A/N: Okay...GUESS WHAT?
Super Random OCs: ...WHAT?
Author: ...oh, honestly! I didn't think that you would show up here!
Tsubuki: Hello? People won't notice us if you put us in the ending!
Author: ...is that really what you're looking for? Fame?
Yami: As a matter of fact, some of the readers didn't get to read the announcement at the end...
Author: Whoa, Yami...you actually crept me out by saying so!
Hikari: For the first time in forever, I agree with this girl.
Author: Okay, okay, whatever. Now, the thing is...THIS FIC IS BACK TO BUSINESS!
Kazuki: And please do blame author-san for reading too many otome game reviews...
Hiroshi: ...and playing otome games!
Author: Ye- wait a minute...I'm just enjoying it while I still can!
Ina: Ah well, let's have Hikari to do the disclaimer then!
Hikari: ...wha- Ina, you're so-
Yami: /prepares a knife/
Hikari: /gulps/ E-err...Inazuma Eleven/GO/Chrono Stone/Galaxy belongs to Level-5, and this fic is still a charaxreader for girls, with a bit of a twist unlike the prequels!
Tsubuki: And by 'twist', that means...?
Author: This fic; unlike the previous one-shots, will be a multichapter fic with quite short chapters.
Hiroshi: EHHH? WHY?
Author: Because (insert reasons that I particularly don't want to talk about here since it'll be quite a killjoy), and to give the readers more time to vote on the guys and the situations. Once again; first come, first served.
Yami: A bit of warning; maybe OOC, typo, randomness overload, etc.
Tsubuki: Read while eating salmon with extra lime and extra cheese!
Hikari: And extra chicken nuggets!
Kazuki: ...what!?
Ina: Read at your own risk!
Author: Oh, and before we head to the main story, there will be some sort of prologue to begin with.
Yami: This is soooo getting an otome game reference...
Author: Yeah...shut up.
-Prologue-
You survived your third day at school...well, somehow. The 'hanging-out' part really exhausted you that you fell asleep, just a step in front of your front door.
Too bad it caused your hus- Matatagi to confess to you, which only made things worse for your relationship with the other guys (and probably Matatagi's fangirls).
Sadly, after a few hours being freed from the hospital, he sent you a message, saying that he suddenly didn't feel well and somehow managed to get back there, being the patient once more. What...?
Leaving that aside, however, you got a day off afterwards, and Kariya invited you to hang out at the park...
...how will the rest of your days go?
10th of April
It's Thursday, and you unexpectedly got a day off because the teachers had some urgent meeting to do.
You didn't really care if you didn't go to school that day, since you were REALLY exhausted thanks to Kariya the other day, and then he asked you to join him and the others to go to the park. Oh seriously...
You quickly put on your shoes after your daily morning activities and walked outside while wearing your favorite casual outfit.
The park that you were heading to was in fact, not really far from your house, so it only took 5 minutes of walking for you to get there.
From afar, you could spot Kariya, Kageyama, Ryugel, and Gandales as they were talking to each other. There were also Munemasa, Shindou, Kirino, and Kyousuke playing basketball near them. Yep, you saw it right!
Before you could jawdrop more about the event, Kariya finally took the spot.
"Oi, [F/N]! Over here!" he called out, to which you nodded slightly and walked towards him and the other guys.
"Hi guys! Um...where are the others?" you asked after looking around to see if you can find more familiar people.
"Well, the others already took a stroll and we decided to wait for you," Kageyama replied innocently, as always (well, after what happened at Inazuma Ice, his innocence should be questioned, really).
Ryugel and Kariya stared at each other.
"In which I personally think the others are dumb enough to do so, though..." Ryugel smirked proudly, which made you confused about what is to be proud of from that fact.
"Ryugel, don't say that. You're a 1-4 student yourself," you scolded, to which the others tried to hold their laugh.
Ryugel blushed a bit.
"O-oi! Just because you're a 1-1 student, don't get all cocky about it!" he replied in order to defend his sad-but-true fact. You smiled before you responded any further.
"I was just reminding you, since it's no good to call people dumb when you're possibly worse than them," you joked.
Kariya and the others finally laughed for real, and Ryugel pouted even more.
"Okay now, that's mean! I won't treat you guys any ice-cream after this!" he threatened as he walked away, but the four of you ended up going after him.
"Ryugel-nii, wait!" Gandales shouted with a happy face.
The four of you were smiling, that's true. However, a question somehow stayed remaining in your mind...
"That wasn't too much...was it?"
(Third-persons' omake~)
"...where are those five heading to?"
"I don't know, but from the looks of it, they're going to get some ice-cream. Kirino, you want to tag along with them?"
"Sure, Shindou."
...
"You want some ice-cream, Tsurugi?"
"Not really, but..."
...
"Oh, right. You want to go after them?"
"I guess that question is unnecessary. Let's go."
"Three chocolate ice-creams please!" Kariya ordered by the time you guys arrived at a nearby ice-cream stall.
