"Why did you even make a list? You are never organized. So why are you now?" Tadashi asked.
"Well you know, I haven't gone on a date in a long time and I want it to be perfect!!" Allison cried as she held onto her bag tightly, opening the zipper as...
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Oikawa and Allison laughed as they ate the chips on the counter. Kenma and AJ were too busy to notice that they were gone and it felt nice to get some alone time together. Allison was too flustered to admit but they had become pretty close recently.
"Hey, I will be right back alright! I have to go to the bathroom", Oikawa exclaimed. Allison nodded as she took a chip from the counter and munched on it. Then only three seconds later he comes back around the corner with a sheepish face.
"Ahh, where is it again?", he asked as Allison sighed with a laugh then pointed to the bathroom next to Yams and her bedroom. Oikawa nodded with a thumbs up as he went in. After finishing his business and washing his hands Oikawa couldn't help but notice something weird on the door.
"Is it food?", he thought as he looked closer just to gasp in shock. Scratched into the door was one word,
Worthless
Oikawa's face fell pale as he thought about all the possibilities for what this was supposed to mean. Did Allison write it? Or Yamaguchi? Did their parents have any part to play in this? Oikawa walked slowly out the bathroom as Allison looked over to him with a sweet smile sipping her juice box as Oikawa held stressed eyes. Allison's head tilted as she looked at the shaken boy.
"Hey, you ok?"she asked, Oikawa nodded, putting on a playful smirk. He had always been good at acting. Allison sighed with relief as she tossed him a juicebox and he catched it with both hands and sat down on the bar stool next to her. There was silence as Oikawa had thoughts running through his mind. He didn't really know what to do in this situation. He knew that Allison was insecure but was she actually the one who wrote that. He looked over to her cheerful face as she zoned out into her fantasy world and Oikawa's smile lowered. Who would he talk about this to?
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Oikawa sat on the swing as he held onto the chains tightly as he bit his lip, he should be here soon. Suddenly Yams came out with a wave as Oikawa's face brightened seeing his cheerful face... only for Tadashi to fall straight on his face as Oikawa dead panned. Oikawa burst out laughing as Yams stood up with an embarrassed blush dusting off his pants as Oikawa plastered his smile on facing the boy as he took his seat next to him on the swing.
"Sooo, what did you call me about?", he asked as he dug his feet into the wood chips below. Oikawa gripped the chains nervously as he looked up to the boy's almond eyes.
"I will get straight to the point Yamaguchi, I would like to know why that word was engraved into your bathroom door?"Oikawa asked straight up as Yams eyes widened. He lowered his gaze as he looked at his feet nervously as Oikawa already felt out of character asking this especially when it was Allison's little brother.
"You see, before you get all nervous I got to tell you Oikawa, that word that was engraved, it was there when we bought the house, it wasn't any of us who wrote it", Tadashi said. Oikawa let out a big breath he didn't know he held as he still had a nervous feeling in his gut though.
"But then, why didn't you cover it up or get a new door or something?", he asked as Tadashi looked over to him sadly.
"My parents didn't want to replace the door because they thought it was silly to do it over something so small. I have tried to place posters in front of it but they always seem to be gone the next day.", Yamaguchi said with a sigh as Oikawa's eyes widened. He can definitely roll out the idea that it is Yams who is feeling depressed, but then that still leaves the one person he dreaded... Allison.
"Have you noticed anything strange about Allison recently?"Oikawa asked straight up as Tadashi looked surprised at how direct his question was.
"Not in particular, I mean me and her are crybabies as you know and we cry all the time, but nothing out of the ordinary '', Yams said. "Sorry I couldn't be of more help", He said sadly as he gripped the bottom of his swing. Oikawa smiled as he placed a hand on the timid boy's shoulder.
"Don't worry about it boy, you did super", he exclaimed as Tadashi smiled a small smile. Oikawa patted his shoulder before getting off the swing and started to walk back to Allison's house as he waved to Yamaguchi who waved back. Oikawa opened the door of the house using a 3D printed key with a smirk. That salty blocker wasn't the only one who could have a key now was he! He placed the key in his pocket before he looked around the house. There were no lights anywhere except... from the bathroom. Oikawa softly closed the door behind him as he walked towards the bathroom door before he held a soft knock. Oikawa heard a faint gasp coming from inside the bathroom. Although, no one answered the door.
"Allie, it's me Toruu", he exclaimed but again, there was no movement. Oikawa's eyebrows furrowed as he gripped tighter on the door knob.
"If you don't answer me I'm coming in!", he exclaimed and when no one answered he opened the door and his eyes widened and his breath hitched. Allison held a kitchen knife in her hand as it was traced with blood that came from a small cut in her arm. Her eyes were filled with tears and she bit her lip as Oikawa was frozen not knowing what to do. Oikawa took a step closer and Allison took a step back, hitting her back on the bathroom counter as she winced. Oikawa lowered his hands down and he carefully grabbed the knife from her blood stained hands and threw it across the floor. He looked up at Allison, she looked so shamed and heart broken, it hurt to look at her. Oikawa looked at her arm. It seemed to be the only cut lucky, the cut also didn't seem to be that big. Oikawa carefully guided her arm to the sink and they washed the blood off. He then put his arm around the girl, leading her to the kitchen where the first aid was that she showed him last. He sat the girl on top of the counter and he grabbed the bandages. Allison had tears streaming down her face and Oikawa bit his lip nervously. He never expected this to happen. He turned over his shoulder and he started to wrap the girl's cut. The air felt so thick that it made it almost hard to breathe.
"Now... Allison. Tell me. Why did you decide to cut yourself?", he asked as his tone darkened as Allison's eyes grew wide as she brought her knees to her chest.
"I-I just-", she stuttered as Oikawa rested a hand on hers. "I just thought that maybe the people before us in this house were right. What is really worthless? I mean... I can barely talk to anyone without being shy, you know how much I hate that about myself. I don't want to be shy! I don't want to feel this way! I wish I was as confident as AJ is but I'm not!", Allison cried as tears welled up in her eyes. Oikawa looked at her with sad eyes as he held both her hands in his.
"I will never have anyone who loves me because I can't talk for myself!" Allison cried as Oikawa smiled.
"Who said no one loved you?", Oikawa said as Allison looked up at him in confusion only to be met with Oikawa's lips.
