Here's chapter 2.

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"Oi Shin-chan"

"Umi-chan, over here!"

The four ordered their food and seated themselves at a table besides the Takao and Honoka was chatting happily about their schoolwork,Umi and Midorima shifted awkwardly in their seats

"Ah Umi-san,did Shin-chan ask you about your star sign?"-Takao asked, though it sounded more like a rhetoric question which obviously didn't need an answer

"eh?How do you know"-Umi was thrown into a state of confusion again

"Huh?Umi-chan is Pisces, what's the matter?"-Honoka blinked

"Haha I knew it! There you go Shin-chan, you two are the most compatible pair! Don't worry, my claims are validated!"-Takao seemed very contented as he'd found Midorima's potential love interest

On their way to the café, Honoka and Takao had discussed about the two's possibilities. Surprisingly, the ocean maiden and the horoscopic jerk had much more in common than they thought : Both were perfectionists and were highly intelligent. Both were extremely sensitive and self-conscious. Not to mention anger management issues…

"I'm off to the toilet"

"Sorry Umi-chan, I need to use the bathroom for a little bit"

Their partners ran off to another table, leaving the two alone .

Their parfait arrived, Midorima and Umi finished their servings in silence.

She reached out for the tissue when suddenly their hands collided. Umi quickly withdrew her hand from his, and he did too. They blushed furiously at the abrupt physical contact.

Little did they know Honoka and Takao, after having paid for the parfaits, had stealthily sneaked out of the shop and made their escape, marking a success of their plans.

Meanwhile, Umi and Midorima gradually grew more complacent with each other's presence .They exchanged opinions about books and tedious and high-minded subject matters such as global warming and climate change.

"Midorima-san ,what do you think is the cause of the exponential outbreak of terrorism in Middle East?"

or

"Sonoda-san, do you suggest any ways to improve water sanitation in Africa?"

And so on

It went on about an hour or so before they realized their partners had disappeared. Midorima received a lengthy text message from Takao 'Seeing that you are so engrossed in your conversation with Umi-san, I didn't have the heart to interrupt you guys. Why don't you ask Umi-san to accompany you back to your house. Umi-san is a shrine maiden, she could definitely ward off your bad luck =))'

Midorima flipped his phone shut in annoyance. He had no way now other than asking her to escort him home for fear of accidents.

And he was relieved to hear that their houses were in the same neighborhood, and that Umi was actually the future heiress to the shrine he frequently visited.

"I had fun today, Midorima-san"-Umi told him in a genuine tone

"It was certainly much more pleasant to talk to someone knowledgeable for a while"

They reached his house when he saw his sister outside 'She must have just returned from school'-he thought

"Welcome back onii-chan!"-the greenhaired girl greeted her brother as she turned the doorknob. When the little girl noticed Umi standing behind him, she exclaimed happily:

"You—you are Muse's Umi-san!I'm Muse's biggest fan!"-she dashed towards Umi and pulled her inside the house.

"Oi Maika!Let go of her!"-Midorima reprimanded his sister for dragging a stranger into their residence, nevertheless he was taken aback by how universal Umi was.

"Onii-chan! Your so mean, I just want to have a word with my idol now that she's going to be my in-law in the future"-Maika retorted, apparently dissatisfied with her brother's attitude

"It's not like that..we're merely acquaintances. We've just met this morning!"-Umi despite her flushed face, desperately trying to make it clear to her fan that she was not in a relationship with the girl's older brother.

"Then..Umi-san is not onii-chan's girlfriend?.."-the excitement in her voice died down

"Sonoda-san, I would like to apologize for my little sister's behavior. I beg your forgiveness. And Maika, you are making her feel uncomfortable"-Midorima who was also blushing madly at his sibling's accusations, tried to hide his red face by bowing to Umi

"Ah..it's alright Midorima-san. There's no need to apologize..I'll take my leave,then!Goodbye!"-Umi dashed out of the residence at lightning speed.

"Umi-san is soo pretty ..and cool"-Maika dreamily murmured-"If you don't hurry up and get her, I'll do it!"-she declared adamantly

"Shut up"-Midorima glared menacingly at his sister

Upon reaching her home, Umi was panting heavily. Apart from a few times having to wear short skirts, that was certainly the most embarrassing moment t of her life. She had had a emotionally rough day, so the lyricist decided to take a light nap. However, she couldn't shake off the day's events from her mind, so she stayed wide awake. Then her phone rang and obviously Honoka was the caller:

"Umi-chan!How was your time with Midorima-kun? "-Honoka asked eagerly

"Do you find it that funny, Honoka? My future partner is not for the likes of you to decide!"-Umi's deep voice suddenly faltered, as if she was on the verge of tears

"Umi.."

Umi threw her phone aside, burrying her head in the pillows. Then she fell asleep.

