You had to have of slapped yourself at least four times, and counting, in the face. You were such an idiot, why did you skip out on practice yesterday? With or without a head full of problems, you should've showed up; regardless of your own personal matters. The soccer team needed an extra manager, especially with how busy everyone is this time round.

Taking steady deep breaths, you pushed the doors open to the soccer building early that morning. Showing up an hour earlier than usual to tidy, and get things organized would surely show your true dedication to the soccer club, and you were serious about your disposition within it. Everything went smoothly, maybe half an hour had passed — and then you heard the door open, with a bright smile you were about to leave the extra room to check, and greet whoever it was.

Having said that, once you clued into who those voices were; you were utterly speechless. Words were lodged in your throat, and you cowered in the room, legs trembling in anticipation as you intently listened.

"Kariya, you rewrote my note to her, didn't you?" Kirino's tone was stern, anger prominent in it as well. You could only guess his expression from the position you were in, and it wasn't pretty.

"Hah~? Whatever do you mean?" Kariya flawlessly put forth a feigned act of innocence, pretending as if he hadn't a clue on the situation.

Are they talking about you?

"I can tell you erased my handwriting, and replaced the coordinates for where we were going to meet." Kirino practically spat, his vexation boiling over his limit. He was absolutely furious, you could tell.

A chuckle erupted past Kariya's lips, "So what if I did? It's not like you were going to actually tell her, right? You probably would've chickened out, and let her waste her time!" Although Kariya himself knew that was a lie, even as the venomous words left his mouth, he just wanted to rile Kirino up a bit - bait, and hook him.

"We both know that's not true. I'm not like you!" came Kirino's retort.

Holy shit, things were getting a little heated now, weren't they? You contemplated whether or not you should step in now, simmer down the rising tension you could feel crawling up your skin.

"Wh-What do you mean?" Karita stumbled back, confusion, and a sense of fright interwoven together in his inquiry.

"I know about your feelings for her," Kirino was confident with that response.

"Tch, how would you?" A click of Kariya's tongue to seep his evident annoyance in Kirino.

"You've had them hidden forever, and even if I'm no better in confessing straight away...I wouldn't pull some dirty tricks to 'win' her over because I'm too scared of confessing myself."

"P-Please stop fighting!"


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