Shelter [Kurotsuki]

Chapter 15

"What the hell am I supposed to do on a date?" Tsukishima asks as he lets himself into Akaashi's apartment.

"What?" Akaashi is lounging on the couch with a book on his lap.

"Kuroo asked me on a date and I've never been on a date and I guess we're going to be spending the night somewhere and oh my god I've never been this nervous before. Why do I keep talking?" Tsukishima drops himself onto an armchair and covers his face with his hands.

"Um... you go on dates all the time..."

"What? I've never been on a date. I've never had a boyfriend." Tsukishima glares at him. Akaashi looks confused.

"But... you guys have been dating for years... haven't you?"

"No? Kuroo just asked me out yesterday when you sent him to babysit me." Tsukishima crosses his arms.

"Okay... But... you guys aren't dating?" Akaashi puts his book down on the coffee table. "I need a drink. Do you want some tea?"

"Yes please." Tsukishima closes his eyes and lets his head drop back. Had Kuroo said something to Akaashi that made him think they were dating? He listens as Akaashi moves about the kitchen making tea.

"Okay," Akaashi gives Tsukishima a cup of tea and then sits down with his own. "So... You and Kuroo weren't dating in high school?"

"No of course not. I didn't come out until my third year..."

"And you and Kuroo didn't start dating then? When you stayed with him?"

"No, Akaashi. We've never been dating." Tsukishima sighs and then blows on his tea a bit before sipping on it.

"He stopped flirting with people in the third year though."

"W...what?"

"Well... Kuroo was popular in high school. Girls and guys were confessing to him all the time. He was always seeing someone new, but then after he met you he stopped dating other people and he talked about you all the time."

"Oh..." Tsukishima knows he's blushing. "I um... I didn't even know I was gay then... But well. I saw how happy you and Bokuto were and Kuroo was... I mean he was Kuroo and I liked that"

"Obviously, you turned into a strawberry every time he so much as looked at you." Akaashi drinks his tea and looks thoughtful. "So all this time you two have just been... what? Friends?"

"I don't know. I guess. We never talked about it. I mean... I had feelings for him. I did want to date him but... we never talked about it."

"Tsukki I think you guys have been dating. Whether you knew it or not. I don't think you should be worried about what's going to happen on this date. I think it'll be a lot like what you're used to."

"I..." Tsukishima sighs, "Akaashi... I don't um...We're going to stay overnight... at a Ryokan."

"So? You sleep with him all the time," Akaashi puts his cup down, his lip curling up a bit on one side.

"That was just sleeping. We weren't dating then, so now... What if he wants to... or... or I want to... you know..."

"Oooh, you want to know about having sex with another man." Akaashi is definitely smirking now and Tsukishima really wants to hate him.

"Yes... please..." he does his best to glare at the other man but the flush on his cheeks kind of ruins it. Akaashi's eyes are sparkling with amusement and Tsukishima thinks he might die of embarrassment.

"Well... what do you know about sex? Do you watch porn? You'll have to figure out if you're a top or a bottom. I definitely prefer to bottom myself. Though sometimes Bokuto wants to-"

"Please please stop. I can't Akaashi." Tsukishima hides his face in his hands again. Akaashi covers his mouth to hide his laugh. Tsukishima grabs a pillow and throws it at him, managing to hit him in the head.

"Ow." Akaashi glares at Tsukishima. "You shouldn't hit people Tsukki." A gasp comes from behind Tsukishima's chair and he groans as he sinks down lower.

"Please no."

"Tsukki! You hit my Akaashi!?" Bokuto yells from the doorway, somehow he'd managed to make a quiet entrance for once.

"He had it coming." Tsukishima grumbles.

"Tsukki asked me about the birds and the bees and I was just answering his questions." Akaashi shrugs.

"Aw, our baby boy has sex questions?" Bokuto flops down onto the couch between Akaashi's legs. "Are you and Kuroo having bedroom problems?"

"Oh my god."

"You won't believe this Kou but apparently Kuroo just asked Tsukki out for the first time yesterday."

"What do you mean?" Bokuto scrunches his face up in confusion.

"We weren't dating..."

"You were definitely dating," Bokuto shrugs and then takes Akaashi's arms and pulls them around his neck.

"Well, we weren't. So whatever... I'm going home."

"Wait does that mean you're a virgin? Is that why you're asking Akaashi sex questions?"

"You're both pure evil and I hate you." Tsukishima finishes his tea and then stands up to bring his cup into the kitchen. He tries to ignore Akaashi and Bokuto's laughter from the other room.

"We love you TsukkI!" Bokuto calls out.

"Fuck both of you,"

"Fuck your boyfriend first," Akaashi says in a bored tone.

"Akaashi nooo don't say bad words in front of our baby Tsukki!" Bokuto protests.

"I regret ever meeting either of you." Tsukishima glares at them as he walks to the door and slips his shoes on. "You're both the worst."

"So will we be seeing you for dinner tomorrow?" Akaashi asks.

"Yes... Probably." Tsukishima sighs as he leaves the apartment and heads back to campus. He'll never admit it to them but he does feel better now about the date. Akaashi was right, they'd been spending time together for years. Tsukishima felt more comfortable around Kuroo than he did around anyone else, except maybe Tadashi. Everything would be fine.