MY ROOMIE NIGHTMARE 【佐久早 聖臣】

VOLLEYBALL | XXXIV

INT. GYMNASIUM — AFTERNOON

KOYAMA felt the excitement of the crowd lifting her own spirits as she walked with caution towards an open spot in the bleachers. ATSUMU glanced over the brunette with a small smirk of amusement, he'd never seen the brunette looking so sheepish.

ATSUMU could almost see a reflection of SAKUSA's own hate for crowds in her panicked eyes and rigid posture. The blond took it upon himself to help her relax.

ATSUMU
Loosen up
Koyama-San.

KOYAMA
(Un-furrows her
eyebrows).
Hm? Did you
say something
Atsumu-San?

ATSUMU
Do ya hate
crowds?

KOYAMA
I mean, this is exciting
but I'm not a fan of all
this noise. It makes me
feel a little anxious.

KOYAMA
Have you never felt that
way before Atsumu-San?

KOYAMA
Like the crowd's talking
about you, but you know
that they aren't?

ATSUMU
(Dumbfounded)
That's deeper than I
thought.

ATSUMU
Um, no, I haven't.
I've been under the
spotlight for a while,
and especially after I
joined the Black Jackals,
and although I'm aware of
the negative attention as
well, I don't really pay
attention t'a it.

KOYAMA
Must be nice.

ATSUMU
(concerned)
What's made ya
think that way?

KOYAMA
Mmm, when I was younger
I used to be way more
extroverted.

KOYAMA
I don't know. The whole
friend-making-biz always
seemed like a piece of cake
to me, until high school
that is.

KOYAMA
I'm not sure what
happened, but people
treated me differently,
and I became pretty
reserved.

ATSUMU
(Grins).
Well, that sucks for
them, 'cause y'a've
got an amazin' personality
and the bonus is yer pretty
face.

KOYAMA
(Deadpans)
I don't think they cared
about my pretty face.

ATSUMU
Considering yer list
of friends now, were
ya always friends with
more guys than girls?

KOYAMA
(Eyes widen)
Yeah, how'd
ya know?

ATSUMU
(surprised)
um, that was just a
lucky guess actually.

ATSUMU
(Coughs).
Ya should be careful,
ya may have a long list
of admirers rather than
just "friends."

KOYAMA
(Incredulous)
That can't be.
If it was like that,
I would already know!
I'm not that oblivious.

ATSUMU
(Teasing)
That's cute.

KOYAMA
What do you mean?

ATSUMU
(Pats her head).
Continue to live
like that Koyama-San,
that way you'll never
get a boyfriend.

KOYAMA
(Annoyed and Sarcastic)
Hello!~ Platonic friendships
and platonic love exists
you goof!

ATSUMU
Yeah, they do, but
in some cases, where
ya think there's nothin'
yer gonna get hit by the
train, and rather than
make a move, most guys end
up in the friend-zone. They'd
rather have all or nothin', and
nothin' seems better than
any thin' at all if it means
not losin' a friend.

KOYAMA
Sakusa-San was right,
listening to you makes
anybody lose brain cells.

ATSUMU
(Rolls his eyes).
I ain't lyin'. Ya
just don't get it
'cause yer hellbent on
not losin' sight of
some thin' secure rather
than give yer 'self a
chance to be happy
against the odds.

KOYAMA
Not fair, you have some
leverage on me just 'cause
you know that I like you
know who.

ATSUMU
(Excited)
That's exactly why
we're here!

KOYAMA
(Deadpans).
Yeah, I can
see that.

ATSUMU
This is more for my
bro than for you to
be honest.

KOYAMA
Okay?

ATSUMU
Everyone's on yer team,
'cause we want to see
'em happy.

KOYAMA
(Flustered)
Oh, thanks.