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Haruka rushed out of her door, closing it behind her and locked it. At the same time, Akashi stepped out from his house. The two looked at each other, having a stare down before entering the elevator together. It was a little awkward as Haruka purposely avoided looking at Akashi. When they reached the ground floor, Akashi allowed Haruka to exit before him.
Outside the building, they stood together, waiting for a taxi. "Are you going to Daiki's engagement party?" Akashi asked. Even without asking, it was rather obvious since Haruka was dressed up. "If you don't mind, can we share a taxi? It'll be more efficient, cheaper and better for the environment."
"I don't mind."
They got the taxi together to go to the hotel where the engagement party was being held but the journey was awkward, even for the driver. He could feel the tension between the two as they both sat on either side in the back seats, each looking out of the window on their side. When they got there, Haruka insisted on splitting the fare and got out before Akashi.
"Haruka!" Chinatsu smiled, running up to her best friend and pulled her into the event hall. "I was starting to think you wouldn't come! Oh my gosh, you look beautiful," she grinned. "Perfect, I can introduce you to some guy friends from my high school times," she whispered, linking her arm with Haruka's. "Come on."
"Chinatsu-san! I just got here!" Haruka frowned, being dragged along by her friend. "And this is your engagement party, not a blind date or speed dating event. If I want to meet a guy, I'll meet a guy myself."
"You're such a joy kill," Chinatsu pouted. "Oh? Isn't that Akiyama Kiyomi? Is she on the guest list?"
"She's my plus one," Haruka said and Chinatsu gave her a look. "It's not what you think. Kise-kun likes her so I thought I'd do him a favour and introduce them. They know of each other but Kise-kun kept pestering me to ask for her number. We're doing an advert together so I asked her to come along. I'm going now, Chinatsu-san, talk to you later."
With that, Haruka excused herself and escaped from Chinatsu's matchmaking. She went over to Kiyoko and tapped her shoulder, smiling softly. Kiyoko jumped but was relieved when she saw Haruka. "Ah...Haruka-san..."
"Relax, Kise-kun is not here yet," Haruka smiled. "No one knows about your real identity. I never told anyone so please just relax yourself and enjoy the party."
"But are you sure it's okay for me to be here? I don't know the bride or groom."
"The bride is my best friend from the entertainment industry," Haruka smiled. "I told her that you're my plus one so everything's fine, no worries. I had no one to come with anyway so you saved me from that too."
"Rukacchi!" Kise smiled, going up to Haruka as soon as he spotted her and looked at Kiyoko when he approached them. "Ki-chan?! What are you doing here?!"
"She's my plus one," Haruka smiled, taking her wine glass. "I shall leave you two alone to talk," she said, walking off.
Not far away, Haruka spotted Midorima. The two never got along with each other but when their eyes matched, they nodded at each other and that was when Haruka noticed the girl next to Midorima. She wasn't the most beautiful girl Haruka had seen but the aura she radiated was bright and energetic, making the girl very charismatic. She definitely wasn't someone Haruka imagined Midorima would be with.
As she turned around, she bumped into someone and looked up to see Murasakibara wearing a suit. She couldn't help but snigger a little; it was odd seeing Murasakibara in a suit. "Who are you here with, Ruka-hime-chin?" he asked. "Aka-chin is all alone."
"I came with a friend," Haruka said, pointing over to Kiyoko who was having a nice chat with Kise. "Who did you come with?"
"Oh, Haruka-san," Kaoru said, bowing to Haruka. "Oh yes, Murasakibara-kun said that you're friends with both the bride and groom. You're the maid-of-honour, aren't you?"
"Kaoru-san!" Haruka smiled, giving Murasakibara a wink. "Yes, I am. Kaoru-san, are you and Mura-kun...you know."
Kaoru's face instantly went bright red as she quickly shook her head. Murasakibara watched the girls and shook his head, walking off, going over to the food buffet laid out at the side of the event hall. Seeing that, Kaoru followed after him and Haruka let her, smiling widely. She stood by the side, putting down her empty wine glass and picked up another one, downing the alcohol.
"A woman shouldn't drink that much."
Haruka nearly choked and put the glass down, looking to see who it was talking to her. Himuro was standing next to her with his hand in his pocket, holding a glass of red wine with his other hand. "Himuro-san," Haruka nodded. "I didn't know you knew Chinatsu-san and Ao."
