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No one's P.O.V.

It was all in the shades of grey. No other colours visible than the grey and pale bluish greens.

And the only sound which could be heard was water hitting the cement of roads and buildings.

Not a single person or animal were to be seen on the roads either. Probably because everyone was in their homes; warm and cozy.

Only a certain (h/c) haired person was running along the streets as fast as she could, trying to avoid being wet but was actually completely soaked.

But why was she the unlucky one who was running along the streets in this heavy downpour?

Let's have a little flashback to find out:

Flashback:
A while ago:

"But Shu! The weather forecast said it's gonna rain soon and if I don't go home now, I'll be stuck in the rain! I don't have an umbrella either!"

"So what? I don't care. It's your own fault for not bringing an umbrella when you knew that it was gonna rain."

"But why should I be the only one to stay back and train for the extra hours when everyone else has gone home already?!"

"Because you're the only one who didn't win a single practice battle in today's training session. So, quit the talking and get down to training right now!"

"But-"

"No more ifs and buts! Now show me 150 launches!"

Shu demanded strictly as he cut the girl off in mid sentence and crossed his arms, giving her a cold look.

(Y/N) couldn't believe him. How could he be so cold and ruthless only to her?! What has she ever done to offend him like that?!

Nevertheless, she had no other choice and began her launches as he watched with a close look.

After 2 hours:

The (h/c) haired girl sat tiredly on the floor and was panting heavily by now.

As for her mentor, he still had that cold look plastered on his face but was quite satisfied with her performance.

"That's enough for today. Now you can go home too."

He said as he turned around to leave but the (e/c) eyed girl stopped him.

"Wait! Look outside! It's already raining so heavily. How will I go home now? Atleast get me an umbrella."

The albino rolled his eyes and said with a hint of annoyance in his voice,

"Are you a child now? It's just a little bit of water. And besides, why should I bear the responsibility of you going home safely huh? I'm just your blading coach and nothing more."

And he left her there like that. The (h/c) haired girl was seriously hurt by his attitude.

It was because of him she stayed this long and practiced. And he can't even get an umbrella for her? Is this how a coach treats his students?

End of flashback

And that's how (Y/N) ended up being the only person in maybe the whole New York running her way back home in that heavy rainfall.
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A while later:
Third person or No one's P.O.V.

Soon (Y/N) was back home and soaking wet from head to toe. Words can't describe how wet she had gotten already.

"Finally...I'm home..."

She muttered and slid down on the floor letting out a heavy sigh of relief. It didn't take her long to get up and get changed thereafter.

As she was finally cleaned up, she laid down on her warm and cozy bed in her bedroom and stared at the ceiling.

'Sometimes I wonder why Shu is so cold to me? Sure he is cold with Lain and Fubuki too but with me? He visibly gives me extra hard tasks to do and even speaks so rudely to me. Ugh! Just why did I fall for that cold jerk?! He doesn't even want to see me as a friend let alone he'll ever see me as more than a friend.'

She sighed and massaged her temples as she pulled over the blanket and covered herself with it before drifting off into her dreamworld.
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The next day:

Shu was looking around in the training arena, expecting to see a certain (h/c) haired girl there. But he couldn't.

The blading legend happened to bump into Fubuki who was also looking for him.

"Oh hey Shu! Good morning! Shall we start today's training session?"

"Sure. But have you seen (Y/N)? She's late."

"Huh? (Y/N)? Oh! She's not coming today."

The albino's ears seemed to perk up at that.

"What do you mean?"

"She messaged me and told me that she'll not come today."

"Did she tell you why?"

"No, she didn't."

"Alright then. You can go and tell Lain to begin practice matches with you."

"Okay. But are you not coming?"

"Just do what I said."

He responded rather coldly to the blonde boy as he turned around and left. Fubuki was confused by his behaviour but didn't say anything and quietly did what he was told to.

As for the red eyed albino, he quickly trotted out of the Raging Bulls and towards the direction which led to the (L/N) residence.

He was well aware that (Y/N) lived alone in her house because both her parents were usually out of the country for business purposes.

'(Y/N) messaged Fubuki but not me about her absence today. What does she think of herself huh?! I'm her coach and she is supposed to tell me stuff like this first!'

But then he suddenly stopped midway.

'Could she be...no! No! It can't be. I'm overthinking too much! She can't possibly be trying to avoid me. I must go and check on her, then inquire to her about this.'

And with that he continued his way to her house.
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At the (L/N) residence:

It had been 5 minutes since Shu had rung the bell and he was now getting impatient as he was waiting for the response.

"..W-who i-is i-it?..."

A very heavy yet feminine voice asked through the speaker, leaving the red eyed blader surprised as to how her voice was almost unrecognisable.

"It is me. Shu Kurenai. Open the door."

The tone in his voice was demanding yet gentle. Moments later, the door was opened revealing a girl in her pyjamas who looked like she'd just come home after a long run.

"Oh, Shu. What brings you here?"

"You didn't come to training today nor did you inform me about your absence. So, I came to check on you."

