JUMP BUDDIES [Tendou Satori x Reader]

Chapter 10 - Fortune

"Cheers!" we shouted as we were raising our glasses full of fruit juices.

We were having a mini New Year's Eve party in the dorm. It was all unplanned. C/n finally came back and brought some osechi ryori from home. Satori, Ushijima-san and the rest of the volleyball team were having some mochi and toshikoshi soba (year end soba), and invited us over. In the end, we decided to share our meals with them.

"Seriously?! You guys made the mochi yourselves?!" I reacted.

"Yup!" Satori replied. "The mochi making actually became an intense battle of the century!!!"

"Oohhh... Intense battle of the century, huh? Do tell!" I said as if I really was into gossiping.

Grinning, he said, "As we were making it, we ended up comparing the way we strike the mochi. And then Tsutomu challenged Wakatoshi-kun to see who's stronger between the two of them!"

"No. You added fuel and set Goshiki on fire as you talked him into doing it, Tendou," Semi-san corrected.

"My hands were clean on that, Semisemi," the redhead said as he raised his hands in defense. "It was just an honest challenge to see whoever's stronger! Afterall, Tsutomu's going to be the team's ace, am I right?" he asked the guy with a black bowl cut hair, his sly grin was present as he wrapped his arm over Goshiki Tsutomu's shoulder.

I could literally see how the first year's eyes were burning as he heard what the middle blocker said.

"Yes!" he was hyped up. "Ushijima-san! I wanna have another challenge with you! This time, I won't lose!" Goshiki declared.

His overwhelming enthusiasm and simple-mindedness was returned by a short and simple, "No," by the ace.

"Huh? Are you sca----------"

"I don't like wasting energy just as the year is ending," the ace interrupted Goshiki.

"Pfft! Got turned down so easily," the team's main setter, Shirabu Kenjirou, commented as the soon-to-be-ace hopeful was ticked off.

"Anyway, aren't you guys going to visit the shrine?" Kawanishi Taichi asked.

"The shrine, huh? Hmm... I'm thinking of going on later days to avoid the crowd."

"Well, I'm going."

The guys were divided.

"How about you, c/n?" Satori asked my dear cousin.

"I'm planning on sleeping. I'll head to the shrine first thing in the morning," he answered. "How about you, Tendou-san?"

"Me? Hmm... I'm planning on going but around 4:00AM, maybe?" the redhead wasn't sure about the time. "How about you, f/n-chan?"

"The same as c/n. I'm pretty sleepy, afterall," I responded as I fought against my impeding yawn.

Minutes later, I excused myself as I noticed how drowsy I was. I wanted to stay a whole lot longer with the guys but I just can't help it anymore.

"I need my beddddd....." I internally groaned as I've reached my room.

Flopping on my front, the comfort of my bed welcomed me so warmly. The coziness made me succumb into a deep slumber in no time.

A loud thud, accompanied by the sudden pain all over my body, made me snap out of my dreamless sleep.

"Argh... Ah..." I groaned as I realized that I've fallen out of my bed. "Why didn't you catch me, huh?" I absent-mindedly complained against the mascot plushie as I saw him peeking on the edge of my bed.