A Second Chance [Atsumu x Reader]

~ 13 ~

Atsumu went back inside the apartment and sat down, waiting for Y/n as she stalled a bit in the kitchen. The female put anything away, thinking of what to say to the male while he started to look through the baby photos of Koji. 

Having the words she wants to say to him, she made her way over to Atsumu, wiping her slightly wet hands on her pants. She sat next to him on the couch as she looked through the photos with him.

"He's so small" Atsumu cooed quietly as his hand brushed the picture of Koji in a high chair as he was eating. Y/n hummed in response.

"Five pounds" she told the male as he nodded. 

It was quiet between the two adults, both debating who should talk first. Y/n tugged at her fingers nervously while Atsumu kept his hands clasped in his lap. 

"So.." both adults said, making them look at each other before looking away.

"You go first" Atsumu stated, making Y/n nod.

"I just...wanted to say thank you again, for finding Koji" she said, not making eye contact with the blonde. 

Atsumu nodded as the two became quiet again, not knowing what to say. It wasn't until Y/n let out a bitter chuckle.

"It's...frustrating" she said. Atsumu glanced at the female as she was glaring at her hands. "Being a single mom, having to juggle two jobs just to get by life. And then you come into the picture and ask to enter our lives." she chuckled softly. "I sound like a broken record player having to keep repeating that" she said. 

She looked over at him. "I thought I had everything handled. And then.." her voice slightly cracked as Atsumu watched her eyes become glassy in the light. "And then all of a sudden I didn't." her hands clenched in her lap. 

"I looked away for a second" she said quietly. "Only for a second and just like that...he was gone. So many thoughts ran through my head. Was he okay? Did someone take him?" she scoffed a bit. "And then to make matters worst, the rain comes in. I felt useless. I didn't know what else to do but worry, I didn't even think about looking for him and I..." her voice cracked and buried her face in her hands. "I was terrified" she whispered out.

"When you brought him back I was relieved but..." she let out a shaky breath. "There was this...feeling that just started to eat me up from the inside." Her hands gripped her arms, not wanting to look at Atsumu. "I felt so pathetic...During that time I could've done something. I could've gone and look for him myself but instead I just...I just stood there, not knowing what to do." she looked at Atsumu as she felt tears starting to well up in her eyes.

"I felt like I shouldn't have been a mom right there. I felt like...I didn't deserve to have such a bundle of joy like him. His smile could light up the whole entire universe and I could've lost that smile" tears started to fall from her eyes, unable to contain the wave of emotions overcoming her. "I could've lost something so precious and it would've been because of me" Y/n hugged herself to try and give herself comfort as the tears continued to fall from her eyes.

"That's not true" Atsumu said. This made her look over at him with a confused look. His touch was gentle as he wiped away her tears. "Something like this was bound to happen at some point." he reassured her, staring into her eyes. 

He cupped her cheeks, not breaking eye contact with her. "You have every right to be a mom, to be his mom. So stop beating yourself up". He leaned in and rested his forehead against hers. Y/n in return rested her hands on top of his, which were still cupping her cheeks.

"Everything that you've done has led up to this moment. So don't say that you're useless, or that you're pathetic, because you've become someone so amazing. I don't know what I'd do without you" his said softly.

The two adults looked at each other in the eyes, not breaking eye contact with one another as they began to slowly lean in. Their lips slightly parted, they leaned in until they were interrupted by a sleepy voice.

"Mommy?" Koji called out, causing the two to flinch and pull away from each other. 

"Yes Koji?" Y/n questioned, quickly getting up in the process as Atsumu watched her, a smile on his face as he saw how flustered she was. 

She picked up Koji as he wiped away the sleepiness from his eyes. He spotted Atsumu on the couch as he stuck his tongue out at Atsumu, only for him to do the same. 

"Koji's hungry" the black haired boy stated, making the female hum.

"Alright, I'll heat up the chicken soup. You wait here, okay?" she said softly as he nodded in response. 

Giving the small boy a kiss on the head, she set him back down on the ground and went off to the kitchen. While she was busy in the kitchen, Koji went over to the living room where Atsumu was. Seeing the photo album, his eyes lit up and quickly went to it to continue looking through it.

Atsumu chuckled at this and watched him go through the photo album, making sure that he wouldn't see the pictures with him and Y/n in it. As Koji flipped through the pictures, he slowly came to a halt which made Atsumu a bit curious as to why he had stopped. 

Koji unexpectedly turned around, causing Atsumu to jump a bit from his sudden action. Watching the small boy, he slowly went over to him and gently tugged at his pant leg. The blonde had an amused expression as he saw that the boy had slightly pink cheeks as he looked away.

"Koji..." the boy started, making Atsumu lean in more to hear him. "Koji thanks 'Tsumu..." the boy mumbled, his cheeks slightly puffed out.

He couldn't help but feel an arrow pierce his heart, seeing how cute the boy was. Grinning, he ruffled his hair, chuckling.

"Your welcome" he responded as Koji nodded before quickly leaving him to go to his mother.

 He watched as the female picked up the boy, the two talking to one another. Koji glanced over at Atsumu as he smiled and waved at the boy, only to make him hide his face in his mother's chest, making him chuckle once more. 

Setting the boy down, she took the glass bowl that had chicken noodle soup in it, out of the microwave as the two made their way over to the table. Putting the bowl on the table she picked up the boy again and sat him on the table and gave him a spoon. While he started to eat the soup, she made her way over to Atsumu who stood up from the couch.

"I better get going, 'Samu is probably waiting for me" he said. Y/n nodded and walked the man towards the front door. "See you later" Atsumu said, looking at the female as he was outside the apartment.

"Yeah" Y/n smiled at him. "And.." she looked at him as he waited for her. "Thanks, for listening to me vent.". Glancing behind her and seeing that Koji was too busy eating his chicken noodle soup, she quickly pulled Atsumu by the collar and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "See you later" she said and quickly closed the door, leaving a dumbfounded Atsumu in front of her door. 

The female had her back against the door as she felt her face heat up. Atsumu on the other hand had a wide idiotic grin on his face as his hand pressed against his cheek, the spot where the female had kissed him. He soon left to give his brother the news while Y/n tried to calm herself down inside her apartment.

"Mommy sick?" Koji questioned his mom, seeing her flustered face.

"No, mommy's not sick" she assured the boy and sat down next to him.

With furrowed brows, he carefully stood up on his chair and leaned in towards her, pressing his hand against her forehead with his other hand on his. His brows furrowing more, he scooped up some of the soup with his spoon and held it up to his mom's mouth.

"Mommy say aah~" he said with a grin.

Y/n chuckled as she opened her mouth as the boy fed her the soup. About to feed her more, she stopped him, encouraging him to eat it so he could grow which he complied. 

Watching the boy eat, her mind wandered off to Atsumu as a smile graced her lips. She couldn't help but start to feel bubbly inside.