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Senku never did sports. He never watched sports with his dad on those fall nights, resisting the temptation of being allowed to stay up a few extra hours. To him, sports were useless. While it may benefit some, Senku was not one of those ‘few’. That doesn’t explain why he ended up in front of coach Snyder on a Saturday morning midsummer shouldered by his two ‘best friends’ who woke his ass up and dragged him back to the school.
On.
A.
Saturday.
Morning.
“Can you repeat your last name?” Coach Snyder’s glare wasn’t cold per say, but it was something akin to the glare on a vampire in the movies Lillian used to bring over. But senku can’t seem to remember the name of the movies… Twinkle? No that’s dumb… uhm…
“Ishigami. I-S-H-I-G-A-M-I.”
Maybe it was Harry potter.
“Oh, you’re Byakuya’s son.” Stanley’s stare narrowed, scanning his face. Maybe Senku was imagining it, but he could swear his eyes dulled.
Twilight. That was it.
“Yeah, I guess. Y’know him?” Stanley shrugged, turning away.
“More or less.” Alright then. That conversation was over.
Senku tried to focus on remembering how he even got there on that dewy morning in the first place, but all he could sense was the tremors coming from his left shoulder.
No, not tremors.
Taiju.
“Stop vibrating you big oaf. I’m not even going to last 5 minutes. I’m only doing this because it’s your birthday.”
“You do care senku!” Taiju threw his arms around his friend pulling him into a crushing bear hug. Senku strained against him snarling at Yuzihara’s muffled giggles.
“Let me go you oaf! Let’s just get this over with.”
As it turns out, Coach Snyder has an unknown vendetta against Senku.
“Ishigami! Stop running on your heels! I don’t know if i have enough patience to tell you that again.” Snyder had been yelling at senku for - assuming we’re rounding up -1,000 seconds now.
To say Senku was getting irritated was an understatement.
“C’mon Senku! Don’t give up now!” Taiju ran up behind him and gave hima hearty smack on the back. It was intended to be harmless but it sent an already unstable Senku into the asphalt.
“Senku!” Taiju and Yuzihara yelled in tandem. Senku’s head was spinning as he allowed his body to relax on the pavement. Better down here than up there.
“Somebody take him to the nurses office. She should still be in there.” Coach Snyder mumbled through a cloud of smoke. Smoking wasn’t allowed, but somehow- reasons very well known to all the students- Stanley got away with it. He got away with a lot of things.