It is now past 3 pm and I am eating lunch with Seijuro, well, the generation of miracles and Satsuki-chan who were emitting pink auras around her, were with us. Though only Murasakibara-kun was eating with us.
"So basically, the two of you reconcile?" Midorima-kun asked the question that seemed everyone wanted to ask
"Yes" this red-hair guy, really "We talked about it last night"
"Last night, huh?" Kise-kun asked in low voice, but then shouted that startled us "DON'T TELL ME?!"
"Kise, shut up and eat" Seijuro scolded him and he just started eating
"So today there will be a summer festival, I heard" Satsuki said as she looked at Kuroko-kun
"Are you guys going?" Kise-kun asked and they all looked at each other, seemed liked they telepathically asking each other
"Me and (F/N), we're going"
"We are?" I asked him and he glared at me. "We are!" I smiled and he poked my forehead and took a spoonful of rice. But I didn't know that he has plan
"(F/N)" I heard auntie called me as she approached us "After you eat, see in my room"
"I understand. I'll be done soon" I responded and she bowed down "Please enjoy your meal" she left, but first looked at Seijuro. Somehow from what auntie said, I hurriedly eat my food "well then, I'm going to see auntie."
"What time does the firework display starts?" Kise-kun asked me before I leave
"It starts at 9, but the stalls open at 6pm"
"But I heard it is far from here?" Kuroko-kun asked
I shook my head and chuckled "It's so near. Just a 10 minute walk from here"
"Then I'll go to your room at 5:30. We will just go to the gym and have a practice" Seijuro said and then finished the last vegetable in his plate
"Eh, practice?" the others asked him. They seemed surprised
"Didn't they know Akashi-kun?" Satsuki-chan asked Seijuro and he shook his head "Well, because you won yesterday, you will again have an exhibition match 5 days from now, well, the location though is 2 hours away from here"
"Doesn't mind about the place, as long as we have a game let's go practice now" Aomine-kun excitedly stood up
"Dai-chan keep quiet, Akashi-kun will explain more things." Satsuki scolded him and then he sat down
"Then I'll go see my auntie. See you later" I hurriedly ran to auntie's room. I peeked on her room and there I found her holding a white long box on her hands "Auntie, can I come in?"
"Yes, sit over there" she pointed the table on the middle of the room. The room was so wide and in the middle of the room, there was the table. Beside the table was the bed. I sat beside the table and looked around auntie's room. It had been four years since I last went inside her room.
Auntie sat across me and put down the box she was holding on her side. On the table was a tea kettle and two cups. I had a hunch, auntie wanted to talk about the issue about me and Seijuro
"Okay, I'll go straight to the topic"
"Is it about my relationship with Akashi Seijuro?"
She sighed and poured tea to the two cups. She gave the other cup to me and before she answered, she sipped some of her tea "Yeah, how should I put it? I'm surprised that you are in relationship with him even before"
"It happened during first year after the winter cup finals. But I know him since I was in grade 5. I also went to the same middle school and high school with him"
Auntie again sighed and looked at me "I am not sure what should I really do? I am your only guardian now. Your father's relatives stopped putting concern on you after your father died. I don't know what will be your parents' reaction to this if they are still alive"
I smiled at auntie and answered "They were fine with him actually. Especially mom, dad though, we had a hard time getting his acceptance. I mean, I hid it from him for like months"
"What do you mean? Your mother died during your second year of middle school."
"But she knew that I love him. I also introduced him to mom. I always talk to mom about Seijuro and she was also excited about my stories. When she met him, mom was so happy that she finally met him. Though she didn't say that I always talked about him, Seijuro that time was shocked and didn't know why mom was so excited." I sipped on my tea and continued "If mom is still alive, surely she would accept our relationship. Probably, after being with Seijuro, I would tell mom immediately"
"How about your father?"
"Ah" I chuckled on low voice and remembered the time my father, no not just my father, but our classmates found out about us
/2nd year, September/
"(F/N)-chan!" the door of the classroom slammed opened and there was Reo-nee standing "Are you here?!"
"Reo-nee? What's wrong?" I asked as I approached him
"You!" he grabbed my shoulders and seriously asked me "Are you free on the 14th?!"
"14th? Why are you asking?"
