A/N: You must be curious on who the real stalker was, aren't you?

Hahahahahahahahaha, it'ssssss!

I dunno.

Even I, myself, have no idea who this stalker was. And I wanted to give some hints on what I'm planning, but that'll spoil the fun, won't it?

Thank you for all the surprising reviews and supports I received on the first chapter. Each and every review was so hilarious, I would have updated sooner but I was just super busy. Please do forgive me.

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"That Inner Demon"

Chapter Two:

"We volunteer." Five voices said in unison. "We volunteer to be your bodyguards."

Both Kagami and Kuroko gasped upon seeing Kise Ryouta, Aomine Daiki, Midorima Shintarou, Murasakibara Atsushi and the Emperor, himself, Akashi Seijuuro outside the door with sober expressions.

The five persons Kuroko tried so hard to avoid and pretend to never exist were now volunteering to guard him in some way or another.

Momoi went inside the room with a flustered expression before gasping, "I'm super sorry, Kagamin and Tetsu-kun! I-I tried to stop them! I-I really did, but right after they saw me, they demanded to see you! I-I-I-I tried to block them but-"

Kuroko approached the crying pink-head and patted her. "Don't cry, Momoi-san. I think I've caused you enough trouble. This fraud between us is something you shouldn't worry about. And I know that you did your best to push them away. But you don't need to get involved that much. Do stop crying."

She looked up and began wailing. "Tetsu-kun...! Tetsu-kun...! When did you...!"

The teal-head blinked. "When did I what?"

She fell on her knees and continued sobbing. "Ever since you and the others faced one another on court in the InterHigh and Winter Cup, you became colder and more adult-like..."

"Colder? More adult-like?" Kuroko repeated before the last one hit him. "Wait, have I always been childish or is she pertaining to my height?"

"If you're talking to me, then yes to both options." Kagami replied with an amused grin.

"...And then when your relatives died...you became so independent that I didn't even know how to approach you that easily anymore...!" Momoi sobbed as she tried to wipe her tears away. "I want the old Tetsu-kun back..."

He knelt beside her. "It's fine. I am just quite busy, so I haven't hung out with you. I didn't change, Momoi-san."

She continued sobbing.

"My, my, you made a girl cry, Tetsu!" Aomine commented with a laugh.

He was just trying to ease the tension wrapped around the room, but he wasn't expecting for Kuroko to coldly reply with, "Yes, indeed, I made a girl cry. I do hope you'd help me comfort her instead of just laughing there. Aren't you her childhood friend?"

Aomine frowned. "Yeah, I am. What's the relation between the two...?"

Kuroko patted Momoi's head again as her hiccup began to subdue. He stood up and took the bottled water Kagami was offering. "Thanks, Kagami-kun." After drinking few gulps, he turned towards the other five. "Um, could I now ask what brought you here?"

The five looked at one another. And seeing as no one dared to begin the explanation, Midorima stepped in front. "We were in your concert, if that's how you pertain to it, and separated so that you wouldn't notice our presences, seeing as our weird hair colors are quite eye-catching. Right you sang, you ran towards the backstage and ran away from your fans, correct?"

Kuroko nodded and handed Momoi a bottle of Coke. "Yes, indeed. And what brought you in here?"

Kise scratched his head in embarrassment and continued, "Well, after you disappeared, we gathered together again and decided to have a little drink and conversation to make up for all the times we didn't meet, ssu. We were about to beat up the fans who were franctically calling on your name when we noticed someone who was quite out of the ordinary, ssu."

Murasakibara took over. "So yeah, first we drank few glasses of liquor. Yeah, don't scold us, we were tempted~ And then, finished eating. That guy was sitting alone on the table nearest to the backstage. We were secretly watching him, and couldn't see him at all~! He was wearing gray clothes underneath his brown leather coat. He was wearing olive green slacks and black shoes. He had a big hat that covered his hair, a face mask to cover his mouth and nose and sunglasses to cover his eyes~"

"How did that kind of bastard even got in?" Kagami growled.

