A/N: Yoooo, what up? I dedicated my summer to watch GSNK, read the manga and the fanfics there are. Sadly, I'm sure I've read them all. So, this is mostly a Mayumiko fic 'cause OTP, but Nozakura, WakaSeo and HoriKashi side pairings!! Sorry if there are grammar mistakes, English isn't my first language (where my geekRican otakus at?)
P.S.: The constant text messaging might be confusing. You have to watch out for the "To" and "From". But enough about me. GSNK doesn't belong to me and blah blah y'all know the drill.
Nozaki was restless. Mikoshiba was unavailable for the weekend, so he was a little behind on accents. He ran his hands through his hair and sighed.
"Sakuraaaaa..." he groaned.
"I'm not wearing that stupid sailor outfit, Nozaki-kun"
Nozaki frowned. Mikoshiba would usually come up with a plot. Hori and Sakura had good head plots, but since Mikoshiba himself was Mamiko.
"Maybe I could ask Kashima for some ideas. I can just say it's for a play I'm writing" Hori suggested. He didn't know Mikoshiba was in charge of the accents and flowers, he just thought Nozaki's mood was caused by the lack of the redhaired's antics.
"That sounds great. She seemed kinda depressed the other days, though. Whenever I asked her, she would just sigh" Sakura informed sadly, "did you two have a fight?"
Hori shook his head. "Well, we're always fighting. But a very bad argument? No", he said and looked up to the ceiling. "I think she said something about Mikoshiba acting strange before leaving for the weekend..."
"MIKOSHIBAAA" Nozaki sobbed, which irritated Hori and Sakura.
"It's okay, senpai. We'll come up with ideas for Mamiko" Wakamatsu said. "Let's see..."
A chime beep was heard.
Panic was brought to Wakamatsu's face even before he checked his phone. He was already getting dizzy.
"Not now" he softly whined. He opened his phone.
[From: Seo-senpai]
Yo, Waka. Bring me spicy ramen from Akai's. Hurry up
Wakamatsu sighed. "That's my cue. I wouldn't want her showing up here out of nowhere"
The idea haunted Nozaki to no end.
"Oh, why can't I meet Lorelei already? She'd save me from this eternal nightmare" Wakamatsu daydreamt.
Sakura, Nozaki and Hori had a deadpanned look on their faces.
"Yeah, I uh, wonder why" Sakura really wanted to tell him. Nozaki always kept her from doing so.
"Okay, fine. You can leave" Nozaki groaned. Now he had one person less to help him. The deadline was next Friday, but he was sure he'd manage.
Before Wakamatsu headed out the door, Nozaki stopped him.
"Wakamatsu, before you leave... how would you feel putting on a bra?" Nozaki bluntly asked, earning mouth-agape, weirded out Wakamatsu, Hori and Sakura. This guy was really running out of ideas.
"SENPAI, WHAT THINGS ARE YOU ASKING?!?!"
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Mikoshiba and his parents had just gotten home from Hokkaido. He went to visit his family for his grandma's birthday. It was a long trip, but it finally ended.
It was already past midnight and Mikoshiba really wanted some sleep. Setting his things aside, he remembered the souvenir he got for Mayu, Nozaki Umetarou's younger brother. It was an action figure of a bear wearing a judogi while doing a kuzure kesa gatame, a judo technique, to another petrified bear. Mayu was not really a figurine collector, but he knew that he'd love anything that involved judo.
Mikoshiba was always an insecure person, even if the girls who followed him didn't see it. Mayu's praise of his senpai made him feel amazing. Like he was finally worthy of admiration, not just because of his looks.
Suddenly, he received a text message.
[From: Mayumayu]
Sry I haven't posted artwork for a while. Midterms coming up. Hope ur doing well!!
Mikoshiba blushed and smiled to himself. Whoever this girl was, he really wanted to meet her. He didn't know what it was, but something from Mayumayu was different from other girls. She made him feel a little more confident. Probably because she was kind of virtual like his dating videogames?
He sighed, throwing himself in his bed and putting the phone over his heart.
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"You want me to help you with your manga?" Mayu sleepily asked, lying in his parents' couch.
"Mayu, your sentences are actually becoming longer!!" Umetarou exclaimed happily. "Anyways, you're also a creative person when you put your heart into it. Tell me about your classmates!" he got out his notepad and pencil.
Mayu groaned, "Sleep"
"Don't go to sleep yet. Help me! The deadline's next week"
When Mayu wouldn't answer, Nozaki Umetarou knew what to say.
