Key Notes | Y.N

fourteen

"he's lucky, i've been trying to get you to fall for me since we met. but if he messes up, i won't hold back anymore."

yaku's words still lingered in my head, my cheek felt fuzzy where he had kissed it. i didn't know yaku felt like that, and what did he mean he's lucky..who was lucky-

"nishinoya?" i gasped seeing his figure leaning against the door with his hand clutching his chest. said boy snapped his head up, my brown eyes meeting with his hazel eyes. "a-airie!" he stood up straight, stiff like a statue. he looked different, my eyes scanned him up and down until they landed on his hair. he's so cute. my cheeks flushed seeing him like this. his eyes glanced back over to me a few times. as for me, i was stuck in place. i was starting to feel flustered just because his hair was down?! "oh no! airie are you feeling sick?!" nishinoya jumped in front of me, his hands pressing to every exposed skin on my face, the frozen state he was in seemed to vanish as if it never happened.

"you can't be practicing if you're getting sick! you need to rest!" he yelled frantically. he reached down and interlocked our hands, when he went to pull me he was yanked back. "airie?" he called out to me as i just stayed in place. "i-i'm not sick..just stunned." i pushed out. "stunned? stunned by what?" he blinked, his eyes reading something that looked like sorrow. i swallowed the small lump in my throat and forced out a smile, "your hair." i said softly stepping forward. i could see nishinoya getting frustrated, i didn't know what for, but i still reached forward and ran my fingers through his hair. "it looks really nice like this noya," i moved my head to the side and smiled.

after seeing his blushed face and wide eyes, I felt better, calmer. i moved back to the piano and took my seat once more. i looked over to see nishinoya turned around and scolding himself? my giggle turned him around and he just gave me his happy smile. "do you mind staying and giving me feedback?" the words rolled off of my tongue. "i'd love to!" he nodded happily and sat beside me. with a deep breath and a couple glances back at the sheet music, i started to play adagio. i hesitated on some notes not sure if it was the right one, but once i got into the melody i closed my eyes and let my memory do the rest. i felt the piece, i felt the key notes, i felt like this piece was apart of me.

i played all the way through, i had some slip ups but i have four days to practice. i opened my eyes and turned to look at nishinoya, i furrowed my brows seeing his face was contoured into a stern look, kind of like he was battling with himself about something. my gaze shifted to the piano keys, maybe he didn't like it. then something new happened. my eyes froze with shock but i could feel the sparkle twinkling in them.

nishinoya kissed my cheek. his lips were softly pressed to my exposed skin. my heart jumped to my throat, feelings i didn't really understand racing around in my head. questions about nishinoya clouded my thoughts and before i realized it, he pulled away. "that's how it made me feel." was all he said. i looked at him confused, he was staring at me with certain eyes. "your music makes me feel every type of emotion." he continued. "but that one made me feel like- like that. i don't know how to explain it." there was the blush. he started to stutter over his words and started to get flustered. "noya," i placed my hand on top of his, he snapped his head up at me. "thank you, i think i get what you're saying." i nodded with a small smile.

"y-you do?" he gulped. i just nodded and closed the fallboard, grabbing the lavender folder. "we should head back, it's late." i slowly walked away from the piano, nishinoya following after me. it was quiet between us as we walked through the halls. i could see nishinoya trying to say something but kept fighting with himself to say it. i stopped walking, making him do the same, and walked over to the bench under the stars. "do you remember how i got upset the other night?" i asked aloud hoping nishinoya followed me. "yeah," i glanced as nishinoya took the seat beside me. "i don't like it when people call me strong, or brave..for taking care of kyo." i gazed at the grass blades moving in the wind. "i hate it...because how can you call someone strong and brave for doing something the hated for so long." i breathed out.

i saw nishinoya tense up, "i don't regret it, nor do i hate kyo." i reassured him. "but i hate that i had to grow up so fast..i didn't get to be a kid. i didn't get to understand or figure out what certain things feel like." my eyes shifted away from his hazel eyes, feeling the same weird swirling feeling in my chest as before. "so that's why i got upset..but," i smiled again looking up at nishinoya who seemed to be hanging on my every word. "but music helps me i think, and..that's what you meant right?" i giggled not wanting the unwanted tears to fall. "what do you mean?" he furrowed his brows. "how you kissed my cheek, music made you feel like doing that right?" i leaned forward, our hands brushing against one another. i watched as his eyes tensed for a second before he let out a sigh and smiled.

"yeah, music." he rubbed circles on my hand. "come on, lets get going." he pulled me up by my hand and smiled. i nodded back happily, walking back to the guest building hand in hand. when we got to the boys room nishinoya offered to get kyo for me, a few seconds later her came out carrying kyo asleep in his arms. "i can take him," i whispered. nishinoya shook his head softly, "i'm walking you to your room." he proudly smirked. i felt the swirling feeling again but pushed it away seeing he started to walk without me.

mine, yachi, and kiyoko's room wasn't too far from the boys room so the walk was quick. "give me one second okay?" i smiled at nishinoya taking kyo out of his warm arms, he gave me a thumbs up and i quietly walked into the room. i laid kyo on the blankets i set out early as our beds, tucked him in, kissed his forehead and walked back out of the room. i almost laughed seeing nishinoya spaced out, he was probably really tired. without warning i slinked my arms around his waist and rested my head on his back. i felt his muscles tense up and could hear his heart rate speed up. "i know it hasn't been long since we've known each other nishinoya, but i'm really happy you're in my life." i let him go and walked back into my room, finding my spot next to kyo and wrapping the blankets around us.

smiling myself to sleep, letting the swirling feeling lull me to sleep. i'm not sure what i feel for the libero, but i know i don't want to lose it.

but just outside the room stood the same libero. his hand clutching his shirt over his rapid beating heart. "a-airie" he breathed out as a shaky smile spewed across his lips.

he silently smiled to himself and ran back to his room.