title: Broken Trust
characters: nagumo haruya, suzuno fuusuke
summary: Nagumo is angry over Suzuno's decision.
a/n: tumblr request!

Suzuno really hadn't wanted to turn to Hiroto for help. Asking him for any type of advice always made him felt as if he lost to him, proving that he was lower to him in some form. The other never saw it that way, he knew, and he wasn't sure if that made things any better. He was helpful, too helpful. It irked him.

The boy let out a sigh as he walked away from the training grounds. It pained him to admit that the advice he sought from him for soccer was, well, perfect. He felt stupid for not seeing such a clear answer before compared to how easily Hiroto has suggested it. His tongue clicks in annoyance, telling himself he could have found the answer without his help (maybe not as soon as he did but eventually).

"Suzuno!"

Hearing his name brings him out of his thoughts. His head tilts up, looking forward and is greeted with an angry Nagumo. It wasn't an unusual sight, seeing the other agitated by...whatever was on his mind this time, but he didn't particularly want to deal with his sour mood right now.

"What is it, Nagumo?" He asks with a sigh.

"You!" Nagumo points at him, index finger just inches away from the other's nose. It makes him take a slight step back. "You went to go and ask him for help, didn't you?"

"What?" Mentally, he cursed. "I don't know what you're talking about." He decides to try and play it cool, run a hand through his hair before having his arms crossed.

"Don't play dumb with me!" Nagumo shouts, voice steadily growing louder. He pulls his hand back, balling them into angry fists. "I saw you go off and talk with that loser!"

Another curse passes his thoughts. He really couldn't fool his way out of this one. This was the last thing he wanted the other to be aware of. If only he had taken into account that Nagumo might have been searching for him as well. (He makes a mental note to simply text Hiroto if he has problems next time.)

"Fine. I was talking to him. But only to ask hi-"

"I thought I could trust you!" He shouts, cutting him off and stomping his foot. "You're not supposed to turn to anyone else! We're supposed to be working together! We don't need anyone else's help!"

Suzuno blinks, a look of surprise passes his face. He holds back a sigh, glancing elsewhere. He really hadn't expected Nagumo to be so...hurt by this? He hadn't meant to break that unspoken promise of theirs (he guessed that's what they could call it), but had he really?

"I just...I thought-" He stops, does he really need to explain himself? "Nagumo, you're overreacting to this."

"I am not!" Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't. They had both agreed to being a team and work together, no matter what. They didn't need to turn to the others- they were going to be better than them. And here Suzuno was, going and asking their rivals for help. Couldn't he have come to him instead? "You're just a god damn weak snowball! I don't need you!"

Suzuno flinches upon hearing that. He's fully aware the other is just angry, saying things he doesn't mean. He needs to cool down, but even so he didn't have to say such hurtful comments. It only made him want to bark back. "Like you're any better! You were the one to come to me for help in the first place!"

"No, I- ugh!" Nagumo growls, frustrated, knowing the other is right. He lets out an agitated groan as he runs his hands through his flaming hair. "Whatever! Just go and bother with you other dumb friends instead! I'm fine on my own!" He huffs out. The boy turns on his feet and darts off immediately.

"Nagumo, wait!" Suzuno shouts and takes a step forward, hand reaching out to him as if he could just grab onto the other and pull him back. But, he's already too far- and would running after him really do any good? His hand drops to his side, remains there and looks down.

"I'm sorry, Nagumo..."

'I'm sorry, Suzuno...'