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Aizawa slept on the couch as the rest of the group talked about what songs they wanted to preform. They had narrowed it down to at least ten songs but were struggling to narrow it down further then that. Ziggy jumped up into the couch and lay on the raven's chest as he slept.
"Of course he brought Zig with him." Hizashi laughed, watching the two of them sleep.
"Zig?" Toshi teased while nudging the small blonde gently with his elbow. This made Yamada's face heat up and blush. He hid his face in his hands.
"W-Well yeah, that's his cats name."
"You gave him a nickname, didn't you?" Yagi said with a smile.
"Maybe." The smaller blonde said with a light laugh which everyone joined in with, waking Aizawa from his slumber. Grumbling, the ravenette slowly sat up and held Ziggy in his arms. He yawned and rubbed his tired eyes as he looked down at his friends.
"Still haven't decided yet?" Shota asked with a soft sigh.
"Nope, haha, we've narrowed it down to 10 songs but we can't decide which three we wanna perform." Hizashi explained and rubbed the back of his neck, laughing. Aizawa rolled his eyes and sat down next to Nemuri. The tired teen slowly read through the song choices and thought to himself, deciding which he'd personally want to perform.
"Well if I am being forced to sing then I guess I'll sing Valentino." Aizawa grumbled and scratched his head. Ziggy meowed up at him as if in approval. "Zig agrees." He added, making everyone laugh. The raven smiled slightly when he saw Hizashi laugh and smile. However his smile quickly fades and he looked down at the floor. 'Damnit Aizawa..you need to stop thinking of him that way. You heard what he said to you.' He thought to himself and let out a soft sigh he didn't know that he was holding.
Hizashi looked up, his gaze quickly landing on Shota, and he tilted his head. "Are you okay, Sho?" He asked and said boy simply nodded as a response, deciding to stay quiet. The blonde wanted to press further but he decided against it. He knew Aizawa wasn't okay but he couldn't stop the void in his mind that reminded him that if the tired teen was upset it was all because of him. Instead he decided to move forward with choosing two more songs to preform at the festival.
"What about Death Inc?"
"That sounds very violent! Not heroic at all!" Toshinori yelled and Hizashi just laughed.
"That's metal for ya, buddy! But it's siiiiiiick!" Yamada sang the end of the sentence and gave Yagi finger guns. "Right, Sho?!" He added turning towards Aizawa. Shota quickly looked up, taken aback with the sudden social interaction.
"U-Uh..yeah." He stuttered and hid the small, pink blush that creeped onto his face in his scarf. Nemuri immediately saw the raven trying to hide his blush and nudged him gently.
"Blushing." She teased quietly with a small smirk, making him blush darker.
"Okay so we have Valentino and Death Inc. I was thinking that out last one will be Code, y'know our favourite." Hizashi beamed with his normal big, goofy smile.
"You remembered our favourite..?" Aizawa muttered quickly, knowing Yamada wouldn't be able to hear him.
"Hm?" Hizashi hummed while looking over to the smaller teen, his big goofy smile still printed across his face.
"Nothing.. that's okay with me." He said a little louder and smiled a little, of course hiding if in his scarf. 'Damnit..' he thought to himself and looked down at the floor. Nemuri looked over at the young ravenette and smiled softly before leaning close to him.
"Is that proof enough that what I said is true?" She whispered to him, her smile turning into more of a smirk. Shota rolled his eyes and pushed the dark haired female away from him before looking down at Ziggy, who was fast asleep in his arms.
"U-Um, if you guys don't mind I'd like to sing something too." Yagi said timidly as he rubbed the back of his neck, slightly embarrassed.
"Sure thing bud! I don't have a problem with that! Sho can take your place on base if you'd like." The other blonde said with a smile and everyone agreed.
"I don't see why not." Toshi said with a big smile of his own.
"Don't I get a say in this?" Shota sighed.
"We really should get to practicing. Let's go!" Oboro yelled and everyone went to get everything they needed.
"Uh...guys?"
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Aizawa decided to take a nap while everyone else practiced for the festival. Everyone was shocked to see that the young ravenette was able to sleep through so much noise. The raven woke up and rubbed his tired eyes before sitting up and yawning. He picked up his phone and looked at the time. It read 12:34pm.
"You're awake!" Beamed an all too familiar voice. Aizawa looked over to see Hizashi sat down on the other couch with a guitar in hand.
"Where's everyone else?" The raven asked while looking around the room.
"They went to go help Dave with special effects and stuff so I decided to stay here and keep an eye on you. I wanted to practice more anyway." Yamada stated with a smile and Aizawa simply nodded, understanding. Understanding him wanting to practice more and not so much the keeping an eye on him. Shota decided to ignore that comment as he looked around the room. He slowly got up and picked up one of the bases, lazily throwing the strap over his shoulder.
The ravenette slowly walked over and sat down with it. He looked up to see Hizashi sit down next to him. "Want a lesson?" The blonde asked.
The raven rolled his eyes. "I know how to play.." he grumbled and started playing the base for Code. Hizashi smiled softly as he watched.
"Yeah, you can play that but can you place the base to the song Toshi wants to sing?" The blonde asked and the ravenette paused for a moment. Pouting, Shota shook his head a little.
"Guess not.." he muttered. "What does he want to sing again?"
"He wants to sing Stronger by The Score." The taller teen stated and got the music sheet for the song. He handed the sheet to Aizawa and smiled. Sighing, the raven looked through it and started to play.
Hizashi watched, mesmerised at how quickly Aizawa picked it up. A soft smile quickly made its way onto the blonde's lips as he listened to the raven play. The blonde's mind soon wandered and he started to admire Shota's beautiful features. 'He looks so cute..' Hizashi thought to himself.
"What's this?" Aizawa asked and pointed to the sheet, snapping Yamada away from his thoughts.
"H-Hm? Oh, here let me show you." Hizashi said and sat down behind Aizawa. The blonde reached around and took Shota's hands in his own, guiding them to where they needed to be for the cord. The ravenette hide most of his face in his scarf, unable to hold back the dark blush that spread across his face. "Try that." The taller teen said while resting his head on the raven's shoulder without realising he had. Nodding, Aizawa starting playing again this time getting the cord right.
"Thanks..'Zashi." The raven muttered, loud enough for Hizashi to hear him.
"Of course, Sho. I'm always here if you need any help." Yamada said with a big smiled and gave the raven a thumbs up. Hearing Shota call him by his nickname again making him happier than before. Aizawa nodded slightly and they stayed silent for a moment before Shota got up from the couch. Much to Hizashi's disappointment.
"I'm gonna go take a nap.." Shota said before making his way to his room. Before he went in he looked back at Hizashi. 'Maybe I should...No. Damnit Shota when are you gonna understand? He doesn't like you!' The ravenette cursed to himself. Sighing, Aizawa stormed into his room, closely followed by Ziggy, and slammed the door shut behind them. The ravenette flopped down onto his bed and hugged his pillow.
He was starting to regret agreeing to this.