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Chinatsu paced up and down in the waiting room, gripping her bouquet tightly. Today was finally the day of her wedding. It wasn't too long ago when Aomine proposed to her yet here she was, waiting impatiently for the time when she could walk down the aisle and finally be Mrs Aomine. She stopped for a while, thinking about the fact that she would be Mrs Aomine. A small smile crept on her face but soon disappeared as her anxiety began settling in.
Chinatsu started pacing again and Haruka sighed. For the past fifteen minutes since Chinatsu started her pacing, the wedding planner and Haruka both had been trying to put the veil on the panicking bride. Each time they were about to succeed, Chinatsu would turn and walk in the opposite direction. "I'm not perfect enough..." Chinatsu mumbled. "Oh god...this dress makes me look fat. Daiki won't want to marry me now."
"Oi!"
Chinatsu jumped, looking at Haruka. Even the wedding planner was surprised at the idol's sudden outburst. "What?!" Chinatsu shouted back. "I'm panicking and you're not helping! Oh my...I don't want to get married now. No, I'm not going to do it. I'm going home. That's it," she said and handed for the door but Haruka beat her to it and locked the door. "Haruka!"
"Calm down, Chinatsu-san!" Haruka groaned. "You're making everyone panic. Just take in a deep breath and let it out. Everything's fine. Your wedding will be perfect and Ao will never, ever let you go after seeing you in this dress. Do you understand me? The only imperfection right now is you're not wearing your veil," Haruka said, holding the white veil in her hand.
"I'm not?" Chinatsu frowned. "Well, why didn't you put it on for me?"
"Because you were too busy turning into Bridezilla," Haruka stated and sat her friend down, putting the veil on for her and smiled. "Perfect," she said, smoothing out the veil. "Okay, I'm going to go out now to make sure everything's ready for you. You'll come out when the music plays and you will get married to Ao. You will become Mrs Aomine by the end of today, I promise."
Chinatsu nodded and took in deep breaths like Haruka told her to. She was calmer than before and Haruka went outside, closing the door behind her. She went down the aisle, greeting the guests as she walked past. Most of the guests were basketball players from the teams of the Generation of Miracles, people Haruka recognised.
Right on the front row was where the Generation of Miracles were sitting. Kise was on the bench by himself and Haruka looked around, not seeing any of the other Generation of Miracles anywhere nearby. She sat next to him and Kise only lifted his finger to greet her. "Our Kise-kun is not looking good today," Haruka said. "That's a rare sight. Aren't you a supermodel all the time no matter what you do?"
"Ki-chan quit," Kise sighed heavily. "Ki-chan isn't my personal assistant anymore...she won't even return my calls. What do I do now, Rukacchi?" Kise pouted and leaned on Haruka's shoulder. "I really want to tell her that it's okay that she pretended to be Ki-chan because she's still my Ki-chan no matter what."
"That's very confusing," Haruka said, trying to make sense of what he just said since he was mumbling. "Well...I haven't contacted her either so...I don't know what I can do to help you there."
"Rukacchi!"
Kise whined further and suddenly hugged Haruka. Akashi walked up to the bench just then and stared at the two, clearing his throat. Kise looked up first and immediately let go of Haruka. Haruka turned a little and looked up at Akashi, getting up. "Hi," she said. Akashi glared a little at Kise who gently pushed himself to the far end of the bench, away from Akashi. "Your tie..." Haruka pointed, fixing Akashi's tie for him.
"Thank you," Akashi said, taking her hand and kissed the back of it gently. "You look beautiful."
Haruka pulled her hand back and smiled a little. "It's Ao's and Chinatsu-san's wedding. She looks even more beautiful than I do."
"That's impossible. You're the most beautiful no matter whose wedding it is," Akashi stated and looked over to Kise who flinched when they made eye contact. "If not why would other guys try to make a move on you?"
"I wasn't making a move!" Kise protested. "I was asking for her help!"
