I sat on my desk, finishing up some homework when my phone showed a notification
I open my messenger app to find a new text from Yahaba.
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Shitgeru💛
Shitgeru💛
How's the new first years?
Kenshitrou
Bad there's an annoying first year who keeps talking about being the next ace
Kenshitrou
And I'm pretty sure he's gonna part of the starting lineup with the way coach keeps staring at him
Shitgeru💛
Lolthere are 2 that I'm sure gonna be in the starting lineup, but they're pretty alright
Shitgeru💛
Anyways sooo how's Semi???
Kenshitrou
Idk because we're only teammates practically strangers
Kenshitrou
We don't even talk to each other outside of practice and hardly even talk during it
Shitgeru💛
Jeez I was just asking no need to rant abt ur sad sad love life
I roll my eyes at Shigeru's text. Jeez, why are we even friends. I jokingly thought. Despite how much we joke and insult each other, I know that he'll always be there for me. Shigeru, my first friend, my best friend, will always be the first person I'll confide to, and despite being in a different school, he will stop at nothing to come over whenever I'm feeling down. He at first wanted for us to both go to the same school, but he soon relented, and we stayed best friends despite being in different schools. We had a huge fight when he found out I was going to Shiratorizawa, and we stopped talking for a month, and maybe it would've been longer if it hadn't been for Chikara. He smacked some sense into both of us.
*(flashback)*
"Come on, you're both best friends!" Chikara said as he put his hands on his hips. "What are you even fighting about??"
I pursed my lips and said nothing. Shi-.. Yahaba spoke after a while. "He's leaving me. He broke our promise."
Chikara furrowed his brows and sighed. "Come on, you guys, you're both middle schooler, not kindergarteners." He replied as he rubbed his forehead. "What promise did he even break?"
"He promised me that we'd always be together..! Now he's leaving me and breaking the promise!"We we're both supposed to go to Aoba Johsai, but he decided to go to Shiratorizawa and didn't tell me until I found his admission letter!!"
Chikara sighed once more. "Jirou, why didn't you tell him?" He looked at me.
"I knew he was going to act like this. Why bother?" I clench my hands.
"Why bother?? Why bother?!? You bother because I am your best friend!?!" Yahaba exclaims
"So?! That doesn't mean I need to tell you every single thing that goes on in my life?!?" I yell back. "You know what? I'm leaving! I don't need friends who won't support me in my decisions!!"
"Fine! Go ahead! Walk away!" Yahaba yells as I walk away.
Yahaba and I didn't talk after that. I started avoiding Chikara, too. I was completely alone. I decided to focus on my studies to fill the hole in my heart.
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Months had passed by since I stopped talking to them, and by now, our teammates already knew of the growing rift that had formed between us. They had tried to do something but eventually gave up after a while. Kawatabi-san kept trying, though I'm sure that without his intervention, Shigeru, Chikara, and I wouldn't have been friends to this day.
I was walking out store after having bought some snacks for my siblings and I when Kawatabi-san saw me.
"Hey! Shirabu!" He waved towards me.
I bowed. "Hello, Kawatabi-san, did you need something?"
He scratched his head. It was silent for a while before he sighed. "Look, I'm not gonna beat around the bush, but you should try talking things out with Yahaba. I don't know what happened for you guys to fight, but from my experience, it's better to talk things out." He says as he pats my back before walking away. "Just think about it, okay?"
I look at his back as he walks away, gripping the bag as I watch.
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As we start cleaning the gym, I slowly approach Yahaba. He stares at me, and I stare back.
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"I need to talk to you." I say after a long silence.
He looks at me for a while, an unreadable look on his face, before he walks out. I follow behind him outside the gym.
"I-im sorry for not telling you about Shiratorizawa.." I sheepishly say, looking at the ground. "I didn't mean to not tell you, I just... I was just too focused on trying to get accepted that I forgot to tell you, and when I got accepted, I just didn't know how to tell you.."
It was silent, I slowly lift my eyes off the ground.
"..I'm sorry, too. I guess I kinda.. overreacted. I was worried that after going to Shiratorizawa, you were gonna stop talking to me. That our friendship would end there. Of course, you breaking our promise hurt me, but with the thought that our friendship from childhood would break just like that, really scared me." "I talked it out with Chikara after our fight and even though we'll be on the same team we won't be able to play together. So I thought at least we would play together even if it's on opposing sides." He smiles softly at me. I smile back at him.
We eventually left for high school but all 3 of us still keep in touch over text. Sometimes we even have sleepovers.
*(End of flashback)*
I shook out of my flashback as I feel the vibration of my phone. Shigeru was calling our group chat. I click accept and 2 familiar faces appear on my phone.
Chikara sighs. "Why are you even calling at this time?" He says, slightly annoyed.
Shigeru smiles smugly. "I just wanted Jirou to talk about his Semi-san."
I glare at Shigeru. "There's nothing I need to say about Semi-san."
Shigeru looks smug. "Sureee you don't."
I sigh as I realise I would never get to sleep if I don't say a single thing about Semi-san. Might as well tell them before taichi does. My face scrunches up as I remember the embarrassing thing that happened to me during lunch.
I sigh once more before telling them the story. "So I was carrying my lunch towards Taichi when I saw Semi-san. He was smiling and laughing at a joke Tendou-san said. He look really pretty and I ended tripping and falling face first on my lunch." I pursed my lips as I watch Chikara trying not to laugh and Shigeru dying of laughter. "There, happy? You got your Semi story and me embarrassing myself now can I go to sleep."
"Pff yeah, yeah 'night Jirou." Shigeru says while laughing.
"Goodnight Jirou." Chikara says, still trying not to laugh.
I roll my eyes and end the call before finally going to bed. As my eyes start to droop a final thought enters my head. It's not my fault I can't take my eyes off of Semi-san.
