Many months had passed since Kuroko have been with Akashi and his family. With reluctance, they have taken him in, on the condition of following their rules, going to the tutored lessons with Akashi, and so on. At least he didn't have to be perfect.

Both he and Akashi had spent so much time together. They had a few arguments before, but nothing too bad. And Kuroko still had his habit of stealing, but it wasn't so often anymore. But it was still there, and he was still fighting it with Akashi.

They headed to the basketball court some days, like they did today. They played together, smiled, had fun. Honestly, their lives couldn't have been better. "It's been so long since we've been together, since I lived with you, hasn't it Akashi-kun?" He asked when they took a small break.

"Yeah it has been." Akashi said as he leaned against the basketball fence, his head tilted and eyes closed.

Kuroko watched him, before closing his eyes a bit himself. "Do we have anything we need to do when we get home?"

"No." Akashi replied as he opened his eyes and looked up at the setting sun. He sighed a little as he stood up, waiting for Kuroko to do the same. "We should head back now."

Kuroko opened his eyes, looking up at Akashi before nodding. He slowly stood up stretching slightly.

"Alright.."

Akashi yawned a little before nodding. Together, they began to make their way out of the park, making idle chatter between them, making plans on what to do the next day.

Kuroko was listening to Akashi for the most part, even replying sometimes. Though ever since they left the park, his eye had spotted something shiny and he immediately looked at it. It was some kind of gold watch from what he could tell, but sadly a man was wearing it.

He slowly moved off course of going home, slightly leaving Akashi alone, and slowly followed the man.

"Tetsuya?" Akashi questioned as he began to follow when he saw that Kuroko was walking away. "What's going on?"

Kuroko didn't glance at Akashi, but didn't ignore him. "... I think I see something." He said, not wanting Akashi to know his true intentions.

"Alright." Akashi said with a small tilt of his head as he began to follow him, not wanting him out of his sight.

For a few minutes, Kuroko just followed the man, forgetting that Akashi was tagging along. He noticed he was starting to walk into a yard, towards a house that obviously belonged to the rich. He was going to his house, his target was getting away.

Kuroko suddenly broke out into a slow run, slowly catching up to the man. The man was just opening his door, walking inside, and he managed to slip inside right after him.

Akashi sighed, his eyes irritated and frustrated as he followed, seeing Kuroko slip into the house. He considered knocking but instead sees a window. So, risking arrest for breaking in, Akashi slipped into the house through the unlocked window.

Kuroko still followed the man for a bit, who had headed to the kitchen. Deciding to not risk getting caught, he silently but quickly moved upstairs.

Going into the first room he saw, he realized he was in a bedroom. Immediately he began snooping about in the drawers, grabbed a little fancy black fedora that was on the dresser, and put it on just for fun.

Akashi found Kuroko and hissed, roughly grabbed his arm in a tight grip. "Tetsuya, we've gone through this a hundred times. No stealing."

Kuroko blinked in surprise, before frowning and tugging his arm away. "You can't stop me." He said, idly picking up a silver chain necklace he found at the back of a drawer.

"So was everything we went through, the trial and all the other times I stood by you, nothing?" Akashi growled angrily, truly getting fed up. They had just broken in someone's home after all.

Kuroko didn't reply, not moving for a second. He then turned to Akashi, smirking just softly as he placed the silver necklace around Akashi's neck. "Just let go... Always bound to law and order. Relax for once."

Akashi gripped Kuroko's wrists tightly, his eyes flat. He took the silver necklace off and shook his head.

"I'm not sure how much longer I can do this Tetsuya." Akashi said as he tossed the necklace back at Kuroko.

"Then just give in." Kuroko replied, setting the necklace down. He reached up, taking off the hat but then placed it on Akashi's head.

"If you want to spit in the face of all that I've done for you, then please, do it on your own." Akashi said as he took off the hat and began to walk away.

