Runaway blue

Chapter 15

《Run, run as fast as you can
For behind you is a deadly man.
His intentions aren't pure you see
So run, run and flee.》

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“I believe that there won't be any mistakes, isn't that right?” The man asked, a smirk making it's way on his face. “Or need I remind you of a failure's price?” Uncohorent mumbling came from the phone in his hand, the dark room he was in seemed to become darker from the man's sudden seriousness.
“Good, I'll be watching.”

“Just you wait… I'm coming!”

His whispers hung in the air even as he left the room, a photo on his desk seemed to illuminate it, even if a little bit.

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The tealnette yawned, streching his limbs as he walked out of the school grounds, now with his invisibility up to 100% so that no one would notice him. The first day of school went smoothly, with a few encounters with his fangirls here and there, but all in all nothing really bad happened.
Since he didn't have club practise to go to, in addition to feeling antisocial, he decided to take a walk around town, see if anything interesting was going on.

With the most confidental posture he's ever had, Kuroko Tetsuya walked away from the limo waiting for him and only once he turned the corner did he let his presence be just a little known.
A ghost of a smile reached his lips as he breathed in freedom.
He walked in a few libraries, went to the mall, treated himself with a well deserved vanilla milkshake, then with another, and another, and another.
By the time he was finished, the sun was starting to set, so he decided he'd had enough time to himself for that day and headed home.
The streets weren't empty, but they weren't crowded either;  just as he liked it, however, there was feeling in the back of his head, like someone was trying to kill him with a look.

Stopping, the teal haired boy looked behind him, dissappointed to not find anyone looking directly at him, or recognising anyone from earlier that day.
Damn it…
Turning back once more, he slung his school bag over his shoulder for the tenth time that day and continued his long way home.
The feeling didn't subdue, it only grew stronger with each step he took, stronger and stronger and he soon found himself speed walking, panic eating his insides away.
The streets soon became a blur, his legs trying their best to get him away from his pursuer.
Tetsuya had never felt as scared in his life as hearing footsteps getting near him.
Damn it!
In one swift move, he turned around with the intention of punching whoever was following him or at least identify him, but he didn't get the chance to as his follower was quicker and managed to land a hit on his nose, blood coming out of it in a matter of seconds, for the force was too much.

“Well, well, what do we have here? The one and only future king of Japan.” His pursuer was a bulky man, one he didn't remember meeting or seeing anywhere, with messy short black hair and dark eyes. “Nice to meet'cha your highness!” He grinned, showing a set of yellow teeth.
“Who the hell are you?” The young Kuroko asked, taking a defencive stance just in case.
“Oh me? I'm just a guy with a job.”
Tetsuya scowled, gritting his teeth.
“Let me guess, your job is to take me right?” The man laughed, puffing his chest proudly.
“Ya got that right kiddo. Now, what's it gonna be-”

Before the brunette could finish his sentence, the prince was sprinting to safety, past him and out of the darkened neighbourhood.
“Oh, so it seems I'll be having some fun.”

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Tetsuya ran like never before, adrenaline the only thing keeping him going.
He somehow ended up in the most cliché places:  an alleyway.
Seriously, how did his luck just go from exellent to worse in a matter of minutes (wow, that sounded so Midorima…)!
“Hahaha! Man you're such a fighter, Kuroko-kun.” The older male said, drawing closer and trapping him  between a wall. “Ready to give up now?” The tealnette's blue eyes narrowed.
“You wish!” He said, kneeing what they call ‘the place where the sun doesn't shine’. Yes he stopped that low. He had no other choice as the man seemed to understand his every moove; he'd tried attacking every human's weak spots but was always blocked.
So he tried his lasf chance, finally coming up with success, the man took two steps back, trembeling in pain, wide open to any attacks.
The teal haired boy raised his leg up and brought it down to the man's head, hard enough to knock him out.

Panting, he stared at the unmoving body before slowly making his way out of the alley.
“Who the hell was that guy?” He asked no one in particular, looking up at the last sun rays. “Ugh, I'm really going to get an ear-full.”
As if on cue,  a black car stopped right in front of him, the door opening to reveal none other than Kuroko Tatsuki in the driver's seat, and he looked angry for some reason.
“Hop in.” Merely raising an eyebrow at his brother's attitude, the tealnette got in without a word, not knowing that the worst had yet to come.

“Why do you do this 'Tsu?” Tatsuki spoke after a while. “You've got everyone on high alert for a ransom call, or worse. You could've been dead in some alleyway!”
Tetsuya flinched, what the older Kuroko was saying nearly happened, but he kept his mouth shut about that. “Why don't you call them then? Ease their worry, for I'm fine.”
The golden eyed teen sighed. “I already texted the old man.” He eyed the small teen from the corner of his eye. “You still didn't answer my question. Why didn't you come home after school?”

“Does it even matter anymore?” Tetsuya snapped. “Just let me be, I'll get yelled at anyways!”
With a small sigh, he turned his attention back to the road, the darkening surroundings making the mansion up ahead look even more of a prison than it already felt.