ため野矢の: Because of Noya

手順 Steps

"Did they go near you too?"

Him.

"You look better when you're smiling like that."

....

Do I?

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"Then, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was tapping against something last night. Oh well, it was the strangest dream I've had all night."

Kiyoko-san finished with her incredibly detailed snooze- to which fit in perfectly with all of the actions I preformed yesterday. Either she was awake and mocking me, or genuinely had a sixth sense.
Both were equally as terrifying.

"Yeah. So realistic, huh?"

I replied, turning my head slightly away from my senpai while gripping the sides of my black Karasuno jacket nervously- in an attempt to rid myself of the noticeable tone in my voice.

"Nakemura-san, I think Nishinoya-san is calling you over."

She pointed out after a tiny period of silence, to which my head shot up at an alarmingly fast rate. My eyes scanned the vast, open area of the gym like a hawk in search of prey (Kiyoko-san and I were at the top of the bleachers, of course. It would only make sense).

Sure enough, the small silhouette of an orange-clothed libero waved eagerly to the row I was seated in. It seemed like he was attempting to yell, along with it. But it failed miserably and vanished among the other cries of players.

"I'll be back soon, Kiyoko-san."

I muttered as I set down all of the equipment resting on my lap to the side , and getting up to meet Yū.

Every step I took really felt like jolts of electric anxiety coursing throughout my body. I mean, how could I have the same mindset about Yū when I was thinking about loving him yesterday? How could I face him the way I was now, especially with THOSE thoughts intoxicating my mind?

"G'morning, Nakemura-san!"

He waved when I finally reached the bottom of the black stairs.

"G-good morning.."

I replied- although it sounded as strained and awkward as ever.

"Ukai-kun just sent me over to remind you about the trip. He wanted you to count how many of Fukurodani's players needed towels as well, if it's not much of a problem."

"Eh? Ah, of course not. T-tell him I'll be on it..."

As we both waved each other off and went our separate ways, I could legitimately hear the pounding of my heart over the thuds of my own footsteps. How could I get this worked up over such a short-dialogued conversation? Would I really be that hopelessly pathetic if I was in love with Yū?

Besides, how could the same thing be happening to him when he talks and acts just as he does with anyone else? In fact, I didn't really have to ask anyone in order to know he acts way differently towards me than any other girl. Even Sugawara-san stated it himself. If he even SHOWED attraction towards me- wouldn't he be so extremely flustered and stumble over his words, as all the others say?

I sighed. Hasn't even been more than a few days, and I'm already giving up on the thought.

And yet...

My gut is screaming for me not to.

"Hello? Do you need help?"

A deeper and more assertive voice snapped me out of my zombified-like trance, and forced me to look up into his face instead of his pure-white sneakers.