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Even though they had just lost the game and the U-20 is crumbling in agony and despair, Sae Itoshi remains stoic as he walks to the locker room followed by Shidou Ryusei who looks over his opponent's shoulder in fascination. He is not particularly happy or angry with the final result, after all, he is getting the number one star number in the country after scoring a hat trick in record time.
Tche, it was a pity we couldn't score those ten goals. Shidou muttered, averting his gaze, scratching the back of his sweat-covered neck at the same time. Shit, his hands itched for that, he wanted to play with Itoshi Sae again and effectively score ten goals.
Itoshi Sae turned his head back slightly. Shidou couldn't see him face, but it was obvious that He had a sneer on him face as He said "What the fuck are you saying now?"
Well, he hadn't said anything exceptionally foolish, or so he thought. Shidou chattered happily as he walked through the first door of the dressing room. Some players were looking down, well, it was obvious, they had just lost against Blue Lock, and not only that, but they had lost that bet they had with Itoshi Sae, Shidou still didn't understand what they were talking about when it was mentioned earlier, but it was obvious to him that they hadn't won in any aspect today.
As soon as he walked through the door the players who were still in there by the time slowly began to leave, it wasn't nice to cry with an audience after all. He went to his locker and grabbed his towel along with his phone.
Of course, even though he also planned to shower he wanted to make sure he got that number first. "So?" he said, right next to Sae's locker. "Where's my reward?"
A growl and the slam of the locker door was all he heard, but yet, the phone he was holding still didn't have the star's number added as a contact. He followed Sae's footsteps to the showers and hastily stripping off his clothes he joined in the adjoining cubicle despite having been very deeply tempted to go into the same cubicle as Sae, just to, you know, Fun? Teasing? Yes.
Shidou has never been one to take his time in the shower with a lot of products, more so if he was in a hurry, so he quickly rinsed off all the foam residue left on his body and hair, he couldn't stay any longer. To his luck, by the time he was completely clean the older Itoshi was still in the shower.
Shidou felt especially happy about his development in the match, Isagi-chan was great in that last goal as well. On the other hand, Sae had played wonderfully, just remembering his plays made his hair stand on end in excitement, it was an indescribably pleasant feeling for a soccer freak like him. A shot is a seed, the net is the egg, a womb, and what you get from that is a birth, a goal. The propagation of your own philosophy, your own brand to the world.
He stretched his head back, and sighed heavily, letting his shoulders relax. his legs spread open and stretched out un-dried, damp hair still dripping, but it didn't matter, He was too hot after all. He combed his hair back with his fingers, it was no longer up, the weight of the water had made his signature hairstyle disappear. Right now he only had a towel tied around his waist, and he wasn't particularly interested in getting dressed immediately, however, he still made a brief stop at his locker to spritz himself with lotion and deodorant before sitting down to wait for the suffocating feeling from earlier to fade, and besides of that, he was still waiting for a phone number. Itoshi Sae came out of the shower with his boxers on, however, the towel remained tied around his waist. He was more modest than he looked.
Sae didn't say anything for a few minutes, well, that was on him, Shidou in the other hand, suddenly felt the need to say something. "Are you now willing to give me your number, Sae-chan?" He exclaimed smilingly, clapping his palms together in a short, certain clap that echoed in the changing room.
The other didn't turn his face or his eyes, he just ignored him. "I think I really deserve it, you know, I played really well, I scored a hat trick in record time. I want a reward for that" Shidou continued as he stirred in his place.
"I thought you had 'cum' on the field, you horny fiend. You looked like you enjoyed it back there" He laughed wryly as he slid a pair of sweatpants up his legs. "I don't see why would you want any other reward."
"Oh, you finally decided to say something" Sae glared at him. Shido turned around until he was positioned to Sae's left instead of his right. He inquisitively leaned on the locker with his shoulder, smiling wickedly.
"A promise is a promise. To think that the famous Itoshi Sae could go back on his word like that, it's a shame" He dramatized.
Sae didn't react at all. He had just put on his sport shirt, huh, an all-black outfit? Well, it fit his personality perfectly after all.
