Hello, this is the story about Midorima x OC as you can see... This would be half (or 3/4, lol) AU and slightly uses some other things or fact that maybe isn't related to (or never been mentioned on) KnB. I hope i can deliver what i want this story tells the reader, and i hope you can enjoy it.
Happy reading!
I KNOW IT BREAKS YOUR HEART: NICOTINE BODY MIST
Midorima scoffs as the class for his favorite subjects in this semester canceled, due to the professor went abroad for some conference. He was kinda excited to study a new chapter that integrated all the previous basic subjects of Biomedical Engineering bachelor studies.
As Takao still has a class this time, he decided to kill time waiting at the library. On his way, he passed the small park in his campus, the usual route every time he was about to go to the library. Midorima decided to take a breath in the park, not that he's exhausted. Oha Asa said that he should enjoy the surrounding a little bit more for today. He sat on the bench park that is built with cement and with its round shape, circling the big trees. Making the leaves and branches with its thick green contour become something like an umbrella for anyone who sat on the circular bench park.
Midorima examines his lucky item for today, it was a small white rabbit sculpture, with a red scarf on its neck. The face of the small white rabbit sculpture made looks innocent, smiling with its ears both held straight up.
His eyes twitched as he saw the blurred figure on the corner of the park. He couldn't believe that his lucky item has brought to life. As Midorima adjust his focus, he can see that was once the blurred figure, it was actually a girl, probably in his batch since she doesn't have the freshman aura. The girl was sitting comfortably on the grass, her right-hand holds a bunch of small carrots, and the other hand stroked the two white little bunnies softly.
Midorima thought there is something wrong in his eyes, (probably dust nanodayo?) that he cannot blink, not that he wants to blink. But why does he look at the same place for quite a time?
He could see the carrot in her small hands getting disappeared into the bunny belly, he also could see the genuine smile on the girl's face, seeing the carrots getting munched.
Midorima swore that his opinion next is basically logical as he actually only processes whether the smile he just saw is genuine or not. Not that he really thought it was beautiful or not. (It's not necessary, no?). Then he came up with a conclusion that it was indeed genuine, and maybe, genuine leads to beauty...?
Takao gambled with his luck as he boldly (but lightly) hit the green head with the notes in his hand. "Oi, Shin-chan! What are you doing? Shin-chan is stalking?!"
It's not like Takao was screaming but it's loud enough for the girl to turned her sight toward the two basketball players.
Midorima stood up and pulls Takao's back collar of his shirt with full force, as the black haired guy dragged hopelessly. Both walking away from the park. All happened so fast, that the girl was confused on what just happened.
Midorima being the diligent, educated, and well-analyzed kind of student, is quickly interested with the new competition that is held by another faculty. The design competition is basically for students group of four, to design, analyzed, and do the prototyping with 1:1 scale so the function of their design can be performed in front of the judges. This year topic was Health Care which makes the faculty who held the competition, Faculty of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, allowed (and very much supported) students from outside the faculty including Midorima's major, to take part of the competition.
Another point that gave him a twist of excitement, was that the group of four will not consist only students from his university, but the group will be combined so that students from partner universities can actually be on the same team as his.
This is the first time he wants to wins in something not only Basketball. Not that he's lost interest in it.
Midorima quickly made the proposal for registration requirements, and of course, with his brain and intelligence, (and also because he brought the lucky item the day he submitted the proposal), Midorima was accepted to be one of the selected students who can join the competition. Why only for the finalist position, it was quite hard to join? Because the faculty that held the event, basically did screening process to ensure that the selected finalist who will be collaborated with students from university partner, is really great representatives from their majors. Because all the finalist will all went to Germany at the end of the design process for the judgment process!
Midorima looked at the announcement board along with Takao-kun (who is not quite understanding the importance of the competition) and found that Midorima is in a group with some girl called, 'Takada Mitsuki' from Mechanical Engineering major. And the other two were students from university partner, in Munich.
"Congratulation, Shin-chan!' Takao patted his friend shoulder
"Well, not that surprised. I follow the path of success God had pointed for me."
Takao only lets out a frustrated sigh.
