It takes so long for me to update -SORRY!-

The progress of the story is so slow... but that is the concept guys... Do not worry my fellow AkaKuro's! Maybe Kuroko will give in soon! SOON... nyahaha...

~Ahisa~


Clear blue sky above Akashi's crimson hair. He woke up before his alarm clock buzz and decided to go the park near his apartment, jogging in a good weather wasn't bad after all; having a one week vacation really gives him peace of mind. The red head snagged his iPod nano in the pocket of his jacket to select a song. Browsing songs, he decided to play Everything by Michael Bublé.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.

Akashi likes the song because the lyrics really suit his beloved Tetsuya. 'And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times. It's you, it's you, You make me sing, You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.' The red head sings some part of the song enjoying every peaceful moment he has.


On the other hand, Rakuzan's regulars, the three uncrowned kings receive an early message from their captain which was very unusual since their on a one week vacation. Akashi never texted them unless it's about reminding them for trainings and extended practices.

Subject: Tokyo

To: Kotaro/Reo/Eikichi

Come to Tokyo ASAP. Ride the first train. My scissors are waiting for those who're late.

-Akashi

Reo immediately call Kotaro while packing his things that he might needed later. Toothbrush, cologne, soap, shampoo and all the hygienic things he uses every day. Who knows, he might be staying at Tokyo more than one day.

"Yes Reo-nee?" Kotaro picks up his phone obviously still half asleep.

"What're you doing? Have you read Sei-chan's message?"

"Ahh.. chotto~" Kotaro hold the call and open the message that Reo told him about. "Holy cow! "

"Hey! The train will leave 15 minutes from now, so hurry up. If we're late, Sei-chan will surely bit our head off!"

"….."

"Kotaro!"

-Toot toot toot

After hearing a loud noise from the other line, it cut off. Reo try to call Eikichi but he's not answering.

Reo was almost at the station when he saw Eikichi eating at the convenience store near the station. He waves his hands to get the muscled man's attention.

"Dammit where's that fucking man, the train will be leaving in two minutes." Eikichi said very irritated.

"Oi! Oi! Reo-nee, Gorilla!" a voice came out of nowhere. The voice became clearer and clearer as it was approaching them. It's Kotaro.

"Hurry, we should get in..." Reo lead the two and now their sitting at the mid part of the train.


7:32 on Akashi's watch. He decided to stop for a coffee in Starbucks. The coffee shop is two-story, it was bit noisy for him on the ground floor so he chooses to seat on the second floor which was an open view. Akashi seats cross-legged on a red couch near the veranda on the top of the entrance so he can see the arrival of his team mates and puts his espresso on the table. A large canopy umbrella attached in the center of the table was protecting him from the ray of sunlight but even so, the redhead wears his aviator sunglasses. He looks like a freakin' holy wood star.

20 minutes have passed. Akashi was bored out of his skull and decided to call Kuroko. A couple of ring, the bluenette finally picks up his phone.

"—Hello, Kuroko Tetsuya here"

"Good morning Tetsuya, by how you speak, you just got up am I right? I bet you're still drooling" Akashi let out a chuckle

"Good morning to you too and I'm not the kind of person drooling when asleep."

"Hai hai… I'm truly aware you look so beautiful when you're asleep"

"Did you call just to say cheesy things so early in the morning?"

"Nope. I just want to hear your voice. I'm at the coffee shop few blocks away from your house. Should I visit you?"

"Please refrain yourself for doing that and by the way, what're you doing there?"

"… I'm surprise why you ask me what I'm doing in a COFFEE SHOP."

"…"

"hmn?"

"I'm hanging up…"

"Wait, I'm just kidding… I take the opportunity to go for a jogging."

"I see…"

"Anyways, your school festival hasn't ended right? So you'll be heading to the school?"

"Yes , but I'm not needed there anymore. Our class rep told me that they can handle it and I refuse to wear girl costume again."

"Aw, you look cute in a maid costume you know"

"… I'm really hanging up…"

"Tetsuya, wait—"

"…"

"Hey"

"… Don't call me cute ever again."

"Ok, I will, I promise."

Kuroko and Akashi's phone conversation last for 15 minutes. The red head decided to end the phone call because he spotted his team mates entering the coffee shop. "So, see you later Tetsuya. Take care" Akashi said then presses a button to end the call.


It was eleven o'clock when Kuroko decided to go to a bookstore. The area is quite crowded but it doesn't matter because he can use his misdirection and take it as his advantage to look for a good book to read. Searching for a book in the romance/drama section, Takao Kazunari, Shutoku's point guard saw him "Kuro-chan, what a surprise finding you here"

"It's been a while Takao-kun. How are you?" Kuroko politely greeted.

"What are you doing here? It's your school festival right?"

"Our class rep said that she won't need my help anymore so I don't have to attend. After all, the school fest will end this afternoon."

