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Chapter 5 : First Name Basis

"Did I hear it right? Why would Akashi-senpai call Tetsumi by her first name? Are they...?"

As I am imagining things in my head and busily thinking all the "bad" thoughts, I see both of them left the spot. I clench my chest, wondering why my chest hurts so much. I look at Aomine-kun and finding him shocked as well by what he heard. But unlike me, he quickly disregard the topic.

"What do you think, Aomine-kun?" I said, feeling he has already had a feeling about what I am talking about.

"Seems to me, they are just talking about something," he said while his eyes are looking down.

"Really?" there is a hint of fear in my voice. Wait? Fear? What am I scared of?

"Yeah, 'cause that Sumi isn't very good keeping secrets which involves herself. She is easily getting excited and distracted, so you can think they are talking about, well, "something else" and not "that"," he said finally looking into my eyes.

"Oh, that's good," I said, relieved. Hold on ! Good? Why do I say that?

"Heee, what's good? And why do you sound relieved? I smell something fishy here," he teased me and grinned slyly in front of my face.

"Wha-whaat? There's nothing! Aho-mine!" I said, putting my hands to his face and squeezing his cheeks.

"Auch, that hurts Nagi. Aho? I AM NOT STUPID ! Bakanagi!" he said while pinching my cheeks as well.

"Itaii Aho! Release me," I said, squeezing his cheeks harder.

"Who starts first bakaa?" he returned.

Both of us let go of our hands and started to laugh.

"Hey,Nagi. Come with me. We'll go around the school, no?" he said, gripping my hand again.

"Where are we going, Aomine-kun?" I said grumpy.

"Just follow, the Great Aomine-sama," he said while humming.

"More like the Dummy Ahomine-sama," I said , chuckling.

"That's not nice," he said, pouting,


We arrived at Teikou's cafetaria. It is located at the first floor, at the back of the volleyball court. Since we are skipping class, no one is within our views right now.

"Wait here a sec!" he said, freeing my hand and walked away.

I observed again at the cafetaria. It is big, considering Teikou has over five hundred students, the break time is seperated though. The seats are clean and there are some round sofas for students which are in group and need bigger seats. The canteen sells many kind of foods as well. Starting from your ordinary sushis and sashimis to fast Western food like fried chicken and such. There is a bento stall as well, ramen stall, soba and udon stall. Teikou is élite, but this is just ... hmm. And what the?! They got a bakery stall and its own patisserie. I find a green tea mousse with chocolate breaks as a topping. The patisserie just finish baking some breads and getting me looking at his "craft" hopefully.

"Young miss, you want it?" he said with a relaxing tone.

"Yes, but it's okay. Next time, I will definitely come here and buy it," I said, smiling.

"Oh, and I just want to give it to you, you are a good girl. May I know your name?" he said politely. I am just a student.

"It's Yuka Yanagi. Nice to meet you," I said while bowing.

Suddenly Aomine-kun comes to me with a concern look.

"Geez, Nagi. I thought you were lost or something," he said.

"No, I am here all the time. You see, I love sweet foods," I said to him.

"What do we have here? Ao? You're skipping again?" the patisserie said to him.

"What is it, jii-san? And yes, I am. You can't expect me to follow Math lessons, right?" he said , twitching his eyebrows.

"And you know this young girl over here?"

"She is my friend, Nagi. We just known each other but I have felt comfortable around her," Aomine-kun said proudly. Somehow, it makes me blush.

"Just friend? I hope there's something more. How disappointing," the patisserie sighs.

"IT'S NOT LIKE YOU THINK! Anyway, jii-san? Can I have the green tea mousse? Pleaseee?" he said, pleading.

"Forget what I said earlier. Even if you are love birds, I won't bless you guys," he said.

"You only make that once a week, and every time break started, before I got my hands on one of that, it always sold out. So while I am skipping and nobody is here, can I have that?" he said, still pleading.

"Have, huh? Not buy? Smooth, Ao. Real smooth," the patisserie said in defeat while taking two mousses.

"Why are you-?"

"Here, Ao. And here, Yanagi-chan, as a sign of acquaintances," he said with a gentle smile on his lips, giving each of us the green tea mousse.

"I can have this? But I don't have any money at the moment," I said, feeling guilty with his kindness.

