Please note that this is my first fanfiction, and an AU of Merpeople and Humans.

The main pair is; AkaKuro (Akashi x Kuroko), If you do not like it, then do not bother reading it.

Disclaimer; I do not own Kuroko no Basuke.

Time Setting; August 14, 2000.

It really was a beautiful, bright day. Everyone was just relaxing, and nothing much to worry about. Mermaids and mermen were just swimming around, casually minding their own business, except for one. Many times was he warned by a friend to not go, but disregarding his warnings, he had decided upon himself to go ahead and search for whatever the humans had upon the surface land. Well, that was indeed a trouble for a creature like him. Humans had been hunting down for his kind, and were opposed a threat to them. Nets, hooks, ships, all sorts of things were floating around and some had been already caught and sold to places.

The powdered bluenette shook his head, he wouldn't be careless enough to be caught. For only today, he went ahead and swam to the surface, his face half submerged in water as the rest was only scanning what could be seen. A normal beach with only no people but for one in the distance. He couldn't really make out the features, but he didn't know if he was going to be that harmful either. The creature only swam a bit further back, hesitating to go near and rested himself upon a large rock which was surprisingly near the shore. Who was this person, and why were they alone? It wasn't safe to assume they were only just harmless but he knew he had to keep his guard up for anything while he surfaced.

He sighed. There really wasn't anyone else to talk to and for all he knew; no one had really made contact with an actual human before. Everyone had said they were only out to kill, and some were just to trick so they could do whatever they wanted with them. Luckily for him, his presence was too weak for an average hybrid, making this even harder for him to make new friends and to be caught. Rather than just quickly hopping back into the calm blue waters, he took note that the figure had turned out to be a child around his age (or maybe even older), slowly approached him. This was a rather huge risk for him to take. He could either just stay there and observe this person's nature, or abandon it just for his own safety. Stupidly enough the boy had decided to go with the first option. The male had already come right in front of him, crouching down just slightly to take a better look of the blue mess on top of the rocks.

"Hello there. You're a mer.. boy? You don't seem to be of age to be called a 'man' yet but, it is nice to actually see one in person. And you shouldn't be so carefree and wandering around near the surface, there's a chance that someone else can take you away from your home. You might even be sold elsewhere or even put up to display."

Red eyes met with blue, with it's owner looking somewhat interested in the hybrid. He had on a casual outfit, seeming like he was just out on a walk. Shifting in his current position, he stepped onto the rock before sitting down besides the creature. Apparently by doing this had caused it to tense up at the sudden action and move away only by a few centimeters. Scanning more of the person's looks, the stranger had some sort of 'emperor' aura along with his strange scent. Did all humans smell like this? The question he had in mind was lingering at his mind for a moment until it had gone away by the other rock's occupant spoke.

"Now now, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."

"... How should I know I could trust you?"

Moving more to the side, the merboy glared at the human. There could be some sort of trick, or even harm that could come along, and there was no way that he would fall for any of it. Looking down, he noticed that the rock he was laying on top of wasn't that hard to begin with, but more of a soft texture to it. Taking this to his advantage, he slid off and splashed into the water- causing some of the cool liquid to go onto the other. Seeming satisfied, he resurfaced back up to see the other's reactions. The human had only clicked his tongue in response and shrugged it off.

"That was rather rude of you. But, I still wouldn't harm you even if I had to. You should be grateful, along with being sorry. You got my clothes wet."

"I don't understand you, why wouldn't you harm me?"

"Because not all humans are bad."

A moment of silence was shared between the two, both staring at each other before the merboy had finally accepted the other's words. 'Not all humans are bad.. is that so?' Kuroko stretched out his arm, holding out his hand and blinked. His grandmother did tell him the proper way to introduce oneself to another was by shaking hands.

"I guess I can trust you.. my name is Kuroko Tetsuya. It's nice to meet you."

The stranger grinned, grasping hold of the said boy's hand and shook it just slightly. Pulling his hand away, he got off the rock and slightly bowed to the bluenette.

"Then I'm Akashi Seijuurou. The same goes for you, and I hope we can get along just fine. I look forward to a good future for us both."

Authors note;
Kagami and everyone else will show up soon, don't worry. Also, sorry for making this short. I really never made a fanfiction before. Tell me what you think of it if you'd like.