A/N: Oops! It's been a long time since I've updated… I was regretting posting the story because it lacked so many things… So I re-did the first chapter and added what was supposed to be the second one and mashed them into one chapter! I apologize to those who've read the first chapter already! Anyways, I'm felt really happy and encouraged to continue the story with the reviews I've received! To answer these two questions I read in the reviews; first off, Mitobe and Izuki are not a couple (yet!) and yeah, Izuki's gonna be the seme (/laughs) I apologize for the slow updates!
It's been a dull morning, albeit the first period had only finished a few minutes ago. Seirin's coach and captain were nowhere to be seen since earlier and Izuki is wondering why.
The eagle-eye user sighed, leaning on the palm of his hand that was resting on his desk. Their second period teacher is late as usual. It's a wonder how the faculty member wasn't fired yet. He looked to the direction of the ever-so noisy schoolgirls in his class.
"Hey, hey. I found something really interesting last night!"
"Shut up, Sai, you're just gonna tell us about your AV collection!"
"No, seriously, you have to hear me out!"
'There they go again. Seriously, these girls… It's morning and the first thing they talk about is AVs. Why do they talk about AVs AVryday- kitakore!' Izuki thought to himself, eyeing the girls in front of him, and letting out a look of astonishment as he made the pun in his mind.
"I saw Mitobe-kun!"
Okay, what.
Izuki suddenly got interested in their conversation, cautiously leaning a little closer to the girls, to hear them more clearly.
Sai, the thread starter, flailed her arms around as she mentioned a certain sophomore's name, a blush forming on her cheeks and a wide smile that doesn't seem to want to leave. The other girls crowded close to her, seemingly interested. She leaned slightly closer to the others and started talking in a hushed voice.
"So I was checking my favorite AV site…"
"You're just gonna talk about AV and not Rin-kun, aren't you,"
"No, seriously! This has something to do with Mitobe-kun..! A-anyways… Last night… I was checking my favorite AV site, and they announced a new AV actor's debut… And when I watched the teaser… It was Mitobe-kun..!"
The girls squealed in surprise, disappointment, even happiness at the thought of their favorite sophomore starring in a pornographic film. Disappointment, because, well… They know Sai is into man-to-man action, and therefore makes Mitobe a possibly gay AV actor.
Izuki choked on his spit, even falling off his chair as he heard everything, alarming the girls. Sai, who was about to show the teaser video she downloaded onto her phone, looked down at the eagle eye user in terror, afraid of what the other might do for 'badmouthing' a teammate and a friend. The other female students immediately scurried off to their seats.
"U-uhm…" the girl stuttered.
The black-haired teen stood up and dusts his pants, looking at the small brunette before him, a serious look on his face. Suddenly the doors opened and Riko and Hyuuga barged inside the classroom, hurrying to their seats as the second period teacher followed them inside. He immediately asked everyone to go back to their seats.
He looked at Sai again. "You'll spill everything to me later, at lunch, alright?" he asked, the other just silently nodding at him before clumsily taking her seat. Izuki followed suit, slumping into his seat and looking at the direction of Seirin's captain, asking him where he and the coach were during first period. "Ah, we talked to Takeda-sensei about another training camp by the end of the week and Riko just couldn't wait 'till lunch break…" he trailed off, ending his sentence with a sigh as he looked over their captain who seem to be happy plotting something…probably evil…albeit beneficial, for them.
The teacher reprimanded them for talking during a lecture, both teens sighing and looking in front. Izuki, however, isn't listening throughout the lecture. His mind was too pre-occupied about the little bit of information he got from Sai…and the terrifying training camp that awaits him and his team on the weekend.
Lunch came and before Sai could even dash outside the room, Izuki grabbed her by the arm, a serious look on his face. "Let's go somewhere quiet, shall we?" he demanded, loosening his hold on the brunette's arm. Sai let out a sigh and walked ahead of the black-haired basketball player, motioning him to follow her.
They went to the baseball field. Fortunately, there weren't much people there. The two sat on a bench nearby and the brunette fished her phone from her pocket, opening the video and urging Izuki to look at the screen. The eagle-eye user stared at the screen intently. Words were flying dynamically. And then suddenly the video faded to a short clip of the AV that was to be released.
Izuki's eyes widened, his face heating up. There, on the screen, is Mitobe making such erotic faces as an unknown man pounds into him. He stammered, grabbing the phone and closing the video.
"Oi—"
"Where did you get this?!" he exclaimed, surprising Sai.
The brunette tilted her head to the side, blinking at him. "Do you want me to give you the link to the site?" she asked. Izuki nodded hesitantly. Sai smirked. "Eh~ Are you curious about what Mitobe-kun is like in bed~?" she asked teasingly, making the other's face heat up even more. "N-no! I'm just… Why are you even going through these sites?! You're underaged," he interrogated. The other just scoffed at him, snatching her phone back from Izuki's clutch.