"Of course you can, Nagi! This jii-san is a good ol' friend of mine! Thank, jii-san, I owe you one!" said Aomine-kun while taking a spoon and start digging on it.

"This is the BEST, jii-san ! You can only eat it once a week, not to say, with low chances since every students in this school all haunting for this, we are lucky to get it, and what's best, is FREE!" said Aomine-kun, eating the mousse happily like a kid.

"Geez, Ao, you shouldn't make your girl friend uncomfortable like this, it's okay Yanagi-chan, but be sure next time, you come over to my place, I have another crafts for you," said the patisserie, smiling beamly.

"Thank you so much, patisserie-san," I said, bowing to him and taking a spoon as well for myself.

"You can call me jii-san, like Ao, I won't mind," he said.

"Then we take our leave, see you again, jii-san!" I said.

Aomine-kun and me is going away from the canteen while munching the green mousse happily. Maybe next time I should take this home, so Sebastian could ask one of the shokunin to make this for me. After eating the mousse, Aomine-kun asks me to close my eyes which I do, then he told me to open my mouth. When I opened it, he sticks something into my mouth which is cold and mint-flavored?

"Gah, Aomine-kun, what are you doing?"

"See, your surprised face is better than your frown face. It reminds me of a lost puppy. I see you have been quiet depressed of what happened with Akashi and Sumi. You should smile and laugh more, Nagi. It just suits you better," said Aomine-kun, walking ahead of me and laugh with looking back to me.

His figure and laugh just now is so cool. Aomine-kun is childish but he is a very kind person deep inside.

"Thank you Ahomine-kun, for cheering me up," I said, smiling widely to him. At least this is the thing I can do for him.

"Okay then, with our condition is full again, let us venture around the school. Would you take my hand, Milady?" he said with his last words said slowly so I could hear it. He gives his hands to me which I take gladly.

"Let us leave then, my Aho servant," I said.

"Oi, I told you don't call me that," he said with annoyed tone.


After seeing the cafeteria, Aomine-kun takes me to the gymnasiums. Teikou has three gymnasiums, the biggest one mainly used for basketball's team practice since it is their mainstay, biggest for first string, and two middles for second and third strings. He showed me the swimming pool which is located in the third floor, beside the tea ceremony's room club. The swimming pool is big and has railways. Next is track court, tennis and volleyball court, which is located outside, first floor. Main auditorium which I always get lost is in first floor, in the center of the building. There is a garden as well, at the center of the school, used for biological subjects' purpose, completed with a green house. The garden is quiet and calming, it have lots of trees and flowers, perfect for couples. Library is located at the end east of the building. It has lots of books, large, usually used for people studying. Archery club room is in front of the first's strings gymnasium and has a beautiful view. It has wooden floor, but the place is like a garden with a small pond and waterfall in the right side and big rocks for the path. Large open wall with sliding doors, which, when opened, overlooks an open area and a separate building, the matoba which houses a sand hillock and the targets,or called makiwara. Then Aomine-kun showed me the laboratories, the chemistry,biology, and pyhsics are seperated and each has their own room. He reminded me to be careful with the equipments especially in chemistry laboratorium, because it has lots of dangerous chemical liquids. Last is, his favorite skipping and sleeping spot, the rooftop.

"Ahh, I am tired," he said, laying on the ground.

"Me too, but I have a lot of fun with you," I said, laying as well.

"You know, I really love the sky," he said suddenly, making me turning my head to see him.

"The sky is so vast and limitless. Every time I made a dunk or shooted the basketball to the hoop when I was a child, I always saw the sky. I still loved it up until now. I want to jump as high as possible so I could touch the sky," he said, serious.

"And I love the voice I made every time I made a dunk, I felt like destroying the hoop, though I could dunk when I hit twelve since my height wasn't enough back then. But I guess, that's what makes me love basketball so much, I want to play it for the rest of my life,"

"Hey, Nagi. Why don't you join basketball as well? We could play together, that would be awesome," he said , turning his head to me, and now our eyes meet. His eyes are dark blue yet it is filled with joy and happiness. Just like an innocent kid.

"I'm sorry, Aomine-kun. But I couldn't due to some circumstances. I realized this when I watched your match with the second strings yesterday," I said.

"What kind of circumstances?" he asked curiously.

"That's -"


"Hoo, I get it. When you explained your ability, I could only think one club you would join in the end," he said. I could see a disappointed tone in it.

