Crossing the Line Continues

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"Did Coach really just tell us we have the weekend off?” Yu Hao questioned as he closed his locker

“I’m not sure if that was coach or an alien dressed up to look like coach.” Cheng En said as he pulled his shirt over his head. “In any event, she gave us a day off. We need to do what other youth do with their free time. Does anyone know what that might be?”

“I know what you mean Captain. I forgot what my girlfriend look like. Do I even still have a girl friend?”  Shi Sheng Zhe a middle blocker on the team complained.

“Girlfriend, what are those? Who has time to date? I haven’t had time off to find a girlfriend let alone take her somewhere. ” Fei Yi Jie the opposite hitter on the team whined.

“Senior what do you do on your day off. You don’t have a girlfriend.  I haven’t seen you date anyone since I join the team.”

Zi Xuan was sitting at the desk in the locker room writing his notes from today’s practice.  He didn’t like having Yu Hao be the outside hitter he thought that that job should go to When Wu.  He has height.

“Senior, any ideas about what to do?”

Zi Xuan hasn’t been listening to the conversation that was currently going on around him.

“Senior.” Shi Sheng Zhe tapped him on the shoulder.

“Huh”

“What are your plans for your day off? Are you going to take this time to find a girlfriend too?”

Distracted Zi Xuan waved them off and answered absentmindedly.  “Why would I need to find a girlfriend? I already have Yu Hao.”

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The utter silence that occupied the room brought Zi Xuan back to the present.   He swung his chair around to find everyone staring at him. Some with shocked expressions on their faces and others with confused expressions.  The display of emotions that flew across everyone face would have been comical in other circumstance but for Zi Xuan he was just confused. He didn’t even realize what was said to make a room go from laughter and excitement to stun silence.

Fei Yu Jie was the first person to find his voice. “What do you mean you don’t need a girlfriend, you have Yu Hao?”

Zi Xuan went over everything he said since entering the locker room.  He didn’t remember saying anything about Yu Hao today. Then it hit him hard and accurately.

Cheng En could tell when understanding and panic shone in Zi Xuan eyes. He glanced at Yu Hao who  seem to be in the same state of shock.

Realize that the boyfriend wasn’t any help he shook his head and tried to rescue his best friend from this situation.  Cheng En tried to think of something to distract the others, “He was talking about Yu Hao training and tutoring schedule.   He is literally at his home almost every day. (technically that wasn’t a lie)  With that and being the manager to you guys and also senior stuff who has time to date.”

“Oh right I understand. I don’t know what I was thinking.”ping glances at his phone. “See you guys.” Shi Sheng Zhe grabbed his bag and took out his phone and started texting his girlfriend.

“Yu Hao study better man. You are ruining senior chance at a life.” Fei Yi Jie punched Yu Hao in the arm making him filch. “Senior needs a girlfriend he is getting to uptight. “ He grabbed his bag “See you guys Monday.”

Yu Hao , Cheng En, Zhen Wen , Zhen Wu and Zi Xuan were the only ones left in the room.  They all physically relaxed at the same time.

Yu Hao rubbed his arm where he was hit feeling affronted. “I study well.”