For everything I do, even as little as using my right hand to pick my glasses each morning, I would not regret. For those little things, my fate lead me to her.
Chapter 5. Into her Soul
I will be your voice
Midorima was depressed. He just lost to Akashi in the winter cup. It was a painful experience being crushed at the court. Basketball is as important to him as his fixation on horoscopes. He practiced really hard because he loved it but he lost just like that. Kaminari tried to cheer him up but Midorima being his usual self just ignored her.
"You know you can always curse to ease the burden of your heart." Kaminari finally said after trying console the hard headed green head.
"That is highly inappropriate" Midorima replied without care on her.
"Well, just try. After that you will feel better" Kaminari said.
"No, I would not do that. Just leave me alone" Midorima was irritated to the persistent raven haired girl. She was being more annoying than Takao.
"Look at me." Midorima did not want to looked at her but she grab his chin and force him to face her. "Look at my eyes. You know, all of them think I'm strong" Midorima felt something different about her words.
"The truth is, I lost my ability to cry as soon as my eyes lost its ability to move. I -" she turned her back on him to hide her face.
"My heart could just hurt and hurt as if it was being crushed by a stone, my throat could just dried up but I can't even push a single tear down my eyes. I'm that useless. I have no outlet, just some words and I conditioned myself to be okay from that" Kaminari's words reached him.
Midorima felt guilty for ignoring her after hearing those words. He even remembered crying from losing to Seirin and to Rakuzan but to think that this woman could not even cry all her life was making him disheartened.
"But still, I would not curse." Midorima said to her.
"Say it, shit, S-H-I-T, shit" Kaminari even spelled for him and she sounded like she was teaching a child how to talk for the first time.
"No" Midorima would not do that. It was really highly inappropriate for his standard.
"Oh come on, just say it, piece of shit" Kaminari would not let him escape this time.
"Why are you cursing at me?" Midorima again felt irritated.
"Just do it" Kaminari ordered.
"Okay, shit" Midorima said with the curse a little too fast to be audible.
"Now, repeat after me" Kaminari then said still unsatisfied to his first curse.
"Damn them all, they could all go to hell and kiss my ass." Kaminari seems to master this kind of words.
"I would not say that." Midorima could not take it.
"Just damn" Kaminari will not give up.
"Damn them" Midorima was the first to give up.
"Okay, say it out loud and you will be okay" Kaminari was still unsatisfied.
"DAMN!" Midorima said out loud. His chest is pounding hard being shy to whatever they are doing. He could not even remember why he was being emotional a while ago.
"You're doing great for a beginner, now listen carefully. I will teach you the ultimate weapon of all. No words needed. Just your finger" But before she could raise a finger, Midorima already hold her hand to prevent her.
"I would not do that" Midorima hold her hand tight so she would not do whatever she is planning to do.
"Do it" she tried to fight back
"No" Midorima will not allow her. He will never do that, especially not in front of Akashi who will surely cut his finger with scissors if he dared.
"Come on" Kaminari then force his finger to do it. Midorima was pulling his hand away from her.
A child was walking along with his mother sees them.
"Mom, what are they doing?" Just when the mother looked at them, she saw Midorima's middle finger was raised.
"Oh God" she covered her son's eyes. "Don't look at them and never act like that. They are doing the demon's sign. You will go in hell, if you do that." They walk faster away from those two.
Midorima heard her and looked at their retreating figures. He pulled his hand away to Kaminari, succeeding this time.
"Satisfied now?" Midorima said to him while pushing his glasses to hide his face from other people.
"Are you?" Retorted by Kaminari while giggling. Her eyes reflected the color of the setting sun. The light was warming it and almost looked different now.
Somehow Midorima forgot all his worries and hurt feelings. He was here with her in this moment.
I will be your eyes
Midorima and Kaminari went to shop one day. She was walking in his front while he was counting the time it will take her until she lost her way. He would do this when he was bored and like to observe the crease forming in her forehead every time she realized she was lost.
Midorima took his time to observed her from the back. Her hair was too long for his liking. If the weather is hot, it will reek with sweat especially from all the training she do. That's disgusting.
He was so absorbed from all his thoughts that he did not notice Kaminari already stop. He continued walking until he bumped on her. The fragrance of her hair dominates his nose. It smells good. It smells like nature. It reminded him of the smell of falls and trees and fresh air.
"What shampoo are you using?" Midorima did not know why he asked her that.
"Shampoo?" Kaminari asked. "Hmmm, I don't use that. Do my hair smell now? I haven't taken a bath since yesterday."
"You don't use shampoo? How about conditioner? How can you clean your hair without shampoo?" He was sure he used something to her hair since it was soft. Not that he will admit to her that.
"No, I don't use conditioner either" Kaminari replied.
Midorima got disgusted. He did not inhale for some time, only exhaling the air he breath a while ago. He was trying to remove her smell on his nose and lungs. He thought he was contaminated by a deadly disease.
