As The Rain Comes Down (Haikyuu Kuroo X Kei)

Eye of the Storm

As the Rain Comes Down

Chapter Eight: Eye of the Storm

Kei Tsukishima's POV

He didn't eat much at dinner, he was filling full three bits in, so when he left he made his way to the bath house. It was a small room at the end of the hall next to the restroom; there were wash stations with buckets and towels to the side and a door at the end of the room leading to the actual bath tub, judging by the steam that clouded the glass window on the door he knew the tub was already filled with hot water.

With a sigh, he walked over to the cubby off to the right and slowly started to take off his clothes. He started with his shirt, as he grabbed the hem he pulled up slowly. His body was tensing and the bruises that were all over his chest and back throbbed in pain. Next was his pants, as he unbuckled the button he couldn't help but think of everything that had happened in the past couple days. He tried his hardest to push the thoughts to the back of his head; he couldn't afford to think about it. He knew that he had to keep it together, for the sake of the team and for the fact that he didn't want anyone to find out. He thought that if he just pushed it to the back of his mind then it would go away eventually and all he had to do was push through the pain till the physical marks healed.

Once he folded his clothes and put them in the small cubby he wrapped a towel around his waist and walked into the actual bath area. Sitting on one of the small stools he turned on the water to one of the hoses and made sure it was the proper scolding temperature before he began to bathe himself. His moves were automatic as he just sat there thinking. He felt so emotionally drained from the dreams he kept having that he was worried about going to sleep again. He didn't want to see that scene again.

Placing the shower head back where it goes he stood up with a slight shake to his frame and walked into the bath. He will try his hardest to have no dreams tonight.

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The Next Day

Tetsuro Kuroo's POV

Kuroo felt like shit, his bones ached and his eyes burned from a restless night. He knew it was affecting their training as this was the second time Nekoma lost to Karasuno and it was only going to be noon. As the captain, it was his job to lead the team, but with the lack of sleep and worry that coursed through his body it was hard too.

To his surprise, Tsukishima was playing today. The tall lanky teen wore sweat pants and a short sleeved black shirt. Since this was just training the coaches didn't care what type of clothes you wore as long as you could move as freely as you could in uniform. Kuroo could already tell that Tsukishima was getting hot, the youngers cheeks flushed a bright red and his moves were very strained, he wasn't at his best today either.

Kuroo couldn't get a wink of sleep last night, his stomach refused to settle and his heart ached from the events of the day. He knew Tsukishima was in pain and he had only made it worse. He felt like the biggest jerk in the whole world. Of course, he wanted to figure out what had happened, but after he laid down for the night and his mind began to race with everything that happened; he knew he couldn't go with his original plan. He couldn't just corner Tsukishima again and demand that he tells him what happened. He had to think of another way. He looked over to the bench and that's when his eyes came across Sugawara, and that was it! When lunch time came around he would go and talk to Sugawara; he knew that their vice-captain must know what to do.

"Tsukki!" The whistle blew and Kuroo snapped his head around to look at the other side of the next and his stomach sank. Tsukishima was lying on the hardwood floor his cheeks a flushed red and his eyes screwed shut. Without a second thought, he rushed under the net and dropped to his knees next to Tsukishima.