[fic] Mitsukaru High - Ch 10
Title: Mitsukaru High
Author/Artist: mido_ban04 and tennis_dudez
Link: Winglicans Thread
Warnings/Rating:T (Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes)
Series/Pairing(s): TeniMyu; Mainly Takigawa Eiji x Kimeru & Shirota Yuu x Aiba Hiroki
Notes: Our second forum roleplay revolving around the two couples that we did over at Winglicans.
An alternative universe type of fanfiction, my partner and I take you to how the two couples began during their days in Senior High, with Takigawa and Kimeru in their 2nd year, and Shirota and Aiba in their 1st. This fanfiction will run from that setting until Shirota and Aiba’s graduation from Senior High two years later. Most of the information here are either altered, made-up or real altogether. For clarifications on such information, feel free to contact me through Y!M (snoopeRJ_04).
Hints of other pairings shall also be introduced, therefore expect to be seeing other members of the TeniMyu cast to show up in this Mitsukaru Senior High setting. This is meant to serve as a prequel to our fanfiction ’Anything for You’.
As my partner seems to be having problems with posting, I shall also be posting the chapters of this prequel. This is an edited version of our roleplay over at the forum (or rather, a cleaner and grammatically correct version), open to reviews. I have also opened this to be viewable by the general public.
Here is the 10th chapter entitled The Buddy Auction. This chapter focuses on the fund-raising project initiated by the Student Council for a Buddy Auction, auctioning off the top ten most popular students of the Senior High to the other students and get them have them for a buddy the whole week.
We see a slight development between Takigawa and Kimeru in this chapter with the exchanges amongst the band club about Kimeru and when Takigawa manages to get a sprain during basketball practice that Kimeru tries to expose it when the Student Council Vice President passes it off as nothing serious.
**ALSO! None of the authors of this roleplay/fanfic own TeniMyu or the actors, but are mere fangirls of the musical series and corresponding actors we write about. Everything that progresses in the story is the creation of our witty imaginations.
(cross-posted to tenimyu_slash)
The next few days went by quickly and soon, everyone returned to their respective routines. About two weeks before exams, there was an assembly called by the Student Council. This event particularly surprised the members of the student body since there wasn’t any rumor going around of such an event.
"Bidding?" Endo echoed as he looked at Moriyama who was explaining to his fellow students about the event.
Aiba frowned; he didn't like the sound of things. Apparently the teachers had found a way to collect funds from the students, and that idea was this "Buddy Auction". The program included the 10 most popular students in the Senior High department. These students would be 'auctioned' off to the rest of the student body and the winner would have the privilege of being the 'buddy' of the person he bid for for the entire week. The bad thing was, Aiba hadn't seen Shirota since the start of the assembly and he had the sinking feeling that he would find his boyfriend on stage in a little while.
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Kimeru was now with nine other people backstage; apparently he had been selected to be one of the ten who would be auctioned off, and he didn't like it one bit. He looked around and saw that some of the people there looked the same way he did.
Only one person stood out. This person, for one reason or another, seemed very confident that he'd end up with a person he likes. 'Then again...' Kimeru thought 'If I were him I'd be pretty confident too...'
Moriyama went backstage to meet the ten students, beaming at them. "Alright, procedure's simple enough. Takigawa-kun will be announcing the order in which you'll walk out on stage. So just go when you hear your name. There're chairs there for you to sit down so you don't need to worry about standing the whole time," he explained to them.
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On stage, Takigawa moved to the podium with the list. He had smiled at the rankings before he cleared his throat, looking over to the rest of the student body before he began. "These are the results of the poll that was taken a few weeks ago. Taking 10th place, we have Aoyama Sota from second year, section 3."
Sota stepped out and crossed the stage to a round of applause.
"9th place is Araki Hirofumi from first year, section 2," Takigawa continued.
Araki followed not long after, moving to his spot alongside Sota.
"In 8th place, we have Yanagi Kotaro from first year, section 1."
Moriyama gestured Yanagi to go as the freshman stepped onto the stage, walking over to his seat.
"7th place is Nakagauchi Masataka from second year, section 3."
Toru smiled at the sight as Nakagauchi strolled into view, waving at the crowd.
"6th place is Tsuchiya Yuuichi from second year, section 1."
Tuti entered from backstage, nodding to Takigawa as he headed to his seat.
"5th place, we have Date Koji from first year, section 2."
Moriyama gave Koji a little push as he stumbled slightly, but managed to compose himself as he nodded to the audience before moving to his seat beside Tuti.
"4th place, we have Suzuki Hiroki from first year, section 1."
Shirota and Kentarou both gave Zukki a thumbs-up as he walked onto the stage.
"3rd place we have Kanesaki Kentarou from first year, section 2."
Shirota patted his teammate on the shoulder before he followed after Zukki.
"2nd place we have the Student Council's Shirota Yuu from first year, section 1."
Shirota looked over his shoulder to Kimeru, grinning before he walked out on stage.
Aiba groaned inwardly. 'I knew it.....' he thought before consulting his wallet.
"And finally, in 1st place, we have Kimeru from second year, section 3," Takigawa finished, the announcement of each student as it progressed got louder and louder before Kimeru walked out on stage to take his seat.
Kimeru grinned as he went on stage. He waved to his schoolmates and glanced at Takigawa pointedly at one point.
Takigawa nodded to Kimeru as he turned back to the student body, who settled down after a while. "We'll now begin the Buddy Auction starting with Sota-kun. The starting bid for each candidate is 100 yen. Who'd like to start?"
"150!" A random second year said.
"250!" called out another, who turned out to be Irei as his friends gave him weird looks. "What?" he asked.
"350!!" A senior shouted as he raised his hand.
Naoya frowned, he would end up missing lunch at this rate but he really wanted to spend some time with Sota. After making some quick calculations he raised his hand. "500!"
"I hear 500 from Gomoto Naoya!" Takigawa said, looking around for any more raised hands. "Are there any more takers to go above 500? Going once... going twice..." Takigawa smiled and took out a gavel, knocking it once. "And we have Naoya-kun! Please drop your payments in the box located here by the podium and pick up your buddy for the week on stage."
Naoya stood and crossed the row before moving forward, taking his wallet out and pulled out the promised payment before walking over to Sota, who smiled at this gesture before the two moved to sit down with the rest of the audience.
Takigawa nodded before continuing. "Next, we have Ara-yan. Again, bids begin at 100 yen!"
Naoya managed to get a place next to Kujirai once he returned with Sota. "Oi...hear that? It's Araki…" he said with a grin.
Kujirai looked at him as he listened to the the bids go higher. "So...?"
Naoya shook his head. "Not my fault if he spends less time with you this week," he said offhandedly.
Kujirai's eyes widened as he looked at Araki on stage. He hissed in frustration. "Darn it..." he muttered. "550!" he shouted, making some people stare at him in surprise.
Takigawa smiled. "I hear 550 from Kujirai Kousuke! Any more takers?" he inquired, looking around. "No one?" After a few more seconds, he struck his gavel. "Very well, then! With a bid of 550 yen, Kujirai-kun gets to have Ara-yan as a buddy for the week!" he announced. As soon as Kujirai came up on stage to pay and pick up Araki, Takigawa looked over to the candidates before continuing. "Next we have Yanagi-kun!" he looked over to Moriyama who was sitting in the front row.
"200!" Endo called immediately.
"350!" A second year student announced.
"400!" Another first year called.
Moriyama raised a hand up. "700!"
Takigawa chuckled as the student body turned to their Student Council president in surprise - except for those who took part in the musical - for participating at all. "I hear 700 from our dear President. Do I hear any higher bids?" A moment of silence passed in the area. "None? Then Moriyama Eiji-senpai wins Yanagi-kun for his buddy with a bid of 700 yen!" Promptly after Moriyama and put the money in the box and led Yanagi off-stage - much to the cheers of the student body -, Takigawa continued. "Next! Nakagauchi-kun!"
Toru frowned as Nakagauchi was called up. The morning before the assembly, Nakagauchi had taken his allowance and threatened to spend it all for lunch if he didn't bid for him. 'As if I'd be able to get it back anyway...' he thought to himself as he waited for the bids to stop.
When he heard someone say 550 and noticed that there was no one else bidding her raised his hand. "650," he raised.
"A raise to 650 from Baba Toru!" Takigawa exclaimed. "Any more takers?" When no one raised their hand, Takigawa struck his gavel. "Toru-kun takes Nakagauchi-kun for 650!" The exchange of the money was made - which strangely but stealthily came from Nakagauchi's pocket -, before the two left, cuing Takigawa to continue. "Next up is Tuti-kun!"
"Yosh!" Nagayan cheered from his place with the band club. "200," he said immediately as he raised his hand.
Daisuke looked at him before smirking. "300!" he called out.
"What?!" Nagayan said as he glared at Daisuke who winked at him.
"No way I'm letting you win!!" Nagayan said. "400!!"
Konishi shook his head as he watched the two continue to raise the price.
"650!!" Nagayan called out and before Daisuke could say anything Furukawa clamped a hand over his mouth. "Let it go Daisuke...he's too determined," he said with a smile.
Shirota chuckled at this development going on amongst the band club before he looked over to Takigawa, who announced that Nagayan had won the bid.
"The last person I'll be hosting the bids for is Koji-kun!" Takigawa continued as Nagayan and Tuti got off the stage.
Kenken's eyes went wide when he saw Koji. "KOJI!!" he exclaimed, making people stare at him in surprise.