Midorima answered, "This place's security is not as tough as it seems. We did ask the guard about it and he said that the guy had evidence that he needed to use wear those because he had a disease that could pass onto others. That guy said he badly wanted to see you, even just for few minutes, and yes, the guard let him in."

Kuroko closed his bag and turned back towards the five. "And is he really the culprit?"

Akashi stood in front, crossed his arms in front of his chest and stated, "Indeed, he is. Just when we began to talk for few minutes, he disappeared from his seat. When we began to ask people if they saw him, Momoi went out from the shadows with her phone. After that there was this loud 'slam' of the backstage door. When we turned towards there, we saw the same guy go to the restroom. When I and Shintarou tried to catch him, he went inside a cubicle, and used the windows as passage seeing as the men's restroom has such wide windows."

Kagami hummed. "Ah, since you knew you couldn't catch him anymore, you guys decided to check on us instead?"

Aomine nodded. "Exactly. But then, Momoi saw us and stubbornly blocked us from entering until yeah, our current situation."

Kuroko placed a coat on Momoi's back. "Everything'll be fine, Momoi-san. You can go home now while there's still light outside. It's not good for a girl like you to stay out late."

Momoi looked up. "B-But-" She began.

"Please, Momoi-san." Kuroko mumbled with a mix of pained and commanding tone.

As she looked at the teal-head's hands that wrapped her own. She fully understood what he really meant. And she couldn't help the furious blush that crept on her cheeks. "Waaaaah! Tetsu-kun, your hand! Your hand!"

"What? What's up with my hand?"

"Gaaaaaaaah! We're holding hands!" She squealed and happily shook her head.

Aomine laughed. "Satsuki sure doesn't change. Still having a crush on Tetsu after so many years."

Momoi grabbed the Pocari Sweat bottle beside her and threw it right on her childhood friend's forehead. "Bull's eye!" She exclaimed, and pouted.

"OW! That fucking hurt, Satsuki!" Aomine growled in anger and surprise.

"You're the king of jerks, Dai-chan! I hate you! I super hate you!" She shouted, and stood up along with her bag. "Is there anything else, Tetsu-kun?"

He shook his head. "No, not really."

She smiled widely, and nodded. "See you soon, then!" She yelled and ran out of the backstage room.

~LFMH021~

Kagami looked on the one in front of him, and then turned towards the ones behind him. He was unconsciously torn between two groups, and he couldn't resist any of each group's members since he was friends to all of them.

"This is just so annoying." He grumbled.

Kuroko looked up. "What is, Kagami-kun?"

"The fact that we finally get to hang out, but we have extras with us." Kagami growled and pointed the ones behind them. "Ugh, go home already!"

"We're not going home until Tetsu agrees on letting us bodyguard him when you're not around to do so." Aomine grunted.

Kuroko shook his head. "Definitely not."

"Why not, Kurokoccchiiii?" Kise complained.

The teal-head stared at the ground. "I am not stupid enough to do the same thing again. Sorry." He murmured, which made the members of Generation of Miracles twitch.

Kagami placed his coat on Kuroko's back. "It's quite cold tonight, are you alright?" He then pulled Kuroko to his side, and ruffled his hair. "Do you have a job tomorrow? You need to rest, you look like you'll collapse soon."

Kuroko nodded, and sighed. "Right after our practice match, I have to go to Yuki's Function Hall to perform for about an hour or more."

"By the way, where are we even going?" Midorima noticed.

"To Kuroko's Residence." Kagami answered. "And that's why I'm wondering why you're following us."

Akashi frowned. "Why are you following Tetsuya? Do you have plans? Do you need to do a group project? Do you need to do it together?"

Kagami smirked, and then shook his head. "I am accompanying him until he get used to the loneliness inside their residence."

"Loneliness." Everyone mentally murmured as each of them watched Kuroko Tetsuya from behind. Weeks, or perhaps months just passed, but they could already see the changes.

