Kuroko's P.O.V.

Not to be boastful or what, I too, don't now how do I connect the dots, or how am I sensing it. And it wasn't because I can predict future or something, it's just.. a hunch that is making me more relaxed. So most of the time I'm just pretty calm, In when they are screaming their lungs out, I'd just stare. There is nothing that would surprise me now really.

Let me take back my words.

I just saw my ex-captain kiss my teammate.

I'm sure I did stop breathing the moment I saw them. Drop my towel and they did not even notice.

Yes, I am the one that sent Furihata to that place, to make him feel at ease with the serene atmosphere. I deeply apologize for not counting my ex-captain as a potential source of discomfort in that place, I am truly deeply sorry.

Or so what I say in my mind. It's not like I'd say that to a dazed, still trembling puppy in my shoulder, I think mentioning my ex-captain's name would make him much more unstable.

"Eh? What happened Kuroko?" Kagami asked that catched the team's attention

We just entered the stadium, and I brought him to the audience sit where Seirin team is also sitting

Kagami stand up and come to us, to help me with Furihata, coach and Hyuuga-sempai stand up in harmony in shock.

"N-nothing really.. I-i-I'm a-alright" Furihata says as he tried to stand alone but failed so I hold him still

"Let me take over, Kuroko" Kagami said, and got Furihata out of my shoulder.

Maybe it's just noticeable that I can barely hold him now with my stamina, so Kagami helped me.

"T-thanks Kagami-kun but I can't actually reach your s-shoulder" Furihata said as he smiled awkwardly

"Just let him sit here" Coach said and we bring Furihata to that.

And thankfully, it's just the first day and the first game in winter cup that there is just a few audience, and seems they're leaving? Girls.. That, maybe they're going to where kise is.. I saw him come and help Akashi in the situation, autograph session, though he did not notice me, As usual.

"Why in the world you are like that?" Coach asks again.

Fukuda and the others would like to ask to but they didn't as Furihata seems he isn't physically capable of answering them all, thus, barely responding to coach.

"..uhm. A-ano.." Furihata did not know what to say.

Is he planning to say the truth?

He looks anxious, timid, and horrid. His eye glancing to everywhere but coach.

"You look like you ran 10 kilometres with the sweat and trembling" Hyuuga-senpai said

Everyone is staring at Furihata and waiting for his explanation

He looks like he's not not gonna lie either way.

"He… got caught up in Kise's immense fan signing event outside.." I said

Blatant lie of course, they didn't know the truth anyway.

"Ohhh.."

Everyone reacts like that

"Nah, I thought something really bad happened but it's just that huh" Kiyoshi-senpai said, as usual he is perceptive enough.

"Y-y-yeah.. the crowd is m-massive.." Furihata agrees smiling towards me. Relieved.

"You gave us a fright furi.. don't be caught in it next time" Koganei said

"Uhn" Furihata barely makes an agreeing sound

"Geez you" Kagami said

"A-ahaha" Furihata scratches his head, and try to laugh it off

"But why you have insect bites too?" Izuki-senpai said looking at his neck despite being on the farthest in the row.

"E-eh?" Kouki said and tries to look at his neck, well of course he can't see.

…

What now. I did not notice it. Well furihata is beet red earlier down to his feet and now that his skin colour is back.. it has.. hickeys.. that, .. I don't know what story id cover it..

So Eagle eye can actually be used like this

"Oh. Now that Izuki-senpai notice it, there is also on his wrist.. But most of it were.. On your neck" Koganei said

"GYYYAAAAAAA" Furihata screams and everybody falls in silence.

"Eh? Eh? Furihata-kun is that actually a hickey? A hickey? And your physical state earlier too" Izuki-senpai persisted

The team just stared at Furihata again.

"N-NO NO NO NO N-N-NO NO I-ITS UH.. N-NO" Furihata denies with his hand crossed it front of his face, while his head shaking left to right fast.

Looks like he got a force to scream the denial. You can't also notice the hickeys now that he's beet reed again. He is also glancing at me, that wanna-cry face is asking for help.

I don't know what kind of demons I have but a part of me just wants to stand and watch him like that. This is fun.

"K-kuroko-kun.." Furihata voiced out my name

This sounds serious. I am so sorry for kinda teasing you.

"Right, I don't know how he gets it, but that is really insect bites as you said earlier" At least I tried to assure

"Well y-yeah, as if it is hickeys as izuki-kun said" Coach miraculously agreed and glared to izuki-senpai

"Yeah, uhh Furihata doesn't have a girlfriend either right?" Hyuuga-senpai adds

"Y-yes I don't have a girlfriend" Furihata put his hand in his knees, his back is straight while facing the team in a row

"You don't need to be tense Furihata-kun, we know it's just insect bite, Izuki is just.. Seriously who would do "that" kind of thing in broad light on the first day of winter cup?" Coach said, and now sat crossed arms

"Hehe. Sorry coach" Izuki said as he leans too see us in the opposite end of row and grin

"Now focus watching the game, the team in black jerseys will be our opponent later"

"Yes coach" We all said.

And for now, all is calm. Or so except Furihata who is mentally grasping on how he escape such a situation.

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Kise's P.O.V.

