A/N:- Le Last Chapter

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After a bout of more hugs and kissing, the newly formed couple somehow made their way back their room for some sleep (by then, both of them were dead on their feet). The next morning, the entire Seirin team found both their ace and his shadow sleeping peacefully in each others arms.

"How cute…." Aida cooed at the cute sight before her while the rest of the Seirin team just grumbled about how much affection they can stomach.

"Damned freshmen! Just because you're in a happy relationship with each other doesn't mean you have to flaunt it in front of us seniors." Hyuuga grumbled, with a gloomy aura around him that was the Seirin members' spirits.

Kiyoshi for one, didn't mind the innocent PDA at all. "Hyuuga, don't be too harsh on them."

"But still, waking up late is no excuse…"

And just like that, a kick in Clutch Mode worthy of Kasamatsu landed on Kagami, effectively waking him and the other boy in his arms. After receiving threats of doubling their training for the day if the don't show up at the dining hall in 15 minutes, both boys rushed to the bathroom, only to encounter two other later risers like themselves.

"You and your stupid ideas Takao, and I had to be stupid enough to let you drag me into it!" Midorima grumbled as he splashed water on his face.

"Relax Shin-chan. We just woke up a little late than usual…"

"A little late? More like half an hour late, and Miyaji-senpai would have thrown pineapples at our heads he had them within arm's reach."

"But for a good time like that, I'd take even ten pineapples to the head." Takao smiled.

Midorima gritted his teeth over his boyfriend's answer. "Shut it Takao."

"Good morning, Midorima-kun, Takao-kun." Kuroko greeted politely.

Takao didn't seem the least surprised seeing Kuroko popping out silently behind them and greeted the new additions cheerfully. "Ahh, morning Kuroko, Kagami."

Midorima and Kagami merely nodded at each other without any further greetings.

"It appears that the both of you are late as well."

"Yeah, Shin-chan and I went for a walk on the beach last night."

"That sounds nice. And that's why you woke up late as well?"

"Hmm. But we had fun, so it was worth it!"

"It's not!" Midorima gritted his teeth, since he hated being late above all things.

Most people would have be hurt by the curt dismissal in Midorima's words but Takao merely waved his comment away. "You're just saying that now. So, I guess the both of you had a similar escapade last night right, eh Kuroko?"

"Not much, we just sitting around in the garden and talking."

"Just talking?" Takao wagged his eyebrows suggestively.

"Maybe just a little more than that."

"Kuroko!" Kagami was a little embarrassed that Kuroko was so blatantly revealing everything.

Midorima resisted the urge to massage his temples; he knew Takao was doing this on purpose. "Kuroko, stop right there. I have no interest what the both of you have been doing last night. Takao, it's none of our concern."

"But…" Takao started to protest.

"No buts Takao. Come, we're leaving. I don't want Miyaji-senpai to come chasing after us with a knife."

Kagami conveniently remembered something that he absolutely had to ask Midorima at that very moment.

"Midorima, wait! Do you have a moment? There's something I need to talk to you about."

Midorima turned and looked at the red head with one raised eyebrow. Why would his self-proclaimed rival, have something to say to him? Knowing it was probably something stupid, Midorima turned to his lover. "Go on ahead Takao, I'll be right behind you after we're done."

Kagami rubbed the back of his neck. "Kuroko, you should go without me too."

Kuroko gave Kagami a look which probably meant "what do you guys have to talk about, don't you hate each other? You will tell me what's going on later". Kagami, being smart for once, actually got the message and nodded.

"Takao-kun, shall we?"

"Sure. Now, last night, Shin-chan and I…." Takao chattered happily as both boys made their way to the dining hall.

After making sure they're both out of earshot, Midorima turned to face Kagami. "What is it you want to talk about?"

Kagami was unsure of how to start. If he just went on about the fact he could see the red string of fate, Midorima would stare at him like he was crazy and call the nearest mental institution." Midorima, you do believe in all those stuff about fate right?"

"Of course, but I still fail to see the point there."

"Okay, what do you know about the red string of fate?"

Midorima pushed his glasses up his nose bridge. "Just the basics of the legend. Two people tied together would be soulmates, the string could stretch and tangle but never break, that sort of thing. Why?"

"I was wondering why you could see the strings of others but not your own?"

