I Met You Again // giyushino

Chapter 14: Tournament

TP

"Giichi." "Giichi~" "Its time to wake up." Shinobu called at his sleeping face. He groaned a bit before opening his eyes to see her beautiful smile and warm eyes. He smiled before pulling her on top of him "I'm tired~" He said in an attempted cute voice. The room fell silent before both of them bursted out laughing "W-What was that?" Shinobu asked through laughs "An attempt to make you laugh. I guess it worked." He replied before snickering. She placed her chin on his chest and looked up at him. He looked down at her with a warm smile "I'll make you breakfast. You start you extra training if you want to." She smiled before pecking him on the lips. She stood up as his shirt fell even more over her shoulder and reached down to her mid thigh. He chuckled at how small her figure was before getting up himself. Shinobu walked to the kitchen before tying her hair into a low ponytail with her ribbon. She contemplated whether to make traditional food or western. She went with something in the mid of both. She pulled out the necessary ingredients for Japanese fluffy pancake souffle. As she prepared it, Giichi came out of his room with his shinai in hand "Is it okay if I practice here in the living room?" He asked her since it might distract her current state "Do whatever you want. I don't mind." She said cheerfully. Giichi thanked her before grabbing his other workout equipment. He detached his pull up bar from his bedroom wall and hooked it to the one in the living room. He went back to grab his weights before actually starting. He pulled his shirt off and started with the weights "How many pancakes do you-" Shinobu was at a lost of words when she saw his upper half exposed again, but this time it was his muscles time to shine. Every time Giichi would lift the dumbbell up, his biceps would clench together "Hmmm? Where you going to ask something, Shinobu?" He asked as he rested the weight in his hand. She cleared her throat before speaking "H-How many pancakes would you like?" She asked as she tried to constrain her breathing. She successfully kept her composure before looking at him again. He thought for a while "About 5 if that's alright." He replied with a soft smile 'Sometimes his face just doesn't match his body...' She thought "Thank you. Please continue." She said before turning around as her facial expression changed into a panicked one 'How am I supposed to focus?!' She thought as she started making the batter. Giichi finished with his weights before clapping his hands together and grabbing his shinai out of it's case. He took a stance before counting each swing he did. He started panting heavily when he got to 207. Shinobu started cooking the batter on the pan with melted butter. The aroma made Giichi's mouth water. As she let it cook she placed a mug of coffee on the table near him "You might need the energy from this." She said with a smile. He thanked her before packing his shinai when he reached 550. He drank a couple of sips of coffee to replenish his dry throat before moving to the pull up bar on the wall. He slowly lifted himself up before speeding up when he got used to it. His pants and grunts could be heard throughout the living room. Shinobu's mind was going crazy from the sounds she was hearing from the latter. She finished cooking and placed two plates with 5 pancakes per plate on the table. She then grabbed the maple syrup from the shelf and placed her mug of coffee beside her plate.

"Giichi. Breakfast is ready." She proceeded to call him. He was still doing pull ups. Shinobu couldn't help but stare at his toned back and how it would clench together every time he pulled himself up "Ah! Thank you!" He said in a tired voice before facing her. He landed his feet on the ground before walking to her. His mouth was agape due to his heavy breaths. Droplets of sweat were scattered around him and some dripped from his chin. His hair deflated a bit due to the perspiration on his forehead. He brushed a hand through his hair that caused it to push back and reveal his forehead 'How the hell is he that hot?! And why is everything in slow motion?!' Shinobu thought to herself as he approached her "I-I'll go grab you a towel!" She blurted before dashing to the bathroom "That can wait. Let's eat first!" He said as she returned with a towel in hand. He headed to his seat and waited for her to sit in hers so they could start eating "Thanks for the meal." They prayed before digging in to their food. Giichi hummed in satisfaction with a wide smile plastered on his face "Its so good!" He complimented. Shinobu laughed at his childishness "I'm glad you like it! Its Nee- San's recipe." She said as she took another bite of hers "I want to eat your cooking for the rest of my life!" He happily said. She thought he was joking until she met his ocean blue eyes that had sincerity engraved in them "You already will. Remember that promise we made?" She said as she looked back with the same sincerity. He smiled at the thought of that promise "Of course I do." He replied before holding her hand on top of the table and gentle brushed his thumb over it. She laughed before feeding him a bite of his pancakes. They happily ate their breakfast before Giichi went back to working out. She placed the dishes into the sink. She then sat down on the couch as Giichi plopped down beside her "Damn..." He started out of breath "I'm tired..." He said as he faced his head to her. He panted heavily since he pushed himself to the extreme this time. She shook her head with a sigh before grabbing the towel from her side "Stay still. I'll wipe your sweat." She said as she neared the towel to his shoulder blades and started there "This reminds me of something." Giichi started "Remember that time you watched my kendo practice years ago? Nee- San didn't have her handkerchief so you used yours and I offered to wash it since I made it dirty." He chuckled at the memory of him being so shy that time. She snickered as she remembered his old self "You were so embarrassed then. You also blushed a lot more." She said as she made her way across him and wiped his other arm. Silence then fell upon them when she started to wipe the sweat off his collarbones, then down to his chest, and to his abdomen. She sat in between his lap as she wiped his peritoneum area. His eyes trailed down to her blushing face as she continued her way down to his abdomen. His hand caught her wrist as she looked up at him due to the sudden action. The tension was too strong to ignore. Their eyes locked with each other before Giichi started inching closer.