I decided I'd respond to the reviews I've gotten and I'm really happy everyone likes the story so far! Karkitty- thanks a lot! I'm glad I made it funny enough for you! DrAnime203- I loved writing their childhood and I wanted to create something that made their relationship special and unlike the others ones in the storyline. Oh, and for Murasakibara you'll find out in this chapter! Demfeels- Oh, and I am glad I made it super fluffy! Yup, lol Takao has love rivals, huh? ;) NeitherSaneNorInsane- Ahaha, it really does seem like she's building a harem doesn't it? and I love creating characters that are all straightforward, they seem more fun don't they? CriminalMinds4ever- Right now, it seems everyone wants her to end up with Takao, but who knows what'll happen in the future, haha~ Savage Kill- She's got the POWER! ;D Guest(1)- *cries* I'm so happy you love my humor omg! Guest(2)- Yeah, there really isn't that much HimuroXOC, I've been looking for some but I really can't find any too. :( And yes I agree that Himuro is like, SUPER handsome! Mikosasesko- I'm glad you love her. More MOE scenes are what I'm planning. I'm thinking about the poses though, like wouldn't she do it if she got bribed again? Ahaha, and thats what I was thinking when I made the connection with Akira and Takao. I was thinking that since he can deal with Midorima so well then he should've had someone harder to deal with. Keeler Mimi- Ahah, thanks for thinking it's great! growl- Oh my, now I need to make that happen~ With all those puns some remarks must escape Akira! LadyDream3512- OMG! thanks a lot! I didn't want her just being a manager y'know? I wanted her to act stupid but also be serious at the same time. Duckuu- Ahaha, thanks so much! Everyone loves TakaoXAkira right now, don't they? And there's that Himuro part too that everyone likes~
Okay, I'm done. Now here's chapter 4!
Chapter 4: Benefits of Yosen High
"Talking"
Akira had to find some way to repay Himuro. He happily showed her the way to the nearest perfume shop and continued to stay by her side afterwards as well. The male decided he wanted her to meet his basketball team after finding out she was the manager of the Shuutoku team. "You like basketball?" Himuro asked with that signature smile of his.
"Yeah, I guess." She answered truthfully. They were inside school grounds and making their way to the school gym. "Why are the members of the team training and you're not?" Akira asked him. "I had something to take care of. Oh, come this way," Himuro gently pulled her by the elbow and dragged her into the gym quietly.
Akira felt a bit nervous as she walked behind Himuro, slightly hiding behind the tall teen. Naturally, she didn't let anyone see how nervous and uncomfortable she felt. "Hey, Himuros' back!" Fukui called back to the other members. Everyone turned towards Himuro, not noticing Akira's presence behind him. "Oi, Himuro, you're late-" The captain stopped mid-sentence and his eyes widened when he saw a bit of brown hair sticking out behind Himuro.
Akira leaned a bit to the side, revealing her presence to the rest of the team. She saw the captain point at her with a flushed face, "W-What!? A g-girl?!" Akira moved to the side, awkwardly bowing. "Natsume Akira." She stated to the team. The captain staggered backwards silently before falling onto his knees, "Thank you, God! A girl has finally come to talk to me!" He praised the roof with tears.
The girl and the rest of the members watched. She couldn't help but feel a bit pitiful towards him. "She came with Himuro, remember? What makes you think she's here for you?" A male with whiteish-blonde hair stepped forward. He shook his head towards the power forward before turning to Akira with a bright smile, "Just ignore our captain," He held out a hand towards her, "I'm Fukui Kensuke, the vice-captain. The captain's name is Okamura Kenichi."
She took his hand politely, "Nice to meet you, Fukui-kun." Akira said which earned some curious glances. "Huuuh, Muro-chin, you smell like snacks~" The brunette looked towards the direction of the voice and saw a purple-haired giant looking down at Himuro. Honestly, Akira was surprised. She thought that Midorima was extremely tall but the guy she was currently looking at took the cake.
"We dropped by a cafe." Himuro answered. The tall male nodded before slowly turning to Akira who jumped a bit. "Eeeh, are you Muro-chin's friend~?" He asked and she nodded, "Y-Yeah, I'm Natsume Akira." The brunette told him as he made his way towards her. Now, the teen was towering over her and she had to force her head to look up.
"I'm Murasakibara Atsushi, nice to meet you, Natsu-chin~" He sang in monotone. Akira stared up at him and silence swept through the gym. The two kept their staring contest going and everyone else just watched to see what would happen. "Why do you talk like this~?" Akira asked bluntly, mimicking the way he talked.
