Short Stuff [HAIKYUU: Tsukishima Kei x OC Fanfic] [Rewriting]

Chapter 28 - Shaken

It's been a while since I uploaded again, had to handle some stuff, but at least it didn't take me months or anything lmao.

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Akira's POV

'Something weird is going on,' I thought to myself as I started gathering placemats for the tables. Tsukishima has been acting really strangely lately, saying silly things and whatnot.

But what exactly is the definition of strange when it comes to Tsukishima? I remember the first time we met, he took me too his house that night and had me have dinner with his family and sleep in his bed.

Oh, and I wore his boxers.

And I've been staying over at their place so much now that his mom complains when I don't visit or have dinner with them. So, what exactly is weird?

Calling me things like beautiful and pretty? That's pretty strange of him, right? He's never acted like that before. I see no reason why he would either. And why does it make my heart flutter?

"Are you okay?" Kageyama-kun asked me as he approached. "You've been staring at that place mat for about 2 minutes."

"Oh, I have?" I asked before letting out a small laugh. "Sorry, I was just thinking about stuff."

"I see. We should get back to work though. Customers are already in line outside."

"Ready everyone?" Daichi-san asked.

"Yeah!" Everyone cheered. The customers were let inside and the students that were assigned as hosts began to welcome them and lead them to their seats.

"How may I help you?" I asked a group of three girls.

"Eh? A girl?" One of them complained. "Can't we get a hot guy to serve us?"

Can't I shove my fist down her throat?

"Sorry, no can do," I said, letting out a small smile. "Have a look at our menu and pick what you'd like."

No amount of serving at the café will ever train me to strengthen my patience.

"Ugh, fine," they complained before giving me their order.

"You have to go through this all the time?" Shimizu-san asked, already swamped with orders.

"You get used to it," I said, letting out a laugh.

The rest of the first shift went by pretty quickly and the team was starting to get used to how things were running. We were starting to get in the zone, until lunch hour came.

"Refresh yourselves," Sugawara-san said by the other side of the partition of the kitchen area where the customers wouldn't see us. He handed us bottles of cold water and we tried to rest up a bit before heading out again.

"How's your leg doing?" Tsukishima asked.

"It's alright," I lied. It was starting to hurt a bit.

"Don't push yourself," he said, suddenly turning to Hinata. "Go run for an ice pack from the clinic and put it in the fridge for Aki."

"Gotcha!" Hinata said eagerly before running off.

"Is that really necessary?" I asked, letting out a laugh, but the giant looked dead serious. I left the topic alone and picked up a couple of menus with a sigh. "I'll be okay, I promise. If anything feels wrong, I promise I'll speak up. Is that good enough for you?"