S M I T T E N ( Kuroo Tetsurou x OC )

『 17 』

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Nishida let go of my wrist.

Relief washed over me as I fell to the ground and my feelings let loose. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing. Today was just so stressful.

I was feeling a mixture of anger, sadness, and frustration.

He took a step back. "Wh-why are you crying? We were just t-talking. I swear we were just talking!"

"Get away from her," Kuroo spat, his voice dripped with venom.

"Eek," Nishida squeaked.

'Eek'? He was so forceful with me but he's shaking with fear in front of Kuroo.

Kuroo walked up to him and grabbed him by the collar. The height difference was evident between the two.

Kuroo looked like a predator ready to rip his prey to shreds.

"I don't want to see your face near her ever again," he threatened.

He let go of Nishida, letting him run away.

Nishida tripped over his feet a couple of times before fleeing the scene.

Once he was out of sight, Kuroo knelt beside me. "Are you okay? Can you stand right now?"

He touched my wrist that was red and sore from earlier. I quickly jerked my arm away and held my wrist with my other hand.

"Sorry," he whispered.

"I don't....hic....understand you....hic," I said between sobs.

He silently looked down.

"You were fine all day....hic....then you suddenly ignored me" The tears slowly stopped as I started talking. "And these rumors....Are they true?"

"I'm sorry."

Why is he apologizing?

I started to get angry.

"Then everything you said last night. Was any of it true?"

He flinched when I said that.

He remained silent.

Did I go too far? Or is he quiet because I'm right?

"Kuroo?" I looked up at him.

Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around me in a warm embrace.

"This is exactly what I meant!" I squirmed in his arms.

I don't understand him at all!

"I'm sorry for everything," he softly whispered in my ear. "It's just....Would you believe me if I told you?"

Even Kuroo Tetsurou, the confident volleyball captain, can feel uncertain sometimes.

I touched his arm reassuringly, "of course. Tell my everything, please."

He breathed a sigh of relief then let go and sat beside me. The warmth of his arms were replaced by the sun beating down on me.

"I meant everything I said last night," he began. "And those rumors...."

I looked at him, my interest piqued.

"I don't know how they started but I had a hunch that Sumiko had something to do with it. So when she approached me during lunch, I thought it was a great opportunity to confront her directly about them."