𝐎𝐑𝐁𝚰𝐓, 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞.. [Blue Lock Sae x OC]

【S2】Ch. 6 Brothers

The car inaudibly zoomed through the neighborhood. Mother nature was lovingly doing her wonders as the first rays of sunlight appeared. The darkness slowly disappeared and a soft light embraced this world tenderly. The clouds broke apart and gathered into tiny pieces that looked like a herd of sheep in the sky. Yui marveled at the change from her seat inside the car. She felt an innocent sense of excitement arise within her along with the sunrise.

Yui was genuinely happy to visit Disneyland. More so, she was happy to go there with Sae, Rin and everyone else. It really felt like a fun trip with the squad. Yui smiled jolly, and tightened her grip on the bag that rested on her lap.

Yui's blissful joy was a stark contrast to the mood that radiated from the two teens beside her. Rin was frowning to himself and glaring at the window. He stubbornly refused to even glance at Sae, his brother, who sat on the other side. Sae's expression was hard to read as always. He simply looked at the window with his legs crossed elegantly. Stuck between the two, Yui glanced at them with silent worry.

This Cold War had been going on since they entered the car. At first, Yui didn't think much of it.
Yet, the silent drive continued and when Yui felt the air dropped down to a freezing point, she decided to do something.

Her gaze went from one Itoshi to the next Itoshi.

'Even in this situation they still keep their elegance and beauty.' Yui absentmindedly noticed the upright and beautiful posture Rin and Sae kept. While Sae sat elegantly with an upright torso and crossed legs, Rin was a bit more casual. One of his hands lay crossed over his lap and the other one supported his chin. He too kept his back straight and it gave him a cold, cool beauty kind of charm.

This resemblance evoke a smile from her. The siblings truly were more alike than they would like to admit, Yui concluded with optimism.

She wanted to believe in them, and the bond that they had. As someone who was friends with both of them, she felt confident that they would get better somehow. This trip might be just a small step closer to that.

Yui quietly nodded to herself with renewed motivation. Sae had watched her from the corner of his eyes and thus he noticed all the changes in the expression Yui had been doing. She switched from happy, to concerned to thoughtful and then back to happy so quickly, he was amused and perplexed at the same time.

Sae blinked once when he saw the current expression on her face. He somehow had the uncanny feeling that Yui was plotting something and he was not quite sure how to feel about that.

'Whatever.' Sae thought and he chose
to ignore this matter. Whatever it was that Yui did, he knew that she was a responsible and fine woman. One that wouldn't trouble him.

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It hasn't been long since they set off, but Yui still felt the tension in her bones. She looked up in thoughts and happened to meet with Maureen's chocolate brown ones while doing so. He gave her a small smile and Yui smiled back with a sense of ease.

Maureen seemed to be encouraging her, and she deeply appreciated the driver's kindness. With one last reassuring nod to herself, Yui randomly opened up a topic.

«Sae, Rin. Have you been to Disneyland before?» Yui's light and mellow voice cut through the heavy, dry air. Both guys jerked slightly as if they've been hit by electricity. Yui watched them curiously. People often told her that her voice was more on the quiet and slow side, unlike the majority of her friends, who were more blunt, resolute and driven.

Their sudden reaction made her worry, but also curious. Was she really this loud or were they this deep in thoughts that they forgot about her?

Out of curiosity Yui glanced between Rin and Sae. She tried to observe and wordlessly hint her question to them.