drabbles100 challenge; Kawamura-centric
theme # 25: strangers
Taka+Jackal; G
"Hi, is this seat taken?"
Kawamura shakes his head without looking up, keeping his eyes fixed on the court. When Yanagisawa and Amane pause between games to rest, he glances at his companion.
"Say, you look familiar. Are you from…Rikkai, by any chance?"
The dark-skinned boy raises an eyebrow, lips quirking.
"Yes, I am. It's only been a month since your school played ours, you know."
Chuckling, Kawamura rubs the back of his head.
"Sorry. Some players tend to stand out more than others."
"You were a reserve, were you not?"
Kawamura winces. "Touché."
The other boy laughs, the evening sun glinting off his shaved head.
"I know what you mean, though, Kawamura-san. Every team has their less-recognized players."
"Like Yamabuki's Jimis!"
A nod. "And Sei Rudolph's Kaneda."
"Fudoumine's Mori-Uchimura pair, too."
The match has long since restarted, but neither of them are paying attention.
Much later, the Brazilian looks at his watch.
"Whoops, gotta go. It was nice talking to you, Kawamura-san, we should meet up again!"
"I'd like to!" Kawamura calls after the running boy.
As he disappears from sight, Kawamura realizes that he forgot to ask the boy for his name.