Again (Oikawa Tooru X Reader)

11) Hate

"I'll be right back I'm gonna go  fill my water," You announce to the team, who's still eating and waiting for the next game. Tooru quickly stands up from the floor. "I'll come with you," You make a confused face at him. 

"Uh, okay.  What are you one of my girls?  Escorting me?"  You joke as he matches pace with you, you guys turn a corner and he stops you before you go to turn again, a gentle grip on your wrist.

He doesn't respond to you calling him a girl and you raise an eyebrow, he's silent for a moment before he speaks.

"Y/N, I wanna...apologize to you."  You furrow your eyebrows and tilt your head, "For what?"  He purses his lips, you saying that makes him all the more guilty, his hand slides off your wrist.

"For everything, from the start, I was such a dick to you. I just—Sorry. No excuse."  He shoves his hands in his pockets, shuffling his feet and avoiding eye contact. 

You go to open your mouth but he stops you with a hand in your face, "Not done."

"Okay—," He interrupts you again and you deadpan.

"You came from hardships and yet you still manage to stay so happy, even when I was an ass you were happy and made my parents laugh and helped out around the house." He mumbles a little without eye contact, then he looks back at you finally, "You pulled me out of that funk a few months ago and I'm...grateful for that."

You don't say anything, soaking in his words.

You hesitantly speak with a bit of mocking in your voice, "Did you just apologize to me?  And thank me?" 

He crosses his arms and shakes his head, "You're so fucking annoying." You smile and pull him into a soft hug, it's quick and unfamiliar.

"That was weird."

"That was gross."

You both say, and then chuckle softly.

"I accept your apology I guess," You don't linger on the uncomfortable topic, "Now help me find the water fountain I have no idea where we are." He rolls his eyes but accepts, guiding you. 

You stare at him as he tells you a story about himself, you don't mind as it's interesting even if all his stories are consistently centered around him. 

You laugh as he makes a joke, a fond smile settling on your face.

Times like these remind you of those other times. 

The fights and the name-calling.

He simply went out of his way to make you miserable not too long ago.

You supposed he wasn't as bad anymore, but you didn't know if you'd ever be able to forget the small part of you that hated him.

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As the boys warm up for Karasuno you sit on the bench, your leg bouncing up and down in anticipation and anxiety.

You have a blank expression on your face as Tobio ducks under the net to fetch his ball, you debate saying hi before Oikawa leans down to grab the same ball.

The two are suddenly almost jousting but on the floor, "Um what is happening?" You mutter as the two are now just pulling the ball back and forth with all their strenth.

Then, Tooru lets go of the ball and Tobio goes flying.  You cover your mouth and start to laugh slightly, Tooru's immature ass was also cackling his ass off, spouting nonsense about crushing Tobio.

You begin to walk around the groups peppering out of boredom, then settle next to the ball cart.

Yahaba and Kindaichi are staring at the manager on the other side of the net, and Yahaba runs over with that same weird smolder on his face that he did when you guys first met in order to try and rizz up the manager, but his plan severely backfires.