Hey guys, I'm releasing this chapter early on the account of how many negative comments I got on the last chapter, it seems that no one was very happy with it. But if you guys stick around I wrapped it all up in this chapter, so hopefully I won't lose my entire fan-base because of one chapter, so to those of you who are still reading, enjoy!

All the rights belong to, Tadatoshi Fujimaki.

Chapter Nine, Walking On Clouds.

'Tetsuya? Is that you, Tetsuya?' Akashi said, pulling away from Nijimura. He glanced at the older boy, 'How much do you think he heard?'

Nijimura shook his head, 'I don't know, you'll have to ask him.' He ruffled Akashi's hair.'Go, but remember, he might not be upset for the reasons you think. It may be something entirely different.'

Akashi was confused. 'What do you mean?'

Nijimura patted his shoulder. 'Just go catch him.'

Akashi nodded and ran out the door.

'Let's hope he catches up to him, and let's hope that he figures out what I meant.' Said Nijimura, running his hand through his hair.

'Tetsuya! Tetsuya, wait!' Akashi shouted, catching sight of the blue-haired boy.

Kuroko glanced over his shoulder and he sped up.

'Run as fast as you can, Tetsuya, but I saw you in gym. And if I'm correct...' Akashi smiled, just as he predicted, Kuroko was slowing down.

Akashi grabbed Kuroko's arm, jerking Kuroko back, and tripping the both of them.

'Let me go, Akashi-kun!' Kuroko yelled, surprising Akashi.

'Wait, why are you running from me?' Akashi asked, gripping Kuroko's arm.

'Because... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I won't tell anyone anything that I heard, I promise, just leave me alone!' He cried, trying to disguise the unhappiness in his voice.

Unfortunately for Kuroko, Akashi picked up on the hurt in his voice and a look of worry flickered on his face. 'Tetsuya, what's wrong?' He asked, letting go of Kuroko's arm and grabbing his hand instead.

'Let go of me! Shouldn't you be talking to Nijimura-senpai?! Why are you here?!' Kuroko said, trying to pull away from Akashi's stronger grip.

'Tetsuya! Stop, and tell me what the hell you're talking about.' Akashi asked, not letting go of the angry boy.

Kuroko stopped struggling and went limp. 'I didn't mean to listen in, I just was coming to check on you... but when I got there, Nijimura-senpai was there. And you were yelling, so I was about to go in and see what was going on, but then he started to talk. I couldn't help but listen to what he had to say, I never realized that he knew who you were. I really didn't mean to listen in, I swear. I just couldn't help it, I swear I won't tell anyone...' Kuroko said, tears in his eyes. 'Please, don't hate me...'

'Whatever, I don't care about that, I want to know why you're mad at me. And don't pretend you're not.' Akashi said, looking Kuroko directly in the face.

'Nothing, I'm fine...' Kuroko looked away from Akashi.

'We have two entirely different versions of "fine" Tetsuya. I don't think you're fine...'

'You're the one who can flawlessly read me. So why don't you figure it out?' Kuroko snapped. In reality, Kuroko didn't want Akashi to figure it out, but he also wanted to see him try, he wanted to see if Akashi would fail. But then again, Akashi might just tell Kuroko to stop being childish, and leave.

Akashi stared at Kuroko, trying to figure out what was wrong. It was an emotion that Akashi hadn't ever seen on Kuroko, but one he use to see all through growing up.

'Are you... jealous?' Akashi asked, he'd seen that look enough times to be sure.

Kuroko's face became slightly red, but he turned his head to look directly at Akashi, slight amazement in his eyes. 'How do you do that?'

Akashi smiled, he put a finger to his mouth and said, 'It's a secret.'

The blue-haired boy turned his head again. 'Why would I be jealous?'

Akashi thought for a minute, remembering the words Kuroko used only a few minutes ago. 'Shouldn't you be talking to Nijimura?' A small light went off in Akashi's head, he then thought to just two days ago, 'You mean a lot to me too.' His eyes widened in surprise. 'Tetsuya, are you... were you...' He trailed off, too flustered to finish.

Kuroko pushed himself up into a sitting position. He stared directly into Akashi's eyes, waiting for him to finish.

Akashi looked away, he couldn't look into those challenging eyes.

'Akashi-kun, you look scared. Have I upset you?' Kuroko asked, the tears finally falling down his cheeks.

