ADORE YOU | M.OSAMU

━ ★ CHAPTER 九

CHAPTER 九

moonlight confessions

It was finally golden week. Toshi no longer had to watch from the sidelines as his team mates practised. The male happily munched on his breakfast as his father entered the kitchen.

"I bet you're excited aren't you, kid?" Hiroshi asked.

Toshi furiously nodded his head, a smile plastered on his face. Hiroshi shakes his head with a smile of his own.

"You're only ever this happy whenever you've been talking to Osamu."

"Well, I really like volleyball." Toshi says before his voice becomes quieter, "And 'S-Samu."

"Hm, so you're finally admitting it?"

"I guess, I just had to figure out how I actually felt about him. I mean, I've always liked him but since I finished my first year here, I've managed to work out my feelings."

Things between Osamu and Toshi seemed to be the same, ever since Osamu told Toshi that he was cute and vice versa. The two males didn't act any different towards each other. Atsumu, on the other hand, was ready to explode. He could see that the pair held mutual feelings towards one another and couldn't help but want to push them to be more than childhood friends.

"You know, Kanna and I always knew that you would end up getting a crush on Osamu. You always had a close relationship with him. Even Nanami thought so."

Toshi immediately soured at the mention of his birth mother's name. He immediately stopped eating, looking down at his lap as he began to fiddle with his hands.

"Please don't mention her." Toshi said in a quiet voice.

"Shit, sorry Toshi."

"'S'okay."

It wasn't okay. Toshi pretty much despised Nanami. The pair were quite close with one another, you could probably say that Toshi favoured Nanami over his father (although that is now longer the case). However, when the divorce between his father and Nanami was finalized, she left without a word. She didn't even leave a letter behind. This had crushed twelve year old Toshi. He would often stay awake at night losing sleep, wondering whether or not Nanami had actually loved him or whether she simply put up with him for the sake of appearances.

Toshi rushed out of the house, almost forgetting to put his shoes on in the process. The male slapped both cheeks with his hands, he wasn't going to let her ruin his thoughts. Toshi was going to enjoy the training camp.

.｡o🏐o｡.

As usual, the volleyball team gathers in the gym. However, this was the first time where Toshi was able to join them as a fellow player. The team members could only smile at the excitement that Toshi was showing.

"Oshi-kun! Are you ready to finally play?!" Noya shouts.

"FUCK YEAH!"

Daichi sends a sharp look towards the two second years due to their loud volume. The duo instantly cower under his gaze.

"The practice match against Nekoma is in four days." Ukai announces, "Inter-High preliminaries will be soon thereafter. We've got no time, but you guys are full of holes. Since that's the case, there's only one way for you to win. Practice. Practice. And practice. Save the ball, even if you have to barf."