WARNING! If you don't like yaoi (boy x boy) then please don't read this.

Kuroko no Basuke as well as the cover image used for this story both belong to their respective owners.

This is a roleplay story done by KurokoTetsuya101 and The Lucky Bell.

At least once in everyone's life, you've thought about how you'd react if an apocalypse suddenly happened. Most of you would either think "Yeah, I'd be a big hero and survive for so long" or you'd think "I'd definitely die the first day".

Well, here are some words from someone who suddenly got thrown into the unannounced apocalypse with the rest of Japan, maybe even the world. Don't ever wish for the apocalypse to happen. From day one, it's an absolute nightmare.

Everything was so peaceful. Kuroko Tetsuya, a small male that was on his second year of high school, was at home reading while the TV played on a random channel. It was the weekend and if his parents were home, they'd probably force him to go outside and enjoy the sunshine. However they couldn't since they were at work.

Every time Kuroko thought about his parents, he'd look down at his necklace. It was a very strange necklace that his father had given him not too long ago. Well, perhaps it was more like a pendant, not a necklace. But Kuroko just called it a necklace because no matter how much he tries opening it, it just won't open.

Just when he was getting back to his good book, the TV suddenly changed channels. It was the news. Kuroko almost got up to turn it off but the pictures on the screen caught his eyes and made him freeze. This had to be some joke... The news was calling a sudden evacuation as they displayed pictures of horrible hideous beasts attacking people. What scared Kuroko most was the fact that the city being attacked was close by Tokyo, which was where Kuroko lived.

Despite being told to evacuate, Kuroko didn't. Not because he was stupid and thought it was a joke. He couldn't leave without his parents. What if they got home and found their son, their only son, gone? They would be scared, lost and devastated. He could not do that to them.

So he stayed. He decided he would stay for at least three days or until something happened and he had to leave.

For some reason, nothing happened the first day. Nothing but people just evacuating and people laughing at those who were taking the news seriously. They thought it was a joke and didn't listen. Kuroko knew they regret their decision once night came.

When it was nighttime, Kuroko was suddenly awoken by screams outside. He immediately jumped out his comfortable, warm bed, and ran to the window. He slowly parted the curtains just a tiny bit and his breath hitched. Across the street was one of those beasts he saw on TV. It was bigger than an average male and it was so deformed, it was almost pitiful.

Kuroko had to watch as the creature tore apart the man, even when that man became silent. Why? Why were they doing this? Kuroko nearly threw up when he saw the strange creature begin to eat him. Oh god, what were they?

It couldn't be an animal! Despite being so deformed and huge, it had a human kind of way to it. When they ran or stalked down the street, they had a human sense to them. Kuroko couldn't explain it. He stayed in his room and stayed silent the whole night.

When morning came, none of the creatures were to be found. Kuroko even risked stepping outside for a few moments and immediately regretted it. He could see a few dead bodies here and there, almost completely devoured. He ran back inside to avoid the sight.

The same thing kept happening for the next few days. Nothing would happen during the day but by night, the creatures came out to play. Eventually Kuroko stopped hearing screams outside. Was it because those creatures ate everyone or because he was so tired from lack of sleep? He couldn't sleep much because he was terrified. He didn't know when those creatures would attack. Actually after a few days of watching, he eventually learned. The creatures for some reason only travel at night.

Finally Kuroko decided to leave. He couldn't stay and wait for those beasts to barge into his home and eat him. Finding his good trusty backpack, he began stuffing it with all the food he could find that wouldn't spoil. He got a few water bottles from the fridge but when he tried refilling empty ones, no water would come out the sink. Great. Guess that means no showers.

Just when Kuroko finished packing, he heard his door bust open. He immediately became frightened. Was it a beast? A thief? He grabbed a kitchen knife and waited for the person or creature to come into the kitchen. If he was going to die, he was going to die fighting...

"Kuroko!"

Kuroko's eyes widened in surprise. That voice...

"Ogiwara-kun!"

With that, the two best friends rejoiced. They were happy to see each other of course but surprised to see each other alive.

"How are you not dead? Why are you here?" Kuroko asked with worry.

"I should be asking you! With your weak stamina and poor muscles, I don't think you'll last long." Ogiwara joked which made him receive a punch to the gut. "Hey, hey! No violence! I came here to see if anyone was still alive. Guess it's only you..."

