Unexpected Spike (Bokuto x Reader)

Chapter 8

Y/N stood outside the school gym, leaning against the wall as she waited for her bottle to fill up at the water fountain. The day had been emotionally exhausting since her mind was preoccupied with the thought of the awkward invitation from Yumi to Bokuto. She couldn't help but feel a pang of uncertainty every time she thought of Yumi's interest in Bokuto. 

I think I'm being too harsh on him this morning.

Once her bottle had been filled up, she was about to make her way into the gym when she heard footsteps approaching. Y/N saw Yumi making her way toward her with a determined look on her face. Y/N tensed slightly but forced a polite smile. 

Geez, this girl again.

"Hey, Y/N," Yumi greeted. "Mind if I talk to you for a minute?"

Y/N straightened up, sensing something serious was coming. 

"Sure. What's up?", trying to stay neutral.

Yumi glanced around, making sure no one else was nearby before stepping closer. Her voice lowered, but the slight edge in her tone was hard to miss. 

"Look, I'm just going to get straight to the point. What's going on between you and Bokuto?"

Y/N blinked in surprise. "What do you mean?"

Yumi's eyes narrowed slightly, clearly not satisfied with Y/N's vague response. 

"I mean, are you two dating or something? Because I've noticed how close you are and it's starting to feel like you're always there when I try to talk to him."

Y/N frowned, taken aback by the accusation. 

"So? Do you have a problem with it?" she asked, with a smirk.

An anger tick slowly crept on Yumi's face. 

"Listen, I don't know what's your deal is, but I'm not going to just stand by and let you hog all his attention. Look, you're new here and I'm here longer than you are, so don't think you can just do whatever you want!" 

Y/N felt a wave of emotions crash over her-confusion, hurt and maybe even a little anger. She hadn't asked for this confrontation and she certainly don't like this Yumi girl. She opened her mouth to respond, but before she could, a familiar voice interrupted them. 

"Hey, what's going on here?"

Both girls turned to see Bokuto standing a few feet away, his expression serious. He had clearly overheard enough of the conversation (well not all; only the highlighted part) to know that something wasn't right. 

Yumi's face flushed with embarrassment, turned away and walked away, leaving Bokuto and Y/N alone. Forgetting her purpose, to watch the practice. 

"Are you okay, Y/N?" he asked quietly, his golden eyes full of concern. 

Y/N nodded slowly, still processing what had just happened.

"C'mon Bokuto, you have practice" she continued, grabbing his wrist and dragged him into the gym.

Bokuto started to flush from the sudden physical touch from Y/N, forgetting his curiosity of what happened to her a while ago.