Tsuki-Dayo

Eight | 八

Eight

Tsukishima put down his turquoise mechanical pencil with a sigh. He looked up at his dinosaur figurine collection and got lost in his thoughts. The incident with [Name] flashed into his mind. The way she fell, the way she gripped onto his jersey, her strained face, her pills, her lie; he blinked himself back into reality.

He pushed his revision books away and took out his laptop. He tapped his mouse at the search engine. He typed the name that he saw on her bottle. He was about to hit enter when his finger hovered above the 'Enter' key.

He pressed his lips closer together and pulled his hands away. It's none of my business anyway, he said to himself. He turned off his laptop and went to bed.

--

Hinata sleepily made his way to his seat. Yesterday's practice had worn him out. As he yawned, he noticed that [Name]'s seat was empty. I wonder if she went for her morning practice again, he thought, scratching the back of his head. He then noticed at her bag wasn't at the side of her desk and looked around her desk. There wasn't any sign of her bag anywhere.

"Yuki-chan?" Hinata called, eyes not leaving the desk. Once again, the blond skipped her way toward the ginger.

"Good Morning, Hinata-kun." She smiled sweetly.

"Did you see [Name]-chan today?" He asked.

"No, not today." Yuki's smile turned into a pout. "I haven't seen her."

"Maybe she's at the practice hall?" Hinata asked hopefully.

"I checked." She shook her head. "She's not there."

"Could she be late?" Hinata raised a brow.

"She might. But hopefully she's alright." Yuki smiled sadly, recalling how hard [Name] pushes herself to practice.

"Don't worry." Hinata grinned. "She'll be fine! She's [Name] after all!"

"I guess you're right." Yuki smiled.

--

"Pardon the intrusion..." Yamaguchi said as he pushed the doors to the Class 1-1. It was already break. Hinata perked up when he saw Yamaguchi walking into his class.

"What is he doing here?" Hinata mumbled to himself. He stretched his neck a little to peek at the door. "Don't tell me that tall bastard is outside too?" Thankfully, he wasn't.

Yamaguchi looked around the class, as though he was looking for someone. "Hello, there! How can I help you?" Yuki skipped towards him, with a friendly smile on her face. A hint of blush dusted across Yamaguchi's cheeks.

"I was wondering if [Name]-san is in this class." He said, scratching his cheek.

"Yup, she's in this class. But she's not around today." Yuki said.

"Oh... I see..." Yamaguchi looked down at his shoes. "Thank you very much." He nodded at her and left.

"Yuki-chan!" Hinata called after her as soon as he saw Yamaguchi exiting the class. The cheerful girl walked towards him just when she's called.

"Yes, Hinata-kun?"

"What was he here for?"

"You mean the guy just a few seconds ago?" Hinata nodded.

"He's looking for [Name]-chan."

"Why is he looking for her?"

"I have no idea. All he said was that he's looking for her."