Midorima Shintarou has always known success in life. Throughout his basketball career in middle and high school, all the way through medical school, he's never failed even once. As a surgeon, he's well-known as one of the best and has never lost a patient. His fortune has always been great, ranking in the top 3 each day in the Oha Asa forecast (with few exceptions). Even so, his lucky item would never be far, raising his already impeccable fortune and luck even higher.

He mostly worked on scheduled surgeries in the hospital, but every few months he'd spend a week in the E.R. It was a favor for another E.R doctor, Kasamatsu Yukio. The two weren't friends, but they'd played against each other in high school basketball and the shorter male had earned the respect of the taller one. He was one of the very few people Midorima willingly spoke to outside of work.

Unfortunately for Midorima, this also meant he would get roped into going places with Kasamatsu and other colleagues from the E.R department.

"Midorima," The green-haired male turned and looked down to meet the eyes of the shorter male.

"What is it, Kasamatsu?" He was finishing up paperwork when the black-haired male approached him. He wasn't thrilled that he was being interrupted.

"Me and two of my friends are getting together tonight. We're going to go to a shrine before the E.R starts to get bad this season." He paused in his explanation to allow Midorima to process his words. A frown deepened on his face as he realized that he was about to be asked a question he didn't want to deal with. "Come with us, you will right? You said you would during your last E.R shift."

"I have no memory of agreeing to such a thing."

"It was during Wednesday night."

"You mean in the middle of my 27-hour shift? Was that before or after my only ½ hour break where I could only get 20 minutes of sleep?" Kasamatsu looked a little sheepish, but he still wasn't planning on backing down.

"Still, you agreed." Midorima sighed, but nodded his head and adjusted his glasses. He was caught since he would most definitely do something he'd said he would do. He might not have liked doing anything with people, but he wouldn't go back on his word.

"Very well, if I must go. However, do not attempt to get me to go out with you all again anytime soon."

"Great, come and find me after you get off your shift. You won't regret this!" Midorima wasn't excited about how his night was turning out and definitely didn't believe that last statement. However, he did find Kasamatsu once all his paperwork was completed. Kasamatsu and the other 2 doctors were already off work and waiting for Midorima to join them.

One doctor was a Pediatric doctor named Lila. The other was a neurological doctor named Leon. The two were married and loved to flaunt it. Much to Midorima's dismay, he was already were acquainted with them from back when the green-haired male first began to work at the E.R. He didn't particularly care for either of them and usually only was around them when he was talking with Kasamatsu.

Still, he was reminded once again that he had already agreed, so Midorima just climbed into his car as the others got into their own cars, with the married couple riding together. The couple was guiding the other two to the shrine. It was something that a patient had talked about. It wasn't too far from the hospital and wasn't too far from the actual roads they'd all take to go home. It was shocking that none of them had ever heard of the shrine before.

"So, this is a lesser known shrine. I'm not even sure whose it is." Leon began as they all exited their cars. It was a little walk to the shrine, so he talked along the way, despite no one wanting to hear his complaining. "From what I see already, this could be one of those fake god places. I mean, shit, it's really shabby."

He wasn't wrong though. The tiled path leading them from the parking lot to the actual shrine was in shambles. In the dim light, the group nearly tripped with every step. Once they got closer to the shrine, they saw it was mostly intact but the wood was rotting. A few posts laid on the ground knocked over from past storms.

"Leon, don't be rude. It may have flaws but all of the flowers around here are beautiful, so look at the good, not the bad." Lila nicely scolded her husband.

"Tch." Leon pushed over a post, causing a few decorations to fall over. It was simply out of spite at being annoyed with his wife's words.

"Come on, don't destroy it. We might not know who the shrine belongs to, but we need to still respect it." Kasamatsu finally spoke up, appalled by how his friend was acting. With the male calmed down, the four did what they'd gone there to do. They prayed for the safety of their patients and for a slow E.R season.

Midorima was very condescending with his prayer. Since he'd never lost a patient, he never needed to pray for one. Also, since he thought of himself as such a lucky guy with the best fortune, he didn't know what the praying could do for him.

"Oh hey, there's fortunes too! We should all get one!" Lila called out to the males, excited and eager. She'd finished up with her prayer first and looked around to see the little box holding papers.

"Why would I need one, I already know what it would say." Midorima confidentially declared as the other two agreed with the female's words.

