𝗛𝗘'𝗦 𝗔 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 ⚽️ 𝙶𝙰𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚄 𝚡 𝙵!𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙴𝚁

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗥

"Wait, aren't you the goalkeeper of Bastard München!?", you ask him in surprise.

"Yes."

"S-sorry! I honestly couldn't tell earlier...", you say shyly, as you rub the back of your neck. "I'm [f/n] [l/n], such a pleasure to meet you!", you say excitedly, eager to shake his hand.

Gagamaru tilts his head while looking at you "I hope you won't treat me differently now?", he asks.

"H-huh? Yes, uh, I mean, No! Of course not!", you say, thinking about how just a moment ago you just mentally labeled him a 'weirdo'.

Gagamaru suddenly takes you by your hand, causing you to snap back into reality (oops there goes gravity)

"It's nice to meet you too." he reciprocates, smiling gently.

You blush, hoping that he didn't notice you zoning out.

"Umm, actually. What are you doing in this forest in the first place? You appeared a little lost when I saw you.", Gagamaru asked.

"Oh! I work at a convenience store nearby. Usually I use my phone to find the best way out of here but today my phone decided to die on me."

"Hmm..." he says, as he takes something out of his backpack, handing it over to me. It was a spare shirt of his. "Here, get changed, otherwise you're gonna catch a cold", he says, pointing at my soaked shirt.

"That's super kind of you, thank you!", you beam, hiding behind a tree to change your clothes. While you're taking off your shirt, Gagamaru is distracting himself with something else in order to not make you feel uncomfortable.

"Ta-daaa!", you say proudly, showing off 'your' new shirt. Gagamarus big, dreamy eyes are scanning your body carefully, a soft smile forming on his lips. "It looks cute on you...", he says under his breath, only for him to abruptly lower his gaze in embarassment. "Uh- sorry...", he blushes.

"Look at him blush, so cute. I love it when men get shy.", you bite your lower lip. "I think I could have some fun with him...", you think to yourself in a devilish manner.

An awkward silence fills the air between you two, so you decide to make it even worse. "Could you perhaps walk me home? I'm a little scared and exhausted from trying to find my way...", noticably shifting your voice to a more helpless undertone.

"Can do.", he nods. "Where do you live?",

For a hot minute, you ponder whether it's a good idea to tell him where you live. "He could be dangerous, doesn't matter if he's a football player or not.", you think. "Screw it", you interject your own thoughts. "Could you bring me to (street name), please?"

Gagamaru is trying to carefully analyze your facial expressions. Since he already has a hard time reading peoples emotions, he feels a little overwhelmed by your quickly changing moods.

"Sure, but, uh, are you ok?", he asks in a slightly worried tone.

"Huh, me? Yeah! I'm fine, just exhausted, probably. Sorry about that.", you answer in return. "Now that I think about it, I must be the creep between us, not him", you think to yourself.

"I think it would be best for me to go home now", you say feeblishly.

As you two started walking, you start feeling quite dizzy and lightheaded. "Why am I feeling so weak out of a sudden...?", you ask yourself, sensing your blood pressure drop.

Gagamaru notices you getting shaky on your feet, catching you quickly in his strong arms, preventing you from falling. "H-hey, are you okay?!", he gasps, looking at you concerned. "You're shivering!", he says, putting his hand on your forehead. "Hold on, I'll bring you to a hospital", Gagamaru says quietly, holding onto you firmly.

"N-no... Please, just bring me home, I'm fine...", you beg him weakly. "I'm sorry for being such a nuisance".

"Stop talking such nonesense and save your energy.", he says, looking down at your pale face.

Gagamaru runs towards the nearest exit out the woods. As he jumps out the forest, he notices a car driving directly in your direction.

You look up at Gagamaru, admiring his unique face and serious look in his face. "Why does he put in so much effort for me? I don't understand...", you ask yourself, only to pass out in his arms, closing your eyes peacefully.

Gagamaru stands infront of the car, causing the car to stop abruptly. "Please, drive us to the nearest hospital. Now.", he demands firmly, towering over the driver who is visibly angry yet confused.

However, the man in the car does not question the situation any further as he sees you being visibly sick. "Just drive!", Gagamaru commands again, weirdly stoic yet firm in his words.

As you arrived at the hospital, Gagamaru squeezes some money in the hand of the man and apologizes for the sudden holdup. Then, he charges straight into the hospital, still carrying you in his arms, urging one of the nurses to take you into the ICU. "You're safe now, stay strong, y/n", he whispers softly.

A few hours later, you wake up to bright lights and sound of voices. You carefully open your eyes, still blinded by the lights in the room.

"Where... where am I?", you ask nervously. As you look around drowzily, you gasp seeing Gagamaru sitting next to you.

"Finally, you're awake!", Gagamaru stands up excitedly from his chair.

The nurse asks him to sit back down in order to not overwhelm you.

"It's okay!", you say, reassuring the nurse that you're fine, smiling at her. She nods and then walks off, leaving only you and Gagamaru in the room.

"I was so worried."

"Why?", you ask as you look down. "Oh, I mean... Thank you for taking care of me!", you correct yourself.

"However, you really didn't have to bring me here. I must have been simply exhausted from working late, my phone turning off, the rain, the bear attack, you...", you sigh, saying the last part playfully, teasing him by squeezing his hand.

"Again, thank you so much, regardless. I really don't know how to thank you properly.", you look up at him, smiling. He blushes slightly, his eyes widening even more, looking down on your hand touching his.

"Though, I don't quite understand why you would go out of your way to rescue some random stranger like me.", you wonder, guessing you must be a bad person for not understanding the reason behind his kindness.

"I saw you in need of help, so I decided to help you.", he responds pragmatically.

You look away bashfully, due to you feeling embarassed for showing your vulnerability to a stranger, a man you just met. Nonetheless, to avoid an awkward situation, you decide to change the topic.

"So, uh... Did the doc' say anything important or can I go home now?"

"Oh, he said-"

"that your blood test results were satisfactory and your blood pressure levels have normalized perfectly.", the doctor interjects as he enters the room, cutting off Gagamaru.

You give Gagamaru an affirming smile in order to reassure him.

"However.", the doc' continues. "You must take proper rest. You still have a fever and you seem like the type of person to carelessly transgress their own limits.", he assumes, giving Gagamaru a bombastic side eye. "You should look after your girlfriend more."

"H-he isn't my-", you stutter, blushing heavily. However, Gagamaru seems unfazed and stoic as ever, "Will do."

In shock, you look towards Gagamaru, questioning why he did not object against the accusation of me being his girlfriend.

"Who really IS this guy...?", you think, looking at him skeptically, as you both silently lock eyes with each other.