Day 2: Kuroko is a Ninja!

Hey journal! Guess you won't be a onetime thing after all! I just had a really amazing dream that I won't ever ever want to forget!

So for this dream to make sense, I guess I should tell you about the Onii-chan who lives next door. His name is Hyuuga Junpei, he asks us to call him Nii-chan, so I call him Junpei-niichan while Kuroko calls him Hyuuga-niisan.

He always practice his shooting in the court where we usually play, so we kind of, well, bonded with him. And today, he actually came to the court to sit down and read a book as he watches us play.

I approach him first, asking him what the book is about with Kuroko trailing behind me. Junpei-niichan ruffles my hair and say that I'm too young for his book.

Meeeeanie! I'm already 10! Of course I'm old enough!

But anyway, he told us about it. He said that it was a tale between an invisible ninja and a very powerful lord. Kuroko seems bored, but I'm not bored at all! It's so amazing!

And maybe for that particular reason that I have this kind of dream...

The pink petals of cherry blossom danced with the wind as the spring breeze blew gently. They fell to the ground, adding more blossoms to the already pink-littered soil. Lord Ogiwara of Ritsumeikan sat on the front porch, viewing the beautiful cherry blossom tree with a pleased smile on his face.

It never took much for the young lord to be pleased. He was a gentle man, a benevolent ruler, and a kind sovereign. Nobody in his household suffered, he was very loved by his people and retainers. And there were many people who would throw their lives away for his sake, Lord Ogiwara was a very happy man.

In a land far away from the lord's home, many ill rumors had spread between people. The people of the Teikou household had whispered about him under their breaths. It was said that Lord Ogiwara had killed each and every person who dared to oppose him. Nobody, nobody had ever lived to tell the tale about Lord Ogiwara's blunder. And that, all in itself, was a mystery.

But the lord knew nothing about people who slandered him. He won't ever know. The reason was...

Another breeze swept through the beautiful mansion, making the pink petals flurry. But, it wasn't what mother nature would have done. Those pink cherry blossoms were flurrying because of one thing and one thing only.

Smiling wider, the Lord of Ritsumeikan raised his cup of tea upwards. "Are you there, Tetsuya?"

A soft thud voice was heard from the tatami behind him, although it was almost inaudible to people's ear. If Lord Ogiwara had not been in the presence of the youngest ninja of the Kuroko family for as long as he had, he probably won't be able to pick up the sound.

"Yes," a soft, monotonous, and clearly emotionless voice replied to him. "I am here, milord."

The lord let out a long exhale as he shook his head in resignation. He stood up and descended the porch onto the pink soil. "I have already asked you thousands of time, my dear." He said, sounding teasingly disappointed. "Please don't call me that while you are in my presence, Tetsuya." When he turned to face his silent companion, Ogiwara's face was that of a gentle man, not a gentle ruler. After all, he knew better to never drop the formality in front of members of Kuroko household when they haven't complied to your request. They often saw that as a personal insult to their pride as a family full of talented shinobi and kunoichi.

The bluenette's sky-blue eyes pierced his own orbs before the ninja sighed, his face relaxed and his muscles unwind. Oh, how he loved it when Tetsuya- Tetsu decided to drop off all the ninja formalities and just... be himself.

"Only if you do the same, milord." He said, still kneeling inside the dark and shadowy room. Ogiwara's smile went wider as it broke into a grin. The Lord of Ritsumeikan then discarded his fan and shoes, he also threw away the ridiculous hat he'd been wearing for the week. Gone were the wise lord of Ritsumeikan and in with the mischievous, upbeat, and cheerful Shigehiro Ogiwara.

"C'mon Kuroko, just come here." He opened up his arms, ready to welcome his friend in an embrace. The ninja then smiled a small smile before stepping out of the darkness and onto the light.

The spring breeze welcomed him. After all, Tetsu's element was wind and shadow. The blue-haired ninja wore a standard ninja outfit he'd seen countless others wore, but he still managed to please the lord's eyes.

The two shared an embrace, relishing the time when they were just Tetsu and Shige-kun. The time when Tetsuya wasn't the most talented person in Kuroko household. The time when Shigehiro wasn't the main heir of the Ogiwara household...

The time when they were just a pair of childhood friends.

"I miss you Tetsuuuuu~" the lord whined softly to his best friend's ear, still tight in a warming embrace. "I miss you too, Shigehiro-kun." There was a slight hint of happiness in the normally completely emotionless ones.

"Soooo, how did your mission go? I know that you don't really want to talk about it when we're in one of our private times, but I got curious." Shigehiro grinned.

Tetsu sighed before pecking the young lord's cheek, a gesture he'd often use to convey that he didn't want to talk about it right now. So Shigehiro smiled before returning it with a kiss on the ninja's forehead, which means I understand, I won't ask until you want to talk.

But with Tetsuya, it actually means never.

"Shigehiro-kun, I'm tired. May I be excused so I can go to sleep?" The lord grinned again. "Why don't you sleep with me, Tetsu? It would be just like oooold times!" With a few jabs between the childhood friends, the stubborn ninja finally relented and consented to sleep on Shigehiro's perfectly soft and fluffy futon.

As the adorable lord pulled the ninja closer into a comfortable snuggle, Kuroko smiled. He won't tell Shigehiro-kun that the Teikou household was mysteriously wiped out from the face of earth before he came to scout the place. He won't ever tell that somehow, the leader who had been spreading ill rumors regarding the sovereign of Ritsumeikan ended up dead in the gutter...

Kuroko won't ever tell.

It's a rather dark story, right? But I really really loved it! I just can imagine about Kuroko being a silent deadly awesome ninja assassin who'd do anything for his lord... and I'm so, so happy that I ended up being his lord in this dream!

Signed,

Ogiwara Shigehiro.

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