Hatsukoi (Tsukishima x Reader)

A Volleyball Reunion

Part 3: Chapter 24

Today was the day of Karasuno's annual cultural festival and you were overwhelmed with excitement at the thought of seeing your volleyball friends again. You have woken up with a giant grin on your face, nearly splitting your cheeks in half.

You left home for school, skipping and humming along the way – not a single worry in the world.

Yesterday, the entire class 1-4 stayed back to help set up – transforming a plain classroom into a vibrant volleyball-themed café.

You stood in front of your class door, hesitating to enter. What if something went wrong during the festival? What if your class didn't receive any customers when your classmates work so hard? What if none of your volleyball friends enjoys themselves?

All the "what ifs" floated in your mind, chasing away your cheery mood – replacing it with anxiety.

"Are you going to enter or just stand there blocking the way?"

You jumped out of the way, apologising to the person. "I'm so sorry..."

You trailed off as you lifted your head to see who it was. It was none other than Tsukishima who was standing there with a brow raised.

"O-oh, it's just you Kei-kun. Sorry, I didn't hear you coming." You replied distractedly.

Tsukishima frowned, worried was written all over his face as he saw how distracted and fidgety you were. Placing a concerned hand on your shoulder, he softly asked. "Are you okay? You seem distracted by something."

You snapped out of it, blinking your eyes. Silence settled between the two of you as you didn't reply the blonde immediately. Tsukishima waited patiently for you to collect and sort out your thoughts before replying him.

Thoughts appeared left and right, forming a small headache. You placed a hand on your chest, feeling how fast your heart was beating. You could feel worried golden orbs staring at you and that caused a small smile to appear on your face.

Calmness washed over you as your heartbeat returned to normal. You inhale and exhale, feeling completely relaxed.

The volleyball player just had that sort of effect on you.

Turning around, your head was down as (e/c) orbs focused on your shoes. Wrapping your arms around yourself, you softly spoke. "Kei-kun, do you think our café will be a success?"

Tsukishima's furrowed his brow in confusion. Was this what you were so upset about?

"Was this what you are brooding over?"

Shrugging, you replied. "Yea, I mean everyone worked so hard yesterday in transforming our class into a café. I won't be able to forgive myself if I see the disappointed looks on our classmates' faces if we failed."

Tsukishima's lips curled into a smile, his eyes shone with fondness. He knew that he should've seen this coming, considering this is you he is talking about. It's natural for you to worry about the event, not because you were worried that your hard work will go to waste, rather you were worried about your classmates.

Your selflessness was one of the reasons why he fell for you.

You felt Tsukishima placing a hand on your shoulder, causing you to lift your head – (e/c) meeting gold.

"Hey, there's nothing to worry about. The café will succeed, trust me." Tsukishima gave you an assured smile.

"How do you know for sure? It's not like you can predict the future." You whispered worriedly.