"I don't, actually. But Atsushi said that the groom didn't know who to invite so the bride invited all the Generation of Miracles plus their teams and we're all allowed a plus one. I heard a rumour that everyone who's here will be invited to the wedding and reception."
"Well...Chinatsu-san is known to be a little over the top. Especially with things that involve Ao."
Akashi watched them from across the hall and frowned. "They look good together, don't they?" a girl asked, standing next to Akashi and smirked at him. "Hi, I'm Shinomiya Ayako. I work in the same industry as Chinatsu and Haruka. Looks like Haruka found herself a guy."
"I don't think I know who you are," Akashi said, taking his glass and was about to leave.
"But I know who you are. Akashi Seijuro, captain of Rakuzan. And from some of my sources, ex-boyfriend of Haruka over there," Ayako smiled. "Honestly though, I don't see the attraction at all. Not you, I mean Haruka. She's famous and she's popular but I will never understand it. She's short and not as beautiful as I am yet she gets all the guys and all the jobs."
"When a person's personality is as foul as it can be, it's no wonder when people fail to find them beautiful as they claim to be," Akashi stated.
"You're very quick to judge me," Ayako smirked. "And yet you still think that Haruka is a complete angel. How long has it been since you last saw her? How can you guarantee that this Haruka is still the Haruka you knew back when you were still dating? People change, Akashi-san, and your precious Haruka is no exception."
From across the hall, Haruka saw Akashi talking to Ayako and frowned. From the years that Haruka had known Akashi, she knew that he never took interest in other girls. Even the girlfriends of his friends, Akashi rarely spoke a word to so it surprised her to see Akashi talking to Ayako, Haruka's eternal rival in the entertainment industry.
"He seems to be enjoying himself," Himuro said, noticing that Haruka's attention had been diverted away from their conversation. "Are you jealous? Or do you want to go over and talk to him? I don't mind if you want to."
"No, it's fine," she said. Instead, Haruka went over to the drinks table and picked up another glass of wine, downing it.
Natsuki went to the drinks table and picked up a glass of water, watching Haruka as she slowly walked back to Midorima. "Don't you know her, Midorima-san?" she asked, looking back to Haruka. "Should we go and talk to her? She looks...sad."
"She's the maid-of-honour," Midorima said, stopping Natsuki from going to Haruka. "I don't know why she's upset but looking at the fact that she's drinking like a man, I suggest that we stay away from her," he speculated. "It's not wise to be near her at this moment."
Natsuki watched Haruka and looked at Midorima, smiling a little. "Midorima-san really cares about her," she smiled.
"You're wrong there. I never got along with her during high school and we never kept in touch after. She still meets up with the rest but I never once came out to have a reunion with her. In fact, I don't even think I have her number saved," he said. Midorima walked off, taking himself away from the drinks table to stop Natsuki from asking him anymore questions about Haruka. "Murasakibara, would you please go and check on Haruka? We don't want her destroying Aomine's engagement party now, do we?"
Natsuki smiled, keeping quiet as she followed behind Midorima. Even though Midorima strongly denied it, Natsuki could see that he cared a lot for Haruka. He just didn't want to show it to the entire world.
~.~
"This is annoying," Aomine sighed, carrying the unconscious Haruka in his arms. "This is my engagement party and I should be the one getting drunk. If anything, I should be carrying my fiancée, not you, Ruka-hime."
"Why did she drink so much as well?" Chinatsu sighed, opening the door to the car.
"Daiki."
The couple turned around and Akashi was standing behind them. "Oh? What is it?"
"Do you mind carrying her for a while longer? I'll call for a taxi and I'll bring her home so you guys can go home early," Akashi said. Aomine looked at Chinatsu who shrugged. Aomine sighed and nodded, carrying Haruka out and followed behind Akashi who got them a taxi.
Aomine put Haruka into the taxi carefully as Akashi got in the other side. After making sure that Haruka was in the taxi, Aomine closed the door and waved them goodbye before going back to Chinatsu.