"How did you get here?"

"Apparently those creatures only travel-"

"At night." Kuroko finished.

"Stop taking my spotlight!" Ogiwara pouted.

Now that Ogiwara was here, Kuroko felt his confidence rise. He had his best friend by his side. Maybe they can survive.

Ogiwara came with his own supplies so they were ready to go. After Kuroko packed some medical supplies and gave Ogiwara a knife for defense, they were on their way. Ever since then, they both had each other's backs as they tried to figure out just what the hell was going on.

They managed to survive together for a month. They traveled by day and by night, they took shelter. They always took night shifts, switching every few hours so they both got their rest. They also did some raids. They needed more supplies and better weapons. They haven't encountered the beasts up close yet, but they weren't sure if kitchen knives will do the trick.

After many raids of only getting little supplies like food and medical kits, they finally found a few decent weapons. They stumbled upon a recently killed group of what they assumed were bandits because they had quite a bit of loot.

"Yo Kuroko! They got a freaking crossbow like in the movies!" Ogiwara exclaimed with excitement as he picked up the weapons. Kuroko was worried that Ogiwara would get out of hand but didn't say anything.

"Make sure to take whatever you can get." Kuroko reminded and they both stuffed their packs full. They got everything they needed from that raid, including good weapons. They both got pistols (They weren't sure if they could handle the big guns) and their own choice of weapon. Ogiwara kept his "precious" crossbow (He even carved his name into it as soon as he got it!) and Kuroko found a pretty nice sword. It was probably originally used for just display but not anymore.

The two continued on and thought life was great despite the sudden apocalypse. But as soon as the month ended, their lives turned once more.

Kuroko didn't know how it happened. They were in a nice sheltered cave and he had the first shift. He swore he didn't close his eyes! He would never sleep on watch since it could cost their lives! But one moment it was peaceful and the next, Ogiwara was screaming.

Kuroko stood up but froze when he saw the reason why Ogiwara was screaming. He was being torn into by one of those creatures. This was the first time Kuroko saw one up close. Its body was flat in some places, bumpy in others. For some reason, its skin was scorched black as if it burned in a fire. If this was some animal, it's species was definitely not recognizable.

It was when he realized that Ogiwara's screams stopped that the beast was eating him. One of those killing beasts were eating his best friend!

Kuroko shakily pulled out his gun and pointed it at the creature. His hands shook but he was sure he could shoot it. But should he? What if it angers the creature? Before he could decide on what to do, his gun suddenly shot. His hands were shaking so bad, he didn't mean to shoot!

He heard a yelp from the beast then a whine. He saw it look at him but instead of being enraged, it seemed hurt.

"..Hu..rts... why..?"

Hurts? Did he hear wrong? Kuroko stared at the beast in fear who only stared back. When the weird deformed creature bent his head down and began to drag away a partially eaten Ogiwara, Kuroko couldn't move. Eventually the two bodies disappeared and left Kuroko all alone.

He fell onto his knees, uncaring if he landed too hard and would most likely get bruises. He got his best friend killed and didn't even kill the beast for vengeance. What is wrong with him? Why didn't he try to at least kill the beast? It was either avenge Ogiwara or die and join him above. But it was neither.

He noticed something by Ogiwara's blood and slowly crawled towards it. It was... a small piece of burnt paper? Most of it was burned and black, but there were some recognizable words.

"Subject 4 escaped..." There were some burned holes then a few more words. "Destruction of Earth..."

What the hell did that mean?

Kuroko couldn't remember the rest of the night clearly. He cried himself to sleep and woke up unharmed in the morning. He expected it to be a nightmare but when he looked around, Ogiwara was gone. There was nothing but his blood left on the stone floor.

Kuroko only had so little time to grieve for his friend. He had to travel to a safer place. He had to reach some kind of city to raid and stay for a few days. He needed better shelter than a cave like this.

He went through Ogiwara's bag for anything important. He couldn't carry everything or else it would slow him down. He had to limit supplies. However he did not hesitate to take Ogiwara's favorite weapon. He slowly traced Ogiwara's name in the wood. It's only been one month into the apocalypse and he was already alone with two mementos from important people in his life. All he had left was himself, his pendant his father gave him and Ogiwara's weapon.

How was he ever going to survive?

