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𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 // 𝓰𝓸𝓵𝓭𝓮𝓷 - 𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝔂𝓵𝓮𝓼
Kuroo stayed on your mind. You didn't find a point you weren't thinking about him. It felt like your entire day was consumed with thoughts of him. What was worse, your need for him to touch you again grew the more you replayed that moment in the alley.
He wasn't able to join you for lunch the rest of the week, and he seemed frustrated when he couldn't. You knew he wanted to make sure you didn't have another run in with Akaashi. You giggled at the thought.
You didn't have another interaction with Kuroo like the one for the other day, though. Secretly, you hoped he'd make time throughout the week to try and join you for lunch, or go out for coffee, or even, by chance, walk you home. You imagined all the scenarios of it happening again, and maybe more.
When Friday rolled around, he wasn't able to join you again. This time, though, he looked especially agitated.
"Why don't you just have lunch here?" He asked, tapping his pen on his desk.
You laughed, "Because I don't want to."
"Tomorrow's your date, correct?" This wasn't about not being able to get lunch with you. It had been eating away at him all week that you would be seeing Akaashi this weekend.
You nodded. If he told you he didn't want you to, you just might've listened.
But he didn't.
"Well, have fun," He immediately looked at his computer screen, distracting himself.
Part of you was disappointed that Kuroo didn't make more of an effort to take you away from him, like he said. Then again, you were a little shocked you even wanted that to happen.
- - - -
Akaashi met you for lunch in the middle of the city. He seemed a little distant as you talked. He was constantly getting distracted, and his responses were barely full sentences. It seemed a little out of character, but you weren't trying to hold it against him.
You timidly reached out to touch the sleeve of his jacket, unsure of even what to say. Akaashi looked down at your hand, and then up at your face.
"Are you okay?" You were hoping you were just imagining things. You had been looking forward all week to this date, something to take your mind off of Kuroo, but it didn't seem to be working. If anything, you wished you were him than Akaashi right now.
"Yeah ... Yeah, I'm fine. Bokuto actually has a game soon," He mentioned while checking his watch, "Would you want to go?"
You nodded.
Once you arrived, Akaashi kept checking his surroundings. Something was seriously off, and you could not figure it out. But you couldn't bring yourself to pry any further.
Then out of no where, you heard a girl's voice call out to Akaashi. Both of you turned in the direction of the voice, seeing two girls jog to catch up. The taller one of the two, flung her arms around around Akaashi's neck happily.
You weren't sure how to react. The date had been off from the beginning, and now the interaction you were witnessing felt normal. As she backed away from what seemed like an absurdly long and personal embrace, you were able to get a better look at her.
She was model-like, long-legged and flawless. Her grey-blue eyes sparkled as she hugged Akaashi. You could see faint freckles scattered across her cheekbones.
She took her attention off of Akaashi to introduce herself and her friend, "Hi, I'm Kaori, and this is Yukie."
The dark-red haired girl gave you a smile, nodding as you introduced yourself.
But you noticed a change in Akaashi all of a sudden. He seemed calmer, relieved almost.
They decided to join you and Akaashi as you entered the stadium, finding a place to sit.
You sat on the other side of him, feeling like a third wheel on your own date - if you could even call it that anymore. You were unsure what to do, so you kept your focus on the game - and more specifically, Bokuto. Every now and then, he would look in your direction and shoot you some kind of acknowledgement. It honestly made your date with Akaashi a little easier.
When the game finished up, you and Akaashi made your way down to the court, along with the other girls.
"Hey hey! You guys made it!" Bokuto made his rounds, hugging each of you.
"It's good to see you," Bokuto said, lingering by you longer than the others. He noticed your eyes wandering towards Akaashi, "Ah, they dated."
He said it so matter-of-fact. By the way she was laughing, and touching his arm. By the way he couldn't stop staring at her. You weren't surprised. They looked good together. To you, it just made sense.
You looked up at Bokuto, and smiled softly.
You didn't want to pay any mind to Akaashi. He was clearly busy catching up, and you had Bokuto in front of you more than willing to give you attention.
Bokuto wasn't oblivious to the situation in front of him. He knew you came to his game with Akaashi, and Akaashi was clearly preoccupied.
"Let me take her home," Bokuto suddenly said to Akaashi.
Akaashi's eyes widened, aware of how he had been acting.
"Are you sure?" Askaashi asked as Bokuto nodded.
Akaashi half-heartedly agreed to the arrangement. You thought you would be more upset, by how Akaashi's attention was on his ex. However, you were completely fine. You were surprisingly unbothered.
Bokuto walked beside you with his hands in his pockets, staring up at the sky as the sun was setting. The amber and violet hues brushed across the sky. You stole a glance at Bokuto who seemed to be admiring it, his face aglow with color.
"So," He started, "Are you dating Akaashi?"
You weren't sure how to answer at first. Would he be like Kuroo and instantly get jealous? You wanted to avoid that - you didn't need to deal with two Kuroos.
"I wouldn't really say that," You realized you weren't even sure you liked Akaashi, you just knew he was attractive and wanted to date him, "We just hung out, that's all."
"Oh, okay good. He knew she was going to be at the game today, it probably made him crazy all day." Bokuto said, disregarding how what he said might make you feel.
"Oh." Everything started to make sense in your head.
"Yeah," Bokuto appeared antsy, as though he wanted to tell you something, "I'm going to be away for a couple of weeks because of volleyball, but I was hoping to see you once I was back."
You reach out, your fingers entwining with his playfully until he finally took hold. This is how you wanted to feel. All day, it felt as though you were trapped outside of a bubble, while Akaashi enjoyed himself with another girl. You didn't think Akaashi did it intentionally, but you knew you should have been treated better. And Bokuto was the one making you feel appreciated instead.
