Chapter 3

-TIME SKIP-2 MONTHS LATER-

Mao and Akashi became good friends. Mao helped out Akashi at the basketball club like a manager since she didn't know which club to go to. Akashi didn't really liked how Mao and Keita always talk. (Keita is in the cooking club xD I know! He is atheletic though)

Mao's POV

Yawn... a few more weeks to summer holiday! So now I'm already slacking more than I've slack 1 or 2 months ago...

"Ohaiyo, Mao-chan!" Keita catched up to me. Our road to school is connected, so we can meet up in the middle, where our roads connect.

"Ohaiyi, Keita-kun!" I greeted back. And like every morning Keita started talking about his happenings, his life. Though some is quite funny.

We walked inside the school as we chatted. The sad thing is that Keita is still scared of Akashi, so the three of us can't hang out together. Just then the black limo pulled up again.

Akashi's POV

As my limo pulled up, I saw Mao and Keita chatting away happily. Aren't they too close. Tch! I slammed the door as I walked towards them.

"Ohaiyo."

"Ah! Ohaiyo, Akashi-san." She turned around and the one known as Keita bowed to me and walked away saying that he has something to do first.

"Geez... Akashi-san, you should just go around smiling to people, then they won't be scared of you. -_-;"

"I'll look retarded."

"No way you would, trust me!"

"*menacing smile*"

"That's doesn't look retarded but instead very menacing. And I take back my words, don't smile now, you'll scare people away.*sweatdrop*"

"Ah hahaha!" I chuckled at how cute she is.

And we walked together to our classroom. On the way, other girls were talking behind Mao's back, insulting her and making rumors. Tch! Annoying b*tches. I glared at them, making them shut the f*ck up.

Mao's POV

It's normal for me to get insulted now. I got used to it. It's no surprise to hear it when a gloomy-like girl like me, THOUGH I'M NOT!, is hanging out with the famous emporor.

-TIME SKIP-AFTER SCHOOL-

There's basketball practice today, but I need to help Keita with his cooking as a taste-tester and advisor. Thanks to Keita, I discovered that I have a talent in cooking (please pretend if you don't feel that you're talented in cooking, like me... feels for you T^T). I told Akashi that I'll be going late and ditched him x) without telling him the reason.

I went to the cooking room (the cooking club doesn't have club activities today), meeting up with Keita who abandoned me in class.

"Keita! Watcha making today?" I asked.

"Oh! Just some fried salmon recipe." Keita answered. We then started working on the salmon.

Akashi's POV

What the f*ck. Give a reason before you go baka! I walked out of the classroom, annoyed and got pissed off more by the girls hovering around me.

I was walking to the gym when I smell a nice cooking scent. I turned to go to the cooking room instead of the other way to the gym. The door of the cooking room is slightly opened and I peeked in.

I widened in shock. Mao left me for that guy?! I knew... I knew that I like Mao, not as a friend, but romantically. And that girl is so dense! I don't even get myself for loving that gloomy girl, okay maybe not as gloomy as she looks, she's too cheerful.

Mao looked over at Keita, interested in what he's doing. And what I'm more pissed off about is that Keita fed her! Tch!

"It's not even cooked fully yet, Keita!"

Good thing she noticed. I left the scene, not wanting to be late for practice. As I went into the gym, I immediately ordered them to warm up and run 20 laps around the school as I went to change.

3rd person's POV

Everyone can tell that Akashi is in a bad mood as a murdering aura is emmiting from him. Everyone did as he said although 20 laps around the school is tough.

-TIME SKIP-AFTER COOKING-

Mao's POV

I finished cooking with Keita and went to the gym, carrying enough servings of fried salmon for the basketball team and spilt them into different containers so no one have to fight over them.

As I opened the door to the gym, no one was there, only Akashi practicing. I wonder if today doesn't have practice... Just as I thought about that, all the other members came rushing in sweat. Akashi-san went sparta again -.-; they'll die one day...

I walked in and put the food down and went to get some water and towels. As I came back, everyone was (like anime) dead some lieing upwards some face planted to the floor.

I signed and used the 'holy' water to revive them. I splashed a bit of water onto their faces and they're revived right away. Rushing to get the water and towels I put on the bench.

While everyone was gulping down the water, Akashi played harder. He'll die early ._. And... he's been being sparta more often now... I wonder why... I brought the towel and water for him.

"Akashi-san! Here's the water and towel!"

"Put it at the bench, I'll go later." He muttered and I can hardly hear it.

You're 'later' will be at the end of practice EX- XA- CU- SE MEH! He's stubborn... as he threw the basketball and it went threw the basket, he went to get it. TIME TO ATTACK!!!

I tackle him (not very hard) and use the towel to rustle his hair. He stopped. Phew!

"Ne ne! Akashi-san, stop overexerting yourself!"

"..."

"Wait don't tell me, you're a masochist?" I went surprised and (anime-edly) turned into stones.

"No f*cking way." He came and headbutted me in the forehead and walked away. It hurtttttt!!!! I held onto my forehead.

"Mao-chan! What're those?"

"Salmon!"

"Whoooooo Hooooooo!!!" They cheered, each taking a container to eat. I don't get how they can immediately eat after all that running o.o;

Only Akashi didn't take it. Sulking~ I went behind him as everyone is keeping their distant from him, who us still emitting the dark aura. I glompped him from behind and placed my left cheek on his right cheek.

"Ne~ Don't sulk~" I cooed.

Akashi's POV

She's always using that method to get me... but it has always does though... I liked it and gave in. I signed and looked at the last container, just thinking that Keita made it makes me angry.

"Ah! That bag with the last container is the bag made by me! I cooked it! Hope it suits your taste!" She smiled and looked at me. It's as if she knew what I was thinking. I took the container and opened it. It looks pretty tasty. I took a bite. It melted in my mouth. I looked at her and smiled before continue eating.

Mao's POV

Ah~ Someone's pretty satisfied~ Hehe! His happy face is so cute!

End of chapter~ hue hue~ SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! In the next chapter: There's going to be confession~ *wink wink*