Blocking My Heart (Kei Tsukishima X Reader)

I'll Hold Your Hand

It was Monday morning and ___ woke up feeling unusually confident. 'I don't know what's with me, but I feel like I could run a damn army!' She thought. 'You know what? I just might do it today. I just might confess.' She slipped on her uniform and brushed her hair and teeth before heading downstairs into the kitchen. She quickly noticed a plate of food and a note on the island. She read it to herself.

'Thanks for all the help yesterday sweetheart, I had fun. Tell Tsukkishima and Yamaguchi that they are welcome over anytime.  I made you breakfast and your lunch is in the fridge. Good luck on your biology test today, not that you'll need it. Love, Dad'. 

"Oh my god that's so sweet!" She said to herself. "He never leaves me notes!" She quickly ate the omelette he had made for her and drank the orange juice before getting up and putting her plate in the sink, grabbing her lunchbox out of the fridge. 'I think I have an idea of what's in here, and I am 'very' excited.' She thought to herself as she gently shook her lunchbox. She headed towards the door and grabbed her backpack, putting the lunchbox in it before slinging it over her shoulder and slipping on her shoes. She exited the door and locked it before she started walking to school.

She crossed the street and arrived at the park. 'You know what? I feel like running. I'm going to run! With my eyes closed! Just like when I was a kid!' She told herself. 'I don't have Tsukkishima or Yamaguchi to guide me by the hand this time, but it's a straight shoot to school from here so I should be fine.' She put the other strap of her backpack on her other arm so it wouldn't bounce around as much and she squeezed her eyes shut before she took off running as fast as she could, her arms held out to the side.

'Wee! I feel like I'm flying!' She spun in a little circle before she continued to run. 'I wonder if I'm close to school yet?' She thought. 'It's only two blocks from the park after all..' Just as she began to squeeze her eyes open she felt herself collide with a massive force. She fell backwards onto her butt. "Oww!" She said. "What did I run into?! A tree?!" She rubbed her butt looking down.

"No, you ran into me." A voice said. But not just any voice.. His voice. She looked up to find a very irked Tsukkishima staring down at her. He held his hand out to her to help her up and she took it. "Thanks," she said as he pulled her up. "Just what were you doing running so carelessly around the school?" He asked looking irritated. She dusted herself off. "I was running." She said. "Yeah, I got that much," he said. "But why?" 

"Well, you know how sometimes when we were kids i would just take off running with my eyes closed and you or Yamaguchi would grab my hand and run along aside me so I didn't run into a tree or another kid or something?" She said embarrassedly. "Please tell me that's not what you were doing.." he groaned. "That is exactly what I was doing." ___ said scratching the back of her neck. "I didn't think I would run into anyone though, much less you." His eyebrow twitched. 

"___, it's a school day! Do you know how many kids walk to school on this road?! You could've easily plowed over anyone! You shouldn't do such stupid things!" He scolded her. "Yeah.. but I didn't! I only ran into you!" She said defensively. "And you're built like a tree so it's not like I would've knocked you to the ground or anything.." He sighed. "And what would you have done if it hadn't been me?" "Hope it would've been Yamaguchi?" She said embarrassedly. He sighed even louder this time.

"Honestly.. you are just so careless sometimes.." He firmly took her hand in his. ___ blushed. "W-What are you doing?" She asked. "Since I can't trust you to walk on your own, I'll have to walk with you." He said looking forwards. He began walking but ___ stayed put. "Come on!" He said tugging her hand. "I can walk on my own just fine!" She said, her blush darkening. "Well, based on what happened five minutes ago, you obviously can't." He said looking impatient.