Kuroko kept traveling and was extremely careful this time around. He avoided all contact with bandits and those beasts as much as he could. He did have a few encounters with those night creatures whenever he couldn't find shelter. He found out that even as they cried out and sometimes even screamed in pain when he attacked, he didn't hesitate to pull the trigger or bring down his sword.

While he still had his weapons (and hopefully his sanity), he was running low on supplies. He desperately needed food and water and he needed some medical supplies for the wound on his leg. It wasn't too bad. It was because in his rush to escape those beasts through a forest, it was dark so he couldn't see the dead tree log on the ground. He tripped and ended up cutting his leg a bit on the bark he supposed. He didn't care so long as it healed and didn't get infected.

Just when he thought he should turn back and look for shelter, Kuroko finally found a city in the distance. He immediately ran towards it when he saw the sun going down. He needed to find shelter quick before those things came out.

As he ran into the outskirts of the city, he noticed a sign. Kyoto. He mumbled in his head. This city was pretty far from Tokyo. So he made some distance, huh?

He continued running and looked around. Where to go? Where to go? Most of the stores and buildings were broken or completely trashed. None of these could be used as shelter! He was about to scream out in frustration when he caught something in the corner of his eye. A creature? But the sun wasn't down yet! Then he saw red.

Whatever it was just ran down the street fast and continued running. Kuroko ran silently a little to catch up and hide behind an over turned car. It was... a survivor! Maybe they could help him!

But what if they're dangerous? What if they kill him before he could even speak? Well, it was either risk that or die outside to those creatures. After building up his courage, Kuroko got up and followed the survivor.

The red haired survivor eventually made it to a budding that was really barricaded. They must've been making this for all two months! Kuroko glanced at the sun and frowned when he saw it was going down fast. He needed to act now. He ran to the big metal doors the redhead just disappeared into a few moments ago. He took a deep breath. It was now or never.

After reluctantly raising his hand, Kuroko knocked on the door.

Kuroko knocked a couple of times but the only response he got was the resonating sound the metal doors produced from his action. Kuroko waited, waited until someone opened the doors. It was going to be night soon and he had no time to spare. He was about to knock one more time but was stopped when the metal doors suddenly budged open, revealing the redhead survivor he had seen before.

The teen (by his looks) opened the doors more only to reveal a gun in his right hand pointing at Kuroko. "Who are you?" The cold unwelcoming voice cut through the air.

Kuroko looked at the gun and raised his hands a little. They weren't above his head because he was too exhausted to do anything more than that. He looked behind him at the setting sun. There were already shadows casted from the buildings.

He looked back at the survivor and frowned. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuya and I swear I don't mean any harm. I just really need a place to stay for a night. Please." He was so tired from running all the way to the strangers fortress. Even though he ran for his life as if it was a normal thing to do now, his stamina never increased.

"No." the redhead replied as he set off the safety on the gun.

How could this person just decide to either kill him or leave him outside for the creatures to take him? He didn't do anything wrong! "Please, only for a night!" Those creatures could be coming out any minute now and Kuroko didn't want to become food today.

"I said no." the sharp voice cut through the air again, ruby red eyes locked onto the bluenette.

Kuroko took a deep breath before slowly moving closer. He didn't stop until the gun was right in front of him, almost touching his forehead. If he was going to die, he didn't want to die to those creatures. "Please..."

The redhead watched the bluenette with caution. One wrong move and he would have a bullet in his head. "Surely you must know, since you're a survivor yourself. If I let you inside, you would waste our resources. Not to mention..."

The teen tightened his grip on the gun, "What if you were to open the doors or kill us while we're asleep. Would I really want to risk my companions' safety and mine? No. Therefore, I suggest you go. Find somewhere else to go while you still can."

"I won't use any of your resources. I just don't want to die by them tonight." Kuroko admitted. He looked into the red eyes of the stranger. Even though most people would find sharp red cat eyes on a human weird, Kuroko found it fascinating.

"I only want to live, same as you. I wouldn't open the door at all, that's a fact. And I wouldn't ever kill another human but I don't think you'll believe me anyway." So when the survivor said "companions", Kuroko knew that this was a group. "Please. I'll do whatever you want me to do. I swear I won't do anything, I just don't want to die tonight."

