Innocence

Almost

You and Terushima arrive at your house. You two settle in on the couch in your living room.

You look over at your guest. "Is there anything you want to watch, Terushima-san?"

Terushima glances over at you. "Nothing in particular. Why?"

"I was planning to put on a movie or something."

"I see. I'm fine with anything, as long as it's not romance. Something like horror or action should be fine."

You start scrolling through Netflix, looking for a movie that you two could watch. "You like horror?"

He shrugs. "Not to big on it, but I don't mind watching it."

"I see. How about this movie?"

He looks at the screen, seeing which movie you picked out. "Looks good to me. But, do you really want to watch a horror movie?"

"Not really, but this one looks fine. I'm willing to watch it with you. And if I get scared, I have you here to protect me." You smile at the older boy.

Terushima's eyes widen at your statement. "Yeah... I can protect you. Let's just watch the movie." He turned his head so that he was looking at the screen once more.

You happily start the movie, grabbing a pillow and a blanket in order to make yourself more comfortable on the couch. For the first few minutes of the movie, you constantly took glances at Terushima from the corner of your eye. You saw how focused he was on the movie, and soon you ended paying the movie all of your attention.

Around the middle of the movie, Terushima looks over at you and sees you cowering in your blanket. Noticing you were getting a little scared at the movie, he scoots closer to you. He wraps an arm around you and pulls you closer to his body.

You flinch, looking at him. "Is everything alright, Terushima-san?"

He nods. "You looked a little scared. I thought this might help a little. Is this alright or should I move away?"

You nuzzle up against him, wrapping your own arms around him. "This is fine. Thank you. This turned out to be scarier than I was expecting. I'm sorry if you're uncomfortable."

Terushima chuckles lightly. "It's fine. You're only watching this since I'm here. The least I can do is make sure you feel safe. It's no problem to me to cuddle up with you if you're feeling a little scared."

You smile, resting your head against his chest. "Thanks, Terushima-san."

"No problem, cutie pie-chan."

You two continue watching the movie. Yet, sometimes your attention would shift away from the movie. You'd end up looking at Terushima's focused face. You smile, seeing how interested he was in the movie. You noticed how he didn't seem scared at all. And you admired that.

Your gaze flicks over the screen, seeing two characters kissing. Your eyes widened. But an idea popped into your head. You look back up at Terushima, slowly shifting beside him.

The wing spiker notices your movement, his attention shifting over to you. "Is everything alright?"

You two make eye contact, eyes widening. A smile creeps onto your face as you start leaning in close to him. You start closing your eyes, getting ready to kiss him.

Terushima didn't know how to react. He was surprised that you'd even think about kissing him. And he wasn't sure if he was ready to try forming some sort of relationship with you, at least not yet.

Just as you were about to touch his lips with your own, a scream came from the tv. This scared you, causing you to jump away from Terushima, your eyes opening.

You look at Terushima, but quickly look away when you felt your face get hot.

"I almost kissed Terushima-san."