tsun-sweet boyfriend | sakusa kiyoomi

02 ' kabedon?

The next day, on her way to school, Amari racks her brain to think of ways to make their relationship progress, now that they're going out with each other. Knowing him, this probably hasn't crossed his mind. He was a tsundere, she knew that too.

"Good morning, Sakusa-san," she greets him as she enters the locker room for her shoes. He arrived a few moments before her so she rushed changing her footwear to keep up. "And good morning too, Komori-san," she adds, seeing Komori with him as always.

"Good morning, Amari-san," Komori greets back with a smile, contrary to Sakusa who remained quiet.

"Sakusa-san, do you have any plans after school?" she asks, following the two in the hallways.

"Volleyball," he finally speaks to her but cold and reserved.

"Ah, I see," she responds with a nod. "I guess I'll also go to my club."

"Did you want to make plans?" he asks, which is clearly a surprise for Amari. Her eyes slightly widen as she looked at him.

"Ah, well, since it's a Friday, would you like to eat out after school?"

Komori overhears and glances at the two. Surely, his dear cousin has fangirls but no one has ever gotten this close to asking him out on a date. He readied his ears for a cold "No."

"Fine but I have training," he answers. Now him actually agreeing is something new. Strange, even.

"R-really?"

"Yes, of course, I need to train," he answers again, a little annoyed having to answer the question.

"Then I'll wait for you in my club," she continues with a bright smile on her face.

"Amari-san, what's your club?" Komori asks, butting in.

"School newspaper," Sakusa blurts out the answer for him.

"Ah, he's right, I love writing," she confirms, delighted he even knows. If she would be a little more confident, she'd assume he has read her articles.

The two part ways with Komori as he gets called by a friend, and they continue walking alongside each other, not saying a word. While Sakusa's already comfortable with silence, Amari tries to converse with him.

"Is there a cafe or restaurant you want to dine in later? Any preferences?" she asks, a few steps away from her classroom.

"None," he answers. A total buzzkill.

"Okay, okay. Then, see you later, Sakusa-san," she reluctantly says before stopping in front of the classroom door. "Good luck on your practice," she adds before sliding the it open.

Sakusa glances at her before walking away, still silent. Knowing him since middle school, she was well aware of how reserved he is. She tried not to mind it, well again tried; she ended up thinking about it all day long.

Meanwhile, for Sakusa, his personality bugging his new girlfriend hasn't even crossed his mind. His day goes on as it usually does and by lunch, he spots her sitting on one of the cafeteria tables, alone.

It made him curious. He knew Amari to be the typical bubbly and friendly extrovert since middle school, so her eating alone was odd. He doesn't exactly know why, perhaps it was some sort of pity or concern, but he decides to approach her and sit on the same table.

"Sakusa-san," she calls his name out of surprise. "Hello," she greets with a nervous smile, then averts her gaze somewhere in the background.

"Hi," he responds with a dead tone. He searches for something on his jacket pockets right after, which Amari guesses is sanitizer.

"Sanitizer?" she offers and grabs hers on her shoulder bag.

He stops searching and nods at her, a little dazed she brings one. She opens the lid and he presents his meticulously clean hands for her to pour the sanitizer in.

"Itadakimasu," he mumbles before pulling the mask down. Now Amari was curious. She has seen his face multiple times obviously but that would usually be when he played, almost never this close.

"What?" he asks with a disgusted look on his face.

"Ah, right, he hates needless staring," she reminds herself as she looks back at her food.

"Where are your friends?" he asks before taking a bite of his food.

"They're cramming homework in the classroom," she answers.

"So that's why you're alone," he mutters.

"Glad you're worried for me, Sakusa-san," she chuckles and looks at him, eyes crinkling with happiness.

"I'm not," he sighs.

"Okay, okay," she giggles. "I'm still glad," she insists.

"Whatever. Misunderstand it as much as you want," he hisses. "I don't understand why you even like me."

"There's lots of reasons to like you, Sakusa-san," she refutes. "I can list i-."

"No thanks."

Lunch ended a few minutes later and the two head back to their classrooms. Amari spots her friends finally finished copying her homework and they bring it back to her. "Thanks a lot, Emi-cchi," Yume says.

"You saved our ass, I totally forgot about this homework," Jiro butts in and sits beside her. "I'm a little too foccused on the swimming club."

"Please tell me you changed a few answers at least."

"Yup, yup. Of course," Jiro reassures her.

"So, how was your confession yesterday? You haven't told us anything about it," he adds.

"Yeah, what did Sakusa say?" Yume asks.

"Ah, it's complicated," Amari answers with a mischievous smile, obviously hiding something.

"How can a rejection be complicated?" they both wonder. "I mean-"

"We're going out already," Amari reveals in a more hushed voice and places her index finger near her lips, signalling them to keep quiet.

"Nah, you're not fooling us with that," Yume clicks her tongue. "I mean, Sakusa Kiyoomi?"

"I'm not lying," Amari whines, "You believe me, don't you, Jiro?" she turns to him.

"I dunno, Emi-cchi. For real?"

"We even ate lunch together a while ago," she adds.

"Receipts or it didn't happen," Yume demands.

"Fine, later! I'm going on a date with my Sakusa later," she accepts the challenge, emphasizing the 'my.'

"You can kabedon him while you're at it too," Yume teases.