"Whaa— so fast, two days for a school fest is not enough."

"Well… we don't have a choice. The principal said so."

"Yikes,.. uhm, you done choosing books?"

"Yeah, I'm just going to pay this to the counter. If you'll excuse me."

"Go ahead."

The bluenette make his way to the counter and pays for the book. Takao is waiting for him outside the bookstore.

"Done?" shutoku's point guard smiles and tap his hands on Kuroko's shoulders.

"Yep. You don't have classes?"

"Ah… well, actually I skip classes today to visit my grandma at the hospital" Kuroko look at him worried. "Hey, she's ok, don't make that face. Thank you for the concern."

"…"

"Shall we grab lunch?"

"I don't mind"


Akashi and his team mates Reo Mibuchi, Eikichi Nebuya and Kotaro Hayama were practicing something for almost four hours straight in one of the room in Akashi's apartment.

"Damn, I can't get it. How should I suppose to—!" Eikichi annoyingly said in a monstrous voice.

"Muscle gorilla should stop complaining before Sei-chan punishes you."

"What did you say?!"

"I said gorillas are stupid" Kotaro continue teasing the muscled man.

"Kotaro, Eikichi stop fighting." Reo throws his flip-flops on the duo.

Akashi went back to the room holding a tray with cookies and red iced-tea. He placed it on the mahogany table near Reo.

"You done what I told you to do Reo?" Akashi sounds demanding.

"Almost finish… uhm, can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

"Where are you planning to use this?"

"Just finish what you're doing, you will find out later."

"Hey Sei-chan~" Kotaro intervene munching his cookies.

"Don't talk while eating, that's a bad habit you developing Kotaro" Akashi glance his mismatch eyes to the pile of paper on the floor in front of Kotaro "Is this all set?" he picks up the papers and scan every single word written on it.

"Yes Sei-chan, did you like it~"

"Perfect."


After eating at a fast food, the hawk-eyed point guard and the phantom man decided to stop by in an arcade across the street.

"Kuro-chan, let's play shooting ball" Takao pointed at the basketball game machine.

"I'm not sure.. I'm not good at shooting."

"Huh? What the hell are you saying? You have the phantom shot."

"It's a different story… the game is only made for normal shooting."

"Agh… geez, ok wait here."

The point guard headed to the basketball game machine while Kuroko's attention was captured by a cute stuff toy at the crane, a cute plush toy version of Nigou. The bluenette immediately grab a coin and try play the crane. Takao beat the current high score on the game and won a prize after he received his prize, he went back to the place he left Kuroko but his eyes look sad and disappointed.

"Hey, why you look so sad?"

"I'm not sad… I'm just… a little disappointed" still not glancing at the hawk-eye owner, Kuroko pointed the crane machine with nigou plushy.

Takao chuckled when he saw Kuroko's cuteness being disappointed that he can't get the plushy "Here…" handing the Nigou plushy much bigger than the other inside the crane.

"H-How…" to that unreadable stoic face, Takao can read Kuroko's reaction that made him fall in love even more with the pale boy "You look… how should I say this, surprise and joyous I think… haha"

"Takao-kun… Thank you very much"

"You're welcome."

The duo parted ways. Kuroko decided to go his school gym before going back home. He played by himself practicing his phantom shot. It's just like a dream, finally defeated his former captain and winning the Winter Cup. 'Akashi-kun the bluenette found himself smiling while remembering how Akashi was being sweet to him ever since the Winter Cup.

"What am I thinking?" slaps himself but not too hard. He grabs his phone from his pocket and texted Kagami to come over to the gym if he was not busy.

Kagami receive the message who were at that time, cooking for the last set of remaining ingredients that would fill up his classmates large appetite. He replied to Kuroko that their senpais would be meeting them at the school ground before the dance.


Akashi and his teammates prepare all the things that will be used for Akashi's courting. They put it in their captain's gold Porsche tainted with the design of red dragon near the right side above the tail lights. The sun nearly went down and before heading to the location of the bluenette, Akashi called him.

"Tetsuya"

"Hello Akashi-kun. Good evening"

"Where are you right now?"

"I'm at Seirin Gym."

"You're practicing?"

"Not at all… I decided to participate in evening dance for the closing ceremony of school festival."

"I see. Wanna eat dinner with me after that?"

"Uh—ok…"

"Alright… I'll call you later, bye" the redhead hangs up before Kuroko could speak.

Seirin team goes to the open ground to meet their coach. She said that there will be fireworks display after the dance and a surprise concert from Seirin High famous band.

The dance starts; all the second years participate on the dance including the coach. The first year trio is part of the concert so they headed to the backstage to prepare leaving Kagami and Kuroko alone.

"What the hell, leaving us behind?!" Kagami scratch his head and look at the smaller figure beside him.

"Kagami-kun, stop using bad words" the pale boy replied to him.

"So… What shall we do?"

