Bitter sweet rivalry chapter 11
"How did you even get sick you incompetent fool." Asano says coldly from Karma's kitchen. Currently in the process of making soup on the stove.
Karma shrugs, having changed into a white T-shirt and some blue gym shorts.
" Eh, I went outside yesterday without a coat."
"And you thought that was a good idea?" The redhead shrugged wanting the blanket because he was cold. However he'd tried several times already and Asano had tossed them in the corner somewhere knowing the blanket would only cause Akabane's temperature to rise.
An uncomfortable silence befell them, the sound of Karma's carious voice breaking it.
"I still don't get why you're here."
"Pardon?" Asano said raising an eyebrow as he glanced over his shoulder to the redhead on the couch.
Karma smirked shifting constantly trying to get comfortable but inevitably falling.
"You showed up at my place and during school hours no less." The boy grinned. "Was secondplace-kun worried about me?"
Asano stiffened, his grip around the metal ladle tightening, so much that he might actually break it.
"Nothing to say hmm?" Akabane said with a toothy grin.
"If you utter another word I will dumb this entire pot of boiling liquid on you!"
Asano's warning had little effect on Akabane who's grin widened.
"You would waste food! How uncharacteristic secondplace-kun." Akabane said muffling a dramatic gasp. Asano could tell he was already feeling better.
"I'll show you uncharacteristic when I throw you out the window." Asano mutters under his breath as he stirs the soup faster caring not if he drilled a hole in Akabane's pot.
Akabane chuckles having heard that.
"You wouldn't hurt a sick person would you?"
"Despite your condition I'd hardly call you defenseless."
"Yeah, your right...I could still win a fight easily like this."
"Yes, surely you could before passing out from the high fever."
"Well i'm so glad you believe in me secondplace-kun"
"That was sarcasm you idiot." Asano said setting down a bowl of the steaming liquid in front of Akabane on the coffee table.
The redhead raised his eyebrow leaning back against the couch.
"Thanks but I don't feel like being poisoned."
He teased supporting his head with his arms.
"My methods of killing you would be straight forward I assure you."
"Well I'm sure your horrible cooking will kill me before any poison."
Asano groaned questioning himself as to why he came here and what in the actual hell was he thinking rubbing his temples.
"If you don't want to eat it that's fine, I'd be happy to drown you in it." Asano said with a cold smile.
Akabane held a giddy grin upon his face. Like a kid on Christmas.
"I'd like to see you try,"
Asano was so, so, SO VERY tempted to grab that bowl of boiling soup and throw it in the redheads face.
But he refused to give in to exactly what Akabane wanted, that and waste a good meal.
"Just eat it." Asano said dryly turning away from Akabane.
Akabane followed him with his eyes before they traced back to the bowl. He sighed picking up the chop sticks.
He nibble on the noodles that where a bit chewy. But the brawth was rich and... actually really good.
Akabane smirked setting down the bowl on the table.
"It's not bad," he noted.
Asano had no remark to that. His eyes drifted around the familiar apartment as Akabane continued.
He noticed the absence of a certain girl.
"Where is your niece?"
"School," He simply said.
"And you took her like that?" Akabane shrugged.
"I'm not putting her on that creepy bus stop. I don't trust those devil's." Asano chuckled having returned to the kitchen to clean it up a bit.
"Please, your hardly one to talk, besides they are just children."
"Children can be cruel." Karma said with an unusual serious tone which Asano took note of.
"I hardly doubt they can be as cruel as you are." Karma smiled,
"Your to kind secondplace-kun." Karma said taking a sip of the rich brawth. Asano looked at him from the kitchen, staring at him thinking to himself. The annoying voice of his father rang in his head.
Onii-chan tell your boyfriend to stay!
Father are you really saying I would fall for such a fool?
No, Gakushuu, I'm saying you already have, and it's merely a matter of time before you break from this state of denial and realize that.
"Akabane," Karma stopped slurping up a noodle and wiping his mouth before looking at Asano,
"Hmm?" He hummed proceeding to take another bite of the noodles.
"Are you gay?" Karma choked on that noodle very much taken aback by that question. I mean he knew Asano was forward but damn.
"W-what." Karma said through his coughs trying not to choke to death. "That's a bit personal ace-kun."
Asano folded his arms, "I've just noticed you don't seem very interested in the females at our school, even though some are all over you."
"I could say the same about you secondplace-kun." Karma shot back setting down his chopsticks preferring not to choke on them.
"Just answer the question you idiot." Asano stated coldly his ears a bit pink as he tried to dodge the same question.
With a shrug Karma simply said, "No, I'm pansexual."
That made since to Asano in some way.
"What about you?" Karma asked in genuine curiosity leaning back into the couch.
"That is none of your business." Asano said sticking his nose up like a proud rich kid."
"Haaah? How is that fair secondplace-kun!"
"I'm not fair." Asano said crossing his arms.
"Believe me I know." Karma's words held a hidden meaning to them that Asano couldn't quite grasp.
"Well, I best be going, father will no doubt kill me for this." Asano said already heading for the door.
"Hey Asano," The strawberry blonde froze at the door glancing over to the redhead on the couch.
"What."
"Do you wanna hang out sometime?" The strawberry blonde felt his cheeks heating up.
"Uh.." He stuttered. Wait stuttered since when did he stutter?! "No thanks," Asano said swinging his head away from carious, warm and pretty amber eyes that looked like honey to him. "I'm far to busy with school work."
Karma looked a bit disappointed however he smiled saying, "Yeah I'm busy beating you."
"Like I'd allow you to do such ungodly things."
"You can't control me Asano."
"I don't need to, I just need to trample you." The two stared each other down having that same fiery-eyed gaze of competition.
"I'd like to see you try." The smug redhead challenged.
Asano gave him a look before letting himself out calling, "Goodbye Akabane."
"See ya." The redhead called back as the door closed. He sighed falling back into the couch looking up at the ceiling.
"I'm gettin' closer."