"Just answer me"
"Well, I think I am going out with my father that day. We are going to Hirano Shrine"
He sighed and released me "I see"
"By the way, it's been a while Reo-nee"
"Yeah, we are kind of busy these days. Winter cup is coming" he answered then smiled at me "Well then, I'm going. See you around, (F/N)-chan" he turn around and left. I felt that he was desperate from what he asked
"What the heck?!" I was about to return to my seat, again the door slammed open and this time it was Hayama-senpai with Nebuya-senpai "W-what?!"
"(L/N)?!" the two shouted and they were hustle
"Senpai, I'm here"
"Are you free on the 14th?!" again with this question
I shook my head and again answered the same question. Same with Reo-nee, the two left with anxious face. And again, they seemed desperate. I felt my chest tighten from what just happened.
"(F/N), what's with that?" my classmates asked me as I walked back to my seat.
"I also don't know" I sat down and sighed
"(L/N) (F/N)!" the door again opened and this time, it wasn't just one, but lots of them from the basketball team "Are you here?!"
I shook my head and pleaded my classmates who looked at me not to tell them
"Please, free your 14th!" even though I told my classmates, they found me.
"Okay stop" I sighed and stopped them "Did Akashi Seijuro say something? Somehow I get now why you are all here"
"Please, just free your day on the 14th!" they pleaded in chorus
"Sorry I really can't. I always go with my father to Manto Festival, so I can't" I sighed and scratched my chin "But, I'll talk to Akashi about it. He is the one pressuring you all, right?"
They nodded and I could see that they were so happy.
Last night, that guy was planning to go out with me on the 14th, since he would become busy because of winter cups. He wanted to at least go on a festival with me. But as I told him, I couldn't because every year, I always go with my father. He was so desperate!
"By the way. What did he say to you?" I curiously asked them
"We just need to convince you to free your 14th, or else we will be having a non-stop practice, starting from the 14th" one member said
"Not just that. It will be a hell training if the one who is going to plan for our training is Akashi-sama!" other one added
"I understand. I apologize for that guy" I sighed and lowered my gaze. That stupid guy!
"But are you sure you can change his mind?" someone asked me and I had a deep thought. I had something on my mind that could change his mind, but…
"Idiot, of course she can!" these basketball club members, they were sure noisy
"Yeah, she is Akashi-sama's girlfriend after all!" my eyes widened and looked at them.
"Ah, you are right!"
"Wait! WAIT!" my head was aching "How'd you know?! Did he tell you? Or Reo-nee?"
"No, but it was obvious when he brought you during our meeting on the first day of school after summer break"
"Okay, stopped!" if this news circled around the school, and then father would hear about it, dad would kill me "Please, let me through. I need to talk to him now."
They made a way and I heard someone said that he was in basketball locker room.
I hurriedly went there and yes, he was sitting with his left knee up while playing shogi by himself
"Akashi Seijuro, what do you think you are doing to your club members?" I approached him and sat on the table beside "Are you really that desperate?"
"(F/N), you don't want to go on the festival with me?"
"It is not that. Of course I do"
"Then you can ask your father that you will go with me"
I sighed and swallowed my saliva. "Actually, my father still doesn't know about us" I answered in low voice. I glimpsed on him and he was looking at me "Sorry, I am still thinking of how I can approach my father about this topic"
He put down his knee and made his last move "I see, you should tell me earlier" he stood up and approached me. He caressed my hair and narrowed his sight towards me "If you told me earlier, that thing will not happen"
"It is hard to say you know!" I countered and wrapped my arms around his waist "But I want to at least let my father know about us. But it is really hard to say"
"Do you want me to tell him?"
"Actually I want you and me to tell him" I looked up and pouted my lips "Also, please be easy on your team mates"
He sighed and gave me a kiss on the lips "Then are you going with me"
This guy, really! "I told you, I can't"
"Then those people will received the punishment" he smiled and gave me a kiss again
"You are such a bully"
"Am I?" he asked still his expression didn't change "I wanted to attack and give you a very deep kiss now, but I can feel them outside the door" he gave me a kiss on the forehead and moved towards the door. He opened the door, and there the basketball members listening "You will all received a punishment for listening. Go and have 50 laps around the gym" even though he ordered them, I knew that he was enjoying it
They all groaned and left to gym
"You really are a bully. Well then, I'm going back to my class"
"By the way, (F/N)" I looked at him and he was kind of serious "The school, they still don't know about our relationship, right?"
"No, they didn't but probably now they know. Since the basketball team made a commotion, and announce to everyone!" I answered in annoyance "Well then" I gave him a kiss on the cheeks and ran to my class room
Once I entered the class, everyone approached me and they were really in front of me, and they all asked in chorus with loud voice "YOU ARE AKASHI-SAMA'S GIRLFRIEND?!"