The redhead looked into Kuroko's eyes, trying to confirm for himself if Kuroko really meant what he said. Those teal blue eyes looked back at him with as much intensity, only if not more. The teen couldn't deny it any longer. He could see it, see the desperation to survive in those eyes. The want to live.

The two stood in silence, Kuroko's heartbeat increasing with each passing second. With his life on the line, he was more than desperate. The redhead saw that, he knew those thoughts are genuine.

Slowly, the teen lowered his gun but that didn't mean that he let down his guard. The redhead slowly kneeled down to reach out for something, his eyes never leaving Kuroko. He got up with ropes in his hand.

"I'll let you in but with one condition."

"What is it?" He asked, looking down at the redhead's hand, which held the rope.

"You'll be restrained for the whole duration of your stay. We'll tie you up to a pole so you won't be able to attack us or cause harm. Any complains?" The last question wasn't really a question, but a sign that if Kuroko doesn't accept he'll be left alone to die outside.

Well, at least he'll be able to rest even if he is tied up. "Alright. I don't mind." Kuroko said with a sigh of relief.

The redhead nodded, "Turn around." Its better to restrain Kuroko's arms now so that when he comes inside, he doesn't harm anyone.

Kuroko hesitantly turned around, doing what the other survivor wanted without fighting. He saw that the sun was gone behind the buildings and he felt slightly anxious. He looked around, hoping the creatures won't come out just yet.

After tying up Kuroko's arms, the redhead grabbed Kuroko by his shoulders to lead him inside.

Kuroko let the other lead him inside and he looked around. Why was it so dark? It almost seemed like it was darker than outside. He continued looking around and almost had a heart attack when he saw eyes glowing in the dark. Was it those creatures? He knew it was almost impossible, but it was a thought that crossed his mind.

It was strange though. They were different colors instead of white like the creatures. Were they the redhead's companions?

The three pairs of eyes were yellow, green and purple. Very unusual color of eyes for a human to have but it's not like Kuroko had a choice. He was quietly led inside when the redhead stopped in his tracks. Kuroko was so alerted by those eyes looking at him from the dark to notice someone hovering above him.

The dark figure was keeping himself up on the ceiling by putting his legs on the wood. His body hovered above the bluenette when suddenly he leaned down and revealed himself beside Kuroko. "Boo!"

Kuroko was too shocked to even make a noise. His hands moved to grab his weapon but... He forgot. He can't move his arms. He looked to his side and luckily he was close enough to see the person who scared him.

They had blue hair just like him only it was a dark blue. Their eyes were the same and they had tanned skin. What the hell were they doing on the ceiling?

"Hahaha! Got you!" the tanned male jumped down from the ceiling and onto the ground beside Kuroko and the redhead. Now that he could see Kuroko clearly, something didn't click. "Oi! Why did you bring this pipsqueak in? He'll just waste our resources!"

Pipsqueak...? He was barely any shorter than the redhead behind him, he wasn't a pipsqueak! Kuroko didn't say anything despite wanting to tell the other not to be so rude. He looked away, back towards the eyes that were moving closer.

"Literally the first guest we ever had and Aominicchi scares him!" When the person who spoke got close enough, Kuroko could see that it was a blond.

"Che! Shut up Kise! For all I know we could throw you outside to those monsters! All you ever do is whine!" Aomine pointed his finger at the blonde.

"That's so mean! You guys need me!" Kise... well, whined. Okay so maybe he did whine a bit but that's no reason to kill him!

"I thought it was pretty funny~ Right Shin-chan~?" Another voice asked in the dark.

"Hmph. Don't get me involved in this nonsense." The green head tilted his glasses upwards.

Kuroko looked around and almost sighed. Well, this seemed like a close lively group. He blinked when he sensed someone else walking towards them and looked up to see who it was.

It was... a giant. They were so tall it was almost terrifying. They might even be as big as those beasts! However the tall person ignored Kuroko and looked at Akashi. "Now that Aka-chin is here, can we eat now~?" The tall purple haired giant couldn't eat much anymore due to rations so he was hungry almost all the time.

"Yes but not until I tie him up." Akashi tightened the rope on Kuroko's hands, dragging him to a pole. He got Kuroko lined up by the pole as he tied him up.

"Eh? But it doesn't look like he can fight much. Why tie him up?" Aomine approached Akashi and the bluenette that was being tied up.

