Model Idol Combi: Hair

[jitensha]

[ it's rare that she can garner enough time away from a packed schedule and her own school hours to drop by Kaijou, but even if it's just a practice match, Makoto likes to faithfully attend what she can. She's always liked basketball, so growing closer to Kise had only made that fondness stronger. It's fun to watch them get into the game, and it's fun to lose herself cheering for them.

But it's warmer today than it's been all week, and with the hat crammed over her head to hide her identity (she so optimistically felt), it was doing little to cool her head off. Strands were starting to stick to her neck.

... In a sense, it's a happy realization, that her hair was growing longer by the day, but for now, it was a little bit troubling. Still, she waits until the court's cleared out, enough of Kise's squealing crowd dissipating to allow her to sweep her hat off and try to salvage her hair.

It's a shame she can't see what she's doing. ]

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[jitensha]

You've got it!

[ and she salutes, flashing him a grin. ] But don't forget to text me back when you've got the time!

[ex_doubly406]

Who do you think you're talking to? I'll even text you during practice!

[jitensha]

Kasamatsu-san might not like that.

[ex_doubly406]

Only during breaks, I do work hard you know.

[At least he's not talking about how he misses all her calls when he's playing basketball.]

[jitensha]

I know! It's really admirable!

[ stop being so earnest, Makoto.

Not like she minds, since she can usually figure out when he's busy. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[It's when she's really earnest that she gets him though. Like right now.

Though it's not from his team, it's still nice to hear.]

Thanks. Well, come watch us when you can, Makocchi. We'll win the whole thing this year.

[jitensha]

I'd like to make it to everything, but the work's been piling up lately... I'll definitely come to as many matches as I can, though! Even if I'm a little late!!

[ don't think she won't. ]

[ex_doubly406]

I wouldn't expect anything less from my girlfriend! [He won't mind so long as she's there.] I'll do my best to give you some good games.

[jitensha]

I'd be really worried if you held back.

[ that's not Kise. ]

[ex_doubly406]

Huh? What are you talking about? [Basketball is serious business.] I'm not going there to play around, so you don't need to worry about that.

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[jitensha]

That's what I mean! There's no way you wouldn't do your best, with or without me, so I'm not worried at all!

[jitensha]

... Aah, but every time I watch one of your matches, it really makes me want to play...

[ with a bunch of boys all much taller than she is. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[... Wow.

That's exactly what he thinks when he watches a match. Minus the taller boys part.]

Makocchi really is the one for me.

[jitensha]

[ Kikuchi Makoto, the girliest of girls. ]

-- H-huh? [ wait weren't they talking about basketball? Nice, safe, non-flustering-- ]

[ex_doubly406]

It's what I think every time I watch a match, so that has to mean we're connected somehow, right?

[It means you're a basketball idiot Kise. He's even winking, someone please stop him from being so embarrassing.]

[jitensha]

Ah, like a fated feeling?? We did kind of end up connecting better that way!

[ NO GUYS IT'S BECAUSE YOU LIKE BASKETBALL. ]

[ex_doubly406]

I think so too, and... What do they call it... Ah, like fate strings, except this one is orange!

[THIS IDIOT.]

[jitensha]

I'd be okay if it was a little bit red...

[ex_doubly406]

[... Oh.]

Orange's not too far off from red.

[jitensha]

It's the next one before red, I guess.

[ex_doubly406]

That, and I think I like the orange ones better than the red ones.

[Kise what are you saying to the girl you're dating.]

[jitensha]

[ oh, Kise, sometimes you still hurt. ]

Well, you really love basketball, so I'm not surprised! [ half the time she's still trying to grasp the fact that he asked her out regardless, especially after everything. ]

[ex_doubly406]

You think so?

[Sorry he's still in the phase where he doesn't even know just how much he likes it.]

But I think basketball strings are better because I got to get to know you, and meet people like Kurokocchi and Aominecchi.

[jitensha]

[ she smiles, tilting her chin up to look at the ceiling. ]

Maybe it's just me, but you can really come to love something when it means you've met some important people to you-- like Tetsuya and Daiki. [ so informal, Makoto. ] And your team's probably a part of it, too. Every time I watch you guys, I get to see you fighting hard and it really looks like it's everything at that moment. At the very least, you throw yourself into it.

Which is good! I never thought about fated strings being orange before, but if it's you, doesn't it make sense?

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[ex_doubly406]

[As usual, she surprises him once again. Though, maybe he likes that part of her too.]

You're really something, Makocchi; that just makes me want to try harder. [He pauses, smiling a little.] If that's how it looks to everyone else, I'm kind of glad.

[Resting his head on his hand he looks out the window, eyes starting to settle into something far off.] I wonder if there's a court near here...