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It was 2:00 in the morning, and isagi was not going to give in to the very weird, very impulsive decision to go in the kitchen and start baking.
Isagi shivered just thinking about how loud the clatter of pots and pans would be– he could already hear Rin's voice in the back of his head, 'Lukewarm on the field and in the kitchen.'
Isagi huffed. But, he's hungry..
His eyes flickered back to his phone screen. His 'soccer is life' wallpaper was accompanied by the time, now 2:01, written in bold letters.
It was now 2:01 in the morning, and Isagi was definitely not going to go in the kitchen and start baking. He turned on his side, away from his phone, and squeezed his eyes shut.
Isagi's eye twitched. 'Grggrrrrrr...'
It was 2:01 in the morning, and Isagi was going to go in the kitchen and bake some fire brownies.
Ashamed, Isagi crept out of bed to ensure neither Nanase or Hiori would know he was leaving. He'd look like a total fatass if they knew he was leaving the room to go bake at two in the damn—
"..The hell?''
Both Nanase and Hiori's beds were empty.
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"Ahem." Isagi cleared his throat. Hiori jumped, nanase barely muffled a squeal behind the palm of his hand. Isagi didn't even try to hide his disdain- arms crossed over his chest sternly, dark eyes narrowed as he sized the other two boys up.
"Care to explain why you two are baking without me?" Isagi was so offended he could cry. Imagine not one, but two- BOTH of them snuck out of the room to go bake all the goodies they wanted and stuff their faces. Without the courtesy of sharing any with Isagi, of course.
"Oh, no..It's not like that at all, man! I'm telling ya, it's Hiori who didn't wana wake you up. You were sleepin' like a kitten!"
Hiori scratched at the back of his head awkwardly, "Yeah..Sorry, Isagi. We were gonna save ya some, though."
Isagi scowled, "Oh, are you just saying that to flatter me?'' He pushed past Nanase and Hiori, bending over right in front of the oven to look at what was inside. Isagi sniffed, "Mm, smells like chocolate.."
Isagi's eyes lit up, "Brownies?!'' He exclaimed with a little too much excitement. He started bouncing on the heel of his foot, hands balled into fists, "I forgive you guys!"
Hiori chuckled, "Oh, it's my pleasure.''
Nanase pouted at Hiori, "Hey..don't take all the credit! I put my blood sweat an tears in mixing the damn thing. Nearly broke my arm.."
Hiori rolled his eyes, "Oh, give it a break. Don't be so dramatic.."
Talk about luck. Isagi didn't even have to preheat the oven– much less make the damn brownies. He wanted something sweet, and didn't have to move a single muscle to get it. Forgive him for feeling a little special.
''Isagi, are you..oh, dear. Hiori, isagi's bawling like a baby!" Nanase gasped, "No, no, no, please don't cry, I'll start cryin too.." Nanase's lip started wobbling, and before he could stop himself he was holding Yoichi in his arms tight, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"What the–" Hiori's eyes widened, "Woahhh, uhh, guys..Isagi? NANASE?'' Hiori whipped his head back and fourth, staring between the two of them in pure confusion. A little overwhelmed and on the brink of tears himself, Hiori wrapped his arms around them.
"Easy..what's wrong?''
"I-i don't know.." Nanase stammered, "I'm just cryin cause Isagi is.." He hiccuped, rubbing at the tears building up in his eyes.
"I just..Shit, I love you guys so much.." Isagi slowly looked up at them both, face flushed red with tears. "Brownies? For free? In this economy?'' He laughed, sniffling away snot that threatened to run down his lip. "Mm– I'm so hungry..''
Hiori looked down at Nanase and Isagi absolutely..dumbfounded. Hiori, in all seventeen years of his life, had never reduced anyone to happy tears before. Not even sad ones!
To say he was flattered was an underestmatement. No word in the dictionary could describe the happiness Isagi's words filled him with.
Hiori couldnt help but wana spoil them both.
"Both of you go an sit down, no buts– I'm gonna bring those brownies over and you two are gonna stuff yer faces full as you want.''
Isagi and Nanase eagerly nodded, practically floating over to the couch as they day dreamed about those beautiful, brown, chocolate brownies that'd be melting on their tounges soon. Isagi's mouth watered.
'Ding!'
"Anddddd–" Hiori lifted the tray out of the oven, wearing floral kitchen gloves that he got from God knows where, and gracefully set it down on the table in front of the couch. "There!" He chirped.
"Careful!" Hiori swatted Isagi and Nanase's wrists away. They groaned in sync, "Don't want any of ya to get burns..it's hot. Give it a couple minutes, yeah?"
Isagi was so ready to eat those brownies that for a second, he really didn't care if it would burn his tounge or not. If he could take a picture of the pan with his brain and engrave it in his mind forever, he would.
