𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭

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𝚌 𝚑 𝚊 𝚙 𝚝 𝚎 𝚛 𝚎 𝚒 𝚐 𝚑 𝚝

⚠︎ 𝑁𝑜 ⚠︎

"I still can't believe Sakusa likes someone," Iizuna said.

"I know, right?" Natsume said as he slipped on his uniform.

Yoshiro Akito laughed, "how would he even be in a relationship? The best she can give him is a hand sanitizer or the newest cleaning product."

"You're not thoroughly clean and you gossip. Disgusting," Sakusa said annoyedly.

He is walking out of the bathroom as he hears the three third years talk about him. There's a bathroom connected to each club room and it contains three shower cubicles. This is one of the reasons why Sakusa went to Itachiyama.

"You went to shower first before us, and you left after us," Akito stated.

"That's because I make sure I'm clean," Kiyoomi replied and slipped on his dark green blazer.

Komori walked out of the shower room and said, "What are we talking about?"

"The girl Sakusa likes," Iizuna said and leaned on the lockers. "Come on, who is she?"

"Do you have a picture?" Yoshiro asked.

Sakusa didn't reply to them and fixed his necktie in front of the mirror.

"You should see them interact, Kiyoomi is not like himself. It's so fun," Komori said with a proud smile.

The said man groaned which caused the others to laugh.

"But she's the one who's helping our club find a manager, right?" Natsume asked.

Komori nodded.

"I should see her then," Iizuna said and smirked at Kiyoomi who is now looking at him, "I am the captain, after all. I should talk to her about this stuff as it relates to my team."

"You sound like a a dad, Iizuna!" Yoshiro said and quickly ran away.

"Yoshiro! Come back here!" Their captain dashed outside to chase after the player who dared called him dad.

"Don't let him get too much to you, Sakusa. We're all surprised that you like someone and we're curious. Introduce her to the team someday, alright?" Natsume gently asked.

He only hummed but that was enough for Natsume. He waved them goodbye and walked out.

"Iizuna-kun does sound like a typical dad, and Natsume-kun is like a typical mom. Does all team have that kind of duo?" Komori wondered but it earned no response.

They started walking towards their room with one thing on the germaphobe's mind: would you like Tsukasa Iizuna if you meet him?

You seemed to be the type that will like a hard working man and that certainly describes their captain.

"Kiyoomi, did you eat Sakura's cookies? They were good," Komori asked after a couple of minutes of silence.

"I ate half of it on our break time yesterday then the rest in the house," he replied, "they were so good that I didn't want to finish them."

"You should give her something as thanks," Komori clapped at his suggestion.

"Will you?"

"No, you'll kill me with glares."

"You exaggerate so much. I am not going to be mad if you give her gifts. She's an amazing person who deserves gifts."

"I kid you not when I tell you that your jealous behavior, given time, could be borderline yandere," Komori shrugged.

"You need to stop watching those shows." He took a quick glance at Komori with clear judgment in his eyes. "They make you irrational."

"No, they make me cautious."

•••

They reached their classroom and stopped by your seat. Kiyoomi's mask was already inside his bag that was specifically for his masks. You sat behind Yuna who were by the classroom door.

"Sakura!" Komori said, "the cookies were great, thanks again!"

"Were they really?" You asked.

"Yep! Totally! You should open a shop and I'd eat all the sweets there!"

You laughed at his enthusiasm. "How about you, Kiyoomi? Was it good?"

You looked at him hopefully, eyes shining with wonder.

"It was... great."

Komori faced him with a disappointed shocked face that asked him 'what was with the pause?'

Which was voiced out by Yuna, "What's with the pause, germaphobe?"

"Nothing," Kiyoomi looked momentarily at Yuna then back at you, "you just looked so pretty today."

"That was smooth, bro," Yuna commented and smirked at the both of you. Her hands even clapped out of surprise and amusement.

Komori chuckled and patted Kiyoomi's back.

You were screaming, jumping, and crying out of joy internally. But externally, you smiled sweetly at him. "Thank you! You smell... clean, Kiyoomi," you laughed at your words, "if that's even a scent."

Kiyoomi also laughed a little at your words. "Your awkward responses are something else, Sakura."

They waved goodbye and continued to their seats.

■■■

The bell rung signaling the students that it's time to have lunch.

Itachiyama Institute has a cafeteria which was clean. Not only is it clean, it's Sakusa's standard clean. He asked the janitors what they use in cleaning and it's always the latest cleaning products which he also uses.

So he really doesn't have any trouble eating in the cafeteria with a lot of other students. Students also doesn't eat in their - Sakusa and Komori's - table because of two reasons. One, the fangirls seems to be always on alert. And two, Sakusa is really intimidating.

They sat down on a random table and started eating.

"Oh," Komori said, "it's Sakura and Yuna!" He pointed at someone.

Sakusa turned his head around and saw you entering the cafeteria with Yuna. You went to the counter and got your food.

"She doesn't usually eat here, doesn't she?" Komori asked.

"Yeah, she and her loud friend eats on the benches outside."

"How did you know that?"

Sakusa just shrugged.

You saw them looking at you and you waved at them as Yuna looked for a vacant table. She spotted one and you walked towards it. You need to pass by their table to get to it.

"You're the ones passing us by now, eh?" Komori said.

"Hello, have a nice lunch, you two," you said to them.

"Oh, why don't you two eat with us?"

Before you or Yuna could answer, Sakusa replied to Komori with a word.

"No."

You were hurt. You knew he had a dislike for most people and he's straightforward but the quick refusal shattered your feeling that you two were close. With the past events of you two, you thoight that you were finally considered a friend he doesn't mind hanging out with.

But here was fate.

"Kiyoomi!" Konori gasped. He quickly turned to you, "I'm so-"

"It's okay," you said before Yuna could lash out on them. You smiled and walked away.

The afternoon classes passed. And gradually, 2 days did too.

You tried your best to avoid him. You didn't want anymore blush-evoking moments with him because it will only make you feel like you're a close friend. Even if you knew you weren't.

Regarding the manager position, students would approach you before and after school. But it was clear that they only wanted the position because they were fangirls. And so, your solution was explaining to them in detail about what they should do if they became manager. Just as expected, they decided not to pursue it.

It was exhausting.

The poster said you or the adviser coach, Mira-sensei, can be approached about it. When you passed by her the other day, not one approached her. You figured that it was because the students wanted to approach you, a student, for the position from the start, they weren't even serious about it. They didn't want to bother a teacher about that but they sure did with you.

That was infuriating.

"Just make Sakusa talk to those students, he's blunt. He'd scare them away," Yuna suggested. You are on a video call with her.

"He doesn't like interacting with people, you'd think I'd be able to just let him do that?"

"Is the reason you're too kind or you have a crush on him?"

"Neither," you said, "I am his friend, he probably doesn't see me the same way, but yes, he's my friend and I don't want to put him in an uncomfortable position."

"You really just want to be his," Yuna put up her two hands and made the air quotes gesture, "friend?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Ugh, you idiot," she groaned, "don't you want to at least make him like you so that you'll date?"

You quickly blushed at the thought, "i-if he ends up li-liking me then maybe..."

"Believe me when I tell you you have a chance!"

"My brothers are already asleep, Yuna. Lower your voice."

"NO, I WILL NOT!" Yuna makes fun of you everytime you get all mom-like.

"Okay, goodbye, I'm going to sleep now."

"It's 10 pm on a Friday night."

"And?"

She rolled her eyes, "goodbye, early bird."