Midorima stared at Kagami with skeptical look on his face.

"I don't know what kind of mindless sitcom you've been watching or you've been reading some crazy novel for you to ask something like that, but I'll tell you anyway. There are some things that cannot be revealed, like who our designated life partner is before we even met them for example. If we're talking about the red string, then I think this is the case. God's design must never be revealed to mortal ears, or eyes in this case."

"Ahh, so that's why."

When he saw Midorima staring at him like he was a weirdo, Kagami realized that he must have had an idiot's smile plastered on his face.

"Wipe that stupid smirk off your face! I don't even want to know what have you been thinking just now and by the looks of it, it must've had something to do with Kuroko. If you're done, I'll be going now; I have my Takao waiting for me."

Kagami stared at Midorima's receding figure, before turning back to look at his own reflection in the mirror.

So that explains why he hasn't been able to see his own string before this and in the spur of the moment, he managed to get a glimpse of it last night before it disappeared again. So when he couldn't see his string, it only meant that he could see who his designated partner is, not that he was forever alone.

And the best part? His partner at the end of his string was Kuroko.

With another smile, he splashed more water on his face before heading out as well.

~\(^ v ^)/~

The atmosphere in the dining hall seemed livelier that day, or maybe it was because of the excellent mood Kagami was in. The teams were seated at their own individual tables, laughing and talking with each other, although there were some who chose not to sit with their teammates in favour of spending more time with their, erm, respective other halves.

"Aominechhi! Will you stop putting food on my plate already?!" Kise protested loud enough for the entire hall to hear.

"I'm going to go deaf if you keep shouting in my ear like that, Kise. You need to eat, you look like you've been losing weight lately." Aomine made a show of rubbing his ears to emphasize his words.

"No I haven't. And you're just giving me all the stuff you don't really eat. What am I, your trashcan? Why don't you give me something I like for a…"

Before he could finish that sentence, Aomine shoved a piece of bread smothered with chocolate spread into Kise's mouth.

"Here, that ought to shut you up. And don't give me that crap about your weight or that you don't like it, everyone loves chocolate."

Kise bit a section of the bread before putting it onto his plate. "Stupid Aominecchi."

Aomine smirked at the pout on his boyfriend's face. "You have chocolate on the corner of your mouth, Kise."

"Is it?"

Before Kise could raise his napkin to wipe it, Aomine shot forward and licked the chocolate off, causing a blush to show on Kise's cheeks (and on the cheeks of everyone else who happened to witness that sweet exchange between them).

"Chocolate tastes better off you."

"S-shut up, Ahominecchi. You're so embarrassing sometimes."

"Only for you Kise."

And with that, Aomine captured Kise's lips and gave him a kiss in full view of everyone.

Midorima Shintarou, like everyone else, had seen what had happen and is now sporting a light blush on his cheeks.

"Aomine, Kise, if you feel like doing something other than eating, I suggest you go do it somewhere where no one can see."

Aomine never even bothered to turn and face the Shutoku ace. "No one said you had to watch. Go sit somewhere else if you don't like it."

"Aww… Shin-chan, you just ruined their moment. It's nice to see so much sweetness this early in the morning."

"It's precisely because it's this early in the morning that I don't want to see so much PDA, especially not from them."

"So, would prefer if it was you and me instead? All you have to do is ask you know…."

Midorima turned red at his lover's seemingly innocent comment. "I-idiot, do you think I'll really do that?"

"It's worth a shot thought. Don't you think we can be even sweeter than they are?"

"No."

"Such a tsundere, as always." Takao poked the bespectacled boy's cheek jokingly.

"At least not in public, Takao." Midorima muttered, only loud enough for the raven headed boy next to him to hear.

"No problem, Shin-chan." Takao smiled happily before turning back to his plate.

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On the other side of the dining room, another couple was having a private moment of their own.

"You should try this Kouki. I made it myself this morning." Akashi smiled invitingly to the brunette sitting across him as he placed two plates of Western style breakfast in front of them.

Furihata's eyes widened. "You made all of this? I didn't know you could cook Akashi-san."

"I learned a few things living in the dorms at Rakuzan. Now eat."

"Okay. Ittadakimasu."