When they got to the grocery, he bought her big bottle of shampoo and conditioner. Now he had to take care of her hygiene so he will not be contaminated by disease. Midorima of course would do anything for his own well being.
I will be your aid
When they got home. Kaminari showed him her own bathroom which surprised Midorima. There was a hot spring inside her house. And her house is located in the middle of a cemetery. It was so out of place. It has water falling high from a wall which looked like a mini falls.
When he was observing the bath, Kaminari was already walking at the front of the mini falls. Midorima then realized she was about to take a bath.
"Hey, don't you dare get nude in front of me!" Midorima shouted.
"What? Like this" Kaminari said after she removed her clothes.
Midorima was instantly frozen from the spot. On his front Kaminari was wearing nothing. She placed herself at the center of the falls.
She suddenly extends her hand on him. Her hand has the shampoo and conditioner he bought for her a while ago.
"How can you expect me to use this when my hand is like this. Now be responsible." Kaminari ordered him.
Midorima realized that she could not lift both her hands to wash her hair. That is why she have something like this for bath. It was to lessen the burden on her arm. This is another mistake from his part. He could not do anything but resign to their current situation.
"Don't you dare think I will do this to you again and I'm not interested in your body. I am not even looking right now." He told her repeatedly as he went to her back.
While washing her hair, Midorima realized why her smell is like that. It was really soothing. Not that he will ever say that to her.
"If you're wondering why I bath like this its because I can't stand cold water. When it's cold, it is as if not only just a part, but my whole body is paralyze. I can't feel anything. I hate that." Kaminari told him.
He saw something different again from her eyes. The hot water must really gotten to her. Her cheeks was blushing. Her face was not that pale anymore and she was more relax than when he saw her outside. She looked vulnerable now as if all the tension she was feeling for her clan was suddenly taken away from her.
Something melt in Midorima's heart at this sight but he will never admit that, not to anyone.
I will complete your soul
Midorima was walking inside Kaminari's house when he saw a piano inside a room. It is so out of place to see something like this from her house full of weapons. He was thinking it was a trap so he carefully walked inside.
"It must be defective" he said to himself as he enter the room. He opened and tried to press some keys. It was working fine. He tried to think of someone who looked like playing a piano. All of them looked like they are fighting all their life and no one were interested to this kind of things. They must have stolen this.
He decided to play a little to test if the piano was still in good condition. He knew difficult piece that could test the tones of the keys. He played Beethoven 'Hammerklavier' Sonata. His hands are moving as if it has a life on its own. He was so caught up with the music that he did not notice Kaminari entering the room.
"Amazing, I never thought I would hear Hammerklavier played in personal." Kaminari commented. She was smiling.
Midorima was awaken from his trance. It surprised him that Kaminari was able to recognize such piece.
Kaminari sat beside him then played a simple piece using her right hand. She was okay, but not that impressive given she was only using her right hand.
"I suck right? I could not play properly. I could not even pressed all the keys." However she kept playing that Midorima felt he needed to do something.
Midorima removed the bandage on his left hand and then Kaminari was shocked that Midorima used it to pressed the keys she were missing.
"I'll be your left hand, just for today." The music they making is now complete. The harmony is overwhelming. Kaminari smiled unconsciously at this. That was when Midorima saw a life in Kaminari's eyes. The music seems to bring back the soul on her eyes. Midorima was mesmerized by them, as if he saw a world beyond those eyes. He was so caught up in this moment that he did not notice himself smiling too. However his dream world was burst by Kaminari's voice.
"Since you're my left hand today, could you scratch this part of my back." Midorima could only raise a brow from that.
Just to be with you
At basketball practice, Takao sat beside Kaminari as usual talking about trading cards.
"Your hair smelled nice today" Takao commented.
"Thanks, Shin-chan washed them for me" Kaminari sad as he smiled at Takao ignoring all the looks she got from them.
Midorima was frozen from his spot. The basketball he throw a moment ago did not make to the hoop. The atmosphere inside the gym get deadly. Even Takao looked like he wanted to murder him.
Hundreds of pineapples came out of nowhere and they were all directed to Midorima.
"Its not what you think" Midorima said as he run away from his teammates.
Kaminari picked one pineapple and slice them with her sword.
"Hmm, I like this one, can I have it?" Kaminari asked Miyaji making everyone think it was one of her capricious desire.
The aura they emit could not be any deadlier after that.
.. Kaminari was a different person every time I learn something about her. For a moment she was deadly, sometimes she was childish. Sometimes she was a pervert and annoying but most of the time she was beautiful in her way.
What am I saying? Did I already caught their disease? I guess I have to tone it down a little, after all I only cared about my fate and my fortune.
The sky is so dark today. Is this an ominous foresight of my impending doom? I felt so tired now.
Mido**** Shin*****
tbc 6/9
A/n: First of all, I'm not a person who use profanity words, why I put that in my story is beyond me. Second, the story is closing to its end. Three more chapters to go.
What do you think so far? Sorry if this is kinda disappointing, this is where I'll put my romantic side, if I have one.. hehe..
Thanks for reading.