DAYLIGHT - K. Rukawa

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[ yn's pov ]

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Ten days after the inter-high the practice and training continue even without our seniors. Lately, my parents have been avoiding getting into an argument with me. Especially, my mother, she'll be off earlier than me and reasoned out a lot of things just to avoid me. I don't know what to do, but I don't feel frustrated though.

My guilt has been tripping me but I can't explain it. Things at home became so complicated, that I feel like I'm all alone at all.

Things with me and Rukawa have gone easy. He's the usual, and I felt like nothing really changed at all, we just had the label.

And that's the actual problem. Because we're not making any progress. It's not like I'm rushing things, but how should I keep up? With people around us, they don't even notice that we're together.

"L/N-san, someone is looking for you." Akari all of a sudden told me, I raised my head to see who's the owner of the shadow against the door. I was hoping that it's him, it's Rukawa. But he's not. I went on my way outside the classroom only to see Minami. My eyes widened at the sight of him in his usual uniform. I immediately asked how is he, worried and concern.

Toyotama is really far from Shohoku, what business he has here?

"Minami, why are you here?" I blinked my eyes twice just to make sure. "Are you okay now?" I asked him.

"I am. I'm here because of a favor that Jiei-sensei asked Anzai-sensei." He replied. He gave me a small smile while scratching the back of his head.

"Can you show me to the gym? Or maybe the faculty?"

"Yeah, sure!" I immediately agreed. "But I think, Anzai-sensei told us that he'll be out for an exercise jog. Can you wait in the gym?" I replied asking him.

"It's fine. It'd be an honor to see Shohoku in their training." He blurted out, letting a sly smirk.

I chuckled.

"Sure."

I ignored the whispers and silent gossips that comes from every classroom that I and Minami walked past. We've talked about things and how he deals with basketball training these past few weeks, what I meant is after the inter-high.

"I heard Sawakita-san flew to America already. Must be for his NBA dream, what do you think?" Minami started opening the topic about Eiji.

I remember hearing Anzai-sensei and Rukawa talked about it too. Rukawa's dream to be in the famous league.

"Rukawa have the same dream. But I think he'd pursue to be Japan's number one first before going international." I chuckled.

"Your boyfriend, huh?" Minami smirked.

"Yes, my boyfriend." I laughed. And I didn't even notice that we already arrived at the gym, and there's Rukawa who stood in front of me, with a ball in his hand, staring at me sharply, before switching stares with Minami.

"Your boyfriend is here, what about it?" He furrowed his eyebrows. I immediately went in his direction, when my hands finally reached his arms I felt him calmed down.