Chapter 4, Movie Night

THIRD POV

"Holy shit!" Ameri yelped and Tendo flicked her forehead for swearing. The team stared in awe, but the coach told them to clean the gym.

"Didn't he say to clean the gym? Why did he go to the locker room?" Reon raised a brow.

"Well, who knows. Maybe he changed his plans?" Shirabu sweatdropped.

Shirome waved at Semi as she went to Ameri and Tendo who was bickering and exchanging hits on each other's forehead.

"Ameri, Satori-senpai," She announced her presence.

"Satori-senpai? Nah, just call me senpai," Tendo wiggled his brows but Ameri smacked the bck of his forehead after a jump.

"Oh, okay then."

"No, don't listen to him," Ameri shook her head disapprovingly. Shirome just shrugged in confusion.

"Call him Satori-nii," The cherry head gave the gradient head a thumbs up.

"Ooh, I like it," Satori gave a thumbs up as well.

"Satori-kun, you need to help your team now and get changed. We'll wait for you," Ameri waved him off. He nodded and jogged to help the team.

"Well, this day has been nice," Ameri sighed as she and Shirome sat on the bench, waiting for Tendo.

"Maybe we should help them so they can wrap up fast?" Shirome wondered, Ameri shrugged agreeing.

They stood up and picked up the balls that were in corners. They carried them to a basket and dropped them off, the team thanked them and they gave a thumbs up.

"U-Um, Furumi-san!" Goshiki jogged to Shirome who was fixing the benches.

"Oh, hello," She turned to Goshiki.

"H-Hi! Semi-san told me what your name is because I forgot earlier. I'm Tsutomu Goshiki! I'm the only first year here and I'm the one who's going to be a better ace than Ushijima-san," He held his chin high and proudly stated, making Shirome grin under her mask.

"Nice meeting you, Tsutomu-san," She nodded.

He was surprised that she called him by his first name, "You called me by my first name?"

Her face remained the same, "Sorry, Goshiki-san then."

He shook his head rapidly, "No it's fine! Please call me Tsutomu."

"Oh, alright. Call me Shirome then," She gave him a thumbs up.

With a crooked smile and red face, he returned the thumbs up, "Yes, Shirome-senpai! By the way, c-could I have your conta-"

"Tsutomu, it's nice to see you conversing with another 1st year! I'm proud," Tendo grinned and patted the smaller boy's back.

"F-First year?" He turned to Shirome with wide eyes.

She flashed him a slightly teasing look, "It's cute that you addressed me as your senpai. I'm also a first year."

"R-Right! Sorry-wait, cute? I-I'm cute..?" He blushed madly and stammered.

Shirome was about to respond but Tendo cut her off, "Well, we'll get going now. Bye Tsutomu!" He dragged both girls, hands on their backs. They were confused but followed.

Goshiki frowned as they disappeared out to the gym, "I didn't get her number and email."

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"Satori-nii, Tsutomu looked like he was going to say something back there," Shirome slightly frowned.

"What? Nah, he wasn't don't worry," He gave her a grin, his eyes disappearing.

She nodded, oblivious, "Okay."

Ameri eyed her cousin with squinted eyes, she thought he was suspicious. Tendo noticed her confused stare and just grinned.

She pulled Tendo to her height level and brought her hand up, "Do you like her, Satori-kun?" She whispered as she glanced at Shirome who was staring at the night sky while walking.

He blinked and hid his blush, "No, she's like a sister to me," He grinned.

"Oh, okay then," Ameri nodded, hiding her unconvinced stare.

They reached the bus stop, "Satori-kun."

"Hm?" Tendo hummed in response as the three of them entered the bus and sat on vacant seats. Shirome frowned as her feet hung a few inches above the ground. She just shrugged and sat back comfortably.

Ameri sat by Shirome's right side and Tendo sat by her left. The bus moved again, "Are your parents home?"

Tendo shook his head, "Nah, they're on a business trip. But I can order take outs, you and Shirome should stay for dinner for a while before you go back to Miyagi tomorrow."

Ameri hummed, nodding, "Alright then. Movie night?" She suggested.

Tendo nodded, slightly tensing up when Shirome's cheek rested on his right shoulder. He can feel her warmth through his jacket.

"Right," Ameri laughed. She took out her phone and took a picture on both of them. Tendo couldn't stop her in time.

"This is cute," She showed him the picture and Tendo immediately smiled.

"Furumi-chan looks cute there, but I kind of look cuter," He said and tapped his chin with his finger.

"Shut up, I'm cuter. Than you anyways, Shi-chan is the cutest," Ameri proudly said.

"Yeah yeah whatever," Tendo dismissed her as he eyed the sleeping girl.