"Oh! But didn't I already tell Fubuki? Did he not pass on the message to you?"

The albino frowned at that but didn't say anything seeing how sick and pale she looked.

"Well, leave that. You seem sick. Do you happen to have caught a cold?"

He asked as a visible '💢' mark could be seen on the girl's forehead.

'After how he treated me yesterday, he still has got the nerve to ask that! Hmph!'

"Well yes. I got drenched in the rain yesterday so now I'm having a 104°F fever."

(Y/N) said with a face that said "It is all your fault that now I'm in this condition."

The red eyes of the boy seemed to have read that and now he was starting to feel guilty of how he acted towards her.

Deciding to make it up to her, he stepped in her house, much to her dislike.

"Hey!-"

"You need to rest. Don't raise your voice like that. Go and rest in the bedroom. I'll bring in soup for you."

He said plainly and headed towards the kitchen, leaving the girl there like that with her jawdropped.

'This is my house! Who does he think he is to order me?!'

The (e/c) eyed girl thought grumpily as she stomped back to her bedroom and waited for him to come with the soup.
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A little while later:

The crimson blader walked in the room with a tray of hot soup in his hands and saw the sick girl lying in the bed, all sweating and red faced.

"Here is your soup (Y/N)."

Shu called out as he placed the tray on the counter beside the bed and the (e/c) eyes of the girl fluttered open and focused at him.

"Thank you so much."

"No problem. Did you check your temperature?"

The girl nodded in response.

"I checked it half an hour ago and my fever did go down by 2 degrees."

"Were you having the fever when you woke up in the morning?"

"Yes, I did. But I didn't expect it to go so high that I'll have a whole body pain for the rest of the day."

She added a little chuckle with that but the albino's serious expression made her stop. For once in her life, (Y/N) saw the coldness in his eyes fade and get replaced by gentleness and concern. But the question was...

Was it for her?

"Listen..."

Shu began as she focused all her attention on his words,

"...I'm sorry. It's because of me you are in this condition. If I had let you go on time or if I had provided you with an umbrella yesterday, this wouldn't have happened..."

The female couldn't believe what she was hearing just now. Her ice cold mentor was actually admitting his fault and apologising to her?

"I had a reason to always give you the hard tasks to do."

"And what would that be?"

"I always wanted to keep you under my watch so that I could get you to spend more time with me."

"Wha-"

"Because you were different from all my students. Everytime when I'm around you, I feel this indescribable feeling in my stomach. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. And it happens only when you're with me. It didn't take me long enough to realise that this feeling was love. And..."

"A-and?"

The (h/c) haired girl cursed herself in her mind for stammering at a time like this. As for Shu, he just chuckled quietly at her cute flustered face before continuing,

"I came to realise that I've fallen for you."

(Y/N) felt like the whole world around her stopped for a moment and her mind went blank.

But unlike a cliche movie where both the male and female stare at each other and everything goes in a slow motion, the albino here instead reached out his hand and pulled her head close as he gave her a loving kiss on her head.

That seemed to have her snap out of her daze as the redness had made its way upto her cheeks.

Pulling away, Shu locked his crimson eyes with her (e/c) ones and asked with a tone that was filled with warmth and affection,

"Since it was my fault, I'm willing to make it up to you by taking care of you. So, will you forgive me and give me a chance to show you the affection I hold for you, (Y/N)?"

At this moment, the fever and the sickness seemed to have vanished from her mind as she just lost control of herself and jumped to hug him, taking him by surprise.

"Yes! That's not even something you need to ask for Shu! I would gladly let you do so! I have fallen for you too!"

A smile formed on Shu's face as he hugged her back and replied,

"That's good. Because I certainly wasn't taking a no for an answer. Now rest assured. You will recover in no time (n/n)."
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3 days later:

(Y/N) was now back in the pink of health and back to training again. After training sessions, Shu would personally take care of her and spend extra time with her.

It was just another day when the training session of afternoon was over and everyone was leaving for lunch.

Shu and (Y/N) walked hand in hand as the (e/c) eyed female talked happily about random stuff and the albino listened with a warm smile on his face.

Fubuki and Lain were watching them from a distance.

Fubuki: "I have never seen him act so lovingly towards someone before."

Lain: "Tch! Who cares whether he cares for someone or not?! As long as he is training us, I don't care whether he is a cold ass or all lovey dovey." *groans*

The young blonde looked at him with a sweatdrop.

'Can't he be for once feel happy that our coach has finally found someone who'll love him and take care of him for the rest of his life? Hmm, I guess this is the reason why he doesn't have a girlfriend yet. But what about me? I'm charming and kind. Then why did a cold person like Shu get a girlfriend as good as (Y/N) before me?!' *(T^T)*
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The end! I wrote it so long. • × •
I hope that it didn't turn out boring. And I'm back for a while now. My 1st Prelims just ended so I guess I can continue to write for a while. But I can't guarantee for how long though. The final freedom will be achieved only after March.
I'm sorry if I made you wait too long. I'm sorry if you didn't like it or if this one shot was cringe. I'm also sorry for my terrible grammar. 😞
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