Synopsis: Akashi is the one who found Kuroko and wants to own him more than anyone else. For him, they were tied by fate. What will he do when knowing that Kuroko actually his twin brother that separated from him since born? AkaKuro pairing.
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Chapter 5
Kuroko's Past Memories
Kuroko POV
I loved my mother. Even without a father in my side, I loved my single parent and hoped for her happiness for the rest of her life. Am I wrong?
My memories started when I was three. I almost didn't remember anything; all seemed so happy, with mother embraced me softly and said that she loved me, her beloved son. Whenever I had a nightmare, cried in the middle of the night, mother always took care of my childishness, calmed me and said that everything is okay. In the past, when my life was full of my mother, I only thought that I would be big as soon as possible and made her the happiest mother in the world. It's a naivety, but I made sure I could do that in my heart.
When I was four, I had many trouble with bullying. With my weak presence, and my small body, I was bullied by the kid gangs in the neighborhood. No one accepted me as a friend because if someone approached to me, he would be also bullied. Every time I got bullied, I run to my mother and cried. Mother would hug me tightly and said that I must be stronger and patient. At that time, mother was the existence that absolute for me, because the one who loved me was only my mother.
When I almost five, mother entered a new promising company, where she got a new position, the best she ever got, and caused her working harder. I understand her position, because she worked for me, for our life. I began to do everything independently. I asked mother to teach me everything such as cooking, sweeping the floor, using vacuum cleaner, washing clothes, and so on. Because I wanted my mother believed that I could do everything on my own, I tried my best to master everything as soon as possible.
When I turned five, mother worked harder and harder. She rarely came home. When she offered me a babysitter, I declined. I was already big and I could do everything by myself; I convinced her. With my statement, I was at home alone after school till morning, before I went to pre-elementary school by myself. My teachers sometimes pitied me, also my neighbors. Some of them sometimes visited me and brought me meals although I said that I could cook by myself.
When mother became the secretary of the CEO, she went overseas a month. While she was not at home, my mother entrusted me to the neighbor family. However I resisted to live with them and shut myself at home alone. Mrs. Ogiwara and her son who played basketball with me sometimes checked me worriedly, but I tried my best to look like I was okay. I didn't want to cause difficulties to the very kind family although they said that they were okay with me.
For almost a week without talking except to my teachers at pre-elementary school and Ogiwara family, I began to be very lonely. Ogiwara Shigero, the only son of Ogiwara family sometimes came and asked me to play basketball with him, but because I didn't want him to be bullied by the kid gang in the neighborhood, I refused him sometimes. When I felt so lonely without anyone in my side, I walked to the nearest park and played the sand there. When the sun was set in the west, I backed home and cooked for myself. Unintentionally, those activities became my routine almost for a month.
Two week before my mother returned from overseas, I was almost kidnapped by a man with black face wrap. He brought a sharp knife and I didn't defy his wish to take me unless I was intended to be killed. When he almost took me with his car, a man with a neat black suit stopped him. He had a fight with the kidnapper and won. The kidnapper was gone for the next moment and left me with the savior.
"Tetsuya-sama, are you okay?" He asked worriedly while grabbing my arm tightly.
I nodded although I didn't understand why a stranger would call me –sama although I was a stranger and a kid to him.
"I'm relieved you are okay. Please return home before the sky gets dark." He added.
I nodded again.
This time, the man accompanied me back home. He helped me to tidy the room and cook a very delicious food for me. I almost forgot how my mother cooking's taste but his cooking reminded me of my mother's. Maybe because I ate my dinner with someone, not alone? I was told by mother not to let any stranger came home. However, how could I do that to my savior? I thought that he was very kind and helpful. Although just for a moment, I want to be with someone. Although for a moment…
"Tetsuya-sama, how the tempura felt?" He asked me while I ate the ebi furai first.
I nodded with sparkling eyes.
"It's so delicious like my mother's cooking." I replied happily.
"Really?" That man smiled and cherished my blue hair. "Maybe I can cook to you tomorrow?"
I stopped and gave him a glance.
"But mother said not to let any stranger come in."
"So, then, you are here all alone?"
I nodded again.
I saw his face became so sad. His eyes were teary and almost cried.
"Uncle? Are you hurt somewhere?" I asked.
He shook his head lightly.
"I was fine, Tetsuya-sama. Until your mother back, I'll be with you."
I widened my eyes.
"Really?"
"Yes. Let me, Furusawa, becomes your guardian from now on."
"Yes―um Furusawa-san?"
"Just call me Furusawa, Tetsuya-sama. No matter what happen I was originally your servant."
"You will not let me alone?"
"I'll live here if you are agree with it."
"Can you sleep with me?"
"Yes, if you are willing to."
"Please, read a story for me before sleeping too."
"I'll do everything for you, Tetsuya-sama."
I hugged him tightly like I didn't want him to leave me like my mother. From that time, I lived with my only friend, Furusawa, until mother came back. He always bought me everything I want, cooked for me delicious foods, tidied my house, accompanied me to go to school, cherished me softly whenever I cried because I missed mother, and hugged me as much as I wanted. He was really the savior of my life although I didn't know who was he? Where was he from? Or why did he do everything this kind to me without any payment?