"I'm really sorry. It's not like I don't want to play with you guys, but—"

"It's okay, I won't force you to join. Anyway, we could still see each other, right?" he said, grinning.

"Yep," I said, smiling to him.

"And some cool stuffs you've got there, you can read Tetsu's movement. That's something I don't hear everyday. I guess you really are an interesting person," said Aomine, followed by a big laugh.

"When you tried hard enough, everything is possible, Aomine-kun. Although, talent comes as an extra," I said.

"You know, I don't want to bring this up, but, it is the first time I heard Akashi called a girl's name with her first name excluding Satsuki," said Aomine-kun.

"Really?" somehow that feeling come again.

"Yeah, he always sounds formal with the others. But with his teammates and people who earns his respect, he always called them with their first names," explained Aomine-kun to me.

"So you mean, Sumi-chan is someone he respects?" I said.

"You can say it like that,"

"By the way, Aomine-kun, I want to ask something, but don't you dare think anything funny,"

"Shoot,"

"Are Sumi-chan and Akashi-senpai, you know, umm..." Why is it so hard for me to say it?!

"Nope," replied him casually.

"Hey, I haven't finished talking,"

"You don't have to finish it so I know, but no. I told you right, Sumi can't keep her secrets herself," he said, patting my head softly.

"Thanks, Aho-kun. You could be nice sometimes," I said.

" I am Mr. Nice Guy anyway. Just keep flowing with the pace, don't rush anything, okay? The answer will be known to you later as long as you keep chasing it,"

"That's some wise words you got there, Aho-kun. "

"Could you stop calling me Aho-kun? Che, now I even prefer Aomine-senpai rather than that," said Aomine with a smug.

"Hooo, why don't we try Aomine-sama then? Oh, Aomine-sama, please have mercy on this little me," I said with puppy eyes.

"Yikes, stop it ! That's too dangerous, all right, whatever you want to say,-"

"Yuka" added him.

Maybe it's because the first time I've been called my first name by a boy, but it really makes me go red.

"Shut up, Aomine-kun" I said, looking away from him.

"Aww, are you blushing, ain't that cute, my little Nagi?" he said, trying to pull me to look again at his eyes.

And the time is just right, the bell is ringing, which ended my time with Aomine-kun skip- ah, I mean, venturing the school.

"Thank you, Aomine-kun. I really do enjoy being together with you," I said, standing up.

"Call me anytime, Nagi. I feel comfortable around you too. Not many girls are like you, except Satsuki and Sumi," he said, standing up and ruffling my hair.

"See you, Nagi," he said, waving his hands to me.

"See you, Ahomine-kun!" I said, screaming his new name out loud.

I walk to class again, and glad that my teacher has gone. Tetsumi which sit behind me starting to whisper me.

"Hey, where are you going? You are skipping class for two hours," she said in a low voice and make this funny face.

"Hmm, I am skipping with Aomine-kun," I said.

"Ohooo, next time asked me too, okay?"

"Sure,"

"I just ask her some time about him," I thought.


In the afternoon, after school, Haruka-sensei requested me to get one of her teaching books for class three in the library. I ask the librarian where it is, and she tells me go upstairs and look at the left section of library. I do what she says and finding someone I'm not expecting.

Seijuro Akashi is scanning the book with focused eyes. He shows interest to the book he holds. The book is thick, like a dictionary, but has a chinese graven to it. From the looks of it, it is a history book of China. When I keep looking at him, he suddenly recognizes my presence and talk to me.

"Yanagi-san? Coincidence meeting you here," he said, finally closing his books and gazing at me.

"Good afternoon, Akashi-senpai, um- I am just taking a book which Haruka-sensei notified me about. What are you doing here anyway?" I asked back. Oh man, why am I become so nervous?

"Oh, me? Nothing. Since today there is no practice, I just come here to kill time. I don't like crowded place so I choose to be here,"

"By the way, Akashi-senpai, thank you for accompanying me home yesterday, I won't know what I would've done without you," I said, bowing my head.

"It's only a gentleman's duty to aid fair lady in trouble," he said with a smile.

Great. Now I feel hot again on my face.

"So Akashi-senpai, how are your team's doing?" I said, trying to find a topic.

"It is currently great. We are preparing ourselves for the next Interhigh this summer, it would be even better if there is a supporter for us," he said.

