What We Do [Ushijima Wakatoshi Fanfiction]

Chapter 16: (Her) Watching

Rin shakes her head and points towards the gates, "I'm just here to drop her off. I'll be on my way now, please take care of her."

"Yet you didn't have to do that," I grumbled.

"Really? Last time we were at the mall, you got lost when you went buying cheeseburgers," Rin answers, earning a blush from me and fits of laughter from Tendo.

"You really are something, Haru-chan. And don't worry, Rin-chan. I'm sure there's someone in there who'll take good care of her," Tendo smirks at me knowingly as I stare at him in confusion.

I turn to Rin and saw that she was eyeing me. "What?" I ask, still confused with what Tendo implied. Rin sighs and shakes her head. "Text me when you get home!" She says and begins walking towards the gates.

"Lost because of burgers, really Haru-chan?" Tendo snickers at me.

I think I felt another vein popping.

I narrowed my eyes as I turn to Tendo, trying to hit his side but he was too quick for me when he jumped back, dodging my attack. "Don't be so violent Haru-chan! I still have a game to play," Tendo teases and begins to me towards the gymnasium.

When we entered the gym, the first thing that caught my attention was the invited team at the other side doing, what I assume, some serves. I don't know a lot about the sport but I am familiar with one thing- power. I watched in awe as the large man tosses the ball in the air and hits the ball with such strength. Cool...

I then surveyed the room looking for a familiar olive-haired giant. It was easy to spot him as he was talking to the coach. However, I couldn't help but stare and observe the way Wakatoshi looks at the moment. The man exudes an intense and focused aura that makes me admire him for his passion for the sport.

I stopped watching Wakatoshi when I saw Tendo mischievously eyeing me up and down.

"What?"

He grins at me and places his hand under his chin, pretending to look as if he was thinking. "You suddenly interested in volleyball, Haru-chan?"

Then and there, I couldn't help but blush being caught eyeing Wakatoshi. Immediately I looked away and covered my face when Tendo started laughing maniacally once more.

I uncovered my hands and glared at Tendo, trying my best to look unfazed. "I don't understand what you mean, Tendo-kun."

The redhead man suddenly leans towards me and whispers, "Don't worry I'll keep it a secret, Haru-chan"

My eyes widen at his proximity but before I could retort back, a low voice interrupted us. "Tendo," Tendo-kun and I turn towards the voice and saw a glaring Wakatoshi walking towards us.

The man beside me then jumped backward and began running in the opposite direction. "Hope you enjoy watching us, Haru-chan! And don't worry, your secret is safe with me!" He shouts, leaving me with the taller male.

That man doesn't know personal space, I thought to myself as I exhaled and tried calming my nerves. I noticed that Wakatoshi was in front of me looking at me worriedly. I close my eyes and wave my hand "I'm fine, Wakatoshi. Tendo-kun was just teasing."

Wakatoshi continued staring at me before giving out a soft sigh and nods towards one of the benches.

The invited team then starts doing a routine-like play. I slowed down a bit, watching in awe as one of the men tosses the ball to the other player near the net, the other player returns it allowing the first person to hit the ball with such power.

I was so intrigued and amazed, I didn't notice Wakatoshi stopping and standing right beside me, watching the play as well. "They seem intense, Wakatoshi. What school are they from?" I asked.