Chapter 12

                                    

                                          
 

                          
 "Say, Sei-chan," Reo started. Akashi turned towards the tall black haired male. They were now in the hot springs, relaxing after a long day of training. "What do you think about the Himura girls?" 
                          
	The rest of the Rakuzan regulars turned towards the redhead, awaiting his answer. They all wanted to know what he feels towards the girls, specifically, one girl. 
                          
	"They are very refined," Akashi answered. "As expected from young ladies raised in prestigious families." Reo smacked his face. Akashi gave him a weird look. 
                          
	"Then, is there a girl you're particularly interested in?" Hayama asked, his little tiger teeth showing, anticipation in his eyes. Akashi raised a brow, confused by the question. 
                          
	"Aihara Megumi, I guess. She seems like a very responsible person, even more like a captain than the actual Himura captain," Akashi stated honestly. 
                          
	"That's not what I meant," Hayama muttered in defeat. Reo sighed at their inability to get anything out from Akashi. "Then, Akashi, you seem really close with Setsuna-chan!"
                          
	"Setsuna...chan?" Akashi asked.
                          
	"W-Well, Reo started calling her that, and she seems really nice, so we just decided to call her by her first name. We didn't ask," Hayama said with a little blush on his face from embarrassment. 
                          
	"She's the daughter of a business rival. We met when we were in middle school," Akashi explained. "I'm not particularly close to her."
                          
	"But today during dinner you-" Reo started.
                          
	"I said, I'm not particularly close to her," Akashi asserted, giving Reo a side glance. "Is that clear?"
                          
	"Y-Yes," Reo sighed in nervousness.
                          
＼(*T▽T*)／
                          
	"He's arrogant, imperious, haughty, snobbish, contemptuous, and cavalier," Setsuna said with a nod.
                          
	"Aren't you just listing synonyms of arrogant?" Natsuki muttered with an annoyed twitching eyebrow. All the other regulars shook their head in disappointment.
                          
"What else besides that?" Rin pleaded.
                          
"Well, he's overly competitive, ambitious, and aggressive."
                          
"We get it, stop saying the same thing over and over again using synonyms!" Megumi yelled impatiently. Setsuna apologized with a cheeky grin on her face.
                          
"What else?" Kaori asked.
                          
"He can be an annoying show off too," Setsuna said. "I mean, I'm a genius and I don't go around spouting all my wonderful knowledge out to everyone."
                          
"Where did your modesty go...." Megumi wondered innerly. The girls stared at their captain, but only saw confusion in her eyes. They sighed. Could it be, Setsuna feels nothing at all towards the redhead captain of Rakuzan? 
                          
"I have to admit, some of those Rakuzan dudes were pretty hot," Yumi said as she leaned back on the edge of the hot spring. 
                          
"I know right, that Hayama guy, he's pretty cute!" Rin fangirled. "I love his fangs!"
                          
"Dude, I actually think Captain Akashi is pretty hot too," Natsuki sighed. All the girls turned to the tomboy in shock. "Too bad he's too short for my taste!" 
                          
"Now that you mention it...." Kaori muttered.
                          
"He is quite a looker!" Yumi finished. Suddenly, Tsukihiro got up from where she was sitting.
                          
"Where are you going Tsukki?" Setsuna asked. Tsukihiro was making her way out of the bath. 
                          
"Back to the room," the quiet girl replied before exiting the shoji paper door. The rest of the Himura girls exchanged glances, then shrugged. Tsukihiro has always been like that. She never talked much, and always seem to be in her own little world. She enjoyed being with her friends, and always listened intently when they talk, but she never seems to join in on the conversation. Her friends know she's there, and sometimes try to add her into the conversation, but Tsukihiro always responds quick and short, as if not wanting to be a part of the conversation.