ꜱ.ᴛᴇɴᴅᴏᴜ - ɪɴꜱᴏᴍɴɪᴀ (tendou x fem!reader)

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┕━☽【 chapter ❖ fifteen 】☾━┙

"can you guys give us a minute? i think she needs some space," tendou demands more than suggests. but they all comply, giving me a few sympathetic glances as they leave.

we're now in the parking lot of the convenience store, and i'm perched quietly on a curb. after violently throwing up for a good twenty minutes, let's just say i'm not feeling the best. and to top it off, i look a mess.

between the tears, ruined makeup (if you wear it) and swollen face, i am not looking good right now. i never wanted tendou to see me like this, but i guess life always loves to surprise me.

the redhead crouches down before me. "y/n..."

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"did i ruin the night for everyone?"

i couldn't help but ask. they all seemed so down, their plans thwarted by some girl they barely knew.

"what? of course not, why would you think that?"

"they looked so bummed out, and they're probably thinking they shouldn't even have invited me," i admit sheepishly.

he pinches the bridge of his nose with a heavy sigh. "y/n, they were worried about you. seriously worried. they're not mad at all, i can promise you that."

i fidget with the laces of my shoes, avoiding his gaze. it's harsh and calculating, as if he wants answers.

answers i can't give.

"...but they're not what's important right now. what's important is you."

i keep silent, continuing to fidget.

"what's going on with you?" his long, veiny fingers wrap around the tip of my chin and tilt my head to face him. "you're not okay, so please tell me what's going on."

looking at his concerned eyes is enough to bring a few tears to mine.

"tendou...i don't know..." i croak. i run a hand through my hair in frustration, or confusion, and fear, just every negative emotion i can't comprehend. "i know but i don't know, okay? i don't want to know. i don't..."

and it seems that was enough for him to understand. because without a word, he takes my hand and leads me silently back into the store.

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"just these, please," tendou pays for the things he got whilst i wait for him by the side counters. he returns to me within a few minutes, three items in hand.

in his left, two water bottles.

in his right...

a pregnancy test.

taking them if i'd forgotten to take a plan b after having sex with suguru was the norm for me. so why am i so scared now?

"you don't have to take it now if you don't want to, so don't feel like you have to. i'm here for you." he hands me the test, along with one of the bottles.

"it's okay, i'll do it. it could be negative, anyway, like the last one" i choke out. that was more of me convincing myself than tendou, but it didn't even work.

"you're right. let's not jump to conclusions."

i take a minute to drink one of the bottles, then the other afterwards. it doesn't take much to fill my bladder, and so with that, i take off towards the bathroom.

1 minute.

1 turned into 5.

5 turned into 20.

20 into 30.

and i'm still here, in utter disbelief of the two bright pink lines that paint the test.

honestly, i don't know why i'm so shocked. never expecting the most likely result. it's my fault, i don't know why this is so surprising.

i muster up the strength to pick up my limp body, staggering out of the bathroom. and there he is, tendou satori, ready to catch me as i collapse into his arms.

he has a habit of doing that.