My heart beats for you

Chapter 5

Shindou 's Pove

I shouldn't have done that.  What had i done that ? Now he is angry on me . I'm sorry kirino.  But what would I do . I can't see you making mistakes.  I always want that you become that person whom people admire. 
I was angry who will not . I mean after coming so high , no one will bear a lose . If you were at my place . You also do this . We worked so hard for this and we can't lose now not when we had only some time to become world champions .

You'll understand it when you will calm down . I know you understand it why I said it . I hope it will not effect our relation .

Someone's Pove

Kirino went to his room and started crying.  He couldn't believe that Shindou could say something like this .

What ibuki said was right?  Shindou didn't care for me anymore.  I'm no more important in his life.

Shindou!  You promised me that you'll remain by my side always.  Then why ?

Then he saw a flower pot in his room . The flower was lifeless

Who put this here ?

There is a card too . He opened it and read it

Hello captain.  Hope you like my gift . I told you not to run . But you didn't listen.  Now you have seen it .
You must be thinking why I give you a lifeless flower . Because it is like you . You are hopeless and it is hopeless too. You both are lifeless and sad .

He closed the card and throw him into the bin . He took the flower pot and place it with other flowers outside . He sat there and started crying. 

He look at the moon and thought
Why it is always me ? Why always Shindou and I had to part . We never let someone come in between us  . But then why this time . Where I had made a mistake. 

He was so lost in his thought that he didn't notice his kantaku. 

Crying wouldn't help you

Kantaku ! Sorry I didn't notice you .

Why are you crying

I'm sorry kantaku.  I let you down . I didn't prove a good captain.

No . It's not like that .

It is . You saw how I can't even pass correctly

Those are not your words.  You are thinking about Shindou.

But he was right . I can only defend.

Yeah you can do it best . Because that's your soft corner . But no one has guts to come out of his soft corner . You did it . And sometime you made a mistake but you should learn from them. Understand

Yes .

Kirino! 

Hmm

Do you like Shindou more than a friend

Kirino blushed and noded in positive

Soka.  Kirino don't run after those things which are not yours

Kirino remembered ibuki's words .

His hands turned into fists

Because what is yours is yours , no one can steal it .

Kirino looked at him .

You know kirino! FRIENDSHIP is the start of LOVE . And when you are childhood friends then your love is much stronger . Whether that love is brothers love or  real love . If one side get weak then you should make your side stronger . So that it should be balanced.  You should hold it until the other side himself says to leave . Same is your case . Am I right

Yeah

So kirino make your friendship side stronger hoping for the best and don't lose until Shindou himself says that he didn't want you . Okay

Arigatou kantaku. 

By the way , where this flower pot came .

Someone give me . It's just like me , lifeless

You're right.  It's really like you

Kirino looked at him shocked

It's lifeless like you but it has hope

Hope ?

Give me water

Here

Endou put water into the pot and said

Kirino water it everyday. 

Okay but why . It's almost dead

But it's not completely dead. The flower still have hope that someone will water him. After some days, you'll see yourself. 

Kirino smiled

After his conversation with kantaku, he didn't paid attention to ibuki's words.  He just did his work perfectly . He always water that flower and understood what his kantaku said. 
Everything was going good , they are going on a winning streak . Next match was there in semi-finals . But there was still 4 days .

Today was kirino's life best day because today was his birthday.  He was happy because he know that Shindou will be the first to wish . As most of them didn't remember.  Every time Shindou told them .
He changed hurriedly and went to meet Shindou before anyone see and wish him .

Hey Shindou! 

Kirino waved at him

Hey . You're up too early

Hey I always get up early.

Oh sorry

Kirino just looked at him saying him to wish but Shindou just give him a confused look

Why are you looking at me like this kirino?

His smile vanished .

S-Shindou! 

Yeah

Do you know what's today

What is today ?

Y-Y-You don't remember

No . Did I forget something important. 

Kirino wanted to cry

Nothing

Okay bye I just have one more round to go

Kirino just stood there.  Tears started to form in his eyes .