Tetsuya...

Akashi mumbled in his sleep as he clenched the bed sheets of his king-sized bed. It wasn't a frequent thing, it happened in those times that he felt the empty feeling inside.

Stirring to the opposite side, he reached out slowly, mumbling words incoherently as he reached. No one knew about this and he himself never realized it.

When his hand was now up in the air. He quickly snapped his mismatched eyes open and sat up with a low groan.

It cause a slight throb invading his head but nothing serious as rubbed his face with his clammy hands. 'It'll pass...the pain will pass' He thought as he continued to rubbed the throbbing pain in his head.

When the throbbing slowly faded but sure enough won't crawl back to his head, he cracked his aching bone. A silent desperate call for his attention as he cracked and stretched his body after he got out of his bed.

With a soft yawn escaping from his slightly dry lips. He scrunched up his nose in distaste.

He walked to his built-in bathroom while scratching his itching body at the lower region. Nothing but the blunet came into his mind.

He wasn't lying if he ever say that he missed mornings with Kuroko. It was at the first year out of three that he had to sleep alone in his bed.

It was hard getting used to the loneliness when you were too accustomed with sleeping with somebody close to you.

Or in this case.

That made Akashi stopped in mid-brush. Did he really love Kuroko?

That was a solemn question left unanswered.

That certain question kept popping in his mind for the last three years he was not sure about himself anymore. It was strange to be honest about it.

He shook his head. He already moved one right?

Right?

A sudden knocked echoed in his room before he quickly finished brushing. Raking his messy red locks that have been growing for some time now.

He didn't care about it.

Not when his confused deep inside.

"Yes?" Akashi said with a raised eyebrow as he stared at his father who rolled his eyes. "Good morning to you too Sei-kun. Just dropping by to tell you that I'll be gone for the whole day and if you need some advice on the shipments and meetings just leave a message don't call me no matter wha-" "Why?" The younger Akashi interrupted at the end with crossed arms over his nicely toned and defined chest.

The older Akashi sighed. "Because." He said which made his son stared at him with a suspicious look.

"Because...?" He gave a look showing he wanted answers. "I'm visiting Alex." He finally said with a sigh of defeat because his son's hard glare wasn't doing any good.

"You're going to America?" He asked again. The older Akashi wanted to leave right now but this very rare of his son asking too many questions.

"Something like that..just for the day or so and don't you have a breakfast meeting with Natsu's son?" He asked his son this time. It was a good thing that he had Mibuchi before he went to his son; a change of course if his excuse gets backfired.

That made the younger Akashi frown. His father was right as always, he has a meeting in about 20 minutes.

"I'll see you soon father. " He finally said after staring at his father with a blank look. He shut his door closed and that was the older Akashi's cue to leave.

Taking Kagami with him since he was the blunet's roommate and probably closest friend in the household. they rode inside another limousine that was only used for visiting or dropping off; the same limousine that Nebuya used when he took the American woman and Kuroko away from this place.

He was thankful that Kagami didn't asked questions when he told the address were Alex was staying for the month. After a few minutes later, they were now in front of the building.

"So Akashi-sama why are we here?" Kagami asked for the first time since the ride. "We're visiting a friend." He said with a smile directed on the other redhead's way.

Kagami nodded but still confused as to why him? He was going to have morning intercourse with his brother but their master did it before they could do foreplay.

So Kagami had to suffer morning while Himuro will just got himself without anyone noticing he did it. 'Lucky.' He thought when they went the elevator and the older Akashi pressed the penthouse button.

When the elevator went up, a classical music was played; drowning their silence before the sound of the elevator stopping them from moving up any further. "Well be prepared." Not knowing what he meant, the older Akashi went inside the living followed by his redhead butler.

Before they could take any steps further, a tall ginger with a similar hairstyle of Kagami was walking out of his room in just his blacks breif boxers with a towel drapped on his shoulder. He paused mid-step when he saw the two intirders and hastily wrapped his towel around his hips quickly in embarrassment.

First, it was Nigou nipping on his hair.

Then this.

He may have somewho inherited the blunet's unfortunates.

"Akashi-sama and guest 'morning!" He greeted with a smile as he waved at them. "Hello there Ogiwara-san is Alex here?" The said ginger nodded while pointing at the farthest wooden door a door away from his door where he came out.

"Thank you. Kagami why don't you stay here and get to know Ogiwara-san-well when you're done taking a bath of course." He said while walking to the small study room of the blonde woman. "Hi Kagami! I'm Ogiwara Shigehiro." Hr said while outreaching his hand for a handshake.

"Kagami Taiga." He said curtly before looking around. The penthouse as expected was big and beautiful in it's interior design. "I know you Kagami! Mistress Alex told me all about you! And would you like to take a seat on the couch? Some coffee or tea?" He rambled out as pointed what he was saying a moment ago.

"I'll have coffee thank you. Can I make it?" He wasn't used people serving him since he was a very humble person when it can to food and drinks. "Oh no, Shota already made the coffee a while ago. Are you a bitter or sweet taster?" He asked again when he led the redhead to the kitchen area. It was fully equiped and spotless to say the least.