"Oh, Ao is here," Haruka smiled, breaking away from the conversation and ran over to her best friend, jumping into his arms. "Congratulations, Ao!" she smiled. Aomine groaned a little and held her close as he walked up to the end of the aisle and stood where he was supposed to.
"I'm not married yet. You can congratulate me when we both said 'I do'," he said, letting her go. "Oh, my best man, your partner is here."
Haruka looked around and frowned, not seeing anyone around them. "Where?" she asked. Out of nowhere, a short light blue-haired man stood in front of Haruka, his face only a few inches away from hers. Haruka screamed and jumped away. "Oh my gosh! Kuroko-kun! Oh my gosh...I forgot about his lack of presence..."
Kuroko blinked, staring at Haruka. "It's nice to see you too, Haruka-san," Kuroko greeted. "It's been a while."
"I'm sorry, Kuroko-kun," Haruka sighed, calming down a little. "So Ao asked you to be his best man. No surprise there actually."
"I don't like it," Kuroko stated bluntly.
"Oi! It's my wedding! I can ask whoever to be my best man."
"Then why can't you ask Murasakibara-kun? Or Midorima-kun? Or Akashi-kun? I don't like standing next to Haruka-san who is wearing six inches high heels. She's now taller than me," Kuroko said. And although his facial expression never changed, everyone could tell that Kuroko was sulking. "Please stand further away from me, Haruka-san."
They joked around for a bit more before going to their own places as the ceremony was beginning. The music started up and Chinatsu walked down the aisle, linking her arm with Aomine's and they stood together while the ceremony began.
"Do you, Aomine Daiki, take Hamasaki Chinatsu as your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do."
"Do you, Hamasaki Chinatsu, take Aomine Daiki as your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do."
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
The ceremony ended and the highlight of the day was coming up. Chinatsu stood outside with her back to the crowd of girls waiting to catch the bouquet. As she threw the bouquet, one person grabbed it before the other girls could; Murasakibara. He handed the bouquet to Akashi who then handed it to Haruka. Haruka took the bouquet, smiling a little and hugged the bouquet.
"I'm looking forward to your wedding, Haruka!" Chinatsu grinned.
~.~
Haruka limped over to a table and sat down, taking off her heels and gently massaged her feet while groaning softly. Someone sat down next to her and Haruka looked up to see Akashi. "Tired?" he asked. Haruka sighed, about to put her heels back on but Akashi stopped her. "It'll hurt even more if you continue wearing them."
"We're at a wedding reception," Haruka said, putting the heels back on. "I can't walk around barefooted."
"There are drunk girls walking around almost half naked. I highly doubt that just because you're walking around barefooted for a good reason, others will look down on you," Akashi said. He took her leg and rested it on his lap, taking her heels off before doing the same to the other one. "We can always go home now."
Haruka smiled and watched as Akashi was gently massaging her foot for her. "I'm the bridesmaid, I can't just leave," she said, picking up her glass of wine and downed it. "And it's quite fun, I want to stay."
Akashi looked up at her and sighed softly, putting her legs down. "You're quite the party animal, aren't you?" he mumbled softly. Haruka watched as Akashi looked away, his expression slowly turning cold. Haruka smiled a little and let out a snigger. Akashi frowned, glaring at her. "What's so funny?" he asked. Haruka giggled this time before laughing.
"Let's go home," she said, leaning close to him and took his hand. "I've had almost an entire bottle of white wine by myself," she grinned. "I feel like visiting your house again."
"You're drunk again, aren't you?" Akashi asked.
Haruka shook her head and got up, walking around and grinned. "See? I can walk straight," she smiled. "Come on, let's go home," she said, taking his hand. "Let's tell Ao and Chinatsu-san first though." They went to the newly weds and Haruka hugged the bride, smiling. "Hey, I'm going home now," she said. "Aka-chan's taking me."
"So soon?" Chinatsu pouted. "I thought you guys would stay a bit longer. Especially you, Haruka, you're my bridesmaid!"
