Protective - Twisted(?) Jealousy
Disclaimer! While I wrote this and many other Izumi/OC oneshots to be able to be understood in a vacuum, I recommend reading Alte Liebe Rostet Nicht for further context!
Fandom: Ensemble Stars
Characters: Izumi Sena, Original Character, Makoto Yuuki
Words: 1,382
Tags: Established Relationship, implied Izumi Sena/OC, Jealousy, 'It's complicated'
Look, you gotta share that top spot with Makoto, even when dating Izumi. … Don’t ask, just accept it. Also I wanna write more proper Makoto & Ann stuff soon, going a bit more platonic. I gotta showcase their bond! So... If Izuann would be so kind and leave my brain for a few days (not gonna happen... I need to stop hoping).
The sight was… Well, it wasn't exactly out of character, to say the least, and compared to a few instances before this was a tame reaction for Izumi standards. Then again, Makoto had gone through the worst when it came to the fellow idol, way worse than that. Oh back then, when Izumi was still visiting the same school, always showing up from out of nowhere or running up, yelling 'Yuu–Kun~' in the most cheerful yet also unsettling tone he could manage, unintentionally perhaps. Then either clinging onto the blonde with the widest smile or getting ready to chase him around. Needless to say Izumi had never given Makoti a rest back then, all because he was 'looking out for his precious little brother' or something like that. He was truly going through all lengths when it came to taking care of Makoto, to the point it could have been beyond creepy. Nowadays it seems that Izumi seemed to slow down at least, though he would always jump in should he suspect even the slightest danger for Makoto. Sometimes he literally appeared out of nowhere, as if having teleported. Actually… Was it possible to learn such a skill? Izumi would be crazy enough to find a way. Today was such a day… Though it had taken an odd turn regardless.
A month or two back it had been a meeting by chance, right at the arcade. Makoto had been facing off against someone who seemed to be fairly decent at one of the driving games. It had started as a temporary rivalry, at least in the heat of the moment, and it ended in a draw. Needless to say the two were on an even playing field and it was a fun challenge as well as a fun time.
As for who had been his opponent at the time… It was a young woman, a brunette, clearly not from here. Not to mention that she was only slightly smaller than him. Yet the moment she spoke up it was more than obvious that she was a foreigner, given her stuttering speech, mistakes and hints of an accent. Though then again, maybe she had just been nervous. But it was nothing he couldn't handle. It was fairly easy honestly and a few sentences in he got her to calm down. It was just the usual small talk really, nothing too special. And yet it was a pleasant conversation nonetheless.
It was how he met Ann and much to Makoto's surprise she was the new employee at Ensemble Square, one of the translators in charge of overseas affairs. Some liked to believe that it was just a rumor and apparently she had earned herself the title of 'ghost' as a result, even if it was a short lived joke… She was not exactly a ghost after all, just someone hard to spot. Maybe he was lucky. Plus she wasn't so bad to be around… After a while. Sure, it was awkward at first but the tension faded with each passing meeting. In fact, Ann quickly warmed up and turned out to be lively, to say the least. Whenever seeing him she would just run over to greet him or when there is time to spare the two would play some games here and there. They were bonding like this and grew closer. Makoto thought nothing of it and there was no reason to think twice about this… But what does that have to do with anything? Well…
"Hey! What are you doing with Yuu–Kun!?" Izumi suddenly said with a rather loud voice, pointing at Ann right in public. Even though not much happened, not that Makoto knew. The two had literally just met up and greeted each other before Izumi had just come dashing out of literal nowhere, right from the crowd, and suddenly stood right in between the two, looking back and forth with an extremely sharp glare which could make just about anyone freeze in place. It sure had Makoto at a loss for words, not even sure why the gray haired male had suddenly dashed over to them like this. Yet would this one allow them to speak? Of course not, he just continued.
"Now listen up! No matter who you are or what you are, Yuu–Kun is off limits!” He began, the confusion on Ann’s face all too visible. Who wouldn’t be confused to be honest? But the next part baffled him as well, at least to a degree. “I get it! Yuu–Kun has his charm and all, but that doesn’t mean you have to throw yourself onto him all of a sudden!” Wait… Throw herself on him? Where is he getting that idea from!? Why is he even saying something like that!?
“Throw myself on… Makoto–Kun?” Was the only thing coming out of her mouth before Izumi let out a sudden shocked gasp, standing there for long enough to take note of it yet he quickly moved again all the same, or at least his mouth.
“Wha– Makoto–Kun!?”
“Uhm… Is it so—”
Suddenly he just grabbed her shoulders out of literal nowhere, the next sight being shaking her back and forth all of a sudden, as if frustrated with something. He seemed to nearly panic in fact, one way or another. What has gotten into him all of sudden!? It was not exactly unlike him but at the same time…
“What did you do to Yuu–Kun!? What happened!? Speak up! Now!”
“Hah!? S… Stop and… Calm—”
“Answer me here! What did he do!?”
“What did he do!? Didn’t you asked—”
“Just answer my goddamn question already!”
“Izumi–San, isn’t that a little too far!?” Makoto threw in, unable to bear this sight. He just wasn’t sure what to think of this, seeing Izumi in a state like this of all things… Actually, it hasn’t been long but this entire situation was a puzzle of its own. “Please give Ann–Nee room to breathe! Do you really—”
“Wait a minute… Ann—Nee?” Izumi suddenly paused, his hands letting go of the young woman’s shoulders which allowed her to let out a deep breath, perhaps trying to collect herself after being shaken over and over. His attention turned to the blonde in an instant, first staring at him with shock before letting out a light chuckle, as if trying to mask his embarrassment. “Ah, like an older sister. Of course. I should’ve thought so. Yuu–Kun can do way, waay better than someone like Ann after all~”
“Musst du gerade sagen…” Makoto heard her nearly grumble, though he wasn’t sure what it meant. She seemed a little annoyed at that statement however, even crossing her arms while glaring at Izumi directly from the side. It was not the annoyance one would expect, one filled with anger. It was more like… Well… As if she was calling Izumi a hypocrite just now or something.
But did Izumi notice? Makoto wasn’t sure. It was an assumption that his senior didn’t but one could never be so sure. He kept on talking regardless, the smirk forced right onto his face. “Of course you can. I have no doubt about it. I was never assuming otherwise.”
“Eh!? Uhm… Right, if you say so…” Makoto agreed by default. Honestly, he was not feeling like keeping up with Izumi’s lectures here. And yet he would be unable to avoid it as now he had been grabbed by the shoulders, Izumi’s grip being surprisingly tight on top of that. And then Makoto was glared at, almost as if he was at the brink of being stabbed here.
“That’s all you two are, right? She’s like a big sister, right?”
“Eh!? Izumi–San!? What’s—”
“Answer my question here Yuu–Kun! No exceptions!”
“Hold on! What—”
“Yuu–Kun~!”
“Izumi–San!? Your face! It’s—”
“I said answer, didn’t I? You know what that means, don’t you?”
Needless to say things got out of hand for quite a while, not even Ann was able to talk some sense into Izumi… In the end she was forced to punch some sense into him… Which meant her whacking him on his head and making him drop onto the ground. And until this day she and Makoto ask themselves what made Izumi have that reaction of all things… Because it certainly was… Something.
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