He looked at the smaller boy again, 'No, you haven't. I just... I don't know what to say... but I can tell you one thing, he was my best friend when we were younger we were practically brothers, but we were nothing more than just that.' Akashi told the blue-haired boy, wiping the tears off his face.

'Really?' Kuroko asked. Akashi nodded, Kuroko wrapped his arm around him. 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have run.'

Akashi hugged him back. 'It's alright, I don't care at all, I actually thought you were running because you heard about the "incident" and you wanted nothing to do with me... I guess I was acting pretty dumb, wasn't I?' He said, smiling weakly.

Kuroko shook his head. 'That will never happen, I already told you, I don't care who you think you use to be, I care about who you are now. Also, I'm the one being dumb, running away like that...'

They stared at each other and started to laugh. 'Well, maybe we're both dumb.' Akashi said, catching his breath.

'Yeah, they probably shouldn't let us out of the house. At least, not without protection...' Kuroko added cheerfully.

They both laughed again for a few more minutes before calming down.

'I really am sorry, Akashi-kun.' Kuroko said after a short while.

'It's alright. You would think since I see everything, I would have noticed you at the door.' Akashi pointed out.

'True.' Kuroko agreed. 'But people don't usually notice me even if I'm standing right next to them.'

The redhead nodded, 'But I'm different.'

Kuroko agreed silently, Akashi was definitely different.

Akashi smiled and hugged Kuroko again. 'I'm glad you aren't mad anymore...'

Kuroko blushed, Akashi was really warm, and before Kuroko knew what he was doing, he pressed his mouth against Akashi's.

Akashi's eyes widened. But very slowly, they closed.

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'Aomine-chii~! Aomine-chii~! Stop ignoring me!' A voice shouted, breaking Aomine Daiki out of his thoughts.

He looked at the annoying blonde boy standing over him. 'Yes, Kise?' He asked, obviously annoyed.

'You've been sitting there spaced out for the last ten minutes! We should really be getting to class!' Kise said, indignantly.

'I'm comin', calm the hell down.' Aomine said, making no attempt to get up.

'Really! Do you have to be so rude?!' Kise said, looking offended.

Aomine put his hand on Kise's shoulder and said. 'Yes, yes I do.'

Kise smacked his hand away and turned to leave. 'Fine, I'll just tell the teacher that you decided to sleep instead.'

'I was just kidding. Come on, Kise, I'm sorry.' Aomine said, grabbing the back of Kise's shirt.

The blonde turned to look at him. 'Fine,' He said, 'but you need to stop with that obnoxious attitude. I don't care if you don't like Akashi, but you need to stop taking it out on me!'

Aomine looked at the ground, 'Okay, sorry... I'll try...' He gave Kise his best puppy dog eyes.

Kise sighed, 'Okay, okay! Stop looking at me like that, I forgive you.' Kise smiled and stuck his hand out to Aomine. 'Let's go.'

The tanned teen smirked and grabbed Kise's hand. Pulling himself up, he said. 'So, is it true that Tetsu skipped class today?'

Kise nodded. 'Well, not really, he missed one class. He told the teacher that his friend was in the hospital wing and he wanted to visit him. And well, you know how hard it is to say no to Kuroko-chii. He just stared at the teacher until he crumbled and let him go.' Kise said, shaking his head in admiration.

'Yeah, Midorima came over to us yesterday, and told Tetsu that his friend was taken to the hospital wing.' Aomine told the blonde boy.

'Ooh, Who was it? Do I know them?' Kise asked, his eyes as wide as saucers.

'Yeah, it was Akashi...'

'Oh my God! That poor boy is not having an easy first few days, is he?' Kise said, relishing in the gossip.

'Whatever.' Aomine grunted, walking towards the classroom.

Kise rolled his eyes. 'You are such a brat.'

Aomine looked offended. 'I am not a brat!'

'Yes you are. You act as if everyone should just bend their knee to you. Also, you strut.' Kise said, nodding to himself.

'I do not strut!' Aomine said indignantly.

'Oh, yes you do, you liar.' Kise said, smiling slightly.

'It's true, you do.' A curt voice said behind them.

Kise and Aomine exchanged a scowl and turned around.

'Hi, Midorima-chii, how are you?' Kise said, trying for a smile.

