Imaizumi-kun's secret adventure
*Pant*
*Pant*
Many streaks of sweat rolled down Imaizumi's face as he pedaled in high cadence. His stamina was almost depleted from his daily indoor cycling exercise.
Imaizumi's eyes darted down on the small cyclocomputer strapped on the handlebar. "85 km... 86," His inner voice reminded him.
When the screen showed the 90th km, his feet stopped pedaling but maintained his body's balance until the wheels slowed down. He dismounted his bike swiftly and removed it from the roller.
The tall boy roughly grabbed a towel and rubbed in his sweaty face and hair. His jersey was a bit soaked.
"Water." He mumbled. "Wait, for some reason I feel like drinking Pocari today."
Imaizumi opened his fridge. "Geez." He quietly complained. His hand reached in and grabbed a bottle of mineral water. He twisted open the cap and gulped all the icy water down his dry throat. However, he still wants Pocari.
"Mom!" He yelled, "I'm going out for a bit!"
"Itterrashai." A voice responded from upstairs.
"I still have a bit of energy left, I'll bike to the Konbini." Imaizumi said to himself as he put on his helmet.
*Konbini is Japan's convenience store
It was dusk outside. The pure, blue-ish grey sky brought Imazumi's heart serenity. Street lights just lit up the road.
He pulled the bike on the street and started to pedal in a friendly pace. Imaizumi's thigh muscles still felt a bit sore.
Soothing cool wind and a traffic-free road put Imaizumi into an awfully good mood.
"Hime hime..." He unconsciously hummed.
"Suki suki daisuki-" Imaizumi abruptly flinched. His tune stopped; redness crawled onto his cheeks.
"Kuso..! I'm doing it again! First time it was in the bath, now on the road when I'm riding my bike! Next time..."
Image of Naruko's teasing laugh (ka ka ka! Imaizumi just admit it! You are a Hime fan after all! Just admit it! You'll feel better! Ka ka ka!) surfaced into Imaizumi's head, making him even redder. He facepalmed himself.
"Good thing I'm alone."
Imaizumi braked by the brightly lit Konbini and locked his bike.
The automatic glass door opened for him as he walked to the entrance.
"Irasshaimase!" A young cashier behind the register cheerfully welcomed him. Imaizumi acknowledged her and went straight to the drink section. He took two bottles of Pocari and walked back. Suddenly, a big flashy poster clipped by the magazine section caught his attention.
"Summer Tokyo Anime Festival June 25~30" He read.
"This is something only Onoda would be interested in." He casually said to himself in a matter-of-fact way. His eyes glanced the rest of the poster. All of a sudden-
"This is...!" Imaizumi's mouth slightly opened from the shock.
"LOVE HIME SPECIAL ANIVERSAY USAGI T-SHIRT AVALIABLE ECLUSIVELY AT SUMMER TOKYO ANIME FESTIVAL"
A picture was also included.
It was hard to tell what Imaizumi was thinking. He stood in front of the poster for a few more second then head to the cash register like nothing happened.
Imaizumi exited the Konbini and went to his bike. He napped one of the Pocari bottle's cap open and took a few gulps. The back of his hand roughly wiped dry his lips. Imaizumi raised his gaze at the now darkened sky.
"Kuso, now I really want to go." He mumbled.