"Mikoshiba just got back from Sapporo last night. I invited him over to add the accents and flowers"
Mayu didn't turn his head to face his older brother. Although his face was as monotonous as always, there was a bright gleam in his eyes.
Mikoshiba arrived about fifteen minutes later, taking a seat in the Nozaki family room. He saw that Mayu was lying on the couch, probably sleeping. Mikoshiba grinned and decided to mess Mayu's hair.
"I don't mean to wake you up, but I brought you something from Hokkaido" he said.
Mayu shifted slightly, looking at the older boy. Mikoshiba got the figurine out of the bag.
"Mikoto-san..." Mayu said in awe as he sat.
"I know. Aren't I the best senpai ever?" Mikoshiba boasted.
Mayu simply nodded, taking the figurine in his hands. "This is the third"
"The third gift? It's no problem, every weird thing kinda reminds me of you. And I was sure not to mess up like the time I bought you that smartphone case" Mikoshiba said, oblivious to the fact that Mayu began blushing. His face remained stoic, though.
"Thank you" Mayu replied.
"Alright, Mikoshiba, let's work on whatever you have in mind" Nozaki said, appearing from the kitchen, bringing tea.
"You just have a big writer's block, don't you?" the red-haired asked a little annoyed.
"I REALLY DO, IT'S BEEN GOING FOR TWO WHOLE DAYS. PLEASE HELP!" Nozaki begged, joining both of his hands as if he were praying.
"Okay okay. I've got an idea"
After they were almost done, Mikoshiba was focused on adding flowers to the sketches everyone but him had worked on when he was away.
"Hmm... maybe I can add a lot of amaryllis? No. Maybe something related to thepesias? No. I'll just add shimmer then" Mikoshiba muttered to himself.
Mayu woke up once again and this time, he sat on the floor next to Mikoshiba.
"Red thepesias are pretty" Mayu gave his opinion, reaching for his backpack and taking out some of his notebooks.
"Oh, you mean thepesia grandifloras? They're originally from the Caribbean, though. You know what they are?" Mikoshiba asked, intrigued and surprised Mayu would know about them.
"Science class" Mayu answered. He began working on a science homework he had.
"You're actually paying attention in class? You're doing homework right now?" Mikoshiba asked. It surprised him that the extreme sack of lazy bones would do anything school-related. It surprised him he would do anything at all.
"Midterms. I want the judo team to promote me for Roman High's" Mayu answered.
"Wait, isn't our high school pretty far from here? You'd have to take a 20 minute train ride and like 15 by foot every day. Isn't that too much work?" Mikoshiba asked.
"Mother hesitated at first. She said I could live with nii-san" Mayu answered lazily. Explaining further was nothing he planned.
Mikoshiba stayed silent. So Mayu was going to Roman High? It was great actually. Except for the fact that Mayu would see him failing at talking with girls every single day, which would be embarrassing, and not to mention, not senpai-worthy.
He sighed and looked at Mayu's homework.
"I know I suck at well, every other class but, I'm pretty good at science. I could help you" Mikoshiba offered.
Mayu nodded. So far he was fine.
'Oh, true. Mayu is actually really smart. If only he paid attention in class or didn't fall asleep halfway through tests, leaving them unfinished, then he'd probably be the top of his class' Mikoshiba thought.
After a few minutes, Mayu stopped working and looked at Mikoshiba. Mikoshiba looked at him, and his gaze followed to where the pencil was at in the notebook.
"The difference between tulips and daffodils? That's easy. So, they usually go together in gardens but..."
Mikoshiba kept explaining, but Mayu stopped listening when he found himself staring at Mikoshiba's excited face. The way his hair moved while he dramatized the lecture. The way he blushed because he knew he'd be embarrassed about being a botanic nerd. He was...
"Did that help?" Mikoshiba asked.
Mayu just nodded, lying of course. He knew the difference between the plants. He had already read this in the textbook, but he enjoyed watching the older guy express himself with confidence. He knew that by doing that, he'd help him slowly get rid of his insecurities.
"W-why are you staring at me like that?" Mikoshiba asked, sweaty, blushing and a bit panicked. This wasn't the first time Mayu had awkwardly stared at him, but he was always equally startled.
"Cute" Mayu complimented and went back to his homework.
"W-wahh?" Mikoshiba asked in shock. Even though he loved it when people complimented him, Mayu's flattery still wasn't something he was used to. He could be very unpredictable at times. Something about his words were different, and the way he put them made a way into his heart. He'd be lying if he said that he didn't like them at all.
