You are a second-year student at Fukurodani high school. All you want is to be in a happy relationship, but you have tourette's syndrome so no one wants to date you...except for one boy...
Kaori nudged you forward, pushing you out from behind her. You simply stood there, not knowing what to say. Then all the boys lined up in a single file line. This made you stand up straighter.
"This is l/n f/n. She is a second year here at Fukurodani." Kaori stated. She then gave you a glare, saying to go introduce yourself and meet the others.
You tensely walked over to the volleyball team, greeting them as you walked down the line.
"Nice to meet you l/n! I am Sarukui Yamato!" a black haired boy said. He seemed tense, not knowing how to act around you.
"Guys calm down. You don't have to be so tense, it's nothing formal." she laughed out
You continued to walk down the line greeting all the players, until you got to the last two players.
"Hey hey hey! I'm Bokuto Kotaro! Nice to meet ya!" a boy said, giving you a small pat on the back. You then realized that it was the black and white haired boy from earlier.
"n-nice to m-meet you too uh-uhm Bokuto-san" you squeaked out.
You let out an internal sigh of relieve since there was only one more player to greet.
"Hello l/n-chan. My name is Akaashi Keiji, it's nice to meet you."
You looked up to see a boy with raven black hair and dark blue eyes. You had never seen someone with eyes like his. His hair was a bit messy, but it suits him.
"Hi A-Akaashi-kun. I-It's nice to meet y-you too." you managed to choke out.
You then retreated back behind Kaori. Now everyone was lined up and standing in front of them was Kaori with you behind her. You noticed that the last boy you greeted kept looking at you while Kaori was explaining the plan for practice. You simply kept your head down, trying to suppress a tic. You held it in for a bit, but then it came out... Your neck snapped to the side, touching your shoulder, and you made a clicking sound with your tongue. All the boys looked at you with a confused look plastered on their faces. You felt your face heating up. With all eyes on you, your tics only got worse. You then snapped your head back and whistled. Your tics got worse the more they stared, then Akaashi spoke up.
"Umm l/n-chan...are you alright?" he asked, a bit unsure of what was happening.
"Y-Yes I just have a c-c-c-condition called tou-Wooo!" You had a tic right as you were about to finish your sentence.
"S-sorry it's a condition called tourette's. I basically *tongue click* sometimes have sudden movements a-and- wooo -I make sounds sometime too" you tried to explain without having a lot of tics.
"So you can't control it?" Bokuto chimes in.
"N-no I can't, but I- Eeeee- can sometimes supress my t-tics" you respond.
"Does it hurt?" Bokuto continues.
You then hit yourself on the chest and snapped your head down. Your tics were getting worse since you were talking about them.
"Y/n, did you have your walnuts yet?" Kaori asks. You shook you head no.
"Okay you can sit on the bench over there and eat if you want" Kaori offers.
You went over and sat down on the bench, pulling out your walnuts from your bag. You could still hear Bokuto and the others asking Kaori questions about your tourette's, but you tried ignoring it and ate your walnuts.
Akaashi POV
Kaori-san kept going about not talking to y/n about her tics and that if she starting having tics, then to ignore them. 'I wonder if y/n is doing okay?' I wonder.
No one's POV
You quietly finished your walnuts and drank some water. Once your tics calmed down, you went and stood next to Kaori.
"Hey. You okay now?" Kaori asks in a caring tone.
"Yeah. And thanks for answering their questions for me." you respond
"No problem. If you ever feel like you need a second, then you can step out" she ensures.
You thanked her and watched the boys practice until the sun began to set. By the time that everyone started cleaning up, the players seemed exhausted. They put the net away and Akaashi brought out the ball cart. He started to pick up all the balls while the other boys went to the locker rooms to change. You walked over and started picking up the balls.
"Um... I can pick up the balls if you want!... so that you could...go change..." You started out confident, but the second that his eyes met yours, you almost forgot how to speak.
"It's fine, thank you though y/n" Akaashi ensured.
Either way you still helped him pick up all the balls. Once everything was cleaned, Akaashi walked over to the locker rooms. You watched as he walked away and went to collect your stuff.
"Oh and l/n... thank you" Akaashi said before disappearing into the locker rooms.
You smiled to yourself and confidently grabbed you stuff and left the gym. As you were walking home, you kept thinking about Akaashi. 'He actually seems like a pretty cool guy' you thought. You got home and immediately laid on your bed. After a while, you feel asleep.
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Hey y'all! In case any of you guys are still confused on what tourette's is, here is the actual definition:
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I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter! I'll be getting started on the next chapter once I finish my homework :)
