Glass of Hearts {Bokuaka}

[5]

I feel like the title of the book has nothing to do with the actual story

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So like of Bokuto to not listen to Mr. Akaashi's warning. The next day, he immediately head to the hospital after school finished, completely forgetting about his encounter with his friend's father.

When he passed the front desk, a nurse blocked his way, saying that the Akaashis requested that they not allow a "white and black spiky haired man, that's indecent and loud," into Keiji's room. Bokuto assured the nurse that the description didn't fit him at all, and that it wasn't him, but in the end he was kicked out of the hospital for "being too loud".

"They don't know what they're talking about," Bokuto sulked, as he kicked a rock lying near the road, on his way home.

Though that one day didn't stop him. The next day he went again but was blocked off again. But on the third day he had managed to beg Kuroo to visit Akaashi in his place. Eventually Kuroo agreed after forcing Bokuto to lie and say "I love Kuroo, the hottest and most masculine of men," ten times while being recorded.

So, the next day Kuroo, who was accompanied by Kenma, who had an oddly close friendship with Akaashi, both went to visit Fukuroudani's setter. Though Kuroo was questioned as to being the "loud, unruly man," he safely made it through to Akaashi's room, with a dangerously suspicious phone with a "loud, unruly man's" face on it.

"Akaashi," Kenma greeted quietly, jogging toward the bedridden man. He had a bouquet of flower in his hand, and Akaashi smiled slightly.

"What, am I a girl now?" Akaashi said chuckling.

"YOU'RE PRETTY ENOUGH TO PASS FOR ONE!" a voice cheered from Kuroo's phone.

Akaashi's eyes widened as it trailed to Kuroo's hand that was holding the phone. "Bokuto-san?" he stammered.

"The nurses labeled me a "loud and obnoxious man, so they keep chasing me out every time I come," Bokuto explained pouting slightly, "That's why I convinced Kuroo and Kenma to come in my stead!"

Akaashi smiled slightly at the small face in Kuroo's phone. Neither of them mentioned anything from Bokuto's last visit, in front of the two kitty cats, and both of them put on masks, with smiles on them.

Kuroo and Kenma stayed at the hospital for another two hours, until Bokuto announced that he had to end the skype call. The two cats also bid their farewells to the bedridden owl.

Unbeknownst to them, they passed a certain father on their way out of the hospital.

"Akaashi," his father greeted him in the room.

He looks surprisingly calm today, Akaashi thought. "Welcome Father," he said

"A different group of friends visited you today?" He questioned.

"Yes Father."

"And no owl today?"

Akaashi paused. "No Father," He said his voice slightly wavering.

"LIES!" His father screamed, swatting backwards, and knocking the flowers, that Kenma brought, off the table. "I was watching you know," He said with a slightly crazed expression on. "I saw- I heard the owl from the taller guy's phone, a call huh," He rambled walking slowly to the other side of Akaashi's bed. He turned his head back to his son. Akaashi once again felt the air temperature drop in the room.

"Why did you lie, my son?" He asked in a sickening sweet voice, that didn't suit him at all.

"I..." Akaashi cowered under his father's intense stare.

"This wasn't how I raised you," his father continued turning away, "I taught you to be a nice young man who listens to his parent," He said adding the last part in a more venomous voice.

Akaashi said nothing, but averted his gaze from his father who had his back faced toward him.

"Shall I," Mr. Akaashi started, "punish your other friends too?" he said crazily. Akaashi pursed his lips but still said nothing, afraid of his father's wrath.

"That was a question," He said, turning his head slightly back, but still faced away from his son, when he didn't hear an answer.

"N-no," Akaashi finally stammered out. His father didn't say anything for awhile, and the room sat quietly for a few minutes.

"Is...that so?" he finally said breaking the silence. Without another glance at his son, he strode out the room, and Akaashi could feel himself breathe again.

After his father left, Akaashi sat silently in the room recalling what had just happened. That means that Father won't hurt my friends right? But he never said he wouldn't, he only wanted to hear my point of view. But that never happened before, and Father never listens to my point of view, so that means he will be planing on hurting my friends?! Akaashi suddenly felt his heart rate speed up, and found himself sweating at the thought. A few minutes later, the nurse that had taken care of him during his stay entered.

"Akaashi-kun, your father left a note for you." The nurse handed him a yellow post-it note that was folded in half. He murmured a "thanks" to he nurse, and waited until she left the room before he unfolded the note.

He found his father's neat handwriting on the paper.

You will be leaving the hospital tomorrow, and exchanging schools the same day. <3