The giant cocked an eyebrow at her and before he could say anything, Himuro interrupted. "Akira-chan is the manager of the Shuutoku basketball team." He announced in which the members of the team responded with surprised expressions. Okamura stood up, hearts in his eyes, "Ooh, Akira-chan, you like basketball? What a perfect girl!"
Akira moved away from him slowly, "Yeah, I guess…" The captain was really pitiful in her head. She looked towards him and asked a question which she regretted straight after, "Captain-san, do you have a girlfriend?" Okamura let out a shout of happiness. All the other teens stared at her, shocked. Akira stepped behind Himuro, taking cover in case the captain would blow up. Fukui pulled Okamura back before he could do anything else, "She didn't mean that she wanted to go out with you." He stated rather bluntly. Akira nodded her head a little too eagerly, "I asked since you looked really pitiful."
Okamura's eyes started to fill with tears and he began to cry. Himuro looked back to Akira with a slight frown on his handsome face, "Akira-chan, that wasn't very nice." Akira only shrugged, "Sorry about that." She mumbled quietly, hoping to get rid of Himuro's disapproving look towards her. He smiled soon after Akira apologized but she ignored it.
The brunette continued to talk to the other members of the team and even learnt some of the names of the players. "Oh, Akira-chan, let's exchange phone numbers, okay?" Fukui flung and arm around Akira's shoulders. She looked at him and nodded, "Yeah, sure."
"Fukui, no fair!"
"There we go, Akira-chan. You're now registered~"
"You too, Ken-chan."
"WAAH! SHE'S CALLING HIM KEN-CHAN!"
"Okamura, shut up."
Akira and Murasakibara watched the captain and Fukui argue from the sidelines before the brunette's phone began to ring. The noise gained the attention of the pair who were fighting, sending them into silence. "Hello?" Akira picked up the call. "AKI-CHAN!" The brunette winced at Takao's voice. He was way to loud even on the phone.
"Where are you?!"
"I'm at Akita."
"Eh? Why? Actually, never mind! Just come to my place now!"
"What do you want?"
"It's an emergency, just hurry!"
And he hung up. Akira looked at her phone before stuffing it back into her bag. "Sorry, I have to leave." Himuro walked up to her, disappointment clearly written on his face, "Do you have to?" He asked and she nodded, "There's something I have to handle but I'll see you some other time." Akira said to him with a small smile. The friendly moment ended with the kind interruptions from the Yosen team.
"Why does Himuro get all the girls!?" Okamura groaned, eyes flooded with tears.
"I'm not-"
"When it comes to looks, Himuro is the boss level." Fukui stated to Akira who continued to shake her head but only to get ignored.
"Guys, I'm not that-"
Murasakibara stopped Himuro, "Can I go get more snacks?"
And with that Akira left Akita.
"Akira-chan, it's so nice to see you again." Takao's mother greeted her and eagerly brought her into the warm home. "You should've came earlier~" The elder woman said with a bright smile. "Aki-chan!" Takao ran down the stairs, grabbing her arm before running into his room, taking Akira with him. She walked into the room and observed her surroundings. Takao's room looked like an ordinary bedroom and teen his age would have. It had posters of bands and TV shows on the walls and some manga volumes around the floor.
"What do you want anyway?" She crossed her arms. Takao laughed nervously, fiddling his fingers, "Actually…" Before he could finish, his door opened and a girl who was obviously younger then Akira. "Onii-chan, Mom told me you brought a girl home." A girl with the same raven-colored hair peeked into the room. She had pigtails and a cute bow on her ties. The girl was the spitting image of Takao.
Akira blinked a couple of times, "You didn't tell me you had a younger sister." Takao chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry, I forgot," He laughed loudly, earning a sigh from his younger sister. "I'm sorry you have to deal with him." She bowed, "I'm Takao Kou, his younger sister." Akira nodded, "Natsume Akira." Kou smiled before going out of the room and bringing a box in.
"Onii-chan, here it is." Takao walked over, thanking her and taking the box out of his little sister's hands. He shooed his sister out of the room who pouted on the way out. The raven-haired male teen sighed loudly before dropping the box and opening it in a flash. Akira raised an eyebrow, curious to what was in the piece of cardboard.
She moved next to him and saw a dark-blue yukata with a nice stripped pattern complimenting it. Takao laughed nervously, "Well, here it is," He stated. "So, what do you want me to do?" Akira asked, letting her bored eyes stare into his own. He scratched his cheek, a small blush making it's way onto his face.
