너는 최고야 ! [ You Are The Best ! ]

11. hopeless romantics are so corny it's annoying

Last class of the day, English. Kazemaru wasn't exactly bad at school, in fact his marks were rather exceptional. Although of course he excelled more in some subjects than others. One thing he could grasp a bit easier would be maths, it wasn't fun, but he was good at it. The obvious one would be physical education, running around playing soccer almost all day would probably help - but he'd also been an important member of the athletics club not long ago at all.

For the most part, he was staring out the window, honestly. That was until the teacher raised his voice in attempt to get everyone's attention. Assignments usually consisted of writing responses to books, poems, movies and so on, but this time it just had to be partner work.

The chosen tactic was to just wait for someone to come to him, of course he could easily reside with Gouenji but who the hell wants to genuinely hang out with Gouenji?

Kidding.

If anything, Kazemaru ended up getting ramen with that exact boy and Endou almost every day after school. Hibiki was kind enough to give them discounts on food, sometimes Kazemaru wondered how than man managed a proper life. Maybe during the day he got tons of customers, tons of friends supporting him.

Before he knew it, someone had already approached him. With one side of his face being completely blocked, the little visitor had to find a way to get his attention. She tilted to the side, but he didn't budge. So, she waved a hand in front of his face.

"Huh?" The male perked up, snapping back to reality. He turned his head to the person in front of him. It was just Park.

"Y-you're not against partnering up to me, are you?" Furrowing her brows, she clapped her hands together as if she was praying. She looked sad, did he just make her sad? Oh my god, Kazemaru you messed up. Normally he was never this flustered and spaced out, Kazemaru was a cool level-headed guy.

"N-no! No, it's okay, I don't mind at all." Kazemaru quickly raised his hands in protest. "I'd actually be happy to be your partner-! I mean,," Kazemaru Ichirouta, shut the hell up, how embarrassing.

"Really? Oh, I'm so glad." Mio let out a small breath of relief. She shuffled through her bag and pulled out her notebook. It was baby pink with a lace elastic band to keep it closed, it suited her. The assignment was simple but not at the same time. 

Poetry. The whole partnering thing was just for editing, it was kind of disappointing, but Kazemaru didn't think he could handle anything else other than that. Maybe now was his chance to confess his undying love in the form of a poem. . . Yeah right. After a bit of chatting and brainstorming, class ended it and now it was soccer practice time.

A new hissatsu to defeat Nosei's soccer team - that's what everyone was caught up trying to figure out. Now, being kids without a coach for pretty much since the start of Endou's soccer club, they had absolutely no idea how to come up with a hissatsu. Gouenji and Endou were about the only two that really had anything to work with, but it wouldn't be enough. After all, Nosei's specialty was aerial attacks. There was also a new member; Domon Asuka, but he wasn't all that important right now.

"This is bad. If we don't come up with a new shot soon, we're gonna get creamed next game." Kazemaru breathed out. Practice and classes were over, so everyone was heading on home, Gouenji, Kazemaru, Park and Endou. Although, the bubbly brunette wanted to grab some ramen, and dragged everyone along with him.

"Don't give up, Kazemaru!" Endou piped up, he totally missed the point.

"I'm not giving up, Endou. I'm just concerned!" The tealette furrowed his brows, looking over at Gouenji for some help.