There was a rumor going around and Kagami didn't know who started it, but if he ever met the punk, they'd be walking away with a broken nose.

He honestly didn't know how the information got out but all of a sudden, everyone and their mother seemed to think (know) think that Seirin was done for.

Even goddamn Midorima had come by to offer his condolences. And Akashi. That absolute bastard.

Kagami didn't know how, but he was almost positive that this was all his fault. After all, he and his Rakuzan had been suspiciously safe from the recent hacks that were affecting a lot of the other companies lately.

The first he (and the rest of the public) had heard of it was when Seishinkan had been hit; they were big, one of the kings, and the losses they'd suffered had made the front page. After that was Seihou. And once Kagami started digging deeper, much more had come to light; Shinkyo, an up-and-coming business had suffered a fatal hack two weeks before Seishinkan had been touched. And some unknown companies Jitsuzen and Kinga had disappeared between Seishinkan and Seihou.

He thought he'd been discreet in his investigations. The only person outside of Seirin to know had been Aomine and that was only because the lazy bastard had a secretary who gathered information like a god(dess).

It had been two hours after thinking about it when Kagami got the phone call.

"He got us," Riko gasped into the phone, practically hyperventilating as she watched two years of her life spent meticulously gathering information go up in smoke. Hyuuga had to take over the phone while in the background, Kiyoshi tried to escort Riko to a couch.

Everything was disappearing, he'd said.

Five minutes ago, every computer in the office became inaccessible, while everyone's data was erased. While trying to regain control, the only thing they got was an animation of a blue bird in the middle of the screen, staring at them before tottering off to disappear to the side.

Needless to say, every bit of Kagami's research had been the first to go.

Listening to this story that sounded like a complete lie (he only wished), Kagami hardened his resolve.

The figure that had already become a legend in the underground...the mysterious hacker "Kuro"... "I'll definitely find you...!"

Somewhere across the city, Aomine navigated through the pile of books stacked waist-high to stand beside the person sitting at the computer desk.

One glance at the screen was enough to understand. "Even the bank account?"

"Of course."

Aomine sighed, but a corner of his mouth was undeniably turned up in a fond smirk. "You can be a real bastard sometimes, know that?"

With a final click, Kuroko just sat back and watched the money drain away.

For once, a note: saw AU idea on tumblr. This came about. Further questions?