manager 愛

“how’s it like dating kazuya?” you repeated and momentarily pondered a bit at her question. if you’re honest, it was a normal relationship? sure there was PDA, here and there, but other than that, you thought your relationship had been fairly normal. 

“i-it’s just that, i can’t imagine him being all sweet and kind! sure he has his moments, but he’s just very... egotistical. no offense though, senpai!” she explained. 

you smiled at the girl and finished refilling the water, “he has his moments for sure, and as weird as it sounds, i like his personality as he is, even if he teases me a lot.”

“ah... that makes sense, you two really balance each other out then!” 

“it’s more like i’m acting as if i’m his babysitter,” you playfully rolled your eyes as you lifted the water container, making sure to not drop the heavy item. 

“ah senpai, i can help with that!” haruno rushed to try to help you lift the container. “nah, it’s fine haruno! plus i don’t want you... to uh trip by accident!” you smiled as you lifted the container. “let’s go, the guys are probably looking for a drink by now.” 

as you were passing by the bullpen, miyuki noticed the both of you walking towards the dugout. he shook his head slightly as he watched you trudge the heavy water container and called out, “oi y/n, i’ll help you in a second! your back could hurt from that, you know?” 

you looked at miyuki through the metal fence, “aren’t you supposed to be helping sawamura with his pitching?” 

“it’s tiring to keep airheads and idiots in check though, especially when their heads are in the clouds~.” he responded while showing his signature grin towards you, not caring that furuya and sawamura were arguing back at the captain. 

“plus, you’ll be standing like a hunched-over grandma if you keep carrying heavy stuff like that,” he teased, laughing when he watched a small scowl form on your face. 

“oi cap! you said you would catch for me at least 20 times! where are you going? you should be acting like a real captain and let me practice my number 11!” sawamura yelled. 

miyuki placed his hand by his ear, “what? what did you say? you can finally throw number 11 with full control? is that what it is? go ask okumura to catch for you, since i have things to do~.” he snickered, raising his glove towards his mouth. just as he finished laughing, he immediately started to remove his protective gear and jogged over to where you were. 

“eh? how cute y/n-chan, waiting for me to help you out that badly?” he snickered. you opened your mouth to retort but were once cut off by him, “i know, i know, you want me to carry it because i’m so strong!” the grin on his face never left, as haruno watched the small interaction you had with miyuki. 

“you know, i can just ask kuramochi or maezono-san to just help me out right?” you deadpanned as you watch miyuki’s grin start to falter slightly. stifling a laugh, you watched miyuki shuffle around before taking the water container out of your hands and start to walk towards the dugout without another jest. 

as the three of you arrived at the dugout, miyuki placed the water container on the bench and clapped his hands together to remove any dust on his hands.

“thank you so much miyuki-senpai!” haruno grinned as she glanced towards you before speaking, “oh right, y/n-senpai, do you mind if you help us make some onigiri for the team? we need still need to teach the new managers around the kitchen.” 

“oh yeah, of course, i’ll be there in a bit so you could go on ahead without me.” 

haruno nodded and bowed slightly to the two of you before making her way to the dining area, leaving the two of you alone by the dugout. 

“alright then kazuya, i’ll see you later since i have to help the other managers out,” you say as you turned around to leave before feeling a hand on your wrist, stopping you from moving any further. 

“you’re just gonna leave like that? how cruel y/n-chan. you didn’t even thank me for helping you.” miyuki smirked while peering at your face to see your reaction. with rolling eyes, you brushed his hand away, “yeah yeah, thank you soo much kazuya, such a helpful prince you are.” 

once again, you moved away and tried to walk towards the dining area but was once stopped again with a firm hand on your wrist. “oi kazuya, i need to go you kno-,” before you could finish your sentence, you were quickly interrupted with the pull of your wrist. 

you felt your body lean into miyuki’s chest, as he gently wraps his arms around your waist. his face slowly settled into the crook of your neck, and you both stayed there momentarily, showing no signs of moving. 

the warmth on your cheeks had significantly spread, yet you had hesitated to speak as you felt like the words in your throat had died out. before you could even let out a word, you felt miyuki’s head lift away from the crook of your neck before planting a light kiss on your cheek. 

the warmth on your back had started to disappear as miyuki had pulled away from you. with a genuine smile, he glanced at your flushed face, “i’ll see you later. go help out the rest of the managers since i know the team will be pretty hungr-” 

“miyuki-senpai. please catch for me again.” furuya’s voice abruptly cut off miyuki before he could finish his sentence. to top it off, he was practically only two centimeters away from miyuki’s face. 

