"Akane!" Keishin exclaimed as he saw the car open its door to reveal Akane. He noticed the boyish fit she had sported out but paid no heed. She is here, with him, that is more important.
The two embraced each other. Takeda popped his head out of the door and smiled upon seeing Akane.
"Welcome home." He spoke, dusting off his hands.
"Sensei?" Akane tilted her head and raised her brow to tease Keishin.
He blushed away but invited them in, "Tsukishima and, I would assume, Akiteru-san? Please make yourselves home."
Akiteru waved his hand, "Ah, thanks but I have to go somewhere else. How about you, Kei?"
Tsukishima took one look at Akane and shook his head, "I will go somewhere, too. Just call me anytime, A-Akane."
"Come on! Call her that nickname!" Akiteru nudged teasingly.
Tsukishima ignored him and slipped off his elbow, "Her uncle is around, I can't."
He walked away with a wave, still ignoring his brother. Unknowingly, Akiteru followed too (just for the sake of teasing him). They were turning a corner when Tsukishima stopped.
"Why are you walking? Didn't you bring the car?" He asked, a sneering look underlying his innocent eyes.
"Ah! Right!" Akiteru exclaimed and rushed back to his car.
Keishin and Takeda laughed at the scene, Akane gave both of them a look.
"If Akiteru-san did stay, he will tease you two out as well. What is my teacher doing here, uncle?"
Takeda silenced himself as a shade of pink settled on his cheeks. He went inside with Keishin following, heat also creeping on his nape.
"We were worried about you, of course."
Akane nodded her head, "Mhm."
"Well, care to share what happened yesterday? How did you end up staying overnight at Tsukishima's?" Keishin asked, steering the topic away.
Akane froze and she sat down instantly.
"Akane-san?" Takeda waved a hand in front of her face.
Keishin developed a heavy feeling deep in his guts. It couldn't be another episode. He just sent her to buy something for his cold.
Akane told everything that happened in a quiet voice. Takeda could not speak from what he learned and Keishin's guilt bubbled up, mixing in his agony. The former held his arm to calm him down.
"Ukai-kun..." He whispered.
Keishin focused back to the present moment and his fist drummed the table, "I'm sorry... Fuck, I'm sorry, Akane!"
Akane's eyes welled up and she knelt right away beside him. Her hands reached out to hold him.
"Uncle, no..."
Keishin spoke ahead of her, "They are right... We should have known better and have you checked and helped. I am sorry you did not get it when you were younger..."
Akane shook her head, "W-well, we can still try to have it now. Right? It's not the end, uncle. Please don't blame yourself... I chose to hide it. I chose to suffer from it..."
"The important thing now is, do you consent to have professional help? Because if you do, then we can start looking for one right now when classes are almost done." Takeda suggested.
"Y-yeah, and to check for the expenses, of course." Keishin said in a quiet tone.
Akane's heart sank and she opened her mouth to take back what she said. But Keishin stopped her with his hand over her head, then giving her a double pat.
"I promised my sister on her grave that I will do everything in my strength to give you a better life, Akane. Allow me to."
Takeda started to cry at his statement and Keishin looked at him strangely, "Why? What's wrong?"
The adorable teacher laughed and sniffled, "Nothing! I was just touched with what you said. Well, does having Tsukishima her pretend boyfriend make her life better?"
His mind went back to when Ikkei Ukai arrived on the Karasuno's match. He could still clearly remember Keishin muttering curses under his breath over the whole fake relationship thing. But of course, it only took a single kick from the old Ukai to gain Keishin's approval.
"I still don't like it. But he's scoring well with what he's done, I might just welcome him into the house anytime soon." Keishin said to brighten up the atmosphere.
Akane's eyes widened in disbelief and glee, "Uncle!"
Keishin wiggled his brows and Takeda gave her teasing looks, crushing the poor girl to a blushing mess.
"Anyway! Here's what Akiteru-san gave me. He has a friend whose father works as a psychiatrist. He said we can try reaching for help here." Akane waved away the teasing looks with a call card in her hand.
Keishin accepted the card and Takeda immediately saved the contact number on his phone. Both uncle and niece shared a look of hope.
Here's to a hopeful journey to healing.
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Moonlight
Fanfiction[Tsukishima Kei fanfiction] With her haunted past, she tried to get back to society. With his cold demeanor, he tried to help her. Wrapped up in a story that is both cliche and not, get to know Akane and Kei.