"Come on Midorima, just get one," Kasamatsu spoke to his friend, getting his own fortune. The rest followed suit until all four had a piece of old, discolored paper. "Lila start first and read yours."

"Alright." The lone female opened her paper and read it to herself first, or tried to since the light around her was dim and only from the moon. "This looks like it's different than usual ones. It's like it's specifically for me and not a common one."

"What does it say?"

"It says: Your hopes will not come true. Failure is approaching. Prepare for devastation."

"What the hell is that? What kind of stupid fortune did you get?" Leon exclaimed, furious with his lover's fortune.

"Now, now Leon, you shouldn't be so rude. Just read yours." The female was upset though, but she wasn't going to disrespect the fortune.

"Mine says: Bright future ahead of you. Many lights shall guide you to your next amazing adventure."

"Wow, that's completely different than Lila's," Kasamatsu muttered before opening his paper and reading. "Luck considerably worse for future. Be wary of those larger than you. Chaos and violence will surround you."

"That sounds like a typical day in the E.R. What a bunch of shit." Leon was still fuming but they chose to ignore him this time.

"What about you Midorima?" Kasamatsu questioned, turning to his annoyed friend.

"Luck and fortune have always been on your side. Both shall reach an all-time high. Expect many rewards and be prepared, as a life-changing event is on its way."

"I should have expected you'd get a great one." Lila chuckled as she shook her head.

"Tch, such crap." Leon walked away, tearing his fortune as he went. The little pieces of paper scattered around as they floated to the ground.

"I'm sorry for him. He's been going through a lot recently with work..." His wife was trying to make excuses for him, however, she didn't wait for a response and just ran after her lover.

"He's unpleasant to be around," Midorima said to the black-haired male standing next to him.

"You're not too pleasant yourself." He chuckled at his friend, ignoring how irritated Midorima looked before and after his words.

"Can I leave now? This was a waste of my time. I cannot believe that this place could be a real shrine." Midorima didn't throw his fortune, but he did crumple it up. Once he left Kasamatsu, he tossed the ball of fortune somewhere in his car.

The green-haired male was very displeased that he'd been brought along with Kasamatsu and his "friends". While he agreed with Leon, he was disgusted with how disrespectful he'd acted at the shrine.

As he was deep in thought, he realized his car sounded strange. The male wasn't sure why his car would suddenly act up since he'd only gotten it a few weeks prior. However, much to Midorima's annoyance, his car sputtered, before slowing to a crawl and stopping completely.

"Ridiculous..." Midorima tried to start his car a few more times, but in the end, it refused to start again. Midorima pulled out his phone, but it was dead. He'd now have to walk home and leave his car until morning. It was already completely dark out, but thankfully his home wasn't too far away. He just hoped that his car would be safe and not get broken into since it was such a nice car.

So, sweaty, irritated and exhausted, the green-haired male entered his home after a walk that took the rest of his energy out of him. It was an apartment on the top floor of his building, which was the 7th floor. Of course, the elevator just had to be out of order that night.

By the time Midorima got to his door, he was ready to just fall into bed. However, he had to eat dinner, shower and then do a few other things before he was able to go to bed. He wasn't bothered by it since he was off work the following day.

Therefore, once he completed his tasks, he fell into his large and comfy bed. He could finally get a full night of sleep. He then proceeded to sleep fully through the night and the majority of the next day. He only woke up when his cell phone began to ring, which was around 2 pm.

Midorima sat up, irked with being woken up, and put his glasses on. Once he could see, he reached out and grabbed his phone. He saw it was Kasamatsu calling, so he answered it.

"What is it?" The green-haired male demanded. He sounded nearly as cranky as he usually did, but even more so.

"Hey! Sorry to call you on your day off, but I thought you'd want to know..." The black-haired male sounded like he was a little upset over something, but it wasn't as if he was crying or anything.

"What's going on?"

"Last night, on their way home, Leon and Lila got into an accident. Leon was killed, but Lila's alright. Well physically alright."

"How did it happen?" Midorima might not have been very thrilled with Leon, but hearing he died still gave him a sad feeling.

"Lila said Leon was still bad mouthing the shrine and his anger caused him to drive too fast. One of those modified trucks with all the lights came at them and Leon drove right at it. He was blinded by the lights and rammed them, head on. He was killed instantly."

"I see. How did Lila survive that?"

"No one knows, but apparently she was checked out and her only surprise was that she was pregnant. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her."

