Kiseki Kids
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Character(s): Midorima Shintaro, Kuroko Tetsuya
Story Summary: The first meeting between Midorima and Kuroko.
Disclaimer: Kuroko no Basuke belongs to Fujimaki Tadatoshi.
#4 Red Balloon
Shintarou always carried his lucky item with him. Because that was what the Oha Asa horoscope said. To make bad luck disappear, he needed to do what needed to be done.
And it was simple: never let go.
The red balloon floated in air with only a thread preventing it from flying off, which he held onto tightly as he walked.
Staring at it for a while, the color reminded him of an apple. A delicious apple. Now that he thought about it, his mother told him she was going to make apple pie.
Distracted, he didn't see where he was going and bumped into a person. He lost his grip on the balloon, starting to fly away.
Shintarou's eyes widened. He sticked out his small hands to grab the tail but he couldn't reach it.
No!
Then a hand, larger than his own, shot up and grabbed the tail. "That was close," a voice said.
Finally taking notice of the other person with him, he turned to a pale teen whose powder blue hair and bright blue eyes struck him the most.
The teen knelt down and carefully took the boy's hand. "It's not good to lose something important, right?" he said, his tone gentle. He made a ring around the boy's finger using the thread, not too loose, not too tight—just right.
Flashing a small smile, he said. "That way, you won't lose the balloon again."
Shintarou stood speechless and could only nod. By the time the older boy had disappeared from his sight, he realized he forgot to say, 'Thank you.'