A/N: Hello everyone! I'm back and here to update missing links. I hope everyone is okay with that :). Anyways sorry if my update is inconsistent. I was busy with uni life and trying not to fail every class I have. Engineering is a dungeon. I warn you.

The quarantine is absurd. Yes, Kuroko was now near his target. However, he did not want his freedom to be revoked like this. He have another problem at hand. He couldn't do that if someone is tailing his ass 24/7.

Kuroko let out a relieved breath. For the first time he have escaped the guards that Akashi have given to him. It was a small victory since he couldn't get out of the place and wonder anywhere else.

"It's the small cute guy!"

Kuroko heard someone shout. He did not bothered to look for the particular location of the voice thinking that whoever it was is not pertaining to him. He was not small. He have remained his guard however.

He remember the voice after all. It was the other guy with Akashi and Aomine that night that he was shot by the unknown person.

He was surprised when the guy suddenly appeared at his front bearing a childish grin. "I would have liked to stay by your side but Akashicchi had ordered me to take the flight" The guy chatted.

"I'm the small cute guy?" That was what Kuroko muttered. He doesn't mind being called cute. However, being called small is another thing. If it was Kagami or someone closely related to him he would have punched to hell whoever had called him this.

"Of course!" The guy answered with a loud voice as if they were twenty feet a far. "Are you fine? All right?"

Kuroko sighed holding the urge to punch the guy for calling him such. "I'm fine. I'm Kuroko Tetsuya by the way, Thank you so much for your care."

Seems like he have to wait for another chance to be free.

"I'm Kise Ryouta, pilot … "Kise then continued with his blubber about himself.

Kise's name and job was the only thing that Kuroko have heard. As if he have deemed the other details to be boring and such waste of time. However Kise's lasts words have captured Kuroko's attention.

"So, "Kise said as if he was waiting for Kuroko to back out and tell something. "What's your motive?"

Kuroko quirked up at the man's question. His motive is something that should be only known to him. NO one have been doubtful from his act aside from the big three. Hell, even Kagami didn't know his motive or noticed his change of attitude. What does this man see that the people that he have met recently doesn't?

"Motive?" Kuroko asked continuing his innocent act.

Kise kept his cheerful and childlike grin as if he haven't just stepped on a landmine that Kuroko was hiding from the household. Playing innocent have never been a problem to Kuruko, looking at the blonde guy at his front have given him one.

"Motive on staying here." Kise said as if stating a fact. "Akashicchi wouldn't make you stay here, right?" Kise stared at him then said. "We can go out to someplace more private. Do you want to?"

Was the guy flirting at him? Kuroko doesn't know and he don't want to. He was already thinking on killing the man in order to keep his cover.

"Uhmm… I don't know what you mean." Kuroko said, Half-lie and a half-truth. The one responsible for his lock down here is the man that Kise have just mentioned.

"Why don't you ask permission from Akashi first? Let's see how that would go." A new comer have spoken. The voice is owned by a too familiar guy.

Kise looked at the new comer? "Why would I need Akashicchi's permission for that?

"Akashi wouldn't let go of him. He locked up Tetsu in here for two weeks."

"Two weeks?" Kise exclaimed. He looked at the frail and pale boy at his front as if he see him at a different light.

"One." Kuroko muttered.

"Two. That guy's word is final." Aomine said for the nth time since the announcement of Kuroko's lock down. "Don't even try to defy him. He may add another week if you insist on your one week rest." Aomine added in his statement as if to make Kuroko understand better.

"All I got was a wound in my leg because of a robbery gone wrong. I was not stabbed in the back by some unknown person vying for revenge." What he have said for the latter was more acceptable but who knows him in this place? No one, so they surely would take the former reason.

"Yeah," Aomine said calmly. Then, "A wound from a gunshot! That makes it different Kuruko. Can't you take care of your little ass?"

"I can and I will."

A ring that erupted from the blonde's phone prevented the stare that was about to happen between the two. "

"Hello?" Kise answered cheerfully.

They watched the expression of the man at their front. A minute have passed when Kise dropped the call and rushed out of the place as if someone's life depends on it. "Got to go! I'll see you when I see you."

Aomine sighed "You should apologize to Murasakibara. The guy was at the verge of tears. You should know by now that he is a child in a grown man's body."

"Ok." Kuroko accepted that he was on the wrong there. He knows that Murasakibara was just doing his job.

Aomine coughed. An action where Kuroko knows the man was used to do when the man would say something serious.

"What?" Kuroko asked.

"I want to tell you something. It depends on you whether you'll believe it or not. But I hope you do." Aomine looked at his hands.

Kuroko followed the eyes of Aomine. In the hand of the man is a ring which Kuroko would have thought to be a necklace but he knew better.

(=)

Two years ago

There was nothing new around him when he woke up. He looked at the clock at his bedside that said 8:30 A.M.

