Nothing But A Filthy Commoner // AkaKuro

Chapter 2: Be My Drinking Buddy

~Kuroko P.O.V.~

I took a drink of my whisky when I heard the bar door open. Of course I didn't think much of it. After all, it's a public place, plenty of people come in here. Although until the door opened, me and the bar tender were the only ones in there so it was natural for me to turn around to see who it was.

My eyes widened once I discovered who it was though. Did he know it was me? Is he looking for me? So many thoughts flooded my head. I about had a panic attack before he sat down next to me and ordered some alcohol as well.

"The usual..." he muttered.

I examined his face. He still had a red mark on it from my stone. I chuckled to myself. He looked over and his eyes widened, noticing that I was there.

"When did you get there commoner!?" He snapped.

I sighed in relief. So he wasn't looking for me...

"Oh sorry Your Grace. But I've been here before you even got here. I meant no harm." I explained to him, a hint of sass in my voice

He growled. And before I even knew what was happening I was on the floor with a stinging sensation on my cheek.

"If I were you, I'd think before talking so disrespectfully to a king!" He barked at me.

"If you don't wish to be executed then I suggest you kiss my boot." Akashi demanded.

"I will do nothing of the sorts your majesty. For you see, I haven't done a thing wrong." I refused

'That you know of...' I thought to myself

He scoffed and placed a boot on my head, pinning my head to the floor.

"You see, I've had a hard day. So I'm not in the best mood. I suggest you do what I tell you to, and kiss my boot, and beg for your worthless pathetic life." He ordered again.

"For being a king you are dumb aren't you? You see, most people fear you because they care for their own life. But... I don't got a life to beg for. I'm starving, filthy, poor, I have no family, and I can't even read. You would be doing me a favor anyways! So go ahead! Beat me, kill me! Do whatever you have to do. I won't grovel at your feet."

The truth was there was one thing he could do to make me surrender. And that is threaten the one person I hold dear's life. But I won't even mention him, because then he'd have me in a corner.

He snarled at me, but I felt the boot raise off of my head. I looked up at him but he was walking back to his seat.

"You win then commoner. But I'll find something you love and crush it... if it's the last thing I do. Everyone has something they care about. Even me. Until then, be my drinking buddy." He smirked.

I'm not stupid. I know what he's trying to do. He wants to get me drunk so I reveal something about myself. That's not going to happen. I can hold my liquor rather well. So I'll get him drunk and completely turn the tables on him.

"Whatever." I huffed and sat next to him.

"Two of the strongest drinks you have, please." Akashi ordered.

This was going to be fun. I will get to have the king wrapped around my finger all night.

"Oh and. Don't let anyone else come in. I'm reserving this bar for me and... your name?" He asked as he looked over to me.

"Kuroko Tetsuya." I responded.

"For me and Tetsuya!" He chirped out.

"Yes, Your Grace." He replied.

He made the two drinks and handed us both some before walking over to the door and locking it.

We both chugged drink after drink. And as I said, he became drunk long before I did.

"So Your Grace... why do you treat people like you do?" I asked him in his drunken state.

He looked at me. And sighed.

"Because... no one ever loved me... I've always been alone. All I've ever had since the day I was born was power. I had the world at my feet before I could even stand. Even my mother and father were scared of me. My father is dead, as everyone knows. My mother is still alive, but she does things at my command out of fear as well. My siblings are scared of me too. They don't love me. No one does. I thought Chihiro might love me. But once he saw me kill that boy who was hurting his little sister he... he looked at me differently. I was helping him and his sister! Yet... he feared me. I lost the only person who may have even had a chance to love me. So I decided if people wanted to fear me... then I'll give them something to fear. But the truth is.... I'm so alone." He revealed.

My eyes widened. That was the truth? How drunk must he be to admit that? I was just expecting a "Cause I feel like it." Or a "Cause I hate everyone." But this makes... since. I would say I feel bad about the stone, but I don't. That story doesn't change the fact that he gets a kick out of others pain and misery. And it sure doesn't tha he that's he's killed countless innocent people for no reason. It just explains why he's like this.

I snapped out of my thoughts to ask him another question but before I could I noticed that he had fallen asleep.

"Thanks again Kasamatsu. I think I'm gonna take him to my place. Hopefully he'll wake up in the morning and forget all this." I sighed.

"No problem Kuroko. I knew the second he asked you to drink this is the way it was heading. Honestly... I've been watching you drink for years. I think there was only one time I saw you that drunk. And it was when Ogiwara got a girlfriend." He sighed.

I frowned. Yeah. It takes a lot for me to get this drunk.

"Yeah... well see you later, okay? I'll probably be back in tomorrow night. And hopefully there won't me anymore inconveniences. Then I'll tell you what happened with the stone." I assured him.

I grabbed the king and wrapped his arm around my shoulder and my arm around his waist. My house wasn't that far so hopefully my body doesn't give out. I'm probably a bit weaker from all that alcohol.

Finally I got to my house. It wasn't much. But I laid him down on my bed, which was a really thin, hard mattress that laid on the floor.

But as soon as I laid him down and went to walk away, I felt a pair of hands wrap around my waist and pull me down onto his lap. Don't tell me he's one of THOSE drunks.

"Tetsuya~ how about you share this night with your king~" he hummed into my ear.