Perfection. That was the only word you could use to describe the square, rectangular bars colored a rich, dark brown. The top had a crisp, crinkly crust in contrast to the fudgy cake inside of it. Isagi could already taste the gooey, melted chocolate melting on his tounge and getting stuck to the roof of his mouth.
"It should be good now–''
"OMNOMOMMMNOMMFGHHHNOMMNOMNOMMMM"
The moment the first syllables left Hiori's mouth, Isagi picked up the brownie with his bare hands, not bothering to use a napkin, and started stuffing his face, uncaring of the crumbs falling on his shirt.
Nanase choked around his brownie, astonished by Isagi's gluttonous display. "Damn– they ain't gonna run from ya, you know?" Nanase turned to look at Hiori, "Did he eat dinner?..''
Hiori shrugged, "Probably not..Let him enjoy himself!" Hiori smiled as he looked down at Isagi. His cheeks were bulged like a chipmunks, full of chocolate fudge, "Real good, ain't it?"
Isagi, already on his third brownie, slurred a nearly incoherent 'yes' as he continued his journey into brownie heaven. Hiori took one bite of his brownie and hummed, he really put his foot in this. "These are banging..'' Hiori mumbled, "But, uh, maybe slow down Isagi? Wouldn't want your belly to start achin."
Isagi grumbled something along the lines of, "I'll burn this off at practice", After that, Nanase and Hiori didn't try to stop him.
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Ten brownies later, Isagi was leaned all the way back, staring up at the ceiling with calm, half lidded eyes. "That was so good.." He sighed in content, one hand under his shirt and resting on the curve of his stomach.
Nanase was already knocked out, head tilted back, mouth agape as he snored and all- 'lightweight,' Hiori and Isagi had giggled.
"You ate more than I thought you would," Hiori hummed, looking pleased with himself. "I'm just flattered you liked my cooking so much..'' His cheeks reddened, "From now on, whenever you want brownies, you say the word and I'm whipping out a batch right then and there, you hear me?"
The sincerity of Hiori's words nearly brought tears to Isagi's eyes again, (Seriously, why is he so sensitive tonight?!) But he held them back. He couldnt help but feel grateful being teamates with Hiori and Nanase, cause moments like this are special, never forgotten by Isagi.
"And if you ever need a taste tester, I'm sure you definitely know who to call." Isagi teased, gently nudging Hiori in the shoulder. With Nanase softly snoring beside him, the smell of chocolate still faint in the air, and Isagi's stomach comfortably full, he felt..heavy.
Heavy in a good way. Heavy as in- he didn't wana move. He wanted to stay right here, on this same blue couch, with Nanase and Hiori. Isagi still had some crumbs on his face, but he couldn't be bothered to go and wash them off. He was so comfortable..and Hiori was right beside him. He's warm.
Before Isagi could register the crash, his body was already tilting sideways. Before he knew it he was leaning on Hiori's shoulder, eyelids falling shut as he fell into unconsciousness.
Hiori smiled. Isagi smells like brownies now. How the smell transpired to Isagi's hair, Hiori doesn't know. But what he does know is that he recons he could use a nap himself.
Hiori allowed himself to fall asleep, wrapping one arm around Isagi to pull him closer.
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"These fatasses couldn't even save me one brownie. I'm pissed." Shidou growled, scowling at the three boys fast asleep on the couch.
"Im getting this framed.'' Chigiri said matter of factly as he snapped several pictures of Isagi, Hiori, and Nanase in their vulnerable state. "Isagi's gonna be pissed.." Chigiri giggled.
"Isagi~ Hiori~ Nanase~'' Bachira sang as he poked and prodded at the three of them endlessly. Isagi was the first to stir, "Wakey wakey!"
Isagi blinked up at Bachira with hazy eyes, his vision swam for a moment before Bachira solidified into something recognizable. "Mm, Bachira?'' Isagi slurred, "Oh, guess what I had last night.."
Shidou glared daggers at Isagi, "No self control?" He barked, ''That puny body of yours won't be in shape for long if you keep eating entire trays by yourself."
Isagi glared, "Hey! I didn't eat the entire tray by myself. Nanase and Hiori helped me!"
Shidou stared at the crumbs littered across Isagi's cheek like he had just committed a crime. There were even crumbs on his shirt, for crying out loud.
"You look a mess. Your obviously the one that overdid it."
Bachira gasped, "Hey! We do not, under any circumstances body shame." He moved to cover Isagi's food baby with a pillow.
Shidou considered calling Bachira a slur, but remembered he heard him spouting some bullshit about having a monster inside of him. Maybe don't mess with the schizophrenic kid.