Thank you to everyone who answered my plea for help!

I was going to wait longer for a few more replies and think over it some more but thanks to your help and my amazing brain (actually it's not amazing... .all) I made a decision. This will be the abuse story. The middle school eating disorder story will be separate. I managed to think of something else for it so since the popular vote for this story was abuse, it will be the abuse story. Thank you for putting up with me! Love you all dearly! Seriously!

There will probably be some light Akakuro to just because I can't help but ship those two...

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"Akashicchi….this is too much!" Kise whined. As soon as the generation of miracles had finished with their lunches, their captain, Akashi, had handed them each their new training schedules. Kise took one look at it and was already complaining.

"Continue whining and I will double it." Akashi warned the blond with a fierce glare. Kise gulped and turned his attention to the homework he had yet to finish for his next class. Satisfied, Akashi looked at the piece of paper still in his hand and surveyed the table. "Where is Tetsuya?" He demanded, aware that their phantom wasn't at lunch with them….again. Normally, the six of them would always eat lunch together, unless Akashi had work to attend to, however lately their sixth member hadn't shown up, and he wasn't in the library during lunch either. Akashi had checked. It was one of several things that had changed about Kuroko's behavior and Akashi was starting to get irritated. Something was going on.

After a minute passed with everyone staring at each other and around the room, Akashi asked (demanded) again. "Where is Tetsuya?" Again, no one answered so Akashi turned to Aomine and asked if he had been in class that morning.

"I think so." The tanned teen shrugged wondering what the big deal was. "He's hard to notice though."

"Did he respond during roll call?" Midorima asked and Aomine shrugged. He didn't want to admit he was asleep during roll call; not with Akashi sitting next to him and glaring daggers at him.

Akashi was smart though and guessed easily. "You were asleep. Never mind. I will ask him later. Enjoy the rest of your lunch. I need to stop by the coach's office before the bell." Akashi stood and left before anyone could say another word. Aomine was just happy he didn't have scissors lodged in his flesh.

Passing the gym was required in order to get from the main building to the coach's office. Nothing was unusual the first time he passed it to get to the office. It was quiet as it should be. It was as he was leaving that he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the ground. Ready to give whoever was in there an earful (because they weren't supposed to be in there during lunch hours without permission which no one had) he opened the door.

I guess I found our missing phantom…Akashi thought as he watched Kuroko dribble the ball down the court. He waited until the tealnette noticed him before speaking.

"Why aren't you at lunch?"

"I could ask you the same thing." Kuroko replied emotionlessly.

"I was looking for you."

"I was practicing."

"I can see that. Tetsuya." Akashi glared beginning to get impatient.

"Yes?"

"You haven't eaten with us the past two weeks."

"I've been practicing."

"Tetsuya…"

"What it is Akashi-kun? I'm trying to focus."

"I'm going to ask you something and you have to answer me honestly."

"Okay."

"Is something wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong Akashi-kun." Kuroko responded his blank expression and tone unchanging.

"You're lying."

"I'm not lying, Akashi-kun."

"Something is wrong and I demand you tell me this instant." Akashi spoke firmly getting more irritated by the second. Why was Kuroko lying to him?

"Nothing is wrong so there is nothing to tell." Kuroko replied dryly beginning to get irritated as well. He didn't like how it felt like Akashi could see right through him and he didn't want to be interrogated.

"Tetsuya." Akashi warned refusing to give up.

"Akashi-kun."

"I know something is going on. I will find out. It would be better for you to just tell me now."

"There is nothing to find out Akashi-kun. I must go now or I will be late for my last class."

"Tetsuya." He warned again as Kuroko passed by him.

"I will see you at practice Akashi-kun. Please do not worry about me. Everything is fine."

As much as the red head captain wanted to press his phantom team member more, the bell was already ringing. Their conversation would have to wait till later.

To Akashi's annoyance, Kuroko seemed to disappear every time Akashi had a spare moment. To further irritate him, Kuroko was acting strange again as well. He arrived before everyone, which wasn't entirely strange, but he insisted on wearing his jacket during practice claiming he was chilly. When practice ended, he didn't even bother changing and slipped out before Akashi even noticed.

"Ugh!" Akashi slammed his locker shut drawing the attention of the other generation of miracles.

"Akashi?" Midorima turned his curious gaze to the red head who was now leaning against the locker with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Tetsuya is avoiding us."

"Tetsu probably just had something to do." Aomine guessed when he noticed Kuroko wasn't there with him.

"Daiki…" Akashi growled warningly. "Perhaps if you didn't sleep during class so often, you wouldn't be such an idiot."

"OI! I'm not an idiot!"

"Aominicchi is an idiot hehehe."

"Shut up Kise! I am not!"

"You kind of are Mine-chin."

"Where did Akashi go?" Midorima interrupted the growing argument noticing their captain was no longer in the locker room.

"I don't know. Home?"

"You really are an idiot, Aomine."

"Oi! Not you too Midorima!"