"Are you sure leaving the two of them alone was a good idea?" Jiroh, for once awake, stared unsurely at Oshitari.
In turn the tensai simple smiled brightly and shrugged one shoulder. "No, not at all. But Atobe's in a tetchy mood…I figured better let his boyfriend deal with it, right?"
Needless to say, Jiroh was not reassured.
"But, are you sure? I mean, Tezuka might want his rookie in one piece…"
"Ah." Oshitari did not want an angry Tezuka on his hands. In fact, Oshitari did not want to involve Tezuka if it was possible. While usually unruffled, Tezuka was a bit more volatile when it came to his prodigy.
"Why is the capped brat here?" Shishido asked, jogging over to where Jiroh and Oshitari sat on the stands.
"Tezuka sent him over to negotiate a match between Seigaku and Hyoutei. Besides, I hear they're dating."
"Are you serious? Has Atobe finally gone insane? Why would he date that brat?"
"Why do you care? Oooh, are you jealous?" Jiroh's amber eyes lit up at the possibility. "Does Choutarou know?"
"What does Chou have to do with anything?"
Jiroh simply giggled. "Nothing, nothing."
"Don't sound so cheerful, Shishido. You won't be taking over as captain if Atobe has a sudden lapse in sanity." Oshitari smirked slightly.
"Who will, then?" Shishido asked, annoyed but also curious. Atobe didn't have a vice captain.
"Yuushi, prolly," Jiroh yawned his opinion.
Shishido took one look at Oshitari's calm exterior and shivered. He knew, just knew, evil lurked beneath that façade of capability and smooth manners.
"We should go check, you know, make sure buchou hasn't chewed Echizen-kun into bits." Jiroh said, lying down to indicate that by 'we' he'd meant them. He pulled out his phone and started texting.
Oshitari and Shishido looked wordlessly at each other in agreement. Ever since Jiroh had started dating Marui Bunta, Jiroh stopped caring about Atobe's extra-curricular activities as long as it didn't interfere with his tennis.
"Let's go, Shishido-kun." Wrapping an arm around a distinctly uncomfortable Shishido, Oshitari walked purposefully towards the clubroom.