Feelings- tendo x poc reader

six

whole chapter is in 3rd person pov.

the strong scent of cafeteria food wafted through the halls as both tendo and y/n walked to their destination. when both of them strolled through the dining hall, several pairs of eyes fell on the two third years. they ignored the stares and got their food in silence.

"let's sit outside on the bench." tendo said to y/n as she was awkwardly looking for a place for them to sit.

"lead the way" y/n complied.

Tendo brought them to a small bench in the courtyard of the campus. the weather that day was average. it was a bit windy and the sun was slightly peeking through the thick layer of gray clouds in the sky. it was a private and quiet area, a great place for tendo to share his thoughts without having to worry about someone overhearing.

y/n started with some light small talk, both teens occasionally laughing and loosening up to each other.

"hey, tendo." y/n said shyly.

"what's up? he asked as he stuffed his mouth full of rice.

"uh, I guess I was kinda wondering why you were ignoring me for the last week. I thought you didn't want to be friends. now all of the sudden you wanna eat lunch together? I don't get it."

"well, honestly I didn't think you would wanna talk to me or be seen with me..." his voice trails off.

"Why the hell would you think that?" y/n questioned.

" well, it's no secret how i'm seen to others. And i'm sure you've heard some stuff about me from other people."

" yeah.."

"see I told you-"

"but I didn't pay it any mind." y/n cuts him off "I mean sure, upon first glance you seem intimidating, but you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, right?"

"yeah, your right. If only the rest of the world can think as you do."

" like those bitches that were trying to 'warn' me about you". she says under her breath.

"who? what did they say?" tendo tries to play dumb even though he listened in on their whole conversation a week prior.

"well those three stooges tried to say some outlandish lie about you and called you a-" y/n stopped herself before she said something that could hurt him. "nevermind."

"tsk" he kissed his teeth in annoyance. "whatever they said, I just wanted you to know that I am nothing like those stories people tell about me- unless it's about volleyball."

"u play?"

"sure do. shiritorizawa is best the Miyagi prefecture and our ace, and my best friend, is going to be on the Japan youth team!" he exclaims and y/n can see a small sparkle in his eyes.

"holy shit that's huge!" she exclaims leaving her mouth slightly ajar.

"I know right. if you want to can come to see us practice. the coach is a bit bitchy but he shouldn't mind if you just spectate."

"sure, I'd love to."

her comment gave the redhead a slight blush across his cheeks. "okay-" a loud clap of thunder cuts him off.

only a couple of seconds had passed before thick and heavy raindrops begin to fall from the sky. and in the blink of an eye, tendo slips of his track jacket and places it over her hair, gently.

"c'mon hurry." tendo takes his large hand and slips it into hers, pulling her towards the entrance of the school.

both of them run inside leaving their half-eaten lunch outside on the bench. as the pair began to walk back to class, a tall and young boy with the most childish bangs walked up to tendo.

"Tendo-san, you know we have practice right now, right? the coach was looking all over for you." he then looked to the right to see y/n wearing tendo's track jacket. "and who's this?" he says while wiggling his brows.

"im f/n l/n. and you?"

"that's goshiki". tendo interrupts."didn't you want to come to watch us practice?"

"yeah, but not today. I have a lot of work to catch up on and I don't wanna fall behind."

He was slightly disappointed with her response but quickly shook it off. "no problem. I guess ill see you later, yeah?"

"of course. have fun!" tendo begins to walk off and y/n realizes his jacket it still draped around her shoulders. "oh wait! your jacket!" she yells to get his attention.

"keep it. it looks good on you!" tendo shouts across the hall without thinking, leaving y/n, tendo, and even goshiki a bit flustered.

y/n smiles and turns back with butterflies tingling in her stomach as she walks towards her locker.

"tendo, why the hell are you late!" the old dirty ass coach screamed when tendo arrived at the gym.

"he was on a date with his new girlfriend." goshiki slyly added.

"girlfriend?" ushijima questioned as he cocked his head to the left.

"no, she's not my girlfriend. she just moved here and I was just being nice" he said to defend himself.

"I don't give a damn, 100 serves, the both of you." coach said sternly.

"Whaat? I didn't even-"goshiki cried before the coach interrupted him

"boy, say another word and that's 200 serves." his eyes now piercing the first year's soul.

he puts his head down in defeat and jogs onto the court alongside tendo.

"thanks a lot" goshiki mumbles sarcastically under his breath.

"You're welcome. I can be late again tomorrow. if you'd like?" the redhead said with a smirk on his face

Tsutomu rolls his eyes and both boys complete their punishment and finish volleyball practice. Most of the teammates were curious about tendo's alleged 'girlfriend', but decided to keep the questions and concerns to themselves. for now.