[Black Basket] Give me a chance to say I love you

No matter how Takao responded to other people's doubts, at night, Takao still stood on the road that must be passed by Midorima back to the dormitory.

The evening wind was a bit chilly. After all, it was autumn. She shrunk her neck slightly and tried to wrap the scarf around her lips. Then she stomped her feet childishly, squinting her eyes slightly to count the little bugs flying around the street lights.

Like a lazy and willful milk cat.

Midorima, who was walking slowly from a distance, thought for a moment.

After walking along the same tone for a long time, there was a slight pause, and Takao, who looked as if he was waiting for someone, wanted to turn around and leave, but the next second, his thoughts came back.

Even if he was waiting for someone, he might not be waiting for himself, right?

Even if he was waiting for him, there was no need for him to run away immediately, right?

These two fixed patterns went back and forth in his mind, and after thinking about it, Midorima continued to walk slowly along the established direction with a somewhat nervous and expectant mood.

One step, two steps...

Slowly approaching, the distance shortened, the angle became smaller, and some nervously stared at the empty focus in front of him, Midorima suddenly felt a little cramped.

Then, the vertical focus just passed by, and Midorima passed in front of Takao, but Takao still didn't say a word.

Sure enough, the person waiting was not me.

Just like in the afternoon, he didn't seem to pay the slightest attention to the match between himself and that reckless black skin.

Obviously the cause of the game was him, right?

Stubborn and inhuman milk cat!

Or, is it cat sex?

The heart that seemed to be beating faster before fell silent, but slowly, an indescribable sourness emerged.

Even if it's been a long time, even if he doesn't play basketball anymore, even if...

No matter what the reason is, is it really reasonable to just ignore yourself like this? !

Counting the friendship they only saw, they were inseparable for three years in high school, but they suddenly became strangers in college.

It's like after sharing the same bed for 3 years, suddenly this person kicks you out of bed and says that your skills are too bad.

Ahem, of course, I don’t mean to use such an analogy, it’s just...

Midorima just wanted to fully demonstrate that this kind of thing would not be happy for anyone!

Thinking about it this way, Midorima immediately turned his head away. After all, let this kind of guy who is already considered a public figure stand stupidly by the side of the road in case he is caught by the paparazzi...

Hey, what about people?

Suddenly, a warm touch came from his neck, and Midorima lowered his head slightly, and saw a light yellow scarf wrapped around his neck, the cold air was immediately cut off, and a burst of warm heat flowed along the wrapped The skin spread little by little, and then, some raised voices sounded behind him.

"It's already autumn. Just finished training, please keep warm~"

"I don't need you to tell me, Takao."

Turning around, Midorima looked at Takao who was bending his eyes under the light, and saw that black bangs were still hanging down on his forehead a little too lively, probably because he suddenly lost the scarf to keep him warm, Takao couldn't help shrinking his neck .

Seeing this, Midorima took off the scarf around his neck, and put it back on Takao's neck as soon as he raised his hand.

"You are too weak."

Hearing this, Takao just stuck out his tongue, didn't say anything, but suddenly raised his hand to hold Midorima's hand that hadn't retracted.Compared with his own, Midorima's palm is bigger. Because of playing basketball all the year round, there is a thin layer of callus on his palm, which is a bit hard when he touches it suddenly.

He didn't pay attention to the other party's stiff movements due to his overly intimate actions, and some slightly bright fingers shuttled around to clasp the other party's hand that was hot due to exercise, and then showed a happy smile.

"I shout one or two, start running!"

"Why should I accompany you to do this kind of brainless..."

"One, two—!"

It was useless to complain, because he was suddenly pulled up, and the cold wind blowing head-on poured into Midorima's half-open mouth. The freezing temperature made him close his mouth subconsciously, and he also blocked it before saying anything. Completely complain.Running forward following the pace of the other party, as if everything else was left behind by the two of them, only the surrounding street scene and the person who was running hard were left in the field of vision.

The long-lost freedom, but the familiarity that makes Midorima want to cry.

