𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃

00017

me being everywhere but home

of all people you had expected to cross in the workout room, Barou was the one you had expected the most

not that you knew the man like that or anything

he just seemed like someone who'd be training all the time

but the last time the two of you had talked, you weren't exactly on the best terms

I mean, you didn't have a problem with him back then but his king complex thing or whatever that was he had back then was pretty annoying

just the word ''loss'' would probably send that man into unending rage

actually, nevermind

the word ''loss'' probably didn't even exist in his vocabulary

he probably didn't even know what it meant or what it was

well, that was your view of him back then

but he seemed much calmer and peaceful now that you looked at him

"done ogling?" the red-eyed male looked at you with an unexpressive expression

"yeah, I'm pretty satisfied" you retorted

"did you just come to bother me, cause if so, I don't got time for this" he scowled at you, going back to his one-handed push-ups

"hey now, it isn't always about you, you know" you sigh "I just came to workout and you just so happened to be here"

he stared at you, clearly not believing your words despite you being sincere

"even if you don't believe me, I'm still gonna stay" you shrugged putting your bottle down and grabbing onto a few weights

you then both started to exercise separately, completely ignoring each other's presence before three new voices entered the room

"yeah, and then Nhya completely ripped her own hair off when she found out i was cheating on her with Lori" Eita imitated the said action by putting his hands to his head and pretending to rip his own hair off

but when his eyes made eye contact with yours, he completely froze

everybody froze in that moment as you and Barou stared at the newcomers and they stared back at the two of you

"heya Y/N" Karasu rose his hand

"yeah, I'm going to pretend I didn't see you or just hear that" you turned away from the two and went back to your exercise, completely ignoring

what you hadn't noticed was the red-head walking up to you and sitting down next to you

"hey Y/N" a very familiar voice spoke as you turned to face it

your eyes relaxed as you made eye contact with Chigiri's pink eyes

"hey Hyoma" you smiled at the male

"so we get ignored but he gets a hi" karasu leaned down in between you and Chigiri's faces

"cause he's tolerable unlike the two of you" you scoffed

"i'd understand if ya called Eita intolerable, but me?" Karasu gasped in offense

"hey, what do you me you'd understand if she found me intolerable" Eita defensively put a hand to his chest

"cause of the disgusting way ya speak about the way ya treat women" he pointed to the white-haired male before turning back to you only to receive a hand on his face, pushing him away

"distance thank you" you sigh "and just the sight of you face irritates me if you want an answer"

"anyways, what are you doing with them?" seemed like yukimiya had been replaced by Chigiri

"oh that" Chigiri laughed awkwardly "after the match our match we so happened to run into each other and we got along pretty well. at least I think"

"honestly, I thought he was another female" eita looked up with his hands in his pockets

"same here" karasu raised his hand before pointing at Eita with a deadpanned expression "that one was trying to hit on him him"

"can we forget about that" eita slightly hunched with a hand scratching the back of his neck

"so Hyoma, seems like you're more comfortable running at full speed now" you gave the man a light smile

"guess you could say that" he smiled while looking down at his leg "though i still need to improve, i get tired easily since I'm not as used to as i was before"

"how come you call him by his first name" Eita interrupted the two of you before pointing at himself "call me by my first name two!"

"no"

"whyyyyy" the male whined

"you're annoying and just no" you gave the man a judgmental look

"do you guys perhaps know each other from the previous selections?" karasu asked

"yeah, we were actually on the same team during the first selection" chigiri smiled

"aww, lucky you" Eita made fake jealous noises "you were the lucky team to get a girl while the rest of us had to suffer with only men around"

he then put a hand to his forehead and with a dramatic stance which didn't match his calm expression and tone, he said "do you understand how much i suffered having to go all these week without the presence of a female. utter torture"

receiving no response, the white-haired male looked up only to realize the three of you had distanced yourselves from him and continued on talking

that's when you heard an annoyed sigh and remembered that you weren't by yourself before the three men made appearance

"still here king" you chuckled at the man who was lifting weights

"who are you talking r- oh" Karasu didn't need an answer as he saw the person you had spoken to

"if all you're here to do is chat then do it somewhere else," he said before stopping with a grunt coming out of his mouth "i can't stand the sound of your voice any longer"

"i don't know about them but I've been working out the whole time" you turned to the three males "they're the ones who've been doing nothing but chatting"

"ok then" simultaneously said Eita and Karasu

Chigiri awkwardly chuckled before the three began walking to the exit

"see you soon" the reddish-pink-haired male waved

Barou then stood up and grabbed a towel to wipe his face

he then reached out and put his shirt on his right shoulder and grabbed his water bottle

"why chase them out if you were going to leave yourself" you gave the male a cartoonish deadpan

"cause i'd rather end my workout sessions in silence then with those guys screaming around" he began walking towards the exit before coming to a halt and turning to face you "and by the way"

"we're going to have a rematch and trust me" he paused on his words "I'll destroy you"

then he walked away, leaving you to enjoy your own presence for the day

"now that I think about it" you looked up at the ceiling "Shidou hadn't been bothering me as much as he used to"

"guess he finally found some new entertainment" you got up and wiped your forehead "good ridance"

"what was that" speak of the devil and there he is

let's just say the rest of her day wasn't as peaceful as she had hoped for it to be

I'm in my academic comeback era