Hidden Secrets

Chapter 3 - Please be safe...

"Why is everyone is so mean~!" Kise sobs.

The blond's cries were unheard, as the group continues to continue on their topic, completely ignoring the wailing blond.

"Ya think Tetsu looks like his mom?" Aomine asks, making himself comfortable against the limo's soft seats.

"Hey! Don't just ignore me~!"

The red head shoots him a look of disapproval, but he remains silent.

"Guys~!"

The GOM were now riding Akashi's private limo due to the train being delayed, since there seemed to be an accident happening on one of the train's destinations. The group didn't really liked the idea of hailing a cab considering that would cost them a lot of money. So Akashi, being the only person who has the transportation that they needed, lets them ride with him.

"Ask Akashi, he knows Kuroko the most than any of us" Midorima once again fixes his glasses.

"Mou! I'll just talk to my fans" The blond mutters, while enclosing himself by the limo's door as he starts typing on his phone.

All heads then turns toward the red head in the group, making a pair of hetechromatic eyes stare back at them.

"I don't know" He quietly replied, as he stares back at the window.

Everyone gasps at this, with the exception of Murasakibara who just continued munching away. The Akashi has something he actually doesn't know? And this is Kuroko we're talking about here.

"He never talks about his family" he continues, ignoring the surprised looks on each of their faces. "I don't even know where he lives. I tried investigating, but stopped when Tetsuya had surprisingly found out and got mad at me"

"Ohhh..." Aomine nervously scratched the back of his neck, as he looks at the other in sympathy. He then remembers the time when he did something that made the tealette ignore him for a week. Oh how he recognizes the weight of his crying, empty wallet, for buying a crap ton of milkshakes, just to have the phantom's forgiveness.

The tanned male shakes his head from the awful memory.

"H-hey guys..." Kise suddenly interrupts, his eyes wide and glued onto his phone. Everyone looks at the blond, feeling uneasiness and alarm at Kise's reaction.

"W-We are going to the Yakimoto Mall, right?" The red head nodded, his eyes narrowing curiously at the way the blond held his phone tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"That's where K-Kurokocchi is, right?"

Silence suddenly hung in the air before Aomine finally snaps.

"What the heck, Kise! What's wrong with Tetsu?"

"This..." he held his phone shakily before turning the screen towards the rest of the group. The atmosphere immediately dropped as they watched the videos currently playing on Kise's phone. It was the news, about a sudden havoc inside the Yakimoto Mall.

Their eyes began to dart towards the news' headlines that says,

The Yakimoto Mall being infiltrated by unknown terrorists.

Everyone's heart sank once they heard gunshots and glass breaking in the background, with people running around in a panicked state. 

The video soon ended with all of them staring at screen, shaking in fear, worry, and apprehension.

"Shit!" Aomine roared. "What happened to Tetsu?!"

That snapped everyone from their reverie.

"Ma-maybe he evacuated in time" Midorima slowly said, before glancing at the red head who now gripped his phone against his ears. They saw how his hands shook as he held it.

Minutes has passed and the small tealette didn't answer, leaving Akashi extremely frustrated and worried.

"Damn it!" He growled uncharacteristically. "He won't answer his phone"

"Aka-chin should calm down. Maybe Kuro-chin just dropped his phone while evacuating. We can look for him there when we arrive." The purple haired giant rubbed soothing circles on their captain's back, with the latter still covering his face with both his hands and his back in a hunched position.

"Murasakibara is right. We can look for him there and take him home safely, Akashi." Midorima tried to encouraged their team leader.

They received no answer from the red head, so everyone just sat back, trying to get worst scenerios out of their head.

The whole ride after that was silent with only one thought in their minds,

'Please be safe, Kuroko...'

---Author's Note---

......... hehehehehehehe (evil laugh)

I'm sorry I had to end it in such a cliffhanger, but don't worry! Maybe, MAYBE, the next chapter I'll introduce the new, unknown, and badass Kuroko.

Is the story going okay??? Please comment cuz' I need your opinion in how the story is developing.

I'll make sure to update tomorrow

That's all.... Please stay tuned for the next chapter!!!

-Carnation