The Miracle Island

The Ice's Uneasiness

Akashi felt a strange tightening in his chest. He was still facing Riko and her lover, who seemed to notice the sudden change in the boy's face expression.

- What happened? - Riko asked.

- I don't know... it hurts..

- Could it be...

Riko became worried. Did Akashi die? She was sure that she calculated the time right. Kuroko was supposed to heal him right in this moment. What went wrong?

- Riko... I think his physical body just died. - Kiyoshi interferred.

- No.. It couldn't be! What was Kuroko doing!?

She got closer to the redhead in front of her.

- I said you are coming back!

Riko placed her hand on Akashi's heart and the same turquose light came out of it. Akashi's vision blurred. He was leaving this place.

- Tell everyone I love them! - She said with a smile.

- You are doing great as "the sight" holder, Akashi- kun! Go save the world!

Kiyoshi's words were the last thing he heard before he opened his eyes.

- Akashi!

Aomine was staring at him with a frightened face. The redhead tried to say something, but the words couldn't come out. It was like he had a rock in his throat.
He was alive. He was fucking alive.
He suddenly felt two strong arms wrapping around him. Aomine hugged him? No way!

- Hey... are you really the Aomine I know?

He finally spoke. His lips curled into a smile and his weak hands moved in attempt to hug the bigger boy too.
Aomine was pressing his body tighter to Akashi's. He could feel his once silent heart beating again. The bluenette suddenly backed away and looked at him like he was about to scold him like a child.

- If I see you being that reckless again, I will certainly kill you myself, Akashi!

Kuroko looked at his trembling hands. He was sure that it wasn't his doing. He couldn't save him, it was someone else. He witnessed with his own eyes how Akashi died, how was this possible?

- You did it, Kuroko! You saved him!

- I...

Before Kuroko could say something, Akashi cut him.

- Of course he did! He is our "the life" holder, after all! You did great, Kuroko!

Kuroko's eyes widened. Why? Why did Akashi praise him? He did nothing! He let him to die. He was sure that Akashi knew it.

- You are awake, Akashicchi!

Kise threw himself in the picture with his loud, happy voice. Akashi smiled once again. He had no idea that the boys actually cared about him that much. For the first time in his life, he had friends.

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Anrokuzan was mad as hell. He couldn't process the fact that Hanamiya acted without his permission. He was going to pay for it. The boy was standing in front of him with confidence, which was making Anrokuzan even more pissed.

- How dare you?

- I was bored.

- You were bored? You could have killed them!

- So what?

- How would I get the crystals if you kill them right now!?

Hanamiya was looking at him with a stone face. He wasn't scared, he was sick of being a slave. He was worth more.