“you guys really have the worst timing. also, you’re too close!”

✧˖° kuramochi youichi

walking to room five every friday night had become a routine for you. it was the day when you could relax and hang out with your boyfriend, kuramochi, during the weekdays. 

of course, being a manager at seido meant that you could see him even during practice, but the two of you decided to set a time where you both could spend quality time with each other. 

with a plastic bag full of snacks in hand, you made your way to the small dorm room, room five. what you didn’t expect was to hear the murmurs and a familiar shrill laugh behind the door. 

as you opened the door, you were greeted with the sight of all the first-string members sitting around the tv, playing video games and mingling. 

“ah! it’s y/n-chan!” maezono shouted in a loud voice, gaining the attention of all the boys. 

the boys looked at you and greeted you with casual nods and waves. you spotted your boyfriend, kuramochi, waving to you and motioning you to sit by him near the tv. 

“y/n-senpai! you’re here! let's play some games against haruchii and kuramochi-senpai!” sawamura beamed when you sat down. 

“ah no no! it’s fine, i’m not too great at fighter games anyways! it’d be best if i just watched!” you waved your hands, rejecting the idea. 

“hya ha~! are you being nice to sawamura because he sucks at the game! you’re already a better player than him y/n!” kuramochi laughed while ruffling your hair. 

“hah?! what did you say?!” sawamura shouted as he pointed towards kuramochi, who instead just grinned before placing him into a headlock while his shrill laugh filled the room. 

“ill-mannered attack!” 

as you watched the two boys wrestle around, miyuki whispered your name to gain your attention and motioned you to sit by him and masashi, who was currently in a game of shogi. 

“y/n-chan, you know how to play shogi right? hey masashi, tetsu-san could never beat her by the way! she’s way better than me!” miyuki pleaded before snickering, “plus he’s weak.”

“furuya, we’re out of drinks, go get some more,” kuramochi said while glancing at the said boy, who happened to be asleep on asada’s bed. 

noticing that this was your chance to slip away from the captain and the persistent power hitter, “i can go get the drinks!” you raised your hand as you grabbed furuya’s notepad and pen to write down the drinks of the boys. 

“ah, y/n-senpai you don’t need to do that, i can get the drinks,” yui spoke up as he felt bad to make his senpai do errands. however, you shook your head, “nah, it’s fine yui! plus i’m sure the third-years would like to get to know you guys anyways.” 

as you jotted down the drinks all the boys had wanted, you had prepared to leave the room until you heard kuramochi shout behind you, “hold up y/n, i’ll come with you!” 

kuramochi slipped on his slides before grabbing the empty plastic bag that once held snacks. “come on, let’s get the drinks, i’ll help you out.” kuramochi grinned while opening the door for you. 

the two of you made your way towards the vending machine, you spoke up, “youichi, i didn’t know you guys were gonna gather in the room today. should’ve given me a heads up so i don’t intrude, you know?” 

“eh? intrude? you intruding y/n? no way! all the guys don’t mind you being there at all.” kuramochi thought for a moment before continuing with a scowl on his face, “if i’m honest, they were more excited to see you than anything.”

“jealous youichi?” you snickered, watching his eyebrows furrow deeper at your jest. 

“tsk, shut up. so what if i’m jealous?” he pouted as he crouched down in front of the vending machine, before pulling out coins of yen to place in the slot of the machine. 

a grin on your face began to spread as you watched youichi, still crouched on the ground, placing the drinks into the plastic bag. you decided to crouch behind him and wrap your arms around his waist, before letting your head rest on his back. 

“h-ha? y/n what are you doing?” kuramochi spouted frantically, feeling a heat on his cheeks begin to spread. 

“what? i can’t give affection to my boyfriend? is that what it is yoh?” you sighed as you pretend to let your hold on him slightly falter before his hand stopped you from moving further. 

“you know that’s not what i’m saying, stupid.” 

you laughed at your boyfriend’s small retort and you adjusted your arms around his waist. noticing how he kept on placing drinks into the plastic bag, you leaned your face in the crook of his neck and placed a small kiss behind his ear. watching as the tips of his ears became a light red shade. “o-oi!”

you smiled before getting up and looked down at the crouched kuramochi, “come on youichi, let’s go. i bet sawamura is crying right now since he sucks at smash!” 

walking off without him, he quickly placed all the drinks into the bag before running to catch up. “wait for me babe!”