Bully

36

"Don't let anyone touch ya like this. And don't forget bout me."

A thud echoes in the room. You had just fallen out of bed, landing on the floor. "Ow."

You slowly got up, rubbing your head and shoulder. Slowly, you dragged your feet as you got ready for morning practice.

***

Mai eyes you. "So, wanna tell me why you look like you had a rough night, Y/n?"

You glance at her, holding a ball in your hand. "Uh, well, I had a dream that had me wakin' up on the floor this mornin'. Is it that noticeable?"

"To me it is. Did something else happen? Samu said Atsumu went to your house last night. You 2 didn't get into a fight again, did you?"

You shake your head, quickly serving the ball to the other side of the net, just out of reach from any of the liberos. "Nothin' like that."

Mai narrowed her eyes, quickly doing one of her jump serves. "If you say so. Just let me know if he does something bad again."

"Will do." You turn away, grabbing another ball to continue serving.

Coach Fukuda looked over the morning practice, then clapped here hands. "That's enough for this morning. Go get ready for yer classes!"

You all clean up, then head to the locker room. You head to your locker, quickly changing and reapplying deodorant. You quickly spray some body mist over your body, then make sure your uniform looks good. You run a brush through your hair, trying to get it as neat as possible.

Suki hums a song to herself, then turns to look at you. "What's with the extra care yer puttin' into yer appearance, Y/n?"

You flinch, realizing you've been caught. "Ah, well, I just wanna look a little nice for once."

Kiku jumps over to you, hugging you from behind. "Making sure that Shiro won't be able to take his eyes off you?"

You roll your eyes. "Yer wrong. I don't care what he thinks of me." You grab your school bag, effortlessly slinging it over your shoulder. "I haven't even spoken to him in a while."

Suki pouts. "Yer right. Ya should have a nice long conversation with 'im today."

You head to the door. "Mai, ya comin'?"

The taller girl walks to your side. "Let's go." She opens the door, and the 2 of you walk out of the locker room. You walk through the gym, then exit it.

Suki and Kiku jog to keep up. "Wait for us!" They call out in unison.

"Shit." A familiar boy's voice rings from somewhere close to where you stood.

You look smiling and feeling heat build in you face as you see Atsumu. "Hey, Sumu. How was yer practice?"

Atsumu smiles at you. "It was normal. Ya won't mind if I run away before yer blonde friend get here, do ya?"

You chuckle. "I'd find it weird if ya didn't."

He quickly pats your head, then bolts away. "See ya later, Y/n!" And he disappears from sight.

Kiku huffs out a breath when she finally arrives at your side. "Damn it! I missed him! Now I have to wait until lunch."

Suki pats her back. "Better luck next time, Kiku."

Mai groans. "Get it through your head already, Kiku. Sumu doesn't like you. He never has and he never will!"

Kiku glares at her. "How do you know that? And aren't you already dating his brother?"

"Listen here, you dumb bitch. Leave my relationship with Samu outta this!"

You get in between the girls. "That's enough. It was completely uncalled for to bring up Mai's relationship with Samu. And, for the record, Kiku, I'm pretty sure Sumu likes someone else."

The short blonde girl looked ready to explode. "Who?! Who could Atsumu-kun possibly like that isn't me?!"

Osamu and Suna arrived just in time to hear that question. The middle blockers looked down on her. "Isn't it obvious? He's got a thing for Y/n, right?"

Kiku slowly turned to you, a murderous look in her eyes. "Why would he like you, Y/n? Is it true? Do you have proof?"

You look away, feeling a drop of sweat roll down your face. You didn't know for a fact, but you had thought about the possibility a few times. "How would I know who he likes? He's never really been very nice to me 'til recently. He and I are just friends. Oh, would ya look at that. Time to get to class. Don't wanna be late." Without another word, you sprint to the main school building. You quickly change into your indoor shoes, then rush off to class. Unfortunately, you bump right into someone while rushing through the halls. "Oh, sorry."

Atsumu turns to face you. "Why ya runnin'?"

You let out a breath of relief when you see who it is. "Thank god it's just ya. Oh, Kiku was boutta murder me since Rin said ya might like me."

Atsumu turns red. "He did? Why?"

You scratch the back of your head. "Well, Kiku was bein' annoyin' bout likin' ya and all that. She and Mai were boutta get into a fight, so I tried tellin' Kiku that ya might like someone already."

The fake blond lets out a sigh, grabbing your wrist. "Come with me." He slams your back against a wall once you both were in an empty room. He grabs hold of both of your hands, pinning them on either side of your head. "Who I like is none of yer business, nor anyone else's. And ya better not say a word bout any of the times I've kissed ya."

"I haven't." You felt a little scared in the moment, seeing him getting angry.

"Good." He leans in, his eyes closing. He plants his lips on yours for a few moments, then quickly pulls away. "Forget what Suna said. I don't like anybody." He lets go of you, leaving the room.

You felt your heart racing, feeling like you were completely out of breath. Your face felt like it was on fire. You slowly slid down the wall, curling into a ball. "How can ya do that if ya don't like me? Sumu, ya jerk!"