I didn't understand everything until my mother returned from abroad. When she met Furusawa, she slapped him and told him to leave my life forever. I didn't understand why mother would be that cruel to my savior. While I hold mother to hit Furusawa further, I blocked her and made her hit me painfully.
"Tetsu-chan. Don't ever be near at that man. Come to me. Mom will save you from that evil man!" Mother cried and held my wrist painfully. I shed tear when Furusawa was kicked outside house with teary expression.
"Furusawa don't leave me!" I cried aloud. I tried to reach his hand, but mother held me tightly. She closed the door in front of me and brought me to my tidy room.
"I told you many times not to let any stranger come in. Don't you listen to it well?" Mother slapped me again, twice in my life. It felt so cruel, so hard to accept for me.
"He is a nice person. He helps me to do everything."
"I entrusted you to the Ogiwara's. Why did you live with that man instead of Ogiwara? Tell me Tetsu!"
"I like that man! I like Furusawa. He is a nice person!"
"He is no one for you. He is an evil person. Never let him in your life again or Mom will leave you forever."
I shook my head.
"No! Don't leave me Mother. Please be with me!" I asked mother to hug me. She shed her tears and hugged me tightly.
"I was the only existence for you, Tetsu-chan. You will only love Mom for the rest of your live. Whatever Mom do, you will love Mom. Don't you agree?"
I nodded in her chest.
"I'll love Mother, although I was all alone, I'll only love Mother."
"Yes. You will only love mother for the rest of your life."
Mother confined me into her cage. I shut myself to other people once more. Although I wanted to break free, mother would not let me to love another person except herself. She was too possessive to me. Till that day, when mother returned home after working overseas for five months, she hit me again. She yelled and shouted a name of man and cursed him again and again. That name still echoed in my head, like a bell from Hell. She hit me whenever I got bullied and said that I always caused him trouble to the neighborhood. Although I didn't do anything, I could not defy her curse to the name of the same man. I cried over and over again, but I didn't resist. I let her to do everything like I was the scapegoat of every unfortunate things coming to her. I only had mother, I didn't have anyone else. I only had to love her, although I didn't know if she was still loving me. I was all alone. I was left behind. I was lonely to the core of my heart. I broke little by little like a fresh flower without water.
If just Furusawa didn't help that time and the kidnapper killed me, maybe it would be the best choice over everything. I would not understand the warm of love and affection. I would die faster before I experienced this lonely more and more painfully. I better die that time.
The day I met Aomine-kun softly but surely change my life to be better. I could believe that I had a hope to play basketball. Although I was that weak, with him around me I made sure I would do better and better. But the fact was not as simple as I thought. I almost kicked from the third string. I eventually understood that although I was with a strong friend, it didn't mean I became strong. However, that redhead man, the captain of the team saw me before I was kicked out.
"You have something different as a player. I'll let you play with us if you can find your own benefit to the team." He said proudly and excitedly.
After that time, I read so many books. I learned how to make myself useful. I never ever wanted to be stronger more than after the captain told me to do so. It was like I was needed. It was like I wasn't left behind.
When I got myself to the first string, I was able to play with Aomine-kun and strong players there. I could understand the power of myself and proved it to the coach. I thanked to Akashi-kun, my captain for making me to be useful. I could not give him anything good for the payment.
"You are mine, Tetsuya."
That statement caused a great confusion to me. I didn't understand why a great Akashi would say that. Was he falling in love with me? But we were boys. How could he claim me like that?
Meeting Akashi-kun surely was a fate for me. That's why when he was making that statement I could not understand my feeling anymore. It was like I needed those words from him. Really, I didn't understand why. I didn't feel the same way to Aomine-kun. For me Aomine-kun was a best friend for me that shared the same interest in basketball, but Akashi-kun was different. Although both of us were basketball player, I felt that our meeting was more than that. Like it was a fate that we met that way, like I met Furusawa in the past. Could I claim that he was my next savior?
"Please, please save me from this loneliness, Akashi-kun."
I ended my lonely life with that statement. I needed someone right now unless I was ready to break even more. Everyone, whoever is it, I needed it. If my feeling to Akashi-kun was the same as his, I would make it simpler. I wanted to be with him like I lived with Furusawa in the past. I didn't know if it would be same, better, or worse. I just wanted to break free from the cage my mother set. I wanted to need and be needed by others, like how Akashi-kun need and be needed by me.
I'm so sorry for the late update *bows*
I'm pretty busy with my real life and I could not touch this story at all *bows again*
Because of that, I made this chapter longer. It's about Tetsuya and I hope I represent his character well, as well as Akashi's.
I already made the ending but it'll take many more chapters to end this story. Really, I love long chapters and it'll be one of them. However I have a new idea and I want to write it very soon. I'll decide later if the story is 75% or more.
Thank you for following this story. Although I'm completely a newbie in writing fanfic, I got more than 50 followers for my first story. Thank you very much *bows again*
I can't promise you to update soon for the next chapter, but I hope I can make it before next Wednesday. For the reviewers, let me know your ideas about this chapter. Please leave a review. Thank you and see you in the next chapter.
Spoiler for the next chapter:
It's like his expectation, Akashi was able to convinced Kuroko to live with him. Now, what will he do to take his revenge to Kuroko Aimi especially when she made a contact to his beloved brother and ready to returned to Japan?