He got taller, about 0.5 centimeters. He got leaner. His posture even got more matured-like. But, he turned skinnier than he already was. His eyes literally were now emotionless. And his aura was not as bright as it was before. He, indeed, turned out a little different than before, which bothered and made them feel guilty.

Kuroko gasped when Aomine suddenly tapped his shoulder. He swirled his head and found a concerned bluenet behind him. "Are you alright?" Too's ace asked.

Kuroko nodded and hugged himself. "Yes, I'm fine. You don't need to worry."

Kagami looked at Aomine, and nodded. Before placing his coat around Kuroko's shoulders. "Damn it. If you get a cold, coach will scold me for a whole week."

Kuroko raised his head and forced a small smile. "Sorry."

After few more minutes of silence, they finally arrived at Kuroko's simple and welcoming home. The former opened the gates and stood in front of the six. "I'll let you stay over, since it's already a Friday, but don't ruin the place or I'll do something that will surprise -or scare- you all." This threat of him made the six gulp.

He then opened the front door and shouted, "I'm home!"

As the others removed their shoes and were curiously staring at him, he suddenly felt a little conscious. "...I just got used to doing it. So I say 'I'm home' everyday even if no one answers me. Even if no one is expecting to hear it anymore.

Kise took hold of Kuroko's hand and smiled. "Don't worry, Kurokocchi. You don't need to be so self-conscious towards us. I know that you're still in the mourning period, so don't force yourself to be fine."

As he began to tear up, the teal-head pulled his hand away and turned away. "I'll be preparing dinner now. You may rest on the living room."

As the phantom player disappeared into the kitchen, the members of the Generation of Miracles stared at Seirin's ace.

Kagami shivered and frowned at them. "What the hell? Why are you glaring at me?"

Aomine scratched his head. "Uh, where's the living room?"

Seirin's light laughed and opened a door. "You guys were together for almost three years in Middle School, but have never been inside Kuroko's house? Geeeezzz!"

Midorima sat on the one-seater couch. "We guys weren't exactly that close to visit one another's homes, nanodayo."

This statement of his received silence around the room.

Kagami sat on the ground beside Kuroko's bookshelves before making a sober expression. He grabbed the ball Kuroko was holding earlier and spun it on the ground. "I know everything. From the beginning until the end."

"You mean, the accident concerning his best friend, Ogiwara Shigehiro?" Akashi asked.

Kagami raised his head, and smirked. "That. And the other issues you guys had."

This made the other five flinch.

The taller red-head sighed. He looked up and saw the expressions the others were having. He quite expected them, but was still a little surprised to see the five trembling in guilt. Their eyes were filled with guilt and pain. Their hands were shaking on their laps. And their jaws were all hardened in irritation. He did land on a landmine, but that was his intention-to make them guilty, to make them regret everything, to take revenge in behalf of the ever-forgiving partner of his.

"Why do you even know about it?" Murasakibara mumbled.

He smiled. "Well, I think you're forgetting that I and Kuroko are classmates, teammates, partners and best friends. We're a lot closer than you think, and, just so you know, I was the only one beside him when his relatives died. Don't tell me I don't have the right to know things about his personal life when you guys weren't even here when you promised him friendship."

Just when Aomine was ready to stand up and punch Kagami, the door opened and Kuroko entered with two trays of food for dinner. He looked up, and blinked. "What's happening?" He asked.

Aomine fell on his seat. "N-Nothing."

"Dinner's ready. I hope it's fine. I am still learning to cook after all." He murmured.

Kagami laughed. "It's fine! It's fine!" He exclaimed, and lightly pulled Kuroko to sit beside him. "Itadakimasu!" He yelled as they all began to eat.

The only noise you'd hear from the room was the sound of the chattering the show on the TV played and the noise the heater was making. It was currently February, and despite the Winter passing already, the weather was still as unpredictable as ever, seeing as it seemed that it was snowing outside again.