"I'm going to our classroom. I forgot my notebook at my desk."

"Ah—I'll come with you…" Kagami and Kuroko left the crowd as the dance ended.

The bluenette is looking for his notebook when suddenly…

"KUROKO TETSUYA!" a shout for his name alarmed his attention and peek out the window two story below the ground.

Crowd was filled with voices asking for "Who is Kuroko?"

People's attention was diverted on the stage where the concert will be occurred. The lights coming from the stage started to fill the whole area. In Kuroko's confusion on who the hell would call his name in front of the crowd, he can see a familiar figure with bright red hair. Akashi.

"Kuroko Tetsuya, I'm here standing in front of so many people to confess and state my love for you. For they are the witness of my unwavering feelings and finally hear you say 'YES' " ('YES' means Kuroko will go out with Akashi) with the use of microphone, Akashi successfully blurted his feelings throughout the whole school.

"Who—is that Akashi?!" Kagami's eyes nearly gouge out to his eye sockets slightly tapping Kuroko's shoulder.

"A-Akashi-kun"

The redhead jumps off the stage and headed to the area beneath the classroom, where he can see Kuroko is on the second floor, near the windows eyes locked on him.

He was followed by his Rakuzan teammates, this time holding instruments. Reo on the guitar, Kotaro on maracas and Eikichi on a guitar also.

"Akashi-kun… Ah- I'm going down, wait for—"

"No. Tetsuya… Stay where you are… hear me first." Akashi gives his gentle smile on Kuroko.

No one in the ground was making any noise. All eyes focused on the group who caught their attention. As Akashi gave the signal…

1…

2…

3... 4

Reo began strumming along with Eikichi. Kotaro is humming but not distracting to the ears. Akashi opens his mouth and…

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart…
Without saying a word you can light up the dark…

Kuroko eyes widen and his whole body trembles, his heart banging in his chest wanting to jump off. Akashi's voice… it's freakingly wonderful. He can feel his goose bumps. The redhead continues with his heart is filled with love right now.

Try as I may I can never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all

Some people, who were watching Akashi sings, start to grab their phone and record the red head's singing. As for the second years basketball team, it was a rare… very rare sight of the usual dominant and sadistic captain of respected Rakuzan to visit their school and started singing out of nowhere.

All day long I can hear people talking out loud (As Akashi sings the line, he look at the pile of people who was watching them)

But when you hold me near
You drown out the crowd (his eyes shifted again to the small figure above him)
Try as they may, they can never define
What's been said between your heart and mine

That sight, a sight of a person who was truly madly in love with him. Akashi always brings out the best emotion he can come up for. All the hardship that his former captain endure though it was short amount of time, still, it was the effort.

With the last stanza, Akashi bring out all his emotion and look at Kuroko straight in its baby blue orbs with his mismatch crimson and gold eyes.

The smile on your face let me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me…
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best, when you say nothing at all…

Reo ending the song with his guitar, all their practices this day is being used for Akashi's courting and literally dragging them to come with him. But above all him being demanding as hell, they are happy. They can see how happy their Sei-chan is. At least, he finally knows how to struggle for something which is not intently to be his in the first place.

The song ended, Akashi was still looking at the beautiful figure peeking at the window above him. Without hesitation, Kuroko run out of the room not glancing on his yelling teammate until he reach the specific area where Akashi currently waiting for him.

"… A-Akashi-kun" panting and give an easeful look to the red head.

"Surprise…" Akashi smiled at him then touches his pale cheeks which lead to the shade of red started to cover the bluenette's face.

But before Kuroko could utter a word, confetti started pouring from above… red heart shaped confetti's. "What?" the only word could escape from his mouth.

"Tetsuya, I'm not really in a hurry to finally get you to go out with me but… I am not patient enough to think that I can't see you every time after my vacation here in Tokyo… I know, I've been harsh to you on your last days in Teiko, even in the Winter Cup but I'm willing erase all that sad memory of ours if you've given me this one last chance. I love you Tetsuya, from the bottom of my heart"

"Akashi-kun" the baby blue orbs are locked on the red head face reading every gesture he's making, the obvious blush and the eyes adverting because of shyness or maybe embarrassment to all things he said just now. Deep inside, Kuroko's heart pounding so hard that anytime it will free from his chest and jump directly in Akashi's bare hands.

Decision…

This is hard for him…

He needs to decide now…

Or else…

But…

Is this going to end up just fine if he chooses to go out with Akashi?

Or these feelings will betray him again?


Serenade - a serenade is a musical greeting performed for a lover, friend, person of rank or other person to be honored. The classic serenade usage would be from a lover to his lady love through a window. It was considered an evening piece, one to be performed on a quiet and pleasant evening.

Akashi's sweetness to the maximum level...

so sleepy... it's fuckin 3:35am! gosh! nytie nytzzzzz zzzZZZZZ