"I swear I didn't know Kenken!!" Koji answered from the stage.
Aiba fought down his laughter as he heard this exchange. 'Those two...dead obvious...' he thought in amusement.
The bidding started, though it seemed that everyone was deliberately keeping their bids low...until Kenken finished checking his allowance. "500!!" he yelled.
Takigawa nodded, striking his gavel without having to check for any more takers. "Kamakari Kenta wins the bid for Koji-kun!" he announced. Once the exchange was made Takigawa switched places with Moriyama, who moved up to the podium.
"I'll be continuing where Takigawa-kun left off with hosting the bids," Moriyama announced, nodding to the audience before he began. "Bids for Zukki-kun!"
Aiba looked at the seat next to him where Adachi was supposed to be. Unfortunately the boy had to rush to the bathroom. He sighed. 'Might as well....' he thought as he raised his hand. "300," he raised immediately.
"500!" A senior called out, causing Aiba to raise an eyebrow, 'Huh?' he thought.
"550!" A second year called out.
"600!!!" Adachi announced as he made a dramatic entrance by pushing the doors open before shouting his bid.
Aiba smirked. "Adachi...way to make an entrance..." he muttered.
Moriyama struck the gavel as soon as he confirmed that no other higher bids were to be made. Adachi moved up the stage to deposit his bid to the box and stepped down with Zukki before Moriyama nodded, looking over to the remaining candidates. "Next is Kentarou-kun!"
A few bids were made across the years; a fellow freshman started off the bid with 200, while a second year raised it to 375. A senior raised it to 500. There was a debate as the bid slowly increased to 800, made by Irei.
Irei turned to his friends. "What? He's a teammate of mine!" he reasoned.
Yagami smiled in his seat as he listened to the bids increase. When there was silence, he rose to his feet, raising his hand. "1000!" This announcement caused everyone to jump back in surprise at how high the bid was. Kentarou blushed at this, scratching his cheek distractedly as Moriyama's gavel was heard.
"Congratulations! And with an auction high bid of 1000 yen, Yagami Ren wins over Kentarou-kun!" Moriyama announced excitedly. When Yagami and Kentarou were heading back to the audience, Moriyama looked over to Shirota and Kimeru. "And now we've come down to the final two! Taking 2nd place in the popularity poll, let's start off the bid for Shirota-kun!"
Aiba fixed his gaze on Shirota on stage. He grinned as the bids came up. Less than a minute had passed and the bids had already reached 1000 and showed no signs of stopping.
"You're not going to bid?" Zukki asked from beside Adachi.
"In a while..." Aiba said as he listened for any more bids, but none came. When Moriyama was about to announce the close of the bid for Shirota, Aiba raised a hand. "3000," he called out, making a lot of people turn their heads to look at him. Even his classmates were staring at him in shock.
Shirota blinked, the number sounding oddly familiar as Moriyama's gavel cut through his thoughts. "A new auction high bid of 3000!" Moriyama announced. "Please come up and pick-up your buddy for the week, Aiba-kun!"
Takigawa smiled. 'That wasn't surprising, considering that Aiba offered to pay the bill when we ate out,' he thought to himself before looking over to Kimeru. He had checked his wallet earlier before he left the house, so he had a pretty good idea how much he was planning to bid.
When Shirota and Aiba were on their way back to sit down, Moriyama gestured to Kimeru. "I present to you the 1st placer in our popularity poll, Kimeru-kun! Saa, let the bets begin!"
Kimeru was getting more agitated as the people on the stage lessened. He was a bit surprised when he heard the bet for Shirota but then again it was expected. He had known that Aiba was well-off based on his stuff in the dorms.
The bids raised to 2000 much sooner than he liked. Though he admitted to himself that it wouldn't be bad to spend a week with someone who wasn’t part of his circle of friends, he also thought that it would be very awkward because since he and Takigawa became an item. He didn't really like the idea of spending periods of time away from the boy than necessary. He took a deep breath as the bids stopped at 2500 from a random senior student.
When the bids stopped, Moriyama was about to strike his gavel when Takigawa raised a hand. "3500," he called, causing everybody to look over in his direction as he got to his feet.
Shirota, who was somewhere in the back with Aiba, chuckled. "Eiji-kun's pretty well-off himself, considering he lives alone most of the time and manages his parent's house on his own," he explained.
"I noticed based on the price he gave," Aiba said. "...and here I thought I would set the record," he said with a grin as he shook his head.
Kimeru's eyes widened when he heard the price. 'What the?!' he thought in surprise.
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Moriyama struck his gavel. "We end this auction with an auction high bid of 3500 yen from Takigawa-kun!" he announced proudly as Takigawa went up on stage, depositing the money in the box before approaching Kimeru, smiling.
"Surprised?" he asked as there was a loud cheer from their schoolmates.
Kimeru nodded slowly, still a bit surprised by the outcome.
Takigawa took Kimeru's hand and pulled him down the stage. "You didn't think I'd let anybody else have you for a week, did you?" he mused.
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Aiba blinked as he stared at Shirota. "Really? Now that's interesting…" he said.
"Was that planned or did it depend on your allowance?" Shirota inquired.
Aiba grinned. "Pure coincidence Yuu..." he said. "But at least now I have technically paid you back for that."
Shirota nodded. "Aa, we can say you have."
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Kimeru smiled. "To be honest I thought you would but I'm glad about the outcome, nonetheless," he told him.
Takigawa chuckled. "I could already imagine Shirotan coming up to me about it if I didn't make a bid. Besides, I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn’t have you for a 'buddy'," he said.
Kimeru smirked. "So, Eiji-sama...what plans do you have for this week now that you have me as your buddy?" he teased.
Takigawa smirked. "You'll find out after classes are over with, Kime," he said slyly.
Kimeru grinned. "If you say so," he chided.
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Aiba chuckled as he looked at the stage once more where the teachers were giving final announcements.
After the assembly, the students were given the opportunity to have an early break since the event had already taken up most of the time of the morning classes.
Yagami smiled as he strolled over to where Shirota and Aiba were. "Shirota-kun...have you seen Kanesaki-kun?" he asked the varsity player.
Shirota turned to Yagami and looked around for a moment. "Well, if I know him, he's probably in one of the courtyards..." he replied.
"Arigatou, Shirota-kun. I'll be seeing you two around then," Yagami said with a nod before walking off.
Aiba blinked. "People have been acting strange since the bidding…" he said as he looked around.
"KENKEN!!" Koji called out brightly as he passed by the door in search for his buddy.
"See what I mean?" Aiba said with a sigh.
"Oi, those two were already obvious from the first few days..." Shirota said defensively, referring to KenKen and Koji. "And it wasn't much of a surprise for the other pairs as well."
"True....but there is one pair that surprised me..." Aiba said as he thought for a moment. "Who would have thought that Naoya-senpai would bid for Sota-senpai?" he mused.
Shirota chuckled. "They're a bit similar to Kujirai-senpai and Ara-yan," he said.
Aiba laughed at the thought. "That's true in a way..." he said in amusement.
Shirota chuckled before turning to Aiba. "So do you have anything in mind for the week?" he inquired.
"I'd be lying if I told you that I do..." Aiba admitted in embarrassment. "...but I figured that we'd think of something way or another."
Shirota nodded. "Aa. I'd be leaving the decisions to you for this week, then," he said.
"Sure," Aiba replied with a smile.
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For the past few weekends, Takigawa had started giving Kimeru the cooking lessons he was asking for. He was planning on continuing those tonight to start off to see how far Kimeru's progressed. 'It'd be interesting to watch him cook up our dinner...' he told himself with a chuckle.
"If you were going to make something tonight for dinner, what would it be?" Takigawa asked Kimeru randomly.
Kimeru thought for a moment. "If I had the ingredients I want to try making tempura..." he answered. "Why?"
Takigawa chuckled. "We've got ingredients at home for that," he reassured him. "And I asked because you'll be making dinner tonight."
Kimeru blinked a few times before looking at him. "Seriously?" he asked in bewilderment before smiling widely. "Yosh! Then I'll do my best!"
Takigawa nodded. "I'll be there to help you out, of course," he reminded the boy.
Kimeru nodded eagerly.
"What's this? Kime knows how to cook?" Nagayan asked as he appeared behind the two with Tuti beside him.
Takigawa looked over to Nagayan and smiled. "Just recently," he answered.
"Aww... Kime-hime is becoming the perfect wife," Nagayan teased. Kimeru glared at him before punching him as Nagayan dodged easily, a grin on his lips.
Takigawa and Tuti looked at each other, chuckling.
Kimeru and Nagayan continued their little punch-dodge game for a while and ended only when Furukawa and Daisuke came and forced them apart.
"Seriously, just because Nagayan mentioned that..." Takigawa scolded, shaking his head.
Kimeru calmed down. "That guy just knows how to get to me..." he reasoned.
Nagayan stuck his tongue out. "Only telling the truth, Kime," he teased.
Takigawa held Kime back before he could lunge at Nagayan a second time. "Leave it!" he said firmly. "At this rate I'll end up having to be one to cook dinner again."
Kimeru stopped his actions once he heard this. "G-Gomen...." he said quietly, making his friends stare at him.
'DID HE JUST APOLOGIZE?!' they thought.
Takigawa nodded before releasing his hold on Kimeru. "Saa, it's about time for the next period. I'll see you at lunch, Kime," he said, taking his leave as he headed back to his classroom.
