where we met ; k. akaashi

chapter nine ; denials a river in egypt

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april 24th; wednesday; 6:05pm

❝ you were incredible! i knew you were amazing! ❞

  you excitedly came up to akaashi—who just came out of the changing room—while jumping up and down. karasuno had just went home a couple of minutes ago, so you spent that time conversing with the team and talking to anyone you wasn't able to before the match started.

  "thanks y/n," he let out an airy laugh. "are you ready?" you responded by nodding your head. with that, the two of you said bye to everyone and headed out the door. the walk only lasted 2 minutes of it being quiet.

  "not to pry into your private life but.. who was that boy who called you bug?" akaashi looked the opposite way from you, rubbing his forearm as his anxiety started to spike up tremendously.

  "oh, him? that was my childhood friend!" you answered. "i used live in miyagi before i moved here. i started my first year at karasuno then, boom- had to move." you exaggerated using your hands.

  "why does he call you bug?" akaashi was the sudden definition of speaking without thinking. "you're asking a lot of questions, huh?" you flashed him a taunting smile, he only reacted by blushing heavily. "sorry if i'm asking too much!" his voice was set with panic, but you didn't mind.

  "no, you're good. you're just curious is all." you reassured him, pausing before speaking again.

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  "aw man! i cant believe i'm lost.." a little boy who wasn't that tall for his age, whined while walking around a field of flowers. he suddenly stopped all of his whining due to bumping into someone. he stumbled back, not able to regain his footing in time, and landed right onto his butt.

  he was quick to ignore the pain and look at who he bumped into. it was a girl that was holding way too many lady bugs on her hand.

  "you're pretty!" the little boy stood up instantly, coming closer to the girl. she mumbled a thank you, making the boy smile. "the name is nishinoya yuu, im six years old! and i can be your prince!" he jabbed his thumb into his chest while introducing himself, then pointed at you with his index.

  "spikey.." you mumbled quietly, but nishinoya was still able to hear you clearly. "spikey?? i guess you can call me that!" he thought about it before shrugging all of his thoughts away.

  "i'm l/n y/n, im six too. and... i could be your princess." you talked while looking at your hand where all of the lady bugs were crawling. "bug!" you looked up and tilted your head from the random name. "i'll call you bug! it fits you." a small smile made its way onto your face. this only made nishinoya smile even brighter.

   ever since then, the two of you were inseparable. over the years your quiet personality bloomed into a loud and hectic one, just like nishinoyas. you and spikey were almost always together, there were no times you'd see them separated—unless you were to use the bathroom of course.

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  "that's a cute story." akaashi looked over at you, giving you his usual small—but cute—smile.

  the two of you had finally arrived to your house, you bid your goodbyes and went inside. akaashi waited until you fully enter your house to walk away. once he did walk away, he couldn't help but to still feel that envious feeling inside of him. he decided it was best for him to ask one of his closest friend when he got home.

  that he did. as soon as he stepped foot into his house, he zoomed into his room, taking out his phone and calling bokuto. he answered quickly, he was home as well, but he was probably home way before akaashi anyways.

"hey akaashi! what's up?"
"uhm.. i need help."
bokuto sat up. "of course! with what?"
"ever since karasuno libero was interacting with y/n, i've been feeling weird. i think i'm dying."

  bokuto only laughed at akaashi, but akaashi was dead serious.

"feeling weird how?"
"i.. maybe i feel a little jealous.. but i don't know why i would be feeling like this.."

  even though akaashi couldn't see bokuto, bokuto still held a big smirk on his face.

"ohhh, i get it."
"so i am dying?"
"what?—no! that's not it!"

  bokuto laughed at how oblivious his friend was. just then, bokuto opened his mouth to speak again.

  "i'm in what with who?!" akaashi sat on his bed with his phone in his hand speechless to what to say next. well, he did always felt butterflies in his stomach around y/n, but he just thought that was because of their friendship! love? you? he can barely even love hisself, how could he ever love you?

  "bokuto, i don't think your thinking straight.. maybe you took two too many balls to the head today." bokuto laughed even harder.

  "denial is a river in egypt, bro. goodnight!" he calmed his laughter down and hung up.

  akaashi narrowed his eyebrows looking plainly at his phone.

  "denial is a what?"

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