[COMPLETED]
(Book #1 of 'The Clever Series')
There couldn't be two people more different than each other, but there couldn't be two people more alike, as well.
Perceptive eyes that notice everything.
Battle of wits, with intense romance.
But what...
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As the weekend gradually crawled into Ren's stressed life at MSBY because of a certain blonde, she was finally looking forward to getting the much needed reset that would bring her back on track.
She was now headed to main train station, ready to catch a train that would lead her back home, her comfort zone, where she would eventually work out the "Miya Atsumu as Co-worker" problem.
At the end of her first day at MSBY, of course she received a text from Osamu and Rin. Of course, they'd know about it immediately. And while they bombarded her with too many questions that she didn't have the energy to answer, she promised to meet them over the weekend and answer them all, in person.
The crowd in the train station was surprisingly sparse since it was the weekend, and the calm place only reminded her of the impending storm that was waiting for her at home. As her train pulled into the platform, someone else rushed into her peripheral vision in a hurried manner, probably wanting to climb into the same compartment as her.
She stood back on the platform making way for the person, but was surprised at hearing her name out loud instead.
"Ren-chan? What are you doing here?"
She looked up towards the voice, only to see a familiar face, reminding her of better times.
"Aran-san?" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
He let out a deep chuckle, laugh lines creasing around his eyes, his visage now appearing softer than usual, on his otherwise intimidating, chiselled face.
"I believe I asked you first," he smiled at her.
But before she could respond, the approaching time for the departure of their train was announced, and they were pulled out of their unexpected state of surprise.
"Let's sit inside and talk, shall we?" he said, while letting her go in first. As soon they settled in, Aran looked back at her, with eyebrows raised, gesturing her to continue.
"I work here now, Aran-san. How about you?"
"I work here too. I play ball for Tachibana Red Falcons."
"The Red Falcons? We have a practice match scheduled with you later this month."
"We? Where do you work?" he asked, looking confused and intrigued by what she revealed.
Right, I haven't told him about that yet...
"I work as an Assistant Business Manager," she paused, taking in a deep breath. "At MSBY Black Jackals."
She watched how his eyes comically widened at her, before he burst out in a loud bark of laughter.
"Oh! That's just too precious!" he wheezed, slapping his thighs.