Kimeru nodded before turning around to go to his own classroom, his friends that were in the same class following him.
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After the classes of the day were done, Aiba was once again with the soccer team, watching their practices while taking pictures.
"Over here, Kenken!" Shirota called as he waved a hand up, running downfield. Kenken passed the ball to him as he brought the ball forward and passed over to Kentarou, who finished the play with a beautiful goal.
"That was a good play!" Wada called out. "Next one, then!"
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Takigawa was in the gym, playing a practice match with the first and second teams as the captain was out sick today. "Ara-yan! Move around some more!" he called out, watching the flow of the game and giving instructions to everybody to improve their defense or execute any shots better for both sides.
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Kimeru was practicing with the band. They were preparing some songs for the faculty assembly that weekend. Kimeru sighed as he put down the mic. "Guys...can anyone tell me why we're singing 70's songs?" he asked.
Konishi smiled. "Principal?"
"Oh yeah..."
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"Last one!" Wada called out.
"Hai!" the rest replied.
"Make those passes quick now!"
The pass started from Irei at the goal area, who passed it to Kujirai, who passed it to Zukki, and continued Kenken, then Shirota, and finally to Kentarou, who shot it into the opposite goal.
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"Yosh! Training's over!" Takigawa announced as the rest fell to the floor while others headed off to the locker room.
"Oi, Takigawa," Naoya called, walking up to him.
"Doushita, Naoya-kun?" he inquired.
"Your foot alright? You didn't twist it earlier, did you?"
Takigawa looked down at his feet and took a few moments to tap them on the floor. "They're fine."
Naoya nodded before leaving the gym. Takigawa watched him leave before he sighed, sitting himself on the bench.
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Aiba was taking pictures when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked around and saw Yagami smiling at him. "Yagami-senpai...What brings you here?" he asked.
Yagami chuckled and silently pointed to Kentarou.
Aiba blinked. "Oh....."
When soccer practice was over, Shirota looked over to where Aiba was and saw Yagami-senpai. Chuckling, he nudged Kentarou in the ribs. "Oi, someone's come to pick you up," he teased.
Kentarou looked over and saw Yagami. "Aa... He invited me to have dinner with him tonight..." he said as he packed up his things and went ahead to get changed.
Shirota chuckled. 'Dinner, huh?' Shirota proceeded to do the same and followed after Kentarou to the locker room.
Aiba waited with Yagami for the varsity team by the practice area.
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Kimeru and his group finished up early, so he decided to surprise Takigawa at the courts. He peeked inside and saw Takigawa by the bench. "Yo!" he called out as he picked up a basketball that was by the door.
Takigawa looked over to Kimeru and smiled. "We just finished ourselves," he said as he got to his feet, stumbling slightly before managing to get his balance. 'That was weird...' he thought to himself, looking down at his feet before he went to approach Kimeru. "I just need to clear things up here and change so we can get back home."
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Shirota and Kentarou had both finished changing back into their uniforms before deciding to accompany one another as they got out and saw Aiba and Yagami and headed in their direction.
Yagami waved at the two as he saw them approach.
Aiba, who couldn't resist the moment, took a picture of them approaching. 'That one is going straight to my portfolio,' he thought.
Shirota rubbed his eyes as they walked up to them. "Oi, why'd you go and take a picture like that?" Shirota whined.
Aiba looked at the screen of the camera. "Sorry...the scenery was just perfect," he explained.
Shirota frowned as Yagami and Kentarou announced their leave. "You still could've said something..." Shirota reasoned.
"What would I say? 'Oi Yuu! Say cheese!'?" Aiba asked.
Shirota chuckled. "No, not exactly. I was thing more along the lines of 'Don't move!' and your camera goes off," he said.
Aiba grinned. "I'll do that next time. So let's go home?" he asked.
Shirota looked around before nodded. "Aa, let's," he said in reply.
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Takigawa looked at Kimeru. "What are you talking about?" he said, pulling his wrist from his grip and took the basketball from him. "I'm perfectly fine," he insisted, moving back to put the ball back with the others.
Kimeru said nothing as he looked around the court. He spotted another ball nearby and he dropped his bag near the bench before going over to get it. "Oi Eiji...would you mind playing with me for a bit?" he asked with a grin.
Takigawa put the ball away before turning to Kimeru and smiling. "Are you sure you're up to that?" he inquired cheekily.
Kimeru grinned as he started dribbling the ball. "I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't" he said.
Takigawa nodded before he got into a defensive position. "Come on, then."
Kimeru smirked before he started his offense, faking a shot before moving around Takigawa to score a point.
Takigawa watched as Kimeru faked the shot he was attempting to block and moved around to score. He smirked before retrieving the ball. "Not bad. You didn't really look like the type to be involved in sports," he pointed out, passing the ball back to him. "One more, then," he said. 'Looks like I underestimated you. But... even if I knew you were going to move past me, I couldn't move myself... That's strange...' He shook his head.'No need to think about things like that,' he told himself firmly, holding his hands out. "Koi!"
Kimeru smirked as he caught the ball. "You're going easy on me..." he said. "Don't hold anything back, Eiji!" He ran to the sidelines, swerving around Takigawa. 'That's strange, he could have already blocked me....unless I'm right in thinking...' he thought as he attempted a three point shot.
Takigawa followed Kimeru before the pain sank in on his right foot, causing him to stumble a second time, losing his balance. Gritting his teeth, he used his left foot and launched himself into the air to block Kimeru's shot, tapping the ball out of his hands before he landed rough on the ground, rolling to a stop as he clutched at his right ankle.
The ball bounced off the ring and Kimeru went over to Takigawa. He frowned as he bent down and swatted Takigawa's hand away from his ankle.
"Well, Eiji...that looks like a sprain to me," he said sternly as he looked at the ankle that was slightly swollen. He silently helped Takigawa to the bench and eased him down. "Where do you keep the first aid kit?" he asked, voice still firm.
Takigawa was panting before pointing over to the other bench not far away. "Under there," he replied.
Kimeru stood up and walked to the bench. After retrieving the first aid kit he immediately tended to Takigawa's foot. After placing a bandage around it Kimeru looked at Takigawa. "What's your locker combination? I'm getting your things so you won't have to walk more than necessary," he explained.
Takigawa blinked before the doors opened as Naoya came forward, dressed in his uniform before approaching them. "Here," he said, holding out Takigawa's bags to Kimeru. "Don't overexert yourself, Takigawa..." he said, looking over to his teammate and noticed the bandage on his foot.
Takigawa nodded. "Gomen, Naoya-kun," he muttered. "And to you too, Kime..."
Kimeru sighed heavily before taking Takigawa's bags. "It's fine....just don't deny any more injuries in the future," he said. "...and even if you do I have ways to find out, just like I did today," he warned before pulling out his phone.
Takigawa nodded sheepishly as Naoya went ahead and left.
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Aiba's phone vibrated and he pulled it out of his pocket. They were just at the school gates by then before he frowned. "Kimeru-senpai says that we have to go to the basketball court," he relayed to Shirota.
Shirota nodded as he led the way to the courts. As soon as they arrived, he looked around and spotted them. "Eiji-kun!" he exclaimed, jogging up to them. "What happened?" he asked.
"He sprained his ankle and he had been denying that fact for the past 5 minutes," Kimeru answered flatly. "Can you help us carry our stuff back home? I'll can support him but it would be hard with the bags," he explained.
Aiba nodded, "I can take your bag, Kimeru-senpai," he said before taking Kimeru's bag.
"I can help with Eiji-kun's, Kimeru-senpai..." Shirota offered.
Kimeru nodded."Thanks you two.." he said before handing Shirota Takigawa's bags before helping Takigawa up. "Saa....Let's go!"
Shirota took Takigawa's things before he and Aiba fell into step with Kimeru and Takigawa as they left the courts.
Takigawa distributed his weight so that he didn't have to put too much pressure on his injured foot and supported himself with his other foot as they walked.
"What happened?" Shirota inquired, adjusting his hold on the two gym bags and book bags with him.
"I think it was during the last few minutes of our practice game..." Takigawa said, wincing from time to time when he accidentally lowered his injured foot more than he meant to. "I landed badly and twisted my foot in the process. The pain didn't really sink in before Kimeru and I had a little game just now..."
Kimeru frowned as he assisted Takigawa, placing the boy's arm around his shoulders. "Lean on me," he said as they walked on.
Aiba looked at Kimeru for a while before grinning. 'Now THIS is a first...' he thought.
"Seriously... I can help you, Kimeru-senpai..." Shirota offered hesitantly.
Kimeru grinned at him. "Believe me Shirota-kun...I'm stronger than I look," he said reassuringly.
Shirota nodded. "A...Aa..."
The rest of the trip to Takigawa's place was spent in silence. Shirota moved forward and opened the door with his set of keys before opening the door and held it up for the others to come inside.
Kimeru eased Takigawa on the couch before taking a seat beside him. "So what have we learned today?" he asked Takigawa.
Aiba smiled inwardly.
Takigawa heaved a huge sigh. "Not to hide any injuries from you..." he muttered.
Shirota closed the door and took Kimeru's bags from Aiba and proceeded to bring Kimeru and Takigawa's bags upstairs.
"Do you need anymore help around here senpai?" Aiba asked Kimeru.
Kimeru shook his head. "I can take it from here. Thanks, you two," he said with a smile.
