Takao-Papa to the Rescue!
By: Stupiak Kitty
A/N: No angst and drama. Light and slight fluffy this time.
No, Stupiak Kitty is not guilty for making MidoTaka stories as her first priority instead of continuing her other ongoing stories. Nope. She's not guilty.
Plot: What if Midorima were to babysit a random toddler? Will he survive it, given that he's not fond of children?
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke and the lucky item and the image cover.
Rated T for reasons.
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Takao flipped his phone back and sighed. He turned around, glancing at Shin-chan's vacant seat then shifting his gaze to their classroom's door, thinking that he would appear from the door any moment.
He sighed when the truth hit his head. It's impossible for him to just appear in the middle of a day – or in a middle of an on-going class.
They were now spending their second class, and it was unusual for Shin-chan to come late. Most importantly, it was actually strange for him to skip class in the first place.
He knew how punctual Shin-chan is, especially when it comes to school. Now that he thought about it, they were going to have a practice game with Seirin later.
He arched a brow. Perhaps Shin-chan has sudden issues with the said team, or with a certain person on that team for him to skip school today. But he knew it was impossible for him to back out just like that.
Of course, Takao had tried calling him a couple of times, but he never answered a single call from him.
Hmm… Maybe Shin-chan is sick.
It may be true.
Even if it was, Shin-chan should have left a text message for him. Takao recalled once — the time when he caught a very terrible cold that had him stuck in bed for days — Shin-chan texted him, forced him rather, to copy extra notes for him.
Not even a simple text came from Shin-chan this time.
He sighed, turning his face to the front before their teacher could catch him looking somewhere else.
He just hoped nothing bad has happened to his ace-sama.
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"T-Takao-kun,"
He saw one of their female classmates when he turned around. He greeted her with a cheeky smile. "Yep?"
Takao tilted his head when the girl suddenly fidgeted with her hands, together with the nudges of her friends beside her. He cocked an amused brow with that.
What? Is she going to confess?
A smile crept on his lips. Sudden thought came inside his mind; thinking of Shin-chan's reaction if he discovered that someone has confessed their feelings to him is amusing. It's a shame he wouldn't be able to see it because he's missing.
Pfft.
He was eager to see Shin-chan's reaction to that.
"E-etou…" The girl stuttered. He plopped his elbow on the desk and rested his hands beneath his chin. He's waiting for her next words. "Do…do you want to eat lunch with us? I…I mean, Midorima-kun is absent today, which is rare," The girl starts fidgeting again. "You…you don't have to eat alone. You can eat with…with us. If you want, that is."
Heh. This girl has a crush on him. He just knew it. As a guy, his ego felt like it was on the top of his head every time a random girl would act like this in front of him.
He wanted to entertain this girl a bit more, but he knew better.
He offered her a smile, and as expected, the girl fidgeted again, even brushing her hands behind the ears.
Takao was tempted to accept her offer, but he knew that once he'd done that, she might considered this as a hint of progress, and she would ponder of confessing her love to him one of these days.
He was sure of it.
He could see this girl staring at his back every time, whenever they were having class. This is the exact moment when he pondered if his hawk eye is useful outside the court.
It never bothered him though. The only thing that bothered him was Shin-chan.
Takao knew he would never take this issue too lightly. He never expressed his disapproval whenever he was entertaining (Shin-chan's words) someone, especially a girl.
Even if that was the case, he could feel that he didn't like it one bit. Shin-chan was grumpier whenever he's spending his time with a random girl, approaching them for school purposes, or just talking to them.
Perhaps he was thinking that he might fall in love with one of those girls someday.
Pft. As if he would.
Yes, he sometimes finds himself being attracted to some random cute girls. He thought it was nothing but normal, because he was a normal growing boy.
But that attraction was only for admiring the beauty of the opposite sex.
He was more enticed with that eccentric and proud man he was accustomed to deal with.
Yes. He loves Shin-chan more than anyone else does.
"Thanks for the offer, Shizuko-san," He offered her a smile again. "I prefer spending lunch by myself now. I'll join you guys next time. I might be able to persuade Shin-chan to join us too. I appreciate your concern. You can go on ahead."
He noticed how the girl's smile faded for a second, before it came back again. She nodded and smiled. "I'll be looking forward to that next time, Takao-kun. Sorry for disturbing you."
"Haha. What are you saying? It's nothing."
The girl smiled again and bowed. "Eat well then."
"You too," He answered. Her group walked away after that. With Takao's hawk eye, however, he could clearly see how Shizuko's shoulder dropped and how she was comforted with her friends.
Well, he might as well spend the remaining time eating alone.
Buzz buzz buzz
Takao flinched as felt something vibrates in his pants.
His heart skipped as a sudden thought came in his mind. He fished his phone out of his pocket, and he can't help but grin the moment he saw the name of his caller.
Shin-chan calling…
He never wasted any second and answered the call.
"Shin-chan!" He exclaimed like an excited kid. "I'm glad to know you're still alive! Why are you absent today? Did you actually forget that we have practice game with the Seirin guys later?"
"Takao," came Shin-chan's annoyed grunt. "You're too noisy."
"Pft. Isn't that why you called? To hear my voice?" He said, laugher was hinted on his voice.
"S-shut up,"
Takao could hear Shin-chan's strangled noises. He also imagined him doing his usual mannerism of pushing his glasses up. He was even sure that his tsundere was trying to control his blush.
"So spill," He said. "Why aren't you here?"
He took a moment before he could answer.
"Come here now."
Eh?
"Shin-chan, we're in the middle of lunch break in case you're not aware."
"I don't care."
"But—"
"Shut up and start moving. I'll be waiting for you. If you're not here in twenty minutes, I'll beat you up."
"What!?" He exclaimed. "Shin-chan. How am I going to leave school? We still have classes after lunch break you know."
Shin-chan made a 'tsk' sound, hinting that he was aware of that fact. But, it was still unreal.
He was actually asking Takao to cut classes.
Really?
"I'm not asking you to cut off the remaining classes, fool," Shin-chan said, as though guessing what he was thinking. "I've already called the school head to excuse you for a moment. We'll be going to school together after you came here."
"What?" Takao scratched his head in confusion. "I…I think I'm lost. Why don't you just come to school now?"
"Nngh," He grunted in annoyance. "Stop asking and come here, Takao."
"Huh? Aren't you being strange today, Shin-chan? Well, I can't deny that you're weird by nature. But you're weirder today. What's up? Did something—"
"I told you to stop asking questions!" Takao flinched when Shin-chan snapped at the phone. "Fifteen minutes, Takao. Or I'll kill you."
Dead tone.
He rubbed his ears with that and scowled.
What the heck was that?
Even with a confused mind, he complied. He pushed his lunch kit inside his bag after organizing it, and then he prepared to leave.
Takao hoped that Shin-chan was serious about calling the school head to excuse him for going out of school in the middle of classes.
Sigh. The things I do for Shin-chan.
-TBC-
This chapter is open for editing. Don't worry, Lured is still on going~ :)