Years later now in high school Yamaguchi felt as if his feelings started to grow more and more towards Tsukishima but hid them well enough.
After volleyball practice.
They were walking home together Tsukishima had his headphones on as they walked side by side, his hands in his pockets meanwhile the latter also had his hand in his pockets deep in thought. Thinking that about this weird feeling that tugged at his heart.
Yamaguchi's pov:
Is it wrong that I feel like this? Every time at practice I feel like my hearts going to explode when I see him. This can't be good what if he judges me if I tell him... I don't want to ruin anything."
he thought to himself clutching his shirt for a moment feeling his heart beat then putting his hand back inside his pockets.
"Are you okay?"
I hear a familiar voice say beside me. "You look like you've been thinking about something or whatever, somthing up?" I look up from the ground and looks at Tsukishima which he was already staring down at me. I wonder how I must have looked to him that I caught his attention.
Y-yea everything's fine I was just uh.. thinking about what I may do when I get home.
"mm, okay I guess"
My heart sped up as he said my name. Yep I'm sure, we kept walking until I reached my stop.
Well I guess this is my stop, bye Tsuki.
"Yea bye..."
he gave a small wave and walked off looking back for a moment to see Yamaguchi going inside and then turns back, putting his headphones back on and raising the volume as he walked home now.
Mom I'm home! "Welcome home Yams there's food in the fridge if your hungry!" I replied okay and went up to my room and sat on my bed. I suddenly feeling a strange stinging in my heart I started coughed once questioning why I suddenly felt like this I coughed again onto my hand until I saw that there was a single petal. E-eh what the- I walked to the bathroom still coughing up more petals, when I leanead against the sink until I calmed down, Left with a headache.
Yamaguchi looked at the trail He had left of stray petals from the bed to the sink.
He stood there shocked and confused as to why this was happening to him, what is this? Why did I suddenly start coughing up petals? Why is this happening to me?
All these questions started flowing up inside Yamaguchi's head not knowing what this was or why it was happening. He took out his phone and went to google and searched up "what does it mean if you cough up petals and blood" hoping google had an answer he looked at the loading screen and saw what popped up.
"Hanahaki
A rare disease that happens to a person which love is unrequited. If this goes on for long enough without a confession or surgery death could happen. The only two cures is if the person which you like changes their mind and confesses. On the more risky side this can be cured with surgery. Which is a rather costly 10k, all though the victim will lose all feeling all leading to indifferency and not be able to fall in love again."
After that it was already noon Yamaguchi looked out his window and stared at the stars. Not paying attention to the time that has passed. His eyes not grasping the situation. He felt as if what happened wasn't real he wanted this to be a dream that he could wake up from. But no matter what he had to accept his reality...
So I love him? Is this what this is?....
