Meeting By Chance

Chapter 4

Ash's delicate face dripped beads of sweat as he dodged another ball lunged at him by none other than Shen. 'Goddamit, why does he hate me so much?' Ash barely dodged the next one hurled at him in mindboggling speed. Ash white T-shirt lifted up every time he moved out of the way, to the pleasure of every boy around him, but to the infuriation of Shen. Ash danced around a little more until he was finally tired and decided to just quit. The coach was pissed but Ash didn't care. Ash merely grabbed a water bottle and returned to the locker room for a shower. He really hated showering at school but since he took gym earlier in the day he would rather die than go around smelling sweaty. To his comfort no one else was in here because gym was nowhere near over. Ash grabbed a towel and proceeded to the showers. He undressed, stepped into the shower and shut the door behind him. Even Ash had to admit the hot water that hit him felt great at that moment he was in there he took a moment to sit and cherish the warmth that came over his body. Once he was done reveling in the soothing heat, he grabbed a bar of soap and a towel and begin to rub himself free of the sweat the coach had made him endure. "That vile man made me sweat again." His face cringed at the thought of the evil coach. 'And Shen didn't help much.' His thoughts could not let themselves travel to Shen. He hurried and finished his thorough wash of his body and turned off the water. He retrieved the dry towel from the door and dried everything from his hair to his legs. Wrapping the towel around his waist he left the showers and headed back to his locker. He didn't spend as much time as he thought he did in his shower. Gym was close to over but not quite there.

Ash retrieved his school uniform from his locker and began to dress back. When buttoned the last button on his white collared shirt, he grabbed his things and walked back out of the locker room. He left only to see the other boys making their way towards the double doors. He easily maneuvered past them to wait by the door. His backpack draped over his shoulder he waited for what seemed like forever. The other boys had gathered around him to wait for the bell just as he had. He saw a tall figure overshadow him. He turned only to see Shen standing over him…protectively, from the looks of it. The other guys that were around him backed away cautiously. "So where do you wanna do the tutoring today? My house is open if that's what you wanna do." Ash contemplated on the thought of going to Shen's house and decided "What the Hey?" "Sure." Ash agreed to meeting at Shen house at around 3. As soon as they were done making plans, the bell rang. Ash exited first, followed by the rest of the class. Finally, a period he liked Art. Here he could practice his nails like he wanted and not be bothered and his best friend was in here, Saiki. He opened the door to class to be greeted by the teacher and walked to his desk. As he sat he noticed a familiar color of bleach blonde pass by his eye. His best friend Saiki sat beside him with his legs crossed and a file in hand, filing his nails. A smile crossed Ash's face, it was sly but a smile. Saiki's face had its usual frown. "What are you smirking about," Saiki said never looking up from his nails and proceeding to blow them. "Oh nothing," Ash pulled out his own nail tools and began to work on his own.