13th

feat. the nameless guy from outer code

“hi, sorry to keep you waiting..!”

you exclaimed as you smiled at the girls, nearing their table.

“oh! y/n, you're here!” haruna waved. natsumi gave you a smile, patting the seat next to her, “about time you arrived, miss always-late.” mikado and the others laughed at the comment as you sat and playfully glared at natsumi:

“not my fault your little boyfriend had to block me from leaving the house until i tell him where we're going. such an overprotective boyfie you got there, huh?”

natsumi blushed as the girls began to tease him, “ooh~ natsumi (chan) has a boyfriend?” norika giggled. ootani began to poke natsumi's cheeks with a teasing grin, “which among them was it? gouenji? kidou? hiura?”

natsumi shook her head and playfully glared back at you, “y/n has a boyfriend too!”

the girls gasped and began to tease you as well. “i bet it's afuro, i notice him always looking at you, eh?~” aki laughed as mikado gasped, “maybe it's nosaka (san)? he's always looking after you after all.” she teased.

“or maybe it's fudou (san)? he's somewhat soft on you after all...” fuyuka suggested quietly as the girls began to make ‘ooh’ faces at the possibility. you shook your head with a sigh, making the girls laugh:

“eh~ you're just in denial.”

you nudged natsumi with your arm as you pouted at her and whispered, “this is your fault.” natsumi only smirked at you, “it's payback.”

just before the girls could tease any of you again, the waitress had arrived to take your orders. as you waited for them to place their orders, you felt a slight nudge beside you.

you turned to natsumi who was looking down with a red face, “... did you tell him where we're going?” you smirked, “oh, of course not. if i told him, he'd be stalking us and might end up ruining our girls-date.”

—

“anna, what's your relationship with nosaka?”

aki asked as you all walked through the streets to go to your last destination, which was, the hair salon.

“eh? me? uhm...” haruna winked with both eyes and made kissing sounds, “maybe a crush?” she teased.

mikado shook her head and waved her hands frantically, looking at you with a panicked look, “no! no, y/n, that's not true..!”

you raised a brow at her, confused, and pointed at yourself, “me? what about me?” mikado flinched and swallowed, “uhm... nosaka (san) and i don't have that kind of relationship... i just see him as an older brother, that's all...” she explained as the girls made a disappointed look (“aww, that's a shame...”).

you sipped on your mango smoothie and looked down at your feet, ‘what was that about..? anna's acting weird...’ you sighed and shrugged, mumbling to yourself, “maybe it's just a phase.”

mikado looked at you from the corner of her eyes cautiously, “... and besides, who nosaka (san) likes is–”

“oh! natsumi!”

you and the girls turned to a familiar cheery voice. “endou?” you deadpanned at the sight of the boys, already half– expecting that something like this would happen.

“brother!” haruna exclaimed as kidou waved with a smile. “where are you guys heading to?” hiura asked as ootani beamed, “to the hair salon! last time at the party, we talked about going out altogether to get haircuts because our hair is getting longer.”*

“aah, right, manager's hair has indeed gotten longer.” hiura nodded as you grinned, “right?”

“norika, your pixie cut haven't changed though?” asuto asked as norika glared at him, crossing her arms, “yes it did! when i first got a haircut, it ends on the tips of my ears and now it has gotten longer to the end of my ears..!” norika frowned as asuto nervously laughed (“is that so..?”).

“how about you guys? where are you going?” natsumi asked as endou grinned, “we're going to the barber's as well!”

you perked, “oh, right, i forgot today's the thirteenth... i guess you all just tagged along with gouenji...” the look on gouenji's face confirmed your statement which made you shake your head and sigh, “happens every time.”

“anyways, we should get going by now.” you said and smiled at the boys. nosaka frowned, “manager, you look like you're eager to get away from us.” the girls made cooing noises (“aww, look, your boyfriend's sulking, y/n”) as you rolled your eyes.

“a girl's day is a rare day. i'm always with you all so stop sulking, nosaka.” you said as you crossed your arms with a frown (that looked more like a pout to nosaka). afuro smiled and patted nosaka on the back (a little bit harder??), “now, now... let's let manager enjoy her day out, hmm?”

you cooed at afuro and smiled, “aah, afuro, you're truly an angel.” (“i'm a god but if you insist, then i guess i can be an angel”) afuro only smiled.

“then... we're going.” you said and waved, as the girls made disappointed looks (“well, at least afuro team earned a point.” “hey, nosaka team earned a point too!”) before waving their goodbyes and catching up to you.

it became silent for a few minutes before you turned with crossed arms, “hey, why are you following us?”

asuto nervously laughed, “we're heading the same direction so...” you only huffed and shrugged, as asuto let out a (relieved) sigh (“she didn't turn into a dragon, thank god”).

—

“how come you guys followed us all the way to the salon?”

“this is not a hair salon, this is a barber shop..!”

you sighed and shook your head in disbelief, staring at your friends arguing.

it turned out you all were heading to the same salon at the same time. you knew for sure that the boys didn't follow you because this was the barber shop where gouenji always has his hair trimmed. you just didn't expect natsumi to pick this place coincidentally.

“aah, welcome!” the familiar stylist clapped his hands with a smile. “i guess he can do both girls and boys...” you mumbled and entered the salon, as the rest of them reluctantly followed. “good thing you renovated the place. it would have been crowded if you didn't.” gouenji muttered as the owner giggled (“well, business is booming so...”).

the girls and the guys began to have their hair trimmed as you stayed, contemplating whether to have a new hairstyle or just the usual trim.

“i think you'd look as good if you tried a bob.” afuro pointed as you blinked, “really? hmm...” you looked at the example and stared at the mirror, imagining yourself in a bob haircut.

“it's cute, i guess–”

“i think curls would look better on you than a bob.” nosaka interjected as you looked down at the example and licked your lips, “you think so?”

afuro lowly growled and smiled (with ill intentions, i promise you), “y/n, a bob on you is cuter.” nosaka squinted his eyes and chuckled, “y/n, didn't you tell me once that you'd like to try having curly hair?” (‘when did i ever...’) you only nervously chuckled, sensing the tension between the two.

“but y/n, honey, having a curl would only lead to hair damage.” afuro said as you blinked. nosaka frowned, “aah but, y/n dear, a bob will only give you split ends.”

you only sighed and left your spot quietly and unnoticed, leaving the two with their fierce (?) argument.

“so, little miss, have you decided?” the owner twirled his way to you as you sighed with a (tired) smile,

“... i'll just get the usual trim.” (“and btw, you two over there, if you don't shut the f*ck up, i'll fill your sinuses to the brim with wasabi”)

— the next day

“aah, good day.”

the bell chimed, announcing a costumer. “oh my, you were one of the boys from yesterday, right? did you leave something?” the owner smiled at the male. “aah, no. but i do have a favor to ask.” the owner blinked, “hmm? sure, as long as it's within my power.”

“you keep the hair of your costumers, right?” the owner smiled, “of course i do! for donation purposes~”

“then can i ask for the hair of the girl from yesterday? the one who wore long sleeves and plaid skirts with a beret?” the owner blinked at the odd request, unsure what to say. he sighed before giving in,

“... which girl was it?”

“the girl who looked like a forest elf.”

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