Twist of fate

chapter 16

" Cancers beware ! you'll have the worst luck in relationship for a few days ! " said Oha Asa 

Midorima sat in his living room , listening to his favourite show attentively . 

" worst luck .. " muttered himself 

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Indeed today was his worst day ever . Not to mention he lost his most precious lucky item of the day , he was also being scolded by one of the unsatisfied patient . He even got himself into a position where he need to take care some of unfinished reports made by some unresponsible doctors . He was in a very bad mood 

He walking through the hospital hallway after finishing the reports when he bumped into Tsukiko 

" oh ..Shin-chan .. Konnichiwa " smiled Tsukiko 

" Ohayo " said Shin-chan . His bad mood was about to lift when he saw the guy from yesterday standing right next to Tsukiko . 

" Oh, Shin-chan , meet Shiraishi-kun . He's here to observe on the plants in the Herbalogy Department for a few days " said Tsukiko 

" Nice to meet you . Im Shiraishi Kuranosuke " said Shirasaihi 

" Midorima Shintaro " said Midorima briefly 

" He was the herbalist in the hospital where I work before " said Tsukiko 

" soka " said Midorima . 

" yep . I never thought to meet Tsukiko again here .This world sure is small ne ~ " 

Midorima didn't like the feeling he's having . What was wrong with him ? Why is he feeling the we he did towards a guy who he never to have meet before ? He wasn't sure 

" I have matters to attend to . Please excuse me " said Midorima 

He feel bad for lying to Tsukiko but he didn't want to handle the feeling he have whenever he sees Shiraishi with Tsukiko . Therefore he decided to run from it . 

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Midorima was in his office , trying to calm himself down after what he considered as the worst day of his life . That was when Takao came in . 

" another bad luck " muttered Midorima 

" yo , shin-chan ! lets go grab a bite shall we ?? The new guy working with Kasumi in the Herbalogy wanted to treat us for Takoyaki ! " said Takao 

A new guy - that only means Shiraishi 

" no . " said Midorima 

" eh ? come on ..don't be such a party popper . This is a Kansai person we're talking about . When they say they treat you for Takoyaki ..that means it will be the best Takoyaki you ever tasted ! " said Takao 

" no." said Midorima 

" come on Shin-chan . Let's go nya ~~ " beg Takao 

" .... " 

" please ... " said Takao as he gave Midorima the best puppy dog eye he can muster 

" sigh.. fine " 

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" Yo minna ! He's here ! " said Takao as he skipped happily towards Tsukiko , Kasumi and Shiraishi 

" .... " Midorima said nothing as he pushed his glasses up 

" Im glad you come Shin-chan " smiled Tsukiko 

" ah " was all Midorima could reply 

" Yosh ... Time for Takoyaki ! " exclaimed Kasumi 

" haha .. Kasumi-san sure is exited " laughed Shiraishi 

" well .. you said this Takaoyaki stall is super special " said Kasumi

" yep . They let you cook the Takoyoki yourself " said Shiraishi 

" eh ?? Hontou ? but .. I dont know how to cook one " said Takao worried 

" Dont worry . You guys have me . I  cook the best Takoyaki in the Kansai region ! " 

" yosh ..let's go then ! " said Takao 

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When they arrived at the stall , they decided to sit at a round table . Tsukiko was first to sit down at the place . 

" Tsukiko ! lets sit together ! " said Kasumi as she grab the seat right next to Tsukiko on the left side . 

" Takoyaki ... Takoyaki " hummed Tsukiko 

" man..she's blinded with Takoyaki already " said Kasumi 

" *chuckled * maybe I should sit right next to her too ? so that I can give her extra Takoyaki " said Shiraishi 

But as he was about to grab a seat , in a flash , Midorima quickly stole it . He quickly sat right next to her . Everyone was quick surprised with his action 

" I think it's better for you to sit over that side since the cooking grill is there ." said Midorima with a stoic face while pushing up his glasses 

" oh ... that's a good point there " said Shiraishi 

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" This is yummy ! " exclaimed Kasumi 

" This is superb ! " said Takao 

" Glad you like it " said Shiraishi 

" Shiraishi-kun , I want more Takoyaki ! " said Tsukiko 

" hai .. hai ..Takoyaki is coming " said Shiraishi 

" I can see why Tsukiko is so hooked with Takoyaki . " said Kasumi 

" yeah .. Can you believe this girl asked me to cook Takoyaki for her almost everyday when we where working together ? " 

" with that huge appetite of hers .. I can imagine it already " said Takao 

" ne ne ... why didn't you ask Shiraishi to teach you how to make one ? " asked Kasumi 

" I did . but it never turned out the way i wanted it to be " said Tsukiko depressed 

" She's too clumsy . There's no way she can never cook a perfect Takoyaki with it . I'll give her 1 out 5 marks for it . out of pity " said Shiraishi 

" Hidoi ! " pouted Tsukiko 

Midorima felt out of place . Really . With nothing to say , he just sat there eating ever so quietly . 

" Ne , Shin-chan ..why are you so quiet today ? " asked Takao 

" it's nothing " said Midorima 

" was the Takoyaki okay?" asked Shiraishi 

" Its fine . Delicious I may add " said Midorima 

" yokatta . I thought it wasn't up to your taste " said Shiraishi 

" no. It was good really " said Midorima 

and they continued their night with a little chatting . Shiraishi shared his experience working with Tsukiko in Osaka .

 Midorima felt a little uncomfortable . Wait ..why was he feeling this way again ? 

Maybe he was jelous to know other guys manage to make her smile during those long 10 years when he was the one to make her cry . 

But who was he to feel that way ? Tsukiko is free to do anything with her life . Not that he mind .. or did he ? 

Midorima noticed that she looked so happy . Will he able to make her happy ? Maybe it was better to let her go before it hurts . 

The end ( to be continued )