Midorima was highly agitated when his sister bragged about having met her idol to their parents. He felt sorry for Umi, who was unfortunately entangled in a chaotic mess because of him, or rather, his bad luck.

From : Muse's Honk

"Oi Takao-kun, Umi-chan is mad at me now. I think Midorima-kun is as well. Woah ,what should we do?"

From : Shuutoku's Hawkeye

"Relax, Honoka-san. I'm sure fate will eventually unite them together. Our work here is done"

After a week immersing herself in her newly-borrowed book, Umi had completely gotten rid of the previous traumatizing events. She felt at ease now that she is taking a walk to the nearby library to return the book. The front door of the library opened only to reveal the figure of a carrot-like man, none other than the 195 cm Midorima, who also happened to return his book on the same day

Umi tried to slip away unnoticed, but it was too late. The two was staring at each other awkwardly in silence. Finally, Umi headed for the queue directly behind Midorima without a word. Midorima flinched at the coincidence, conjecturing that this must be Takao's prank.

On the other hand, Umi was having difficulty breathing. Anyone looking at this sight would guess that this girl is suffering from a panic attack. In a sense, yes, Umi is experiencing a panic attack : just a week before, she was shamefully tricked by her longtime childhood friend into going on a date with this random guy and now that very peculiar horoscopic freak was standing in front of her.

When the girl took the place behind him in the queue, Midorima was frantically finding a place to hide his lucky item, or to just go and bury himself if Umi ever saw it. Unfortunately, Umi accidentally took a glance at his so-called lucky item and almost fainted on the spot

Cancer's lucky item of the day was a paper fan

To Umi's horror, the texture on the fan was not some fancy caligraphy like she'd expected, but rather, it was the image of Umi herself in her Angelic Angel costume that was printed on the fan. It turned out that Midorima had to borrow his sister's idol fan since he didn't have one. He was unsure whether the girl had seen his lucky item or not so he turned around and was faced with a smiling Umi. Well, her smile wasn't a bright and innocent one, it was laced with poison. He certainly had better give her plausible explanations.

'Midorima-san, please wait for me at the entrance'- somehow her sweet voice came off more as a threat. He swallowed hard, and had no other option but to obey.

Umi still kept up her cheery facade, until she came face-to-face with the shooting-guard at the pavement outside the library.

"Mind if I ask what that is?"- she pointed to the fan he was holding on his bandaged hand

"My lucky item of the day - nodayo. It happens to be a paper fan, so I had to borrow from my sister"-he shivered miserably at Umi's sceptical attitude, hoping that she would understand he wasn't doing this on purpose

At this time, it actually made sense to Umi, since his little sister was a Muse, particularly Umi-fanatic, it would be reasonable for her to own something like this. And judging by the look on Midorima's face, he was just as mortified as she was, having to keep this thing around.

"I see.." - Umi suddenly seemed sympathetic – " but why does it have to be me in this costume?" – she murmured, burying her face into her hands.

"My apologies, Sonoda-san. However, it is my within my business to prioritize my luck, even if it means risking my self-esteem, or others" – Midorima stated, clearly having no intention of giving up his lucky item. "Now, if you'd excuse me"

Midorima's phone suddenly vibrated. He almost forgot he had a scheduled reunion with his middle-school teammate for a baskketball match.

"May I purchase your lucky item, Midorima-san? I'm willing to pay at whichever price you request!" – Umi pleaded him, looking distraught as ever.

"Wh-what?"

"Please, or I'll get you another paper fan, please wait for me"

"Look, Dai-chan, Midorin is over there! Ara? Who is the girl standing next to him?" – Momoi tapped Aomine's shoulder

"Huh, Midorima with a girl? Impossible" – Aomine laughed off the idea, but as soon as the sight came into view, he took a step back – "Oi Satsuki, get me to the nearest opthamologist right away"

"What's wrong Aomine-cchi? What's with the sullen face?"- Kise chimed in, and when he witnessed the scene, he yelped in horror.

"Kise, what happened?

"Kise-kun, what's going on?"

"Ehhh, is that Mido-chin?"

The Teiko gang hid themselves behind a large bush, observing the situation

"Can someone explain to me why we are stalking Midorima-kun and his girlfriend?"- Kuroko deadpanned

"Shussh Tetsu-kun, stalking is an art"- said Momoi as she went into her professional spying mode

"Midorima actually has great taste doesn't he? Nah, forget it, her boobs are small"

"You are so mean Aominecchi! But she kinda looks familiar. I think I've seen her somewhere"

"I think let's just drop it here. We should respect Midorima's privacy"- despite having said so Akashi couldn't take his eyes off the bluehaired beauty.

"Aka-chin, I'm hungry"

I'm going to introduce the rest of Muse in the next chapters :)

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