It's time for the Track & Field Club to make appearance! I've kept these guys for too long! It's finally time for them to make debut. Plus, another one of my top OTP is in here~! (fangirling at the corner of the room)
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from both Love Live and Ensemble Stars. All characters belongs to their original creator. I merely own the story of this fanfic.
Chapter 11: Track & Field Club
Club activity. The moment Rin heard those words, her heart skipped a beat. Not only she was excited for it but the fact that she would be able to spend her time doing outdoor activity was enough to get her pumped. Packing her stuff in haste, a young male from her class approached her.
"Rin-chan~!" the male spoke up and Rin turned around, smiling at the owner of the voice.
"Mitsuru-kun! Hehehe, I'm looking forward for today's practice~!" she grinned and the brunette male grinned as well.
"Yep! I can't wait to race with you again! Oh, and Ado-chan-senpai too!" he said as Rin nodded her head in approval. Both of them walked out of their classroom as they went to meet up the rest of the members from the Track & Field Club. Arriving at the track ground, both of them looked around to find their seniors but surprisingly, no one was even there. Usually, by the time they arrived, Adonis would have done warming up while their president, Narukami Arashi would stayed under a shade from the scorching sun, threatening to burn his skin.
"Huh? Where's Adonis-senpai and Arashi-chan?" Rin looked around when she noticed the weather was turning darker and darker.
"Ah..." both of them suddenly realized why they didn't found the seniors. It was raining. As few droplets made contact with their skin, both Rin and Mitsuru went to a nearby building to avoid getting wet by the rain. They looked at the track field and they could see from light rain turned into a storm.
"Wow, I didn't see that coming..." Mitsuru mumbled as he looked on the field track. Looking at each other, they knew it was impossible to go home in a weather like this. Sure, they can try to run back home as fast as they can but, better safe than sorry.
"Aww, now what should we do? I know one thing for sure that the club activities can't continue in a weather like this-nyaa..." Rin asked, slightly disappointed with the sudden change of event. While both of them were in their own train of thoughts, they didn't noticed someone approaching from behind.
"Tenma, Hoshizora. What are you doing here?" a voice spoke up, causing the two youngsters to turn around and faced one of the seniors they knew so well.
"Adonis-senpai!" Rin grinned as she went and stood closer to the purple-haired male. Adonis nodded his head as Rin and Mitsuru greeted the male.
"What are you guys doing here anyway?" the senior asked and both of them told him that they were searching for him and Arashi at the field but they couldn't found them.
"I see, you were waiting for me and Narukami did you? Unfortunately, as you may see, it's raining outside. It's natural that you won't find us out there." Adonis crossed his arms as both Rin and Mitsuru nodded their heads in understanding. However, there was one thing that bothered both of them about the purple-haired male in front of them.
"But Ado-chan-senpai, why are you wearing your P.E clothes? I thought club activity was canceled."
Adonis looked at himself before he smiled.
"Well, it's true that we can't do our club activities outside. But it won't be a problem if we do it inside the gym wouldn't it?" as soon as those words left his mouth, Rin and Mitsuru's eyes twinkled in excitement at what their senior was trying to say.
"Wait! We get to used the gym?! Awesome-nya~!" Rin squealed in delight as she jumped around, causing the purple-haired male to blush at her actions. Mitsuru just laughed at the hyper female before all of them went together towards the gym.
As they opened the door to the gym, both Rin and Mitsuru could see Arashi sitting on one of the bleachers at the side of the court as he waved at them excitedly. Although they had expected their president to arrive before them, what they weren't expecting was the fact that they were sharing the gym with the Basketball Club.
Looking over at the back of the gym, the members of the basketball club were doing their warm up session with their captain, Morisawa Chiaki as he shouted out some instructions and motivated them to do better before the game started. Upon noticing a new arrival, the captain stopped their session to welcome the newcomers.
"Oh! Looks like we have more people coming in! And one of my fave junior is here too~! Come here, Hoshizora~!" he bear hugged the young female as he lifted her up from the ground. Girls would usually found his clingy actions as annoying or too much but Rin was otherwise. She knew that the senior trusted her and was amazed by her love in sports, thus, earning his affection. In return, she trusted the senior as well.
"Ah! No fair Chi-chan-senpai~! I want to hug Rinny as well!" Subaru pouted as he looked at the two in front of him. Mao let out a sigh as his friend was not helping making the situation better.
"More importantly, captain, don't you think you should stop doing that? Her body is going to snap if you keep on hugging her like that..." Mao said.
Seeing the captain wasn't listening to what Mao was saying and continued to hug her even tighter, everyone was worried that he would snapped the female into two. Especially Adonis since he was very protective of the young female but he wasn't sure of what to do. Rin didn't looked like she was bothered by the hug therefore, he didn't interfere but he did glared at the captain of the basketball club, not that he actually noticed.
"Ahahaha~! Alright, alright! I'm just so happy to see you again after a long time!" he finally let go of his hug to the female and set her down. "So, you guys are going to have a match with us right?"
