Chapter 2 Part 10: Nighttime Training

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"Hey, come hang out with me a sec," Kaito told me.
"Isn't it too late for this? It's nighttime Kaito," I replied tiredly.
"There's no rule about walking around at nighttime, right?" Kaito asked, "I'll be waiting in the courtyard. Shuichi will be there too."
'What are you up to Kaito?' I thought to myself.
I sighed in frustration from the situation. Why would Kaito want to hang out with me this late in the night? It didn't make any sense to why he'd go this far to do this. In any case, I didn't have a choice in the matter. I had to meet him in the courtyard.
I opened the door of my dorm room, and I stepped out of the dorm. I walked to the exit of the dormitory, opening the door and walking out as well.
The last time I spent time in the courtyard was when I was with Rantaro, sharing my story with him. Those were good times for me. Hopefully Kaito wasn't planning to kill Shuichi and I. I highly doubt her would. Kaito is more of a person to cheer someone on. He wouldn't hurt anyone without a good reason to do so. This made me wonder why he kept slapping me.
I walked to the courtyard, seeing a couple of people standing there under the pavilion. Those people were obviously Shuichi and Kaito. I still wondered why he wanted us to gather here this late. It made no sense to me.
I continued to walk closer to the duo in the distance, my (h/l), (h/c) hair blowing through the breeze, causing waves to be seen. The breeze felt good as well.
The duo seemed to notice me. They beckoned me over with their hands. I knew whatever they were planning to do... they wouldn't start it without me.
Once I got close enough to them, I smiled lightly and waved at them. They both waved back, seeming happy that I decided to join them. Well, I kinda had no choice in the matter. If I wouldn't have come, Kaito would not let me live this down. He'd most likely bring this situation to my grave, mocking me about it even in the after life.
I crossed my arms and started tapping my foot on the ground. I was waiting for Kaito to say something. I mean he did call me out during the night. I wanted to know what the hell he wanted.
"Oh, good. You came," Kaito told me with a smile.
"Whats up with you Kaito? Why did you call me out her all of a sudden at such a late hour?" I asked.
"He told me he wouldn't answer until you got here," Shuichi explained nervously.
"I'll explain that now!" Kaito exclaimed.
I was still kind of annoyed at Kaito. He seemed very chipper and cheerful. It's like he's not thinking about what time it is. It's late at night, and he seems to be the only one unfazed by it. Shuichi looked very exhausted, and I was exhausted too.
    "See, since I was chosen as an astronaut trainee, I've trained every day, but..." Kaito explained, "you both are going to join me!"
    Kaito gave Shuichi and I a thumbs up while saying this. I was guessing this was another scenario where we had no choice. I was basically being asked to train with a man who had slapped me multiple times. I wondered why he wanted us to join him so badly. It was obvious that he was desperate for Shuichi and I to join him.
    "What?" Shuichi asked, "why is?"
    "Doesn't matter, let's get started! Take off your coat Shuichi!" Kaito shouted.
    "Wait, why—!?" Shuichi exclaimed, being cut off.
    "Instead of complaining, just do 50 push-ups!" Kaito shouted.
    "Wait why!?" I exclaimed.
    "You do it too, (y/n)!" Kaito shouted.
    Shuichi sighed begrudgingly, taking his coat off. He was very lucky since he could do that. Since my dress had long sleeves, I was obviously going to be more hotter than Shuichi. I was going to be more sweaty. I never liked doing exercise. I'm an anime nerd. I watch anime.
    I sighed lightly, positioning myself on the ground. I couldn't believe I was about to do something like this. Fifty push-ups is steep for me. I barely exercise. Why couldn't I just start with ten or twenty. Why did I have to do fifty? I didn't want to do fifty push-ups. I just wanted to go sleep.
    Before I knew it though, I was doing push-ups in the middle of the night. I was doing push-ups in the middle of the night with Shuichi and Kaito. I was panting from the push-ups I was doing. It was very tiring on my body to do so.
    Shuichi was panting as well. There was an exaggerated expression on his face as he did his push-ups. I had an expression like that myself. I couldn't plane him.
    "Hrgh... Hrgh... Why...do I...have to do this?" Shuichi asked.
    "Hrgh.... I'm.... wondering the same thing," I panted in response to Shuichi.
    "Now's not the time to use your heads! Now's the time to move your bodies!" Kaito exclaimed in response.
    Kaito had a smile on his face as he said this. He it made me wonder why he was forcing us to do this. Kaito continued to ignore our questions. We still continued to do the push-ups despite this. Shuichi and I were making noises of exhaustion.
    "What's the matter? Slowing down already?" Kaito asked.
    "I...never...do push-ups," Shuichi panted, "my arms... are giving out..."
    "So... are mine," I replied.
    "Hey! Don't say that! The impossible is possible! All you gotta do is make it so!" Kaito exclaimed.
    I rolled my eyes as I did my push-ups. He said this when I first met him. He's overly confident in himself. I wondered why that was. He even slapped me for my confidence issues.
