|| our little miracles || 2. orange ||

"When are you going to tell him," asks your best friend.

"I-I don't know, Shouka..."

"Well," your silver haired friend stuffs some tamagoyaki into her mouth, looking up into the sky as she thinks.

You sigh, cursing your best friend's ability to eat whilst you were in the midst of a dilemma.

"You've gotta tell him someday," she mused.

"No shit, Shouka," you mumbled as you took a bite of your own lunch.

"But it's the truth."

"There's no way I'm gonna tell him," you assert, eyes narrowing and head shaking. "He can't find out."

Shouka takes a sip of iced coffee and looks up once more, "he has a right to know."

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him."

"But still, Niji has a right to know he got his girlfriend pregnant."

"I-I know," you whimper.

The silverette pats your back and rubs soothing patterns on your back, "well, (Name)-chan, I hope you remember to make me the godmother of your child."

You scoff, "no way."

Your best friend pouts, "you're so mean~"

The two of you laugh, underneath the clear blue sky.

At that time you didn't know, Shouka's wish came true.

But it didn't last long.

-

As you walk beside the raven haired teen, hands pressed together, you can't help but note the brilliant orange the sun leaves behind as it sets. Your mind flashes back to that conversation you had with Shouka.

Oh well, no time like the present, huh?

But...

What if he rejects me.

I wonder...

No.

Even if he rejects me.

I have someone to look after now.

Someone who needs me.

My dear Seijuuro.

Your hand flits over to your womb, feeling a strange warmth emanate from you. You feel braver, you take in a deep breath and stop walking. Nijimura looks at you, puzzled.

"What's wrong (Name)," he asks, then his gaze turns to your hand positioned on your stomach. "Is your stomach hurting?"

"Shuuzou," you begin, "do you love me?"

Nijimura's eyes narrow slightly, "of course, I do."

"W-Would you still love me even if..."

"If you've done something stupid like put glue in Shougo's hair again, I'm sure Shouka would be able to stop him. Besides, I won't let him hurt you."

You laugh quietly as you remember the time Shouka had dared you into putting glue into Haizaki's hair. He had been so mad but Shouka managed to tell him off. Haizaki Shouka and that brother of hers, they were so different. You picture the two of them with their silky looking silver hair arguing. Shouka has her hands on her hips as she insults her brother and Shougo pokes fun at her crush on Aomine Daiki. You shake the image away, remembering the topic at hand.

"Shuuzo, I'm pregnant."

His eyes are the size of saucers now. Disbelief and shock are written all over his face.

"(Name)..."