𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 | 𝘠𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦! 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘹 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 same old phone you had since you'd arrived. You and Isagi had got so caught up in everything, that by the time you remembered to go to the phone store, it was dark, and the store had long closed. Even though you tried, you couldn't be mad about it. Isagi took you into any store you wanted and carried all of the bags you had left with. The two of you got dinner and ice cream, and you even bought him a new pair of cleats before the two of you finally went home.

"Hey." You walked into the library where Chigiri was waiting. He smiled when he saw you. 

"I'm surprised you showed up," he said as you sat across from him, taking out your notebook, calculator, and the most recent homework you were assigned.
"Well, be surprised later," you joked. "We have class right after this, so you have twenty-five minutes to make me understand this impossible ass work." Chigiri chuckled confidently as he looked over the notes he had taken on how to solve the equation.
"I think I can get you to understand something as simple as this in a lot less than twenty minutes."

"And then...I multiply that..." you muttered, and Chigiri hummed as you typed the numbers into your calculator.
"And it's this, right?" You held up your calculator to show him, letting out a sigh of relief when he nodded.
"Correct." You smiled as you quickly jotted down the answer.

"Damn, this was actually pretty easy," you said, beginning to pack your things
"Told you."
"Well, I have two things for you as a thank you."
"Oh?" He raised a brow curiously as you took out a bottle of shampoo that was the same brand he'd given you during your encounter at the mall. "And what would you have done with this if my tutoring had been trash?" He asked.
"Took it home and used it myself, duh," you said. "But, the next thing I would've done either way. So, I've been getting help from Ego and the athletic trainer, and now I should be able to help you with your physical therapy!" You announced, too excited to notice the males' face fall.
"I also looked at the information Ego had on your injury, and it should almost be fully healed. With my help, I think you'll be ready to play in your next game."

Chigiri stood up suddenly, so fast that his chair almost fell back as he began grabbing his bag and packing his stuff up quickly.
"What's wrong?" You asked as you stood up with him. "Aren't you happy? You'll get to play soccer again and keep your spot—"
"Let someone else take it," he said quickly, and your eyes widened.
"Why would you want to do that?" You asked. "You're one of the top players on the team. You had to work hard to get there. Why would you want to let it go just because you're scared— "
"Shut up!" Chigiri's voice echoed in the library, making you jump while others turned to stare at you.
"Just because Ego spoke to you and you read whatever file he has about me doesn't mean you know a thing about me," he said. "Mind your business and do your job." With that, he stormed off, leaving you to stand there, wondering what you did wrong.

That day, Chigiri didn't speak to you once during math class, and he wasn't at practice either. You couldn't help but feel as though you'd done something wrong. With Isagi being busy and not having anyone else to talk to, you couldn't help but spill while you wrapped Bachira's ankle.

"Yeah, Chigiri can be like that," he said. "Isagi tried to reach out to him a while ago, but he wouldn't listen. You're probably better off leaving him alone." You shook your head quickly.
"He's so stubborn," you groaned, your frustration growing at the thought. "But if he's that stubborn, I can't believe he'd really be okay with letting someone else just take his spot. He just needs...I don't know, a push or something."
"I guess," Bachira shrugged. "Maybe push him off some stairs and see if that knocks some sense into him." You slapped his arm as he laughed.
"Bachira, that's not funny "