Kuroko was alone again. He shivered, but not from the empty expanse of snowy mountains around him. A blizzard howled around him, limiting his vision. He would've stopped it if he knew how. He only knows how to create snow, not get rid of it.
Kuroko was shocked when a single path opened through the blizzard. It was practically begging him to follow it. So he did. He walked through the gap in the storm, trekking slowly through the snow. He eventually got tired of trudging through the snow, making a stronger layer of ice to walk on. He walked for what seemed like hours. Just when he was about to give up, he looked up and froze.
Standing tall and proud just a few meters ahead was a castle made of ice. He stared at the unnatural monument, marveling at its beauty. It went untouched by the blizzard, instead it was surrounded by a light flurry of snow that fell slowly. It was gorgeous in every sense of the word.
Curious, Kuroko sauntered over to the castle. He was cautious, but he opened the large doors and entered the castle. It was just as gorgeous inside as it was out. He walked forward as if the solid ice that replaced the ground didn't exist, almost floating with his light footsteps.
"Who are you?" Demanded a female voice just behind him. It startled Kuroko a bit… Okay it startled him so much that he slipped, falling face-first on the ice. He groaned, sitting up. He touched a few fingers to a spot on his forehead and winced. He had hit hard. He brought his hand down, his fingers crimson. He had hit really hard.
"Are you alright?" the same voice asked again. He looked up to see a woman with long, platinum blonde hair that bordered on white. She wore a long dress that was almost the same hue as Kuroko's hair. Her dark blue eyes held a twinge of concern in their depths. She was beautiful, just like the castle they stood in. Kuroko nodded.
"I'm fine." He assured her. She didn't look convinced, but she let the subject drop.
"If you say so. Now, who are you?" she repeated her earlier question.
"Kuroko Tetsuya." She nodded in approval.
"Elsa. How did you find me? Where you searching for me?" Kuroko blinked as the older girl questioned him.
"How could I be looking for you if I didn't know you until now?" He paused for a moment before answering her first question. "And I guess you could say that the snow brought me here." When she looked confused, he explained. He explained how he had been alone in the blizzard when a clear path opened, and how he followed it until he came across this castle. Elsa turned from him, deep in thought.
"Interesting…" she mumbled to herself as she thought. Kuroko's eyes widened as the snow swirled around her even though there was no wind in the castle.
"Elsa," he stated slowly, clutching his black wristbands, "The snow." She looked shocked for a moment before relaxing, as if reassuring herself. She smiled, creating a small wolf-like creature out of snow and ice. The icy canine bounded over to Kuroko with a happy bark.
"It's a power I have." Elsa said hesitantly, as if she wasn't completely sure of her words. "I can use anything pertaining to cold at me will."
It was her turn to be shocked as Kuroko took off his wristbands before creating a snow puppy of his own. The two snow dogs played, rolling around on the ice.
"I can too." Kuroko told her. He went to walk towards the attractive woman, but suddenly felt dizzy. He fell forward, only hearing Elsa cry out his name before he blacked out.
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Kuroko groaned as he sat up in his bed. He had a pounding headache and felt extremely nauseous. He shoved himself to his feet and almost fell over. He steadied himself on a wall before slowly walking to his bathroom. When he looked in the bathroom mirror he nearly flinched. He looked like he had just gotten hit by a bus. Dried blood caked one side of his pale face, reminding him of his conversation with Elsa.
It couldn't have been a dream… Could it? Kuroko shook his head at the thought, even though it only made his headache worse. I wouldn't be bleeding from my head if I didn't fall when Elsa surprised me. It wasn't a dream. Kuroko seemed convinced of this fact, and looked back into his mirror. His normally pale, nearly white face was now flushed a bright red. There was no doubt in his mind that he had a bad fever. As he stumbled out of the bathroom, he realized it would be tough getting through school that day. He looked at his small alarm clock and saw that he was at least an hour late for school. He groaned. It would be at least fourth hour by the time he got there, maybe lunch.
Not wasting any time, he quickly readied himself for school. It took him longer than usual, mostly because he felt so dizzy. He had cleaned the blood off of his face, but had to leave the wound without a bandage as he couldn't find any to use. He really needed to get some more money. He was ready within a few minutes, and was out the door.
By the time he was at school he was gasping for breath. Even walking slowly took a lot out of him today. He took a moment to recover before heading back inside. He stopped at the vice principal's office to tell them he was there before heading to class. He got to the classroom as it was just beginning, only five minutes late to that class.
He suppressed the urge to flinch as all eyes turned to the door as it opened. Kuroko himself may have little presence, but a door opening still catches attention.
"Where were you?" The teacher demanded as he walked into the room.