As they arrived at their apartment building, Haruka woke up and looked up at Akashi, frowning. Before Akashi could pay and get out, Haruka already opened the door and stumbled out herself. Seeing this, Akashi quickly paid the fare and got out, going over to Haruka and held her but Haruka pushed him away. "I don't need you," she frowned.
"You can barely stand up, Haruka. Let me get you back to your house at least."
"I don't need it," Haruka said, standing up straight. "Look, I can walk in a straight line."
She walked slowly, putting her foot in front of the other and wobbled all over the place, nearly falling over and Akashi caught her, sighing softly. "Haruka, please don't be stubborn."
He carried her in his arms and went in the elevator. He pressed for their floor with some difficulty as Haruka whined and kicked her legs. Akashi stepped out of the elevator and nearly dropped Haruka when she struggled in his arms. She pulled away and hit Akashi's chest. "Stay away from me!" she frowned at him. "Just go back to Ayako! Why do you even care about me? Leave me alone!"
"Ayako? Who's Ayako?"
"Shinomiya Ayako!" Haruka shouted and stomped her feet, wobbling to the side. At times like this, Akashi was glad that they were the only ones on their floor. "You were talking to her all night! You never talk to other girls!"
"I don't even know who she is. I was only talking to her because she was talking about you, Haruka," Akashi said. "Wait...are you...jealous?"
"Yes I'm jealous!" Haruka shouted more. "I'm jealous because Aka-chan is mine! Mine! I want you back, Aka-chan! What don't you understand about that?! You're the stupid one, Aka-chan! You're really, really, really stupid! Did you know if you just say three words, three words, Aka-chan! I would jump into your arms. Just three words. Tell me that you want me too."
"I want you."
Without hesitation, Haruka wrapped her arms around Akashi's neck and kissed him. Soon, the two were having a make-out session right outside of Akashi's house. Haruka pushed him a little and Akashi frowned. She pulled away from the kiss, making him open the door and Haruka pushed him in, following after. She kicked off her heels and pulled Akashi close, kissing him again.
The kissing continued as clothes were strewn all over the place and before long, the two ended up in bed.
~Next Morning~
"Akashi~" Kotaro shouted, coming into the house. "Sleepyhead, wake up!"
"Hm...Sei-chan didn't close his door. That's really unlike him," Reo said, closing the front door and looked around the house. "Is he still sleeping? That's...unusual. Is Sei-chan sick?"
Kotaro frowned and bend down, picking up a bra. He turned and looked at Reo, holding the bra up in the air. "Do you still think that Akashi is sick?" Before Reo could stop him, Kotaro rushed up the stairs, going to Akashi's room. Kotaro opened the door and walked into the room without thinking. The curtains were drawn and the room was in complete darkness. "Akashi!"
Someone stirred on the bed and moved, sitting up slowly. That someone had long blonde hair so Kotaro was certain that it wasn't Akashi. Haruka moved her hair out of the way and looked at Kotaro. "Oh...Kotaro-kun..."
"Haruka-san?!"
Holding the duvet, Haruka reached for Akashi's shirt on the floor and crawled back under the covers, putting the shirt on before getting out of bed. "Are you here for Aka-chan? I won't bother you guys then," she said, heading out of the room and went down the stairs. Reo was coming up the stairs then and stared after Haruka.
"That's Haruka-san," Reo said, pointing at Haruka. "Why is she wearing Sei-chan's shirt? Is she naked under that?"
"Why are you guys so noisy in the morning?" Akashi frowned, sitting up on his bed and ruffled his hair, looking at Reo and Kotaro who were both speechless. "What are you doing here?"
"You didn't turn up for morning practice so we came to get you," Kotaro explained. "Your front door was open so we just came in because we were worried about you, Akashi."
Akashi sighed. "Give me fifteen minutes," he mumbled, pulling his boxers on and went into his en suite bathroom to clean up. Kotaro and Reo then retreated to the living room downstairs. Fifteen minutes later, Akashi came down the stairs, fully dressed and ready for the day. There was breakfast on the dining table and Akashi automatically walked up to it. "Did you guys make this?"
"Um...Haruka-san did," Kotaro said.
"She took her clothes with her as well. She said she's borrowing your shirt and will give it back after she's washed it."
"Akashi...you and Haruka-san..."
"It's none of your business, Kotaro," Akashi said, sitting down and ate the breakfast.