𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲 | 𝙏.𝙆

C O M F O R T

"Tsukki .. "

W E D N E S D A Y
day 01

Third Person POV

Tsukishima stared down at the short girl , tears streaming down her cheeks , he was confused— stunned . Unable to speak a word as he watched the girl who covered her sobbing face .

" Nejire! You got to trust me ! " A few hallways away , Kuroo's voice could be heard echoing throughout the corridor . The blonde grabbed Nejire's petite wrist , quickly pulling her away from his upperclassman's arising voice , up the stairs and to the roof top where they were finally alone from Kuroo who was still searching for his lover .

In distraught , the messy haired boy lets out a groan . What has he done ? The only girl he loved . He knew he shouldn't have gotten involved with Himari however her constant threats of bullying Nejire kept him from denying meeting her or calling her . He should've told Nejire from the start yet he knew how angry she'd get . Always wanting to deal with her problems on her own , not wanting anyone else to get involved .

While on the roof top , the two remained quiet apart from the gentle sobs the girl released . She sat against the wall , he sat by her . Listening to her sobs as he stared up at the night sky . He always had been bad with comfort , bad with his words , bad with being gentle and approachable so he didn't know what to do as he watched the small girl sob away into her sleeves .

" Wanna talk about it ? " He finally voiced out , she remained quiet for a second .

" Since young I've always been bullied by this girl . " She finally spoke , " She liked Kuroo just as much as I did . She chased him more than I ever have but Kuroo promised he'd never involve himself around her . She was horrible . To me , to others . And now, Kuroo has been calling her .. talking to her .. probably even meeting her . " She ruffled her hair in frustration as the blonde continued to listen to her rants , " Am I being selfish ? Toxic ? Paranoid ? I don't want him to not be able to hang around other girls but out of all of them , why must it be her ? Why must it be the one who's constantly trying to steal him away from me ? " Her cries of sadness soon turned into one of frustration and anger . Anger towards herself than him as she felt as though she was overreacting . " Am I being stubborn ? For .. acting like this ? "

Tsukishima sighed , unsure how to reply .

" Well— no , it's understandable to be worried . Do you not trust Kuroo , however ? " He asked glancing at the girl who then laid her head against the taller one's shoulder . A blush appearing on his cheeks but due to the dark environment, she couldn't tell .

" I do . Well— sort of . He has cheated on me once before , a few months back . " A sad whimper , " The class president .. " her words trailed off as she lets out a little heartbroken laugh , " It's funny , actually . They're all so pretty , all so patient , perfect features along with a perfect body . I'm no match for them so am I really the one to complain ? What if Kuroo's dating me just because he feels bad— "

And with that , Tsukishima wrapped his arms around the small girl , silencing her words from proceeding any further . His fingers combing through her hair gently , " You shouldn't say that you're no match for them because .. "

' .. in my eyes you're more prettier than the stars in the sky . ' was what he wanted to say , yet hesitated his words .

" Because .. he chose you over anyone else , cause' he loves you . " He finally said , his heart breaking as the words escaped his mouth , " Though .. him cheating .. what a bastard . "

" Says you . " The small girl laughed out , " The biggest bastard I've ever met calling someone else a bastard ? "

" Shut up you dwarf . " He tried to remain his cool , the two pulling away from the hug as she once again rested her head against his shoulder . He wiped away her tear with his thumb , " Now stop crying over him , talk it through with him whenever you're ready . Maybe not now but when you can . "

He constantly wondered why he was doing this , why this girl he met recently happened to cause him to have a certain soft spot especially for her . Why his heart pounded whenever he saw her , whenever he's with her , whenever he's talking to her— and she can happen to wonder the same question too .

" You're not as bad as I thought. " She muttered out , his head resting against her's as he rolled his eyes , " I thought you were a bastard , but apparently I was wrong . "

" Yea , you better take back your words . " He scoffed .

The two sat there in silence , not awkward but comforting . Staring up at the night sky as they watched the stars dance with the moon . Nejire wondered if there was any way to stop these feelings towards Tsukishima , if she had taken a different approach, if she hadn't fought back at him , if she hadn't stared at him from the beginning they got to this camp . Tsukishima wondered if he hadn't been an asshole to her from the start , if he hadn't scoffed at her every word , if he hadn't called her annoying , if he had just stayed away from her , would they be in this situation right now ? Would she be resting against his shoulder underneath the night sky .

Or either way , on this wednesday night , no matter what they did , no matter which approach they made , they would still be sitting next to each other on the rooftop , comforting each other in silence . Cause either way , their meeting was fate .

A yawn left the girl's lips as the blonde snickered , " Tired ? " He asked as she nodded groggily . It was already past midnight and she had 4 hours of sleep last night , without a doubt she'd be tired . " Then lets start heading back now , Kiyoko and Yachi are probably wondering where you've been . " He got up , helping her get up too .

" Thanks Kei . " And there she was , back to calling him by his last name .

" No problem , Nejire . Goodnight . "

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