Ahhhh. At last, the session is finished, I looked at my cell phone for time and god I just know now that I spend almost 1 hour for this, If not for kasamatsu-senpai who stopped them. I actually plan to sign just 10 times but one came after another and it doesn't end. And without my manager or any teammate around me, I can't get any help to let them stop, it's not like I'd expect akashicchi to help me.

Booooooo. How dare him. And after my almighty deed he just ignored and left me there.

"What's the pout for, you damn model?" kasamatsu-senpai stopped walking and ask me

"Nothing senpai" I said blankly

"You are still pouting" Kasamatsu-senpai grabbed my cheeks and squeeze it more "stop thaaat"

"Owow owighty sempai~" I said as I force his hands down

"Geh, don't you repeat that again, you are here to play" He said angrily as usual and walks away

I just stop and walk again slowly

Though seriously, what happened earlier is.. Akashicchi kissing another player.. a man to beat, I did not expect even in my wildest dream that I would see something like that. Well I did imagine a situation like that even though with a man but absolutely not with akashicchi.

Hmm.

Before that, I am sure there is kurokocchi.. I mean the reason I did go through that space because I smelled kurokocchi and followed it, well they say I'm a dog ahaha~ nonetheless, I also got kurokocchi's towel in the ground, I'm sure it is his even after how many time I smelled in this towel. I know well how he smell, it's kinda brusque and strong, not that its smell bad, I guess, well isn't this the smell of a man? Well he is a man so everything falls in place.

Anyway, now that I got something of his, I wonder how would I turn it back and hug his back without him biting me in the process. I'm strong and I could hug him without him having any resistance to do so then he'll bite me.. uhh.. I better plan that.

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Akashi's P.O.V.

Saying that I don't know what took me to do that earlier would be so idiotic. Lines of all the time.

Wouldn't it just be alright if I said that's just an instinct taken me over, an impulse or a whim? Rotten desire? Even it sounds so sick and bad, it's better than me saying I broke the rule I made and lost myself in the middle of it.

'Forget my Kouki' ? You remembered every angle of his looks

'Winning' that's a piece of word from him that became my everything

Even my father said it is, regardless of different point view, I'd absorb it

'Shield'? Melted down

Faking

False belief

Calm demeanour

Such blatant lies

May it be anything as long as its keeps my demons away.

Maybe all this time,

No.

No, it is.

All this time,

You just protected yourself from loneliness that is eating you out

For not having him in your side

Such agony that is giving you sorrows

Every seconds, minute, hour –days –weeks –months and years that passed counted

Wishing that in your first encounter, he did not meet you and instead, the other

While hoping it won't come true

Making you think twice –thrice continuously

About the 'ifs' that may happen

If one day i'll be given a chance to meet him again

What should you do?

No, What would I do?

Wait.

Why there were two sides?

I am the one who met him not you

I am not giving him to you

You are not in the position to claim him like that

He is my wife, as he promised

He didn't even remember you

Like I care

You should care

For the plans to make him remember you

Doesn't matter

It matters

No

Yes

For whatever happens no, I'll make him mine again as what it should be

Yes

Yes it is

You –I mean 'I' would take him back again

A matter of agreement

I'll get him by my side,

Again.

Again.

As fast as I could do

No

You need him by your side in this instant as you crave him

Yes

Grab him

Yes, taking my time, I would make him fall in love with me

He is already your wife

Of course

Then what's with the hesitation to make him yours this fast

I am not hesitating

You are

Won't you like his heart

It is already mine

And if it fears you

He won't

He may gave that to another

No way

Unforgivable

Yes, unforgivable

Snatch him

I would

Now

Soon

"Ah sei-chan how was this temporary apartment?"

I looked at reo as he stands beside the door saying.. nothing

"You are awfully comfortable here huh? Staring at the ceiling for who knows how long, is the bed that fluffy and comfy?"

Reo said as he come closer and sit beside the bed

"Just So-so" He said as he bounced testing the softness and all

I sit up from lying down

"So why are you here Reo?"

"Uhh.. coach said hurry up, and we're going back to the stadium now, we can just tidy our room later"

"Why did you not told me right away?" I said as I stand up, stretched up, and go down

"Well, it is fun to watch you stare in the ceiling, thinking too hard" He said as he kept at my walking pace"

I did not answer

" Ne, Sei-chan, it's your birthday tomorrow right? 20th?"

I spare a glance and turn to the path again

"Yes it is"

Hi guys. I did not beta this so sorry if it hurts your eye. Lols. Anyway it is kinda hard to portray Akashi with the two personality, when that two personality has different taste, the dislikes and likes are pretty thin, both has good and bad side, the one is gentle and the other is aggressive. Sorry if I bored you in this and you did not quite understand akashi's two person's monologue especially when the gentle switched side and agree to aggressive's method or when they both like the idea lol. And I actually research winter cup briefly and know that it is from December 23-29, winter eh? But I made that to Dec 19-25. Theres no way I would let akashi's birthday wither like that lol. It has to be used. I re-read it and I think I saw 'blatant lies for about, 3 times what the –haha. After this, tomorrow or the day after the next day, sooner I would post a rather comedic 14 kurobasu charas in onsen, well of course, expect the hinted pairings.