I somehow managed to do the fifty push-ups. Shuichi managed to do the same as well. We both were collapsed on the grass, panting heavily as we regained our breath. I can't believe that I managed to do that though. Kaito basically forced me to keep going. I swear I was going to have a bone to pick with him in the morning. I didn't have the energy to say anything because of the push-ups. I was so tired from all of this. Once I get back to my dorm, I will fall asleep.
"Geez, that's pathetic you two... Getting tired from only 50 push-ups," Kaito said disappointingly, "well, that's enough for now. We'll pick back up tomorrow."
'Wait a minute...' I thought, 'we have to do this tomorrow too!?'
I looked sick to my stomach. There was no way an otaku like me could do push-ups every night. I might as well lock my dorm and hide under my bed. It was obvious that I didn't want to do any more push-ups. Tonight was torture to me, and it was torture for Shuichi. We both never did push-up.
"...We're doing this again tomorrow?" Shuichi asked in shock.
Kaito gave Shuichi and I a very confused look. It was like he didn't even know what we were saying. This kind of frustrated me.
"Huh? Well, yeah. You gotta do daily training everyday, right?" Kaito asked.
"I get what every day training is Kaito..." I muttered with a facepalm, "but... why do Shuichi and I *gotta* do this?"
"Because this is training for you both," Kaito replied.
This confused me a lot. Why would this be training for Shuichi and I? We were in a situation where everyday push-ups would do nothing. What was this training for? Why did he target Shuichi and I? What did we do to deserve push-ups?
Kaito put a hand on his hip as he looked to the side. I wondered why he was looking to the side the way he was. He was probably going to explain his feelings.
"When I look at you guys...I can't help but get frustrated. I ask myself... Are the ones being entrusted with the wishes of everyone here really this weak?" Kaito asked.
I looked down, and so did Shuichi. Was I really that weak? To Kaito? To everyone? I never really deserved to be entrusted with the wishes of everyone. Kaito turned to the side, having a frown on his face.
"You've been holding yourselves back since then...haven't you?" Kaito asked, "Rantaro and Kaede almost died. Did you both think of it because you had a wrong deduction? I'm looking at you Shuichi. Do you think you almost killed Kaede? And (y/n), do you think you almost killed Rantaro for not warning him enough?"
"I never pestered Rantaro enough to stop him from planning whatever he was planning," I muttered.
"Kaito... I do think that I almost killed Kaede. Because of my detective work, she set up that—" Shuichi explained.
"What are you both saying!? That was their fault!" Kaito exclaimed, "their sins are their regrets!"
    I knew where Kaito was coming from, but the thing was... they both attempted to save everyone. That's what caused their actions. That's what caused them to almost lose their lives. If it weren't for my ability, Kaede would be dead. Rantaro would've stayed dead. I would've been in a position worse than the one I'm in now.
    "You both will only make them worry about you if you try to bear these by yourselves," Kaito explained.
    "Kaito... you don't need to tell us that. We already know that," I explained in response.
    I felt tears enter my eyes. I had no idea why Kaito was able to bring these emotions out. I looked over at Shuichi. He was crying too.
    "Kaito... I can't stop myself from thinking about what could've happened. What I could've done to stop Rantaro from carrying out his plan alone..." I muttered.
    "I can't stop myself from thinking about how I could've changed the outcome..." Shuichi muttered, "I'm scared... I try hard not to be, but I'm scared! I can't stop thinking about... the pain and sadness that comes if I reveal the truth. That's what I'm afraid of..."
"I'm scared of failing everyone. If I make a wrong choice, I could fail everyone... I'd be the useless girl everyone thinks I am..." I explained.
"Alright, I got it! So those are both of your enemies, huh!?" Kaito exclaimed.
"Enemy?" Shuichi and I asked, ceasing our crying.
"Well you both gotta deal with your worries yourselves. I can't give an answer for those, but... At least you both know you're weak. As long as you both can admit that... Then you'll be okay! You just gotta train and get stronger!" Kaito explained.
"Huh?" Shuichi asked.
"Listen up you two! Training is the only way to overcome your weaknesses!" Kaito exclaimed.
"Ah, but in our cases, getting *stronger* is more of a mental concept..." Shuichi explained.
"Your heads and bodies are connected, right? At the end of the day, they're the same!" Kaito exclaimed with a smile.
Kaito wasn't making any sense to me. I had no idea what he even meant. I'm guessing Shuichi thought the same thing. This was confusing. But... maybe I needed this... so I was going to try.
"We'll try..." I muttered.
"Ah, I mean, will you let us? We want to train with you, Kaito," Shuichi said, "so we can defeat our enemies."
"Well said, bro! But I'm strict, so you better prepare yourselves!" Kaito exclaimed.
"You should be training too..." I muttered, "you have such a swelled ego for a guy that only did 20 push-ups."
"Wha— !" Kaito exclaimed, "you both were counting!?"
Kaito sighed lightly. We did get him. He does talk big for not doing the full fifty.
"You guys are observant..." Kaito muttered.
Kaito then was going on about how the goal wasn't fifty. That wasn't even fair. Thus, our training started.
I walked back to my dorm room, falling asleep as soon as I hit the bed. These nights would get more interesting.

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