"I drank a little too much," Haruka confessed, resting her chin on Chinatsu's shoulder. "If I stay any longer, I think I'll ruin your reception," she giggled.
"Yeah, yeah, go home," Aomine said, waving his best friend off. "As if drinking is the reason why," he smirked and looked at Akashi. "Chinatsu, let them go. We shouldn't be bothering them."
~Few Days Later~
Midorima held the VIP tickets in his hand, walking into the hospital. He headed up to the children's ward, going to the playroom where he knew Natsuki would be. The sound of laughter instantly hit Midorima as soon as he stepped into the children's ward. He stood outside the playroom for a while, watching as Natsuki was playing catch with the children while blindfolded.
Midorima stepped in and stood by the door. Natsuki navigated slowly toward Midorima and grabbed his hand. "Got'cha!" she grinned, taking the blindfold off. "Oh, Midorima-san," she smiled. "I didn't know you were coming today."
"I came to give you these," Midorima said, holding the tickets up. "My match is this weekend and I would like you to come and watch it," he said but it sounded more like a demand. Natsuki looked at the tickets and folded her arms, not giving him an answer. "What? These are VIP seats. Do you not want to watch the match?"
"I don't want to watch the match if you're going to ask me like that," Natsuki said. "I always teach the children, if you want to ask someone something, you have to ask it nicely. You're asking as if I have to go and watch this match. Whereas you should be asking in a way where it sounds like you would like for me to watch the match but I still have the choice whether or not I would like to watch it."
Midorima sighed heavily, pushing his glasses. "Oha Asa was right about Cancer being unlucky today...even my lucky item is not helping. Would you like to come and watch my match? I would appreciate it if you could make it," he said, holding the tickets in front of her once again. "Please?"
Natsuki smiled and nodded, taking the tickets this time. "I shall come then," she said. "Come on, the children missed you a lot," she smiled, taking his hand.
As she pulled Midorima with her to join the children, Natsuki suddenly collapsed on the floor with her hand clutching her shirt at her chest. Midorima frowned and held her in his arms. "Get the doctor!" he shouted at one of the children. "Quick!" The child nodded and quickly ran out, going to look for someone to help. "What's wrong?" Midorima asked. "Do you have any medicine?"
"B-bag..."
Midorima scanned the room and gently laid her down when he caught sight of her bag sitting on a chair. He opened her bag and emptied everything out and a small bottle rolled out. Midorima picked it up and saw that it was medication for Natsuki's heart and quickly poured a glass of water. He gave her the medication and placed his fingers on her wrist, looking for her pulse.
The doctor came in then with the child that Midorima sent out following behind. He knelt and placed the stethoscope on her chest. "Did you give her the medication?" the doctor asked Midorima who nodded. "Give her to me," the doctor said, taking Natsuki from Midorima and carried her in her arms. "Please stay here with the children. I will send someone to take over soon."
Midorima stayed with the children, reassuring them that everything was okay. Ten minutes later, another volunteer came to take over Natsuki's shift. As soon as the children were cared for, Midorima left to look for Natsuki. He was directed to the cardio ward where Natsuki was put in intensive care. "What's wrong with her?" Midorima asked the doctor who came to Natsuki's rescue.
"Yagami-san was born with a heart condition," the doctor explained. "She's on the waiting list for a transplant. We told her to take it easy but she just won't listen to us," he sighed softly.
"Transplant? She never told me before..."
"Yagami-san is always telling the children to not worry about their illness but instead, appreciate that they are still alive and to enjoy everyday," the doctor said. "She lives by what she says. I have never seen a patient as optimistic as Yagami-san."
"I should have been a doctor..." Midorima whispered. "All I can do now is stand and watch. There's nothing I can do for her."
"You can always support her. If you're Yagami-san's friend, she wouldn't want to see you like this. I'm sure Yagami-san would tell you at this point to smile because it is not yet her time in heaven. Support is immensely important to all patients. Don't let her see you like this."