Key Notes | Y.N

twenty five

it was night time now, and everyone who was still here decided to have a bonfire. it was some of the fukurodani team, half of nekoma, and the whole karasuno team. as i was waiting to get the drinks for kyo, ichigo, and i by the vending machine i thought back to the day. a smile on my lips.

after i got out of the water and told yachi practically everything about my feelings for nishinoya, i played more with ichigo and kyo. i always got to spend time with yaku! he tried teaching me some volleyball basics, but he kept being flustered by the smallest contact, it was cute. bokuto kept trying to steal me away from yaku by saying he'd gladly play mommy and daddy with me, akaashi would always intercept him and apologize to me. i didn't think it needed an apology because it was funny and sweet, but yaku surely didn't like it.

my eyes darted up seeing the people in front of me walking away from the vending machine. i inserted the money and waited for the first drink, my eyes softened and my heart started to pound as i picked up the first drink. i started to think about the moments i had with nishinoya. every chance he got to steal time with me, he would. he'd bring us to the water and splash around, or over to the sand and try to make a sand castle, even take us on a simple walk along the water. i grabbed the second drink and went to get mine when i heard the familiar laugh of tanaka. "man! did you see his face when he slammed the ball at those two first years from fukurodani?!" he chuckled. "what did they do?" that was yamamoto's voice. "can we not recall that?" my heart skipped a beat, nishinoya! "come on man! that was so manly of you!" tanaka sputtered. "tell me!!" yamamoto begged.

i stood closer to the corner of the wall, i hated eavesdropping like this, but i was curious too. "they kept saying she was super cute and sweet," nishinoya grumbled. "but why did that make you hit a ball at them?" yamamoto asked the same question i was thinking. it was quiet between the three but i did hear the sound of fabric being brushed against one another. "stop it, fine!" nishinoya grumbled. "they...they..agh! they kept saying that they were going to ask her out! but they can't do that! she's- she's mine!" i heard him shout. i felt my chest tighten up and the smile on my face started to hurt. should i jump out from behind the corner? should i confess? how do i—

"so manly nishinoya! that's how i feel about kiyoko too ya know!" tanaka's words hit my chest like a bag a bricks. of course he was talking about kiyoko..she's always being asked out and spoken about. i crossed my arms and chuckled feeling the sting of tears in the corners of my eyes, how foolish of me to assume he was talking about me. i forced out a small chuckle as my feet pushed me back to the bonfire. "you didn't get yourself one?" ichigo furrowed his brows when i handed him the drinks for kyo and him. "not thirsty, i'm gonna take a walk." without responding to his quick response of asking if he wanted kyo and i to tag along i started my walk. i was only in my swimsuit cover, so the chilly air brought by the ocean made me shiver. i held my forearms and hugged myself, "you're way too naive," i hissed at myself.

"it's not going to happen so stop!" i demanded again feeling a stray tear roll down my cheek. ugh why did i have to fall for him? why couldn't i just keep things simple between us? i stopped walking forward and moved closer into the cool waves. "airie," i glanced in the direction of the voice. "ichigo, he told me you looked..not like yourself." yaku reached out and gently touched my shoulder. the small touch of a very fond friend made my body react. i threw myself into his chest and started to cry. "yaku i'm dumb." i said softly, his chest vibrated lightly. "no you aren't." he hugged me, the warmth of his jacket engulfed me. "i am though yaku!" i pushed away and glared at him, his soft brown eyes furrowed. "what happened airie?" he softly pulled me back into him.

i wrapped my arms around his chest, "i fell in love with yuu— nishinoya." i squeezed my eyes tightly letting a few tears roll down to my chin. my words seemed to make the older boy tense up, but he kept hugging me tightly. he let out a soft sigh and mumbled something into my hair, "let's go back to the bonfire, kuroo wants to tell scary stories then play a game. you can sit next to me the whole time okay?" he said softly brushing my hair. honestly i just wanted to go home, but i couldn't leave without kyo and ichigo and the driver won't be here for another few hours. "yeah, okay," i mumbled wiping my eyes. "okay," he replied and took my hand in his, guiding us back to the group. my eyes glanced to find ichigo and kyo seeing they were beside daichi and sugawara. my heart lurched in agony seeing nishinoya sitting on a log, his legs were crossed and the spot beside him was empty.

i averted my eyes and kept walking with yaku to the exact opposite side of nishinoya. i sat down and cradled my knees into my chest. i felt a strong gaze on me, and as bad as i wanted to meet his gaze, i couldn't find the strength to do so. "everyone here?" kuroo snickered, "okay good. now who's ready to play..ghost in the woods?" he beamed. my head snapped up and i quickly looked at ichigo who was already nodding his head. "let's go get ice cream kyo!" he stated pulling the three year old onto his shoulders. i mouthed him a thank you and watched them walk away, i wish i didn't follow them because that lead me to locking eyes with the burning stare of nishinoya's. i saw him rise slightly, a small smile on his lips, but i wasn't ready to meet the eyes of the boy i desperately wanted. i softly looked away, leaving him with a sad expression.

"so just so we're clear, after you tell us this supposed true story," bokuto clapped his hands, "we're supposed to break into teams of ghost and travelers? and scare each other over in that forest?" he pointed at the greenery on the far side of the beach, an unamused look on his face. "yep! travelers have to find their way back to the beach! but if a ghost captures you, you become a ghost too!" kuroo said happily. "you're a child." yaku face palmed. suddenly everyone started to object the idea, "will you just shut up and do it! we need to end this night on a fun note!" kuroo grunted getting everyone to finally agree.

i stayed silent as he spoke, the story was about a man going through the forest to find his wife, she got lost while drinking. she was taken by a vengeful spirit in the forest who used her voice to lure in the woman's husband. when he entered the forest he started to see creatures and weird sticks built into dolls hanging from trees. but he refused to leave without his wife because he believed he was still hearing her voice. but when he reached a tree with a hollow trunk, he saw his wife smiling at him. he ran at her only to be deceived by the vengeful spirit, who shape shifted into a large beast, taking his head off in one bite.

by the end of his story i felt my body trembling. i really didn't mix well with scary things. suddenly kuroo clapped his hands i practically jumped out of my skin, thankfully yachi did the same. "okay now who wants to be the ghost and who wants to be the travelers?" kuroo had a mischievous glint in his eyes. just then people split into two large groups, people pairing off into teams of two for the roll of travelers and the ghost standing to the side snickering. i reached forward to be partners with yaku but whimpered when lev quickly pulled him into his side. "go be her partner!" i heard daichi whisper and my body tingled. i'm not ready! "i'll be a ghost!" wait no! i quickly shouted and ran forward to grab a flash light.

"i want to scared by you!" bokuto cheered. "a-ah i'll try my best." i spoke softly, my eyes glancing to the side to see nishinoya staring at me with defeated eyes. i'm sorry..i can't face you yet.

"okay! okay! okay! ghost, let's get a head start!" kuroo started to jog towards the forest. my feet hesitantly followed, i can do this! i have a flash light! and i'll stay in the front of the woods to stay somewhat in the light more, my eyes glared at the moon for not being so bright.