it's hard when the girl he likes is you.
you.
Takahashi Y/N, the older sister of Takahashi Ran, his junior on the team.
you would always drop him off at practice, having the luxury of owning a car. he noticed you on the very first day when Ran joined the official national team, Ryujin Nippon, and you gave your little, yet tall, brother a warm hug of encouragement before sending him off while he was complaining about how he was already nineteen or something and you were babying him too much.
the thing was, you didn't know he existed. because he was in the building every time, gazing out of one of the open windows in the gym.
it was just a little crush that would fade away in a little while, right?
"how many times do I have to drop you off now, Ran?" you chuckled, shaking your head, "you can drive your own car now, didn't you actually get your license a couple months ago."
"yeah, but I can't break the tradition?" your little brother shrugged from the passenger seat, "you've been dropping me off ever since, and gave me good luck."
"awwww...." you cooed before glaring at him, "does this mean I'm your favorite sibling???"
"Riri is," Ran shook his head.
"fuck you," you cursed, rolling your eyes.
"what would Mama say when you curse?" Ran had a cheeky teasing smile on his face.
"she said so herself that I'm her favorite child," you laughed, "your threats are going nowhere."
pouting, Ran knew that you were right, "I'll tell it to Papa then."
"but Papa listens to Mama," your smirked, knowing that you won the unofficial argument.
"good luck at practice today, Ranny," you ruffled your younger brother's hair with adoration being getting back in the car.
"you're coming with me today though," Ran said, "I want you to meet Tatsunori, my friend."
"oh alright," you chuckled lightly, "I actually don't have work today."
"really???" Ran raised his eyebrow, "aren't you a workaholic or something?"
"hey, don't make fun of me for working six days a week," you glared at him playfully, "how else am I supposed to afford rent in Tokyo?"
"who told you to live in Tokyo???" Ran questioned.
"hey, it's close to my workplace though," you rolled your eyes.
"Tatsunori!" Ran exclaimed when you two finally made it into the gym where the team was warming up and chatting with each other on the sidelines.
"hi Ran, is this your sister?" Tatsunori bowed politely to you with a smile on his face.
"konnichiwa, my name is Takahashi Y/N, and I am Ran's older sister," you introduced yourself.
"my name's Otsuka Tatsunori, it's nice to meet you Y/N-san," Tatsunori answered, introducing himself as well.
slowly, more really tall men started to gather around the trio group.
"is this your sister, Ran-kun?"
"she's so pretty!?"
"konnichiwa, I'm Takahashi Y/N," you bowed shyly towards all of the males, "I'm sorry for causing any distruptions."
"oh no worries!" one of the taller males waved his hand, "I'm Ishikawa Yuki, the captain."
"konnichiwa, Yuki-san," you greeted.
and slowly, Ran introduced the rest of the team members.
Takahashi Kentaro.
Yamamoto Tomohiro.
Masato Kai.
Nishida Yuji.
when the last member, Yamauchi Akihiro was introduced, you noticed his flustered pink cheeks and nervous deameanor, despite the fact that he was a little bit more than a head taller than you.
"konnichiwa, Y/N-san," he greeted, scratching the back of his neck shyly.
"and that's everyone," Yuki smiled.
after practice, Akihiro-san came towards your place on the bleachers.
"hi Y/N-san," he smiled as he sat down next to you.
"you guys were amazing today at practice," you complimented.
"thank you," Akihiro bowed his head in appreciation.
and every now and then, you would be in the bleachers watching the team practice, and Akihiro would come and talk to you after practice.
"is there something going on between you and Akihiro senpai???" Ran raised his eyebrow at you, a cheeky smile on his face.
"shut up, Ran, it's none of your business," you scoffed as you continued to do your paper work.
"come on, just get together already," Ran huffed, "you're old."
"I'm only four years older than you, idiot," you flicked his forehead with your middle finger gently.
"ouch!!!" Ran complained yet again.
it has been now a year since your meeting with Ran's team.
and you and Akihiro had been getting closer. now, you hang out often throughout the week. you could feel yourself falling for him because he always was such a kind gentleman to you.
but little did you know, that Akihiro had already felt those same feelings towards you, before even your meeting.
"I like you," your timid voice shocked Akihiro, causing him to spill a bit of coffee on his shirt.
"wha--what???" Akihiro stuttered adorably, but then winced when he felt the hot liquid burn and cause a stain.
"here," you offered him napkins and helped him to wipe it.
"you--you like me???" Akihiro pointed at himself, his eyes wide and his mouth trembling a bit.
"yeah, Aki," you smiled nervously.
"I like you too," Akihiro confessed, "I've always liked you. ever since I saw you drop off Ran-kun--"
"you've seen me like that???" you chuckled, "I looked horrendous back then."
"you always look beautiful in my eyes," Akihiro said sincerely, "may I ask, can I court you?"
"you can date me, sir," you said dramatically, "thank you for accepting me."
"I should thank you," Akihiro laughed lightly as he bent down to kiss your forehead.
I'm going to the waterpark with my family y'all!!
so I won't be that active for like a day or two....
hope you still liked this <3333
when I'm back, I'll start on more Masato Kai oneshots because you all seemed to really like the one I wrote <3
Clarisse
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