Stormy Summer

A Collision of Two Forces

The next time I saw Bokuto, he seemed to have turned back to normal. Somewhat at least. He wasn't clingy, like before, but at least, he'd stopped avoiding me. Even though it felt as though something was missing, I tried my best to be content with what I have right now.

I shouldn't be so greedy.

A few weeks have passed since Golden Week and the preliminaries for the Spring tournament started, we even got to attend some of the matches to cheer for them, though we had to get through seemingly a lot of trouble to even be allowed to watch the games. Eventually, the teachers decided that it would be a great opportunity for us, considering the exchange.

And those we didn't get to attend, Bokuto told us all about the next day during recess.

We were almost finished with all our exams and summer break was getting closer and closer each day. Bokuto said that the Volleyball team has a training camp during the summer break, so we won't see each other during that time.

Rose, Anna, Charlie, and I already planned that we'd go to my grandparent's old summer house for the first three weeks of summer break. Currently, my aunt and uncle had been taking care of it, like cleaning every so often and checking if everything is still fine. When we went to Tokyo during Golden Week, we met them and asked whether we could stay there during summer break. They agreed to let us stay, so long as we leave it clean when we go back to the Akaashis' again.

One day after a rainy day of school we were sat in Charlie and Anna's room, sitting on the ground and discussing what to do during summer break, our homework for the weekend temporarily forgotten on the floor beside us, as the door burst open and a heavyweight fell on Rose and me, who was sat right beside me.

"We did it! We qualified!"

"Oh, hi Owl-kun!" Anna greeted him as he sat down properly. Charlie just nodded at him in greeting.

"What are you planning?" he asked, as he tried to read what Rose wrote down, "Wow... those notes look weird! Who wrote that?" Rose turned to him, only slightly offended as she took the notepad from him, "I'm sorry my handwriting is so terrible!"

"I like your handwriting," I smiled as she scoffed, "it kinda looks like the handwriting of an old librarian! It suits you, you know?" Rose glared at me as Anna snickered, nodding her head slightly, "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Which part? It's a compliment," I defended myself.

"How is that a compliment?" she didn't sound convinced at all.

"It means that you're classy," Anna piped in, "most likely."

Rose groaned, "I seriously hate you some times..."

"So?" Bokuto started again, "What did you say you were planning for?"

"We didn't say anything," Anna felt the need to remind him, "We'll be visiting the Kuroo's summer house during summer vacation, while you're at training camp," I explained, ignoring Anna, who was now protesting at the lack of attention.

"You'll be staying with Kuroo?" he asked, perplexed.

"No. The vacation home is slightly outside of the Tokyo Prefecture. I used to belong to mine and Kuro-chan's grandparents," I explained, "Kuro-chan's parents have been taking care of it after our grandparents passed away," I yawned, "also... isn't Kuro-chan supposed to be at the training camp with you?"

It's gotten pretty late by now. Just judging from the fact that after school training is over. Or was it a match today? Now that I think of it...

"Congratulations by the way," I grinned at Bokuto, who seemed to consider what I'd said, "For what?"

"On being qualified!" I expected maybe a simple 'Thank you' or maybe even a hug... What I got instead was a skull-splitting pain. Bokuto had leaned forward and as a result, his head collided with mine quite harshly, "What the hell was that, Bokuto?!" Rose pulled him back, as I was too shocked to say anything. All I could do was stare at Bokuto in shock as I held my forehead, right where a pulsating headache come to life. Bokuto stared at me with the same amount of shock in his eyes, not saying anything.

"What just happened?" Charlie asked shocked after Rose had pulled Bokuto outside the room. I looked at Charlie, unable to get any words out. Suddenly, Anna was in front of me with a painkiller and a glass of water. When had she moved from her spot?

"You can't just headbutt her!" We could hear Rose from the room next door. Our room. She sounded frustrated... maybe even angry.

What the hell just happened?

I silently thanked Anna by nodding as I swallowed the pill. Anna placed her hand on my forehead, "That's gonna be a bump," she muttered more to herself than to us. We could still hear talking from the other room but it had gotten quieter.

"I'm not hungry," I mumbled as I lay on the floor of Charlie and Anna's room. The painkillers didn't do much against the headache that was seemingly splitting my skull at this point, "Come on, Summer... It's rude to just refuse eating like this..." Rose tried to persuade me to come downstairs, "Bokuto also wanted to talk to you..." she trailed off as I opened my eyes to look at her.

"I said I'm not hungry. Just... tell them that I'm not feeling well right now..." it wouldn't be a lie... My headache was killing me. Though it was probably not the only reason I didn't want to go downstairs now...

Rose sighed, "Okay..." she pushed some stray hairs out of my face before she got up again and left me alone in the room. Charlie and Anna were already downstairs. I'm not entirely sure when they had left.

A few minutes passed until I finally felt enough motivation to get up and back into the room next doors. I heard talking from downstairs. Bokuto's voice. I wonder what it was that had ticked him off like that? Didn't he want us to congratulate him? If he didn't then why bother telling us in the first place?

I sighed as I sat down next to the door, blindly reaching for my bag that's supposed to be here somewhere. I didn't bother turning the lights on when I entered. It would only end up worsening my headache.

When I finally found what I was looking for I took another painkiller out of my bag before swallowing it. I'd just go to sleep now. If I'm lucky the headache will be gone by tomorrow.

Bokuto looked just as shocked as me... Even though I was curious to know what happened back there, I just wanted to sleep right now.

I just hope I didn't ruin our friendship.