CRUEL

CRUEL|FIFTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CRUEL

[SEASON TWO]

"Pass it to me!"

"Ah Stop!"

With a loud bang the basketball lands in the Hoop. Making Arezou and Tea scream in victory. Both give each other a High Five, much to their opponent's annoyance. Shelly groaned. "Since when are these both such a good team?" she asked Jay. Both sharing the same expression while watching the two playing and winning.

Tea twirled the ball on his fingertip, in a mocking way. "Oh, don't pout like that. Here, we even let you have the ball." He purred amused. Holding The Ball toward him. Shelly and Jay clenched their teeth at their extremely mocking behavior. 

"Hey! I thought you are good at this. Why are we losing so hard?" Shelly complained at Jay.

"Because you guys sucked!" Arezou said amused, throwing the arm over Tea's shoulder. Causing Tea laughed at her Joke. 

"Zou~ That is not the way to talk to your lover!" Shelly chimed in, causing Arezou's cheeks flush red. Shelly smiled amused,she leaned down to the blushing girl, her fingers gently stroking Arezou's crimson cheek. 

"Maybe I should consider punishing you~?" Shelly whispered. Arezous's system died at the other girls' words, leaving her momentarily speechless. 

Tea, observing the scene with mild embarrassment on Arezou's behalf, quickly stepped in, positioning himself in front of the flustered girl as if shielding her. He pointed an accusing finger at the blond girl. 

"Red card! You can't just break my teammate, by seducing them like that!" he scolded. "But your teammate is so damn hot~" Shelly teased further, only intensifying Arezou's blush. 

"No!" Tea exclaimed, clearly trying to divert the conversation away from the teasing.

"Guys!"

Arezou lifted her gaze from behind Tea's protective form to meet the gaze of the lovely brown-haired girl. The girl was holding up a bag filled with donuts, presenting it to them with a warm and inviting smile. 

"I knew you all would be here." She said smiling. But Arezous eyes were fixed on the nervous boy next to Mia.  A clearly younger version of Jay. 

"H-Hi there." He greets them nervous. Tea looked at the boy in surprise. "Little boy? What's up!" he said joyfully.The boy, however, seemed a bit shy and unsure, his gaze fixed on his shoes as he shrugged his shoulders, seemingly at a loss for words.

Arezou greeted the boy with a friendly and warm smile, trying to make him feel comfortable. Walking up to the boy with Shelly next to her. Both carrying warmth with them that Make the stiff shoulder of Kay relax a bit. 

Both girls started a conversation with the younger boy. Leaving t the others talk to each other, about things Kay may not need to hear. 

"What's his name?" Arezou asked curiously, her fingers moving slowly so the cat could play with them as if they are some pet toy. Images of the time when Pocky was born, flow through her mind. 

"Jack! He is around two years old." He told happily. Shelly smiled at the sight of them together. "He is pretty big for such a young boy." She added. Kay nods fast, looking proud that they were praising his cat. "He is so much smarter than other cats!" he informed them.

"Wah~ You must raise him well! A Smart Owner has smart animals." Arezou complements him. He looked at her with shining eyes of adoration. He didn't get many compliments from other people or anyone. So Hearing these words comming from two genuily nice girls like them, make him almost forget the reason why was so sad.