Watashi No Ai (My Love) (RyogaXReader)

Chapter 6

I spent the rest of the evening at Ryoga's and stayed over for dinner.

It seems that their cousin Nanako was the fool around the house.

I didn't see their mother and Nanjiro remained on the back deck area looking at porn magazines in a monk robe.

Sitting at the counter, I watched in silence as Nanako prepared the food, her hands swift as she cut what was needed before serving it.

Ramen.

One of the best foods created on planet Earth. No doubt about it.

"You like ramen?" Ryoga grinned as he slid into his seat next to me, smirking as he leaned on his elbow with his chin on his hand.

"Who doesn't?" I say, raising an eyebrow.

I glanced over at him and then started eating the ramen, my head tipping back as I enjoyed the flavor in my mouth, loving it all.

"Amazing!" I said quickly as I continued to eat, trying to maintain manners as I scarfed down the food.

"Thank you!" Nanako said as she left the kitchen and Chibisuke came in, his cat Karupin at his heels.

I looked up as I saw Chibisuke come into the room, smiling.

"Ryoma, can you see if you can get us on the team as doubles partners?" I ask, using his name in hopes it would convince him.

He shrugged nonchalantly. "Sure."

"Thank you!" I immediately say with a grin. I saw Ryoga laughing silently at me out of the corner of my eye and I whirled around, flicking the center of his forehead.

"What do you think you're laughing about?" I scowl.

He opens his mouth as to respond and then starts laughing again.

I glare at him, eyes narrowed and hand on my hip as I waited for him to stop laughing. "So? What are you laughing about?"

"Nothing. Nothing," Ryoga grins, waving his hands at me to make sure I didn't get closer to him.

"Sure doesn't sound like nothing, does it?" I muse sharply, leaning forward on my elbows onto the counter as I turned my head to look at him.

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Ryoga says, still laughing. I stare at him. "Alright, alright. You said you didn't want to be my doubles partner, but now you're sucking up to Chibisuke to try and get us on the team as double partners."

"I'm not sucking up to him," I scowl. "And for your information, it's called being polite."

"Sure, sure. Call it whatever you want," Ryoga smirked.

"I'll call it the truth," I say, finishing the rest of my ramen and then standing up to leave, spotting Nanako on my way out. "Thanks for having me over." She nodded and smiled as I left the house, walking back to my home since I didn't live to far away.

The next day, I woke up half asleep. I ate. I got dressed. And then I nearly got hit by a car on my way to school.

"Jeez," I muttered as I walked onto the school grounds, heading for the tennis courts.

I guess today I'll go ask and see if Chibisuke has an answer for us yet.

A/N
Short and late update. Reason: I forgot how to write 🫠. My brain no longer likes me.

-October 16-22-26-28-29, 2023