You'll never walk alone
By ArokuRaita
Disclaimer: Blue Lock belongs to Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura and this fanfic was written nonprofit.
4. Why do I feel this?
Almost everyone in Team Z bathed before dinner or during their night's free time. Dinner hour had started, but Isagi and Kunigami were still in the showers. Sex was out of question, because anyone could enter. So they were kissing and touching each other like there was no tomorrow. And maybe there wasn't. It was Blue Lock after all, everything could end any time.
The orange haired man had a serious face when they stopped kissing to breathe.
"Isagi, I don't want to be a killjoy, but… What am I to you? What do you want to do with me?"
The black haired forward looked at Kunigami's eyes and took a moment to answer.
"I want to be with you, on and off the soccer field, and be more than friends. I feel comfortable and… Ah, shit, this is embarrassing. When I'm with you, I feel protected"
Rensuke caressed his partner's cheek.
"Me too, Isagi. By your side, I feel I can really be a hero"
Yoichi smiled. He opened his mouth to say something, when they heard Bachira's voice calling them.
"Isagi? Kunigami? Are you here?"
Both guys separated from each other before answering, but their teammate didn't appear. It seemed he didn't want to enter the bath.
"Yeah, we're here, Bachira. Why?"
"Kuon and the others were worried because they didn't see you at the dining hall, so I came to look for you. Don't take too long, dinner time is almost ending".
After that, they heard the door closing.
"I'm starting to get hungry, Kunigami. What about you?"
"I'm hungry too, but not for food"
"Haha, you're a beast! Let's go to the equipment room after the meeting time, OK?"
"Roger that"
10 minutes later, they left the bathroom. They didn't notice that one of the toilet stalls was closed.
Bachira entered the bathroom cautiously. In fact, he got close to the showers and listened to Kunigami asking Isagi what he wanted to do with him. So he walked back to the bathroom door and shouted their names when they fell silent. Then he opened and closed the door to fake his exit and hid in a toilet stall to think.
The fact his best friend and Kunigami were gays wasn't a problem. Bachira himself felt he could be queer. The problem was thinking about Isagi. There was a pressure on his chest and a vague stomach ache when he imagined his friend kissing another person. Am I jealous because he's my best friend and someone is stealing him from me? He asked himself. It made sense.
That explained his annoyance towards Kunigami, the serious hero, but there was another issue. By the way they were talking, it was like friendship had a lower importance to them. It's like Isagi is looking down at me for being only friends.
That felt horrible.
His monster appeared. That can't be true. Talk to him! He said.
Yeah, I'll have to.
The fifth match came and Team W was more than prepared. The first half was easy with Kuon as the star, but the tables turned during the second half.
"This is Blue Lock. We don't need bonds nor teamwork in here!" When Kuon shouted that, Isagi's heart sank. How could someone think that betrayal could help in a long way?
Yoichi tried to keep the morale up in Team Z when everything looked grim and his efforts were enough to awaken Chigiri's pride and ego. His goal in the last minute saved them and a new egoist started to defy Isagi, who was more than ready to accept the challenge.
The only thing Isagi couldn't forgive was that Team W vented their frustrations on Kuon. True, he was a traitor, but nothing gave them the right to kick him like that. So he stopped the Wanima brothers without thinking about the consequences.
Kunigami saw his boyfriend's expression and knew what he was about to do, so he followed him and grabbed Junichi's forearm before he could punch Isagi.
"Enough. Don't lay your hands on my team"
Wow, he's like a cool hero, Isagi thought when showering after the match. Rensuke was so hot that maybe he'd have to go to a bathroom stall to release some love before going to sleep.
After that, they heard Kuon in the dining room. He was trying to get a deal with Team V. It didn't work, not because of their noble ideals but their arrogance.
"Those who can't win even after putting in all the effort are just weak guys not worth the hassle" said the white haired one, Nagi Seishirou. Isagi disliked him immediately. Dismissing everyone without thinking about their efforts and hard work was an unforgivable attitude, even coming from a genius.
I won't let that kind of person be better than me, Isagi thought after confronting him and his teammates.
Now he had to win no matter what.
Tension was high in Team Z room because of Kuon's betrayal and the upcoming match. Besides, Ego's lecture about the goal's formula was a trigger for Isagi's curiosity. I must do something to find mine, he thought while going to Team X training field.
Barou was there, exercising until late as always. If Kunigami was a hero, the Team X striker was a villain: dark, cold and indifferent to anyone. But Isagi felt confident, because Barou wouldn't get angry with someone from a 'lower level'. Why should he let a 'peasant' disturb his peace of mind? Flattering could be good for him to show me what he can do. But I really admire him, so it's not manipulation…, the Team Z striker said to himself before entering the field.
It didn't take long. Barou destroyed every hypothesis that Isagi had about him almost without effort. The tall striker could see that that peasant's admiration was real and he even chuckled inside when that small fry told him he would stop him in his third try.
That kid should know his place now, he thought while leaving.
"Even so, thank you!"
And then, Barou stopped.
"You're being too polite and meek with me, peasant. Do you want something else?"
"No, sorry… I'll be leaving now"
The big man turned and walked towards Isagi, who was near the training field entrance and paled when he saw his rival going back. Barou smiled inside. He wanted to tease this loser a bit.
"You want me to destroy more than your dreams, right?"
"I don't think I follow…"
"Don't try to fool me. You said you want to be like me, but maybe what you want is ME"
Now the Team Z striker was so pale he looked like a male Snow White: the whitest skin, the blackest hair, the reddest lips… Barou stopped, confused. He would never touch a peasant, so why? Why did his body start to react with that guy? He got mad at himself.
"Get the fuck outta here" was the only thing the king could blurt.
Isagi vanished before he could end the phrase.