idk really know but he needs love STAT
third person limited following Okumura
(y/n) was. . . different, to say the least. she didn't talk a lot, but she was top of the class in practically everything. she excelled in gym and english, easily doing everything that was asked of her. everyone wanted to be paired with her for any project, but the teacher was the one who picked the groups.
and for the first time, Okumura was put with (y/n). it was for an english project; you had to describe your partners physical and personality traits. what they wear outside of school, what they like to do, what are they like, that type of thing. two paragraphs about your partner.
he wasn't really good at english, so the two only got through one paragraph. he could tell she was holding herself back to go at the same pace as him. they agreed to meet at her dorm when he was done with practice so they could finish and hand it in on time as the teacher requested.
he watched her leave the classroom, quick as ever. he guessed that even though she was good in school, she didn't really like it. he could understand that.
Okumura was a bit distracted throughout practice, and he couldn't fathom why. until he realized that whenever his brain left baseball, it always found its way to (y/n) one way or another. he scolded himself for doing that, but it just kept up.
he wasn't really focused during dinner, either. so when he saw (y/n) enter the cafeteria he was extremely surprised. did she always eat here? did she stay in the spirit dorms? what is going on?
but all she did was walk over to Okumura. she didn't grab a tray or anything; just waltzed straight up to him.
"okay, so i completely forgot how long your practice lasts until, and i was just wondering how long you're going to be eating because i really don't want to be finishing that project at ten. i'm already dead tired." oh, so that's why she's here right now.
"i do individual training after dinner," he told her, albeit a little harshly. "the project is going to have to wait."
"absolutely not, Okumura. no way am i waiting for you to do individual practice too. you're going to skip that tonight. plus, i've heard you're a slow eater. could you, just for tonight, speed things up a bit and just come straight to my dorm after you're done eating?" she was getting a little desperate, but in no way was she ever going to wait another couple hours until he finished his individual practice.
"i'm doing my individual practice."
"fine! you want to get marks deducted because it's late, go right ahead. but don't come to me looking for help because you don't understand it. i'm going to finish mine and hand it in tomorrow on time. don't come to my dorm at eleven o'clock looking for me. have fun at your individual practice, Okumura." and with that, she stormed out of the cafeteria. Okumura's whole table was shocked into silence, until Miyuki spoke up.
"you're going to her dorm when you're done eating, and you're going to finish your project," he told Okumura. "now hurry and finish eating. wouldn't want to keep her waiting." Miyuki's grin was devilish as he watched Okumura stare at his food in dismay. he was still on his first of three bowls of rice.
Okumura understood that to everyone, it was school before sports, but he was really hoping for sports before school. it was extremely dumb of him, but it's what he was hoping for. he knew it was stupid to even suggest doing his individual practice to her. they needed to get the project done. looks like he'll be apologizing sometime soon.
he swallowed his pride, put on a semi brave face and started shoving food into his mouth. he almost started choking on his second bowl, but he steeled himself and kept on going.
Okumura slammed his third bowl of rice down onto his empty tray. he took a deep breath, and stood up. he thanked the kitchen ladies for the meal and went to his dorm to grab his english notes.
on his way to her dorm, he pondered on how he'd apologize to her. does he just say 'i'm sorry'? 'i'm sorry for wanting to go to individual practice'? nothing sounded quite right. he knocked on her dorm door and waited for it to open.
when it did, he immediately started talking, not giving her a change to speak. "i'm sorry, (y/n). for earlier. i should know that it's school before sports, but i was really hoping i could go to individual practice." he sighed, holding up his books. "but i'm here to finish our project, so can i come in?"
"oh. yeah, sure. come on in. excuse the mess, i didn't think you'd be coming so i didn't bother to tidy up a bit. it was laundry day today." she stepped to the side, allowing him to come in. clothes were strewn everywhere. on the floor, on the bed, in three different baskets. "also my roommate can be very messy when it comes to clothes."
"it's fine." he shook his head slightly, trying to get rid of his displeasure at the enormous mess everywhere.
"we can just sit on my bed, okay? and i'll clean up the clothes once you're gone."
he was about to say, "can't you clean it up now?" but he stopped himself. that wouldn't get you anywhere, Koushuu.
and so, the two finished their english project in her very messy room, on the mostly neat bed. they chatted a bit, and Okumura got to know her a little better. he'd be able to at least tolerate her now, and they were on the road to being friends. at nine-thirty, he bid her a goodnight and went to his own dorm where he flopped down face first, putting his english to the side. Miyuki watched him, completely amused.
"how was it?" Miyuki asked him. Okumura didn't respond for a minute, trying to think of a good word to describe it. fine? great? perfect? peachy? she's amazing?
"that bad?" no. it was quite perfect, to be honest.
"it was nice," he said quietly.
the pair got an A+ on the project.
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i will most likely do a sequel to this one!! comment if you'd like that, or if you want me to do someone else!! request are always open!
i really enjoyed writing this! i have an idea for the sequel, and that should be up sometime. it's not an immediate thing, though. i hope you guys enjoyed it as much as i did!!
anyhow, see you soon,
goodbye!
P.S. how would you feel about a 1-2.5k oneshot with Hongo?
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