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Chapter 6: The Date

         "Oikawa, over here!" Sakura addresses, over the light chatter within the cafe.

        Tooru looks in the direction of where his name was called. He sees Sakura sitting at a table that is placed near the left of the entrance. They decided to go to an older cafe about twenty minutes away from Aoba Johsai. The place has a rustic look to it. There are wooden tables and bar stools with grey metal legs to hold the furniture up. At the tables are white wooden chairs situated slightly tucked under. Another addition to the overall scheme is the faded white framing on the burgundy brick walls, along with potted plants hung about the room. The centerpiece of the cafe is a small garden with a fountain in the midst. The water feature produces the gentle sound of running water, but not enough to distract from conversations or anything you may be working on.

        "Yahoo!" Tooru greets back with a fake grin.

        He slowly walks to the seat across from Sakura and sits down with a small smile. Tooru takes one look at her and can tell that she tried hard on her outfit, which makes him feel slightly guilty for being there in a gray, oversized sweatshirt - that may or may not be Hajime's - and light-colored blue jeans.

        "Uh- you look good!" Tooru says while he gestures to her attire.

        Sakura wears a pink dress with a floral design. She has subtle, natural makeup on, and her short brunette hair is curled. In all, she looked cute, but not Tooru's type, obviously.

        She smiles timidly, a minute blush rises to her cheeks, and responds, "O-oh, thank you... You do too!"

        Right then, a waitress walks up to them with a fond smile.

        "H-hi, may I take your ord- Oh, Oikawa-san!"

        "Oh my gosh- Yachi-chan?" Tooru looks at the blond with surprise. "It's so good to see you! It's been forever since we last hung out! How have you been?"

        The brunette stands up and gives the short girl a tight hug, in which she returns.

        "Oh, I have been good. The team is chaotic as ever, though." They both laugh before she continues, "How about you?"

        "I've been good, actually I-"

        Sakura cuts Tooru off with an unmistakably fake cough. She glances between the two before Yachi's eyes widen slightly.

        "O-oh, I'm so sorry. My name is Yachi," the blue-eyed girl introduces herself with an apologetic laugh.

        "I'm Sakura, Tooru's girlfriend," Sakura responds dryly with a phony smile.

        'T-Tooru?' The brunette internally freaks. 'Who gave her permission to call me that? Oh my god-' They have not even been together for long. Hajime does not even call him that! What gives her the right? Tooru mentally sighs and sucks up his feelings. Sure he did not want her to call him by his first name, but what can he do? Tell his girlfriend to stop calling him by his name? (A/N: I'M SORRY, YES?)

        "Y-yeah, we got together a few days ago," Tooru awkwardly replies in an attempt to make it unobvious that he is uncomfortable with the name she used.

        Yachi brushes off Sakura's tone and hesitantly says, "Oh! Congrats! I actually recently got together with-" She gets cut off.

        "Hitoka-chan, what is taking so lon-" The raven-haired girl stops in her tracks. "Oh! Hey, Tooru."

        Tooru notices Sakura's glare but chooses to ignore it as he excitedly yells, "Shimizu-chan!"

        He quickly runs to Kiyoko and hugs her. Tooru has known Kiyoko for some time. He has almost known the black-haired girl for as long as Hajime. He met her in middle school at a track tournament that Kiyoko partook in. He tried to hit on her, but she immediately turned him down, for she does not like men. Once she found out Tooru was gay, they became close friends. In the match where Karasuno played against Aoba Johsai, Kiyoko was internally cheering Tooru on. It was not very noticeable, but Tooru could tell.