The wedding ceremony ended flawlessly and as organizer herself, Akane admired the seamless flow. Everyone got into their own services and rode off to the reception area. The sun was starting to set and the world was starting to get painted gold.
"Mimi, Ro and I are hungry!" Markle pouted, bumping the dinosaur to Akane's leg.
Akane laughed at his action and crouched, "Well, if Markle and Ro will be a good little boy and dino, we will all get to eat dinner."
This effectively made the child behave as they waited for Keishin's car. Takeda went with him so Akane was left to babysit their child again.
From the top of the stairs, Tsukishima looked down on the woman and the child. His heart tugged painfully as he was torn to take a step towards them or to turn away.
"Come on, Tsukki..." Yamaguchi patted his friend comfortingly.
They arrived the reception area with a fussy Markle that Takeda had been struggling to keep him still. Markle was only quieted down when a bottle of milk was given. He sat happily on Keishin's lap, swinging his legs. Akane looked around and saw the Karasuno team, huddled among themselves.
Keishin followed her eyes and said, "Go. I know you guys miss each other."
Akane beamed up at him, "Thank you, uncle!"
Keishin smiled, "We will follow after Markle is done feeding."
Akane approached the group nervously. When she was within their area, Hinata noticed her first.
"AKANE-SAN!" He rushed towards her with open arms. Akane laughed and hugged him. She missed his chattiness.
Soon, everyone was exchanging hugs with her. The last person to hug her was Tsukishima. She smiled at him, her eyes twinkling.
'Stop looking at me like that.' He thought to himself.
They exchanged a somewhat awkward hug which puzzled Akane. She brushed it aside and took a seat. They caught up with each other's lives, sharing stories like good old friends.
However, Akane cannot stop herself from glancing at the man across her. Why does he seem cold around her?
Tsukishima caught her one time and he saw the confused look painted on her face.
'Don't look like you're expecting something, idiot. You have a child and a husband already.' He sent her a telepathic message in a futile attempt of ignoring Akane's looks.
When their food was served, Akane looked back to her table but found no trace of her uncle nor Takeda. She shrugged and thought maybe they were changing Markle's diaper, so she ate at the table. In the middle of their conversation, the wedding organizer approached their table and shyly bowed at Akane.
"Excuse me, ma'am. But are you Miss Sato?" She asked.
Everyone around the table looked disbelievingly at the organizer. Miss Sato? She did not take another family name?
Akane turned to the organizer, "Yes, why?"
The organizer clapped her hands, "Oh my! What splendid opportunity! I was having my doubts but I took the chance and here you are, the Miss Sato of Singapore. Are you, in a way, related to the married couple?"
Akane glanced at Tanaka and Kiyoko, "We were all in the same volleyball team when we were in highschool. Why do you ask?"
The organizer rocked back and forth, nibbling her lips. Then she whispered, "Can you perhaps perform a song number for them? One, you have a close relationship with them. Two, you are the best known organizer in Singapore and I heard you give your clients a song number. I wanted that for my clients."
Akane blinked at her, unable to answer right away.
"Ah, but that is up to you, of course." The organizer winced.
"N-no, it's fine. Just call me up when it's my turn." Akane recovered to give a reply.
The organizer frowned at her clipboard, "Well, it's actually now..."
Akane's eyes widened, "O-oh, right. Can you give me 10 minutes to prepare?"
"Yes ma'am! Thank you very much!" The organizer brightened at her reply and left in good spirits.
Asahi turned to Akane and asked, "What was that about?"
Akane blushed instantly. She realized that she had never sung in front of all of them.
"Y-You'll see." Akane grinned sheepishly.
She excused herself and cleared visible food debris on her teeth, then she reapplied some make-up. Looking back at their highschool days, Akane found one song right away to fit Tanaka and Kiyoko.
Back at the table, the married couple joined the Karasuno team's table to catch up with everyone. Then they saw the familiar child run across the space.
"Markle!"
They looked at the source of the voice and found their coach, Keishin, chasing after the child. When he caught Markle, Takeda was quick to rescue with gentle scolding.
"How many times have Mimi told you not to run so much tonight? You could get lost, Markle-kun." Takeda said, a worry look on his face.
Markle only bubbled in laughter as he pointed at his parents' faces, "Dada and Papi look like Halloween masks!"
The team's jaws dropped. Dada and Papi? Their eyes went back and forth from Takeda to Keishin.
"Coach... Is that your kid?" Daichi asked, disbelief still in his eyes.
Keishin's eyes roamed at everyone over the table. It was his team. Heat crept up to his ears and he saw Takeda blushing madly.
"Yeah!" Keishin replied proudly despite the shyness clawing his insides.
Hinata's eyes sparkled, "WOAH! You and Takeda-sensei did get together? Awesome!"
Takeda laughed softly, "Hinata-kun, not too loud. Yes, we did and we adopted Markle to make it official."
Everyone smiled at their seniors, happy at their happiness. Then, confusion replaced their joyous faces.
"Does that mean..." Yachi trailed off in realization.
"Akane is..." Yamaguchi tried to continue but was cut off.
"Single?" Tsukishima spoke to himself.
Before anyone could react, the organizer called Akane up to the platform. Her eyes met Tanaka and Kiyoko's and she waved at them shyly.
"Good evening everyone. I would like to start off by congratulating the couple, and most especially to the biggest simp, my friend Tanaka. I can't believe after being Kiyoko's fan and bodyguard, you ended up as her husband. You lucky fella! And Kiyoko-san, you're in good hands. If, heavens forbid, you find that you are not... Hit us up, we would all gladly beat him up for you."
The audience laughed and Nishinoya pumped his fist, "Hell yeah!"
Akane chuckled, "With that, here is a song I find to be fitting of your journey..."
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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.
