is it her? ➢ 𝘬. 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘮𝘢

chapter eighteen

i go down to the main lobby, not sure where everyone else will be hiding. alright, let's see. i definitely don't want to get in trouble with the staff, so.. i go into the indoor pool and look around. it's pretty nice. the hours are 6am-midnight. ill probably come down here in the morning for a nice swim or something. honestly, yamamoto won't think to look behind the rack of towels. so, i move the rack of towels and sit behind them.

after about fifteen minutes, i hear someone open the door to the pool.

"atsuko?"

"atsuko-chan?!"

"i think we lost her."

"atsuko-chan, please come back! i don't want to be the only girl here!"

took them long enough. i get out from behind the towel rack. as akane spots me, she jumps into my arms, making me stumble back a bit.

"akane-chan! you can't just- just latch onto her like that!" yamamoto pries akane off of me. she looks at me for a few seconds before wrapping her arms around my torso.

"oh, thank god, atsuko-chan! i thought i-" she takes a break to breathe. "i thought i was never gonna see you again!"

this is awkward. i nervously pat her head. "i'm okay, akane-chan."

i look up to the others to see them keeping in laughs, except kenma, who looks genuinely scared.

"okay, can we go back to the room now, i'm tired." akane releases her grip from me and hops on yamamoto's back. she's definitely something else.

"lead the way." i say as i walk over to kenma.

"you alright." he says as we all walk back to the elevator.

"i think. i'm still in tact, so yes."

kenma nods and we continue up to the rooms.

"oh, you guys are back." morisuke says as we open the door to him, laying on the bed.

"let's watch a movie!" lev jumps on the bed next to morisuke, which doesn't go well. he overshot, making him land on the floor.

"l-lev, are you okay?!" akane runs over to lev to check up on him.

"perfect!" lev gets up and sits on the bed, definitely not the one morisuke is on. akane gets on the same bed and scoots up to the headboard.

"atsuko-chan, can i do your hair?" akane looks at me with puppy dog eyes.

"o-oh, sure. i'll be right back."

guess i'm getting a hair makeover? i quickly go into the room i'm sharing with morisuke and grab my hairbrush, and some hair ties.

i go back into the middle room to see everyone on either bed as a movie is starting, except kenma. he's leaning against the wall nearest the door connecting my room to his. i go over to him.

"why aren't you with the others."

"i was waiting for you."

"wait, why."

"just sit in front of akane and you'll see."

"..okay."

i crawl onto the bed and sit in front of akane with my legs crossed over each other, handing her the brush and hair ties.

"what style do you want?"

"do whatever, i don't mind~"

"eeek! your hair is so soft~" she runs her fingers through my hair.

i giggle as kenma gets onto the bed and lays in front of me, his legs dangling off the end as his head is in my lap. he pulls out his phone and starts playing a game.