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Barou was a clean freak, which was what Isagi first realized when he had chosen him during the second selection. It was unexpected of course. No one would expect the king to clean up after himself instead of just having everyone else do it for him. It wasn’t a bad thing obviously, it saved Isagi from having to do even more work, though he still did clean up after Nagi. Their room was chaos. Nagi and Barou seemed to have a very odd rivalry, with Nagi starting fights and Isagi having to stop Barou from finishing them. It probably wouldn’t even be a good fight, none of them knew how to fight. Though Barou made up for that with his physical strength.
“Whose sock is this?!” Barou bellowed, his eyebrow already twitching despite how early it was.
Nagi yawned stretching his arms above his head, his drooping eyes locked upon the singular sock Barou was holding before he yawned again.
“It’s probably mine” Nagi replied, closing his eyes again “You can keep it if you want though,”.
Rage practically radiated off Barou’s body, Isagi couldn’t be bothered to deal with this right now.
He got out of bed and went to get a towel, it was harder than it should’ve been to find one though. Nagi’s stuff was everywhere, did he seriously not know how to clean up after himself?
“Isagi, when do you think that we’ll see Reo again?”.
When Isagi met Chigiri and Kunigami in the bathing area he was surprised that they had taken Reo along with them. They said that they saw him moping about and they felt bad for him but they didn’t elaborate any more than that. However, Isagi did have a sinking feeling that they thought Reo was talented and that was really why they chose him. He chose not to mention it though, not wanting to embarrass them. He would've asked them if they wanted to play against each other but the three had already arranged a game and it was too late to back out. It was a shame but there was nothing they could do.
“Soon” he didn’t elaborate, he didn't know if they would even see any of them again but he had hope that they would.
Isagi hopped over some dirty clothes and made his way to the door, he forgot to have a shower yesterday and he thought it best to have one as soon as possible. Especially with Barou continuously moaning about hygiene. He had to listen to his lectures every day and they weren’t even aimed at him!
The door slid open and he walked through, ignoring the two boys' pointless bickering and deciding to brighten his day with a relaxing bath. Then he would brush his teeth, like a normal person. After that, he would get changed into the facilities provided clothing and then eat breakfast, like a normal person. But this was blue lock and Isagi could already tell that it would not be a normal morning.
He was a little disappointed with how bland the uniform they were forced to wear was, they didn’t even get any other options. However, it was created to prevent sweat from distracting you during your games and Isagi could see why that would be useful but the only downside was how the excess sweat stuck to your body after you had taken it off and how much it stunk. This is why he enjoyed his peaceful mornings when he didn’t have to wear disgusting clothing.
The bathroom was completely empty. No one was in there and the products seemed to have been replaced. Steam clouded the bath and Isagi made his way over, preparing to submerge himself in it. He folded his towel neatly and pushed it to the side. The water was fresh and bubbly, Isagi couldn’t be more pleased.
The cold tiles that surrounded the pool did little to convince Isagi to back off. He stepped into the warm water and basked in the way it warmed his body and rid him of any dirt. It was quiet besides from the occasional splash the water made when Isagi moved ever so slightly. He didn’t want to have to get up and move even if the whole point of him being here was to wash himself. He didn’t really have to do anything today apart from training so he was content to just sit in the water. He leaned back further into the water and rested his head on the tiles. It wasn’t often Isagi’s day was normal but he was happy to just have a little bit of peace in the morning when he could.
“Hey there beautiful,”.
Startled, Isagi opened his eyes and saw a man looking down at him with a smirk on his face. The man had blonde hair with a pink tint at the ends, it was incredibly messy but Isagi was willing to let it pass as just bed hair. His face was much more tanned than anyone Isagi had seen at the facility so far. It wasn’t just his face though, the rest of his body seemed to be tanned as well. Isagi found himself admiring the boy's body. He wasn’t excessively muscular but he did have muscles, his body was lean and tall. The boy's eyebrow lifted in amusement as he realized Isagi was staring.
“You like what you see darling?” the boy smirked, crouching down so that their faces were closer together.
Isagi, suddenly aware of what he had been doing sputtered for an excuse, he could almost feel his face growing red, and when he noticed the boy's teasing smirk widen he decided that it would be better if he just shut his mouth.
“Aw, why’d you stop?” the boy pouted “You sounded really cute,”.
Isagi sat up and turned to face the boy who had stood up again, the teasing smirk still on his lips.
“Who are you?” Isagi asked, careful to only meet his eyes and not look elsewhere.
“Shidou Ryusei,” Shidou stood up and went to take his towel off. Isagi hurriedly turned his gaze away, he was decent enough to have the manners not to look.
Shidou chuckled, obviously noticing the way Isagi had looked away.
“It’s alright, I don’t mind if you look,” Shidou teased but still Isagi refused to look away from the wall.
“I’m pretty sure I look better than that wall anyways,” Isagi could feel himself flush again and his suspicions were confirmed when the boy let out a small laugh.
