Falling

Chapter 2

Kuroo got distracted from his studying by his phone lighting up.

from: Unknown number
'Hey. This is Tsukishima.'

Kuroo raised his eyebrows and added the number to his contacts.

to: Tsukki
'Yo yo yooo. What going on four-eyes. It's rare for you to seek me out.'

from: Tsukki
'Can I call you?'

Kuroo impatiently thumped his feet on the floor. He put his head on the table for a little rest as he had been studying for his college exams which is in a few months. 

Kuroo waited, not for long, for the call from Tsukishima. He answered it straight as it came.

"Hello" Kuroo greeted with uncertainty.

"Hey Kuroo-san. So... Um... I'm just going to go straight out and say it."

Kuroo was not paying much attention to Tsukishima's words, but his voice. It sounded so sad. Not like how it sounded during the training camp. It might just be the call quality.

Tsukishima must have gotten tired of the silence as he continued, "Kuroo-san, I don't know if I am correct or not, but I like you. More than a friend. I think of you so much, my chest hurts just saying it. I'm not good with words or anything so that's the best I can do."

Kuroo's heart tightened. Did he just hear correctly? Kuroo silently laughed to himself.

"Um... Tsukki... I want you to know... I like you too."

There. The confession was out there.

"Why?" Tsukishima's voice was forced. Kuroo could tell. "You were supposed to reject me."

Why did Tsukishima want to get rejected? Sure he didn't think he had a chance with an awesome third year from another school but to purposely want to get rejected?

"Why do you want me to do that? And my crush just confessed to me of course I would tell them I like them too! What do you expect?" Kuroo was speaking a little too loud, on the verge of shouting.

He has never felt as frustrated as he is now. Maybe Tsukishima didn't want a relationship. A relationship requires a lot of work afterall, and even more so when they were so far apart. But Kuroo was graduating soon. He could make the trips to visit, he could get into a university somewhere close. They could work it out.

"No. My plans are ruined. You were supposed to say I was disgusting and you were supposed to be repulsed by me. You were supposed to tell me you hated me."

How can Kuroo hate Tsukishima? Sure Tsukishima was an ass most of the time and his bluntness of his words targeting weakness in everyone. But behind those comments, Kuroo could see something more.

"Tsukki- wait no. Kei. Kei, what are you on about? We like each other, there's nothing better than this is there?"

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

The line got cut. Kuroo was in a mess. His mind was muddled. The first thing he thought of was that he needed to see Tsukki.

Kuroo looked at the time, if he left now, he could be at Tsukki's by 6pm. His stomach rumbled, he haven't eaten lunch yet but he'll get something along the way. Kuroo sent a message to Yamaguchi asking for Tsukishima's address.

He gave Yamaguchi some time as he busied himself with packing. He decided that whatever happened happens and he just trusted his instincts on it.

He had talked with Yamaguchi on some events and it was weird at first but Kuroo had been getting information about Tsukishima from him. An insider on the real Tsukishima, of sorts. Yamaguchi had told him that his crush on Tsukishima was super obvious, but so far, only Yamaguchi knew.