"Some have used tactics like this before. They act all innocent but once you let them in, they go for the kill. Taking all of your supplies with them and leaving you in cold blood behind." Akashi tied Kuroko up tightly before walking towards the food supplies. Meanwhile Aomine decided to talk to the intruder/newbie.

"Yo! The name's Aomine Daiki. You?"

Kuroko looked over at Aomine and tilted his head, looking at the other. He blinked slightly in surprise when a few small lights turned on. Does this building have a generator? He hasn't seen a working light in so long! Good thing all the Windows and openings were completely blocked off so no one from the outside can see the light.

He focused his attention back to Aomine. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuya.." He mumbled softly, his throat parched but he didn't complain. He did say he wouldn't use their supplies. He agreed to only rest there. If he was going to rest, that redhead could have at least removed his backpack before hand. However he didn't want anyone going through his things so he didn't complain. He might not have any supplies inside, but he had his trusty weapons in there.

"Tetsuya... Tetsuya... Got it! I'll call you Tetsu from now on." Aomine smiled with pride at his great invention of a nickname. The tanned male sat down next to the bluenette, leaning his head onto his hand. "Where did you come from? Are you from Kyoto? I didn't see you before so you must have come from somewhere else."

Kuroko didn't understand why Aomine gave him a nickname if he was going to leave tomorrow. "I'm actually from Tokyo. I've never actually been in Kyoto before."

"All the way from Tokyo? Why did you travel so far? I mean everywhere is the same you know?" Aomine wondered but then he spotted Kuroko's backpack and the fact that he still had it on. "Let me have a look at that~" Aomine leaned in to take the bluenette's supplies.

"I was just moving. I had no secure shelter or supplies." Kuroko explained. When Aomine talked about his pack and leaned closer, he squirmed a little. No way was he going to let Aomine take whatever is in his bag. "You better not touch it."

With Kuroko's struggles, Aomine had a hard time taking the bag off of him. "Don't struggle geez~ It's not like I'm that type of a person. I don't wanna steal your stuff! I just thought it would be better if you don't lean on it. You might destroy some of your supplies that way!"

Kuroko still didn't want to but Aomine was right. He didn't want to break any of his weapons. Plus if he wanted to be trusted, he had to trust. He slowly stopped struggling and looked at Aomine. "Just please don't take anything out."

Aomine finally freed the bag from between the pole and the bluenette, allowing Kuroko to lean on the wood comfortably. He looked at the bag, itching to look. Letting curiosity get the better of him, Aomine opened the bag to look inside.

Kuroko watched Aomine closely, making sure the other didn't steal anything. When he heard someone approaching them, he looked over and noticed the blond from before. Wasn't his name Kise or something?

"Hey, what's that?" Kise asked, looking at the bag in Aomine's hands. He moved over quickly and sat beside Aomine. "What's in there?"

Aomine quickly moved away from Kise in response. "Go away Kise! Its none of your business!" The tanned teen searched the bag but couldn't find what he was looking for.

"But I wanna see!"

"I'd appreciate it if you'd leave my bag alone now." Kuroko said firmly, staring at Aomine. He didn't like the fact that Aomine could look through his things and he could do nothing about it.

Aomine sighed before placing the bag beside Kuroko, but not too close so he couldn't get his weapons out. He's not that stupid. "I thought you would have them Tetsu... man and here I had my hopes up."

"Them? What did you hope I had?" Kuroko asked, a little curious.

"Isn't it obvious? The thing all men carry with them." Aomine leaned in to whisper the exact object.

Kuroko stared at Aomine for a moment before trying to scoot away a little. "I'm not that perverted. I don't need that to survive anyway."

"What are you talking about? Of course it's a survival tool all men need! Those who don't will die early." Aomine sat back down. He raised his hand and pointed his finger towards his chest. "Trust me, if you stick with me you'll get far."

"What about gay people though?" Kuroko asked curiously. Most of those magazines were of women, right?

"Oh, enough about all this pervert stuff. Aominicchi! Let's go eat, I'm hungry!" Kise said, trying to urge Aomine to get up.

"No way! Tetsu are you gay?" Aomine asked, completely ignoring Kise's whining beside him. Others who were preparing dinner sighed in annoyance and Aomine's stupidity.

"I'm not gay. I'm pan." Kuroko said before sighing. He forgot that most people don't even know what that means. "Do you even know what that is?"

