Silver's Effect

Koyuki

my thighs burned as I grit my teeth and glared across the net at the panting old man who was grinning back at me from the service line.

my arms were heavy and refused to lift anymore as I tried to will myself to shift into a better position to hit returns easier seeing as the game was still going.

Ryoma was in no better shape as he practically gasped for air beside me, hitting his thighs in frustration to try and push himself to chase the ball that was now coming our way.

with a grunt of frustration, I took a painful step back and managed to hit a two-handed forehand sloppily back.

although slower than he had started out the old man got to the ball rather quickly and hit it back to Ryoma.

he tried to go after it and managed to hit it back just a little smoother than I had, but both of us knew we were at our limits.

the next ball went right between us, bouncing once then twice across the court.

"Whew! I haven't played that hard in years!" Ryoma's dad called cheerfully, despite how he was panting rather loudly while wiping his sweaty forehead with the back of his hand.

"Next time," I started, only to pause to pant a bit more "you're going to beg us for mercy!" I finished with a determined glint in my eyes as I glared at the old man.

he exaggerated a shiver that seemed to go up his spine before he laughed and grinned at me "I like you kid! I can't wait to play you more!"

Ryoma chuckled at us as his mom stuck her head out of the back door and called "dinners ready!"

Ryoma and his dad both immediately started to go to the door, only pausing when they realized I hadn't moved yet.

"What's wrong?" Ryoma's dad asked as both of their hazel eyes looked back at me curiously.

"i-," I paused as my face began to turn red.

that was when they noticed how badly my legs were shaking.

"I can't move," I said with teary eyes and my knees practically knocked together and almost gave out from under me.

Ryoma chuckled again as he grabbed my hand gently and pulled me forward, a soft smile on his face as he watched me stumble along with him as I let out a small whining sound.

 after dinner, Ryoma and I went up the stairs to his room.

"you can shower first," Ryoma said as he adjusted his cap over his face like he normally does when he was embarrassed.

I smirked at him as I leaned sideways to see his pink-tinted face as he looked down at his shoes and asked: "you're not thinking any dirty thoughts right now are you?"

the pink dusting his cheeks turned red, coloring the tips of his ears as well as he turned away from me with a cute pout on his face.

"I told you that you're perverted like your dad!" I smirked as I stood properly and held a hand to my lips to try and keep my laughter from slipping out.

"just get it over with!" Ryoma finally said sounding somewhat annoyed at my teasing.

I smiled at him and leaning forward I wrapped my arms around his waist and laid my head on his shoulder seeing as I was at his side.

he stiffened but didnt push me away so I squeezed him tightly as I said in a soft tone: "thank you for helping me so much Ryo."

he relaxed before reaching up with his other arm and ruffling my hair affectionately as he said: "sure Yuki."

I could feel my heart begin to pound at the softness in his voice when he said my name, so I squeezed him once more before grabbing my bag and going into the bathroom with a bright red face.

cleaning myself as fast as I could I got back out of the shower and dried myself off with one of the towels sitting on a rack above the toilet. 

I was humming quietly to myself as I applied lotion to my skin as I normally do after showering then slipped into my pajamas, a pair of black shorts and a fall out boy band T-shirt.

picking up my brush I stepped out of the bathroom and began to brush the tangles from my silver locks, barely noticing Ryoma blushing as he looked up from a magazine he was reading in his bed.

I smiled at him and flipped my now tangle-free hair behind me as I sat down at his desk and said: "I'll get started on what I can while you shower."

he stood without a word and grabbed some clothes out of various drawers before disappearing into the steam-filled bathroom as quickly as he could.

I let out a chuckle at the thought of his flustered expression before pulling out the stack of worksheets I was assigned and sinking into the problems in front of me.

in the middle of the third page, I felt cold droplets of water hit my shoulder before warm minty-fresh air tickled my ear making a shiver flow down my spine as my heart began to pound.

"you forgot the negative sign again," Ryoma's low voice practically whispered into my ear as he reached his arm around me and tapped on the problem I had just finished.

if my face was bright red before it was now.

instead of Ryoma moving away like I expected he dropped to his knees and moved closer, letting his chin rest on my shoulder as his hazel eye scanned over the rest of the problems on the page.

slowly he let his arms rest on either side of my, effectively caging me in my seat between him and his desk.

my mouth suddenly seemed dry and I swallowed nervously as I could feel his body heat through the thin plastic back of the desk chair I was sitting in.

looking at him from the corner of my eye I asked in a small voice "are there any other mistakes you see?"

he hummed in thought as he picked up the other two pages I had finished and brought them closer to see, his left arm now practically wrapped around me.

turning his head slightly so his warm minty breath washed over my face once again he said: "no, that was all so far."

I swallowed again as I tried to correct the problem, finding it hard to concentrate when he placed his hand on my thigh to push himself back into a standing position.

glancing up with a bright red face I noticed a satisfied smirk stretched across his equally red face before he said: "I'll go make us some tea to keep us awake for a while longer."

once he was out of earshot I let out a frustrated groan as I let my face fall onto the desk with a loud thump.

my heart was pounding in my chest and my stomach was filled with a million rampaging rhinos as the image of his sexy satisfied smirk was frozen on the back of my eyelids.

"he's going to make my heart explode," I whined to myself as I heaved a heavy sigh before trying in vain to shake the thoughts out of my head and continue my worksheets.

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anyway, I hope you all liked this update and are having amazing days/nights so far!