Where there is Love (Asahi x Reader)

T H R E E

Waking up at 6:00 am on a Monday is one of the last things I wanted to do. I was sore and achy from the physio for my leg as well as finishing setting up the house and now I have to start an entirely new school year as a third-year student with no friends. Lucky me. 

"Nee-chan, daddy says 'get up, now'" My brother came rushing into my room half-dressed in his uniform and way too much energy.

"I'm up," I grumbled from under the covers, trying to gain the willpower to get out of bed. That was until my brother decided to throw the covers off of me, greeting me to the cold morning air. 

"Now!" he said, as he ran from my room. He is so lucky I can't walk right now, if I could, I would have ended his life. I finally moved from my bed to my bathroom with my crutches to do the regular morning stuff such as brushing my teeth and washing my face. I brushed my (h/c) hair so it fell in its natural state and applied a little makeup, of course, first impressions were everything. Finally putting on the uniform I'd be wearing for my last year of high school. Going downstairs for breakfast, I saw my father preparing pancakes and dicing fruits. He always was the chef between my mom and him. Mom could barely cook to save her life. 

"Eat up, hun. Big day today." He said while handing me a plate. I smiled gratefully and thanked him as I took a seat at the table. Ryusei rushed in next gladly grabbing the plate from my father and immediately scarfing his food down. Not even a good morning came from him. Rolling my eyes, I ate my food and then grabbed my bento from the table to put in my backpack. I had to wait for my father and brother considering I couldn't walk to school despite how close the school was to our house. When they finally finished, we all piled into the car and headed off to the high school since it was closest.

"Have a good day at school today, hun. Call me if anything happens at all and I will come to get you. I love you." 

"Thank you, dad. And I will, I love you too, and I love you Ryu-Kun." I responded.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, leave already," Ryusei said from the backseat. I rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue out at him before getting out of the car. There weren't too many people outside of the school so I didn't get the typical stare down that the new kid gets. I waved to my family as they drove away then I walked into the school where the stares started coming. I have never been the shy type so I matched the stares head-on with a bright smile of my own. I reached my class, 3-3, but due to my current condition, I was one of the last people to arrive. Upon my arrival, all heads whipped towards me as I simply smiled and moved to the only available seat, I was starting to get tired. 

Beside my seat sat a rather handsome guy. His hair was pulled back into a neat bun and his face held a bit of a scruff. And despite the fact that he was sitting, he seemed ridiculously large, in a good way of course. His eyes briefly flickered to mine and I knew I had been caught staring. I felt my face go a little warm as I smiled shyly at him.  His face seemed to go red as he returned the gesture. Taking this time before class really started, I introduced myself.

"Hi, I am (L/n) (y/n), I am new here." 

"Hi (l/n)-san, my name is Azumane Asahi, where are you from?"

"I'm from Saitama, I went to school at Shinzen High." 

"That's far from here, why did you move?" That's where I hesitated. He must have noticed because he was quick to start apologizing.

"I didn't- I mean- umm- I'm sorry." His face began to redden as he scratched the back of his neck. I smiled then, trying to reassure him. 

"No it's ok, we were just looking for a change of scenery I guess," I reassured, also hiding the truth in the process. It was then that the teacher came into the class, putting an end to our conversation. 

It wasn't until lunch that we spoke again, as I got up, hoping to find a vending machine. 

"Hey, can you help me find a vending machine? I really love milk." I smiled at him and he instantly agreed, not before offering to just go and buy it for me himself.

"Nah, I need to get up. I never spent this much time sitting before I broke it, I used to be quite active believe it or not." I said to him as we exited the class together.

"I believe it, I could see you fidgeting in class." My face warmed at that comment and his did too. 

"N-not that I was watching you or anything." he tried to save himself as he scratched his neck again. Laughing at his cuteness, I shook it off with a teasing grin on my face. 

"So what did you do when you were active?" He quickly changed the subject.

"Well, I used to play volleyball, I can't right now, obviously because of the leg."

"Really? I play volleyball too! W-well I used to, not anymore." 

"Aww, what happened? Life-changing injury, or did you reach a higher calling?" It felt that almost immediately, the mood between us changed. Before I could even retract my statement and apologize, we found the vending machine. 

I went to get my milk and it was silent between us even as we walked back.

"I'm sorry, that was insensitive of me." I apologized looking straight ahead. 

"No, it's ok, it's just something I haven't fully come to terms with." With that, he smiled at me and continued our walk back to class where we both enjoyed our lunches and milk.

The day progressed without much talk from the two of us until class finished for the day. We walked together to the front gate where I saw my father waiting.

"Bye Azumane-san, see you tomorrow." 

"Good-bye (L/n)-san." He waved before walking away. I slid into the car and greeted my father.

"Did you have a good day today, hun?" He said expectantly.

"Yea, I made a friend." I smiled at the thought of my new friend and wondered what tomorrow would bring.