Omg I can't believe I'm writing another fanfiction and even dared to publish it in here. Sorry for any misspelled and whatnots, disclaimer i only own the OC. Enjoy!

Prologue: The Relationship

"I like you."

Though she kept her head low and her face looking towards the ground, she didn't stutter.

The cold breeze of early March that suddenly came was like an unwanted answer for what she just said, the confession. The green haired boy that sat beside her on the bench beside the river, without any unusual expression or slight change on his face air, turned his head and looked towards her direction hearing what the girl said.

Midorima was definitely going to answer, as he thought it was somehow unnecessary to lie anyway. Not that lying about this ever crossed his mind.

"Do you?" But he surely wants to dig it up more. Midorima may turn into 100% denial mode every time Takao asks about his relationship with Aimi, but he wouldn't lie that he did catch the nervous look on the girl every time their skins met, no matter how hard she tried to hide it. Making the guy sure about a certain feeling the girl had for him. But of course, Midorima also may turn to deny every possibility Takao had said to him every time the black haired guy started unnecessarily daydreaming about how it would be like if Midorima and Aimi going out, back then.

Now Aimi dared to look at the captivating green orbs as she was going to nod at his question. She wasn't ashamed of confessing, but she also isn't that dumb as the probability of Midorima rejecting her maybe a little bigger than she was expecting.

But Midorima put a small smile instead, which Aimi was trying to comprehend herself, asking herself, did he really just smile at me?

Though this is not the first time she saw that very rare thing in Midorima. His smile always took her breath, if this was worth realizing.

"What if I like you too?" Midorima put a question with a tone, not a playful one, nor a stern one that he usually scolds her with either, just a simple question kind of tone. Aimi swears she can never decipher that.

"T-then I would be happy."

No, I would treasure it so much.

Aimi did stutter now.

They were sitting on the bench near a small river, just near the Shutoku building area. Even until this time, both of them was still surprised on how this calm and beautiful place which was never occupied by any human being or any Shutoku's students, despite the nearness. Sometimes they just found a cat sleep upon the small bench, which will cancel their plan on staying in the place, as Midorima's face turned darker knowing who the creature that taking their seats is.

It was a day before graduation day, the fact that maybe become one of the reasons Aimi suddenly had such a courage to tell Midorima what she feels.

Midorima breaks the silence as he pulls her head to lean on his shoulder, "I should be the one who says that first, you fool," Midorima stated a little bit annoyed, not that he despise the move the girl just did, he was far beyond feeling like that, hearing such a confession from a girl that he likes (yes, he had reached the point that he would not deny it anymore) was delightful. Just annoyed because he feels like he really needs to be the one who says it first, so he wouldn't catch any worried or questioning look from Aimi about what actually is it between them after all this time on the previous days.

Midorima could feel the girl in his arms shivers a little, as she hears what he's saying, making the guy feel the needs to explain further.

"But I'm glad you did that, Aimi. Do you really mean it?"

Why does he need to question it again?

Aimi looks up to meet his gaze, she knew there is something other he wants to tell. She just nodded again, and waits.

Midorima put a smirk like what he was saying next was a challenge he wants to put up to her, but little did he knew, a part of him was actually worried about what she would respond on this.

"Boyfriend-girlfriend terms for me is just a bit… you know" He speaks.

What if the guy that you really like was just someone who couldn't bring himself up to a term couple even though he was definitely sure he likes you back. It's just he thinks that it wasn't necessary to keep you all by himself by only a label of girlfriend-boyfriend. It's just he thinks that it wasn't necessary, really, to state the world that they're officially together just for an assurance that they're really together. Wasn't the feeling itself already enough? They're both going to be honest anyway about their feelings, he promised he would say that he loves her either (even though maybe he needs to battle his inner self when he's doing that, as sometimes he thought he would just going to say that when the words are really needed… she should know that I love her anyway, nodayo).

And of course, it's not that their communication is going to be wrecked just because they didn't wear that relationship label. After all, these three years they knew each other, these three years they grew closer, they didn't need that label to feel the particular feeling they were talking about just a moment ago.

Midorima continued, "I just think it's unnecessary, we both already know each other's feeling, anyway"

Aimi understands. Partly understand.

"So we stay like this?" Aimi asks, a part of her did understand, but the ideas she planted of calling him boyfriend occupied her brain like crazy.

"Do you mind?" Midorima did ask, because maybe, he just catches a glimpse of disappointed look on her eyes. Which it was so slightly, for the first time ever, Midorima couldn't be sure.

Aimi smiled,

God, this is enough. This is beyond enough. Just knowing him likes me back is beyond my expectation.

"No, I somehow understand, though not fully understand," she admits, she never lies to him anyway, at least until this moment.

But she wouldn't admit to Midorima, she would be very embarrassed if he knows, that the time Midorima said that he might like her back, was beyond enough. It was like she would put up with everything he asks just to know him was willing to be with her in the same way she told him about hers.

She never thought she was that hopeless for him. Though she will never show it to him. In Midorima words, it wasn't necessary.

Midorima didn't catch any disappointed nor questioning looks on her anymore, which he knew that, though only partly, she might be really understanding about his demand.

"Good." He stated, planted a kiss on her forehead which successfully washes away all the worries on her. Like he always did.

And just like that, a whole year passed from that moment. With both of them hung onto those moments of confession and the daily activities they spent together. With both of them hung onto their own trust that they didn't need such a label or a relationship status, as long as they knew they like each other. Every day passed in that condition, and it turns into a habit before their eyes could realize time had passed.

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A/N: So this is the prologue, that I actually use to describe and state first about how the relationship is really between Midorima and Aimi. Which will led to the character's own inner battle/problem (Lol, I don't know yet for now, but let's see...). This story is inspired by a friend of mine who tells his feeling and thinking about relationship to me, as he found it was not necessary to leave such a boyfriend-girlfriend label if he really likes the girl and the girl did the same. So yeah...

I hope you enjoy this! Tell me if there's any wrong words or misspelled, or wrong facts, i'll correct it right away!