"Guys, what's with the chorus?! You all asked in me at the same time!"
"Aren't you just friends?!"
"You are his childhood friend, right?"
"You are not going out right?!"
"Wait! Wait! One at a time!" I calmed them down but they were still anxious
One of my classmates led me in front and they were really creeping me out
"Okay, please tell us what is going on" they were really fretful to know the answer
"I will tell you, but I don't know where to start. Also, please, for now, please keep it to this class only"
They nodded and I smiled "So, is it true that you and Akashi-sama?"
"Yes, we are going out now" I nodded and I could see their dismayed faces. They really like him
"Since when?"
"After the winter cup finals." I answered "But for the details on who confessed and what happened, I will not tell. Since I wanted to make it private"
"But aren't you guys childhood friends?"
"Indeed, I actually like him even before. We were classmates in middle school, and even now in high school. And I saw other sides of him" I turned red while remembering what happened to these past years between me and then realized that I was in front of them "Anyway, right now, I am having a hard time how to tell my father about our relationship"
"How about Akashi-sama? Did he tell his father?"
"I don't know" I answered in low voice "But he told me not to worry about that for now"
I answered all their questions carefully and every free time they were questioning me. It was sort of tiring, since I kept on answering them
I supposed to go home with Seijuro today, but my dad messaged me and he would come and pick me up. Actually, dad only came home every 2 months because of work. But he always came home these time around.
He stood in front of our school and the figure of my father could be seen. His smile was so bright, and his arms opened widely. I ran to him and gave him a big hugged. "I miss you dad!"
"I miss you too my (F/N). Let's go."
Once we got home, I told dad that I would just change and help him cook our dinner. I threw myself in my bed and rolled left and right
"Should I tell him now?" My mind was kept on contradicting me. But I couldn't help it, I felt scared!
"(F/N)?" I heard him call me and I just stood up and automatically changed. I put on an army short and a white printed shirt. I tied my hair up and I went down to help dad.
"Are there any events? We cooked too much, dad" I chuckled and then I had a glimpsed on the clock, it was past 8:00 pm. That guy probably was on his way home. I forgot my phone in my room.
"Are you okay?" my senses came back when dad asked me and I just nodded "I wanted to at least celebrate your birthday. I really am sorry that I couldn't celebrate it with you"
I hugged him and chuckled "I told you, it is fine already. Just focus on your work. I'm already 17, I'm not a kid anymore. I love you dad! Thank you very much!"
"I love you too! Then let's wait for the cake to bake. And also, the last dish for tonight, your favorite goya champuru" he hugged me back and caressed my hair when the doorbell rang "I wonder who is it this time? Wait here" Dad went to see who it was. I could just hear my dad opening the door and his voice from the dining "Who are you?" I took one of the strawberry and about eat it when,
"I apologize for the late visit." My eyes widened and I dropped the strawberry I was about to eat. This voice! It was no mistake! This voice!
"Don't tell me?!" I hurriedly ran to the door and I just couldn't believe my eyes
"I'm Akashi Seijuro"
"Seijuro?!" I called him and dad was confused to what was going. He looked at me then looked at Seijuro
"Your classmate?" I nodded nervously "I see, why don't you come in for now?"
What the heck was he thinking?! I led him in the living room and let him sit. He sat on the small sofa on the left side of the living room and he was still on his composure. He roamed his eyes around and chuckled when he noticed that the living room was full of my pictures hanging on the wall
"I'm just going to check on the cake. I'll leave the two of you there"
"Sir" Seijuro? Dad stopped and looked at him "I am sorry for this sudden visit, but I am here to meet you and talk to you"
"Talk to me?" dad wondered and looked at me. He seemed noticed my anxious face. He smiled at little but and finally grasped the situation "Somehow I get what is this all about. Wait me here" dad turned around and went to the kitchen
I looked at Seijuro and facially asking him what he was thinking about. And surely he got what I wanted to ask
"I'm here to back you up"
After a couple of minutes, dad returned and sat down across him. I sat down on the long sofa on the middle, but I was sitting near dad "Right now, looking at you (F/N), and this guy here I somehow know what we are going to talk about. But I honestly prefer if I will hear it from my daughter"
I sighed and my heart was beating so fast. I was really nervous that I didn't know what to do anymore "Dad, this is Akashi Seijuro, my boyfriend"
Dad closed his eyes. He leaned his back on the sofa, and rested his arms on his stomach "I'm against it!"
