Nine Lives

Life Nine: Part Two

^Eight Years later^

The annoying sound of a beeping alarm clock pulled Benjiro from his peaceful dream. He groaned and reached out his arm, trying to smack the small device in hopes it would turn off. Instead of hitting a bedside table or the alarm clock, his hand smacked the body that had been sleeping next to him. The person besides him jerked away and turned off the alarm clock himself before effortlessly kicked Ben from the bed and onto the wooden floor of the bedroom.

"Get up." Keishin mumbled into the pillow after face planting into it, trying to go back to sleep.

"You could be a bit more loving in the mornings." Benjiro yawned as he slowly stood up from the spot on the floor. He ran a hand through his long ginger hair before leaving the bedroom to get ready for work.

A lot has happened since Ben had awaken in this world. During the last eight years, Ben had lived his dream life that he had wished he did back in his first life. When he woke up he had been a 3rd year in high school and he then went on to go to college for teaching. Half because he wanted to be at Karasuno when the anime actually started, the other half was because that was what he wanted to do in his first life. Ben and quickly learned that his and Keishin's relationship was rather...interesting. The two of them had apparently known each other since they were in diapers and when they were in middle school, Ben had started making jokes about how the two of them would end up together and get married. Until they hit their second year in college, they had just been jokes. During their second year of college, the pair had gotten into a heated fight and Keishin revealed his true feelings and Ben jumped at the opportunity. Keishin had by fair been his favorite character from the anime and because he was to old to even think about flirting with any of the other characters, he was happy when they ended up together.

Fast forwarding a few more years after that, the pair lived in an apartment positioned in between the Ukai's family shop and Karasuno High school. Keishin still just got a job at the shop but Benjiro was working at Karasuno High as the first year English teacher. Ben always snickered at the thought of him teaching English and everytime Keishin just gives him strange looks. This was his second year teaching there and he was excited. It was Shōyō's first year, which meant the anime was starting. Well kind of starting as it had technically started last year but his part to play would he happening soon.

"Your brother is starting high school today right?" Keishin asked as Ben walked out into the kitchen. The blonde male was leaning against the kitchen counter with a cigarette between his fingers. The blonde hair was wild as it wasn't pulled back with his normal headband and he was currently only wearing boxes.

"Mhm" Ben nodded his head as he walked over to the coffee machine. Ben typically tried to look as professional as he could for work, however there were certain things he just wouldn't do. Cutting his hair was one of those things. He did however always pull the long hair into a bit of a messy bun every morning. Starting the day his suit would look nice and pressed but as the hours went by, he would shift into more of a unprofessional look. The jacket of his suit would typically be abandoned by second period, his tie would be loosened by lunch and then his white button up would become untucked and a few buttons undone by the end of the day. Every day, without fail. Unless a day is more stressful then he would abandon all hope of looking professional by lunch time. He was one of the youngest teachers at Karasuno so half the facility expect it. Especially since most of the facility were there when he was in high school. "You know he's going to try out for the volleyball team.." Ben hummed as he poured himself a cup.

"Isn't he only 162.8 cm?" Keishin mumbled.

"Yeah but so was the Tiny Giant." Ben pointed out before taking a drink of the Black liquid. "He has a lot of raw skill. I bet if he had a Ukai to coach him..." He used the coffee cup to cover up the grin that was coming to his lips.

"I already told you no." Keishin glared towards him. "I'm not the old man and besides they can do better then me."

"Not really. I heard they don't really have a coach. Just the student captain, a student manager and a teacher who knows really nothing about the sport." Ben explained. He already knew this because of the anime but he had actually learned this information again from the teacher himself, Takeda Ittetsu, a week ago at the before school facility meeting. Takeda had asked him to help out in the coaching but because Ben could hardly get himself to his own class on time, he suggested his loving partner. However any time he asked, Keishin would always shoot him down.

"Then you teach them." Keishin said after blowing smoke out the open kitchen window.

"I'm nothing without my setter." Ben winked at Keishin which just earned him another eye roll.

"You should go otherwise you'll be late." Keishin said nodding towards the clock on the oven.

"Oh no!" Ben quickly downed the coffee he had left before putting the empty cup in the sink. He then kissed Keishin quickly before leaving the apartment. However a moment later there was a knock on the door. Keishin snorted at the sound of the pitiful knock that Ben gave before grabbing his partners two bags that were sitting by the door as well as his keys before opening the door. "I forgot my.." Ben started to speak but stopped at the sight of Keishin holding out the items he had forgotten. "I love you"

"Yeah yeah yeah." Keishin rolled his eyes with a smile on his lips. "Love you too. Now go on."