"A match?" confused, both Rin and Mitsuru looked over at Adonis for explanation. Not soon after that, he told them what happened during their absence. Originally, the basketball club arrived at the gym first and wanted to have a little practice on their skills but since they didn't have enough members to compete each other, they decided to call the Track & Field Club to join them. Since most outdoor clubs had to cancel their club activities, they figured why not asked one of the clubs to join them. Thus, asking Adonis to join them.
"Oh~! So, basically, we're fighting against you guys?" Mitsuru asked and Chiaki nodded his head enthusiastically.
"But...we have 3 members only." Rin stated. True enough, since the Basketball Club have 4 members including their captain but for the Track & Field Club, there's only 3 active members. Arashi never wished to get himself all worked out. Plus, basketball was not his type of sport. Too rough for him, he once said but he did mentioned that he enjoyed watching them before.
"Hmm, that's a problem. Maybe we should chose one of us to withdraw..." Mao suggested to his teammates. Midori's eyes lit up as his senior's suggestion.
"Then, can I-" as he was about to say something, Chiaki cut him off.
"Nope! There's no need for anyone to withdraw because I'm not the one who should be playing but you guys are!" he pointed to all of his club members. Groaning, Midori suddenly felt weak. As the members of the basketball club were talking among themselves, the members of the Track & Field Club did their part as well.
"Ehehe~! I'm so excited-nyaa~!" Rin hopped around and Mitsuru nodded his head in approval. While the two were engaging on a conversation on how to win the match, Adonis remained quiet as he stared at the young female. Noticing his silence and his stare, Rin looked at the purple-haired male in question.
"Adonis-senpai? What's wrong?" she asked. Looking away, he wasn't sure how to say it but decided it was best to ask rather than stayed silent.
"Hoshizora, are you sure you want to play?" he asked the young female, causing her to tilt her head in a questioning manner. Seeing that she didn't understood, Adonis thought of how to say it properly.
"I'm just worried. I know you're strong but basketball are tough. I don't mean the sport but by the ball itself. If you were to get hit by it, I'm just worried that you'll get an injury..." he said and Rin pouted. She should have known that Adonis still had that overprotective attitude around her. Not that she wasn't being grateful to have someone like that but there were times where she didn't need someone to help her out. She can do whatever she wanted and no one can stopped it.
"Adonis-senpai, you're getting worried over nothing. Besides, I've played this sport long time ago~!" she suddenly placed both her hands on her hips as her face turned serious and stared at the purple-haired male.
"Besides, didn't you promised me before? That you don't need to worry yourself over me?" her face changed into a hurtful expression. Panicking, Adonis nodded his head and Rin smiled once again before she grinned at the purple-haired male.
"Then, instead of worrying, trust me. Okay?" she asked and smiled once more, causing the purple-haired male to blush and looked away. Mitsuru saw this and grinned as he knew that Adonis was a bit weak when he saw Rin's smile.
"Alright! You guys ready over there?" Chiaki called out to the members of the track & field club as his members have took their positions in the court. Nodding their head at each other, they took their positions as well. Both Midori and Adonis took their position near the middle while Chiaki stood in between them as he looked at both side.
"Don't hold back against us, okay, Occhan, Rinny? You too, daze-daze kid~!" Subaru grinned as wide as he could.
"Don't call me 'daze-daze'~!" Mitsuru retorted but still had a smile on his face.
"Let's just play how we usually do." Mao said as he glanced at Subaru and Midori. He knew that it doesn't really matter if they went all in or not because he knew that both his club members and the Track & Field Club members are physically strong, even for a female like Rin.
"That won't do, Isara! Do you think you can play with an attitude like that?! If this is a competition, we're bound to lose! We don't want that! So, go out there and play like your life is on the line~! I trust you guys~!" Chiaki laughed out loud after that causing the violet-haired male and Midori to let out a sigh at their captain's enthusiasm. It was too much for him and Midori to handle so they just kept silent.
"I just want this to end fast..." Midori mumbled as he was worried that his captain would overheard him.
"You guys know the rules right? Whoever scores the most will be the winner! Now! Get in your positions!" Chiaki dribbled the basketball to get their attention before beginning the game.
"Good luck you guys~! Make me proud~!" Arashi cheered from the bleachers near his club members' side. Smiling at the support, all three members of the Track & Field club readied themselves as all of them waited for the signal.
The lightning that suddenly flashed outside created a suspense atmosphere as they waited. When Chiaki finally blew the whistle, the match between the members from the Basketball Club and the Track & Field Club began.
The game was a tight one. Chiaki was impressed to see both sides catching up to each other. He noted that Tenma was the fastest among the Track & Field club when he dribbled the basketball away from his opponents before passing it to Rin. As for Rin, she had good reflexes as she managed to slip away from Mao who Chiaki knew very well, has a good defense. Not long after that, Rin once again, went through his defense, completely surprising the violet-haired male.
"Damn it..." Mao tried to catch up to her and thankfully he managed to get close to her when suddenly she passed the ball towards the purple-haired male.
