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

【S2】 Ch. 7 Except For Them

«Three. Two. One - Smile!» A cheerful, pretty voice called out. The sound of a crisp click followed it. Ageha impatiently watched the film strip from her polaroid camera appear in excitement. Waiting patiently for the picture to appear her eyes went to her friend's in front of her.

«I'm so happy you made it, An!» Ageha cheered happy to have her best friend back.

An smiled proudly. «Of course! It's not like I came back for that jerk. I'm here to kick his butt.» A fierce flame lit up in her eyes when she said this. Ageha sweat-dropped as she watched An's burning desire to avenge Rin.

Ageha smiled. An might say this, but Ageha knew that An was pretty busy in France. There's no way she could have come over on such a short notice. This meeting had been planned beforehand, and for a long time at that. Naturally, all of their excitement was heightened. Leaning closer Ageha playfully hugged An. «Sure! Whatever you say.» She said in an amiable voice. An blushed when she noticed the stares and friendly smiles they were getting.

«Oi! Stop it. We are in public.» She admonished her best friend, terribly aware of the fact that some people might recognize them as the popular personas that they were.

Ageha chuckled and playfully winked. «I'm pretty sure us being close, isn't a secret. Let's call it fan service.» It's been a few years since Ageha started working as an idol under Yuusuke's company. During these years, she had developed a suave way of handling the media and garnering attention without too much of a scandal.

Throughout the years, Ageha kept her relationship with Shuu a secret from the media. It wasn't done out of ill-will, she just didn't want her beloved to be bothered at his work, because of it. Shuu understood and agreed to watch over her from the shadows. Their relationship was going strong as ever.

Talking about Shuu, Ageha started to look around in wonder. 'When will he appear?' She couldn't help the small frown that formed on her face.

«... Don't make that look, Age-chan. It makes one feel terrible.» An admonished her friend with a soft sigh. An had matured a lot. While she was still as temperamental as ever, she had gotten much better at regaining her calm than before. It was a necessary skill to survive in the Pro world after all. Her journey abroad had allowed her to bloom into an independent, striven, mature woman. Sometimes, when looking at her friends she would feel a sense of jealous with how cozy their life seems to be.

To be surrounded by loved ones was truly a blessing.

«Fine. You're right! Oh-» Just as Ageha was about to say something she saw three familiar figures approaching from the a far.

«Yui! Here.» She called them over with an excited wave. Her movement froze the moment she realized the weird mood going on.

An stood up and took a stand next to her. «There he is! The dastard!» An murmured and cracked her fists. An was ready to give Sae a run for his life. She had grown terribly protective of Rin during the past few years. In her book, anyone that hurt or harmed Rin deserved a beating! Nobody was allowed to harm her little Tsun-Boy.

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After Yui's attempt to dissolve the icy mood in the car, Sae and Rin were left to their own devices. Yui couldn't tell what Rin was thinking about, but when she had glanced at the raven-head next to her. All she saw was that he was in deep thoughts. His mood seemed to have lifted a bit as a solemn mood covered him like a blanket.

When Yui turned her head to the red-head, the only thing she could see was Sae looking at her. Yui gave him a small smile and turned away feeling the heat rushed to her cheek. Her own response flustered her and she nervously fiddled with her hands in her lap.