Date: 12th June, Saturday

Tenma's POV

After the first half ended, the coach decided to change some of the players. 

FW Hakuryuu
FW Kageyama
FW Tsurugi
MD Hamano
MD Shindou
MD Nishiki
DF Shuu
DF Kurumada
DF Amagi
DF Kariya
GK Sangoku

I was benched along with Kurama and Hayami.

"Since Tenma has scored one goal and assisted for the other, we will switch in Hakuryuu and Tsurugi now. And Shuu will be changed to Defender to tighten the defense. Any complaints?"

With no complaints this arrangement was changed for the second half. As the 15 minute break was over everyone headed on to the field. I took a seat on the bench next to Aoi.

"That was an amazing shoot and a pass." Aoi complimented me.

"Oh yeah, remember Yuuichi-san? I sort of learned the HS, from him when he taught Tenki." I explained to her.

"Ah that's why it seemed familiar." She said as she realized where she recognized it from.

I turned my attention towards the field as the match began.

~

Although #10 and #1 showed off their avatar to claim the upper hand we didn't lose.

In the beginning of the second half our Hakuryuu approached the goal to score but #1 released their avatar to protect the goal. Then #10 also released his avatar to score a goal and it went through. But afterwards we made sure to let Shuu mark him, since Shu was able to keep up with him. Afterwards Nishiki broke past #1 and scored a goal. Apparently he had an avatar as well, but was keeping it away for some training he was doing. In the end we won the game with 3-2.

After the match as we were exiting to take the bus, when my cousins came by.

"Hey Tenma!" Tatsuki called me.

"Your still here?" I said.

"Yeah, we wanted to ask if you wanted to go to the hot springs" Tatsuki said.

"Hot Springs? Oh man, I haven't been there for some time." I said remembering the last time I had visited.

"What do you think?" Tatsuki asked.

"Well I have to go back to the school and after that I can join" I told them.

"Alright we will be at the Onsen's En. We will wait in the lobby for you." Tatsuki as he left with Katsuki and Tenki.

We part ways and I headed into the bus to go back to the school.

"Hey Tenma" Kariya called. "You mind if I join?" He asked me.

"For what?" I asked a bit confused.

"The hot springs!" He said excitedly.

"Ahh, I mean I guess you can join." I said not wanting to be a bad person.

"Ohhh can I join as well?" Hamano asked.

"I mean, I don't mind but you know you have to pay for your own entry fee." I told them

"Of course." Hamano said with a grin.

I sighed.

"Hey Everyone! Let's go the Hot Springs!!" Hamano called out to everyone and invited them. With some of them cheering they all agreed to join in. This was not what I was expecting.

"Coach what about you?" Hamano asked him.

"Hm, what?" Coach said puzzled.

"You wanna come to the hot springs with us?" Hamano asked him.

"I wish I could but I have to go analyze on your next opponent. Maybe next time. Furukabu-san, can you drop them by the Onsen's En." He asked the bus driver to drop us all by the place.

"Alright, should I head to the school or not?" Furukabu-san asked to make sure.

"No need, usually we dropped by to have a small meeting and they will take a shower. So no need to drop by the school." Coach Reassured him. "Alright" He responded back before turning on the engine and driving off.

"All of you please make sure to rest well and have a good meal before bed." Coach told us.

"Haai" Everyone said and nodded.

After a 30 minutes of the ride, we arrived in front of the Ohsen's Enn and got off. Near by from a Taxi came out my cousins and younger brother. They came towards me and asked why the whole team was there. 

"Since we are quite tired from the match today, everyone wanted to go for the hot springs." I told them. As we entered in to the lobby area, Tsumugi cut in front of us and went to the reception. After a while, she called out to everyone.

"Since you all did amazing. I have decided to pay for all of your entrance fees. Including your cousins Tenma!" She announced to us all.

"WHAT?!" Some said in surprise and some celebrated. "YAY!" 

