(ENG) KUROKO NO BASKET ONESHOTS

MIDORIMA X READER - OUR HOME (PART 1)

I'M BAAAAAAAAACK! I apologize again for leaving you empty-handed for such a long time, but now I'm here again - and with a pretty long 2-parts oneshot, too! Hope you like it :) 

As always, if you have suggestions for my next stories, feel free to tell me! Not only I love making you happy, but working on a story that's made specifically for you makes me far more motivated! But now, enjoy the story!

"I'm in love with you... and I've been for a very long time, actually."

You confess, almost without believing your words. It's been months and months since your feelings for the emerald-haired boy were growing, quivering to get out every time your eyes rested on him. You waited a long time to be sure that he was not a temporary crush, you tried to send him signals (which obviously he did not catch, obtuse as he is), and in the end you decided to tell him directly.

Midorima looks at you with wide eyes and half-closed lips, while your heart is at the mercy of the situation: he could run away, reciprocate your feelings, brutally reject you ... With a Tsundere like him it's hard to predict what's going to happen.

"I..."

"Don't worry if it's not the same for you, Shintaro. We can stay friends, if you like." – you answer with a smile, trying to hide the taste of rejection that silence has.

"T-That's not the point, nanodayo."

You look at him perplexed, without really understanding what he means. After a long breath, he goes on.

"I feel the same for you." – he confesses softly, with his head bowed – "But my father forbade me to start a relationship until I graduate high school."

"What? And why?" – you ask, while the joy of his confession has already vanished.

"Distractions. He doesn't want anything to stand between me, studying and basketball."

"Oh. I understand."

You knew Midorima's parents were pretty strict, but you never thought they would limit him to this point.

"Well..." – you say, trying to lift your spirits – "I'm really happy that you feel for me what I feel for you, so if it's necessary I can wait until se gradua-"

You freeze when Midorima's strong arms suddenly hold you. Your head rests on his chest and you feel his heart beating wildly.

"I can't, (Name). I can't wait a year and a half; not now that I know your feelings."

Surprised, you look up at him.

"So what do you plan to do?"

"The only option is to keep it hidden from him, to make sure he doesn't know."

"Are you sure you want to do that, Shin-chan? I don't want you to get in trouble because of me."

"Of course I'm sure, nanodayo. I have religiously followed every single rule my father has imposed on me so far. Now it's time to do my own thing."

You can't help but smile at all this determination: you never imagined that Midorima wanted to be by your side so much.

"You, instead? Are you okay with my parents not knowing anything for a while?"

"I just need to be with you to be happy, Shin-chan. Whether the world knows or nobody knows, it doesn't matter."

A kiss seals the beginning of your new love: a complicated love, since you will always have to be alert; a fascinating love, precisely because of all this secrecy; but above all a love that promises to be beautiful, given how long you have waited for it.