His Warrior Queen: A Haikyuu!! Novel (Tsukishima x OC)

Chapter 32: What You've Done to Me

Nakano and Tsukishima had left the arcade and spent some time wandering together around the park, riding rides that looked like fun and sharing some treats with each other.  Sometimes they just wandered along, holding hands and watching the people around them having fun, chatting about things that came to mind, or even just enjoying the closest thing they could manage to silence at an amusement park when it befell them.  This is the best part of this day so far, Tsukishima thought to himself, but there's an even better part yet to come.  He couldn't keep a sly smirk from creeping over his face as he thought about what he'd been able to arrange.

"Now what is that look all about?" Nakano asked him, seeing his face.

"Nothing you need to worry about, Roses," he said softly to the girl, tugging her closer to him.  "I'm just very glad to have this time with you by ourselves."

"Are you having a good time?" she queried.

"I am now," he said as he leaned over and kissed her cheek.

She smiled at him, and then leaned sideways and looked past him.  "Oooooh...karinto..." she muttered.

He turned to see where she was looking.  Sure enough, a karinto vendor was just behind him.  "I gather you're in the mood for something sweet?" he said, leading her in the direction of the sugary dessert.

"Yes, please," she said enthusiastically, "but since it wouldn't do to taste you like that here in the middle of the park, I'll treat you to karinto."  She gave him a wicked smile.  Color rose to his cheeks, and he tried to distract himself by purchasing her the dessert.  Try though he might, Nakano simply refused to let Tsukishima buy her the delicious snack.  Instead, once she'd made the purchase, she demanded he let her feed him.

"I am perfectly capable of feeding myself," he complained, trying to reach for one of the little deep fried dough sticks as Nakano dodged away from him.

"But I like feeding you," she playfully whined, holding up the treat and trying to bring it to his mouth.  

"If you insist on feeding me, you'll have to deal with what might happen," he said, smirking at her as she looked at him suspiciously.

"What do you mean?"

"Go ahead and feed me and you'll find out," he said, opening his mouth.

She gingerly placed the karinto in his mouth, only to have the boy move forward, trapping the ends of her fingers in between his lips.  He sucked the sugary coating off of them before releasing them with a small pop sound.  Nakano's mouth formed a silent 'O' as she watched him lick her fingers off, his face seductive.

"You..." she said breathlessly, "you are a very naughty boy."

He leaned over a little, putting his face directly in front of hers.  "And you like that, don't you, Roses?" he whispered to her.  He moved in and kissed her lips, lingering a bit longer than she expected him to.  He tasted of the sweet brown sugar on the karinto.  When he at last moved away, Nakano stared at him, her eyes intense.  

"What has gotten into you, Kei?" she asked softly.

He took another piece of the treat, gently encouraging her to walk beside him again. "I've been walking alongside this incredibly beautiful girl for quite some while now.  What do you expect me to be thinking about, hmmm?" he replied, smiling as her face became rosy while she too ate of the karinto.  The two walked along in silence, sharing the dessert and occasionally looking over to smile at the other.  Oh, that was fun, Tsukishima thought, I love the way she looks when she blushes like that.  So pretty, and so sweet.  I want her to know how wonderful and beautiful she is.  How much I adore her.  His head swam a little as the intensity of his own feelings crashed down on him.  He could feel his heartbeat, pounding away in his chest, so loud in his own ears he swore to himself that the girl had to be able to hear it.  How do I keep falling deeper for her?  What am I supposed to do?