courage dear heart | Yuki Ishikawa

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Warning: There will be some spicy parts!

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When Reira and I walked into the break room, almost everyone was already there. Some were snacking, others sipping beer, while a few were starting to pick songs to sing.

Luckily, the managers had allowed us to make all this noise.

I started looking around for Yuki when someone grabbed my hand.

I turned and saw Sho holding a beer.
"Hey, little Cho, I thought l'd be seeing more of you now that we live under the same roof, but you're always busy," he pouted.

I poked him in the side with my finger.
"Admit it, Sho, you're the one busy charming some girl," I teased him with a smirk.

He tried to poked me. "You got me... Anyway, Hanbin called earlier, asking about you."

My smile faded at the mention of that name, and Sho quickly added, "Don't worry, I just told him that l've got my eye on you," and gave me a playful wink.

I narrowed my eyes at him, unsure of what he was up to.
He casually glanced over his shoulder, and I furrowed my brows as I followed his gaze. "You should go, or Ishikawa's stare is going to burn a hole through my skull."

Huh?

I scanned the room and saw Yuki standing with a hard expression and clenched jaw, looking our way. He was wearing a white t-shirt with an open black shirt over it, paired with jeans.

God, how much I loved his hair when he styled it wavy

He's so fine. How does anyone resist jumping on him?

I made my way over to him, laughing quietly to myself. "Like what you see, Yuki?" I teased, taking his hand.

He pulled me close, positioning me beside him as his hand slid to my exposed waist. He leaned down to whisper in my ear, "You look stunning. I still can't believe that these beautiful legs were wrapped around me earlier today." He kissed the top of my head.

At least I'm not the only one who reacts this way.

I giggled to myself.
I turned to him with a smirk, looking up at him. "We can always try again, whenever you want..."

I saw his gaze darken as he licked his lower lip.

I had to look away because my mind was racing with thoughts far too inappropriate for a room full of people.

He chuckled softly.

I looked around and saw Ran, Ayumu, and Yuji singing and "dancing" to a song that was blowing up on social media lately.

Taking Yuki's hand, we moved closer to them.
"I'm joining in!" I shouted with enthusiasm.

Ayumu turned to me and gave me a double high-five. "Here's my karaoke partner!"

I gave him a competitive look. "Let's show them how it's done."

He mirrored my expression. "Let's do it... Reira, Hiro!"

He called them over, but I noticed Hiro trying to back away slowly.
"I see you, Hiro-senpai!" I pointed at him.
He sighed but eventually joined us.

Meanwhile, the others had gathered on the couch. Yuki watched me with an amused smile, while the rest were shouting and encouraging us.

We positioned ourselves in front of everyone and started singing and dancing to the choreography of XG's "Shooting Star" like we were on stage at a concert.