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It all started because of the victory feast. After Bachira and him got back, It went to chaos. Everyone ate the food gluttonously, and soon the whole group was fighting with each other over who got what.
Isagi thought it was a bit endearing. It was their last night as a team together and of course, even working together they were still arguing. (“Raichi! You are not going for seconds!” “Can it, Hero! I don’t care about the rules—“ *1)
In the meanwhile, He finally got to enjoy food better then the trash he’d been eating before. Steak? Yes please. He filled his plate and ended up sitting besides Bachira, who was one with his food, and Kunigami, who was still berating any misbehaving teammates.
He dug into the meal, savoring the delicious flavors as the group turned towards conversation. About a million different topics were brought up over the course of the meal. Mostly about soccer, with a few exceptions pertaining to their battles in bluelock. (“Man, that Niko kid was crazy. Can’t wait to see him!” “You’re worried about that after facing off against Nagi and Reo?? SIX MONTHS PEOPLE! S I X M O N T H S!”)
Isagi was more focused on the win. They made it—even fighting against a menace like Nagi. That guy was superhuman. Eugh. Soon enough though, He was distracted from his thoughts by a sudden weight on his lap.
. . . !
Ah. It was Bachira. He should have known.
“Isagi, I'm getting bored.. how’d you think the match went today?” Bachira looked up at him from where he’d made himself comfortable on his lap. He couldn’t help but notice how his eyes shone at that.
“I’m glad we crushed them.” It was satisfying, to say the least.
“At least Kuon was good for something that game… I’m still mad at that bitch though!!” Raichi yelled across the table. He was still stuffing his face full of food, but the guy had practically won the game with his locking in on Reo, so Isagi probably shouldn’t be too harsh.
Speaking of the game… “honestly, I’m just hoping I won’t be goalie next game…” Lemon spoke up. The guy was a good makeshift goalie for team Z, big and strong, but he had the sinking suspicion Lemon was just about done with it at this point.
Bachira shifted against his lap and Isagi internally groaned. This guy… really had no sense of personal space, did he..? Still, he didn’t mind too much. Bachira was a damn good player and even though he was beyond weird, and Isagi liked his company so..
“Hey, Bachira. Make sure to give Isagi some space.” Man, Kunigami was such a lifesaver. “Fineeeeeee..” Bachira pulled himself up as Chigiri turned towards them. “Did you guys want some of my stir fry…?” Chigiri was an interesting one. Isagi found himself confused by the guy at first, especially since he was hiding his real talents. But, he had definitely warmed up to Chigiri. The guy was pretty nice off field(even if he denied it. “I’m not…” yeah right.*2), and he usually had some good input.
“Yes please!!!” Bachira already snatched up the Stirfry, so Isagi didn’t bother asking.
After another half hour of eating, everyone seemed to have finished up eating. Garumaru and Raichi seemed to be cleaning up the dishes together as some sort of competition, while the other guys seemed to be making a circle. Isagi started setting up his bedding, and Naruhaya came over.
“Hey man! We figured it’d be fun to play some ice breaker and party games. Wanna join us? Everyone else is already over!!” Isagi had been hoping to sleep, but.. it was their last night. He could spend some time with the group.
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Isagi was starting to regret this.. the things he had learned were interesting to say the least… who knew Naruhaya was such a womanizer… and he had a similar taste to him, apparently.. 3*
He was having fun though. Learning about the escapades of his teammates wasn’t planned but it was certainly interesting.. (“You received HOW MANY LETTERS, Chigiri???” “…I was a bit focused on winning, at the time” “Are you guys hearing this? Am I the only one who can’t get laid??” “Your family runs a temple, of course you can’t.” *4)
Then, they started playing.. Never have I ever. It was Chigiri’s suggestion, surprisingly. “I want to see what you all have been up to. Honestly, I feel like I’ve missed out on some life events because of soccer, so I’m.. curious.” It was an honest feeling. Isagi couldn't quite relate, but he was a nobody before blue lock, so that part made sense. Chigiri had been in the spotlight, hadn’t he?
“Well, who wants to go first?” As per usual, Bachira was breaching the subject head-on. He watched Bachura’s big movements. He talked with his hands, big arm movements and an open figure. Isagi found it sort-of cute, in its own Bachira way …..ah. He shouldn’t be thinking like that. “I’ll do it.” Oh. Kuon volunteered. Isagi had initially been a bit hesitant about the guy celebrating with them, as had most of the others. But, as the night went on, he sort of eased himself back into the crowd. Isagi was curious about the questions. He had his hands up, ready to win.
“Never have I ever… cheated on a test!” Kuon grinned. Everyone put a finger down except Kuon and.. Kunigami? “What about playing fair don’t you people get?” Ah. That made sense. While Isagi wasn’t one to cheat normally, he’d certainly done a few bad things here and there. Kunigami was a good guy. It wasn’t too surprising, though it seemed some of the guys didn’t believe him… or Kuon, for that matter. Raichi pointed at Kuon. “You expect us to believe you wouldn’t cheat after you betrayed us???” It was a fair point..