Shirota returned from downstairs before retrieving his own bag. He nodded to Takigawa with a warm smile. "Alright, then. We'll be going ahead, Eiji-kun... Kimeru-senpai," he announced before turning to Aiba and headed to the door.
Kimeru nodded at them as they left. "Now...I'll go start on dinner as we have originally planned...so sit back relax and don't put any more strain on that foot than necessary, Eiji-sama," he said before standing up and heading to the kitchen.
Takigawa watched as Kimeru moved to the kitchen. "Jyoto..." he called, but trailed off before sighing, glaring over to his bandaged foot. 'I blame you for this...' he said to himself.
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"You think they're going to be fine?" Aiba asked as they walked away from the house.
Shirota nodded. "As long as Eiji-kun doesn't go walking around needlessly, they'll be fine," he said.
"Well, based on how Kimeru-senpai was acting I don't think that it will be anytime soon." Aiba said as they reached Shirota's house. "Well...I'll see you tomorrow then."
Shirota nodded. "Aa. See you tomorrow, Hiroki," he greeted as he pulled out his house keys.
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Kimeru looked around the kitchen and prepared everything he needed for making the two of them dinner before starting.
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Takigawa wondered what he could do while waiting before Pearl came into the living room. He smiled and held a hand out as she approached. Takigawa took her up onto the couch with him and set her on his lap, stroking her.
As soon as Kimeru was done making dinner he sighed. "I hope I did it right..." he muttered to himself before putting the tempura on a serving plate and bringing it out to the dining room. He returned to the kitchen to look for a tray to use so that Takigawa wouldn't have to move from the living room. After a while, he went over to Takigawa, holding a tray that contained both their dinners.
Takigawa saw Kimeru from the corner of his eye and set Pearl down after one last pat on the head as the Yorkshire ran off. "I hope nothing broke while I wasn't around in there?" he teased lightly as he took a moment to look at the food Kimeru had managed to make.
Kimeru placed the tray down on the coffee table and playfully punched him on the arm. "Baka..." he muttered. "Here....I'm not sure if I got it right though..." he said as he handed Takigawa a plate.
Takigawa nodded. "I'm sure it didn't turn out too bad..." he said as he took his chopsticks and reached out for a piece of tempura, dipped it in the sauce and took a bite. After swallowing, Takigawa turned to Kimeru. "It's just the use of the batter that's lacking to make the tempura crispier in appearance," he explained before breaking into a smile. "Otherwise it's fine," he said with a nod of approval.
Kimeru sighed in relief. "At least I didn't burn anything..." he muttered before starting to eat.
Takigawa smiled. "Aa. And that," he added. "Good work, Kime," he said brightly, continuing to eat the rest of the tempura along with the rice eagerly.
Kimeru smiled before eating his share of the dinner. Naturally, he was also the one who took care of the dishes before going back to help Takigawa upstairs.
When they had reached Takigawa's room, they moved inside as Kimeru helped him onto his bed. "Arigatou..." Takigawa said as soon as he got his foot up and looked over to Kimeru, smiling softly.
Kimeru smiled back at him. "No problem Eiji..." he said before setting up the futon.
Takigawa watched Kimeru set up the futon. When he was done, Takigawa pulled Kimeru to sit down on the bed with him. "Gomen... I didn't want to worry you with this earlier on..." he said quietly, taking Kimeru's hand with both his own.
Kimeru shook his head. "I told you, it's fine..." he said. "After all...injuries like this can't be avoided especially if you're playing a sport regularly," he explained. "If anything, I'm the one who should be sorry because even if I was aware of your injury I still made you play...so....gomen."
Takigawa kissed Kimeru's hand. "To be honest, it really started to show after you had me start playing..." he admitted. "But this is nothing..." he said, nudging over to his foot. "So I'll be alright..."
Kimeru sighed in relief. "Just be careful next time..." he muttered.
"Hai, okasan," Takigawa teased.
Kimeru glared at him. "What.Did.You.Call.Me?" he asked.
"Forget I said anything," Takigawa said before pulling Kimeru into a kiss.
All thoughts of any possible retort to what Takigawa said flew out of Kimeru's mind the moment that their lips met. He placed his arms around Takigawa and pulled himself closer to him as he kissed back.
"Oi, Yuu! Breakfast is ready!" Jun called from downstairs.
Shirota got himself dressed into his uniform as he stifled a yawn, making his way downstairs with his book bag. He was up finishing his assignments before he sank into a chair at the dinner table. "You usually don't wake up early to make breakfast..." Shirota pointed out.
Jun set down the toast in front of the boy. "Excuse me for being nice today, lil' bro," he said bluntly, messing up Shirota's hair.
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Aiba yawned as he finished his breakfast. "Couldn't sleep last night?" Hinako asked him.
"Yuu's fault for popping into my head every now and then..." he muttered sleepily.
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"Ja, itekimasu!" Shirota called, pulling his shoes on as he left the house early to check up on Takigawa as he passed by his house.
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Takigawa was downstairs eating some breakfast at the dinner table. He was able to convince Kimeru that he'd go to school that day with the help of some crutches he had used before when he had a similar injury last year. He was just taking his last bite when the doorbell rang.
Kimeru, who had just stepped out of the bedroom, was fixing his necktie when he heard the doorbell ring. He grabbed his bag near the door and went downstairs.
Takigawa finished his food and wiped his mouth as he took his crutches and got himself up before he moved across the room to the door and pulled it open.
Shirota smiled. "Ohayou, Eiji-kun~" he greeted. "I see you've pulled those out again," he said, pointing to the crutches.
"I can't really miss school today since we have a quiz for Modern Japanese," Takigawa reasoned. "I had to insist on it since Kimeru told me to take the day off today.”
Shirota chuckled. "Well, I know you wouldn't be one to miss out a day of school just because of a sprain."
"Ohayou~" Kimeru called out as he joined the two downstairs. He looked at Takigawa's crutches for a moment before sighing. "Are you sure you don't want to skip classes?" he asked. "The teacher can give you a make-up quiz..."
Takigawa turned to Kimeru and nodded. "I'll be fine," he reassured him. "Besides, there're a few other things I need to attend to that I can't leave to anybody else," he explained, turning to Shirota.
Shirota blinked. "That's because Moriyama-senpai's starting to get busy studying for college entrance exams as well, isn't it?" he said. "And you don't trust me to take care of things on the Council on my own yet."
Takigawa laughed. "Exactly."
Kimeru sighed. "Can anybody tell me why our school only has three active council members again?" he asked.
Takigawa and Shirota looked over to Kimeru. "A representative from each year is represented in the council," they said in unison.
"Plus it's easier to handle things and get in contact with one another," Shirota added before taking Takigawa's bag. "Shall we get going?" he offered.
Kimeru looked at the two before shaking his head. "I guess that's it. Anyway... thanks for the help, Shirotan~" he said.
Shirota nodded. "No problem, Kimeru-senpai," he said before stepping aside, allowing Takigawa and Kimeru to step out first.
"You always insisted in helping me when it came to sprains..." Takigawa said as soon as they had left the house and were on their way to school.
"That's because you were always getting yourself injured before," Shirota scolded.
Kimeru chuckled. "It's all thanks to that sport of yours...now I remember why I didn't like sports in the first place," he said fondly.
Shirota smiled. "Well, we each have our own interests," he said. "And when Eiji-kun and I started playing seriously with our respective sports by joining the varsity teams, we knew we'd end up having a few injuries every now and then.”
Kimeru nodded. "I guess I have to tell Aiba to expect you to be injured once in a while, then," he teased.
"I'm sure he does. After all, he spends time with the soccer team during practice," Shirota said.
"He does?" Kimeru asked. "Oh yeah...he's been assigned to cover the varsity soccer team by the paper..." he said as he remembered what Aiba had told him a few months back.
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It wasn't long before they arrived at the school. Shirota accompanied Takigawa to his classroom, handing over the older boy's bag to him as soon as he took his seat.
"Ja, I'll be going off to my classroom, Takigawa-senpai," Shirota said, nodding.
"We've got a meeting with Moriyama-senpai after classes, Shirotan. Don't forget," Takigawa called.
Shirota waved a hand over his shoulder as he left. "Hai, hai."
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When Aiba saw Shirota enter the room he smiled at him. "Ohayou~" he greeted. "Am I right in assuming that you fetched Takigawa-senpai before heading here?" he asked.
Shirota approached his desk and nodded, setting down his bag. "Aa. It's become a habit between us when the other gets injured," he explained.
Aiba nodded. "Well...that's understandable since the two of you are childhood friends," he said.
Shirota smiled, nodding.
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"I'm surprised you still wanted to come to school today, Takigawa," Toru said as he passed his desk.
"There're a few things I need to take care of," Takigawa replied.
"But it's the first time this school year, isn't it?" Tuti said conversationally as Takigawa nodded.
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Kimeru looked at his desk and felt a migraine coming. "Alright...who did this?" he asked as he looked at his usually organized desk covered in white paint. Daisuke and Nagayan pointed at one another as Kimeru glared at them. "You guys....are so dead," he muttered.
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Aiba looked out the window and grinned at what he saw. Over at the track oval, Kimeru was holding his guitar in the air while chasing Nagayan and Daisuke.
Shirota followed Aiba's gaze and blinked. "Honestly, they should be glad it's early in the morning or else someone will scold them for being out there when they're supposed to be inside..." he said.
Aiba nodded. "I wonder what they did this time..." he wondered out loud.