Isagi didn’t turn his head until he was sure that Shidou and his whole body were submerged in the water before turning to face him again.
“What’s your name darling?” Shidou rested his arms on the tile and turned his head slightly so that his pink eyes met with Isagi’s.
“Isagi Yoichi,” He stated, the boy was weird, sure they were hormonal teenagers but he didn’t expect someone to blatantly parade around while announcing it to everyone.
He had seen the teen before, but he was talking about finding ‘pleasure’ in football to anyone who would listen and he wasn’t someone Isagi wanted to associate with at that time.
The boy smiled and his gaze narrowed on Isagi. He had to resist the urge to shiver at the ferocity of his stare.
“Well, Yoichi-kun, how would you like to play against me and my team?” He asked a playful glint in his eyes.
“Yeah? You want to play with me?” Isagi replied, he knew his words could be interpreted differently if someone had a dirty mind so when Shidou’s eyes widened it seemed he got the hint. Isagi was no stranger to flirting, he often got compliments about how pretty he was. In fact, he was pretty sure that many of the people he met so far had actually tried to make a move on him. He didn’t want to hurt their feelings by rejecting them though so he acted oblivious, he acted as if he thought they were just being friendly when he knew they wanted something more. So, the fact that he was flirting with Shidou was something he never expected himself to do.
Shidou laughed throwing his head back, clearly not expecting Isagi's response. His eyes glinted with amusement and Isagi knew he had made the right decision.
“I’ll play with you any day sweetheart,” Shidou met his gaze straight on, and the two of them just stared at each other in silence.
“Hmm, I think I’d like to play with you too,” Isagi said with confidence he didn’t know he had.
He pushed himself off the wall, moving himself closer to Shidou, who seemed to have leaned forward. When he approached him, he was careful not to touch him, if Shidou was anything like the rumors he was probably turned on right now, even if it was only a little bit. Isagi hated to admit it but he was too, you couldn’t blame him though, if you put a bunch of hormonal teenagers in a room, something was bound to happen. He leaned over Shidou whose breath seemed to hitch and his grin grow wider, but to his dismay, Isagi grabbed the shampoo bottle behind him and returned to where he was sitting before.
Isagi wasn’t stupid enough to hook up with a stranger and especially not in a public bathroom. He had expected the tanned male to get a bit pissed or annoyed so when he heard the man chuckle you could say he was a bit confused.
“My my Yoichi-kun, you really know how to turn a man on!” Shidou exclaimed, was he even more turned on than before? What a freak.
But Isagi is too.
“The feelings mutual,” Isagi replied a satisfied expression on his face.
Shidou groaned, lifting his hips up ever so slightly, but not enough to let anything show.
“What a filthy mouth you have!” Shidou laughed again, his face redder than before. Isagi stopped washing his hair just to stare at him. Shidou was interesting, Isagi thought. Maybe he’s good on the court as well.
“Why do you play football Shidou-kun?” Isagi asked curiosity in his eyes.
Shidou raised an eyebrow playfully before opening his mouth.
“It gives me a sense of euphoria that I can’t get from anything else, so I guess you could say… it turns me on,” Isagi shouldn’t have been surprised but he was and Shidou laughed again at Isagis surprise.
“Though if you think you can turn me on more than football can, you’re welcome to try,” He winked.
Isagi flushed red. How could he say such vulgar things and not be embarrassed by it?
“You’re so cute Yoichi-kun,” Shidou smiled “It’s a shame your not on my team,”.
Isagi nodded, he did want to play with Shidou, whether it be with him or against him, and besides Isagi had been elected as the one who had to find a team to play against. Hopefully, Nagi and Barou wouldn’t be annoyed if he wanted Shidou on their team. It’s not like they could be mad at him though, if they wanted something better then they should’ve found someone themselves.
“Then why don’t we play against each other instead and then after I win you can join my team?” Isagi asked.
“Oh? You’re pretty confident!” Shidou sat up “Sure, just don’t get too mad after I beat you, sweetheart,”.
“We’re not gonna lose and shouldn’t you really talk with your team about accepting?”
“My team doesn’t make my heart flutter so they’re useless to me, though you Yoichi…” Shidou paused before his cocky smirk turned into an evil grin.
“I’m sure you could give me a good time!” Shidou cackled, causing the water to ripple.
Isagi sat up as well, he had stayed in the bath long enough. He carefully stood up, making sure to hide from Shidou. He turned around making sure that all Shidou saw was his backside. Shidou’s hungry gaze was clearly something the other boy didn’t try to conceal. Isagi wrapped his towel around his waist before pivoting on his heel to face Shidou again.
“I’ve been told that I always give people good times so I’ll try my best not to disappoint you,” Isagi blew a kiss his way and walked towards the door. Shidou whistled behind him as Isagi meaningfully dropped his towel slightly lower.
The door slid shut behind him as he walked out, he could only hope that Shidou wouldn’t disappoint. Although, he already had a gut feeling that Shidou was better than he let on.
Isagi laughed as he walked closer to the shared room, this would be fun!