibara told him.

"He's afraid of it." Akashi replied. "No, it's color. And I feel a connection between the two."

"Someone who doesn't about the red and golden eye. Surely, you have never been wrong on judging someone."

"This person is completely different." And that was the only thing that Akashi had said.

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A/N: Okay this is kind of long in my standards. So I'm cutting it right now. Again the snippet last chapter will be in the next chapter. Let me tell you a secret. I write down the story first before I type it in the laptop. I'm a lazy person hence my update schedule. When I was halfway through with this, I was searching for the piece of paper on where I had written the part of the story (since it really was supposed to be a part of this chapter) on where the snippet on last chapter was supposed to be. So yeah, I'm off to clean my room to search for that page.

I hope you enjoyed. R&R is good for my heart.

-SerFrost