Kuroko blinked, processing the information before grabbing Akashi's hand. He walked closer, and shook his head, holding him close. "Wait Akashi-kun, please don't... I'm sorry."

"We need to get out of here." Akashi said as he stepped back although he didn't make Kuroko let go of his hand. He started pulling him out of the room and towards the window, hoping they wouldn't get caught.

Kuroko slowly nodded, following him. "Have you ever escaped from a window? On a second floor?" He didn't even get an answer, as he heard the door knob jiggle a bit, before the door opened.

The man he had followed inside, stood at the doorway, a bit frozen. He was looking at Akashi, before finally noticing Kuroko. "..Why are you in my house?"

"There was a mistake." Akashi said as he stepped back, his eyes flat as he knew they were in trouble.

"A mistake? Was walking into my home a mistake?" The man asked, and Kuroko stayed close beside Akashi. It was his fault.

"Our apologies." Akashi said. "We thought this was our friends house. We got confused.

"You would have noticed when you first step foot in my house. You wouldn't need to come into my bedroom to realize this wasn't the right house." The man said, and Kuroko shook his head. "..It was a mistake..."

Kuroko didn't fail to notice that the man had pulled out his phone, dialed a number quick, and talked about something along the lines of 'Get up here, there's trouble' all while watching the boys.

Akashi looked around, trying to find a way out but he couldn't see any. All he could do was back away just in case the man attacked.

Kuroko stayed close to Akashi, holding onto him. "Akashi-kun, I'm sorry..." He said, watching the man before looking at Akashi.

Soon enough in a minute or so, two bigger men had entered the room after the house owner had been assured that it was them. They didn't hesitate to take hold of both Akashi and Kuroko's arms after being ordered.

Akashi tried to fight, tried to get them both free, but the men were much stronger to the point even he couldn't shake their hold. They took them into the basement and threw them in, shutting the door behind them so they couldn't leave.

Kuroko put up a fight as much as he could, but he was nothing compared to the men. As soon as the basement door was shut, he immediately flopped down onto the floor, and hugged his knees to his chest.

Akashi gritted his teeth and kicked the door as hard as he could but all that did was hurt his leg. The door hadn't even budged, showing how strong it was. With a slightly limp, Akashi moved about the basement, looking for a way out or a weapon but none could be found.

Kuroko watched him, frowning just slightly as he saw the limp. "...You should sit down, and let your leg rest." He advised, watching him almost sadly.

"We need to figure out a way to get out or get a weapon. Who knows what they'll do next." Akashi said as he cursed himself for not bringing his phone. The one time he decided to leave it at home.

"...We can just run out or something once the door opens. They'll be confused won't they? Though they'll still come after us." Kuroko said, hugging his knees a bit tighter. It was his thief side's fault. It was his fault.

"You can escape, they'll have a hard time noticing. You can get help." Akashi suggested knowing he would never be able to slip past them.

Kuroko stared at him, before slightly shaking his head. "That would mean... that you'll." Akashi would have to stay there, and who knows what could happen?

"I can take care of myself." Akashi said reassuringly although there was doubt in his eyes. He had no clue what was in store for them.

"But... I don't want you hurt. We don't know what could happen." Kuroko said, before lightly holding his arms out, wanting Akashi to come closer.

Akashi sighed and nodded, having already thought that Kuroko would say that. He walked over to Kuroko as he had silently requested and sat down beside him.

Kuroko gently leaned on Akashi, looking at him before closing his eyes. He sighed softly, moving closer so their bodies touched. "I'm sorry, Akashi-kun."

"It's alright, we'll get through this." Akashi said reassuringly, his eyes continuing to look around relentlessly. There had to be a way out of this.

Kuroko just nodded slightly, and snuggled a bit closer. He would have never fallen asleep in a situation like this, but knowing that with Akashi, he was always safe. He slowly drifted off to sleep, thinking about his regret of trying to rob the man.

