🍒Sweet Cherries🍒 (Akashi X Kiana)

Meeting

Today's just another normal day that I played dodgeball with my friends afterschool. I was talking to Athena on the way home until I saw a mysterious figure while passing by the basketball court-- It was amazing.

He's probably a boy in the same year as me, watching others practicing on their own. His raspberry red hair and bangs unluckily covered his eyes, but just his faraway figure attracted me to keep staring at him and stop walking.

"KIANA!!" The scream was so loud my ears would've been bleeding if that girl wasn't in a distance: Satsuki Momoi, the most popular girl among our year due to her great personality and cotton candy pink hair. After several I MISSED YOUs, we finally went back onto the topic. "Are you interested in basketball? Or a player?~" She DID see right through me, and my face started heating up before I even knew it. "Aww! Tell me tell me, which one was it?" Of the very course I refused to answer and we pushed back and forth until my back bumped into someone. "SORRY-" I apologized in a hurry, but when I turned around nobody was here.

Huh?

"TETSUUU!" Momoi's scream again was so loud my ears bled more. When I turned my head back what I saw was a boy nearly as short as me with light blue hair, along with Momoi hugging super tightly around him that even Athena seemed to be shocked by her taste. "Momoi, please refrain yourself in front of your friend, it'll only cause more misunderstandings."
"But what does it matter? We're dating anyways!"

HUH? I've heard about Momoi having a 'boyfriend', but I thought it'd be more submissive like Aomine, her childhood friend.

"Apologies, I'm Tetsuya Kuroko, and I'm not her boyfriend." I greeted him back in absolute confusion. "I saw you being interested in our team, so you can visit our practice if you want." I was so tempted that I nodded without even realising what I agreed to, and let Athena waited for me outside.

The court was enormously HUGE, it was bigger than my dick adding the court we played dodgeball in. My first instinct was to search for that red haired guy, but he's nowhere to be found.
"Let me guide you!" Momoi welcomingly smiled and started the introductions. "Midorima is our greatest shooter with amazing threes," She pointed to the tall, green haired guy with glasses. "The blonde freshman is Kise, he's competitive with Aomine." That must be the guy that Athena was fangirling over. "Aomine, which you already know, and his best friend, my boyfriend Tetsu-" "I'm not." The immediate disagreement made Momoi pout. "And Murasakibara with the chips in his hands!" Her finger pointed towards a purple giant munching on the seasonal flavoured chips. I tried my best to remember their names all in one go, but something kept clouding my mind.
"What about the one with the red hair?" Kuroko spoke before I could finish the question. "Akashi. He's our leader and he's superbly intelligent."
Akashi? Akashi Seijurou? The one who always dominated the number one place in grades? Even Athena couldn't beat him!

Just who in the world is he?

My thoughts were overwhelming my body that I unintendedly lost my balance. "Be careful!" As I looked for the source of the voice, one of the basketballs was thrown towards me. I could've sworn that ball was fucking flying straight to my face. In a sudden, I'm already in a position ready to fall. Fuck.

"Are you alright?"

A crimson figure stood in front of me as I slowly regain my vision. Although he was considered as short, we still have quite a height difference. I'm thankful for him saving me, but just one small problem: HE'S TOO CLOSE. I can even feel his scent rushing and sweetly intoxicating my senses.
"Ah, thank you." I was too distracted by our distance it's impossible to thank him properly.
"Your name?" Akashi leisurely turned around and our eyes met.
"Kiana, and you are Akashi right?" His hand extended to mine and supported me to get up, while looking at me doubtfully. "Athena told me about you always taking the first place!" I quickly tried to resolve the awkward atmosphere, yet the air still suffocated me to the edge as my face burns. "Really? Tell her to work harder." His mischievous giggle switched on an unknown inside me.
"KIANA!" The yell from the door was definitely Athena's, and I can't let her miss the bus! "Sorry! See you." I grabbed my bag from the bench as fast as I can and ran out.

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"Akashi, why did you go quiet for a moment? Kiana's such a lovely girl!" Momoi shook her head, arms still wrapped around Kuroko's. However Akashi did not answer her, only leaking a soft grin out on his lips. "Kiana, Kiana. What a beautiful name." Chuckles slipped out as he stared back at the door the girl ran out of.

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"Kiana, did you talk to him?"
"Who?"
"Don't even try to act innocent. Him."
"There are too many people who use he/him pronouns, Athena. Who the hell are you referring to?"
"The one you just talked to, idiot." She sighed as she rubs her forehead, troubled. "Did he say something about me?"
"Oh yeah, yes he did indeed!" I tried to sound more cheerful, but I was mistaken. Now her face looks absolutely terrifying, definitely will speak in the language of rage and fire. "He said," I coughed for the dramatic pause and the voice imitation. "Tell her to work harder.😌"
Maybe my performance was so perfect and realistic it made Athena so touched, to the point she became a destructive volcano. Thank goodness she boarded the bus before the eruption, or my lifespan is getting halved.
He was nice to talk to. Akashi. Let's meet again, shall we?