Shirota headed back to his desk. "Saa..."
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Author/Artist: mido_ban04 and tennis_dudez
Link: Winglicans Thread
Warnings/Rating:T (Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes)
Series/Pairing(s): TeniMyu; Mainly Takigawa Eiji x Kimeru & Shirota Yuu x Aiba Hiroki
Notes: Our second forum roleplay revolving around the two couples that we did over at Winglicans.
An alternative universe type of fanfiction, my partner and I take you to how the two couples began during their days in Senior High, with Takigawa and Kimeru in their 2nd year, and Shirota and Aiba in their 1st. This fanfiction will run from that setting until Shirota and Aiba’s graduation from Senior High two years later. Most of the information here are either altered, made-up or real altogether. For clarifications on such information, feel free to contact me through Y!M (snoopeRJ_04).
Hints of other pairings shall also be introduced, therefore expect to be seeing other members of the TeniMyu cast to show up in this Mitsukaru Senior High setting. This is meant to serve as a prequel to our fanfiction ’Anything for You’.
As my partner seems to be having problems with posting, I shall also be posting the chapters of this prequel. This is an edited version of our roleplay over at the forum (or rather, a cleaner and grammatically correct version), open to reviews. I have also opened this to be viewable by the general public.
Here is the 10th chapter entitled The Buddy Auction. This chapter focuses on the fund-raising project initiated by the Student Council for a Buddy Auction, auctioning off the top ten most popular students of the Senior High to the other students and get them have them for a buddy the whole week.
We see a slight development between Takigawa and Kimeru in this chapter with the exchanges amongst the band club about Kimeru and when Takigawa manages to get a sprain during basketball practice that Kimeru tries to expose it when the Student Council Vice President passes it off as nothing serious.
**ALSO! None of the authors of this roleplay/fanfic own TeniMyu or the actors, but are mere fangirls of the musical series and corresponding actors we write about. Everything that progresses in the story is the creation of our witty imaginations.
(cross-posted to tenimyu_slash)
The next few days went by quickly and soon, everyone returned to their respective routines. About two weeks before exams, there was an assembly called by the Student Council. This event particularly surprised the members of the student body since there wasn’t any rumor going around of such an event.
"Bidding?" Endo echoed as he looked at Moriyama who was explaining to his fellow students about the event.
Aiba frowned; he didn't like the sound of things. Apparently the teachers had found a way to collect funds from the students, and that idea was this "Buddy Auction". The program included the 10 most popular students in the Senior High department. These students would be 'auctioned' off to the rest of the student body and the winner would have the privilege of being the 'buddy' of the person he bid for for the entire week. The bad thing was, Aiba hadn't seen Shirota since the start of the assembly and he had the sinking feeling that he would find his boyfriend on stage in a little while.
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Kimeru was now with nine other people backstage; apparently he had been selected to be one of the ten who would be auctioned off, and he didn't like it one bit. He looked around and saw that some of the people there looked the same way he did.
Only one person stood out. This person, for one reason or another, seemed very confident that he'd end up with a person he likes. 'Then again...' Kimeru thought 'If I were him I'd be pretty confident too...'
Moriyama went backstage to meet the ten students, beaming at them. "Alright, procedure's simple enough. Takigawa-kun will be announcing the order in which you'll walk out on stage. So just go when you hear your name. There're chairs there for you to sit down so you don't need to worry about standing the whole time," he explained to them.
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On stage, Takigawa moved to the podium with the list. He had smiled at the rankings before he cleared his throat, looking over to the rest of the student body before he began. "These are the results of the poll that was taken a few weeks ago. Taking 10th place, we have Aoyama Sota from second year, section 3."
Sota stepped out and crossed the stage to a round of applause.
"9th place is Araki Hirofumi from first year, section 2," Takigawa continued.
Araki followed not long after, moving to his spot alongside Sota.
"In 8th place, we have Yanagi Kotaro from first year, section 1."
Moriyama gestured Yanagi to go as the freshman stepped onto the stage, walking over to his seat.
"7th place is Nakagauchi Masataka from second year, section 3."
Toru smiled at the sight as Nakagauchi strolled into view, waving at the crowd.
"6th place is Tsuchiya Yuuichi from second year, section 1."
Tuti entered from backstage, nodding to Takigawa as he headed to his seat.
"5th place, we have Date Koji from first year, section 2."
Moriyama gave Koji a little push as he stumbled slightly, but managed to compose himself as he nodded to the audience before moving to his seat beside Tuti.
"4th place, we have Suzuki Hiroki from first year, section 1."
Shirota and Kentarou both gave Zukki a thumbs-up as he walked onto the stage.
"3rd place we have Kanesaki Kentarou from first year, section 2."
Shirota patted his teammate on the shoulder before he followed after Zukki.
"2nd place we have the Student Council's Shirota Yuu from first year, section 1."
Shirota looked over his shoulder to Kimeru, grinning before he walked out on stage.
Aiba groaned inwardly. 'I knew it.....' he thought before consulting his wallet.
"And finally, in 1st place, we have Kimeru from second year, section 3," Takigawa finished, the announcement of each student as it progressed got louder and louder before Kimeru walked out on stage to take his seat.
Kimeru grinned as he went on stage. He waved to his schoolmates and glanced at Takigawa pointedly at one point.
Takigawa nodded to Kimeru as he turned back to the student body, who settled down after a while. "We'll now begin the Buddy Auction starting with Sota-kun. The starting bid for each candidate is 100 yen. Who'd like to start?"
"150!" A random second year said.
"250!" called out another, who turned out to be Irei as his friends gave him weird looks. "What?" he asked.
"350!!" A senior shouted as he raised his hand.
Naoya frowned, he would end up missing lunch at this rate but he really wanted to spend some time with Sota. After making some quick calculations he raised his hand. "500!"
"I hear 500 from Gomoto Naoya!" Takigawa said, looking around for any more raised hands. "Are there any more takers to go above 500? Going once... going twice..." Takigawa smiled and took out a gavel, knocking it once. "And we have Naoya-kun! Please drop your payments in the box located here by the podium and pick up your buddy for the week on stage."
Naoya stood and crossed the row before moving forward, taking his wallet out and pulled out the promised payment before walking over to Sota, who smiled at this gesture before the two moved to sit down with the rest of the audience.
Takigawa nodded before continuing. "Next, we have Ara-yan. Again, bids begin at 100 yen!"
Naoya managed to get a place next to Kujirai once he returned with Sota. "Oi...hear that? It's Araki…" he said with a grin.
Kujirai looked at him as he listened to the the bids go higher. "So...?"
Naoya shook his head. "Not my fault if he spends less time with you this week," he said offhandedly.
Kujirai's eyes widened as he looked at Araki on stage. He hissed in frustration. "Darn it..." he muttered. "550!" he shouted, making some people stare at him in surprise.
Takigawa smiled. "I hear 550 from Kujirai Kousuke! Any more takers?" he inquired, looking around. "No one?" After a few more seconds, he struck his gavel. "Very well, then! With a bid of 550 yen, Kujirai-kun gets to have Ara-yan as a buddy for the week!" he announced. As soon as Kujirai came up on stage to pay and pick up Araki, Takigawa looked over to the candidates before continuing. "Next we have Yanagi-kun!" he looked over to Moriyama who was sitting in the front row.
"200!" Endo called immediately.
"350!" A second year student announced.
"400!" Another first year called.
Moriyama raised a hand up. "700!"
Takigawa chuckled as the student body turned to their Student Council president in surprise - except for those who took part in the musical - for participating at all. "I hear 700 from our dear President. Do I hear any higher bids?" A moment of silence passed in the area. "None? Then Moriyama Eiji-senpai wins Yanagi-kun for his buddy with a bid of 700 yen!" Promptly after Moriyama and put the money in the box and led Yanagi off-stage - much to the cheers of the student body -, Takigawa continued. "Next! Nakagauchi-kun!"
Toru frowned as Nakagauchi was called up. The morning before the assembly, Nakagauchi had taken his allowance and threatened to spend it all for lunch if he didn't bid for him. 'As if I'd be able to get it back anyway...' he thought to himself as he waited for the bids to stop.
When he heard someone say 550 and noticed that there was no one else bidding her raised his hand. "650," he raised.
"A raise to 650 from Baba Toru!" Takigawa exclaimed. "Any more takers?" When no one raised their hand, Takigawa struck his gavel. "Toru-kun takes Nakagauchi-kun for 650!" The exchange of the money was made - which strangely but stealthily came from Nakagauchi's pocket -, before the two left, cuing Takigawa to continue. "Next up is Tuti-kun!"
"Yosh!" Nagayan cheered from his place with the band club. "200," he said immediately as he raised his hand.
Daisuke looked at him before smirking. "300!" he called out.
"What?!" Nagayan said as he glared at Daisuke who winked at him.
"No way I'm letting you win!!" Nagayan said. "400!!"
Konishi shook his head as he watched the two continue to raise the price.
"650!!" Nagayan called out and before Daisuke could say anything Furukawa clamped a hand over his mouth. "Let it go Daisuke...he's too determined," he said with a smile.
Shirota chuckled at this development going on amongst the band club before he looked over to Takigawa, who announced that Nagayan had won the bid.
"The last person I'll be hosting the bids for is Koji-kun!" Takigawa continued as Nagayan and Tuti got off the stage.
Kenken's eyes went wide when he saw Koji. "KOJI!!" he exclaimed, making people stare at him in surprise.
