I finished preparing dinner with Akatsuki and setting the table before calling down the others.
"Whoa, something smells nice." Kimishita said walking down the stairs.
He was always the first to rush down whenever it was time to eat.
"Whoa! What the hell?" He asked looking at me like he'd seen a ghost.
"Finally, the food is ready." Akaji said taking a seat.
"Whoa!"
"What's going on?" Tamura Hinami asked walking down the stairs with the other girls.
"Yeah, you guys have been... Whoa!" Nakamura exclaimed, looking as shocked as the others.
The others walked downstairs and took their seat.
*Must be my hair, maybe I look weird after all.* I thought sitting on a seat beside Akatsuki.
I picked up my chopsticks to begin eating but I felt their gaze on me.
*Is the food bad?*
"Hmm?" I asked looking up at them.
"Who?" Watabe asked.
"Um..." I tried speaking up as I noticed Akatsuki trying to stifle his laughter.
*Damn you, did you do anything to my hair?* I thought looking at him as he looked away.
"Um, guys, the food's gonna get cold." I said trying to look away.
"Hmm? Oshiba-san?" Sugawara asked.
"Yes?" I answered.
"Oh my God, that's actually Atsushi-kun." Tamura said.
"Oh, yeah." I said.
*I'm Atsushi-kun.*
"Whoa, like you look tots different." Hayashi said.
"Tell 'Im." Akatsuki said, slurping away his noodles.
"Yeah, you look cool." Akaji said smiling.
*Urgh.* I thought looking at him.
"Why'd you always cover your eyes?" Watabe asked.
"Nothing, just felt like it." I said looking down.
*Can't just tell 'em 'bout my middle school days.* I thought, sipping from my cup.
I looked up and saw Ueta looking down.
She wasn't all jolly like she usually was, she was more like, sad.
*Wait, what?* I thought as the realization hit me.
We previously agreed that she'd cut my hair for me but today my hair was cut by someone else.
*Nah no way in hell.* I thought shaking the thought out.
After dinner, the guys decided to stay back in the sitting room to have guys talk, get it, they decided, I still didn't get why I was there with them.
"So like we'll be free till next year." Nakamura said opening the bag of chips which I guess he bought earlier in the day.
"Yeah like I'm so happy about that, we'll have few weeks of free time." Watabe said popping his can of soda open.
"It's just for Christmas preparations, at the end we'll have to engage in worse exercises after new year." Saitō grumbled.
"Yeah, but I guess I'll just take it easy for now, just in preparation for next year." Akaji said smiling.
"Yeah, seems alright to me, I don't think they'll be giving us any match anytime soon." Watabe said.
"Mm-hm." Akatsuki said.
"Hey, you guys wanna hit the arcade tomorrow?" Akaji asked.
"Yeah, count me in." Watabe said excitedly.
"I don't have anything doing so I'll be with you guys." Saitō said.
"Me too."
"Same here."
*I'll be bailing out, I'll use these days to make myself better than I used to be.* I thought about to speak up.
"Yeah, I and Atsushi-kun will be coming as well." Akatsuki said smiling.
*Shut the fuck up!!!!*
"Oshiba-kun." Akaji said waiting for my approval.
"Oh, I guess I don't have anything doing." I said looking away.
"Well that settles it, we'll be going different places tomorrow." Akaji said.
"Huh? I thought its just the arcade?" I asked.
"Oh, did I say that out loud, don't mind me. Tee-hee😋"
*Crap, I really hate walking around.* I thought as they kept discussing.
I went up to my room when we finished talking and saw Ueta about to get on her bed.
"Oh, Ueta, looks like you're about to go to bed." I said forcing a smile.
"Yeah." She answered lying on her bed.
"Oh, goodnight."
"Mmn."
*Seems like she's mad about something.* I thought looking at her.
*Well, it doesn't look like she wants to talk about it, and even if she does I really wanna go to bed.* I thought yawning.
The next day, I went to Akatsukis' room and we talked for sometime before deciding to have a bath.
"Won't Saitō be waking up?" I asked.
"Nah, even if I slap the hell outta him he's not gonna wake up, just leave him, he'll be up soon." Akatsuki said as we walked out.
"Oh, looks like you guys are here already." Nakamura said as we walked into the bathroom.
"That's cause a particular someone said we'll be leaving by 10, it's already few minutes after 9." Akatsuki said.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Akaji said smiling.
"Yeah whatever, let's be fast and leave." Akatsuki said.
Before 10, we were ready to leave.
"Shouldn't we tell the coach that we'll be leaving?" Saitō asked.
"Maybe you should try fixing your bed hair first." Watabe said.
"Oh, I totally forgot that." Saitō said as they all laughed at his hair.
We left the compound and went straight for the arcade after leaving the house.
"Whoa, not what I expected this place to be like." I said looking at the place.
"Your first time in an arcade?" Akatsuki asked.
"Yeah."
*I didn't go to many places since I thought it'd bother mom. I also disliked staying in crowded places.*
"Meaning you don't know how you play." Akatsuki said with a smug smile.
"What are you tryina say?" I asked as he laughed.
"Just have fun, you didn't seem to have fun back at the dorm." He said walking to a machine.
*I guess so.* I thought sitting beside him.
He taught me how to play some games while also having a good time.