"I thought she couldn't have children?"

"Yeah, she couldn't, but she apparently can now."

"How strange..."

"Even stranger, we both saw Leon tear up his fortune, but with his body was the piece of paper. It was completely fine and had exactly the same words that he told us. I even saw it with my own eyes."

"That's impossible." Midorima didn't believe it at all, but Kasamatsu wasn't the type to lie, so he couldn't help but have to believe his friend's story.

"I knew you'd say that." Kasamatsu couldn't help but chuckle a little bit before speaking again. "Well, that's all I wanted to tell you, so I'll let you go back to what you were doing."

"I appreciate you informing me." With that, the two hung up, leaving Midorima in silence. He was already awake now, so he figured he'd just get out of bed. He needed to do some paperwork anyway. However, when he went out to the living room he remembered that his car was broken down, and he'd left his paperwork there.

Midorima got into one of his cars and drove over to where he left his broken down car, only to find it gone. Not having a phone, since it was charging at home, the green-haired male just went back and used a landline to call about his car.

Once his car problem was dealt with, he decided to spend the rest of the day home. He caught up on laundry and making food for his lunches. However, he ended up not cooking, since he remembered how he couldn't cook well. So he just made a mental note to pick up something on his way to work the following morning.

He'd forgotten by the next day, however, so he ended up in the cafeteria eating food there. He didn't like eating around other people since he'd usually get dragged into a conversation with someone or he'd have to deal with people staring at him for his odd lucky item of the day. Unfortunately, his concerns were correct, and he was approached by someone, but it was alright since it was Kasamatsu.

"Hey Midorima," Kasamatsu greeted his green-haired friend as he sat down at the table across from the male.

"Good morning," Midorima responded, irritated at his friend. He was busy doing paperwork since he had to redo all he'd lost when his car was stolen.

"You remember what my fortune said, right?"

"I do."

"Last night, a group of gang members came in the E.R and started trouble with some girls. I went over to help, but they were about to hit me when this huge guy protected me." Kasamatsu explained to the man. "So, my fortune was completely wrong. I didn't need to worry about any large guys. Just the opposite."

"Hmm..." Midorima paused in his writing to look up at his friend.

"What is it?"

"I was just thinking about how our fortunes were all opposite than what they said."

"Why? What's been going on with you?" Midorima then gave his explanation of bad luck. "Well, shit Midorima. It isn't like you to be so unfortunate."

"I am aware. I can only hope with my lucky item for today that my luck will be better."

However, Midorima's lucky item, which was green nail polish, couldn't help him, nor any of his patients. Each patient he touched ended up dying even if it was a very simple and basic procedure. It had never happened to him before. He'd remained calm throughout the entire day but wasn't inside. He wouldn't dare lose his cool though, but he was slowly becoming unsettled more and more. His luck had never been so bad before.

Unfortunately for him and his patients, his bad luck didn't stop there. The next few days were full of death at the hands of the once perfect surgeon. It all came to an end when Midorima was summoned by his boss.

"Sit down Midorima." The intimidating male demanded as soon as the green-haired male entered his office. Midorima sat down and looked at his boss.

He was never called to his office before, so he had a bad feeling. It didn't help that Midorima himself felt bad already. His luck was at an all-time low and so was his mood. He'd been more irritable and clumsy than usual, and everyone around him was suffering because of it.

"Do you know why I called you here today?"

"No sir, I am not aware of your reasons."

"I find that hard to believe." His boss now was showing his annoyance in his voice and on his face. "Midorima, all your patients from the last few days have died. I don't know if it's something wrong with you, or just unfortunate events, but frankly, I don't care."

"I'm-"

"This hospital has strict standards for their doctors and all the deaths you've caused has shown you cannot meet our values, nor our guidelines."

"Sir-"

"You are being fired. Pack any personal items and leave once this meeting is over. Do not finish your shift, I do not want anyone else to die by your hands. I've heard enough threats from people saying they want to sue this hospital because of you." Midorima wasn't happy at all, but there was now nothing he could do. So, he simply nodded his head and left the office.

Midorima had no personal items there, so he headed right to his car. Kasamatsu saw him and called out to him, but Midorima was too annoyed and worked up to listen.

"How could my luck be so terrible? What happened?" Midorima was shocked at how his life was suddenly falling apart. He wasn't sure where he should go now, or even what to do. So, all he could do was drive home.