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For a lazy genius like Nagi, you just needed to dangle some bait to get them running.
Manga volumes, gacha funds, in-game cosmetics, and, in moderation, days off from practice — Reo would reward Nagi with whatever he could think of just to keep him from slacking off; but lately, he was starting to run out of ideas.
They still had a couple more games to go; and if they stayed undefeated until the end, Hakuho High School would qualify for something for the first time and represent Tokyo in the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament — all thanks to their star duo.
Nagi was at his most stubborn against the weaker schools, ‘wastes of energy’ as he’d called them, the ones that barely put up a fight. At this point in the competition though, everyone was taking it so seriously, you’d think their lives were on the line. It should probably be fine.
“Hey, Nagi,” Reo called out to the other boy lazily stretching by the corner of the pitch. “If you score a hat-trick, I'll give you a kiss,” he joked all too casually, before jogging away to regroup with the team, resuming their warm-up.
The opposing school scored an early opener against them, breaking their clean sheet streak just ten minutes after kickoff. Reo didn’t even give it a second thought seeing Nagi on form the whole game; it had been a while since they'd even conceded a goal.
The game ended 3-1 in favour of Hakuho. They were to advance to the quarterfinals.
Nagi was staring at Reo with his big, almost buglike, eyes the entire time in the locker room; and Reo almost didn’t get why until he walked up to him and spoke up, waiting once everyone had left.
“Got a hat-trick.”
Oh. That.
Reo was a bit confused, unsure why Nagi would actually want a kiss from him — but even if he wasn’t serious about it, he did mention it; and he had to hold up his end of the deal, like always.
So, Reo leaned in, happily giving his best friend a quick peck on the cheek. No biggie.
And when he pulled away, Nagi was pouting. He would worry that Nagi realised it was weird, but he recognised this expression — he saw this exact same one all the time, when Nagi would ask for a few more minutes of rest in between training, for a piggyback ride, or for just anything.
“That’s all?” Nagi asked, sounding like a disappointed kid who wanted an extra piece of candy.
“Eh?” Now Reo was utterly dumbfounded, unable to process the last thing Nagi said, much less the next.
“Can I get a real kiss if I score three again?”
Next game. Quarterfinals. Nagi didn’t score three —
He scored four.
Two figures stood at the very corner of the room, hiding for the chance that someone would walk in at any time. Nagi was looking at Reo expectantly now, if he had a tail you could imagine it wagging.
Reo was nervous for some reason, even though he decided he didn’t mind. He had to take a very deep breath, several actually, before finally leaning in; closing his eyes and gently putting his lips on Nagi, who instantly kissed back, like he’d been waiting for this moment for so long. He half-expected Nagi’s lips to be rough and chapped, but they felt so soft against his own.
Reo kept it short and sweet, feeling like he wouldn’t be able to handle it if it lasted even a second longer; Nagi chased after him the second they parted; but Reo was quicker to turn away, avoiding eye contact — but it wasn’t because it was bad, because it wasn’t.
It went pretty much like he expected, apart from liking it more than he thought he would.
“You’ll have to keep scoring for more,” he said, embarrassed.
“Okay.” The reply came almost instantly; Nagi was absolutely unashamed and Reo didn’t fully understand why Nagi was so eager for it, but if it meant he could motivate him better than ever, he didn’t mind.
It soon became awkward when it fell silent, and the realisation that they were still in this position, in this corner of the room, hit — but when Reo was just about to move, Nagi spoke again.
“Hey, Reo…” he started, his tone somehow innocent and dangerous at the same time. “What do I get when we win the nationals?”
This guy…! They haven’t even qualified yet!