Chapter 11

I sat on the bench while dripping in sweat.

I drank water from the bottle to quench my thirst and looked around.

This was the greatest exertion I did in a long time and am really tired but why did I do it.

"You played well,Rikka-san"Saika approached me wearing his green tracksuit and holding a tennis racket.

I decided to take up his offer to play tennis and he was being coached in this sport at night so the timings were perfect for me.

He sported a cute smile which explained why the girls in the background instead of playing tennis were glaring daggers at me.

Jealous B****es.

"You're flattering me Saika.

You play like a professional"

I told him my honest opinion.

"Well,that's what I hope to be one day"

He certainly had determination for it.

I had already that I wouldn't become a burden to my parents (unlike a certain someone) but only sort of work I could possibly do is indoor,office work at night.

It's a pain but you gotta do what you gotta do.

I showered and changed from tracksuit back to my protective clothing and applied my protective cream again and I was all set to go.

Some were still playing at the tennis courts but it was almost closing time and was looking forward for proper dinner to sooth my appetite.

I met up with Saika and we exited the tennis facility.

We walked through the streets of Chiba looking for a nice restaurant.

I decided to ask something which had been bothering me.

"Saika,is every alright at school"

He looked at me for a moment and realised what I meant.

I didn't knew the full details except that Hachiman apparently badmouthed a girl for not doing her job as Chairman of the School Festival which caused a backlash against him.

It's been a few days and I wanted to know the situation.

He looked sad and looked slightly downwards.

"I don't believe he would talk badly of someone for no reason"he said"I've tried asking him to tell the whole story but he avoids talking about it"

Brother probably thought that by being a jerk and becoming a target for ridicule he would get that Chairman working but now he is being held responsible for her incompetence.

"He's a moron"I blurted out,not bothering to see Saika's reaction.

We walked silently for some time until he looked at the opposite side of the street and said

"Hey,want to go to that karaoke.

They serve meat there and high protein diet is good while playing sports"

I was a bit surprised by his suggestion.

Sure,I've been to karaoke and and eaten food there but I'm still feeling a bit tired and really didn't feel like singing.

Saika seemed to notice my hesitation and said

"Well,we can go somewhere else"

I shrugged and smiled at him

"No,singing a song or two will not hurt."

He really seemed to brighten up and didn't seemed tired at all despite being drilled at tennis,guess that's a sportsman for you.

It would still feel awkward if the staff assume that a boy and a girl reserve a booth just for themselves.

It just clicked to me and I could feel my cheeks blush at what I was suggesting.

"Rikka-san?"Saika asked and looked a bit worried.

I shook my head and said a bit too quickly

"Nothing!Let's go"

I chastised myself in my head for having weird thoughts.

We're just going there as food for food and a bit of singing,there's nothing else to it.

A/N : Another chapter with Totsuka,it's just more fun writing stories with then together.