"Pan? I don't know." Aomine tilted his head sideways.

"Pansexual. I'm pansexual and no, I'm not attracted to pans." Kuroko said before Aomine could even ask it. "It means I don't care about looks or even gender. I like someone based on personality." Which is probably why Kuroko never dated before because no one bothered to get to know him so he never fell for anyone.

"Ohh... I think I get it. So- Awww! What was that for Midorima!" Aomine raised his voice when Midorima hit him with a pan from behind. "And what's that! Why do you have a pan!?"

"It's my lucky item for today." Midorima annoyedly answered. "Dinner's ready."

"Lucky item? Maybe Tetsu- Aww!" Being hit once again, Aomine bundled up his body into a fetal position, holding his head.

"Just get over here. We're about to eat." And with that Midorima walked back to the group.

"Lucky.. item..?"

"Midorimicchi is weird and has these lucky items." Kise said before leaning in close. "Don't tell him I told you this, but he's just really weird~ Before everything, he had lucky items for his star sign every day. But now that he can't get most of them, he sometimes pretends that one of the items we have are his lucky item." He winked playfully before getting up and heading to the group to get his food.

Kuroko just closed his eyes and sighed. Everyone there was so weird. What kind of group was this? He just kept his eyes closed and rested. He knew that if he opened his eyes, he'd see the food and it would make him even hungrier than he was now.

While everyone ate at the table, Kuroko was tied up to the post. Akashi spared a couple of glances at the bluenette but did nothing, only observed. On the other hand, Aomine was too busy stuffing himself to notice the hungry bluenette, the same could be said for Murasakibara. Kise was engaged in making light conversations with everyone, Takao did the same.

However, Midorima did see Kuroko and it bothered him. The green head suddenly stood up from the table and approached the bluenette. He went looking into Kuroko's bag, searching for an item.

Kuroko heard someone searching through his bag beside him and thought it was Aomine. However as he looked over, he noticed it was that green haired dude. "Hey.. What are you doing?"

Midorima didn't respond but instead focused on finding the item. Once he had found a bottle of water in Kuroko's bag, he took it out, opened it and raised it to Kuroko's mouth. "You should drink something. At this rate you might die of dehydration." Midorima knows the best about everyone's medical condition and could see simply by looking the condition of others. Before the apocalypse happened, Midorima aimed to become a doctor and attended a prestigious medical school. Now those skills will come handy, more than ever.

Kuroko looked at his water, his last water, before back at Midorima. He wanted to say that he was trying to conserve the last of his resources, but he decided not to. He signed before leaning up as much as he could so he can take a few sips. It would be easier if he had his hands to use but they were tied up thanks to someone.

Akashi looked at the two from the table before sighing. He picked up a plate of food and walked up to Kuroko and Midorima. "I'll feed him. I let him inside so I'll take responsibility." Midorima nodded so when Kuroko was done drinking, Midorima stood up, put the almost empty bottle back in Kuroko's bag and walked away. Instead Akashi sat on Midorima place, taking a small piece of bread and raising it to Kuroko's mouth.

Kuroko looked at Akashi with surprise. He thought Akashi wasn't going to give him any of their supplies! He looked at his eyes hesitantly before at the piece of food. He was so hungry. He didn't want to think about how Akashi might be messing with him or something.

He leaned forward to carefully take the food into his mouth without touching Akashi's fingers. The piece was small enough to swallow as it is but Kuroko still chewed first, just to savor the taste.

While Akashi was feeding Kuroko in the sidelines, Aomine and everyone else enjoyed the night. Even though there are monsters outside, nobody seems tense or worried. Just content that they are protected and have enough supplies for everyone.

"Oi Kise! Are you gonna eat that salami?" without waiting for an answer Aomine swiftly took the salami from Kise's plate and into his mouth.

"Doesn't mean we have to steal from each other!" Kise whined aloud. He then saw someone else take from his plate but it wasn't Aomine this time. "Murasakibaricchi!"

"What~?"

"Don't steal my food!"

"But Mine-chin got to steal..."

"Doesn't mean you should do it too!"

Kuroko looked at the group before at Akashi. He ate the next piece before speaking. "Shouldn't you go settle that? Or eat with your group?" Why was Akashi sitting here with him and feeding him when he told Kuroko he was just a waste of supplies?

