Nekoma's Manager (Bokuto x OC)

Bokuto's POV

After the ambulance speeds away, I turn to Y/N, who's on the ground wrapped in Kuroo's arms. She looks completely frightened, her face turning a ghostly pale and she runs behind the gym. I move to follow her but the Nekoma captain is already trailing her, carrying a water bottle in his hand. It seems someone else will be taking care of her for now. It kills me that it's not me, but I don't know if approaching her is the best thing at the moment.

I force myself to turn around and I head over to Akaashi. "Did you see what happened to little Yachi?" I say.

He nods and replies, "Apparently, she had slipped into the pool on accident. No one noticed because she's so small, but thankfully Hinata saw her underneath the surface and was able to rescue her."

"Geez.. that's terrible," I comment, rubbing the back of my neck, not knowing what else to say.

"Yes, it is. Regardless, she is in professional medical care now so we should clean up and contact the coaches," he says, as always calm and collected.

He shares this with the entire group and everyone starts to pick up around the pool. The managers are all crying and are clearly shaken that one of their own is probably in critical condition right now.

"Yukie, Kaori!" I call out to them. "I'll take care of the tables and everything. Go try to get some rest."

Yukie starts bawling even harder. "This is all my fault.. the party was my idea. I'm going to explain everything to the coaches and take responsibility for it."

Kaori pats her on the back, trying to comfort her. "It's ok, Yukie. You were only trying to do something fun for everyone's sake. No one could have seen this coming." Yukie continues to sniffle and they walk off.

While folding the tables, I see Kuroo carrying Y/N princess style to the main building and I can't help feeling the ugly emotion of jealousy rear its head. But how could I be jealous right now? She literally broke my heart earlier and for a second I completely lost it. That frightened look on her face is exactly the reason I don't show my emotions to anyone. Because they can be ugly.

I sigh. Yet, even though she hurt me, I'm still so attached and want to know how she's doing. So after I put away the tables, I head towards where Kuroo went.

I check the managers' room but when I don't see Y/N there, I check other rooms. One after the other I open the doors when I spot Kuroo coming out of one. I stride over and say, "How's she doing?"

"She's sleeping, not something I can usually say about her. I put her in here because I thought she could use some space," he replies. He frowns for second before adding, "Look.. Don't give up on her, man. I don't think she knows it herself but she's seriously into you."

That completely takes me by surprise.

"I mean .. she told me as much but she also said she doesn't want to start a relationship so what can I really do about that? I can't force her to do anything she doesn't want to.." I trail off.

Kuroo sighs and rubs his neck. "Y/N's gonna kill me when she finds out I told you this. But her last boyfriend cheated on her. Ever since then, she's been really wary of relationships and dating in general. I think deep down she wants to be cherished but she's too scared to be hurt again. Convince her and show her not all dudes are a**holes." With that, he slaps me on the back and walks away.

I stare at the door. If I step inside this room, there's no knowing if I can actually change her mind. I can finally understand why she's guarding her heart so much. And I want to be able to change her outlook on love by loving her to the fullest. Even so, I may end up getting hurt again and rubbing salt in the wound. Will it be pleasant? No. But.. Is she worth the trouble and the potential further heartbreak? F*ck yeah.

I open the door and walk in.

Y/N appears to be sleeping soundly in one of the futons. But when I approach closer, her face is scrunched like she's having a nightmare and she's muttering something.

"No.. no. mph no... don't leave.. Kotaro.."

I freeze. Is she dreaming about me? Looking down at her, I realize just how small she actually is. She has a big personality and presence but physically she's so much smaller. 

I climb into the futon with her and cradle her to my chest. She visibly seems to relax and the stress lines on her forehead disappear. I listen to her breathing and just watch. For the rest of the night, I stay like this and don't sleep a wink, not wanting to take my eyes off of her for a second. From the first time I saw Y/N and her pink locks, I had been completely intrigued. This girl whom I just met at the beginning of the week.. is slowly occupying my every waking thought. I kiss the top of her head gently, knowing I never want to let her go.