Selcouth

Chapter 31

Third Person's POV

Aito hastily entered the athlete's room after Bokuto beckoned him to enter. Just like Hinata's room, Bokuto's room was similar. By the right was his rack of clothes, luggage by the left and two individual single couches. The child quietly nestled on one chair, eyeing Bokuto's movements. The adult looked timid as he sat across the child. Slowly he sat down, jutting his lips as he did but maintained eye contact with the noirette.

The atmosphere is very awkward, at least in Aito's shoes. Bokuto just stared at him intently without saying anything. The child wanted to scratch his throat, to plead his body to say anything. He began sweating and he finally looked away from those golden orbs.

Then, he was caught off guard when the huge, tall athlete who looked intimidating, started to weep loudly.

The poor child stared at the sobbing athlete worriedly, already sweating bullets at this point. With no choice, he stood up from his seat and rushed to the adult's side. "Uh..." Aito struggled to do something. With hesitant movements, he patted Bokuto's gray strands thrice that left the athlete dumbfounded.

Bokuto sniffled as he turned to look at a blushing Aito. "P-please don't cry!" Aito pleaded rather loudly. The athlete grinned despite his eyes being swollen. "Dear heavens..." Bokuto softly shook his head. "Last time I saw you, I still carried you in my arms." He pointed out and Aito showed visible shock.

"You know me?" The noirette asked. Bokuto nodded enthusiastically, swiveling his body a tad bit to face the child who was leaning by the side of his couch. "You were still so tiny, you used all the things I and Akaashi bought!"

"You know mom?" The child questioned with a curious smile. Bokuto leaned on the head rest, eyes softening as he stared at empty space. "Yeah..." He answered softly. Aito wondered for the sudden shift in his tone. "I remember Mr. Bo." Bokuto added and that immediately made Aito beam. "You look like him!" He cheered.

Bokuto gave a toothy grin. "Hey Hey Hey! Yes I do!" Bokuto rejoiced. "What else did you and mom do?" The child visibly relaxed. Bokuto rubbed his chin, recalling a lot of precious memories and funny shenanigans he went through. "Akaashi used to take you to school a lot of times. As far as I know, you became an instant celebrity." Bokuto told, patting the child's head.

Aito giggled at the gesture, chest filled with a foreign bubbly feeling. He closed his eyes as Bokuto kept patting his head. He slowly opened them once again when the gesture began to slow down. He looked up, instantly meeting Bokuto golden gaze that seemed to soften once more, but instead of feeling anxiety by those eyes, he felt... safe.

"I'm so happy to see you again." Bokuto sincerely whispered.

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"So how did the meet go?" Sugawara asked towards the child that kept smiling as he stared outside the car's window. Currently, Sugawara and Aito were in Daichi's police car, going back to the school. Aito had to leave because nap time was coming to an end and Sugawara doesn't want Akaashi knowing he took his son somewhere else from school.

"It was great!" The child happily beamed. Sugawara thought there were flowers blooming by the side the longer he stared at the smile. Aito rubbed his eyes, suddenly staring towards the teacher with his big round doe blue eyes. "Uhm, Sensei..."

"We'll visit him back please?" Okay, Maybe Sugawara should have been cautious in the first place but what's the harm with a child wanting to hang out with their guardian?

The grizzly sighed scratching his cheek. "We must move cautiously okay? We leave early and arrive early." Sugawara softly warned causing Aito to beam, giving the teacher a big hug. "Thank you!"