Akashi shoved another piece of bread into Kuroko's mouth, shutting his mouth. "The doctor of the group is concerned about your condition. I'll just give you enough to survive."

Doctor of the group? That green haired guy? Kuroko swallowed the food before he could choke and sighed softly. "I understand... Thanks though."

Another piece of bread found its way into Kuroko's mouth by Akashi who shoved it in. "Take advantage of our generosity and just eat." Akashi took a piece of salami that was on the plate but instead of giving it to Kuroko he ate it himself.

Kuroko frowned slightly but didn't speak again. Well, this redhead was a little rude... But at least he was feeding him. He just ate whatever Akashi gave him, not speaking again unless he was spoken to.

The table was a noise bomb. Everyone laughed and joked around while Kuroko and Akashi sat on the sidelines. Kuroko was given one piece of bread to eat but while he chewed, Akashi closed his eyes and leaned on the wall.

He glanced over at Akashi and sighed a little. "You know, if you want to go sit with your group, you can. Don't let me stop you." After all, he was just an unwanted guest.

Kuroko raised an eyebrow when Akashi didn't respond. Was something wrong with him? But then when he became quiet he heard it. The roars of the monsters outside could be heard. Their feet touching the ground as they walked and the sound of a snout smelling their shelter from the outside.

They all stayed completely silent and listened to hear what was out there.

"Hun.. gry.."

Kuroko shivered as he heard the word. He could barely hear it, like a whisper. But since everyone was silent, he managed to catch it. He looked around for his bag and weapons then remembered he was tied up. Well, he just had to hope that none of them get inside somehow.

Akashi stood up and walked to the now silent group. "Dinner's over. We should get some rest." Akashi suggested and everyone followed. First, however, they will need to clean up the table and put their supplies back into their bags.

Kuroko watched the group clean, trying to distract himself from the whispers outside. Luckily they disappeared and he didn't hear anymore. "Why do they always say that?" He asked himself with a small sigh. They always said they were hurt or hungry. It was scary really…

Once everyone was done cleaning, they all went to their sleeping bags. Midorima's was next to Takao, much to his annoyance, Aomine's one was positioned on one of the wooden logs on the ceiling (like some kind of a monkey), Kise was on the right side of Kuroko next to some boxes and lastly Akashi who was further away on Kuroko's left side. The loud cheerful room now became dead quiet with only the noise of the monsters that could be heard outside.

Kuroko couldn't go to sleep even though he was so tired. It was uncomfortable to fall asleep with the position he's in, plus those noises outside were so uncomfortable. He heard them many times before, but he just couldn't believe that everyone was just going to sleep. Didn't they take watches? Just in case one did somehow break in?

But unknown to Kuroko, somebody did watch the room. The reason why Kuroko didn't see it properly was because Aomine did a terrible job at it. The tanned male laid down, sparing a couple of glances below before closing his eyes again.

It was quiet for a few moments before there was Kise sitting up and chucking something at Aomine that hit the other directly on the chest. Kuroko couldn't tell what it was in the dark but it sounded heavy by Aomine's reaction. "Aominicchi! Be more on guard for once and do your job right."

"Che! You little-" Aomine covered his mouth, realizing he could have woken someone up. More specifically a certain redhead. Kise smirked and went back to sleep while Aomine cursed and got out of his comfortable bed. How is he gonna get some rest now that Kise woke him up?

Aomine sighed but noticed that Kuroko was still awake. Seeing he has nothing else to do, the tanned male approached the bluenette. "Yo Tetsu, asleep yet?"

"How can anyone sleep while they're tightly tied to a pole and hear those monsters talk outside?" Kuroko asked with a bit of irritation. "Sorry... I'm just tired. I didn't mean to snap at you."

Aomine put his hands into his pockets, surprised by Kuroko's sudden statement. "Nah~ Its fine. I get you. But what did you mean by 'talk'? You mean the sounds they make right?" Aomine sat down next to the bluenette.

Kuroko looked at Aomine like he thought the other was messing with him. "No? Well, I guess their speech is a little weird, kind of... grumbly, but I can understand. Didn't you hear the one before say it was hungry?"

"Hungry?" Aomine didn't know what to make of it but then he suddenly realized what's going on, "Oh no! Nice try Tetsu! I won't fall for it! Nice try!"