"Help me put it on?"
"…"
Was he being serious? "Why?" Akira asked, pulling the material out of the clean box. He swung himself around the room before landing on his bed. "Last time I wore one was in elementary school," Takao fell onto his back. "My Mom bought me this when she found out but I don't really know how to tie the bow at the end." He finished with a groan.
Akira stood up, holding the yukata up in the air to fully check it out. "Why didn't you tell your Mom to help?" Akira asked and heard Takao roll around on his bed. "That's the awkward part…" He mumbled into his sheets but Akira could hear him. "She said only you could help." Takao finished, sounding rather embarrassed.
He didn't hear any comment for a few seconds before the girl spoke up. "She most definitely is your Mother." Akira said, folding the clothes. Takao chuckled lightly, sitting up. Akira walked over to him, placing the clothes on the side of the bed. "Take your shirt off." She ordered and Takao almost screamed. His face turned red and Akira sighed, "It's not what you think," She pointed at the clothes beside him sharply, "You need help putting it on, right?"
The male laughed again, embarrassed. "Um, Aki-chan?" He called out as he stood up. She crossed her arms, expressionlessly. "What?" He winked at her with a grin, "You want to see me take my shirt off?" Almost instantly Akira left the room, slamming the door. "Call me when you're done."
Takao grinned before taking his shirt off, "Just as expected," The shirt came off and he sighed feeling a bit down, "She didn't give even one interesting reaction."
"Well, of course I didn't." The male jumped in surprise and turned his head to the door. "Aki-chan?" He called out and she answered, "I'm only outside your door so try not to talk to yourself 'cause I can hear it." Takao's face flushed a bit but got worse as Akira slammed the door open, catching him by surprise.
"Aki-chan?!"
"You're already done. Why didn't you call me in earlier in stead of talking to yourself?"
"You could've knocked! What if I was naked?!"
"Why would you be naked anyway? I only told you to take your shirt off."
Takao almost fell onto the floor. This girl really couldn't care less about boys, or she just didn't see him as a man and those were the only realistic choices. Well, there was the idea that Akira was hiding her embarrassment but Takao quickly got rid of that one.
"You can keep your pants on," Akira picked up the yukata, "The shirt would've gotten in the way. Takao nodded, deciding to stay quiet and just follow orders from the female. "Here, put this on." Akira said handing him the material. The raven-head did as he was told, slipping his hands into the sleeves. Warm hands covered his own and his face automatically flushed after realizing it was Akira.
She was concentrating on the yukata, holding onto the obi in one hand and leading his hands to close the yukata. He couldn't see her expression but unlike him, Takao could tell she was really calm. Akira moved her arms around his waist, bringing the obi around his body before moving behind him and tying it on the back.
"There," Akira stood up and headed to her bag. She picked it up and slung it over her shoulders, "Your Mom should be satisfied now, right? She can just do it on the day of the festival." Takao stepped forward quickly, resulting in him tripping on a book and landing on his face.
Akira watched amused as the teen sat up, rubbing his face. "T-Thanks, Aki-chan!" He said, moving his hand away and revealing a bright smile on his red face. She didn't know if his face was red because he just fell on it or if he was embarrassed. Akira nodded silently at him before turning and slipping out of his room.
As she went down the stairs, Takao's Mother, whom introduced herself as Kyoko, decided to chat with her on the stairs for a good five minutes before letting the brunette leave. Akira bowed, "I'll be leaving now, Kyoko-san." She smiled, "Ah, yes! Come again, Akira-chan!" The woman chirped happily as she closed the front door.
The brunette staggered out of the Takao family's residence and headed straight on the path home. Akira sighed to herself, "He takes after his Mom, I'm sure of it." Akira mumbled quietly.
On her way home she found herself stopping at a nearby fast food restaurant. Akira made her way to the end of the line, waiting for her turn before her black eyes caught a familiar figure ahead of her. The teen tilted her head to the side, trying to get a better angle before realizing who it was.
There really wasn't anyone else she knew who had such light blue hair. The male seemed to notice her eyes on him and turned back, bowing in front of her as she did the same.
"Good afternoon, Natsume-san."
"It really is you, Kuroshi-kun."
"It's Kuroko."
"Ah, right."
Akira apologized before their conversation got interrupted. "Oi, Kuroko, I found a seat!" A loud voice called out and the female instantly knew who it was. Akira followed Kuroko to their table after getting invited by him. The red giant instantly pointed at her, "It's you! The girl who hangs out with Midorima!"
