Zodiac of Love
The first girl was a Taurus.
She'd been Takao's girlfriend since junior high school, and although they were in different schools now, they still dated and texted each other frequently. They had a strong connection, as was to be expected from opposite zodiacs, and Midorima hadn't given too much thought to it back then. Takao was just that sort of guy, the sort to be flirty and popular with girls, the sort to have a girlfriend and take her out in romantic dates.
Midorima didn't hang out with Takao that much back then, but they were in the same class and sat next to each other, so he always noticed how his eyes lit up when his phone started buzzing, and the endearing smile that appeared on his lips when he talked about her to the other guys. After basketball practice he would always rush to get showered and changed to go meet her, and even when the training was especially exhausting, he'd always radiate excitement as he left the room. Midorima could tell he was quite smitten by her.
But, as was bound to happen, after a couple of weeks Takao's excitement dwindled and he seemed to be brooding or annoyed more often than not. One day, after practice, Midorima caught him arguing heatedly with a girl –his girlfriend, he inferred- and was able to catch some pieces of dialogue.
"Are you telling me this basketball thing is more important than me?!"
"You know that's not it! Both are important to me, you knew it from the beginning!"
Midorima wasn't really interested in whatever Takao made of his private life, but it was the first time he saw the Point Guard looking so distressed, and for some reason he couldn't take his eyes away from the scene.
"If you're gonna be so stubborn about it, it's better that we don't see each other anymore!"
"Whatever, not like anyone could put up with you demanding attention all the time!"
"FINE!"
The girl stormed out of the courtyard furiously and Takao punched the stone pillar he'd been leaning on. It was then that he realized that Midorima was standing there, and he glanced up with reddened eyes.
"Woah, sorry for that. I must look really lame now, I'm sorry Shin-chan had to see such a pathetic sight."
Takao forced a crooked smile on his face that still managed to look incredibly sad. Midorima felt his cheeks burning up, so he turned his gaze away, acting like he hadn't seen it. He stopped with his back to Takao and tightened his fists.
"I heard from the captain that your house is really close to mine. I wanted to discuss some things about today's practice, so I thought it would be better if we walked back together." He commented, trying to control the inexplicable tremor in his voice.
The other boy chuckled and caught up with him. "Yeah, I'd like that."
To be continued
I just got this crazy idea and Shin-chan's birthday just happened to be around the corner. At first I was planning on making it a one-shot with all the zodiac in one go (I actually have written up to the sixth girlfriend already), but I think it works better to go one by one, although I plan to update regularly (maybe even daily, who knows). Each chapter will be very short, so I hope some of you have the time to check it out.
I hope you like it, and please R&R
I also apologize for the shitty cheesy title, I just couldn't think of anything better.