Akashi frowned and shook his head, incredulous that Kuroko managed to sleep when they were in such a dangerous situation, a situation he had gotten them into. He sighed to himself as he continued to look around but it was no use.

Even as he slept by Akashi, Kuroko still felt guilty in his dreamless sleep, which was only visited by someone who looked like himself every time instead of a dream. He always thought of it as his thief side.

He knew that this was all his fault. He still didn't get over his stealing habit, Akashi almost left him because of it, and now they were caught. Both of them.

Akashi just watched the door warily, waiting for when his captures would come. Perhaps he could reason with them.

A few hours later, only the two men had returned. The house owner wasn't with them, but they still carried out their orders. Kuroko had woken up quickly when he felt his arm be grabbed, and soon both of them were being placed behind his back.

He quickly looked over at Akashi, to see the same thing was happening again. Though Akashi looked like he was trying to convince the men to let them go, that it was a mistake.

"Look, yes we did break in but what you're doing isn't legal either." Akashi said, hoping to get to them from a legal standpoint. "If you're caught, you'll probably go to jail as well."

Neither had replied, just continuing their orders. They were using those strong white bands that were almost like cuffs, but less noticeable. "Akashi-kun didn't have anything to do with this either. It was just me. At least let him go..."

Akashi snarled as he began struggling, making what they were doing as hard as possible. He kicked them, bashed his head against their bodies hard. He fought as hard as he could, his eyes narrowed.

Kuroko watched Akashi, before he began doing the same. He wasn't as strong as Akashi, but he still tried. If he couldn't get out, he would want Akashi to at least.

The men had tried their best to hold them down, and at least got the band's on. They took their arms again, both of their arms just to stop their struggling, and got them down to stay on their knees on the floor.

"You won't get away with this." Akashi said, his voice dripping with promise, his eyes flashing with anger.

"It's just orders." One finally replied, before falling silent. They kept them down, and after what seemed like hours, the house owner had finally came into the basement. "I knew I saw both of you before, somewhere. Akashi Seijuro," He said as he glanced at Akashi, before studying where Kuroko should be "And Shadow Thief."

"If you know who we are, then you know what we're capable of." Akashi said as his eyes pierced the man's. "Let us go or sooner or later, I will destroy you."

"Of course. Intelligence, and thievery." He said, before shaking his head. "It won't happen, because soon you won't be anywhere near here."

"Do you really think you'll get away with this?" Akashi asked dangerously, his eyes promising blood to be shed. "I will have a lot of fun with you once we're free."

"Yes. And you won't be free. Not unless they let you go free." The man said, and he wasn't talking about the guards that were holding them down. "At least let Akashi-kun go..." Kuroko said quietly, not wanting to bring Akashi into this.

"You can't seriously think that you can keep us captive forever. Sooner or later, you will slip and then there will be hell to pay." Akashi said, overriding Kuroko's words.

"I won't. Someone else will, I have no time to keep people like you down here, much less take care of you." He said, sighing a bit. "I thought you were smarter. You're not staying here; You're already sold."

"..." Akashi's eyes widened before narrowing. He shifted and slammed his foot into the shin of the man holding him down. It hurt him enough for the hands too loosen and he began to fight with more vigor.

Kuroko saw Akashi, and began struggling again himself. The man had trouble holding him down, but managed, though Kuroko still fought.

The other man that held Akashi, hissed a bit in pain but snapped out of it. Not holding back, he hit Akashi in the back of the head, at least trying to stun him.

He hit Akashi perfectly, enough to knock him out. Akashi fell onto the ground, completely unconscious.

Kuroko stopped struggling, staring at Akashi. He was still breathing, he could tell, but that startled him. "Akashi-kun..." He said quietly, before he was also hit in the head, hard enough to knock him out as well.

Akashi felt them being carried away, even unconscious, but he couldn't get up. Instead, he sank further into darkness, worry filling him.