"It's the internet. You can lie about your age online, you know," she answered monotonously. "But… Don't these AVs cost you money? Don't your parents know about this?" Izuki asked again, earning a laugh from the brunette. "My sister and I like the same stuff~ I tell her about these stuff and then she'd pay for them and we'd watch together~" the other explained. "That's… Kinda… sick," Izuki commented, looking at Sai with disbelieving eyes.
"Anyways… Don't tell anyone about this, alright? It will affect Mitobe-kun greatly," he told the smaller brunette. Sai nodded.
"I won't. I'm sorry 'bout earlier…! But, say, Izuki-kun if you want a copy of it, I'll lend you—I just ordered a copy—"
"No, Sai-san,"
"In denial, aren't you?"
He gave the other a glare, walking away from the snickering brunette. He's curious… What made Mitobe-kun debut in… such a thing…? He wants to know.
He has to know.
School's finally over, but not for our favorite basketball team! Everyone gathered in the gym, preparing for another one of Riko's Spartan training, but Izuki noticed one small detail. Their resident gentle giant is nowhere to be seen.
The point guard walked over to Mitobe's closest companion, Koganei, and tapped his shoulder, making the cat boy look at him with a clueless look on his face. "Say, Koganei-kun, where is Mitobe-kun?" He asked, only to be interrupted by their coach, who also noticed the quiet man's absence.
"Yeah! Where is he? I have a very important announcement!" Riko said, her hands on her hips, a small pout forming on her face. Hyuuga adjusted his glasses, looking down as he thought of the coach's announcement, which is actually good for them but not for their poor souls.
Koganei gave them a sheepish look, shrugging his shoulders slightly. "I don't know… He was absent today. I'll try and check up on him when I get home, I guess," he answered, feeling a little disappointed that his answer probably didn't meet any of his teammates' expectation. The Seirin coach sighed, taking a seat on a nearby bench, urging the others to gather before her.
"You'll just have to tell Mitobe-kun about this, then, Koganei-kun," Koganei nodded at Riko's instruction. "We'll be having another training camp this weekend and I'm requiring everyone to join. We'll be heading out in the mountains and stay there for two nights. So be sure to pack extra clothes and necessities, including your school uniforms as well, since we'll be going back Monday morning. Don't forget to inform your parents, okay?" she added, looking at everyone seriously. The team nodded in unison, with a few of the Freshmen looking grim.
They started their practice without any complaints, except for a little reprimanding on the coach's and captain's sides, especially on Izuki. He just can't get Mitobe out of his head and it's distracting him from his play.
Practice ended. Everyone already left except for Izuki who was taking his time in the locker room. He jumped a little in surprise as he felt a hand on his shoulder and whipped his head to the side to see whose hand it was.
"What's got into you today, Izuki?" his best friend, Hyuuga, asked, wrinkles forming on his forehead as he looked at the point guard with a frown. Izuki sighed, preparing to leave, answering the glasses-clad youth with a mere shrug, pissing Hyuuga off.
Hyuuga grabbed his arm, stopping the other from his tracks. "Can't you tell me? I'm… your best friend after all. I'm worried," he said, directing his eyes away from Izuki as he spoke the last sentence. The ebony-haired teen smiled sheepishly, taking the other's hand off of his arm. "I'm alright. I'm just…" he trailed off, looking away, feeling his cheeks getting warm.
Hyuuga raised his eyebrow, looking at his best friend curiously. The point guard looked at him again, feeling embarrassed as he opened his mouth to talk. "I… This will just be between us, alright?" he negotiated, making the Seirin captain furrow his brows together. Izuki took a deep breath.
"Well… Sai-san—" he started.
"What about her – Are you saying you have feelings for that weird otaku?!" the other assumed, Izuki making a noise in disgust and denial as a result.
"It's not that! And she's not my type – Anyways… She found out Mitobe-kun's…" he was having second thoughts if he really wants to tell Hyuuga.
"Mitobe's what?"
"Mitobe-kun's starring in an AV,"
"… AV…. Y-you mean… Adult Video…?"
Izuki nodded, casting his eyes away from the other. Hyuuga just stood there with a shocked look on his face. "Are you serious?!" he exclaimed, making the other flinch. Izuki ran a hand through his hair, still not looking directly at Hyuuga. "I didn't want to believe at first, but I saw him in that teaser and I just…" he trailed off.
"…You thinking that has got to do with him going absent today?"
The point guard nodded slowly.
"Why would he even want to be an AV actor anyway? It doesn't make sense," Hyuuga grumbled. Izuki shrugged his shoulders. "Beats me," he answered. The captain let out a sigh, walking out of the locker room, stopping by at the door for a moment. "Let's just forget this conversation ever happened and get home," he told the other, leaving the door open for Izuki as he went on his way.
The Eagle Eye user threw his bag on his back. "Yeah…" he mumbled, walking off, closing the door behind him.
Hopefully, Mitobe will be with them this weekend on the training camp, maybe there he can interrogate him about this.