"I swear I didn't know Kenken!!" Koji answered from the stage.
Aiba fought down his laughter as he heard this exchange. 'Those two...dead obvious...' he thought in amusement.
The bidding started, though it seemed that everyone was deliberately keeping their bids low...until Kenken finished checking his allowance. "500!!" he yelled.
Takigawa nodded, striking his gavel without having to check for any more takers. "Kamakari Kenta wins the bid for Koji-kun!" he announced. Once the exchange was made Takigawa switched places with Moriyama, who moved up to the podium.
"I'll be continuing where Takigawa-kun left off with hosting the bids," Moriyama announced, nodding to the audience before he began. "Bids for Zukki-kun!"
Aiba looked at the seat next to him where Adachi was supposed to be. Unfortunately the boy had to rush to the bathroom. He sighed. 'Might as well....' he thought as he raised his hand. "300," he raised immediately.
"500!" A senior called out, causing Aiba to raise an eyebrow, 'Huh?' he thought.
"550!" A second year called out.
"600!!!" Adachi announced as he made a dramatic entrance by pushing the doors open before shouting his bid.
Aiba smirked. "Adachi...way to make an entrance..." he muttered.
Moriyama struck the gavel as soon as he confirmed that no other higher bids were to be made. Adachi moved up the stage to deposit his bid to the box and stepped down with Zukki before Moriyama nodded, looking over to the remaining candidates. "Next is Kentarou-kun!"
A few bids were made across the years; a fellow freshman started off the bid with 200, while a second year raised it to 375. A senior raised it to 500. There was a debate as the bid slowly increased to 800, made by Irei.
Irei turned to his friends. "What? He's a teammate of mine!" he reasoned.
Yagami smiled in his seat as he listened to the bids increase. When there was silence, he rose to his feet, raising his hand. "1000!" This announcement caused everyone to jump back in surprise at how high the bid was. Kentarou blushed at this, scratching his cheek distractedly as Moriyama's gavel was heard.
"Congratulations! And with an auction high bid of 1000 yen, Yagami Ren wins over Kentarou-kun!" Moriyama announced excitedly. When Yagami and Kentarou were heading back to the audience, Moriyama looked over to Shirota and Kimeru. "And now we've come down to the final two! Taking 2nd place in the popularity poll, let's start off the bid for Shirota-kun!"
Aiba fixed his gaze on Shirota on stage. He grinned as the bids came up. Less than a minute had passed and the bids had already reached 1000 and showed no signs of stopping.
"You're not going to bid?" Zukki asked from beside Adachi.
"In a while..." Aiba said as he listened for any more bids, but none came. When Moriyama was about to announce the close of the bid for Shirota, Aiba raised a hand. "3000," he called out, making a lot of people turn their heads to look at him. Even his classmates were staring at him in shock.
Shirota blinked, the number sounding oddly familiar as Moriyama's gavel cut through his thoughts. "A new auction high bid of 3000!" Moriyama announced. "Please come up and pick-up your buddy for the week, Aiba-kun!"
Takigawa smiled. 'That wasn't surprising, considering that Aiba offered to pay the bill when we ate out,' he thought to himself before looking over to Kimeru. He had checked his wallet earlier before he left the house, so he had a pretty good idea how much he was planning to bid.
When Shirota and Aiba were on their way back to sit down, Moriyama gestured to Kimeru. "I present to you the 1st placer in our popularity poll, Kimeru-kun! Saa, let the bets begin!"
Kimeru was getting more agitated as the people on the stage lessened. He was a bit surprised when he heard the bet for Shirota but then again it was expected. He had known that Aiba was well-off based on his stuff in the dorms.
The bids raised to 2000 much sooner than he liked. Though he admitted to himself that it wouldn't be bad to spend a week with someone who wasn’t part of his circle of friends, he also thought that it would be very awkward because since he and Takigawa became an item. He didn't really like the idea of spending periods of time away from the boy than necessary. He took a deep breath as the bids stopped at 2500 from a random senior student.
When the bids stopped, Moriyama was about to strike his gavel when Takigawa raised a hand. "3500," he called, causing everybody to look over in his direction as he got to his feet.
Shirota, who was somewhere in the back with Aiba, chuckled. "Eiji-kun's pretty well-off himself, considering he lives alone most of the time and manages his parent's house on his own," he explained.
"I noticed based on the price he gave," Aiba said. "...and here I thought I would set the record," he said with a grin as he shook his head.
Kimeru's eyes widened when he heard the price. 'What the?!' he thought in surprise.
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Moriyama struck his gavel. "We end this auction with an auction high bid of 3500 yen from Takigawa-kun!" he announced proudly as Takigawa went up on stage, depositing the money in the box before approaching Kimeru, smiling.
"Surprised?" he asked as there was a loud cheer from their schoolmates.
Kimeru nodded slowly, still a bit surprised by the outcome.
Takigawa took Kimeru's hand and pulled him down the stage. "You didn't think I'd let anybody else have you for a week, did you?" he mused.
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Aiba blinked as he stared at Shirota. "Really? Now that's interesting…" he said.
"Was that planned or did it depend on your allowance?" Shirota inquired.
Aiba grinned. "Pure coincidence Yuu..." he said. "But at least now I have technically paid you back for that."
Shirota nodded. "Aa, we can say you have."
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Kimeru smiled. "To be honest I thought you would but I'm glad about the outcome, nonetheless," he told him.
Takigawa chuckled. "I could already imagine Shirotan coming up to me about it if I didn't make a bid. Besides, I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn’t have you for a 'buddy'," he said.
Kimeru smirked. "So, Eiji-sama...what plans do you have for this week now that you have me as your buddy?" he teased.
Takigawa smirked. "You'll find out after classes are over with, Kime," he said slyly.
Kimeru grinned. "If you say so," he chided.
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Aiba chuckled as he looked at the stage once more where the teachers were giving final announcements.
After the assembly, the students were given the opportunity to have an early break since the event had already taken up most of the time of the morning classes.
Yagami smiled as he strolled over to where Shirota and Aiba were. "Shirota-kun...have you seen Kanesaki-kun?" he asked the varsity player.
Shirota turned to Yagami and looked around for a moment. "Well, if I know him, he's probably in one of the courtyards..." he replied.
"Arigatou, Shirota-kun. I'll be seeing you two around then," Yagami said with a nod before walking off.
Aiba blinked. "People have been acting strange since the bidding…" he said as he looked around.
"KENKEN!!" Koji called out brightly as he passed by the door in search for his buddy.
"See what I mean?" Aiba said with a sigh.
"Oi, those two were already obvious from the first few days..." Shirota said defensively, referring to KenKen and Koji. "And it wasn't much of a surprise for the other pairs as well."
"True....but there is one pair that surprised me..." Aiba said as he thought for a moment. "Who would have thought that Naoya-senpai would bid for Sota-senpai?" he mused.
Shirota chuckled. "They're a bit similar to Kujirai-senpai and Ara-yan," he said.
Aiba laughed at the thought. "That's true in a way..." he said in amusement.
Shirota chuckled before turning to Aiba. "So do you have anything in mind for the week?" he inquired.
"I'd be lying if I told you that I do..." Aiba admitted in embarrassment. "...but I figured that we'd think of something way or another."
Shirota nodded. "Aa. I'd be leaving the decisions to you for this week, then," he said.
"Sure," Aiba replied with a smile.
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For the past few weekends, Takigawa had started giving Kimeru the cooking lessons he was asking for. He was planning on continuing those tonight to start off to see how far Kimeru's progressed. 'It'd be interesting to watch him cook up our dinner...' he told himself with a chuckle.
"If you were going to make something tonight for dinner, what would it be?" Takigawa asked Kimeru randomly.
Kimeru thought for a moment. "If I had the ingredients I want to try making tempura..." he answered. "Why?"
Takigawa chuckled. "We've got ingredients at home for that," he reassured him. "And I asked because you'll be making dinner tonight."
Kimeru blinked a few times before looking at him. "Seriously?" he asked in bewilderment before smiling widely. "Yosh! Then I'll do my best!"
Takigawa nodded. "I'll be there to help you out, of course," he reminded the boy.
Kimeru nodded eagerly.
"What's this? Kime knows how to cook?" Nagayan asked as he appeared behind the two with Tuti beside him.
Takigawa looked over to Nagayan and smiled. "Just recently," he answered.
"Aww... Kime-hime is becoming the perfect wife," Nagayan teased. Kimeru glared at him before punching him as Nagayan dodged easily, a grin on his lips.
Takigawa and Tuti looked at each other, chuckling.
Kimeru and Nagayan continued their little punch-dodge game for a while and ended only when Furukawa and Daisuke came and forced them apart.
"Seriously, just because Nagayan mentioned that..." Takigawa scolded, shaking his head.
Kimeru calmed down. "That guy just knows how to get to me..." he reasoned.
Nagayan stuck his tongue out. "Only telling the truth, Kime," he teased.
Takigawa held Kime back before he could lunge at Nagayan a second time. "Leave it!" he said firmly. "At this rate I'll end up having to be one to cook dinner again."
Kimeru stopped his actions once he heard this. "G-Gomen...." he said quietly, making his friends stare at him.
'DID HE JUST APOLOGIZE?!' they thought.
Takigawa nodded before releasing his hold on Kimeru. "Saa, it's about time for the next period. I'll see you at lunch, Kime," he said, taking his leave as he headed back to his classroom.
