The whole class visited Aru but there is no point in visiting because she's still hasn't woken up. But the doctor assured them that she will be fine. As Aomine peeked through the glass of her hospital room he feel really guilty as her fragile body lay in the bed. Her face is very relaxed but didn't help Aomine to think that she's fine. He knows that despite her relax feature's she's in deep pain and is struggling to wake up. He left without saying goodbye to his classmates and proceeded to play basketball. That way he will take out his burden. He played as aggressively as he can until he's drenched in sweat and exhausted. He went home, took a shower and sleep, that way he can escape his guilt.
Three weeks later Aru resumed school, but she's even duller than before, she's quiet and avoids people. She doesn't wear glasses now, it turns out that shards of her glasses went into her eyes during her assault and she got an eye operation which also clears her eyesight. Now her rare purple eyes can be seen but there's no twinkle in them. Aomine once met her on the hallway but she pretended as if she doesn't see him. This went on for a week and Aomine can't stop himself anymore and he followed her on her way home one time.
Aru noticed that she's being followed and she immediately got scared. That time when she was mugged, she also felt as if she's being followed. She walked faster but her pursuer also doubles his pace. He's near, she can feel. She breaks into a run and the one who is following her did the same. She reached the high way but then she's in the middle of it and a truck is fast approaching. A strong hand pulled her by the waist just in time to avoid the truck and when she opened her eyes she found herself face to face with Aomine.
"Are you alright?" Aomine asked. Aru nodded and began to cry in fear and in relief. She found her self sobbing in Aomine's chest.
"You're an idiot! Why are you following me.." Aru cried.
"I'm sorry. I should have known that I will scare you. But Hell! You're avoiding me!" Aomine told her.
"Let me go." Aru wiggled out of Aomine.
"Not if you will tell me you forgive me." Aomine said.
"You're forcing me to forgive you? Just what kind of guy are you?" Aru managed to free herself because Aomine's not really trying to suppress her, scared he'll hurt her.
"Walk me home." Aru said. Aomine was surprised but he did. They did so without talking. Aomine always steals glances at her. Aru walked inside her apartment without thanking or saying anything to Aomine and he stayed outside until he saw one of the lights in the apartment turn on.
"Walk me home again this time?" Aru asked as she noticed Aomine following her again.
"No problem." The dark skinned jock said.
Apparently that became an everyday habit. Aomine always walks Aru home with neither of them talking. That happened for over a week, Aomine's starting to get frustrated. He's an impatient guy and he wondered how he lasted a week walking her home and not being able to speak to her. When they are infront of her house again he opened his mouth to speak but she spoke first.
"Aomine, is it too much to ask for you to stay with me tonight?" Her eyes look scared.
"Ofcourse not." Aomine scratched his head. He can feel his face blushing. Aru took hold of the sleeve of his uniform.
"To tell you the truth, after being woken up from the hospital, I have trouble sleeping at night. The accident always keeps flashing back and I'm having a hard time to sleep. I get paranoid that they will burst into my house and finish me off." Aru told Aomine.
"Let's get you inside." Aomine don't know any words of comfort so he doesn't know what to say and he leads Aru inside instead. He wondered if she is telling him this to make him guiltier.
Aru made dinner as Aomine watched basketball on her television. They ate and later that night Aomine finds himself beside Aru in bed. Ofcourse nothing happened. He watched over her as she try to sleeps. Her purple eyes staring at the ceiling.
"I've changed my mind. Go home Aomine." Aru said.
"What?" Aomine burst out.
"You heard me, go home." And Aru faced her back on Aomine.
Aomine sighed and get up from bed and walked home. It was the middle of the night but he can't argue with her. Why is she doing this? Then it hit Aomine. She's just doing to him what he did to her. Sigh. He went to a court and started playing.
"Aru what the hell are you doing to me!" He shouted as he dunked. He wishes to destroy the ring out of frustration on himself. He knew it, Aru would never forgive him. But he can't just destroy the ring, can he? Ofcourse he can. Aomine did another dunk and brought the ring down with him. He looked at it and threw it and he walked home.
"Here." Aomine handed Aru a piece of melon bread and Aru looked up.
"Thanks." She replied and looked at him curiously.
Their classmates noticed the sudden closeness between Aru and Aomine and they are very curious. They know that Aru has this huge crush on Aomine but to Aomine to be so nice to Aru doesn't make sense. Unless he felt sorry for what happened to her. That afternoon Aru asked Aomine to walk her home again.
"And please this time stay with me for real." Aru asked Aomine.
"Only if you tell me you're not going to send me home in the middle of the night." Aomine pressed.
"Okay. Let's pass by a convenience store." Aru said this time with a small smile on her face.
"Sure." Aomine's dark skin again is reddening. This is so unlike him.
"Woi Aomine! Are you not going to practice again!" Wakamatsu came.
"I'm not. And what do you care." Aomine replied and he pulled Aru and they walk away.
"You bastard!" Wakamatsu shouted.
"Tch. You are the bastard." Aomine said under his breath and Aru actually giggled. Aomine's time stopped as he saw and hear Aru giggled.
"What?" Aru asked.
"Nothing." Aomine looked away. Damn! What had this girl done to him.
He then noticed that he is still holding Aru's hand. He let go of it and apologized.
"Sorry." Aomine said. But Aru reached for his hand.
"No, it's fine. Let's go to the convenience store shall we?" Aru said.