Great, He woke up late again Third strike this week which is bad since it is only Wednesday yet. It have been years since he have woken up this late even though he knows that he have commitments he have to do. Better yet he have never been late ever since he have gotten the job. He used to be at least five minutes earlier than everybody else at the station. Now he have done nothing to continue the useless record.

Aomine have gone through different break ups but so far this one have been the worst. He knew that his relationship with Kagami wasn't that long compared to those who celebrates their golden, diamond or whatever stones are used to celebrate different anniversaries. They weren't even on the one year mark. He just hopes that this action of him wouldn't scare the shit out of Kagami.

Almost three days have passed since he last talked to Kagami. It was nothing new since the two quarrel like cats and dogs. However, the reason for this fight this time have never been an issue before. Hence his distress.

His ringing phone distracted him from his thoughts. The call had the tone reserved especially for the station.

"Aomine, where the hell are you?" It was Imayoshi.

"At my bed." He answered not really caring whether he would get sanctioned by his action.

He heard the other man at the line sigh. "I would like to lecture you on that but I have more important things to say."

"What?" He drawled lazily hoping that the man would get the message that he was not interested.

"To be discreet only you and Sakurai is assigned to this job." Imayoshi said. "There have been a slip of information, a very important person would be killed at block 5."

Aomine continued listening still not seeing the point of why his superior would think that he would be interested in the job.

"The act would be done by the company's tiger."

The news quirked Aomine up. He started to move to prepare for his work. "I'm on my way."

"Glad you're interested."

"Of course, I fucking am." He then dropped the call to prepare himself for a meeting he have been waiting for years.

He nodded to himself. After this job, he would propose. He don't mind whether his relationship with Kagami is going too fast. What's important is that he can get through the thick skull of that guy that he loves Kagami more than anything else and that he shouldn't be trivial of such things.

(=)

Present

"Then?" Kuroko tried not to react. Which is an easy job but not that easy compared to other issues. After all he was curious about the mention of Company's Tiger.

"You should have just told the truth." Kuroko follows up.

Aomine looked at Kuroko as if he had suddenly grew out another head. "Do you hear what you're saying right now?"

Kuroko nodded. It was Aomine's stupidity not his. It was Aomine's mistake to fix not his.

"I would have." Aomine grunted. "But do you remember the fact that both of you suddenly disappeared like a passing wind. No messages left, just 'poof' and you're gone as if both of you have never existed but I knew both of you does. Especially Kagami." He looked at the ring at his hands. The ring that he was supposed to use on his proposal to Kagami.

"It was not my desire to leave." Again, another half-lie and half-truth. "Kagami was the one who wanted to go to another place. I just went along with him."

Kuroko would like to help but he want the whole detail from Aomine. The story of Kagami the night of their real break up. Another issue is Aomine's desire to see Company's 'Tiger'.

(=)

Takao knocked at the door at his front. He have already read the letter at his hand. He was not that afraid of Akashi but he was sure as hell intimidated at the man's presence. Which is saying more since he were rather close with Midorima.

"Come in." he heard the other man at the door says.

He stepped inside after opening the door. Might as well do his job before he dies.

Takao gulped before he started his mission in the room. "I have discovered that Momoi is currently working at Seirin orphanage. She said not to worry and to contact her if extra help is needed." Takao moved forward to hand Akashi an envelope that was given by Momoi. "She also gave me this envelope saying that you would be interested at its content."

Akashi gently grabbed the envelope at Takao's hand. "You may now go. Thanks."

Takao nodded. Seems like the heir was at a rather good mood. He have another day to live.

He looked at Akashi before he left the room. A smiling Akashi that was a rare view nowadays.

(=)

Kuroko continued on browsing his phone. He was blessed with his own mobile phone therefore Hyuuga constantly updates him about the man's investigation about the attempt at his life. Which is still no progress.

Kuroko locked his phone somehow upset about the fact that Hyuuga made no progress about something that the man was able to do every time.

He realized it was already 7 o'clock in the evening when he glanced at the wall clock at his room. He was alone since he have managed to convince Murasakibara, again, that the man could buy his foods outside and that he would behave at his room all day. He started to make his way towards the dining room. He was hungry and his last meal have been this morning.

His adventure was short since his room was a few steps away from his desired location.

It was already evening and by the way ever since he woke up at the place the red head would always enter his room five minutes earlier to announce dinner which Kuroko have thought was odd but did not comment on it otherwise.

Looking at the man sitting at the table and the things at his hands have given him the answer.

"Why are you holding a picture of mine?"

Akashi did not bothered to look at the Kuroko and continued looking at the picture at his hand.

"Nope. More like 'why am I holding cute childhood pictures of yours' right, Tetsuya?"

(=)

A/N: Sorry for the wrong grammars I know there are lots. Anyways, YAY! I managed to update this little fic of mine after how many months. I tried my best, I hope you enjoyed. Are you all interested at Aomine at Kagami's story? Me too.

A/N: Please leave a review. Reviews are much appreciated. I hope everyone knows that.