"DAD!" My eyes widened and didn't control my emotion and shouted. He looked at me when I raised my voice
"I really wanted to say that once when you finally introduced your boyfriend." My dad really, even this time he was making jokes! "Since when?"
"End of December" I answered in low voice
"Why you didn't tell me sooner?" dad was asking in question in low and calm tone, but I could feel the pressure from him
"I was scared"
"Of what?"
"That you will not accept our relationship. That you will be disappointed to me"
I heard him sighed and when I looked at him he was looking at Seijuro "Akashi Seijuro, right?"
"Yes sir" this guy too. He was calm, but I wasn't sure if he was calm or what
"Why did you purposely come here tonight? To meet me and talk to me about this situation? And ask me to accept this thing?"
"I am here as a back-up. Since (F/N) wanted to tell you about this with me" he answered calmly. My dad looked at him and narrowed his sight towards me
"So basically, (F/N) you wanted to tell me this, and the same time introduce him?" I nodded to dad's questions. I heard him sighed and again looked at Seijuro "So tell me, how did this happened?" I wondered what he meant by that
"(F/N) and I were schoolmates since 5th grade. Then we went to the same middle school and then meet again here" Seijuro answered that surprised dad
"That long? And you met coincidentally here" dad folded his arm and looked at the both of us "Akashi Seijuro-kun, what club are you in?"
"I'm in basketball club and in student council"
"I wanted to at least know more about you. What can you do for my daughter?"
"Dad!" I somehow felt nervous to his question
"(F/N) it's okay." I looked at Seijuro and he looked straight to dad's eyes "I know that we're still high school, but I can assure you that I can protect her. We are still students, we are not yet working and still don't know what will happen in the future, but right now, I can make her happy and laugh every day." He explained and he really changed his point of view now.
"Hmmmm"
"Dad?"
"Akashi-kun, somehow you are kind of different to the other guys (F/N) brought before" I shook my head and tried not to say anything. This guy here still didn't know about it. I bit my lower lip and felt so nervous from what what dad said
"What do you mean about that?" ahhh, what should I do later?
"Well, I met couple of guys that wanted (F/N) to be their girlfriend. But they kept on nagging about their family, and family status. They kept on saying money and material things. But you are different. I feel that you are from a wealthy family, but you didn't talk about it."
"Indeed I came from a wealthy family. But my family doesn't have to do something in this situation."
"But they may cause problem on your relationship on the future" dad countered but Seijuro firmly stood in his answers
"That time I will protect her. Also, they can't opposed me"
Dad again sighed and looked at me "I wonder what mom will say about this situation"
"She'll be fine, I think. Mom already met and knew him before. Mom knew that I like him for so long" I answered in low voice, but my dad heard it
Dad was dumbfounded and he seemed jealous "So, I didn't know anything about my daughter at all."
I went and hugged dad "Sorry, mom told me not to tell you about it because you were going to freak out."
Dad hugged me and let me sat on his lap "Akashi-kun, as you know she is my one and only daughter. So I cannot give her to you that easily." I tightly hugged dad. I wonder what would be his decision "But since my daughter chose you, I accept this thing."
"Dad! I love you!"
"But, it will not be easy! I want to know him more of course! Also, you miss (F/N) be sure to explain to me everything later"
I nodded "Sorry about it dad"
"Well then, Akashi-kun, why don't you stay for dinner? We will celebrate (F/N)'s birthday. And I presume you two celebrated it together, right?" I nodded and he again sighed we both stood up and extended his hand to Seijuro "Nice to meet you, and welcome aboard Seijuro-kun"
"Thank you, sir" he received dad's hand and they shook hand
"Well then, I'll leave the two of you here. I'll cook"
"Then Seijuro, I'll show you my room!"
"Wait! Why room?!" my dad, he was totally shocked
"Well, I'm just going to show him my room." I grabbed Seijuro's hand and I felt that it was cold
We went up, hearing Dad's voice calling us, but I ignored it. When the door closed, I felt he fall down. I looked at him and he was on the floor sweating
"Is that you?" I crouched down in front of me and held his face "You somehow aged 10 years older"
It was then he pulled me towards him and hugged me tightly "Do you think I will feel nervou? However, I didn't know that meeting the father of my girlfriend would be like this"
I hugged him back and chuckled "Thank you for the hard work"
"By the way, what is the meaning of that?" I froze for a second from his question and smiled at him as I pulled back
"Of what?" I tried to play dumb to what he was talking about, but he sure remembered about it
"Those guys going here?"
