BOYFRIEND | takahashi ran

56. make love not war

" so you're telling me that MY cousin made a move on YOUR friend? the one i so casually girlbossed? "

" yup. "

" GRRRR, " aki whined as she frustratingly scratched her head, " you're joking. "

" nope. "

" this is great, just great, " aki complained as she knocked her head onto the lunch table.

taken aback, you worriedly asked, " hey! are you okay? "

" what do you think? " aki looked up and squinted her eyes. there was a red patch forming on her forehead.

" don't feel too bad, haru's... nice, " you tried comforting her as you patted her shoulder.

" heh... yeah... but i'm not. " aki dropped her head onto the table once more and groaned. " fuck. "

a sudden wave of vibration straightened aki's back. " who's phone was it? " she asked.

you glanced down to see your screen brightly lit. it was a text message from haru.

" oh! it's mine! "

you swiped up to read his texts. haru must've been texting sakamoto.

" speak of the devil... say aki... "

" hmm? " she replied.

" you free this afternoon? "

" what for? "

" let's go watch your cousin play. "

" hey y/n... are you asking for death? " aki scoffed as she put on a fake smile to the boy a few feet in front of her.

" why? were you busy today? "

" no but if you tell me that i'd be meeting him, i might be, " she replied.

" come on, too late to back up now. besides, if he's going to get together with your cousin, we need to make love not war, " you cheerfully replied as your grabbed aki by the back of her collar, dragging her towards the boy.

" y/n and... rude best friend, " haru rudely greeted as he raised an eyebrow, " what is she doing here? "

" the name is aki, don't wear it out, " aki declared as she stared him down.

haru scoffed.

" guys... be nice... " you forced yourself to smile as you stood between the two of them.

" y/n you literally have the worst luck with people. takahashi, i can accept. but this lady! what is she doing here? why did you bring her here? "

" it's because- "

" because the guy who's tryna get in your pants is my cousin, " aki replied.

...

" HUH?! YOUR COUSIN? UNBELIEVABLE. " haru's face distorted into one of disgust. " scratch that y/n, I have the worst luck with people! "

" excuse me- "

" you two please! get along! " you exclaimed as you grabbed haru's collar as well, now dragging the both of them along the pavements. " as ridiculous as this sounds, we all have a common ground and that common ground is yukio sakamoto! and today is all about supporting that common ass ground in his silly ass volleyball game! "

" ugh! " and a scoff was the only response you got as the two of them get willingly dragged by you.

" shit we're late, " aki whispered as she pushed open the heavy metal back doors of the stadium.

" yeah i wonder why, " haru replied as he rolled his eyes.

" guys let's just find a seat please, " you sighed as you  slid yourself into the stadium.

immediately the first thing you noticed was the smell of sweat mixed with Salonpas. the second being the loud screeching of shoes against the pvc flooring and the shouting of the volleyball players when they call for the ball.

" i'm open! " you heard as the three of you quickly made your way to a vacant area at the back. you didn't want to squeeze through the crowds and disrupt their view just to get seats at the front. plus, the seats at the back let you observe the game from a higher bird's eye view.

you were currently sandwiched between the ginger and the black haired boy. both of which were in awe watching the ongoing match. it didn't take you long to find the red head you guys were here for, especially since it was such a striking colour.

" oh! it's his turn to serve! oh my goodness! he's so handsome! " you heard a few girls squealing in front of you.

you let out a soft ' ah! ' when you saw who they were talking about. you glanced over at haru, only to see half his head buried under his jacket, revealing only his eyes. even though he was slouching, you could tell that he was watching closely.

the red head bounced the ball hard. so hard that it echoed throughout the entire stadium. he did that two more times before a whistle was blown. he took in a deep breath before throwing the ball up high and far. he started building up for a run before swinging both his arms back and pushing off the ground.

your eyes widened. he was basically hovering in mid air.

and with that, he hit the ball hard with his right arm, sending the ball zooming over the net and onto the opponents side.

there was a moment of silence before the crowd went wild.

" THAT WAS A SERVICE ACE! " the girls in front of us squealed once more before celebrating his small victory.

the red head could only flash a smile before resuming his play.

you were impressed to say the least. you didn't know how skilled sakamoto was but seeing your clumsy co-worker suddenly turn into a volleyball monster was not something you would see everyday.

you unconsciously looked over at haru again. this time,  though his body language remained the same, his eyes were brighter, as if there was a fire growing inside of him. " cool. " you heard him say under his breath.

シ hey it's your girl again, the most inconsistent author ever T^T

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