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THE SECOND HALF STARTED with Team Y's kick off with Gagamaru as the striker, the skunk-haired boy shot the ball over to Isagi; with him immediately passing it back. It seemed like his pass had gone a bit too far, but luckily for that Gagamaru's greatest weapon was his spring-like body. He ended up being able to use his head to project the ball forward — almost ending up in the goal. But unfortunately it was blocked by just a finger.
You massaged your temples in frustration, slowly feeling the sensation of lethargy creeping up onto you. How annoying. The blocked ball had ended up out of bounds, so this resulted in a free kick for Team Z. Meguru was going to do the corner kick, so you went off to find a player to mark.
Honestly — you looked like a lost kitten wandering around the field as you scoured around to find anyone that wasn't marked. You decided on the fuzzy caterpillar-haired boy as he wasn't as tough-looking or as tall compared to the rest. Although you couldn't really read his facial expression, you could vividly tell he was distressed.
He made many futile attempts to escape your marking, but he couldn't do anything as you had him marked down to a T. You didn't even realize Meguru had long already shot his kick until a determined-looking Isagi came by to the both of you and caught the football with his chest.
You were caught very off guard as Isagi complimented you for apparently 'knowing it as well' — you didn't get what the hell he was talking about, but you appreciated the compliment. After that little happening, Isagi charged forth and went straight towards Team Y's goal. The boy you were marking had made his move to trail after him — but of course, as the astounding football player you were; you continued to mark him close.
You were hoping the noirette would be able to score a goal, watching him closely as you observed his every move. But apparently you were focusing on the wrong person as you realized the caterpillar haired boy had gone missing. You panicked, cursing out loud to find the said boy blocking Isagi's goal.
You groaned in irritation, smacking yourself on the head for letting him go. But before you could succumb to any despairing thoughts — Gagamaru, truly the team's saviour had popped out of nowhere and shot the football into the goal. The score was now tied between the two teams.
Your face lit up in joy, softly clapping your hands together to congratulate the skunk boy's goal. Though, you couldn't help but wince yourself as you watched the poor guy get slammed into the pole of the goal post. Personally, you guaranteed if you were in his position; you'd get knocked out instantaneously on the spot. Even worse, perhaps you'd fall into a coma.. okay maybe not.
Letting out a breath you didn't even know you were holding, you planned what you would attempt to try when it was your turn to be the striker. Keyword attempt. Suddenly, a wave of immense pain washed over you as you clutched your head in agony. Looks like the lack of sleep was finally catching up to you.
You tried shaking your head rapidly in an effort to get rid of the migraine, but it only made it worse. What did you expect ? You were pretty stupid into thinking that you could be able to shake a migraine away. The next formation was about to rotate, and you couldn't dawdle for any longer over this stupid migraine.
The rotation had rotated to Naruhaya's turn. Somehow you ended up having the ball so you passed it over to the brunette, but it seems like this migraine was messing you the fuck up as your pass managed to get stolen by one of the opposing players. You were totally gonna stay up tonight stressing about that mistake..
Suddenly, Naruhaya's ten minutes were up and it was now your turn as the striker. It felt too quick for you as you didn't know what to do at this point, the lingering presence of your headache was enough to ruin your entire thought process.
The ball was now within Ōkawa's hold as they initiated a counter-attack. How frustrating, it was your turn and you didn't even have the ball. Guess it was hopeless now. You didn't contribute anything to this match at all today — you could probably blame it on the migraine, but you knew you were just making lame excuses to excuse your behavior today..
Watching as all the Team Y members breezed through your teams defenses, you felt hopeless. Utterly hopeless. Your parents would be so disappointed with you.. Would they disown you ? Perhaps send you somewhere far, far away ? Stop. No. It isn't the time to obsess over bullshit like this — you needed to do something at all costs.
Running after the caterpillar haired boy, you did your best to catch up to him. You had a gut feeling he was either going to shoot or pass the ball over to Ōkawa — which you decided to go with the latter. Finally, coming within range to block the caterpillar-haired boy's shooting course, you took note of the approaching Isagi and directed the ball over towards him, which worked thankfully.
Before Ōkawa could come close, Isagi swept away the ball and kicked it over the entire court and into Kunigami's hold. You beamed, pumping your fists as your team had a huge chance to win now. You sprinted back to your side of the court in a matter of seconds — to assist your teammates if they needed any help, of course.
Kunigami had passed the ball over to Meguru, with the brunette sending it across the court to...you ? You couldn't tell but it was certainly coming over to your side. Gagamaru attempted to use his head to score, but apparently the ball wasn't within his grasp at all. Quickly, the ball was coming over to you. So was the ball for you or not ?!
