Author's Note: I am not an editor or a professional writer. I will write this and edit it to the best of my ability. I also do not own Uma Musume, which is owned by Cygames. Watch the animes and read the mangas, for they are pretty good. Finally, please enjoy.
Tactical Gray POV
After telling Yuto exactly what I thought of him, Rain dragged me away. It seemed I'd pushed things a little too far. Once she dropped me off at my room, she warned me, "Okay, stop causing any more trouble tonight."
Before I could respond, her phone rang. She answered it with a smile.
"Sweets, what's up? Tonight? To make up for all the time we've wasted until now? Sure, let's finally get together tonight for that."
What the fuck is she talking about?
What's going on between her and Sweets? I know we aren't dating yet, but did she and Sweets get together? And if they did… what would Rose think?
I quickly asked, "Hey, what are you two idiots doing now?"
She pouted. "If you're going to be so rude, I won't tell you."
She turned around and started walking away.
"Now don't follow me. See you tomorrow."
Oh, hell no. That dumbass did not just blow me off.
"Don't follow me."
Yeah, like that was ever going to happen.
As soon as she got far enough ahead, I pulled out my phone and tracked her location. Then I took a different route so I could reach the same destination without her noticing.
Unfortunately, while I was staring at my phone, I slammed full force into someone. We both fell flat on our asses.
"I—whoops, sorry…"
I looked up.
"…Rose?!"
She immediately covered my mouth with her hand.
"Shhhh!"
I whispered, "What are you doing here?!"
She whispered back, "Nothing. What about you? Whatever you're doing, it looks like you came prepared."
Her eyes landed on my phone, which was displaying Rain's location.
I got back to my feet.
"It's none of your business."
Rose stood up as well, and to my annoyance, we both started walking toward the exact same place.
"Quit following me," I muttered. "It's weird."
She crossed her arms.
"I'm not following you. Why are you headed the same way as me?"
We reached a corner, and there we spotted Rain meeting up with Sweets.
Both of us immediately ducked behind cover before they could see us.
Apparently, great minds think alike.
We slowly crept closer so we could overhear their conversation.
Then…
Ping.
My phone received a message.
A split second later…
Ping. Ping. Ping.
Everyone else's phones went off.
Mine always receives notifications first because I upgraded it myself.
Unfortunately, the sound was enough to make Rain and Sweets turn around.
They spotted us instantly.
Crap.
Without saying a word, Rose and I silently agreed to act casual.
I casually asked, "Hey, you got the message too?"
Rose immediately played along.
"Yeah. It's from Spice."
She read it aloud.
"Yo, guess whose girl just got her agency hired as the organization's primary agency? Looks like Ayana's moving up."
She looked at her phone again.
"I'll send my congratulations to Ayana… and my death threats to Spice."
I nodded seriously.
"Oh, I'll do the same."
We both immediately sent our messages.
By then, Rain and Sweets had already walked over.
Rain tilted her head.
"Hey, what are you two up to?"
I instantly came up with a lie.
"Rose and I met up to discuss some leadership work."
Rose nodded without hesitation.
"Yep. So, what are you two doing?"
Rain grinned.
"Us gym buddies are getting together to catch up on our workouts and embrace the spirit of youth!"
Sweets threw a fist into the air.
"Yeah!!"
…
Yep.
That was Rain.
The girl I fell in love with.
Why was this my type?
For Goddess's sake, I'm bisexual. I could've had billions of options.
Instead, my heart and body decided…
"Yes. The lovable dumbass."
I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose.
Neither Rain nor Sweets noticed.
Their counterparts in this world were bitter rivals, yet somehow these two had become best friends.
Then Sweets suddenly shouted,
"Ha! Why don't you two join us for our workout?!"
What?
Why would I willingly join two muscleheads for a hardcore workout in the middle of the night?
Were these two insane…
…or just incredibly stupid?
Rain eagerly followed up.
"Yes! Together we shall chase the springtime of our youth beneath tonight's sky!"
Sweets moved right next to Rose and smiled.
"You'll join us, right?"
Rose immediately lost all composure.
Her face turned bright red.
"Sure… why not?"
Before I could refuse, Rain effortlessly picked me up and carried me toward the gym.
And just like that…
Rose and I somehow ended up doing an intense late-night workout with those two lunatics.
We lifted weights until our arms burned, then moved on to every machine the gym had.
The equipment was all top-of-the-line—the best money could buy.
Unfortunately…
The workout was made significantly harder because I couldn't stop staring at Rain's ridiculously sexy—
Hell.
Even her muscles were attractive.
By the end, I was drenched in sweat…
…for more than one reason.
Afterward, the four of us showered, ate together, and completely passed out from exhaustion.
When I finally woke up…
I realized I was lying on the same futon as Rain.
Apparently, we hadn't just showered and eaten together.
We'd also fallen asleep in the same bed.
I tried to get up.
Bad idea.
Between my sore muscles and Rain clinging to me like a giant anaconda, I couldn't move an inch.
The worst part?
She was an incredibly heavy sleeper.
As she unconsciously snuggled even closer, I felt several things.
Pain.
Heat.
Embarrassment.
But above all else…
Love.
Affection.
So, I gave up and waited for this lovable dumbass to wake up.
Luckily, her alarm was due to go off any minute now.
Still…
How Rose and Sweets honestly believed nobody knew how they felt about each other…
Now that was the real mystery.