Furihata lifted a forkful of omelet and placed it in his mouth. The texture of the egg was soft and fluffy, with just the right amount of saltiness from the cheese and a slight dash of pepper. It was seriously the best omelet Furihata had ever tasted, not even his mother's could compare to this.

"Wah, it's so tasty. Thank you so much Akashi-san. I'm sorry for the trouble you had to go through to make this."

"It was no trouble at all. I prefer making my own breakfast sometimes, so this is nothing. Now, eat more if you like."

"I definitely will."

Furihata cheerfully dug into more of the delicious breakfast that Akashi prepared while Akashi just watched on as he lifted his cup of Earl Grey to his lips.

My Kouki looks so cute. The way to a man's heart is really through his stomach after all, Akashi though happily to himself (and smiling internally too).

Meanwhile at the Rakuzan table, the Uncrowned Kings could only stare sadly at the exchange that happened between their captain and the Seirin point guard, especially one Mibuchi Reo.

Sei-chan wouldn't even make me ramen even if I begged him, much less a full breakfast, and here is that Furihata kid just leisurely enjoying his cooking. This is so unfair….

Sorry Reo-nee, but Akashi Seijuuro is only cooking for Furihata Kouki exclusively, probably forever from now on.

\(^ v ^)/

"Well Taiga, I guess you finally did something about Tetsuya-san right?" Himuro greeted his brother cheerfully as he passed by the table he and his shadow were sitting.

Kagami, who was chewing a mouthful of bread, swallowed before he answered.

"Yeah, I did. Your words finally got to me I guess."

"Good, good. Glad it worked out."

Himuro then turned to face Kuroko with a smile on his face. " Tetsuya-san, he may be an idiot but he's a good guy. Cherish him, and if you have any problems with him, come to me and I'll kick his ass for you."

"Oi, Tetsuya! You're supposed to be on my side!" Kagami protested.

"Sorry Taiga, but when even Tetsuya-san couldn't stand you, you must be the one at fault." Himuro smirked while Kuroko actually cracked a smile.

"Thank you Himuro-kun, for everything. I definitely will, but I hope I wouldn't have to go that far with Kagami-kun. I have my ways to handle him."

"I swear, both of you are ganging up against me." Kagami harrumphed.

"You only realized it just now? We're in it from the start." Himuro teased.

"I'm telling you, people with names like Tatsuya and Tetsuya are crooks. I'm being conned over and over again." Kagami grumbled, obviously unsatisfied that his own brother and boyfriend had teamed up to make fun of him.

"Well, I must get back to Atsushi. He might get lonely without me around and God knows what kind of candy he is stuffing his face with before breakfast. See you later, Taiga, Tetsuya-san."

"Ahh."

Both boys watched as Himuro made his way where Murasakibara was sitting, shaking his head disapprovingly like a mother towards her naughty child.

"Hey Kuroko, is it me or does it look like Murasakibara and Tatsuya are having this really weird relationship? Sometimes they look like a couple and another time, they look like mother and child. I really don't get what's going on between them."

"I don't know either Kagami-kun, but its best if we stay out of it. It's their business after all."

"Huh, I guess you're right."

Kagami went back to eating but he noticed Kuroko staring at him.

"What is it now Kuroko?"

"You have breadcrumbs on your face Kagami-kun."

"And you're only bothering to tell me now? Kuroko…."

"It's nothing Kagami-kun. Let me help you…"

Kuroko picked the breadcrumb from Kagami's face and placed it into his boyfriend's mouth. That harmless gesture of affection caused Kagami's face to erupt into flames, turning it into a colour that quite matched his hair.

"Kuroko, you didn't have to do that."

"It's nothing. Besides, it's nice to see you act all flustered like that, you look kind of cute."

Kagami shut his boyfriend up by shoving a forkful of scrambled eggs into Kuroko's mouth, to prevent him from making any more embarrassing comments and heat up his cheeks even more (even though he was secretly bursting with joy on the inside).

-omake-

Kagami's ability to see the red string disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared approximately a week after the joint training camp.

He got out of bed and got ready for school like usually did but when he stepped out onto the street, something was missing. The familiar red string that he used to see everywhere he went was nowhere to be found. Nope, not a single red string anywhere, not on anyone at all. It was almost like everything that happened in the past 2 months was nothing but a strange dream.