"...who asked you guys to come here as well?" Ryugel asked while glaring at the three (and by 'the three', that means Kariya, Kageyama, and Gandales).
"Me, why?" Kariya asked back with a sneaky-looking smirk. Ryugel only sighed in response.
"One (your favorite ice-cream flavor) ice-cream please, [F/N], what will you have?" he asked you as he took the ice-cream cone from the seller.
"...oh, is that how it is, Ryugel? Fine by me," Kariya teased, which made you yelled at him, "Kariya!"
"Um, the usual one, Ryugel," you replied like that, because you knew that Ryugel was fond about you since you were close before.
"Oh, right, another one of this flavor please!" Ryugel ordered as he pointed at the ice-cream he's holding. Meanwhile, the other three already hung out at a nearby bench.
The seller suddenly looked a bit disappointed.
"I'm sorry, but we're run out of that flavor, that was apparently the last one," she frowned, and you followed.
"Ah, is that so? That's okay, we understand," Ryugel replied. Probably because you were frowning, he decided to take your hand and walked away from there.
"...you're okay with that, [F/N]? It's a very hot day, and you probably could die without ice-cream."
Okay, that's obviously exaggerating, but you could see what he meant. Ice-cream could be a life savior at times like this.
"Ryugel...it's not that bad. Well, it's true that I want it, but...you don't always get what you want," you told him, to which Kariya suddenly coughed.
"Yeah...you should listen to her, she's quite wise when it counts," he added and continued to ate his ice-cream.
While the others stared in awe, it seemed like you're the only one who realized something.
"What do you mean by 'when it counts'?" you asked him, kinda displeased.
The teal-haired flinched a bit, "no, nothing~"
...yeah, we should be used to that fake innocent personality of his.
"B-but still, none of us have water, so you could dehydrate yourself at this point. What if we share?" he offered- oops, Kariya just choked.
"K-Kariya, you're okay...?" you asked since you didn't see that happening.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine," he replied with a bit husky voice and ate more of his ice-cream like nothing happened.
Without further invitation, you quickly headed for Ryugel's ice-cream. Oh come on, could you hold the temptation? The sun's burning everything by that time!
Kageyama licked his ice-cream before he mentioned, "didn't he lick that before?"
Even though we expected more choking from Kariya, this time Gandales hit the button.
"OH MY UFO, RYUGEL-NII! YOU FINALLY DID IT!" he exclaimed happily.
"Did what?" you...and Ryugel, asked at the same time.
"Jinx," you said first. Yeah...we didn't want another turn-out of events like the one with Yuuichi, did we?
"...fine, what's the price?" and without further ado, you snapped for the ice-cream again.
"...[F/N], your innocence nearly killed me at most times," Kariya admitted with his mouth slightly opened afterwards.
"Um...what?" you asked with your mouth full of ice-cream...oh my goodness, the taste!
"...just ignore them, [F/N]. Let's go to somewhere quieter," Ryugel suggested, and grabbed your hand again.
And the two of you headed for somewhere...in which you had no idea...
(More omake~)
"If I don't know any better, those two looked like a couple already."
"I agree, Gandales-kun. And that indirect kiss, did [F/N]-san did it on purpose? By the way, they're leaving us behind, does that mean that 'something' will happen between them?"
"...Kageyama-kun, my statement earlier applies for your innocence as well."
"Hey guys...where's [L/N]?"
"AND Ryugel?"
"They just left a few minutes ago, why?"
...
"Oi...what did we miss? Where's [F/N]?"
"'[F/N]'? IBUKI, SINCE WHEN DID YOU-"
"C-calm down, Shindou."
"...well, that was unexpected."
"DON'T SAY THAT, TSURUGI! HELP ME HERE!"
Right...it seemed like Ryugel meant what he said, looking at the fact that the two of you really headed to a quiet place. It's still a part of the park though, it's just weird that it's very peaceful there.
Somehow, you felt relaxed- no, I bet it's not because you were left with Ryugel alone, it's just...the atmosphere...
...it's different.
You took a deep breath and exhaled, not even realizing that Ryugel was still holding your hand...
...
"Um, Ryugel?"
"Ah, sorry," he apologized and quickly let go. He looked...disappointed?
You couldn't help but asked, "Ryugel, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing. You won't understand."
"Ryugel, don't say that. You know you can trust me."
...
He gave a weak smile, and sighed.
"I just wish that I could hold that hand of yours a bit longer."
Wait...what?
Darn it...what does he mean by that sentence? And without you realized, your face was turning red...again.
"R-Ryugel, what do you mean?" you stuttered...oh come on!
"[F/N], don't tell me that you haven't noticed," he said. His eyes were staring at you seriously.
Is this...Ryugel Baran? Your long-time friend? The school clown, who couldn't even make it to 1-3? Was it really...him?
"Notice...what?" you asked again.
All of a sudden, he started to brush your hair with his fingers.
Okay...this is getting deja vu.
"R-Ryugel..." you muttered as you avoided his hand gestures, "...don't tell me..."