Kimeru nodded before turning around to go to his own classroom, his friends that were in the same class following him.
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After the classes of the day were done, Aiba was once again with the soccer team, watching their practices while taking pictures.
"Over here, Kenken!" Shirota called as he waved a hand up, running downfield. Kenken passed the ball to him as he brought the ball forward and passed over to Kentarou, who finished the play with a beautiful goal.
"That was a good play!" Wada called out. "Next one, then!"
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Takigawa was in the gym, playing a practice match with the first and second teams as the captain was out sick today. "Ara-yan! Move around some more!" he called out, watching the flow of the game and giving instructions to everybody to improve their defense or execute any shots better for both sides.
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Kimeru was practicing with the band. They were preparing some songs for the faculty assembly that weekend. Kimeru sighed as he put down the mic. "Guys...can anyone tell me why we're singing 70's songs?" he asked.
Konishi smiled. "Principal?"
"Oh yeah..."
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"Last one!" Wada called out.
"Hai!" the rest replied.
"Make those passes quick now!"
The pass started from Irei at the goal area, who passed it to Kujirai, who passed it to Zukki, and continued Kenken, then Shirota, and finally to Kentarou, who shot it into the opposite goal.
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"Yosh! Training's over!" Takigawa announced as the rest fell to the floor while others headed off to the locker room.
"Oi, Takigawa," Naoya called, walking up to him.
"Doushita, Naoya-kun?" he inquired.
"Your foot alright? You didn't twist it earlier, did you?"
Takigawa looked down at his feet and took a few moments to tap them on the floor. "They're fine."
Naoya nodded before leaving the gym. Takigawa watched him leave before he sighed, sitting himself on the bench.
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Aiba was taking pictures when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked around and saw Yagami smiling at him. "Yagami-senpai...What brings you here?" he asked.
Yagami chuckled and silently pointed to Kentarou.
Aiba blinked. "Oh....."
When soccer practice was over, Shirota looked over to where Aiba was and saw Yagami-senpai. Chuckling, he nudged Kentarou in the ribs. "Oi, someone's come to pick you up," he teased.
Kentarou looked over and saw Yagami. "Aa... He invited me to have dinner with him tonight..." he said as he packed up his things and went ahead to get changed.
Shirota chuckled. 'Dinner, huh?' Shirota proceeded to do the same and followed after Kentarou to the locker room.
Aiba waited with Yagami for the varsity team by the practice area.
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Kimeru and his group finished up early, so he decided to surprise Takigawa at the courts. He peeked inside and saw Takigawa by the bench. "Yo!" he called out as he picked up a basketball that was by the door.
Takigawa looked over to Kimeru and smiled. "We just finished ourselves," he said as he got to his feet, stumbling slightly before managing to get his balance. 'That was weird...' he thought to himself, looking down at his feet before he went to approach Kimeru. "I just need to clear things up here and change so we can get back home."
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Shirota and Kentarou had both finished changing back into their uniforms before deciding to accompany one another as they got out and saw Aiba and Yagami and headed in their direction.
Yagami waved at the two as he saw them approach.
Aiba, who couldn't resist the moment, took a picture of them approaching. 'That one is going straight to my portfolio,' he thought.
Shirota rubbed his eyes as they walked up to them. "Oi, why'd you go and take a picture like that?" Shirota whined.
Aiba looked at the screen of the camera. "Sorry...the scenery was just perfect," he explained.
Shirota frowned as Yagami and Kentarou announced their leave. "You still could've said something..." Shirota reasoned.
"What would I say? 'Oi Yuu! Say cheese!'?" Aiba asked.
Shirota chuckled. "No, not exactly. I was thing more along the lines of 'Don't move!' and your camera goes off," he said.
Aiba grinned. "I'll do that next time. So let's go home?" he asked.
Shirota looked around before nodded. "Aa, let's," he said in reply.
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Takigawa looked at Kimeru. "What are you talking about?" he said, pulling his wrist from his grip and took the basketball from him. "I'm perfectly fine," he insisted, moving back to put the ball back with the others.
Kimeru said nothing as he looked around the court. He spotted another ball nearby and he dropped his bag near the bench before going over to get it. "Oi Eiji...would you mind playing with me for a bit?" he asked with a grin.
Takigawa put the ball away before turning to Kimeru and smiling. "Are you sure you're up to that?" he inquired cheekily.
Kimeru grinned as he started dribbling the ball. "I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't" he said.
Takigawa nodded before he got into a defensive position. "Come on, then."
Kimeru smirked before he started his offense, faking a shot before moving around Takigawa to score a point.
Takigawa watched as Kimeru faked the shot he was attempting to block and moved around to score. He smirked before retrieving the ball. "Not bad. You didn't really look like the type to be involved in sports," he pointed out, passing the ball back to him. "One more, then," he said. 'Looks like I underestimated you. But... even if I knew you were going to move past me, I couldn't move myself... That's strange...' He shook his head.'No need to think about things like that,' he told himself firmly, holding his hands out. "Koi!"
Kimeru smirked as he caught the ball. "You're going easy on me..." he said. "Don't hold anything back, Eiji!" He ran to the sidelines, swerving around Takigawa. 'That's strange, he could have already blocked me....unless I'm right in thinking...' he thought as he attempted a three point shot.
Takigawa followed Kimeru before the pain sank in on his right foot, causing him to stumble a second time, losing his balance. Gritting his teeth, he used his left foot and launched himself into the air to block Kimeru's shot, tapping the ball out of his hands before he landed rough on the ground, rolling to a stop as he clutched at his right ankle.
The ball bounced off the ring and Kimeru went over to Takigawa. He frowned as he bent down and swatted Takigawa's hand away from his ankle.
"Well, Eiji...that looks like a sprain to me," he said sternly as he looked at the ankle that was slightly swollen. He silently helped Takigawa to the bench and eased him down. "Where do you keep the first aid kit?" he asked, voice still firm.
Takigawa was panting before pointing over to the other bench not far away. "Under there," he replied.
Kimeru stood up and walked to the bench. After retrieving the first aid kit he immediately tended to Takigawa's foot. After placing a bandage around it Kimeru looked at Takigawa. "What's your locker combination? I'm getting your things so you won't have to walk more than necessary," he explained.
Takigawa blinked before the doors opened as Naoya came forward, dressed in his uniform before approaching them. "Here," he said, holding out Takigawa's bags to Kimeru. "Don't overexert yourself, Takigawa..." he said, looking over to his teammate and noticed the bandage on his foot.
Takigawa nodded. "Gomen, Naoya-kun," he muttered. "And to you too, Kime..."
Kimeru sighed heavily before taking Takigawa's bags. "It's fine....just don't deny any more injuries in the future," he said. "...and even if you do I have ways to find out, just like I did today," he warned before pulling out his phone.
Takigawa nodded sheepishly as Naoya went ahead and left.
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Aiba's phone vibrated and he pulled it out of his pocket. They were just at the school gates by then before he frowned. "Kimeru-senpai says that we have to go to the basketball court," he relayed to Shirota.
Shirota nodded as he led the way to the courts. As soon as they arrived, he looked around and spotted them. "Eiji-kun!" he exclaimed, jogging up to them. "What happened?" he asked.
"He sprained his ankle and he had been denying that fact for the past 5 minutes," Kimeru answered flatly. "Can you help us carry our stuff back home? I'll can support him but it would be hard with the bags," he explained.
Aiba nodded, "I can take your bag, Kimeru-senpai," he said before taking Kimeru's bag.
"I can help with Eiji-kun's, Kimeru-senpai..." Shirota offered.
Kimeru nodded."Thanks you two.." he said before handing Shirota Takigawa's bags before helping Takigawa up. "Saa....Let's go!"
Shirota took Takigawa's things before he and Aiba fell into step with Kimeru and Takigawa as they left the courts.
Takigawa distributed his weight so that he didn't have to put too much pressure on his injured foot and supported himself with his other foot as they walked.
"What happened?" Shirota inquired, adjusting his hold on the two gym bags and book bags with him.
"I think it was during the last few minutes of our practice game..." Takigawa said, wincing from time to time when he accidentally lowered his injured foot more than he meant to. "I landed badly and twisted my foot in the process. The pain didn't really sink in before Kimeru and I had a little game just now..."
Kimeru frowned as he assisted Takigawa, placing the boy's arm around his shoulders. "Lean on me," he said as they walked on.
Aiba looked at Kimeru for a while before grinning. 'Now THIS is a first...' he thought.
"Seriously... I can help you, Kimeru-senpai..." Shirota offered hesitantly.
Kimeru grinned at him. "Believe me Shirota-kun...I'm stronger than I look," he said reassuringly.
Shirota nodded. "A...Aa..."
The rest of the trip to Takigawa's place was spent in silence. Shirota moved forward and opened the door with his set of keys before opening the door and held it up for the others to come inside.
Kimeru eased Takigawa on the couch before taking a seat beside him. "So what have we learned today?" he asked Takigawa.
Aiba smiled inwardly.
Takigawa heaved a huge sigh. "Not to hide any injuries from you..." he muttered.
Shirota closed the door and took Kimeru's bags from Aiba and proceeded to bring Kimeru and Takigawa's bags upstairs.
"Do you need anymore help around here senpai?" Aiba asked Kimeru.
Kimeru shook his head. "I can take it from here. Thanks, you two," he said with a smile.