"I'm a black coffee guy so yeah I'm bitter taster." He said nonchantly while eying Ogiwara who took a black mug out of it's mug hookers and poured a thermal with steaming black coffee flowing down. "Here you go." He said with a smile.

Kagami took with a thankful nod before blowing the steam that was escaing the black mug. He took a tender sip and hummed in satisfaction, it was probably the best coffee he had ever in his life.

"You can roam wherever you want. I'll just take a shower before Sota takes all the hot water like back in America." Kagami nodded as he sipped his coffee again, savoring the bitter taste and the surprisingly sweet aroma of the coffee. He went out of the kitchen just before pouring another cup.

It was second story apartment. So he did a little travel as he went up the stairs.

Opening every door leading him to empty and probably unused rooms when he walked a bit further he stopped when he heard moans, groans and even pants. He snapped his head at the door in front of him.

The sounds were louder and more clear. He was hesitant when his hand hovered the doorknob.

'It's not even my business so why?!' He thought to himself as he felt the the cold metal wrapped by his warm and sweaty hand. He gulped before closing his eyes and opened the door.

It was the same time that the sounds disappeared and he peeked one open and saw sweaty brunet twins near the window with their crossed arms over their chest and their left legs bended against the wall. They were shirtless and in matching black cycling shorts.

With raised eyebrows they both said, "Who're you? What are doing here?". It was creepy; not missing a beat and sync was perfect.

"Uh... I'm Kagami Taiga and I was just roaming and I heard noise-" "Noises? Oh you mean our morning practice?" The left Sasaki twin said while the right nodded. "Morning practice?" 'Banging each other?!' He wanted to added but refrained from doing so because it was rude and probably lead him to have his head slice and placed on a silver platter.

Exaggerating but that would at least happen when the older Akashi was your boss.

"Aikado. We like to do Aikado and we never hold back so that's why you heard those noises." The right Sasaki twin said while the left nodded in agreement. It was scary how they mentally communicate with each other without missing a beat.

"Oh okay, um... " He trailed off when he heard the door behind him opened revealing the ginger from earlier wearing a simple sleeveless collared shirt and a pair of commando cargo shorts with black socks no shoes. "There you are. I was wondering where you went." He said as he glanced at the twins with a brief second.

"I see you've met the twins." He said with a knowing smile. Kagami was confused as to what the smile was foe but ignored it when the familiar feminine voice reached their ears.

He couldn't but smiled and sighed a little. It's been a while hearing that voice again.

"Let's go before Mistress Alex adds the jalapeno I was trying to hide away." That made the redhead laughed and the twins snickeed.

They have all experience a very spicy moment withe the blonde woman that almost got them burning the place down. It was a very memorable event.

"Taiga!" Slender arms were instantly wrapped around the butler's neck as she wrapped her legs as well. Tucking her head under his skin she literally sniffed the masculine before pecking Kagami on the lips.

The redhead rolled his eyes. At least the hug changed.

"It's nice to see-" "Up up up up up UP! Don't finished that sentence it's too mainstream. A kiss on the lips would be nice." She wiggled her eyebrows suggestively getting disapprove head shakes from the men behind Alex.

"You already kiss me so no." That made the American woman but nodded anyway as she removed herself from him and made a messy bun as she did while walking to the smalm dinner room that connected to the kitchen through a door-less entryway. "Are you men hungry?" Referring to the guests as she tucked her white tank top under her pink short shorts, they nodded since they left before Himuro had time to make breakfast.

She ordered Ogiwara to set the plates while the twins help placing or cooking the food with their mistress. Kagami attempted to help them but was backed off by his former mistress and adoptive mother.

Although the age gap was only eleven years. Alex still held the position as Himuro and his mother.

"Here you go gentleman. Scrambled eggs with melted cheese and veggy bits with a side of brown rice and grilled cat fish." The ginger said as he placed the said food with a smile as the same time the twins took their seat and Alex followed after washing their hands.

"Shota water~" The younger twin muttered to his brother who stood from his seat and sighed. The older twin came back with seven glasses and a pitcher.

Placing the glasses and pitcher down the younger brunet mutteed his thanks before pouring himself and his brother a glass. Kagami finally noticed that there was one empty chair with a empty plate and glass beside.

The older Akashi gave a knowing look at Alex who just innocently munches on her scrambled eggs; a glint of mischief on her emerald eyes. "Who owns the vacant space?" The redhead butler finally asked.

As if on cue, the sound of an elevator beeping and the door opening made everyone's attention snapped towards it except for the blonde woman and the older redhead. The light but audible steps made their way to the kitchen and the rushing of the water was followed shortly for a while.

Kagami was still attentively looking at the entryway and he felt the eggs and rice on his mouth had dropped from his mouth by the sight. Standing there was a matured man.

His teal locks short and the fringe was spiked up in a messy but natural good way revealing his sky blue orbs, his pale thin lips in a faint thin line with his button nose scrunched up in an adorable way with no blemishes on his pale skin. He was wearing a green and white striped t-shirt, a pair of brown cargo shorts and tennis shoes.

He had grown a few inches since he last saw him and his body was a bit well defined even though he had a pale complexion. He was like the new version of the old blunet.

"Kuro-ahhhhhhhhhh!"