After about ten minutes, and after everyone ate, the usual mumbles and laughter filled the room again. As Kuroko looked around, he realized that it felt like this house turned into his home again. He knew the persons inside were not the ones he was expecting, but it was the best he could ask for. Even if these people gave him the most painful memories in his life.

"So...Kuroko, don't pretend like nothing happened earlier." Kagami grunted beside him. "You clearly are being targeted by a major stalker slash serial killer. Don't think I can let it slide like that."

Kuroko frowned, a little, at his partner. "Sometimes, you sound so much like my Mom, Kagami-kun."

"That's because you often ask me to come over, and maybe, I just got used to your Mom's way of thinking and saying things." Kagami countered with a wide grin.

"I'll let it slide, Kagami-kun. Maybe it's a joke. Maybe it's just a prank. We should just ignore it." Kuroko said.

"But, Kurokocchi, what if it's not a joke? What if it's not a prank? What if it's something you should not ignore at all, ssu?" Kise protested.

"I'm sure it is."

"Your life's at risk here, Kuroko, remember that, nanodayo." Midorima scolded.

"I know that, but does it matter? What is my other option?"

"That's why we offered to become your bodyguards at times when we can cover for Kagami. It's free. No charge. And they'll be fun times too! Tetsu, come on!" Aomine grunted.

"No." Kuroko mumbled with a cold tone.

"Kuro-chin...could it be that you're still angry?" Murasakibara asked innocently.

This made the teal-head's eyes widen a fraction. But that sign was all that they needed to confirm that everything did not end as happily as they thought. It confirmed that Kuroko still held the pain. It confirmed that Kuroko still hadn't forgiven them.

"Akashi, don't you have any say to this?" Kagami curiously asked.

The smaller red-head raised his head.

"Just accept our offer." Akashi ordered.

"I didn't ask for you guys to offer this. You can go away and pretend like I don't exist. Again." Kuroko replied with cold tone.

The red-head's eyes turned darker than their original shade. Everyone stiffened when his signature smirk went out along with his arms crossing in front of his chest. "You're in danger. A serial killer is after you. No one can guard you twenty-four seven. You cannot pay a single penny for useless things. That's why we're offering something anyone would have already accepted." He scowled. "Don't pretend like you're so strong, Tetsuya. On times like this, you need to lower down your ego and-"

Everyone in the room gasped when the unexpected happen:

Kuroko's palm made hard contact with Akashi's cheek.

Kuroko Tetsuya just slapped Akashi Seijuuro. Hard.

"You don't have the right to say such things to me, Akashi-kun." Kuroko murmured with a pained tone. "You don't even have the right to say anything about ego or pride."

Akashi frowned. "Why? Did I hit the nail?"

Kuroko pursed his lips into a thin line.

"Did I hurt your ego? Was it just your pride you're protecting that's why you're against this idea? Or is it because it's us, who were offering?" Akashi urged.

Kuroko was planning on saying something on return, but he ended on falling on his knees instead. Without idea why, he began to cry. Tears just trickled down his pale cheeks. "It's unfair." He mumbled. "Why did those things suddenly happened to me? Why did I suddenly become all alone? Why was I suddenly left like I was invisible again? Did God really forget that I still existed and forgot that I should have died with them back then?" He sobbed. He tried to wipe the tears away, but more poured down. "I wanted to be happy. All I wanted was to fulfill my dreams. But...now, now, no one was left behind to support me. I, no more, have none to please and ask to be proud of me. Everyone has left me behind...Everyone left me...Uwaaaaahhhh..."

He broke down. And it surprised everyone, even Kagami, himself. The always slightly-smiling, always calm, always supportive, always simple-minded, and always beautiful Kuroko Tetsuya broke down. The teal-head before them was the fragile guy who felt lonely. The teal-head before them was the guy who'd tried to be as strong as he could. The teal-head before them was the guy who was hiding behind a façade of coldness. He didn't change. He didn't change at all. He was just trying to stay strong. He was just trying to look tough. He was just trying to hide the pain.