Itoshi rolled his eyes in exasperation "You'll get the number. But if you use the number even just once for something irrelevant, I'll be blocking you. Understood? I'm not your babysitter. I'm not your friend. And I'm certainly not your partner."
Shidou smiled broadly, immediately handing his phone in Itoshi's direction, but Itoshi didn't receive it, "I think you're making a mistake here, I'm writing your number on MY phone, I don't want you to contact me out of the blue, I will contact you myself when I see fit."
The opposite turned his head excitedly "Heh" he let out a silly laugh "You can't get rid of me that easily. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun together"
As soon as Sae finished typing Shidou's number on his phone, it was quickly snatched out of his hands. Sae reacted a thousandth of a second later, but it was too late, as Sae's number was already registered in the call history of Shidou, who was backing away with an amused smile on his face.
"So, now that I got your number I'll leave you alone for the day" He laughed audibly as he put a hand on his waist, however, he didn't count on his towel falling off.
Sae's eyes shifted all the way down and then rolled up in boredom. "Well, looks like you're happy about that at least, you horny devil. Turns out you're a nudist too" He sighed heavily as he turned to his locker "I'm not even surprised at this point."
Shidou didn't flinch at the comment, and instead laughed again. He was shameless. "Of course, I'm happy. But you seeing me naked wasn't part of our first date, too bad, I wanted to do a striptease dance like a hot fireman later, Sounds good doesn't it?"
Sae did not answer the last question "Do you call a mediocre match a "date"?"
"No, our date started since we walked in there" He smiled with a shrug and tossed the phone back to Sae, who caught it right away. "Pretty romantic by the way, a locker room all to ourselves" Shidou slipped on some sport shorts and a jacket, while continuing to babble nonsensical sentences. Sae contemplated his choices as he stared at his empty locker.
Not only did he lose to brats that were a year or two younger than him, well, that was the least of it, a match against Blue Lock didn't define anything, although Ego Jinpachi was definitely crowing left and right about the success of his plan, it wasn't his problem, he was just a wild card was had called in with several million yen and his sudden interest in Shidou's gameplay.
Although it was him that had recruited the idiot with the antennae (Note, Shidou), he had now condemned himself to having to endure the witticisms of his 'Cinderella in love' for a bet he had made in the heat of the moment. He sighed bitterly. In a way, he had brought all that on himself.
Ah.
But he was saved, wasn't he? Technically his words were 'I'll give you my number' but he never said he would be answering messages or calls. Internally he celebrated that small victory.
He turned around already with his bag over his shoulder, ready to get out of there, but instead, he watched as Shidou shook his head from side to side, splashing drops of water all over the place; unexpectedly, his hair returned to its usual position. What was he, a dog?
"Okay, I'm ready" He spun on his heels and smiled victoriously. "Where are we going today?"
Sae started walking to the exit "We? That sounds like several people."
"Of course, we have to go out together at least once" Shidou declared.
"I'm not taking you anywhere, get your feet on the ground and don't act like my friend" Replied the other as he walked down to the parking lot, his Manager was waiting for him in the car, smiling.
"Aw, what a sourpuss, Are you sure we're the same age?" snorted Shidou "Well, it's not important, I'd like you even if you were 30 and all."
Sae was at his limit, just how much more nonsense could that idiot say? He got into the car and rolled down the window at his request. He knew that if he didn't cooperate the idiot would be able to get into the car on his own. Shidou rested his forearm on the top of the car and was now bent down to be at the same height as Sae, sitting in the car.
"We'll meet again, won't we?"
Sae pondered. "No" He was silent for a few moments. "Depends on how you behave, you horny bastard."
"Then at least say goodbye properly?" The other mused with an entertaining tone between his lips. He wasn't expecting a kiss, but if he got one then his day was made, though of course, that was only a tiny fantasy and probability.
"I don't think so" Sae started to close the window. Shidou smiled broadly from the other side, almost mischievously. "We'll see you later, Prince Charming" He laughed, blowing a flying kiss goodbye as the car pulled away.
"Well, let's see...how do I get home now?" Blue lock had buses, but Shidou had been all the way in the arena compound, it was impossible for them to keep waiting for him.