Title: Your Lucky Item for Today

Summary: The one time Midorima doesn't get his lucky item, he loses at jankenpon. And it's only because Cancer's lucky item for today is a kiss from someone you love. Midorima becomes frustrated when he gets it from his sister…but it doesn't work.

Notes: Featuring…Midorima's family! And yes, I know, this idea is overused but I love it!

Midorima packs his bag absentmindedly as he tunes in to Oha Asa.

"Coming in tenth place is…Cancer!"

He groans inwardly at the less-than-stellar ranking. At least he can repel any bad luck with the lucky item.

"Sadly, luck is not on your side! Today, you'll encounter a difficult task," the cheery voice reports. "Make sure you have your lucky item with you! Your lucky item for today is…a kiss from someone you love! Coming in eleventh is…"

Midorima stills. A kiss? From someone you love? A hundred thoughts run through Midorima's mind. What kind of kiss? A kiss on the cheek? Forehead? Mouth? Does that mean it has to be someone you love romantically? Then that would mean he needed a kiss from Takao. Does he have to ask him for a kiss? How embarrassing. Does familial love work too? Why is it so vague? For a programme that can provide highly specific descriptions of lucky items, Midorima thinks the producers didn't put much thought in today's lucky item for Cancers.

Sighing, he slings his bag over his shoulder and heads downstairs. It's not like he can't get the lucky item. He doesn't have to turn to Takao, there are people he loves right here in this house. He won't be asking his annoying point guard for a kiss if he can help it.

"Shintarou," his mother calls from the kitchen. "Can you help your sister with her hair?"

"Sure," he answers and dumps his bag on the chair before standing behind his sister, who's nibbling on her piece of toast.

"What would you like today?" he asks and picks up the brush his mother left on the table.

"Braids," she answers softly.

"Braids it is."

He fixes her hair expertly, fingers treading through her green locks with experience. Her braids come out nicely within a few minutes and Shizuka murmurs a 'thank you', bouncing on her seat a few times.

"Shizuka," he calls and she looks up at him with big, green eyes.

Midorima doesn't say anything else, just looks to the side and presses his finger to cheek.

"Oh my, Shintarou," his mother says as she sets the plate on the table. "It's so long since Shizuka's given you a kiss on the cheek. Why the sudden request?"

"It's today's lucky item."

"The lucky item is a kiss from your sister?" his mother asks curiously.

"It's a kiss from someone you love…"

Midorima's mother chuckles lightly. "Oha Asa never fails to be amusing. Well hurry along. Shizuka, get changed soon okay?"

The seven-year-old nods obediently and pulls on her brother's uniform sleeve. Midorima bends down to her level and tilts his head as she presses a kiss to his cheek.

"Good luck today onii-chan," she says and scurries back to her room to change into her uniform.

When Midorima walks out of his house twenty minutes later, he sees Takao pulling up to the gates.

"Morning Shin-chan!" he greets happily.

"Good morning Takao," he greets back, mouth set in a thin line because he can't seem to shake this uneasy feeling away.

"No lucky item today?" Takao asks when he doesn't see Midorima carrying any weird-looking item in his palm.

"I already got it," he answers simply.

"Is that so," Takao simply says.

When Midorima's about to get into the back of the rear car, Takao cuts in, "Shin-chan, aren't you forgetting something?"

Midorima looks at him with furrowed brows and Takao makes a janken gesture with his hands. Sighing, the shooting guard gets ready for a round of janken that he obviously will win because he got his lucky item today.

Yet, when he looks at his five outstretched fingers and Takao's two, he wonders if he really got his lucky item after all.

"I won!" Takao exclaims, shaking his scissor-hand at Midorima's paper. "I can't believe it, I won!"

Midorima feels a vein popping in his forehead when Takao climbs off the seat and jumps into the back of the rear car. He grunts in apparent displeasure when he reluctantly throws his leg over the seat of the bicycle.

Takao says with a teasing smile, "You know Shin-chan, your lucky item doesn't seem to be working so well today."

At that, Midorima throws his partner a dirty look and huffs.

"Shut up Takao."

