" welcome ! .. Kirino-san " Tenma greeted his pink haird senpai on the doorway to his house cheerfully ,
All of his comrades in Raimon Eleven's old members and the others who joined them in Shinsei Inazuma Japan were gathered in his house for a party , the idea was made by him and Tsurugi as a meeting after a long time since their seniors are already 18 years old and have not much time to enjoy their time together , and actually for another reason too ,
" hello " the ace defender greeted and the group welcomed him happily , the captain's house wasn't that big like Shindou's mansion , the room barely enclosed them altogether ,
The playmaker , who was in a deep conversation with Ibuki , turned his gaze to the twin tailed , their eyes met for a second before Shindou averted them to continue with the goalkeeper ,, when Tenma noticed the gloominess on Kirino's face he exchanged a worried looks with Tsurugi ,
" oh how handsome he's " Nozaki admired the feminine appearances boy with a bit low tone and twinkling eyes while intertwining her fingers , but Matatagi who was seated next to her heard the words clearly , so he added
" do you remember the time when we learned that he's a boy ? .. " ,,,
* FLASHBACK *
" so .. these are all your friends in Raimon Eleven ? " Matatagi asked flipping between the displayed pictures on the screen of Galaxy Nauts , watching them with his other companions
" yes .. I was surprised to see every information about them here .. there're things even I don't know " Aoi replied ,
Tetsukado interfered with a small smile " though we had a training match together .. but I almost can't recognize most of them "
" it's expected .. " Manabe explained bringing a hand to his chin " it was a quick match and we were playing after all .. so your eyes will automatically focus on the ball " ,
Ibuki came closer idly to zoom in the image , fixing it on a familiar pink haired boy " .. I've never seen such a gorgeous girl " he commented without even reading the name ,
Tenma and Shinsuke looked at each other ,
" don't even try Ibuki .. I've noticed her before so she's my future wife " boldly and without a hint of shame , Matatagi warned ,
Kusaka interacted with his calm face " I didn't know that girls are this interested in soccer "
" I feel poor for her though .. what would've happened if she was chosen in Nozaki's place ? " the mentioned girl gave Matatagi a tough elbow for his last sentence ,
They looked to their captain and the small goalkeeper when they heard them snickering at first , before bursting out with laughs
" hey you two .. what's so funny ? " Ibuki was a little annoyed
" mi .. minna ... by girl .. you mean ? .. " Shinsuke talked between laughs , Ibuki stared at them , a visible wonderment on his face but stayed silent ,
" .. this's not a girl ? " Tetsukado asked starting to comprehend the matter , and the laughs became more loud
" Tetsukado .. not you too " they spent a while before calming down and noticing the looks all Earth Eleven were giving them excepting Tsurugi who did never show any reaction , and Shindou , who by the solid look on his face , didn't find the slightest fun in all the matter , and it was when they understood that all of the new members had thought the same
" well friends .. there's a misunderstanding here ... this's actually a boy " Tenma decided to explain
" are you kidding me .. even the cutest girls would look like men in front of this person .. and you say it's a boy ? " Matatagi talked again to take another hit by Nozaki
" I'm sorry guys but she's a he .. really .. you can ask his bo- .. I .. I mean best friend .. " Tenma barely was able to hold back the word ' boyfriend ' from escaping his mouth ,
Yes , the two best friends , like his case with Tsurugi , were in reality boyfriends , but their relationships were secret and not many did know about it ,
So , when he turned to look at Shindou , he shivered at seeing the angry gaze his senior had thrown at him , but he wasn't sure if it was because of his slip , or something else ,
" but judging by his features .. it's really hard to believe " Minaho stared at the screen and said
" oh my god ~ .. then Matatagi you must forget about it .. he's my future husband " Nozaki teased
" oh please .. you'll look like the beauty and the beast ... and don't take the wrong idea .. you'll be the beast here "
" HEY .. " she exclaimed
" what ? .. I'm telling the truth ... besides .. in fact I don't mind being with a boy ... especially when he's such a cutie " , everyone looked at him with wide eyes , he was really so bold unlike how he had seemed at first " don't look like this .. it's not that strange thing .. this's becoming common these days "
Tenma let out a slow , somewhat scared chuckle with red cheeks , before his orbs automatically turned to Shindou , he didn't seem happy at all , in addition to this something in his expression , something other than angst , and he could tell ,,
it's jealousy ,
" huh .. if I'm the beast .. you think he'll ever look at a monster like you ? " Nozaki continued with Matatagi
" this beauty needs a handsome and strong man like me to protect it .. not a fragile girl like you "
" wanna me show you who's the real fragile one here ? "
Tetsukado rolled his eyes " both of you just stop .. you know he won't look at any of you "
* END OF FLASHBACK *
" aah I can remember very well .. like it was yesterday " Nozaki breathed out in a dreaming way
" he's more beautiful at a direct sight .. and despite being an adult now he still has the same feminine charm " Matatagi flirted
" I agree " and Ibuki who was with Shindou at his other side , shared the same opinion ,
Shindou on other hand , stayed completely quiet while watching the center of the conversation talking with Kariya from afar ,, no , he can't keep being the jealous one this time , it's his turn to make the other show his jealousy for him , and it's what he was doing for a while now ,