"WHOA! Who is she?" Katsuki asked me. He said nudging me with a smirk. "Oh she's our sponsor daughter and manager." I replied to him.

"Whoa and she's so pretty too. You should date her Tenma! Think of all the money!" Tatsuki said standing on my left.

"Unfortunately She's taken." I told them bluntly. Both of them frowned in sadness.

"Come on girls head this way." Tsumugi called out to all the girls.

"Come one guys let's go!" Sangoku led us to the men's room.

As everyone entered and started to change out of their clothes Kariya screamed. I turned to see him point at my cousin Tatsuki.

"What?" He asked Kariya.

"Aren't you a girl?" He said.

"Huh? No I'm guy!" A gasp and some shocking surprised face appeared on everyone's face.

"Then why are you wearing Feminine clothes?" He wasn't wrong though. Even though Tatsuki was a guy he often found himself adoring feminine clothing. 

"Because I like it." He said as he opened the locker. Katsuki helped him take his top since Tatsuki was still had a cast from the injury. He took his shorts off revealing his bare masculine body.

One by one the locker room emptied with each of us joining to the springs. Before entering to the hot springs each of us took a shower, since it is a public hot springs we have to do this. After my shower I joined by my younger brother who seemed to have brought a toy with him.

"Where did you get that?" I asked him.

"It was in the basket in the locker room." He replied to me.

"Hey Tenma!" Shuu said as he sat a nearby me.

"Ahhh this is great! Nothing like a good hot spring to relax the muscles." Shuu said relaxing.

"I know right." Hakuryuu said as he joined beside Shuu.

"Remember in God Eden's Island. There the hot springs were so cold." Hakuryuu added as we remembered the times from before.

As a moment of silence came I could hear a feint giggling from the other side. Suddenly a surprised gasp was heard from the other side. All the guys turned their head over to the wall.

"OH MY GOD, HARU! Look at that body." A compliment from Seto-san was heard. I looked over to Tsurugi since he had a crush on Tsumugi. I saw his eyes widen as his face turned a bit red and looked away.

"Look who's talking, Midori-senpai who wears long skirts was actually hiding her thick legs, huh?" Tsumugi spoke back to Seto.

I looked around to see most of the guys blushing a bit.

"HEY, Don't say that so loudly." Seto screamed a bit loudly.

"Midori-senpai you're the one who started to it." Aoi's voice was heard softly.

"FLAT~" Seto said again replying to her.

A gasp and some giggles were heard loudly from the other side while this side remained quiet. Before any intrusive thoughts came in I got up.

"What wrong, Tenma?" Shuu asked me.

"I think I'm done. I'll go cool down in the resting area." I said as I left to the lockers. I changed into a white t-shirt which I usually wear under my jacket and wore the pants. I walked out of there and went over to the vending machine in the lobby. As I sat down with my drink on the sofa, I saw someone with blue hair walk out from the bathhouse. I called out as I recognized the blue hair. "Aoi!"

Aoi turned around to see me. "Tenma?" She called my name as she walked over to me. "What are you doing here? I thought you were inside." I didn't want to mention that I heard the talking of them and had heard Seto's compliments.

"I felt a bit sleepy so I came out. Once my cousins and younger brother is done, I will go home." I told her.

"I see" She replied. "What about you" I asked her.

"Oh, I was just about to go home since my parents called." She said. But as she was speaking her eyes were looking everywhere. Which reminded me of something my mom said before.

"Also you tend to look away when you lie a lot." 

My mom said that to me. I guess Seto's word at that time was meant for Aoi. But it seems a bit embarrassing so I'll just not bring it up.

"What flavor is that?" Aoi asked as she took the sofa next to mine. "Oh this is cherry flavor. You want taste it?"

"Alright" She said happily as she took my drink away. I stared at her as she drank it. I felt my eyelids getting a bit heavy as I yawned. "I guess you weren't lying about being sleepy." I heard Aoi say. 