Fear began to clutch at Kagami's heart.

What if everything was nothing more than a dream? The strings, the people, and even his new relationship with Kuroko, was nothing more than a dream.

He literally ran all the way to school and sped all the way to his classroom in record time (he usually dragged his feet slowly and steadily while in the midst of sleepiness as he went up).

"Kuroko!" he shouted as he burst through the door of class 1-B.

Although the class was still empty, Kuroko was already in his seat, with his nose stuck in one of those literature novels that he frequently read. The former 6th man looked up at the sudden outburst from the red head.

"Kuroko, the strings." Kagami panted, clearly out of breath from all the running he has done.

"What strings?"

Oh shit! He doesn't know what he was talking about. Please don't let it be….

"I can't see the red strings anymore. They're gone, I can't see them."

Kagami scanned Kuroko's face up and down for the slightest hint of emotion. There was none at all. Kagami felt his heart clench in an unfamiliar way and his stomach had long dropped to God knows where.

Maybe it really was a dream after all…

"That's great Kagami-kun. Now you won't have to worry about who the person on the other end of my string is and you can finally focus on what we have now."

"So you're saying what happened in the past 2 months, to us, was real? It wasn't a dream at all?

"If this is your way of telling me you're going back on your word, I will personally let you taste my Ignite Pass Kai to your stomach. Of course it was real."

Kagami's shoulder visibly sagged with relief. "Thank God. I was so afraid that it was all a dream and we've never been together, and…"

Kuroko pulled Kagami down for a short kiss, cutting off anything else that he intended to say.

"Yes, it's real. All of that, the strings and all was real. Our relationship is real, the part where I completely gave you my heart is also real."

"Kuroko…."

"I'm glad that you were so afraid, it makes me almost too happy. That proves to me just how much you really care for me and our relationship, and that's why I love you, Kagami-kun."

It was still kind of weird to see his boyfriend declare his love for him so openly. He was so much more reserved before this, and looks like Kagami could get used to this new side of Kuroko.

"Love you too, idiot." Kagami leaned down and captured Kuroko's lips in another sweet kiss.

At that moment, a certain memory came back to Kagami's mind: that split moment when he saw his own string connected to Kuroko's.

Kuroko may think that he is still worried that he might leave him for his soulmate but Kagami knew better. Kuroko's soulmate isn't going anywhere, and neither will Kuroko need to leave him for his soulmate.

He's just right there beside him.

Not that Kagami planned to tell Kuroko this anyway, it'll be his own little secret.

-omake-

A/N: There, that concludes That Red String. It's kinda sad that this story had to end but on the other hand, this story will never end as it will continue to live on in out hearts and minds. I hope this didn't suck too bad and it's the ending you guys wanted. I'm sorry for all the cheesiness, the OCC-ness and the lame writing I tend to give but I have done my best.

The phrase Midorima was talking about, God's design must never be revealed to mortal ears, actually came from this Chinese proverb: 天机不可泄露 [tian ji bu ke xie lou]. Some of you have been asking why Kagami couldn't see his own string and that's my answer to you. Kagami seeing his own fate would have defeated the point of this story and God's plans (I think).

This story actually came out of nowhere for me. I was sweeping the floor one afternoon, thinking about Midorima and Takao and how their fates are tied together and then it hit me: Red String of Fate, Kagakuro style. I went on a writing spree and finished 3 chapters before I knew it, even though it was supposed to be a one shot. I guess it worked out better than I hoped.

For those readers who know how to read Chinese, there's another option for you. As of August 2014, this story has been translated into Chinese by YIDUwandering a.k.a Rose on Tieba Baidu. I would like to thank her for her hard work in translating this into Chinese, thank you.

Link: p/3218432451 (or just type in 'That Red String' or Kagakuro into the search box, it should be there)

I would like to thank each and everyone of you who have read this story and left me reviews throughout the chapters. You guys are really awesome and please accept this virtual high five from me.

*gives virtual high 5*

Without you, I wouldn't be able to write this at all, so thank you very much.

I'm sorry if this was terrible for you, like spelling mistakes and improper grammar, or if it's just immature. I tried.

I guess I'll write more soon. I hope you enjoyed reading and let's keep on shipping KagaKuro and the others.

Kagakuro Banzai!

-Le Peace Out XD-