Posted: 17/03/13

Heya, thought I'd explain this story a little to all you lovely readers so it will make sense for you all.

Firstly, this is a Kuroko no Basket fanfiction set in the (please wait for full explanation) Twilight Saga universe.
Now before any of you decide to immediately close this window and move on to a more desirable combination let me explain.
Yes, the universe of the Twilight Saga, but no, no Twilight characters, only characters from Kuroko no Basket will be found here, just using the same concept for vampirism.

Secondly, Akashi, Aomine, Murasakibara and Midorima are all vampires from the beginning and the four of them make up their own coven.

And thirdly, The Emperor's Singer will in actuality be a four chaptered prologue for another fuller story when I get round to writing it.

Also this first chapter is back when the Generation of Miracles was just beginning to form.

Now, on with the story!

Edited: 14/05/14

The Emperor's Trilogy I
The Emperor's Singer
Chapter 1

Akashi entered the Fourth Auditorium with Midorima and Murasakibara close behind. He already knew there was a human with Daiki from the unmistakable slosh of blood through a heart.

"Aomine, I haven't seen you stay late for practice in a while. Why are you here?"

"Oh yeah, it was too busy in the first gym for my liking."

"Well I guess it doesn't matter as long as you practice..." The red head allowed, eyes roving around the gym looking for the human only to be startled to eventually find the boy standing directly beside Aomine and right in front of him all along.

"Who's he?"

Kuroko shivered as he felt the red and gold eyes settle on his form. He felt naked under the other's stare, as though the redhead could read him like a book; see through his blank façade further than anyone else had ever been able, especially what with the carefully vacant expression he always schooled himself to keep.

Akashi, on the other hand, suddenly felt himself overcome with the burning of his throat. Suddenly it felt like he had not fed in weeks rather than just the night before. It felt like he had swallowed molten rock and the burning would. Not. STOP!

A low growl worked its way past the burn and Murasakibara stepped forward to stand at his side. It was enough to bring back some semblance of restraint. Vaguely he heard Aomine introduce the boy and Murasakibara's immediate dismissal upon discovering he was only a member of the third string.

"...let's go already." The tall vampire faked a yawn.

"No... I'm curious about him." Akashi found himself saying. "Interesting... I've never seen this type of player." He paused knowing he now had the full attention of his coven. "He might be hiding a talent completely different from ours."

Kuroko's eyes widened in surprise.

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That evening Akashi, Aomine, Murasakibara and Midorima all gathered in a clearing of the woods outside the school. They stood in silence for a short while as none of them were willing to question Akashi as to just what was going on. Eventually the redhead spoke.

"That boy today... Tetsuya?"

Aomine was startled at the question; it was unlike their leader to forget anything of even the mildest of importance.

"Yes...?" He answered unsurely.

"He is something quite special." Akashi's eyes glowed ominously as he turned his unwelcomed attention upon the dark vampire. "Tell me something, with all this time you've spent with the human how did you not notice?"

Aomine shuddered. "I'm not sure what you mean...?" He hedged.

"Ahh... how clever." Even Midorima and Murasakibara shifted uneasily at the smile that twisted Akashi's lips. "So unnoticeable that it's unnoticeable that he's unnoticeable..." The red head continued to muse aloud.

"You said earlier the boy had a talent, a talent 'completely different from ours'?" Midorima directed hoping to get the discussion back to something remotely understandable and less likely to initiate a massacre as Akashi's smiles usually did.

"He smelt sweet..." Murasakibara contributed but Akashi's eyes darkened at the remark.

"Yes. While we are on that line of thought it would appear that this Tetsuya is my La Tua Cantante."

"Your what now?" Aomine asked oh-so graciously.

"La Tua Cantante, it's an Italian phrase used among our kind." Midorima informed before Akashi lashed out. "It means singer and is used to name the humans whose blood calls for us. Some would say it sings..."

"Yes, quite right. Tetsuya is my singer. I am sure you all noted my unsavoury slip in control when we were introduced, his blood was so potent I did not breathe again till after we had left."

"Is that what's so special 'bout him Aka-Chin?"

"That and, as I said before, our new friend appears to have a talent for hiding in plain sight. Despite me knowing a human was present as I am sure all of us did, it took me a good half minute to locate him after entering the gym and he was right in front of us all along."

"So what do you want us to do?"

"I believe it would be best to leave him for now and see how far this talent of his can progress without him being changed. After all the stronger the gift is when human, the stronger and larger its potential becomes after the change..."

Hope you all enjoyed this first chapter of four,
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