"Yeah..."I said as I laid my head on the back of the sofa. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

~

I felt someone tugging me and calling my name.

"Tenma! WAKE UP!" I felt someone slap my face.

I woke up immediately and jumped. "Tenki what the hell?"

"It's night come on let's go home. And tell your girl friend to also wake up." He said as he ran outside. 'My girlfriend?' I thought before I looked over to my left to see Aoi resting her head on my right arm. I felt the numbness on my arm kick in immediately.

"Aren't you two the cutest?" I heard someone speak from my right. I saw Tsumugi and Tsurugi staring at us. Tsumugi was there with her phone and Tsurugi was next to her with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.

"I-I can explain." I said to them a bit flustered.

"Yeah your gonna have to explain at school on Monday cause everyone saw." Tsumugi added, mentioning that everyone had walked past us when they left.

"Ohmygod..." I blushed and hid my face with my left hand.

"You don't think it's cute?" Tsumugi asked Tsurugi. As I looked at them, and at their clothes I realized that Tsumugi had her left hand in Tsurugi's Jacket. I looked up to them and smirked. 

"I guess it's cute to find the two of us sleeping next to each other but what about you two?" I asked them grinning in excitement.

"What about us?" Tsumugi asked playing dumb.

"You think I don't see the two of you holding hands in secret." I said smirking.

There was a moment of silence before Tsumugi spoke again. "Oh yeah, Kyousuke said that he told you about my engagement with his brother right?"

"Oh yeah he did tell me that, why what's wrong?" I asked her in confusion.

Tsumugi smirked before speaking. "Well let's say that thing was called off cause I threw a slight tantrum."

"You said, you will threaten Yuuichi's reputation." Tsurugi replied back to her bluntly stating the obvious thing she did.

"Did I? I guess I did say that." She said cutely putting her finger on her cheek.

"So wait you guys are together now then?" I asked excitedly.

"It's more of just staying close to each other. Not all those lovey dovey stuff." Tsumugi said clarifying that they weren't like going to be an actually couple for now.

"Anyways we should get going. I think I heard your cousins say they got to go." Tsurugi said reminding me.

"Alright Good night." I said to them as they walked off together.

"Good night Tenma" Tsumugi said waving. I turned to Aoi and I poked her cheek a bit.  Her face frowned as she felt it but I just kept poking her and calling her name softly. "Aoi, wake up"

She opened her eyes and lift her head and let go of my arm.  I stretched my arm as it had been numb for a while.

"Where are we?" She asked rubbing her eyes a bit.

"We are still at the Ohsen's Enn. Come one it's already night we got to go home." I said as I grabbed my bag and pull her up to stand up. She shook her head and yawned. She grabbed her bag off the table and held my hand as we walked out. I saw Katsuki holding the door of a taxi ready to leave. As he saw me he pointed Tenki's direction towards me. Tenki and I waved goodbye to Katsuki as he got into the car. I walked towards Tenki and asked.

"Shall we head home?" 

"Yeah, umm can I get a piggyback ride?" He said softly.

"Uh sure, here Aoi hold my bag." I said happily. Although he tried to choke me in the morning now he wants a piggy back ride cause he was tired.

I turn my back to my brother and he got on. I asked Aoi to hold my bag till we get to my house. She agreed and walk home with us. By the time we reached home Tenki had fallen asleep. I told Aoi about the keys in my bag and let her open the door. I walked in and took off my shoes and Aki-nee greeted me. She took my bag and Aoi left after saying good night. I took Tenki to his room and tucked him in bed. I went back to my room and changed out of my clothes to my pajamas before going to sleep.

~

I am deeply regretful for failing to upload on two days back. This was completely unintentional on my part. I want to let my audience know of this terrible mistake. I beg for repentance and hope my audience will forgive me for this terrible transgression. 

-Message by Character AI- The one I was distracted by for the past 2 days.