"Adonis-senpai!" and he caught the ball before he went and dashed towards their opponent's goal. Subaru tried to block his way but Adonis jumped and slammed the basketball into their goal, followed by the sound of a whistle.
"And with that, the Track & Field Club gained 1 point! Looks like we're back to a tie!" Chiaki announced.
"Yay! We did it-nyaa~!" Rin hopped around as she hugged Mitsuru and Adonis when she jumped on them, causing the brunette male to laugh while the purple-haired male blushed and tensed up by the sudden physical contact.
"Yes~! That's my boys and girl~! You guys are awesome~!" Arashi cheered even more as he danced with pom poms in both of his hands.
"Okama-san is so happy that he started dancing..." Subaru wiped away the sweats that formed at his forehead. Mao let out a sigh as he gulped down his drink, fatigue slowly overtook his body.
"I wonder where he even got those things...?" Midori mumbled when he saw the pom poms in Arashi's hands. Suddenly the sound of a whistle caught their attention back to Chiaki as he spun the basketball on his finger. As he motioned all of them to come closer, they all gathered around the captain of the Basketball Club.
"Alright guys! Good work out there~! Hahaha, although it was a tie, I'm glad to see that you guys are so into it! Especially you, Takamine! You were so into it that I feel so proud to see you in action!" he gave a hard pat at the tall male's back while Midori groaned from the pain although he was actually pleased to hear a compliment.
"As for you guys," Chiaki looked over at the members from the Track & Field Club, he gave them a thumbs up. "You guys were amazing too, as expected from the Track & Field Club! Of course, Hoshizora, you still amazed me as you did to me! Never stopped doing what you want to do, alright~?"
Chiaki held out his fist to her and Rin bumped his fist with her gently as she grinned at the male. After congratulating everyone and shaking hands, it was time to go home. Arashi, who had left his seat at the bleachers, came forward and hugged the two youngest members as tightly as he could.
"You guys were brilliant out there! I couldn't help but feel impressed by your performance." he said and let go of them.
"But Rin-chan, just now when you almost got hit by that ball, I was so scared you know? I don't want your pretty little face to get an injury..." Arashi pushed away the bangs in front of her forehead as he checked for any scratches from the accident that took place during their match.
Apparently, Midori was passing the basketball too fast that he failed to see Rin right in front of him. It was thanks to Rin's good reflexes, she managed to dodge the ball from hitting fully on her face but rather just a hair's breadth away from the side of her face. Laughing nervously at the memory, she shook her head and told him not to worry about it. Arashi doubted that she was fine but decided that it was best if he didn't pried too much.
As everyone packed their stuff, Rin sat down at one of the bleachers before wiping her sweats away with her towel. Noticing someone sat beside her, she looked to her side and saw Adonis staring at her once again.
"What?" she asked, a bit concerned since Arashi had mentioned the small accident previously. She did said earlier to him not to get too worried but what happened before almost caused an injury to her and she knew he wouldn't liked it.
"When you said that I should trust you, I did. I really did. But," he hesitantly reached out to the side of her bangs and revealed a small scratch from the previous small accident. "I really don't want to see anyone to get hurt. Be it small or big, I still want to protect the people I care."
Taken aback by his statement, Rin realized that she couldn't changed that attitude of his. Instead of telling him to stop, it's better to just let him be. It wouldn't be Adonis at all to ignore the people he wanted to protect. Including her.
"Thank you, Adonis-senpai." she smiled at the purple-haired male before he nodded his head.
"Don't tell Arashi-chan about this. Okay?" she pointed at her injury, grinning. Her grin caused the purple-haired male to blush and nodded his head, not even uttering a word as both of them packed their stuff.
Meanwhile, somewhere far away from the two, Subaru was grinning at the two people sitting at the bleachers.
"Are you seeing what I'm seeing, Sari~?" Subaru nudged Mao's rib as he motioned towards Adonis and Rin. Mao who was drinking from his bottle looked over at the duo and saw nothing but just a normal conversation going on between them.
"What's wrong with them?"
"Aww, come one, Sari~! Didn't you just saw how Occhan was grazing his fingers at Rinny's hair?"
"So...?" Mao raised one of his eyebrows as he looked at his friend in a questioning manner. Subaru let out a huff before he whispered at the violet-haired male.
"Occhan is being romantic to Rinny~! Occhan never acted that way to any girls! It's almost not like him!" Subaru said, almost excitedly at the news.
"I'm sure it's just him being that overprotective side again. It's better if you mind your own business, Subaru. And hurry up before I leave you here..." not wanting to hear anymore nonsense from his friend, he got up and left, leaving his orange-haired friend.
"Maybe I'll ask Occhan tomorrow~!" Subaru stated, ignoring what his friend just warned.
"Which part of 'mind your own business' don't you get...?"
And we're done~! I'm pretty sure some people weren't expecting the Basketball Club huh? I decided to put them here because both of these clubs are sports related. Thus, it's fun to see all of them to interact. ー( ´ ▽ ` )ノ
Anyway, I hoped you liked this chapter! Leave a comment or a review so that I can read all of it to push me to do another one as soon as possible! Thank you for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter~! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