Aomine found himself in cloud 9. Image of him playing basketball came into his mind and being crowned as the best in the world. That's how he feels right now. Aru bought a lot of snacks and even a tub of ice cream.
"Are you gonna eat all of those?" Aomine asked.
"Ofcourse I'll share. I'm not selfish." She answered.
When they are in Aru's home, Aomine found Aru sandwiched between his legs as they watched movie. They are snacking at eating the ice cream. The movie is comedy and everytime Aomine roared with laughter.
"Sshh. The neighbors will hear." Aru scolded.
"So?" Aomine asked.
"You're right."
Aomine kissed Aru and she didn't complain. Instead she responded and they found themselves deepening the kiss. Until Aru bit Aomine's lower lip.
"Aw." Aomine broke the kiss.
"Sorry." Aru bit her lips in apology.
"Fine, let's finish the movie." Aomine's smiling with glee. Damn, he can't hide his happiness right then. The movie become extra funnier.
That night, they found themselves cuddling on the bed.
"Hey tell me why are you complying with everything I say? Are you guilty and trying to pay back?" Aru suddenly asked her eyes burning through Aomine as she's lying on his chest.
"I thought you will never ask. The truth is I'm inlove with you. Yeah, I'm inlove with you. Strange isn't it." Aomine replied.
"Lie. You're just feeling guilty over what happened to me." Aru said bluntly.
"I'm not lying." Aomine avoid his face because he's feeling damn hot.
"Prove it." Aru went atop Aomine and began kissing him. Aomine ofcourse being a guy adjusted their position so they can kiss better. Aru wrapped her arms around Aomine and Aomine held her hips.
When Aru began trying to take Aomine's shirt off, that's when Aomine noticed something's off. She's not that kind of girl.
"Enough." Aomine stopped her.
"Why, I thought you love me?" Aru scorned.
"I know what you're trying to do Aru. I love you, but I may not look like it, but I respect you. You're not that type of girl. You're better than that." Aomine told her.
"Why Aomine? All those times you've been ignoring me. Then you will tell me you love me after what you've done that night?"
Aomine looked at her and grabbed his hair.(Panot)
"Since middle school, since that time you returned a ball to me, I didn't notice that I've always been keeping an eye on you. I've been denying it to myself, there's no way I'll fall inlove with a nerd like you, but what the hell! I am already inlove with you. And I laugh at that time because after all those time I'll be able to kiss you. I can't keep my excitement. I'm also very sorry for what happened, I shouldn't have left you, but I'm confused with what I'm feeling at that time."
Aru found herself crying at Aomine's words. She's can't believe with what he's saying. It's too good to be true. Actually she never blamed him for what happened to her. It was all her fault, he didn't told her to wander, he gave her money to take a cab but all she did is threw the money at him and walked wherever her feet brings her. She looked at Aomine's eyes and realized that this time she's the one who's denying with herself. She can feel it. His love for her. Those burning passion within his dark eyes everytime they laid upon her.
"I never blame you about what happened. I can't find myself to do it. I want to hate you but I can't, because I'm deeply inlove with you Aomine Daiki." She's crying, with happiness.
"Can I touch your face?" Aru asked Aomine who nodded. Aru extended her hands towards Aomine's cheeks and she hollowed her palm on it. She then gave Aomine a smile. Aomine closed his eyes contentedly. Aru leaned towards Aomine and planted a kiss on his lips.
"Dreams do come true. Don't they Aomine?" Aru asked as their foreheads are touching.
"They surely do Aru." Aomine contentedly said. He hasn't felt contentment since the time he can't find any worthy opponent in basketball. But today with Aru by his side he felt almost complete again. Almost. He will wait till that someone who can defeat him came.
Aomine Daiki, the guy she always fantasizes and admires is inlove with her. Aru wrapped her arms around his neck and waited as Aomine mirror her moves. Those big and sturdy hands of his who always handles basketball roughly now held her with so much care and gentleness. She will do her best for him not to change his mind about loving her. It is time to come out of her shell, so that people won't frown if they saw her with the famous ace of the generation of miracles.
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As Aru and Aomine walked around the campus together, Aru noticed that people are gaping at them, well that is expected. But Aru wondered if she looks wrong. She had her hair cut shortly in an elegant bob and a bangs now frame her face which now gives definition to her unusual eyes(Ahem. Alam na). She also wore light make-up and instead of her usual ankle socks, she now opted for thigh high socks and a slightly heeled shoes so she's not too awkward beside Aomine. She also noticed that Aomine looked annoyed.
"Aomine, tell me do I look funny?" Aru asked blushing and scared at the same time.
"Why do you have to change how you look?" Aomine asked really annoyed. Aru's hurt.
"I look ugly right?" Aru now regret it.
"Ugly? Damn! If you're ugly why does every single guy you passed keep gaping at you and drooling. It's annoying! Can't they see you're mine!" Aomine confessed.
"You don't like how I look right now? Maybe I'll go back to being plain tomorrow." Aru said. People are starting to watch. It's embarrassing.
"Stay like that. I like it. But I just want to remind every guy that you're mine. Only mine." Aomine said and grabbed her by the waist and kissed her. Infront of everybody. Because it's almost the morning ceremony.
Well that's Aomine Daiki for you, her the only one who can beat me is me about basketball boyfriend. An Aggressive player on the outside but a possessive and insecure softie on the inside.