"Oh, so you do like her," Ameri raised her brows. Tendo just blinked.

"Like I said, she's just like a sister," He frowned as he looked out on the window.

"Ok whatever you say~," Ameri sung and waited to arrive at their destination.

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"You watch kid shows?" Ameri raised her brow as she saw some kid shows her cousin has been watching on his Netflix.

"What? They're fun," He shrugged and placed the bowl of popcorn, box of pizza, and a tub of ice cream on the table infront of the couch. He plopped down the couch and saw Ameri furrow her brows at the table. Confused, he asked, "What?"

"You forgot the drinks. Nevermind I'll go get it, you have cola right?" She asked but already disappeared in the kitchen.

Tendo grabbed the remote and flicked through the horror movies, he glanced at Shirome who was sleeping at the corner of the couch. Her legs are bent infront of her, the hoodie covering it. She looked like a bean.

Tendo slowly put the remote back on the table and reached out to Shirome. He gently took her mask off, and his eyes widened.

To him, she looked extremely angelic. But baby-like at the same time. He stared in awe and smiled.

Ah, I acted on my impulse again. Tendo sighed as he removed the mask to put it aside, allowing her to breathe better.

He pulled the hoodie back so she could wear them normally, he held her shoulders and let her sleep on his lap. Gently putting her down, he pulled the blanket over her, protecting her from the cold. He panicked when he realized what he had done. Now Ameri was going to question him why he did this, she had no where to sit on.

"Don't worry, I'll just sit on the ground with pillows. Feel free to cuddle with her, and don't bother making excuses because I watched the whole time," Ameri laughed as she put the bottles of cola on the table. Tendo blushed and looked away, gently combing Shirome's hair with his fingers.

"It's not that I don't like her. I guess she just reminds me of you when you were younger," He said, Ameri hummed as she placed the last pillow on the ground.

"You're being corny. But okay," She snickered and wrapped herself in a comfy blanket.

"Pfft, just choose a movie already. Do I wake Shirome-chan up?" He asked the cherry head who shrugged.

"She'll be fine either way, but wake her up. She loves horror movies."

Tendo nodded and gently shook the small girl up. She stirred for a moment and opened her eyes.

"Sorry for sleeping too long. Thank you for removing my mask," She apologized with a small voice, Tendo just waved her off.

"It's fine," He grinned and took a few popcorn.

She sighed and took off the hoodie. Tendo looked away out of respect.

Ameri snickered but Tendo shot her a look, shutting her up. The small girl folded the hoodie and stood up, "Can I please know where the bathroom is?"

"Oh uh yeah, it's just there," Tendo pointed to a nearby hallway.

"Shi-chan, aren't you uncomfortable in your clothes?" Ameri eyed the girl.

"A little, but I can manage," She said and went to the hallway.

"Wait," Tendo placed the bowl of popcorn down and stood, "I have spare clothes."

"Your clothes are too big," Ameri raised a brow.

"Exactly, it'll be enough for Shirome-chan to be comfortable in," He said as he walked upstairs to grab a shirt from his room.

Shirome waited and saw Ameri's teasing stare, she raised a brow, "What?"

"Nothing," Ameri giggled and shoved a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth. She cringed as the coldness numbed her mouth.

Tendo came back with a large red shirt on his hand. He gave it to Shirome and she thanked him, she disappeared to the bathroom Tendo had pointed at.

She changed in the bathroom, folding her clothes that she wore out off. She looked at the mirror and tilted her head. The shirt was too big, it showed a side of her shoulder showing a part of her sports bra. She folded the shirt's sleeve. She stripped out of her stockings and sighed in joy as she felt her legs breathe freely. She walked out of the bathroom, folded clothes on her hand. She put it in Ameri's bag neatly and walked back to see the cousins watching the movie.

She set the bag down and grabbed a spoon, she scooped the ice cream and ate it. As if just noticing the cousins' stares, she looked at them.

"Is something wrong?" She asked as she scooped the ice cream.

"Woah," Ameri stumbled on her feet as Tendo was blushing but couldn't move his gaze away.

Ameri took Ushijima's hoodie and tied the sleeves infront of Shirome's neck, her shoulder was slightly shown. Shirome noticed this and thanked her.

They went back to watching the movie, but Tendo couldn't stop glancing at the small girl who was wearing his shirt.

"Satori-nii, can I sit next to you?" She asked as she fumbled with the hem of her shirt-Tendo's.

He nodded, "Sure."

She sat next to him, he didn't expect her to sit this close. Her head rested on his shoulder and she was wrapped with a blanket. She watched the movie silently. Tendo just secretly smiled and watched the movie too.

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