"Ah, hahaha!" I laughed but I felt cold sweat running on me "I wanted them to leave me alone, but they didn't want, so I told them to meet dad. Well, so far, you were the only one who passed. Since the only person I really wanted dad to meet is you, before they went here, I told dad to pressure them. After that, they didn't return" I gave him a kiss on the forehead and smiled "I didn't mention dad about it, but good thing it went well."
I stood up and hurriedly asked him to stand up too "What?"
"Welcome to my room" I told him. My room wasn't that big compared to his, but it was big enough for me. The wall was colored with light pink. On the left side of my room was a divider with lots of books and on the middle was my television. Across was my princess bed covered with light pink blanket. On the right side of my bed was a table with lamp on top of it. I also had veranda and it was beside the side table. On the left side of my bed was a carpet with red bouncy couch with matching small table. On the side of my divider was a door, and when you open it, you could enter my walk-in closet
"Big enough for you" he walked in and sat on my sofa "You really like red"
"I do" I chuckled "Finally I can add a picture of you on my divider"
"Oh yeah, I need to see your mom too. Then I'll introduce you to my father"
"Didn't I tell you?" I sat down on the carpet and looked on the floor "Remember when I transferred here? The reason we transferred was because mom died"
"Eh?"
"Well, she got into accident while saving a child" I answered in low voice looking at mother's picture
I felt Seijuro hugged me and caressed my hair "Sorry to hear about it. Why didn't you tell me?"
I punched him lightly and pouted my lips "You were so into basketball that you even forgot about me."
"Sorry" he tightly hugged me "Now, I will always be with you. I love you, (F/N)"
"Seijuro-kun, (F/N), dinner is ready!" we heard dad called us and we hurriedly went down
Dad let me sat down on the middle. He sat down on the left, and Seijuro sat on my right. Dad lit the cake and the two of them sang happy birthday. I was too embarrassed but laughed once I saw Seijuro looking at me.
We were in the middle of our dinner when dad suddenly asked Seijuro "By the way, you mentioned you were in Basketball club and in student council?"
"Yes, I am the captain of the basketball club and the president of the student council"
"Ohh, being a 3rd year student sure is hard, huh?"
"Dad, he is the same age as me. He is in 2nd year" I corrected
"Eh?"
"He is the captain and president since he was in first year" I added "Oh yeah, Seijuro, next week we will be having a school sports festival, right?"
"Yeah, the student council will be busy" The two of us talked about the upcoming sports fest and I quite enjoy talking about it, since he was the student council president
"WAIT! You are in second year, and yet you?"
"Yes" Seijuro nodded
"(F/N), somehow your boyfriend is in different league, are you sure?" Dad asked me worriedly. I could see that he was really worried
"Sir, I know that you are worried about our relationship, but do not worry"
"I am not sure, but I will leave it to you them. By the way, are you free on the 14th?"
"Eh?" Me and Seijuro looked at dad and he smiled
"Why don't you and (F/N) go to Manto Festival?" it seemed he was serious "Well, I always go with my daughter, but it seemed this year, she wanted to go with you"
"Dad? Are you sure?"
"I am serious. Next year, the three of us can go there. But of course, there's condition." He smiled and looked to both of us "Just have fun"
"That's it?"
"Yes, also Seijuro-kun. I at least want to know you more, so while I'm here, please come and visit."
"I understand. Thank you very much, sir"
"You can call me dad if you want to" he winked giving a smirked on him
The three of us talked lots of things while eating dinner.
Later that day, Seijuro's driver came to pick him
"Thank you very much, sir" when he said that, dad smiled in creepy way and then he corrected "Dad"
"It is hard to adjust, right?" I chuckled and it was then the phone rang
"Well then, come and visit again. Take care on your way home. I'll just go and pick the phone" Dad left to pick up the phone and looked to this red haired guy who was staring at me
"See you tomorrow" I gave him a kiss on the forehead
"Yeah, I'll call you later" he looked behind me and he seemed looking for dad. It was then he pulled me to him and I felt his lips on mine.
"You, really?!"
"Well then, I'm going" he left and when I closed the door. My face turned really red, I really got excited. I looked in front and my father was smiling shaking his head
I ran towards him and hugged him tightly "I love you dad!"