{IT WAS ALWAYS YOU} Akaashi x Fem!Reader

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After school, you walk to the boys' volleyball gym and wait while Akaashi and Bokuto practice as you usually do. You wave to the team, all of whom you're comfortable with minus the new first years, before you sit down and pull out your notebook. As the boys start, you notice Bokuto already going into emo mode. You giggle to yourself as Akaashi tries to make Bokuto snap out of it.

"Hey," you hear a familiar voice call from beside you.

You look next to you and your smile immediately drops.

"Hi," you respond quietly to the girl approaching you.

"Watching Bokuto, huh?" 

"What?!" you ask startled "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Y/N," she says apologetically, "I thought you had something with Bokuto since he's always near you."

"N-No," you say a bit flustered "W-We're just friends."

Maya giggles at you. You watch as she then turns to face the volleyball team.

"Wow," she sighs "I'm so happy I can finally watch Akaashi play volleyball."

"You've never seen him play?"

"No," she shakes her head "he always talks about it but I've never actually gotten to seen him play. I bet he's really good," she giggles.

You nod and go back to doing your homework. Maya continues to talk to you about Akaashi but you mostly tune her out and focus on your work, giving her a few nods and one-word answers along the way.

"Whenever I'm with him he always gets so happy talking about volleyball," she sighs.

Way to make me think about how much alone time you've had with him. 

You look over at Maya and scrunch up your face while you're deep in thought thinking about how much she's gotten to be alone with him.

Gross don't go there, Y/N. I don't want to think about that.

"Uh, are you okay, Y/N?"

You snap out of your thoughts the second she asks that, trying not to raise suspision.

"Yeah, sorry, I was just trying to figure out how to word my answer," you lie as you point to your homework.

"Wow you started working on your homework already?" she says in awe "You must be so smart, that's awesome Y/N!"

Maya lets you be as you get some of your work done. Awhile later Bokuto is back in his emo mode.

"Bokuto's the captain, right?" Maya asks, causing you to pick up your head.

You watch as Akaashi lectures Bokuto for his behavior around the new first years.

"Mhm," you nod.

"It's so awesome how they're both able to support each other," Maya smiles.

You continue to observe Akaashi as he apologizes to the new first years for their captain's behavior. You smile at how great he is at bringing the team together. 

But why her...

You then find yourself looking over at Maya again.

"Are you sure you're alright, Y/N?" she asks.

"Yep," you giggle "I was just thinking it's cute how you care about Akaashi so much."

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"Dammit, I can't concentrate," you say aloud as you try to finish your homework later that night.

"Why'd that stupid girl have to keep bothering me about how obsessed she is with Akaashi?"

You put your head down on your desk, letting your arms drop down beside you. You can't help but think about how excited Akaashi was to introduce you to his new girlfriend and how he seemed a bit weirded out when you had already met him.

God, I'm seriously overthinking my entire life.

You sigh as you finally pick yourself back up and start to continue doing your work.

I mean she does seem nice and even though I do wish it was me, I shouldn't make a big fuss.

You finish your homework sloppily since you're having a hard time focusing. Once you are in bed you find yourself staring at the ceiling.

"Ugh," you groan to yourself as you grab your pillow and put it over your face "Why do I have to care about him like that so much?"

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FLASHBACK- 12 Years Ago

"Hey," a small voice calls over to you.

You turn around from your lunch table and see a small boy from your class standing next to you. Your eyes widen at the sight of a boy coming to talk to you.

"Can I sit next to you?"

You nod, examining the boy with messy black hair sitting down beside you. He smiles at you as he sits, allowing you to look right into his dark blue eyes. You blush slightly at his grin, careful not to scare him away.

"How come you're sitting alone?" the boy polietly asks.

You shrug in response, not knowing what to say to him.

"I'm Keiji Akaashi by the way," he introduces.

You continue to stare at him in shock that he's chosen to sit next to you.

"Have you ever been ice skating before?" he asks.

You shake your head no.

You watch as the small boy pulls out a piece of paper and some crayons.

"What's your name?" 

"Y-Y/N," you quietly speak.

"I'm going to draw something for you, Y/N."

You watch as your new friend draws you a map from the school to his house.

"Here," he says as he passes you the map, "I live at the house that says 14."

You softly take the paper from his hands and examine the map carefully.

"You can come over this weekend if you'd like," he says sweetly.

You look up at him curiously, unsure of why he wants to be friends with you. Keiji notices and gives you another big grin.

"If you come I'll teach you how to ice skate!"

You quickly hide your face behind the map, embarrassed of the situation you've gotten yourself into. A few seconds later you peek out from behind the paper and see him staring back at you.

"You don't have to come if you don't want to," he says sadly.

Suddenly you find yourself feeling bad for making him upset.

"I-I do want to," you whisper.

Keiji beams the second he hears your voice.

"That's great, Y/N! I can't wait!" he says excitedly.

You look away from him again, unsure of how to act around your new friend. Your eyes land on your new map and you begin to trace your finger along the streets that he made.

"It's not far," he tells you, "I walk home from here all of the time."

Your finger stops a street over from Keiji's. You look up at him, trying to figure out how to explain something.

"Oh is that your house?" he asks.

You nod as Keiji puts a heart around where your finger is.

"Now I'll know where your house is too," he giggles.

END OF CHAPTER 2