"I slept in on accident." Kuroko said, his voice hoarse and raspy. His teacher raised an eyebrow but didn't press the issue any further. Kuroko took his seat behind Kagami, who looked at him strangely all throughout class.
Lunch came around soon enough, but Kuroko didn't risk eating. He didn't even want to look at food, much less eat it. Just watching Kagami eat was enough to make him want to leave the room. Kuroko's condition didn't get better all day. In fact, it just worsened as time went on. By the time practice came along later that day, he was nearly seeing doubles. He was only able to focus enough to make passes that shocked all of his teammates, particularly Kagami, for so long before he was ready to fall over.
The ball came towards him once again, but it just sailed right past him. A new wave of dizziness hit him all at once, sending him to his knees.
"Kuroko, you alright?" Riko called out in concern. The dizziness didn't go away, but it subsided enough for him to continue practice. He nodded blankly as he stood, wobbling slightly.
"I'm fine." He told them. Practice went on fine after that incident, and Kuroko knew that he had scored a bit of respect from his team. As soon as practice was over, Kuroko left for home.
As he was walking, he nearly had a heart attack when he saw a familiar white puppy. A white puppy made of snow and ice with its own personal flurry. Panicking, Kuroko rushed over to attempt to hide the snow dog. As he picked his creation up, all of his dizziness returned, and his world turned black.
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"Oh thank god!" A familiar voice called out as Kuroko slipped back into consciousness. He opened his eyes slowly, taking in the sight of Elsa above him. "You just passed out. Was it your head?" He sat up, yawning as if he's been interrupted from a nap. He was no longer dizzy or nauseous, so that was a plus.
"I passed out?" Kuroko asked, turning to Elsa as he stretched his arms. He remembered passing out, twice, but the most recent time was on the street… Wait, on the street? With a start, Kuroko realized he was in the ice castle again. "What..? Wasn't I on the street..?" Elsa looked as confused as he felt.
"What street? You've been here the whole time. I sat here for five minutes trying to get you to wake up." Elsa looked up to his forehead in confusion after she said this. "Your wound cleaned itself though. I really don't know how, but it did. Your clothes changed too." As she said this, Kuroko looked down and saw that he was indeed in his school uniform, and not his sleepwear as he was in the last time he was with Elsa. As Kuroko sat on this new information, the answer suddenly came to him. It was farfetched, but it was the only plausible explanation he could come up with.
"Alternate dimensions." He said, his blue eyes lighting up as he solved the question on both of their minds. While his questions were answered, Elsa's only intensified in numbers.
"Alternate dimensions? What does that have to do with anything?" Kuroko looked back up at her, his face one of clear understanding.
"My dimension is different from yours. Where I come from is a completely different plane of space. What is this place called?" Elsa still looked confused, but she answered nonetheless.
"This particular place has no name, but there is a city nearby called Arendelle."
"That just proves my point. Arendelle doesn't exist. At least not in my dimension. I come from a place called Japan. Have you ever heard of Japan?" Understanding slowly creeped onto Elsa's face as she heard this information.
"No. Japan doesn't exist here. I think I get it now, but how exactly did you get here then?" Kuroko paused to think again, taking a few minutes before answering.
"I'm not completely sure myself, but I think I traveled here subconsciously. That would explain why I can only come here when unconscious in my dimension, and can only return when unconscious in this dimension." Kuroko paused once more before speaking again. "I had felt sick and dizzy in my dimension, but I feel fine here." He looked back to Elsa. "You said you were attempting to wake me. Were you doing so all five minutes I was out in this dimension?" She nodded. Kuroko understood his random illness when she confirmed his suspicions.
"Then I was probably ill in my dimension because you were interfering with the boundary. You were attempting to wake me in your dimension while I was conscious in mine, causing my body stress. Unless I can find a way to connect the boundaries, I would recommend leaving my body alone when out in this dimension." Kuroko wasn't used to talking this much, but it was a welcome change. It couldn't hurt to stop with the silence once in a while, right? Either way, Kuroko felt oddly at ease with Elsa, as if he could trust her. He did reveal his ability to her, after all.
Elsa gave a guilty look before nodding. "I understand now. Sorry for causing you grief, Kuroko. I will make sure to leave you alone next time." She paused for a moment before adding, "I will do what I can to help you set a line between dimensions." Kuroko nodded in thanks. It really would help if he had some assistance. It will most likely make the whole process so much easier. Kuroko felt a tug on his consciousness, and knew his body was being interfered with. "I've got to go. See you next time I pass out?" Elsa chuckled as he said this.
"See you and your warped sense of humor later." Kuroko smiled a genuine smile.
"What humor?" He heard Elsa chuckle once more as he faded to black again.
