Oneshots Galore

uta pri ai #1

Title: Clean

"So much for an off day." You mumbled under your breath.

Ever since becoming an idol, you've been living in the same dorms as Nanami and the boys and had enjoyed your stay there tremendously; until today.

Today is the day where all dorm occupants are granted an off day by the agency in order for the yearly spring cleaning to take place. They called it, 'Shining Agency Bonding Day'. Note the sarcasm.

"Are you doing okay?" Nanami looked on worriedly, seeing you bend your back as you scrubbed the spaghetti stained floor.

"I think I'm dying." You made a face. "Whose idea was it anyway to leave the sauce as it is? God, and it smells terrible."

"I guess that's what happens when you live in a dorm filled with boys." She frowned. "Need some help?"

"Nanami!" A voice interrupted the conversation. "Nanami! We need you here!"

Supressing a sigh, you urged the girl to head to whoever it was that needed her help and you were pretty sure that the person had been Natsuki.

"It's good to see you working hard."

You turned your head at the sudden companion and found yourself stifling a smile.

"Ai senpai." You greeted the young man. "Are you done with your cleaning?"

"Yup."

Ai was a man of few words, but he was known by others to be a very hardworking person. When you had first met him, the young man had been a little hard to get along with. His criticisms towards your idol ethics had flood your way barely into the 3 days that you knew him. Little by little, you took his advice to heart and found yourself enjoying his company much more than expected.

"As expected of you." You focused towards the stained floor again. "Always as efficient as ever."

Ai let out a small laugh, noting how your tone had changed into one of pure jealousy.

"Are you tired?" He asked. "I can help."

"Really?!" Your eyes lit up at his suggestion and you handed the brush over to him. "Here! It's a little difficult to scrub but I'm sure you can do it. You are amazing at speed after all."

You saw how his eyes widened as he stammered for an answer.

"H-Hey." He was clearly taken aback. "Were you complimenting me or were you just shoving your workload onto me?"

A giggle escaped your lips seeing how disarrayed he had become. You had always loved teasing him, noting that the serious senior has his weird moments too.

"I was just joking." You finally admitted and went back to scrubbing. "I can't ask you to do this. Maybe you should try helping the others. I doubt Natsuki is getting anything done."

Your body stiffened as you felt a pair of arms encircling your waist, his hands resting on top of yours that was holding the brush. You felt his breath on your neck and your heart raced at the sudden proximity.

"Well, I can't let you do this alone, especially after seeing how hard you've worked, (Y/N)." His voice was barely a whisper.

Wait, why were you getting this excited again?

"S-S-Senpai!" You finally managed to utter out a word. "You're too close!"

When he didn't answer, you sneaked a peek at his face, only to see that it had turned red; most likely from embarrassment. You involuntarily let out a laugh at this sudden change of pace.

"W-What?" Ai turned defensive after seeing how you no longer got shy. "What's so funny?"

"You." You continued laughing. "Why are you the one that's embarrassed?"

"Isn't it obvious? It's because I l-love y-yo-" His whole body turned really warm. "Y-You know why!"

Exasperated at your teasing laughs, Ai had nuzzled his face against your neck and this time, it was you who felt your body turned warm.

"I should really get back to work." You muttered at long last, seeing how he had made no effort to move.

"Just a few more minutes." He tightened his grip around your waist, before adding slowly. "Then we'll get back to work, I promise."

Seconds turned to minutes and soon he let go, spinning you around to face him. There to your front was his signature stoic face, though his eyes gazed warmly towards you.

"It seems that I always want to take a break when I'm with you, (Y/N)." He chuckled. "I guess I'm not as efficient as what people made me out to be."

"He he." You grinned widely at his indirect confession. "Guess you're not, senpai."

"Hey." Ai started to frown. "You should really stop calling me senpai when it's just the two of us. When you call me senpai, it makes me feel like I still have to be so formal around you. So just call me senpai when we're around other people, okay?"

"T-Then, Ai?" You fumbled your words out.

"Perfect."

"Hey!" A sudden voice shook the both of you back to reality. "You done over here? Oh! Senpai!"

The two of you tuned to see Natsuki walking your way as he caught up with his breath. Luckily enough, he didn't seem to notice any weird chemistry that had took place just before, between the two of you.

"What is it?" You noticed Ai had turned back to normal, being the strict senior that he was.

"We really need help over there." Natsuki grinned sheepishly. "I promise I'll help you scrub the stains later."

"Sure."

Natsuki walked on ahead, leaving you and Ai to hurry after him.

"(Y/N), wait." Ai stopped you, his eyes a mischievous glint.

You froze as you felt him planting a quick kiss on your lips, earning the stares of the others who were just about to come get you. "Okay, now we can go."

"S-S-Senpai!"