The point guard just laughs, not only because Shin-chan is pedalling for once. Little did the shooting guard know, Takao watched Oha Asa.

And he was going to sit back and watch how his precious Shin-chan will ask him for a kiss. Will he demand it? Or ask him shyly? Or is he going to be forceful? Regardless, Takao can't wait to see what happens. It's times like this that he really appreciates Oha Asa.

"You're enjoying this aren't you?" Midorima asks with a scowl.

"Oh, you have no idea."

Midorima's school day is wrought with misfortunes. Not serious ones, just bad enough to make him contemplate on asking for a kiss from his boyfriend and then flush in embarrassment before thinking that it's a hundred years too early for him to be making such a request.

Takao waits patiently for the request.

He waits when Midorima goes to the vending machine to get his oshiruko, only to find out that it's out of stock. Of all the drinks in the vending machine, it was the only one that wasn't available.

He waits when Midorima gets caught whispering in class and snickers when it's partly his fault.

He waits some more when Midorima gets hit in the face with a basketball during practice, causing his glasses to fly off, scratching his cheek in the process.

Takao feels bad for him, and almost wants to just kiss him on his own already as he's applying some antiseptic cream on the cut on his cheek. But no, he won't be the one to waver. Midorima just has to man up and ask him for the damn kiss if he wants to turn his luck around.

When the day is ending and Takao still hasn't gotten the request, he's beginning to think that maybe it won't come after all. Shin-chan is the biggest tsundere he's ever met after all. But he doesn't lose hope, because he can tell how uncomfortable Midorima has been throughout the day and he knows Midorima knows whatever lucky item he got at home isn't the one Oha Asa was referring to. One way or another, he was going to break.

They're walking to the lot where the rear car was parked after extra practice when Midorima starts to engage in an internal conflict. He really wanted that kiss. But now that the day was over, was there even a point in asking for it anymore? Still, he feels uneasy about knowing exactly what his lucky item is, but not doing everything he can to obtain it.

God, that's it isn't it? He's not doing everything he can, which is what he promised himself to do in every aspect of his life no? He's done way more for a lucky item than this so what the hell is he stalling for? It's not like Takao will reject him, they're fucking in love for Christ's sake. To hell with his fear of embarrassment.

"Takao."

"Hm?" he asks as he unlocks the padlock.

Midorima intentionally waits for Takao to face him before finally making his request.

"Can you kiss me?"

The flash of surprise disappears from Takao's eyes within a second, replaced by a knowing smile.

"I thought you'd never ask."

He steps closer to Midorima, skimming his fingers across his cheek and cupping it. Takao swipes his thumb across Midorima's lips slowly and seductively, relishing in the feel of his parted lips dragging across the tips of his fingers. Tilting his head up, he presses his lips to Midorima's and catches his partner's bottom lip between his. Takao opens his eyes to peek at Midorima, smiling inwardly at his creased eyebrows and flushed face. He parts his mouth against Midorima's, then closes it again, nipping it lightly. The kiss doesn't involve any tongue, just lips brushing against each other's in perfect harmony. Takao finally withdraws, but pulls on Midorima's lip before he does, and the shooting guard finds himself following after Takao's sinful mouth.

When Midorima opens his eyes, Takao is licking his lips and he gulps.

"Now," he grins wickedly. "Was that so difficult?"

Midorima brings the back of his hand to his lips. He can't believe his lips are tingling god damn it.

"You knew didn't you? Cancer's lucky item for today."

"A kiss from someone you love," he says without concealing his apparent satisfaction.

"Why didn't you give it to me? You give me kisses on your own accord all the time."

Aww, Shin-chan was sulking. That's cute.

"I wanted to see how you would ask me."

"Well I can assure you, that's not going to happen anymore."

"Don't be like that! If I didn't do that, we'd never would have such an amazing kiss!"

Midorima fixes his glasses on his nose. That's not false. Still, he's sore over Takao intentionally putting him through all that. He wouldn't even have minded if Takao took him roughly by the shoulders and forced a kiss on him. No wait, what was he saying? Of course he'd mind that.

"You're pedalling tonight," Midorima says with finality, as a petty punishment for Takao.

"Yes yes Ace-sama."

End