“That’s not cheating.. that’s.. uhm..” Kuon fumbled with his words. “JUST PUT IT DOWN ALREADY!” Raichi got his way, and the matter was settled.
A few more turns of the game passed and… “never have I ever had a crush on a celebrity!” Bachira grinned, watching as Kunigami, Lemon, himself, and Imamura put a hand down. Bachira looked at them all expectantly. “So?? Who’s the lucky person?” He giggled. He felt a bit awkward answering.. After all, his celebrity crush was admittedly not so easy to explain. Not to mention… he had no clue what kind of people he was with. “Mine’s Jennifer Lawrence.. those curves…” Imamura was honest and straightforward. Lemon sighed. “Haruka Igawa 5*.. I know she’s a bit older but.. I loved her movies as a kid!” He nodded with his words. Isagi respected it.
“What about you, Kunigami?” He found himself compelled to ask. Despite being a pretty honest guy, Isagi had never really heard him talk about his preferences, besides.. the fetish conversation from earlier, but it was pretty niche and unspecific. “….. Messi. He’s such a legend.” Kunigami seemed to be basking in his admiration for Messi. “Wait but he’s a guy..????” Naruhaya seemed shocked, like he hadn’t considered it an option. In all honesty. Isagi was a bit surprised too. Kunigami was pretty upfront but did he really mean a crush or more of an admiration?
“Yeah..? I’m bi. Do you have a problem with that?” Kunigami, as per usual, answered as honestly and as normally as ever. Damn. Isagi was impressed.. and also a little surprised. I mean, to come out and say it like that? He respected it. “Nah.” He replied easily, though Naruhaya seemed a bit surprised. “Oh.. “ well. That made his life easier anyways.. Everyone’s attentions would be off him and on Kunigami.
“Man, that’s cool! I don’t care either way. Whoever I date has got to be fun to play soccer with though!” Bachira chimed in gingerly. Oh. Did he mean..? “You too? Cool.” Kunigami nodded at him. The room grew a bit awkward. Then, cutting through the tension with a chainsaw came Raichi . “Okay? Why are you guys so quiet, dammit? Who gives a damn about preferences?!?” Isagi felt the tension drain out of him as Raichi sent the group into chattering, apologies, and honesty. “I’m sorry! I just didn’t know how to respond!” Seemed to be the general consensus, which certainly calmed Isagi down a lot… he almost wanted to… “what about you Isagi? What’s your preference?” Bachira peered over him, and Isagi felt his calmness fade away. Why did Bachira even want to know??? This guy… Kuon spoke up first. “He doesn’t have to answer if he doesn’t want to.”
“….i didn't think there was another bisexual here? Or two, uhm, I couldn’t tell if Bachira was saying he was bi or pan.” He mumbled the Words. He was nervous but he felt a lot more comfortable after Kunigami defended Bachira. The whole group seemed even more surprised. Bachira grinned. “Guess there’s another one! And I’m pan, Isagi.” Isagi nodded. Raichi looked over. “Well, guess That’s what, 3 out of 11? I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more. Maybe that Ego bastard’s bias was towards gays.” Isagi choked. Oh my God he actually just said that. A few people chuckled, but Chigiri just started cackling. It was a surprising move from the speedster, who was often pretty calm on and off field. What did he find so funny?
“Sorry, it’s just…logically it makes no sense, right..? 4/11.. is that just luck?” Chigiri glanced over to them and—wait. Four? Only Him, Bachira, and Kunigami had said anything….. unless someone else had told him, that implied—“Wait, four?” And the color drained from Chigiri's face. He looked surprised, before the face melted into his usual nonchalants.
“…..me. I’m gay.” That was a bit of a surprise. Chigiri kind of seemed like a guy who was “too feminine looking to be actually gay” but no, he was actually?
Bachira turned towards Chigiri, with his signature insane smirk. “We’re a statistical anomaly, eh?”
Gagamaru of all people spoke after him. “Wait so.. you guys like… like guys? Or girls? Cool.” An. he had totally just got it hadn’t he? Isagi respected Gagamaru, but the guy was a little dense.
“Honestly, I kinda think the rest of the teams are gay too…” Igarashi spoke up, face still full of rice. Where did he even get that from? “Do you remember what the Purple and White guys were like? Totally in sync, and then “my treasure” this and that. Definitely gay. Isagi couldn’t deny it. He’d met Reo and Nagi before and… yeah. “Maybe Raichi was right…” Lemon sighed. “Though, he could have been less loud about it.”
Kunigami nodded. “Maybe, but isn't it a little shallow to just assume?” He was right, but it didn't stop the rest of team Z to continúe their pondering until morning.