After the first meeting of the people who is participated in the competition, The other finalists, the professors, student advisors, and some errand guy who is in charge for logistical things, then it's time for the group to blend and introduce the member to each other.
Midorima quickly moved his way to the girl that he believes, she was Takada Mitsuki.
The girl looked towards Midorima when she heard the call. The green head was surprised because he swore he had seen her somewhere. (Not that he remembers that kind unimportant thing, well he just doesn't forget people, nodayo)
But he couldn't recollect his memories to give himself an answer of who she is.
"Midorima-kun right? Is it right for me call you that?"
Midorima was (a bit, really bit) surprised (well, again) that the girl is very polite, where he could hear the other groups' conversation were loud and full of excitement. And over-closeness he thought. Things that Midorima actually thought as the weak point of this competition, was the grouping system. But suddenly he thought about Kuroko would nag at him how he should not think individual, or played basketball with only individualism. Yeah.
At least his teammate was polite and calm.
"Yes, you can call me that. And you, Takada?"
The girl nodded and gave him a smile, HE SWORE AGAIN (internally of course), he had seen that somewhere! For the first time, he cursed his brain and almost thought that the cause for this sudden forgetful experience is probably Aomine Daiki. Too much time spent with him could result in this.
The girl stood up, and walk beside Midorima as they decided to talk along their walk to save the time. Midorima has a practice for the last championship as he's in the fourth year of his studies. Yep the last championship for Kiseki no Sedai, yes, they're all in the same university.
"Midorima-kun is in Biomedical engineering right? How lucky to have you on the team!"
Midorima amused to himself, almost blurted as he adjusts his glasses casually, 'not that I don't think the same'. But he only nods at the end.
Then they talked about their future master plan and big steps for their design along the walk. Not the details, but only the big list of the must-completed-task towards prototyping.
And Midorima getting surprised more about this girl, the way she talks is very polite, but not in a weird way. In a dignified way. She still laughs and small in the middle of their talks, joking sometimes. That Midorima didn't (want to) admit it was quite funny.
But the more he discovered this girl by spending the walk and the conversation with her, before they depart to whatever each other's next destination, he (logically and politely) asked her out of nowhere.
"Do you smoke?" Midorima's eyes are full curiosity, which is well hidden behind his flat tone and his glimmering glasses.
Mitsuki formed a smirk that Midorima never saw it coming, and never saw it before. Mitsuki smirked in the way he could not decipher. It's like a mysterious smirk, almost looks smug-ish, and... Challenging. It's like Mitsuki put the smirk to challenge Midorima question or to mock his shallow question.
Was that shallow?
"Pretty obvious I think, with our close distance along the walk like this, of course, you can smell my nicotine body mist." That tone, Midorima never thought this girl (with a nice, okay not nice, but genuine, smile before) had that kind of mocking tone.
It was challenging him.
"Do you mind with a girl who smokes? A teammate who smoke?"
"You don't look like one," Midorima tried to not question her again, well, in fact, he has a LOT of question roaming around his head at the moment.
"Looks can be deceiving, Midorima-kun." Suddenly Mitsuki replied and this time the smirk was replaced again with the genuine smile.
"Sorry that you have to have a teammate who smokes, but don't worry, I know the rules I never smoke in the same room with people who don't smoke."
Midorima was relieved, no he was just rest assured so that means the social balance are still okay with smokers with mindsets like Mitsuki's. At least that will make a better peace at society if all the smokers think alike. Yet, Midorima still couldn't believe Mitsuki smokes. Midorima couldn't believe that a girl like her, same age as him, still young then, destroy her own body like it was the simplest thing to do. Like it was buying Popsicle. For the sake of Midorima's family name, the medical related family, and his pride of Biomedical Engineering major, Midorima regrets (regrets in the way the humanity feeling of one human that cannot see other human destroy his/her own health, which can be equaled as destroying their species, no?) that Mitsuki smokes.
"Good then, but don't you know it will destroy your lung?"
Mitsuki chuckled, "Thank you, Midorima. That was a sweet of you."
Midorima swore (did he swear that many times already?) he could not understand what she meant. Is that a real thank you or just an offended reply? But why was she saying that with that genuine smile again on her face?
Now Midorima really wants to know her sign