A Painful Melody

Chapter 23- Basketball

3rd person POV

"How was the meeting?" Ayaha smiled, happy to see Akagawa once more. She met up with the red head at the beginning of lunch.

"Not too exciting, but I'm aware of how most members got into student council." Akagawa pushed open the doors, connecting to the courtyard.

There, Shuichi was sitting in their usual spot with someone new. Akagawa raised an eyebrow, as Ayaha hid behind Akagawa. Both females walked closer to Shuichi to see who this new person was. The person was Manami Kumi.

"Hi, Harigae!" She spoke in a cheery voice, hugging Shuichi's arm. Her breasts pressing harshly against his arm. Shuichi looked up at Akagawa, and his eyes sent a signal.

Help.

"What are you doing here?" Akagawa spoke coldly, Ayaha squeezing Akagawa's sleeve a little bit more. She didn't want to sit down with her here. Ayaha didn't trust anyone except for Akagawa and Shuichi.

"Aww, you don't have to be so mean~" Her voice went higher, as she cutely pouted. As if she was expecting Shuichi to cover for her. To say that Akagawa needs to calm down.

"I don't recall inviting you." Akagawa scowled. Shuichi tried his best not to sigh, she just voiced his thoughts word by word. He didn't know why she was here either.

"Well, since you were making the moves with my fiancée, I finally had a reason to find someone else. Tad-" She was cut off by Shuichi roughly shaking her hand off, and him standing up to leave.

She pouted, "Aww, he's playing hard to get." She winked her long eyelashes, and began to follow.

Akagawa rolled her eyes, "Geesh, good luck with that Tadao." She sat down, and Ayaha sat down after. They were going to start eating their lunch, especially since the disturbance went away.

"Was it really okay to just use Shuichi-kun as bait?" Akagawa burst out laughing.

"He's not being used as bait. Remember when we went shopping? And you told him to call you by your first name? Tadao, is the name I gave him. He doesn't want anyone else calling him it." Akagawa hinted that he only went to blow out some steam. He always got angered when someone tried calling him by his first name.

Ayaha smiled softly, "He must treasure you deeply." Akagawa smiled in return, it was expected. After everything they've been through, it's only natural for them to depend on each other.

"He'll be back soon. Right now, he won't be found by her. When he's angered, no one can find him." Ayaha wanted to ask what Akagawa meant, but she decided to let it pass because the food in front of her was more important.

"Anyway, you're okay with going home an hour or two later right? There's practice after school today." Ayaha nodded her head, she decided to follow Akagawa to the basketball club.

She was going to go through with her idea.

Shuichi returned, having his hands through his hair due to frustration. He sat near Akagawa, "That disgusts me, having my name come out of her mouth." He shivered.

"Don't worry about it, she's gone now isn't she?" Shuichi just let Akagawa's voice bless his ears.

"Shuichi-kun, you really don't like anyone calling your name huh?" Ayaha laughed softly, Shuichi smiled.

"I guess I don't." He smiled, while ruffling Ayaha's black hair.

Ayaha had a puff of steam escape her head, as her face became bright red. She cupped her cheeks, "His smile is so blinding." She mumbled as she hid her face behind Akagawa.