"Everyone left-" Kuroko began again, but was shocked when Kise fell in front of him and squeezed one of his hands.

"You're not alone!" Kise sobbed. "You're not alone!" He repeated and cried.

"We know...we know what we did back then was unforgiveable. We know how much pain we've caused you, but trust us...even just for now, trust us..." Midorima murmured and sat beside him.

"We knew you hate being abandoned. We knew you hate being alone. We knew you hate being invisible. But we pretended like we didn't know. Sorry, Tetsu...Sorrrrryyyy." Aomine mumbled as he, too, sobbed as he placed his head on his old partner's shoulder.

Kuroko's eyes widened again when Murasakibara patted his head. He was about to protest when the violet-head suddenly gently pulled his head and was hugged by the latter. "I don't exactly know what to say on situations like this, Kuro-chin. But...I hate being avoided. I hate seeing people cry. I hate seeing people I care about...lonely. Don't cry anymore~" His tone was a little bored, but he exerted effort to say things. He cared. Murasakibara cared, and Kuroko broke down even more as he realized this.

What he didn't expect was when Akashi took his free hand and held it between his own two hands. Kuroko raised his head and saw the regret now filling the red-head's eyes. "I am the most cruel man on Earth. All I did was make you cry. All I did was make you feel pain. All I did was abandon you. Where were we on your darkest times? Where were we when you needed us most? On our own selfish worlds. I am truly sorry..." Kuroko's eyes widened most when the smaller red-head looked up to him and his own tears were pouring down. "I wanted to say 'Thank you.' I wanted to say 'I'm sorry.' I wanted to say 'Come back.' But I was too prideful, Tetsuya. Tetsuya, Tetsuya, Tetsuya, please forgive me..."

Kagami sat in front of him, and smiled. "I told, didn't I? That you're not alone."

With this, he wailed even more. And that's also why the six decided to gather around him and murmur words of comfort. Because little by little, they wanted to break the wall Kuroko built around himself.

~LFMH021~

But, unawarely, as the six gathered in the living room and wailed, cried, sobbed and murmured-he was not stopping.

He was still persisting.

And that's also why there was suddenly a message left in Kuroko's cellphone's inbox, which contained these words:

I'm coming after you.

Soon.

Even if the Generation of Miracles is with you, it wouldn't make any difference.

I'll haunt you.

Ravage you, then kill you slowly and painfully.

Don't be too careless, by dear, Tetsuya Kuroko.

Yours until death,

X

A/N: One of the most emotional scenes I've done for Kuroko, Kagami and the members of GoM, and even I was tearing up as I wrote the latter parts. Oh, the feeeeellllsss!

And then the mystery!

Whatever you do, I'm not giving hints! Oh, yeah, the stalker's a guy. Hahahahahaha, that's all.

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By the way, it'll be a like a little harem, so yeah, do still expect a little yumminess, lemons and deliciousness. Hahahaha, don't worry, no exact OTP. Just, you know, playing with the plot and the characters....seeing as Kuroko seems to be always the Uke and all. Hahahaha!

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SNEAK PEEEEEEKKKK!

Kuroko blinked when a blonde suddenly appeared in front of him. "K-Kise-kun? What are you doing here?"

"There was someone following you earlier. I saw his shadow, but he disappeared when he saw me, ssu." Kise explained. "I'm your bodyguard for today." He stated with a wide smile.

"Ah, then-"

Kise gasped when the boxes behind Kuroko suddenly began to stumble down towards the latter. He ran and pushed the teal-head out of the way so they ended up on the floor right under the dozens of empty boxes.

As he opened his eyes, he suddenly realized the position they ended with-him on top of Kuroko, and the teal-head under him. The latter opened his eyes and locked his eyes with the blonde. Suddenly, an adorable blush spread on Kuroko's cheeks. This made Kise smile. "You're so adorable, Kurokocchi." He murmured before leaning down and capturing the teal-head's lips with his.