Shirota returned from downstairs before retrieving his own bag. He nodded to Takigawa with a warm smile. "Alright, then. We'll be going ahead, Eiji-kun... Kimeru-senpai," he announced before turning to Aiba and headed to the door.
Kimeru nodded at them as they left. "Now...I'll go start on dinner as we have originally planned...so sit back relax and don't put any more strain on that foot than necessary, Eiji-sama," he said before standing up and heading to the kitchen.
Takigawa watched as Kimeru moved to the kitchen. "Jyoto..." he called, but trailed off before sighing, glaring over to his bandaged foot. 'I blame you for this...' he said to himself.
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"You think they're going to be fine?" Aiba asked as they walked away from the house.
Shirota nodded. "As long as Eiji-kun doesn't go walking around needlessly, they'll be fine," he said.
"Well, based on how Kimeru-senpai was acting I don't think that it will be anytime soon." Aiba said as they reached Shirota's house. "Well...I'll see you tomorrow then."
Shirota nodded. "Aa. See you tomorrow, Hiroki," he greeted as he pulled out his house keys.
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Kimeru looked around the kitchen and prepared everything he needed for making the two of them dinner before starting.
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Takigawa wondered what he could do while waiting before Pearl came into the living room. He smiled and held a hand out as she approached. Takigawa took her up onto the couch with him and set her on his lap, stroking her.
As soon as Kimeru was done making dinner he sighed. "I hope I did it right..." he muttered to himself before putting the tempura on a serving plate and bringing it out to the dining room. He returned to the kitchen to look for a tray to use so that Takigawa wouldn't have to move from the living room. After a while, he went over to Takigawa, holding a tray that contained both their dinners.
Takigawa saw Kimeru from the corner of his eye and set Pearl down after one last pat on the head as the Yorkshire ran off. "I hope nothing broke while I wasn't around in there?" he teased lightly as he took a moment to look at the food Kimeru had managed to make.
Kimeru placed the tray down on the coffee table and playfully punched him on the arm. "Baka..." he muttered. "Here....I'm not sure if I got it right though..." he said as he handed Takigawa a plate.
Takigawa nodded. "I'm sure it didn't turn out too bad..." he said as he took his chopsticks and reached out for a piece of tempura, dipped it in the sauce and took a bite. After swallowing, Takigawa turned to Kimeru. "It's just the use of the batter that's lacking to make the tempura crispier in appearance," he explained before breaking into a smile. "Otherwise it's fine," he said with a nod of approval.
Kimeru sighed in relief. "At least I didn't burn anything..." he muttered before starting to eat.
Takigawa smiled. "Aa. And that," he added. "Good work, Kime," he said brightly, continuing to eat the rest of the tempura along with the rice eagerly.
Kimeru smiled before eating his share of the dinner. Naturally, he was also the one who took care of the dishes before going back to help Takigawa upstairs.
When they had reached Takigawa's room, they moved inside as Kimeru helped him onto his bed. "Arigatou..." Takigawa said as soon as he got his foot up and looked over to Kimeru, smiling softly.
Kimeru smiled back at him. "No problem Eiji..." he said before setting up the futon.
Takigawa watched Kimeru set up the futon. When he was done, Takigawa pulled Kimeru to sit down on the bed with him. "Gomen... I didn't want to worry you with this earlier on..." he said quietly, taking Kimeru's hand with both his own.
Kimeru shook his head. "I told you, it's fine..." he said. "After all...injuries like this can't be avoided especially if you're playing a sport regularly," he explained. "If anything, I'm the one who should be sorry because even if I was aware of your injury I still made you play...so....gomen."
Takigawa kissed Kimeru's hand. "To be honest, it really started to show after you had me start playing..." he admitted. "But this is nothing..." he said, nudging over to his foot. "So I'll be alright..."
Kimeru sighed in relief. "Just be careful next time..." he muttered.
"Hai, okasan," Takigawa teased.
Kimeru glared at him. "What.Did.You.Call.Me?" he asked.
"Forget I said anything," Takigawa said before pulling Kimeru into a kiss.
All thoughts of any possible retort to what Takigawa said flew out of Kimeru's mind the moment that their lips met. He placed his arms around Takigawa and pulled himself closer to him as he kissed back.
"Oi, Yuu! Breakfast is ready!" Jun called from downstairs.
Shirota got himself dressed into his uniform as he stifled a yawn, making his way downstairs with his book bag. He was up finishing his assignments before he sank into a chair at the dinner table. "You usually don't wake up early to make breakfast..." Shirota pointed out.
Jun set down the toast in front of the boy. "Excuse me for being nice today, lil' bro," he said bluntly, messing up Shirota's hair.
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Aiba yawned as he finished his breakfast. "Couldn't sleep last night?" Hinako asked him.
"Yuu's fault for popping into my head every now and then..." he muttered sleepily.
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"Ja, itekimasu!" Shirota called, pulling his shoes on as he left the house early to check up on Takigawa as he passed by his house.
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Takigawa was downstairs eating some breakfast at the dinner table. He was able to convince Kimeru that he'd go to school that day with the help of some crutches he had used before when he had a similar injury last year. He was just taking his last bite when the doorbell rang.
Kimeru, who had just stepped out of the bedroom, was fixing his necktie when he heard the doorbell ring. He grabbed his bag near the door and went downstairs.
Takigawa finished his food and wiped his mouth as he took his crutches and got himself up before he moved across the room to the door and pulled it open.
Shirota smiled. "Ohayou, Eiji-kun~" he greeted. "I see you've pulled those out again," he said, pointing to the crutches.
"I can't really miss school today since we have a quiz for Modern Japanese," Takigawa reasoned. "I had to insist on it since Kimeru told me to take the day off today.”
Shirota chuckled. "Well, I know you wouldn't be one to miss out a day of school just because of a sprain."
"Ohayou~" Kimeru called out as he joined the two downstairs. He looked at Takigawa's crutches for a moment before sighing. "Are you sure you don't want to skip classes?" he asked. "The teacher can give you a make-up quiz..."
Takigawa turned to Kimeru and nodded. "I'll be fine," he reassured him. "Besides, there're a few other things I need to attend to that I can't leave to anybody else," he explained, turning to Shirota.
Shirota blinked. "That's because Moriyama-senpai's starting to get busy studying for college entrance exams as well, isn't it?" he said. "And you don't trust me to take care of things on the Council on my own yet."
Takigawa laughed. "Exactly."
Kimeru sighed. "Can anybody tell me why our school only has three active council members again?" he asked.
Takigawa and Shirota looked over to Kimeru. "A representative from each year is represented in the council," they said in unison.
"Plus it's easier to handle things and get in contact with one another," Shirota added before taking Takigawa's bag. "Shall we get going?" he offered.
Kimeru looked at the two before shaking his head. "I guess that's it. Anyway... thanks for the help, Shirotan~" he said.
Shirota nodded. "No problem, Kimeru-senpai," he said before stepping aside, allowing Takigawa and Kimeru to step out first.
"You always insisted in helping me when it came to sprains..." Takigawa said as soon as they had left the house and were on their way to school.
"That's because you were always getting yourself injured before," Shirota scolded.
Kimeru chuckled. "It's all thanks to that sport of yours...now I remember why I didn't like sports in the first place," he said fondly.
Shirota smiled. "Well, we each have our own interests," he said. "And when Eiji-kun and I started playing seriously with our respective sports by joining the varsity teams, we knew we'd end up having a few injuries every now and then.”
Kimeru nodded. "I guess I have to tell Aiba to expect you to be injured once in a while, then," he teased.
"I'm sure he does. After all, he spends time with the soccer team during practice," Shirota said.
"He does?" Kimeru asked. "Oh yeah...he's been assigned to cover the varsity soccer team by the paper..." he said as he remembered what Aiba had told him a few months back.
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It wasn't long before they arrived at the school. Shirota accompanied Takigawa to his classroom, handing over the older boy's bag to him as soon as he took his seat.
"Ja, I'll be going off to my classroom, Takigawa-senpai," Shirota said, nodding.
"We've got a meeting with Moriyama-senpai after classes, Shirotan. Don't forget," Takigawa called.
Shirota waved a hand over his shoulder as he left. "Hai, hai."
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When Aiba saw Shirota enter the room he smiled at him. "Ohayou~" he greeted. "Am I right in assuming that you fetched Takigawa-senpai before heading here?" he asked.
Shirota approached his desk and nodded, setting down his bag. "Aa. It's become a habit between us when the other gets injured," he explained.
Aiba nodded. "Well...that's understandable since the two of you are childhood friends," he said.
Shirota smiled, nodding.
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"I'm surprised you still wanted to come to school today, Takigawa," Toru said as he passed his desk.
"There're a few things I need to take care of," Takigawa replied.
"But it's the first time this school year, isn't it?" Tuti said conversationally as Takigawa nodded.
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Kimeru looked at his desk and felt a migraine coming. "Alright...who did this?" he asked as he looked at his usually organized desk covered in white paint. Daisuke and Nagayan pointed at one another as Kimeru glared at them. "You guys....are so dead," he muttered.
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Aiba looked out the window and grinned at what he saw. Over at the track oval, Kimeru was holding his guitar in the air while chasing Nagayan and Daisuke.
Shirota followed Aiba's gaze and blinked. "Honestly, they should be glad it's early in the morning or else someone will scold them for being out there when they're supposed to be inside..." he said.
Aiba nodded. "I wonder what they did this time..." he wondered out loud.
Shirota headed back to his desk. "Saa..."
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