I've got it bad for the guy with the bad pickup lines.

That was the thought going through Shun Izuki's head as he was getting ready for practice one Thursday afternoon. Yoshitaka Moriyama had just sent him a new line, and he loved it as much as he loved all of the others.

If you were a fruit, you'd be a fineapple.

Are you a bag of trash? Because I want to take you out tonight.

If I had to rate you from 1-10. I would give you a 9. Because I am the 1 you are missing.

Izuki knew that their friendship mostly consisted of them critiquing each other's lines and hanging out on weekends, but lately, he's started wanting more. He wanted those lines to be for him, not some faceless girl that would reject them. He wondered if Moriyama knew there was someone who would never reject him, and that that person was closer than he would have ever guessed.

That's great! She'll love that!

Come on, Izuki. I know you're smarter than this. You really haven't noticed yet?

It's been about five weeks since Yoshitaka Moriyama has dedicated his game to a girl in the stands.

Since then, every game has been for one person, the last person anyone on his team would ever expect.

It'll be really awkward when they play Seirin again and he'll be dedicating his game to the other team's point guard.

I have it so bad, I even managed to forget that I'm graduating. I can't play Seirin again. Somehow, that just makes it worse.

Suddenly, he had an idea. What if he made it look like just another pickup line? It'd have to be one that requires a response.

Can I get your picture to prove to all my friends that angels really do exist?

About ten minutes had passed since then, and there had been no response.

So I'm not getting a picture of you, then?

This time, the response was a lot faster.

So, that one was actually for me?

They all were.

The picture he received had Izuki in his practice clothes, sweating, but he had an enormous smile on his face, looking better than Moriyama had ever seen him.

Sorry this is so short, but it didn't feel right adding anything else to it.

Next time, we'll see Miyaji meet his favorite pop star.

Thanks for reading!

~Aurora