Kuroo Tetsuro x Reader

☾ 17 ☾

He had missed me. So much... I knew, and I knew because his lips were telling me. They were telling me a story so similar to mine, with the same pain I had. A language only our lips and tongues knew, and that we were both fluent in. I accidentally let out a sob as I was still crying from all of the sudden emotions, making us separate for a second before I searched for his amazing lips on mines again. However, he separated me from him, still trying to dry my tears.

"D-don't cry" he said worriedly and with an also shaky voice. I sniffed trying to stop but I couldn't. 

I was sad to see and hear him hurt, but I was so happy to know he wasn't angry, and to know he had missed me. And god the kiss, how could I forget about it. 

"I'm just" I stopped as I heard I couldn't form words properly. I breathed in, really trying to focus on the soothing warmth of his hands on my cheeks in order to calm down "Really sorry" another tear rolled down my cheek, another tear that was taken care of by Kuroo "I never wanted to hurt you. I never did I swear" I looked at him, guilt visible in my eyes, as visible as the pain in his teary eyes. Although this time it was a different pain, it was a pain due to him seeing me like this "I-I've missed you" I sniffed again, feeling my eyes sting and my throat close once again "I've missed you so much" I broke crying again, inevitably burying myself in his chest, hugging him close and tight afraid that he'd disappear. But mostly trying to make up for all the hugs we didn't have.

He then hugged me even tighter and I felt his chest tremble with breaths a little as he buried his face on the top of my head, making me feel that he was crying too. I hugged him tighter as well, having the best hug I had ever had, the best we both had ever had. The hug that we both had needed for so long. And not because we just needed a hug, but because the hug we needed had to be from each other. 

It wasn't until a somewhat distant ring sounded that we came back to reality, as if we had been stopped in time. I had stopped crying, although my cheeks were still red and swollen, and now his shirt was kind of wet because of me. He separated so slightly, only to cup my cheeks again, letting me see his wet lashes and now brighter eyes due to the tears. He also had his cheeks subtly red, and if it wasn't because I knew it was from crying, he would have still been so handsome. He made sure my cheeks were dry and spoke in whispers, maybe afraid his voice would break.

"Let's go" he said looking right to my soul.

If it hadn't been me, and if it hadn't been our eyes that were looking at each other, I would have probably not caught up on what he truly meant as he didn't mean going back to classes, but going away from here. I nodded, laying my comparably small hand over his, feeling how amazingly well his big warm hand felt on my cheek.

I looked at a stray black cat that was sitting on the corner of the alley next to the small shop I was standing in front of. His tail didn't move one bit and he looked completely lost in something only he saw, perhaps thoughts of the cat. I crouched down, rubbing my burning eyes and extended my hand to him, trying to make him come to me so I could pet him. He looked at me for a moment and completely ignored me, looking even sad. 

"Here" Kuroo's voice took my focus from the cat to him. I looked up at him, who was smiling although he still had a bit of redness in his eyes and cheeks. 

I stood up and then looked down at the popsicle he was holding. I smiled instantly at the sight of it, remembering it being my favorite. He broke the two stick popsicle that was meant for sharing and gave me mine, just as we did when we were kids.

"What is it?" he asked as I looked back at the cat, feeling sad for it because he seemed depressed which made me worry.

"He looks sad" I stated.