"Left! I'm right behind him! Rin, cover me!" My eyes feel like they are going to burst. But we're in the last round, I can't put the game down now.

"Rin! Get him, he's open!" My eyes are glued on the opposing team. We only have two kills left before we win. Luckily, Rin paid attention to what I said and threw a grenade in the enemy's direction.

"Yeah! Get over, Rin!"

"Shit!" I hear Tetsurou yell.

"Y/n, the last one's yours." Rin says calmly.

"You got it." I respond. I scope out the last player as I'm sitting on top of the rooftop. Once I find my target, I lock in carefully. I press the button on my controller and down goes the player. A big CONGRATULATIONS appears on the screen.

"Let's go!!" Tetsurou yells.

"Alright guys, I'm logging off. Cafe tomorrow?" I say.

"Sure. Text us, y/n." Rin responds.

"Of course. Night!" I hop off the game and glance to my wall clock. It reads nine-thirty.

I grab a fresh set of pajamas and my phone then head straight to the bathroom to take a shower. As I'm undressing, I get a notification on my phone.

New Message from: apple.pi

I open the message.

apple.pi
F/g tonight?

                                                                         Me
                                       About to shower. Maybe
                                       tomorrow?

apple.pi
Can't. Have to help mom
with errands. After that?

                                                                    Me
                                                                   Sure. (:

apple.pi
Cool. Night, (gamertag).

                                                                    Me
                                                     Night, apple.pi.

I get in the shower and let the water run all over my body. I sigh. The thought of going out in public makes me cringe. But I'd do anything for my two best friends Suna Rintarou and Tetsurou Kuroo. Even though I've only been in Japan for almost a month, they make me feel like I've been here since a child. I can trust those two with my life. Then there's apple.pi...

After I escape my thoughts, I get out of the shower and change into my pajamas. I do my nightly skin care routine and head downstairs to tell everyone goodnight.

"Goodnight, y/n! Sleep well!" My host mother says to me with a sweet smile. It's kind of sad that not even my biological mother would do that.

I hug her and waved to my host father with a smile. He returns the gestures.

Once I get upstairs to my room, I plug in my phone to the charger, turn out the light and crawl in bed. I stare at my ceiling for a moment before falling asleep.

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 07, 2023 ⏰

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