STEPBROTHER (HAIKYUU X KUROKO NO BASKETBALL SUMMER CAMP)
39
The sound of an alarm began to ring indicating that the clock was showing at 6 pm, Ushijima who last night accidentally put an alarm clock next to him immediately woke up and hurriedly turned off the alarm that felt almost deafening.
"I shouldn't have put this alarm near my ear" he complained as he began to get up and put the alarm back on the study table.
With eyes that are still very sleepy and a feeling of laziness that continues to gnaw on the body, he forced himself to stay up to prepare the lunch of his sister.
"Huff...." Ushijima let out a long sigh, he then turned around and saw Akashi who was sleeping with a blanket that had fallen on the floor.
Suddenly Ushijima was immediately moved to take back the blanket on the floor and cover the entire body of Akashi, he did not want his sister was cold because at that time the AC temperature in the room was still cold.
"Why would I let you sleep in my bed?" ushijima asked quietly, then he remembered his conversation with Akashi last night.
Ushijima immediately opened his desk drawer and put his picture with his father back on his desk.
"I'd better prepare the provisions now," murmured Ushijima who went straight to the Kitchen.
There he saw Chef Tsubasa and the other chefs cooking for breakfast. It was obvious that this made Ushijima very eager to undo his intention to go to the kitchen, but the intention was immediately dissolved when he was summoned by Chef Tsubasa who was aware of Ushijima's existence.
"Mr Ushijima, how can I help you?" ask Chef Tsubasa.
"Nothing.., it means there is. I want to cook for my lunch today, sir. Can I borrow the kitchen?" asked Ushijima politely.
"What if I make provision for Mr Ushijima? So, Mr. Ushijima doesn't have to bother to go to the kitchen and can get ready to go to school."
"No need, sir. Let me just make a personal provision, you continue to cook for breakfast." Ushijima refused subtly, Chef Tsubasa himself also had no right to refuse Ushijima's wishes.
"All right, Mr. Ushijima. What do you want to cook? Let me help you," he bargained with Ushijima.
Ushijima seemed still confused to answer Chef Tsubasa's question and just walked into the kitchen arena which was then filled with the aroma of chili sauce being cooked, Ushijima coughed because he smelled a pungent smell.
"According to Mr. Tsubasa, what food is simple and quick to make?" asked Ushijima who did not want to bother.
"I think it could be eggs, Indomie sauce and -" Chef Tsubasa explained, Ushijima immediately stopped it.
"Oh my indomie, I want to cook it sir." Ushijima spoke while covering his nose with his hands due to the increasingly pungent smell of sambal.
"I don't think indomie is suitable for lunch, Mr. Ushijima. What if I'm the only one who made it for you?" chef Tsubasa who feels a volleyball athlete like Ushijima should not eat something that does not contain a lot of protein and is categorized as a healthy food, For him he was not only a master chef in the Akashi family for two generations but someone who had to take full responsibility for the nutritious food of his masters.
"No need, sir. I just cook indomie this time, anyways just Indomie who has a tutorial on cooking outside the packaging. So, you don't have to worry and can continue cooking breakfast."
Meanwhile, the second Alarm forces Akashi to awaken from his sleep. He was not much lethargic and immediately got up from the bed at that time while turning off the alarm. With her eyes forced to open wide, she tidied up the bed she was sleeping in along with the blanket and pillow Ushijima on the floor also tidied up by him.
Then he removed his repeatedly used Eyes patch and threw it into the trash can that happened to be under Ushijima's study desk, then go back into his room to get ready with messy hair like a person who just woke up in general. You can imagine how Akashi looks today, especially his hair is now quite long like his hair when he was in Junior High first with a bright red color.
"Later I fill out the form," Akashi muttered upon arrival in the room, he placed the two forms on the study table and hurriedly stuffed the textbooks into the backpack. Not to forget also he took a new Eyes Patch from the box that is in the medicine box on the room wall.
Until he suddenly remembered something, he immediately took his phone and contacted Mayuzumi while peeking out of the room to make sure that Ushijima was not eavesdropping anymore.
And once the call is connected, Akashi immediately conveys his intentions without making small talk again like Akashi we have always known.
"Good Morning, Senpai. Sorry to interrupt your time, Senpai. But, I just wanted to say that I agreed with your offer yesterday."
"You're really interrupting my sleep, Akashi." Mayuzumi sounded like a person who had just woken up, but he raised the call while reading Akashi's name on his phone screen.
"Sorry, Mayuzumi-senpai. So, when should I meet you and Rei-San?" ask Akashi.
"I'll ask Rei again, but if I can today I'll call you back."
"Good, Senpai. I wait for the good news" said Akashi, smiling with satisfaction.
"Yes, but why did you suddenly change your mind?" ask Mayuzumi.
"I just want to be strong, because I am the spearhead for my own team. I don't want to lose anymore, I want to keep winning and prove to everyone that Rakuzan is still an Emperor." Akashi said it confidently, feeling like a captain chanting motivational sentences to his members.
Mayuzumi until he smiled amusedly listening to this, he could not stop thinking when thinking about the age of Akashi who was much younger than him but was willing to bear the burden of the captain at this time. While he instead chose to hide in a circle of tranquility, he felt indifferent to everything that was troublesome and let his life run straight as it is.
"All right, I'll see you later." Mayuzumi immediately ended the call, he had no intention of praising or ridiculing Akashi at this time. There is nothing to criticize from a teenager who is entering puberty, but Akashi has clearly gone through stages of despair in his life and he hopes that Akashi can grow into a better person and a great leader.
On the other hand, Ushijima himself is fighting in making a package of Indomie sauce that has no sauce at all, even the eggs are actually turned into black. Not to mention, the state of the Kitchen section used is very messy with the spill of some egg yolks and traces of Indomie seasoning sachets.
Chef Tsubasa was watching Ushijima from a distance until he could not focus on cooking this morning, he can also only stroke the chest just let his kitchen must be dirty and one of his pots must be charred at the bottom.
*****
In a room with various posters of World basketball players, one of them is Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry and Jason Tatum. Someone was compressing bruises on his knees, but not long after he immediately slammed the sleeping lights that were near him to the floor accompanied by the sound of angry cries. This person is none other than Ryo, one of the members of Team Shiratorizawa Basketball who is currently suspended.
"I'll repay you, Akashi! Not only did you destroy my future, your actions destroyed my dreams and now you almost got kicked out of the team. Just look at my revenge today!" he said it was very burning with overflowing emotions.