From Across the Court - Atsuhina Fanfic

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Astumu POV
"Shouyo!" I called, walking up to him and slinging my arm over his shoulder as he was getting changed "What do ya say I take you out for dinner today? It's Friday, isn't it?"

"Hey, Atsumu!" he said back lowly, taking my arm off of him so he could put his shirt on. "Sorry, I can't today"

"Again? What's your excuse this time?"

That's the third time he's blown me off this week.

'Sorry, I'm busy'
'I'm not feeling too well'
'Maybe another day?'

"I actually have a job interview today"

"A job interview, ay? Where at?"

"Nothing quite as sophisticated as yours" he chuckles "I'm just helping out in an indoor centre. Mostly just children and teens and stuff"

"I'm sure you'd be great at that, you look like a child yourself"

I smiled at him and he looked at me, unimpressed.

"Real original, smarty pants" he said, playfully scoffing and brushing passed me.

I grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into a kiss.

He pulled back almost immediately stuttering, "W-W-What are you d-doing?"

"It's not like it's such a big secret anymore" I chuckle "Jeez it's like you've never been in a-"

Right.
He's never been in an open relationship.

"Sorry" he says "I'll tell you how it goes"

He forcibly escapes my grasp and walked over to the court, getting greeted by many along the way.

Come to think of it, he's been avoiding me a lot this past fortnight.

He flinches whenever I touch him and tends to stay clear of any physical interaction.

Did I do something wrong?
No, that can't be it; I've tried so hard to respect him and his boundaries.
And yet...

"Atsumu" Sakusa walked passed me and said, "Stop staring into space like an idiot. We start in five, hurry up and get changed"

"Whatever" I mumbled through my breath, not breaking my thoughts.

"Are you even listening to me?" he waved his hand in my face, far enough to satisfy his stupid germ phobia.

"Course I am" I lie "I'm just... thinking"

"About what?

"Shouyo......shit, I didn't mean to say that?"

"What, boyfriend issues again? Your love life is exhausting"

"Nobody's asking you to listen"

"It's kind of hard not to when it's so interesting"

"Was that a compliment?"

"No"

It totally was.

"What about you then? Do you even have a love life?"

"I think I'll just stick to listening to yours. Besides, all that touchy shit is too unhygienic"

I chuckle lightly and get changed.
He tells me he'll meet me on the court.

Hinata POV
"Over here!" I called for what seems like the millionth time today, jumping with my hand ready to swing down.

Atsumu sets it up to me and passing the extremely tall blockers I just barely hit it over the net.

"Damn" I mumble as it gets received and is just about to be set.

"Give me a good block!" Bokuto calls from next to me.

I only realise now that this is the first time we're blocking together.

"Aaaaand... NOW!"

*slam*

The ball falls to the floor as quickly as it was hit.

"WOOHOO!" Bokuto shouts a little too loudly.

"Great work, Bokuto-san!" I say to him, giving him a high-five.

Avoiding Atsumu left a bigger toll on me than I thought it would.

It hurt me having to stop myself from jumping on him every time we'd make a kill together.

If anything now that I was making a subconscious effort to not get close, I wanted him more than I ever did before.

Throughout the past two weeks I'd often find myself wondering,

'Why am I even avoiding him again?'

I actually wasn't lying when I said I was busy today.

I was scrolling for jobs and just happened to find one that payed a lot and looked fun.

And who knows, maybe it'll make distancing myself from Astumu make me feel a little less guilty.

If that's even possible...

Time Skip

Astumu: Hey Hinata, how'd the interview go?

Hinata: I just got back home, but they said I could start next week

Astumu: So I have a week to have you for myself huh ;)

Hinata: Cut it out stoopid :)) I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Astumu: Whatever you say dummy

Hinata: Goodnight

Astumu: Yeah... night!

I held my phone to my chest and sighed.

How long can I keep doing this?
How long is it going to take for me to finally break?

It doesn't matter.
As long as he's safe that's all that matters...

What if I'm doing the wrong thing?
Is avoiding him really the best idea right now?

I didn't try to avoid her.
I tried to help her.
I guess my kind of help only goes so far...

TO BE CONTINUED...