A/N: Okaaay~! Thanks for the wait! Here's Chapter One :) I decided to follow the Teiko universe, as I have some plans *insert sinister laugh here*.

This fic takes place at the start of the GoM's second year in middle school. Which means no Kise in the basketball club... yet.

Oh well, without further ado, here's the chapter! Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own KnB, because I'm not Fujimaki Tadatoshi-sensei :D

Chapter One

"go spread some kindness"

Oha-Asa's Daily Horoscope

Cancer

Ranking: 12th

Today's Lucky Item: a hair scrunchie

Lucky Number:3

Lucky Color:red

"It is most unfortunate, but Cancers rank last today! Be sure to have your lucky items at all times, and to further counteract any maladies that may befall on you, Oha-Asa suggests Cancers to express kindness in everyone and everything they meet, as good deeds negate any form of ill will. Another piece of advice: always expect the unexpected, for today is a day of surprises! Also, Oha-Asa says to absolutely steer clear of-

Click!

"Wha-!" A thirteen year old boy spluttered in his seat as he saw the TV screen suddenly black out. He quickly stood up and dashed towards the appliance.

His mind whirred a million thoughts as he scampered across the living room. The fan was still working, so it can't be power shortage. The remote control, which was supposed to be on top of the small coffee table, was missing. Which means...

No matter, right now he needed to hear the rest of what Oha-Asa was warning about. He pushed the soft 'power' button of the television and watched as the television sparked to life.

-Oha-Asa greets you with a brand new day. Thank you for subscribing and see you tomorrow!"

And with that, Midorima Shintaro scowled in frustration as he prepared for school. Hearing a soft giggle, he turned his head to the sound and his eyes landed on his chubby, three-year-old sister, playing with the remote.

Needless to say, his morning wasn't really that uneventful, but still.

On his walk to school, Midorima saw a leather wallet on a tucked corner of a street. Thinking that it was one of those 'good deeds win against bad luck' situations Oha-Asa said, Midorima begrudgingly picked it up and deposited it to the nearest lost and found booth, which was in a park about thirty meters away from his school.

As he made his way to the exit, he bumped upon a seventy-year-old grandma who asked for directions to the nearest restroom. Midorima guided her to one, taking about ten minutes of his time to accomplish.

While briskly walking to his destination, a black cat trudged across his path, making Midorima turn heel and choose a different route.

He checked his watch and grimaced a little at the time. Usually Midorima would have arrived thirty minutes earlier than the rest of his classmates. His luck was even worse than he thought.

In his mulling, Midorima noticed by the corner of his eye a group of puppies unusually rounding up on 'something'. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the small dogs were ganging up on a stuffed toy.

It might've seemed ridiculous, but Midorima actually debated on what to do at the sight before him. Clearly, the toy would be torn to pieces if he left it at the mercy of the savages (Midorima had too much experience with these things, after all). And a child might actually search for it, hence he could leave the toy at the lost and found booth, which was already quite far off where he was now. Besides, he would risk running late for school, which is something that he will never let happen.

And so Midorima Shintaro decided instead to pick the stuffed toy up and carry it to school. Besides, he was used to these things. He'd bring it to the lost and found later, instead.

Shooing the dogs with his sharp, piercing glare, Midorima 'rescued' the toy (a stuffed tiger, how unusual) and placed it inside his bag for safekeeping. And with the small task done, he finally power-walked to school.

By lunch break, Midorima was feeling very different.

It was quite subtle at first; the pins-and-needles feeling at the tips of his fingers appear and disappear at random intervals, the state of drowsiness akin to when one basks in the warmth of the sun while staring out of nowhere, the pull of gravity on his feet slowly tugging at his soles. Midorima blames it all on the fatigue of hurriedly walking around the park in the morning.

But this lethargic heaviness he felt while staring at the fuzzy (why is it fuzzy?) green blackboard? Midorima felt as if all his energy was slowly sapped out of him.

This wasn't right. He never loses energy. He never gets tired. His body only feels this so-called 'tiredness' at basketball practice. Specifically, after practice.

So when Aomine casually approached him and tried to borrow fifty yen, Midorima rested his forehead on the edge of his desk and sighed deeply instead.

Of course, Aomine didn't fail to notice this strange conduct.

"Uh... something wrong, Midorima? Are you sick?"

"..." Usually Midorima would lash out a full snappy retort, but somehow he didn't have the strength to do so. "I... don't really know."

"Woah. That was... strange. Heeey~!" Aomine poked at his back. "Are you really the Midorima Shintaro that I know?"

"Please go away." the greenhead responds, and it makes Aomine a little bit worried. Somewhat.

"This is kinda cool. Midorima's not his usual prissy self! Gotta record this." And the idiot took out his phone and fuddled with it for a moment. Midorima, though wanting to glare at the intruder and shout well-placed profanities at him, hunched his shoulders instead and stared at the floor, his lid drooping precariously.

"Hey Midorima! Come say something!"

"Please go away."

"Ha! As if! We're gonna have so much fun today, eyy, Midorima?"

The thirteen year old boy sighed again.

"Also, Oha-Asa says to absolutely steer clear of any form of tigers, as they will mark a great change in your daily life! Remember: stay away from tigers! Oha-Asa greets you with a brand new day. Thank you for subscribing and see you tomorrow!"

つづく

A/N Part 2!: Yay, here's Chapter One! I've read somewhere that Midorima and Aomine were classmates at their 2nd year in junior high, so there's that.

Gaaah the OOC-ness is strong with this one! I feel as if I butchered Midorin's character, I'm really sorry about that! I think Midorima is someone who blindly believes in whatever he thinks is correct, hence this OOC-ness in the chapter. Oh and the lack of humor astounds me to no end (TAT) I'm really sorry!

Anyhoo, if you enjoyed it and found it entertaining, if a bit, I'll be perfectly happy! Chapter 02 comes out by a week! Please stick around and as always, review/PM me if you wanna say something!

The General expresses such profound gratitude towards the following people:

surlovesnarusaku [yes, KagaMido is a lovely rarepair. I hope you enjoy this update!], AJ-Machado, Lilytrue, and MajestyDickhead for the review/alert! Lemme worship you guys!

Have a pleasant day and thanks for reading~