"That's great. Supporter? I bet you have hundreds of them, Akashi-senpai, just keep doing your best, I will be cheering later. I promise,"

"A promise it is then," he said, giving his pinky finger for me.

"Yes," I said, entwined my pinky fingers with him.

Somehow this feels nostalgic. I feel I have done this before. A pinky promise. But who? When? I couldn't remember.

"By the way, Akashi-senpai, why do you suddenly leaving yesterday? I thought you could come over first as a sign of appreciation," I said.

"I have some unleft business to do, but I , thank you for your kind offers," he said.

After that, the room is filled with awkwardness. None of us talks, Akashi-senpai puts his book to the shelf and turned to me.

"So, which book, Ki—I mean, Haruka-sensei requested you to get for her?" he asked me.

"Hmm, the book's title is "How to Play with Deadly Toxin", so I guess I should check the chemistry section?"

"I'll help you out," he said, walking ahead of me.

"No, it's alright, Akashi-senpai, I could get it myself," I said, not wanting him to help me more.

"I told you right, it's only a gentleman's duty to aid fair lady in trouble," he said, smiling back at me.

I can feel my face redder by now.


When I have found the book, the stupid me seems too short to get it at the upper shelf. I tried to reach it many times, jumping, tip-toeing, but still I can't get a grasp on it.

Akashi-senpai leans in and get the book easily from the shelf while handing it to me.

"This is the one, right?" he asked.

"Yes, thank you, Akashi-senpai,"

But there is something weird here. I thought he only takes the book for me. But what makes me wonder now is why he still leans in and cutting the distance between us.

"Akashi-senpai," I said.

This is not good. At all. For my heart.

"Yanagi-san, tell me, do you know about what happened this morning?" he said. We are so close, I could hear his breathing. My heart is beating right now and I am so wishing to the stars, not letting it be heard by him. For whoever's sake.

"Umm, between you and Sumi-chan?"

"Yes," he said.

"I am so very sorry for my rudeness, Akashi-senpai. I don't mean it like that. But I can't help—"

"But, be curious of what I've said to her?"

"Yes," I said in defeat. My whole image has been shattered. I can't believe I do something so low, to eavesdropped on someone's conversation. I can't look at him now. I am too shallow as a person and as his kouhai. I just want to make a dash and go straight home.

"Turn around,"

"Huh?" I can't believe what I've heard.

"Turn around and look at my eyes, Yanagi," he said. No honorifics for my last name. He grips my arms and turning me, looking at him.

"What do you see?" he asked.

There is a stop before I could answer his question. It's not like I know, but when I looked at his eyes, sure at first, from afar, you feel fear and a great amount of pride. But when in condition like this and we're this "private" ...

"Loneliness," it escaped my mouth fluently.

He smiled. The last thing I would ever expected to happen. And after that, I could hear something. Heartbeats. But this time, it's not just me. Is it him?

"Say my name,"

"What?" again, how could this man always surprises me?

"Say my name,"

"Aka-shi?" I said, confused to his sudden question.

"MY name, not my family name,"

...

...

"Sei-ju-ro," I said, trying to look away from him to hide my embarrassment. I can't believe I said a boy's first name.

"Look into my eyes when you said it,"

As his wish, I look again into his eyes, inhaled deeply and said with a clear tone.

"Sei-juro,"

"Yuka –"

My first name. For crying out loud, is called by him with that voice. It is low and heavy. I could die from blushing too much.

"Yanagi," he finished his sentence and putting his forehead into mine.

"Akashi-senpai?!" I panicked.

"Akashi-kun is fine," he said, finally letting me go, and walk away.

I keep holding the book Haruka-sensei wants, but I could feel my heart beating faster, my cheeks still red and won't go away for a while. I am dizzy and feel happy. So much, I don't know how to describe it. I feel excited, wanting and waiting for another next time with him. But at the same time, I don't want to meet with him. I touched my forehead which bumped into him earlier.

What is this feeling you've made me feel, Akashi-kun?


A/N : I AM VERY DEEPLY SORRYYY FOR THE LATEE UPDATES WHICH NEARLY TAKE TWO WEEKSS ! ASDIOSAJFJNENFEJ ! I have a three days camp from my school and currently got sunburnt all over my face and arms 0_0 I have to sleep earlier as well to regain my health again. Read and review :P ! Thanks for those who still keep up with me xD