Making a close relationship with Ibuki was his risk step to let Kirino feel jealous on him , he did know that the boy loves him a lot but quite good at saving his feelings for himself , as much as the pinkette cared for him , but he didn't bring out his buried romance from inside , being more of the attentive friend than the lover and never exposing his jealousy for him ,
He can't deny that the idea had swum in his head before , in fact , the polite girl from the Sengoku era , Katsu , was the first try to accomplish it , though he should admit that he was somewhat affected to the girl's caring attitude that reminded him of none other than his boyfriend , but she was from a period that goes back to around 500 years in the past , and even when Kirino heard about her from Tenma and Nishiki and even him , the teenager didn't show any hint of envy or jealousy towards the whole matter , rather surprised , but never angry , he was even more concerned about his undeveloped skills , and it was when he became certain that his friend's totally aware of his rare attachment for the other gender , so he decided to use an effective tool ,
And here he's , Ibuki Munemasa was his plan B , he can't deny hat the tall boy was a headache at first , but somehow they were able to understand each other and overcome their hatred , though it was still , somewhere inside he still felt some disgust for the other and he knows , maybe such an aggressive , overly tall type of people are not to his liking , but the albino's undeniably a handsome guy , and it was the first key to let Kirino think that he has a crush on the goalkeeper , secondly and as much as it's hard for him , is by ignoring his friend and giving extra attention to Ibuki , and the mammoth doesn't seem to mind at all , on the contrary , his friendly treating that gradually started to appear was quite helpful ,
It's not that he likes to torture his best friend , not at all , but it was an old desire to see him looking with the same way he looks when someone's approaching the pinkette , he had always tried to hinder that annoying feeling , even tried to turn his expression into a smile but failed at the end , the blaze was so obvious in his eyes , so why can't he reverse positions with his friend for once ? , he knows well that making him sad wasn't a good idea , but the mere thought of Kirino watching him with another jealously made him feel content , no matter what the circumstances will be , he determined to satisfy his desires
" Shindou-san .. "
" uh ? .. " Shindou looked up to see his two juniors , Tanma and Tsurugi standing beside him " what ? "
" can we talk to you ? "
" .. of course .. what's the matter ? "
" in private "
Shindou returned the wondering look Ibuki gave him before he followed his companions who seemingly were guiding him outside , and he didn't miss his boyfriend's gaze that was fixed on him before exiting the room ,
" is everything alright ? "
" .. do you see what's happening alright Shindou-san ? "
Shindou sighed , he started to foretell what this conversation's leading to after hearing Tsurugi's question ,
" please Shindou-san .. it's not good to turn things this way "
" Tenma ... I understand your concern for me and appreciate it .. we already discussed this and I told you .. there's nothing to worry about "
" but you should remember it's not about you alone .. " Tsurugi remarked " we're worried for Kirino-san ... don't you think of what he's feeling ? .. just put yourself in his place "
" it's because I was put in his place for many times that I'm doing this ... so don't step in .. it's something between me and him ... now excuse me " finishing his last words , Shindou turned to go back inside the room ,
" Shindou-san " Tenma couldn't help but feel worried for his two seniors ,
" you can do what you like senpai .. " , Shindou stopped in his track for Tsurugi's unexpected next words " but I'll give you a last warning ... maybe you know Kirino-san for longer time than me .. but let me tell you something that you don't know about him .. " , in spite of Shindou's desire to ignore the striker and walk away , but his body was unwillingly paranoid , " .. this kind of persons is extremely faithful and loyal .. he might bear anything for precious people to him ... but be cautious when he's betrayed and decides to leave .. he'll make sure to leave you devastated .. and believe me .. at that time ... you'll regret your meaningless acts very much " ,
It was a minute after Tsurugi finished uttering his last sentence until Shindou's body moved to continue his way , for unknown reason , the words made his heart feel heavy , but he just disregarded it and entered the room to sit with Ibuki again , continuing to act as cold as possible towards Kirino , there was even a time when they where somehow beside each other and Kirino tried to talk to him , but Shindou pretended to be not hearing anything then brought his face back to the goalkeeper ,
Kirino looked down despondently , before standing on his feet and heading to the exit , a tear ran down his soft cheek ,,
This was enough
Author's note
Taraaaaan here's the new fic minna and sorry it took long , I don't have much free time these days T^T , I hope you like it and please tell me your opinions so I can improve ,
Well I have an ad for you here , there's that beautiful TakuRan story that I'd like to share with you , but actually it's not by me and I read it in Korean , the person who posted it also said that it's not by him and he found it also in another language , it's really very cute I don't know if you know it already and it's M rated , anyway I'm thinking to translate it to you though I'm not very skillful at translating , so would you like me to translate it to English here for you ? , tell me in the reviews please
Thanks for the lovely comments on my stories and for reading too ^^