“Hide him, now!” Tooru whispered, he turned and darted out the room.
“What’s going on?” Akaashi asked as Bokuto pulled him into a closet.
“Stay here, Akaashi, please.” He said, “We’ll deal with Kuroo but you can’t come out, okay? No matter what happens,”
“Bok-“
“Trust me,” Bokuto pleaded, a grave look on his face so Akaashi just nodded then was enclosed in darkness as the door was shut and he could hear Bokuto’s footsteps leaving.
Questions darted through Akaashi’s head.
Was he in danger? Was Bokuto in danger? Was Tooru a prostitute too? Who was 'Tetsu-chan'? Was he the guy who interrupted their date in the cafe the one time? Was he just going to stay squatting in this wardrobe until he left?
Akaashi jumped as he heard voices come from just outside where he was. When did they get so close?
“Hey, Kuroo?”
“Yes, Bokuto?”
“When can I go outside again?”
“When I can trust you too,”
“But-“
“No buts,” Kuroo laughed, “Oikawa might not have known you went out, but I do since I know everything,”
Bokuto gasped, “Are you a magician? Oh my bejeezus, can you pull a rabbit out a hat? Can you read my mind?”
“Yes, you annoying owl.” Kuroo laughed, “I can read your mind. Mhmm, lemme see. Right now you’re thinking of…” the was a slight pause, “The one Oikawa called ‘Pretty-chan’?”
“Wha- what? Noooo-“ Bokuto yelled, “I’m not! Why would I think about him? Pft, Akaashi is somewhere else. Who’s Akaashi? I dunno, definitely not the one who’s in the closet- ”
“Owl-chan!” Tooru snapped, storming into the room. He should have never trusted Bokuto by himself. Of course he’d end up revealing where Akaashi was, “Did I tell you about when I bumped into Chibi-chan the other day?”
“Um, y-“
“Tobio-chan and him have a tournament coming up. It makes me miss volleyball. Want me to set you some?”
Bokuto whooped, “Hey, hey, hey! Let’s go!”
“Uh, no. Tell me more about this Akaashi, Bo.” Kuroo said, “You’re still not allowed out,”
Akaashi felt his hands start to sweat. Bokuto is so stupid, he was totally going to tell Kuroo where he was.
“He’s…” Bokuto paused, “Great,”
“That’s nice. Why don’t you introduce me properly this time?” Kuroo asked.
“Owl-chan doesn’t know where he lives, see,”
Kuroo let out a laugh, “You know that’s not what I mean, Oikawa. You know what?” he paused, “You can be the one who does the honours. Why don’t you open the closet for us, Oikawa?”
A momentary silence filled the room. Akaashi started to shake and his heart picked up the pace.
No no no no…
“Do it yourself, lazy Tetsu-chan.” Tooru walked out, leaving it up to Bokuto.
Akaashi could hear shuffling on the other side of the door and slowly open.
Kuroo’s face peered from the small crack and he said, “Oh, hello.”
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What He Doesn't Know... 《bokuaka》
Hayran Kurgu《DISCONTINUED》 Keiji Akaashi always thought he was smart. He always studied. He always got top marks in exams. He was clever. But letting a certain great horned owl into his life was probably the dumbest thing Akaashi had ever done. Yet whether he...
