Eternal Love: His Delicate Flower (Vampire X Human)

Chapter 13

Saturday (11/15/XX) 9:00AM

I massaged the side of my neck that was covered in a bandaid as my team walked onto the field. I let out a yawn while I stretched my arms.

Sen nudged my arm with his elbow. "Are you feeling alright to play today?"

I yawned a second time while rubbing the tiredness from my eyes. "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep last night, but I'll be fine."

I was too busy thinking about Nikolas...

Ryunosuke jogged up to us, putting his hands on our shoulders. "You boys ready?"

The two of us nodded. We moved to our positions and the match began.

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Beads of sweat were running down my temples as the blazing sun burned my skin. It was the second half with my team being two points behind the opposing team.

I wiped the perspiration from my face as the ball was thrown back onto the field. I glanced at Ryunosuke who was standing at the mouth of our goal, ready to catch any oncoming balls. Sen currently had the ball, weaving between the blue and white uniforms who were trying to steal it away from him.

"Sen! Pass!" I hollered as I ran next to him.

He gave me a nod and kicked the ball to his left. I stopped it with my left foot and began dribbling the ball. I was fifteen steps away from the goal, but the other team's defense was difficult to penetrate. I looked to my right and saw another teammate of mine behind the opposing teammates signaling me to pass. I continued to dribble the ball, waiting for the right moment to kick the ball to him.

One of the players tried to steal the ball away from my feet, but I was too agile for him to reach me. I watched as the ball danced around me, swiftly avoiding the feet of the other player. I ran around the player and finally saw an opening. When I looked up, I saw a familiar figure standing outside of the boundary.

I gasped and almost fumbled over the ball. I was careless for one second and no longer felt the ball touching my foot. I groaned and put my face into my hands.

Across the field, I saw Ryunosuke looking to the side too with a face twisted with irritation.

There he was, standing in his school uniform with a bandage on top of his right cheek.

I self-consciously ruffled my hair and looked in the other direction as my face began to redden. How embarrassing...

The sound of girls squealing from the sidelines could be heard from the centerfield. Usually, girls come to watch the game to cheer on their boyfriends or crushes. However, the center of attraction slowly became an unexpected guest. Since he was wearing his school uniform, he looked like a sore thumb, but that didn't faze any of the girls who were smitten by his handsome features and tall, muscular physique. I could see the girls whispering and giggling to each other as they peeked at Nikolas every so often.

Nikolas on the other hand was undaunted, appearing almost aloof with his hands in his blazer pockets. I saw his cherry-red eyes glance at me and I instantly turned away, biting my lip in awkwardness. I hope he didn't see me staring...

I pushed my hair back and attempted to get my head back in the game. The ball was still in the opposite team's possession, but they were unable to score a goal. One of my teammates successfully kicked the ball right as one of the opposing players kicked the ball to pass it to their teammate. The ball glided in the air, all the way out of bounds.

We all watched as it flew in Nikolas's direction.

I gasped in fear and screamed. "WATCH OUT!"

The vampire saw the ball and caught it with his right hand before it collided with the face of the girl next to him. All of the girls that were surrounding him were in awe and clapped.