"Good afternoon to you too."
"Che, yeah whatever."
Akira sat down next to the blue-haired teen who was silently drinking his vanilla shake. She watched as the Seirin power-house inhale the burgers on his tray. It was actually a pretty amazing sight. "Natsume-san," A calm voice snapped her back into reality, "What are you doing here anyway?" He asked her. She rested her elbow onto the table, leaning her chin into her palm. "No idea, really. I was just bored and decided I should eat something."
Akira didn't order anything, having gotten distracted by the two basketball players. "I'm not hungry so it's fine." She finished. "You're pretty weird," Kagami managed to say, mouth stuffed with food. Silence swept them and the only thing she could hear was the slurping of the milkshake beside her and the swallowing from the male in front of her.
After a few seconds, Akira felt her phone vibrate. She pulled the device out, reading the caller ID, Ken-chan. She muttered an 'excuse me' before picking up, "Hello?"
"Ah, it's me, Himuro."
"Why are you calling on Ken-chan's phone?"
"Well, you never gave me yours."
"Oh, my fault. Just get it off Ken-chan."
"Alright. Anyway, Akira-chan there's a Spring festival there in Tokyo!"
He was talking about the one that Kise annoyingly announced at the practice hall over at school. Akira was curious though, why was Himuro talking about?
"Yeah, I know. I'm going."
"Oh, really? Then that make's things easier. I'll be heading over there for the festival, do you want to meet up?"
Yeah, she didn't really know what to say. Akira already had to deal with an annoying Kise, Bro-com who would probably force her bother to bring her along and a loud Takao.
"Uh, sure."
"Great. I'll see you then!"
He hung up. She sighed, looking down at her phone. Akira didn't want to refuse him since he did help her out with the perfume thing and he sounded pretty happy as well. She really didn't want to hear that 'I-feel-disappointed-and-I'll-purposely-show-it-in-my-voice-so-you'll-feel-bad' tone.
"Natsume-san, are you okay?" Kuroko asked, noticing how she was spacing out. Akira stood up, "Thanks for keeping me company, I guess?" The brunette looked over at Kuroko who gave a polite nod and smile, then at Kagami who momentarily stopped eating to look at her.
"Kagami-san, keep it up and you'll die."
"W-WHAT!?"
"Until next time, Kuroshi-kun."
"Ah, yes and it's Kuroko."
The blue-haired male could tell she stopped listening after taking a few steps away from them. He watched as she left the building before turning back to Kagami who was shoving down the burgers into his throat.
"She's telling the truth, Kagami-kun."
The red-head swallowed and let out a grunt,
"Shut up!"
EXTRA;
"Akira-chan, I'm so glad you were able to help Kazu-kun today~" Kyoko sang happily. Akira only nodded, "No problem, Kyoko-obaasan." The teen bowed before leaving the warm home.
"You really like that onee-san," Kou commented, walking towards her Mother with a smile. Kyoko placed a hand on her cheek, closing her eyes and sighing dreamily, "One day, I hope she marries your older brother~!" Kou could only giggle as her Mom rambled on about what she was going to organize for the wedding.
"Onii-chan will get mad," The young girl said, grinning up at the second floor. Kyoko pouted, "Why would he be? I got his first love here to help him put a kimono on, isn't that romantic?"
The pair heard a door slam open, "She's not my first love!"
PREVIEW;
Chapter 5: Benefits of a Spring Festival
"And just as I predicted, Bro-com has come to the festival."
"Of course I came! I would never leave Nii-sama with someone like you!"
"Oh, Shin-san, my feelings have been hurt! Please comfort me with your body."
"Natsume, stop trying to make things worse."
A/N: this one was short compared to the others. i hope you liked that Takafluff! This one's been sitting in my computer for weeks and omg it took me forever to find motivation to write it. Oh, and I decided that What A Lucky Strike will become my main story and the series I will mainly focus on so there will probably be faster updates.
If you look on Takao's wiki page it says he has a younger sister or something so I kinda just decided I put her in there. :D
LOL AND TELL ME IF THERE WERE ANY TYPOS CAUSE I MADE THIS AT 1AM. ;D
Oh, and I've been meaning to write a Naruto fanfic which the OC has already been planned out but the only problem is I can't think of a timeline or setting for it yet. I was thinking Anbu-Kakashi time or Three-tailed-Rin… any ideas?
THANKS FOR READING AND PLEASE REVIEW, THANKS! *kisses your face*