The Introverted Kitten's First Date

Ask, Avarice, And Ameliorate

"Bokuto, why are you sobbing your heart out?"

"Akaashi, this isn't the time! My...MY STUDENT HAS GROWN UP!" I fall onto my knees, crying out to the Lord himself. "Why must time be such a cruel mistress?!"

"I didn't even know you knew what 'mistress' meant. I'm impressed," I hear Akaashi remark dryly.

"This isn't the time! Hinata's dating Kenma and he's grown up so much!" I muster up the courage to repeat, sending a glare to my phone when I hear Kuroo snicker on the other end, even though he can't see it. There's a little bit of surprise on Akaashi's face, but an amused smile. Weird. I don't think I've ever seen Akaashi smile before.

Unfortunately, Bokuto and Kuroo had not realized the sneezing flurry released from the owl's student.

"God, Boke, are you sick again?" Kageyama lectures. "I thought you took the time to rest up already!"

"You want your student to be happy, right?" I hear Kuroo suggest. "I think giving him some dating advice would be pretty helpful. Speaking of, the training camp is coming up, right?"

I gasp, my tears instantly stopping, "You're right! What sort of role model would I be for him if I can't give him some dating advice?" I slap a hand onto my head, instantly ignoring the stinging pain on my forehead.

"You better come up with something. If I remember correctly, or if Kenma's telling the full truth, they haven't even had their first date yet. We gotta talk about it. What if their first date goes horribly and Hinata becomes unmotivated?"

"Bokuto, you haven't even dated anyone," Akaashi reminds me with a light sigh. He's right. I've never really dated anyone, and I don't really have any idea what dating is like or what to say.

No! A piece of sunshine like that shouldn't be allowed to be sad! He's barely been in a relationship! They've probably been dating for like what, a week? I have to help him!

"You gotta tell me all about it! We gotta talk! Get someone else in this, like Sawamura or something! I gotta make sure their first date goes perfectly!"

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"Kuroo. Why is Bokuto texting me about whether or not I could convince you to ask Coach to make the training camp sooner?" I narrow my eyes, a little suspicious. As he turns around to face me, there's a dumbfounded expression on his face.

"Huh? Oh, that. He's been begging me all day about it too," Kuroo sighs. "He's even called me and sent me like a ton of voicemails." He holds out his phone to me, pulling up a call that the two of them had.

He mutters to himself about finding the right time until he gets to the point where, I guess, he just somehow remembers perfectly, holding the phone closer to me.

"Why must time be such a cruel mistress?!" I hear Bokuto cry out, probably to some sort of deity or something. Maybe he's invoking the word of Akaashi or something? Who knows.

I blink, cringing a little bit, "That's a bit...excessive. How do you even know people so into volleyball where they cry out like that?"

"Hey, you're the one dating someone exactly like that."

That....that isn't entirely wrong. But I don't wanna admit that I'm wrong. There's probably a really sour expression on my face right now as I whisper, "Hey, you're right, but at least he isn't this dramatic about it."

"Are you sure about that?"

No, no I am not. Not in the slightest.

"Oh, by the way, Kenma," Kenma continues, snapping me out of zoning out. "Any closer to asking Hinata on a date?" I shake my head.