It was easy to overhear the battle of insults between Atobe and Echizen.
"Brat."
"Drama queen."
"Too short to amount to anything."
"Too obsessed with yourself to see that I'm in love with you."
"Why you diminutive…!Oh. Did you just say you love me?"
"Maybe."
Both Shishido and Oshitari had a sudden mental image of Echizen adjusting his hat so it hid his eyes.
They might have been fighting but it was clear they were both enjoying themselves.
Shishido and Oshitari thought simultaneously: Idiots.
"Che, monkey-king, you really are stupid."
"Don't call me stupid, baka."
"I'll call you whatever-mmmmph!"
Shishido cleared his throat. Once. Twice.
"Uh, Yuushi, maybe we should come back later."
Oshitari looked at the flushed expression on Shishido's face. He grinned.
"Why, Shishido, does this turn you on?"
"Ew, sick! No, I just don't want to hear the two of them sucking face."
Oshitari pasted what he thought was an innocent expression on his face as he murmured, "Or sucking-"
"Enough! Just-let's go!"
They walked a little further away. Staring at the wide expanse of Hyoutei's grounds, Shishido mused aloud.
"You know, I always thought Tezuka and Atobe would end up together. I mean, didn't Tezuka like him?"
Oshitari was silent for a moment. "He still does, actually. I guess Tezuka got careless, eh? Letting Echizen get Atobe like that."
Shishido turned to look at Oshitari. "Well, I'm sure you're taking care of that, aren't you?"
Oshitari looked surprised for half a moment. "You know?"
"Well, Gakuto wanted to know who you were always texting during practice so I swiped- I mean, he took your phone."
"What's it like, dating Tezuka?"
Oshitari smirked. "I don't kiss and tell."