Suddenly out of the blue, a certain dark-haired boy zoomed passed you; causing you to blink dumbfoundedly. You glanced over to Meguru, and now you could finally tell by the expression on his face and the way he screamed Isagi's name.. yeah the ball was certainly for him.
You were just a teeny bit salty. Totally just a teeny bit. Just a little bit upset he didn't pass the ball over to you. Watching Isagi's expression on his face morph into one of concentration and excitement, he swiftly shot the ball into the goal; earning the winning point for your team.
Screams of triumph quickly overflowed the vicinity as everyone rushed towards the noirette to praise and congratulate him. On the contrary, you stayed in place — glaring at the boy that just won the winning goal for your team. You should've been relieved, glad that you and your teammates managed to come out victorious from this heated match.. but you weren't.
Somehow, you felt distasteful that Isagi was the one who received that pass, the one that scored the final goal. Were you just being a bitch about this whole ordeal ? Yes, definitely. Was this something to be congratulating Isagi for instead of internally cursing him out ? Yes, definitely.
Deciding to push your selfish thoughts away, you approached your other teammates that were currently huddled up together; celebrating their victory. You lingered at the side, watching them fool around like dumb hooligans.
"N/N !!! We won ! Isn't that amazing ?!" Meguru chirped too loudly for your own liking in your ear, pouncing onto your shoulders as he chuckled heartily. You turned around, glaring at the poor, unsuspecting boy. "Go away." You muttered coldly before walking away. You know the brunette didn't deserve it, but you couldn't help but be annoyed at him.
Of course, poor Meguru was deeply confused. He thought you would've simply been impassive about the win, but instead you were acting as if you guys loss. How peculiar. The brunette was about to follow after you, but he heard his name being called out from someone before being dragged away as well. He hoped that you would be feeling better after a while..
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Cold water splashed your naked body as you sat there in the empty shower rooms, thinking by yourself for a moment; reflecting everything that happend in the earlier match. The migraine from earlier still dwelled, but thankfully, it wasn't as bad as before. By now, your irritation had died down too — but for some reason you were still upset.
Perhaps it was because Isagi scored instead of you ? Was it your competitiveness kicking in ? You weren't sure. Thinking back on the whole matter, you thought Meguru's pass was for you — but rather it went to Isagi, not you.
You sighed, rubbing your temples in annoyance as you tried to process and break down the reasoning for your annoyance.. before it hit you. Maybe you were.. jealous that you didn't get the ball ? You couldn't fathom the fact you would ever get jealous because of something as stupid as this.
"Fuck..." Muttering out a small curse, you resumed to cleaning up your self before it got too late. Too absorbed in your thoughts, you didn't realize how cold the water was — you were literally shivering... You seriously had to hurry up and get out.
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Existing the shower rooms, you expected a quiet, peaceful walk back to your respective room. But no, you were met with an all so familiar brunette by the door — most likely waiting for you to be done.
"N/N ? Hey.. Umm.." Meguru gazed at you with softened eyes, filled with worry. In return, all you could do was send the other a puzzled look. You didn't expect the brunette to come and find you after your rude, uncalled for display of behaviour towards him.
Prompting to stay silent, you turned away to avoid eye contact with the taller. "..Yes ?" Was all that you could make come out of your mouth. You could hear the brunette audibly sigh, clearly stumped on how to deal with this situation.
"Well.. your behaviour earlier was definitely abnormal.. I just wanna ask if you're alright. Are you feeling unwell ?" The brunette stepped closer, leaning down to your height level. Usually, you would've already slapped his stupid face away — but this time you didn't move an inch.
You didn't know how to reply. Hypothetically, if you were to lie, Meguru would definitely see right through it — he was your best friend after all. But if you tell the truth.. you didn't want the other to think you were a selfish asshole..
"I'm just tired from the match. That's all." Not a lie, but not exactly the truth either. The brunette merely frowned in response, knowing what you said wasn't just it. "N/N, I know that's not all. Did I do something ?" Meguru leaned even closer, face full of unease.
Damn. You felt guilty for making Meguru feel like this when he didn't even do anything wrong. It was all your fault, not his. Dropping your head, you engulfed the other into a hug in one swift motion — relishing in the warmth of his body.
"Sorry.. I-I just.. I don't know. Sorry, I'll explain later, let's just get back." Stuffing your face into the others chest, you felt the vibrations of his chest as he let out a soft chuckle. "You're so strange, but the cutest as always. Just let it out on me next time, I don't mind."
"Time to head back !! We're about to have a celebration party !"
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Author note: hi im BACK after like 2 months im so sorry (〃ﾟ3ﾟ〃) imma be so real i had writers block i didn't know how to write.,.,. so sorry again if this chapters writing is absolUTE DOG SHIT. ❤
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