Midorima pushed his glasses up, 'Fine, I guess.'

Kise flinched, he knew he needed to change the topic before he got hit by one of Midorima's famous rants. Luckily, Aomine rescued them both.

'So, is he gonna live?' Aomine asked.

'Akashi? Of course, though, I heard him screaming at Nijimura earlier.' Midorima said, he looked slightly annoyed about being cut off before he could tell his friends about his horrible day.

Aomine looked interested. 'Why?'

Kise started rocking on the balls of his feet. 'I hope it wasn't something serious...'

That was Kise, all he wanted was for everyone to be happy. Something neither Midorima nor Aomine cared much about.

'You're guess is as good as mine. I was just going to visit him, so I could give him his class notes. But I heard yelling and thought it best to leave.' Midorima told them, pushing his glasses up again.

'Did you hear anything? Anything at all?' The blue-haired teen asked, hungry for any details. It wasn't often that people got angry with Nijimura.

'I'm not sure, something about broken promises and depression.' Midorima said.

Kise got a dazed, curious look on his face. 'I wonder, who was depressed. And who was breaking promises.'

'I don't know, but I do know one thing, Kuroko was on his way there when I left. And even though I told him not to go, he went anyways, so there's a high chance that he heard. Now, I'm leaving. Unlike you two, I actually care about getting to class on time.' Midorima pushed past them and started to head down the hallway.

Aomine and Kise watched him go. 'I wonder why Midorima-chii wasn't in class...' Kise said to Aomine.

He shook his head, 'I dare you to ask him.'

'I would, but he'd probably just hit me.' Kise replied.

Aomine agreed, and they walked into their classroom, just barely missing the bell.

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Kuroko and Akashi walked back to the hospital wing together, both blushing deeply.

Akashi couldn't help but think of the kiss. He knew he shouldn't have let Kuroko kiss him, he knew his father would be most displeased. But he didn't want to stop Kuroko, he had enjoyed it, he really did. He liked the way Kuroko's mouth seemed to fit his perfectly, he liked the way Kuroko's body pressed against him. But despite all of that, Akahsi knew that if his father figured out, he wouldn't be allowed to go to Teiko any longer. He also knew that he needed to talk with Kuroko about all this, but he didn't want to. He wanted to allow himself to enjoy it for a little while before it all blew up in his face. And besides, how did he even know that Kuroko meant anything by it? What if the kiss meant nothing to the other boy, and Akashi was just living in some fantasy world? 'Becuse,' He thought. 'I know that Tetsuya isn't like that, I know that Tetsuya would never do something like that to anyone.'

Kuroko on the other hand, was walking on clouds. He was surprised that he could work up the courage to actually kiss Akashi. At first he was worried that Akashi would push him away and tell him off for being disgusting. So when Akashi's arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him closer, it was like a dream. He could still remember clearly the first time Aomine kissed him, it was nothing like the kiss he just shared with Akashi. Aomine was a lot bigger than Kuroko, but Akashi was just the right size. As soon as Kuroko actually kissed him, Akashi had taken charge, but he stayed loose enough so that if Kuroko had second thoughts or wasn't enjoying what Akashi was doing, he could pull away. It's not that Aomine was mean, he just liked to be in control. Kuroko could tell that Akashi liked to be in control as well, but at least he's nice about it.

They walked in silence until they made it to the hospital wing.

'Well, I guess this is our stop...' Kuroko said, finally breaking the silence.

'Yes, I guess it is...' Akashi replied, glancing around, 'Can you come in with me? I think I'm going to try and convince the nurse to let me go now.'

Kuroko nodded. 'If you want.'

They walked in together, Kuroko waited as Akashi spoke with the nurse. He watched as Akashi charmed the nurse, explaining that he was okay now and he didn't want to miss anymore classes or his father would be displeased. Kuroko watched in amazement as the nurse actually fell for it.

Akashi walked over to where Kuroko was sitting and stuck out his hand, just like a true gentleman.

'Shall we go?' Akashi asked, a smirk on his face.

Kuroko grasped the outstretched hand and allowed Akashi to pull him up. 'Thank you, and I guess we should.' He answered, trying not to blush.

They walked out hand and hand, not noticing the person standing behind the door, watching them leave.

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Well, that's all, I hope you guys liked it.