"What? I'M the one not falling for YOUR trick." Kuroko said, completely serious. "I'm not falling for your trick so please stop joking."

"Heh? What are you on about Tetsu? You're saying you can hear them talk? As in a real language? Not just growling sounds and shit?"

"Yes. Why on earth would I need to lie?" Kuroko grumbled. He didn't understand why Aomine was messing with him. "Ever since like, the first week this apocalypse started."

Aomine was at a total loss now. Was Kuroko really messing with him or is he mentally deranged? "Are you sure you're okay in the head?"

Kuroko was shocked to hear Aomine ask that. Is Aomine really not playing with him? "Of course not! But you.. weren't joking when you said you only hear them make sounds?"

"Yeah. What other sounds do monsters make other than growling?" Aomine asked the most obvious question.

"Well, I just know they were talking... Does anyone else in your group hear them?" Kuroko asked Aomine, looking around at the sleeping group members.

"Not that I know. Everyone just hears them growling... Are you sure you're okay? I mean... you must be joking right?" Aomine scratched his head.

Kuroko glanced back at Aomine. So Aomine wasn't really lying... then what was going on? Why could he hear them but no one else? "Haha... yeah... I'm only joking." He forced himself to say with a fake smile. He didn't want to be seen as a nut case when he was perfectly fine!

...

Was he fine? He thought everyone else heard them. He thought that those creatures being able to talk was normal. Was he really okay?

Aomine watched Kuroko before relaxing, "So it was a joke? Man I was this close of thinking you were mentally ill. Well, not like its uncommon with the world outside." the tanned teen turned around to lean onto the wall and sit next to Kuroko.

"Yeah.. I guess.." Kuroko mumbled, deciding not to look at Aomine. He was feeling a bit strange about what just happened. He was sure those creatures talk... Why can't anyone else hear it?

When both of them became quiet, they could hear some noises outside. It was the monsters which Aomine heard growling. "See? What did I tell you? They just growl."

Kuroko didn't answer. He tried to hear the growls but he couldn't. All he heard was "why" over and over again. He just nodded, shaking a little as he closed his eyes.

"Tetsu?" Aomine noticed Kuroko's shaking and reached out to touch the bluenette.

Kuroko actually jumped a little when Aomine touched him and winced when his skin rubbed against the ropes. Man, they really were tight and uncomfortable. "What? What is it?"

"You okay?" Aomine was now really getting concerned about the bluenette, especially since he acted so strange. But then again, a part of him was suspicious. He doesn't even know Kuroko, heck the teen could be out to kill them all. It was good thinking of Akashi to tie him up.

"I told you… I'm just tired is all." Kuroko said and sighed as he leaned against the pole.

"And here I though you would keep me company. Oh well~ Hayho~" Aomine lazily stood up and brushed off the dust from his pants. "Sleep tight then~"

"Yeah.. Night.." He wished he could ask Aomine to unite him but that would just look suspicious. He sighed and tried falling asleep. This was going to be a long night.

Author notes

The Lucky Bell: Yeah I'm on top now :3 hehe~ Um.. yes, please enjoy this story. Just like with the last one, we worked hard on it. And sorry for the lack of lemons. A lot of people didn't like the amount of lemons we had in our last one so I guess we were just like "nah, nno lemons" in this story-

As a little side note, we know that in an apocalypse there wouldn't be fresh meat or non-stale bread. We just wrote whatever came to mind XD We tried not to go for that "always canned food" thing all apocalypse stories have XD

Please vote on the poll because still, werewolves and mermaids are tied and it would be hard to incorporate that unless we just do a whole fantasy/soulmate story. Oh, would anyone also like to suggest one shot ideas? We won't mind one shot ideas c:

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KurokoTetsuya101: Hello everyone and welcome to our new story! We began working on this while still writing 'Love Behind The Glasses' because we couldn't wait to start working on a new project XD I just want to warn you... There will be character death AND there will be no lemon. I know the story is Rated M but that's because of cursing and other things I can't mention because of spoilers. We will be updating this weekly, just like our previous story :)

Ummm... *thinks of what else to say*... Ah! We didn't begin working on the story from the poll (the one on our profile) BUT Werewolves and Mermaids are tied so please vote for which one you would like us to write about :) Soulmates is leading so far so we might incorporate that with the second winner :)

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