I vaguely remember that during the countless days of walking alone in high school, this person followed me silently like this, and then caused some troubles either willfully or frivolously, so that I had to end it. Soothe the restless self in the subconscious at that time.

It's been so long, it's been a long time, and everyone has changed, but he is still the same as before.If I have to say something different, it probably means that the person who used to always follow me has become the one who leads me forward.

"Takao." I don't know if it was such a rare warmth that disturbed Midorima's usual reason, or after a high-intensity exercise, he was eager to find something to prove the reality of the world, Midorima suddenly couldn't help asking Takao, "Didn't you already leave, why did you come back?"

Takao just turned around suspiciously, the violent wind around him messed up his words, but Midorima pressed against the other's lips tightly, engraving that sentence in his heart.

"The one who wants to leave has always been Lujian, right? But, sure enough, none of us can leave the other."

It was as if a big hole had been dug by a dam, and the silted mud in the bottom of my heart was violently stirred under the drive of the violent water flow, and then all the unbearable things were taken away. Only then did Midorima suddenly realize that, as if the person who missed always yourself.

"Talk to yourself." A blush flashed across his face, as if he was afraid that others would find out that he was different, Midorima turned his face away, and pushed his glasses with his empty hands.

At this moment, Takao, who was pulling Midorima, stopped suddenly. Midorima, who hadn't had time to stop, accidentally bumped into Takao in front of him, but was seized by the hand that was holding the opponent's shoulder.

"Luma, in your heart, am I a substitute for Heizi?"

This kind of question was so sudden that Midorima could only look at the serious Midorima in front of him expressionlessly, but his brain was still in a down state.

"what……"

"Don't run away! We've been together for so long, can't you just tell the truth, Xiaozhen?!"

The sound of "Xiao Zhen" seemed to uncover some timidity hidden in his heart again. Looking at Takao who was staring at him steadily, Midorima seemed to finally have the courage to look directly at those who he deliberately avoided and could ignore. fact.

Regardless of whether he admits it or not, Takao Kazunari is the person who spent those three years of war with him, and it is the first time he has given incomparable trust to the person.

Really, what was he worried about, that he wanted to remove Takao from his world so inexplicably, wanted him to just leave, wanted him to disappear before his eyes?

Thinking of this, Midorima almost laughed at some of his previous petty thoughts.

"You didn't take his place..."

A soft sentence seemed to give Takao a reassurance, and a slight surprise and smile spread on Takao's face.

"You just took his place."

For a moment, the smile on Takao's face froze, and a cold feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart.

"Snatch...snatch? What do you mean..."

Suddenly, the hand that was about to be taken away was tightly grasped by the other party. The moment Takao raised his head suddenly, Takao saw the helpless smile in the other party's eyes clearly.

"I mean, you're more important than him."

This time, it was really heart-warming like a flower blooming.

"Stupid, fool! Why do you say such misleading words!" This time he withdrew his hand extremely quickly, turned his head to hide the complexity on his face, Takao raised his voice in an extremely awkward way, "There is just a ramen restaurant in front of me. I want kimchi ramen! Treat yourself!"

"What did I say that could be misunderstood?" Midorima almost reluctantly followed a certain awkward little animal, looking at the delicate back of the other party, and labeled the other party as a milk cat again in his heart.

Before, I never understood why Takao likes to tease others at every turn. Now, it seems that seeing the other person blushing because of his words is really cute. How come I never noticed it before?

"Whispering! Think for yourself!"

"I came to ask you because I didn't think of it. There is a book saying that it is not an exaggeration for those who don't know to ask. That's why I devoted myself to asking and teaching."

"Bastard, don't just fool me by thinking that I don't understand those ancient and old things, you obviously made it up yourself!"

"Yeah, so you still know."

"Lvjian! You really did it on purpose!"

Under the dark starry sky, Takao, who has always used his tongue to his advantage, tasted the pain of rascal for the first time, and walked forward with a sullen head, not even noticing the slight smile on the face of the person behind him.

On the other side of the street, a slender figure of a young girl was standing there blankly, even ignoring the appearance of the green light.