A Love To Kill (Kuroko no Basuke Fanfiction)

Entrapping The Scarlet Butterfly

Chapter 02
Entrapping The Scarlet Butterfly

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"That damn Nijimura sure is lucky," Aomine Daiki commented gruffly, clicking his tongue as he deeply stared at the girl's face. "A hot ninteen-year-old wife, huh? What a turn on."

Kise Ryouta, from the other side of the room, lit up a cigarette, sending a curl of smoke in the air. He gave the girl a quick glance before chuckling in amusement. "I know, right?"

"Don't be fooled," Kagami Taiga, who had just arrived with another man, butted in. "She's a lioness in a lamb's clothing. I heard she incapacitated fifteen castle guards when she escaped the palace just a little while ago."

"Akashi Scarlett has been studying martial arts ever since she was six. Offense and defense, one can't go easy on her just because of her face," a man with light blue hair explained, looking at the girl who was lying unconscious on a bed in front of them. "She married Nijimura Shuzo through political marriage to strengthen the ties between their families." He paused for a while, clenching his fists. "Akashi Kentarou knew we will strike soon, so he made sure they wouldn't crumble."

"That old man would even sell his own daughter to gain more power," Kagami added, snorting in disapproval.

Aomine furrowed his brows, as though there was something he couldn't quite understand. "Does this chick even know what her father is doing?"

"Of course," Kise said, taking another puff of his cigarette. "They're family, after all."

"There's a possibility that she doesn't."

"What do you mean, Kurokocchi?"

"Akashi Seijuro," Kuroko Tetsuya uttered the name seriously, his brows creasing as if he had just remembered something very unpleasant. "He's the brain of the monarchy right now. Like his father, he's very good at controlling those around him.. Especially this girl..."

Kagami gave it a thought. "It seems that guy always acts like a bonafide saint in front of his precious sister."

A hint of a smirk flickered across Aomine's face. It was so easy to read sinister implications through his words when he said, "That's why to destroy him, we'll start by hurting his sister. Is that what you were planning all along, Tetsu?"

The Midnight Phantom's expression turned grim as he glared at the tanned male, obviously displeased at what he heard. "Who said I'm going to hurt her?"

The three men were apparently surprised by his unexpected declaration that was laced with threat. The seriousness of his words was startling.

Kuroko Tetsuya turned his back, heading for the door. Before he could totally exit the room, however, he left his friends one last warning:

"Don't you dare lay a finger on her."

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Murasakibara Atsushi ground his teeth together as he surveyed the trails of blood that were scattered on the snowy ground. His searching eyes seemed to bore through the snow, his fists were shaking from the force they contained.

"Damn," he cussed through his gritted teeth. They were too late.

"Hey, Atsushi!" Haizaki Shogo's loud voice brought him back to his senses with a start. "I found Scarlett's good-for-nothing knight."

Upon hearing that, Murasakibara rushed to the sneering man. It looked like Haizaki found Hayama Kotaro in a side alley. The blonde was on the ground, struggling to breathe while clutching his side. He had been shot.

"Where is Scar-chin?" he asked, almost panicking, checking the poor guy's wound.

Haizaki threw the wounded guy a derisive look. "Really. Just how useless are you, Kotaro?"