...oh no, his face is getting closer...!
You felt like running away- oh come on, you couldn't kiss your best friend, could you? ...okay, you could, but this is all too sudden!
However, you couldn't escape, Ryugel had a tight grip of you. We know you're strong girl, but somehow motivated by a mysterious power(?), you couldn't escape his grasp.
So...what's the solution?
You just closed your eyes...prepared for what's coming...
...and...
GRAB
Someone else suddenly grabbed you. You couldn't see his/her face, since that person's wearing a hoodie which covered his/her upper face.
Well, that's creepy. But hey, at least you're 'saved'.
"What the h- who do you think you are, messing with someone's privacy?" Ryugel raged.
The mysterious figure only remained silent while holding your hand gently. Wait...why did it feel...familiar?
"...and who do you think you are, messing with this girl?" the figure finally spoke. It didn't sound like a natural human voice, and then you realized that we was wearing a mask; he must have used a voice-changer or something.
"Stay away from her, if you know what's best for you," the figure continued, and without further words just dragged you away from your UFO-freak friend...who just somehow confessed to you- hello? He nearly kissed you!
After you recovered from all of the sudden events, you finally decided to get away.
"Urgh...!" you groaned as you let go of his hand (well, probably 'his', because the grasp was so strong).
"What were you doing back then? I don't even know who you are!" you yelled, but the figure didn't seem to care...
...
He just walked away- wait, that's it? No words, no expressive gestures, just...like that?
...
Were all of these happening stuff...turned out to be a dream...?
...
SLAP
Okay, it's not a dream. So what's really happening?
...
"Oi, [L/N]!"
You turned to where the voice came from.
"Amemiya! Alpha!" you exclaimed, "it's kinda rare to see the two of you together."
"We just bumped to each other not so long ago," Taiyou smiled. Someone please stop him from doing that.
"Amemiya, will you quit it?" yes, thank you Alpha!
"What, Alpha~? I was just smiling," he replied...and SMILED AGAIN.
"Why you..."
"Oi oi, you two, knock it off!" your voice was a little louder than you expected, which probably explained the surprised faces from the two.
"Right, sorry. So, what brings you here?" you asked with your normal tone.
"We came to join Kariya-kun and the gang, actually. But we kinda wandered off on our own and we turned out to be lost. Have you seen them?" Amemiya asked back.
Oh right...Kariya!
"Oh, they were near the ice-cream stall the last time I saw them...but I'm not sure now," you answered as you wondered where was the ice-cream stall from the place you were.
"By the way, [L/N], you looked kinda pale, are you okay?" Alpha asked in a considerate tone.
Wait, you're pale? Was it because of that running? Or that mysterious figure?
"I'm fine, really. By the way, speaking about Kariya earlier, I just remembered that I better find him. Care to join me?" you offered.
Amemiya shook his head slightly.
"Um...that's okay. You go ahead, we'll catch up later."
And with that sentence, you ran through the park...where could Kariya and the others be?
(another omake~)
"...you saw her being dragged by someone before, right?"
"Yes. I wonder, who was it..."
"I have a feeling that he/she's familiar though, and I saw the hoodie was off so I kinda saw his/her hair, but that person quickly put it on again."
...
"I don't think I've seen him before."
"Wait...'him'?"
...
"Just ignore that. It's not like I know the person anyway."
"Wait, Alpha! Then how do you know it's a 'he'?"
...
"Seriously, Amemiya? Anyone can tell."
...
"He's in love with her."
.
.
.
-To be continued-
-Preview-
"Apparently, we have a new student today."
"What's with him? He's so weird."
"...h-hey...isn't that person...?"
"Masaki says, hug someone!"
"[L/N], I meant it..."
Confession: Ryugel Baran, complete!
Who'll be the next prince...?
Stay tuned!
A/N: A bit of spoiler, so the definite guys (whom author chose):
-Ibuki Munemasa; the popular basketball guy
-Tsurugi Kyousuke; cool, quite a long-time friend since you do a voluntary work for Yuuichi in hospital
-Kariya Masaki; pranky childhood friend
-Amemiya Taiyou; sunny(?), cheerful guy, whom you know before as well
-Ryugel Baran; quite a long-time close friend (wait, we're done, just ignore him /shot)
-Namikawa Rensuke; ex-captain, your junior high school friend
And the readers' pick (so far) are:
-Shindou Takuto; perfect(?) prodigy senior
-Hakuryuu; mister shining dragon(?)
-Fey Rune; cute bunny-like transferee desk-mate
-Ichino Nanasuke; discipline, tsundere senior
Situations booked (I can't tell you what it is, since it'll be a spoiler, sorry):
-Tsurugi Kyousuke
-Ibuki Munemasa
-Fey Rune
Okay, that's about it! Anyone else? I need at least 3 more actually, so if you do have more cravings(?), just lemme know through review.
Alright, care to review?
See ya in the next dimension, make it up to four...
-SuzuRyuuji in disguise- Baran Brothers Addict