The Moon's Redamancy In Fall [Tsukishima x Yamaguchi]

fifty-five.

Yamaguchi

Tsukki studied my skin, tracing every inch of it. I giggled when I felt the tingling and ticklish sensation of his soft fingertips running along my sun splotched skin.

I watched Tsukki as he took my arm, grazing on it, "Your freckles looks like constellations," He mumbled to himself, his eyes dilates and temples creasing as he focused on studying my skin.

I sighed, "You always say that Tsukki," Whining, I tried grabbing back my arm but Tsukki refuses.

Tsukki would always tell me that my freckles looked like stars and that they were formed something as constellations which I sometimes get embarrassed whenever he notices my flaws.

"Wait!" He exclaimed, bolting up to his feet to grab a pen, "Let me explain costellations because you don't get it," Tsukki complains, dragging the pen on my skin.

The ink felt cold beneath my skin and it still tickled, he traced lines on my freckles and a smile creeping up on his pale face, "See . . . If you join this . . . here, you get . . . Cetus!" He proudly remarked, showing me the newly drawn ink on my skin.

My expressions softens when I finally realize what he had been pointing, "Oh, yeah . . . You're right! That looks like a Cetus!"  I thrilled, excitement obvious in my voice as I watched his drawing in awe, "You draw really good Tsukki!"

He scoffed rolling his eyes, "Those are just lines, Yamaguchi,"

"Well, yeah, it's still pretty!" I grinned, putting up my thumbs for approval.

Tsukki's pensive look melted into a gentle smile, "It only looks good when it's on your skin,"

"Draw more!"

. . .

"Tadashi, wake up! You're going to be late for school!"

What?

I groaned over my pillow as I tried to muffle my mom's voice coming from the outside of my door, my heartbeat was accelerating when I noticed that it was already morning, the morning light was invading my eyes so I tried to bury my head more down the pillow, sniffing the hint of fabric conditioner, I decided to open my eyes, making me stretch every single muscles of my body and relaxing.

Tsukki?

My heart started to beat almost out of my chest when memories of him staying over here for the night pours down on me like cold water as I jolted out of bed only to witness an empty floor. Oh.

He must've left early. The floor was clean, the blankets were neatly folded and the sleeping bag was already rolled by the corner.

I plopped back down on the bed, sinking further as I grew lazy from taking a shower and going to school. My breathing settles as I stretched my arms forward, stretching my arms, I noticed black lines traced over my arms. Wait, what?

Sitting up, my chest fluttering, I examined my arms just to notice Tsukki's handwrittings all over my skin. He traced my freckles, connecting and making them as constellations. There were three constellations on my right and then by my left there were two. There was one constellation on my right that was written in bold lines.

I quickly observed it and recognize the constellation right away. It's Cygnus. I quickly recognized its form because it's one of the easiest to find because of how large this is when it's on the night sky. A smile quickly crept on my face when I was reminded that Cygnus was the constellation of friendship.

Friendship, huh?

Constellations were taught by Tsukki to me when we were still kids, I remembered him pulling an all nighter just to memorize their names and the stories behind them. I always thought it was kind of nerdy but Tsukki will fight me about it that it's also quite interesting otherwise. I got to agree.

Another knock on the door occupied the quiet room making me jump out of the bed, my heart beating out of my chest, "Tadashi! It's already 7am, you're going to be late for school!" I hear my mom outside the door and I sighed.

"I'm up, I'm up!" I exclaimed, dragging my feet on the floor as I feel the knot in my stomach with each of my growing step to the bathroom having the urge to pee.

I stepped into the shower just to relax under, my strained muscles loosening up, I sighed, as I watched the drawings on my skin disappeared, getting washed away with water and soap. After showering, I stepped out of the shower and dried my body with a towel, I smiled when I started to trace my skin, tracing the ones Tsukki wrote. As soon as I was dry, I changed into my uniform and checked myself on the mirror for the last time when I hear my mom call me once again from downstairs.

"Tadashi!" She calls out again.

I paced the hallway and down the stairs before responding, "Yes, mom, I'm coming down already, would you please stop yelling my name," I sighed before striding to the kitchen.

My mom took notice of my presence as I stride across the kitchen, grabbing an apple before leaving the kitchen when I hear my mom call me again, "Aren't you going to eat your breakfast?" She asked.

I shrugged my shoulders and shook my head, "It's fine, mom," I said. In all honesty, I just wanted to dodge her questioning me about Yachi-san and telling me about Kyoto all over again. I'm so sick of hearing it.

When I was about to walk through the sidewalk, my train of thoughts suddenly was all about Tsukki and then to Yachi-san and then about college. I wonder if Yachi-san would still get rice cakes with me by break time. I was pretty looking forward to that.

Despite our break up, I thought being friends with Yachi-san would be okay until she moves to Kyoto and it would be a good thing to make it as a form of closure.  After all, my friends, my mom and dad doesn't know that we've ended things and I didn't know how to put it into words but I thought I'd worry about that soon.

When I finally arrived by the campus gate, there were no students anymore and that I was late. I sighed and I didn't even feel panicked. I checked my watch and I was just ten minutes late.

Entering my classroom, I bowed my head towards Suzuki-senpai and greeted everyone. Suzuki-senpai wouldn't really bother asking me if I'm sometimes late because usually I had perfect attendance. I glanced around the room and Tsukki was already sitting on his chair, he glanced up at me and gave me a small smile but dropping his gaze down his desk too quick.

As I sat down by my chair, I hang my bag by the side hook of my desk and brought out my notebook, sinking further down my chair, I started to doodle over the sides of my notebooks to drown my mind from thinking about Tsukki again, not long I felt someone tap my shoulder making me flinch when I realize that it was Ayato-kun, handing me a piece of paper.

"It's from Tsukishima-san," He mumbled, not taking his eyes off the blackboard while his arm stretched towards me.

I studied the piece of paper and took it in my fingers, propping it open, I saw his handwrittings in Kanji, neat and without crooked lines; it says,

"I'm coming over tonight. You can't say no because I'm bringing fries. :)"