💮third💮
"So the whole thing going around about you two dating is true after all?!" Yamaguchi hysterically asked the pair chewing on their lunches.
The blonde had his brow raised, a rather disgusted expression on his face, meanwhile Hikaru gave the boy a brief look before plopping a piece of sausage in her mouth. "Shut up Yamaguchi. We're eating" said Tsukishima to his friend.
Yamaguchi crossed his arms, a small pout forming on his lips."You guys are so unfair. I never knew you two had romantic feelings for each other" the boy whined. How could he not notice this unexpected development when he's always spending time with them? He's rooting for the two especially because his stiff an indifferent friend always has that relaxed and comfortable demeanor whenever he's with Hikaru.
Hikaru tilted her head to the side, weirded by Yamaguchi's statement. "...when did we ever have romantic feelings for each other..?" asked the female, trying to clarify what Yamaguchi is trying to say.
"But the news about you two going out is spreading like wildfire!"
Tsukishima grumbled again, "She's not my type, Yamaguchi." he says giving his servant a brief look, "And I'm not yours too, right busu?"
Hikaru shrugged, chewing on her food, "...I don't even have a type goshujin..." she replied before minding her own business again. Well, her cooking tastes better today than it usually was.
All because her sister permitted her to finish the school year at Karasuno. Although Hikaru also knew that within that allotted time, she has to convince the blonde. How will I even do that? He hasn't even called me by my name yet. Hikaru thought as she continued finishing her lunch. Not that she minds though, but being on a first name basis means the blonde trusts her.
The blonde rolled his eyes, "You heard her. Don't go believing baseless rumors, Yamaguchi" he reprimanded his friend, closing the now empty lunch box. The green-haired boy scratched the back of his head, muttering a small apology to his friend.
Hikaru overheard what her master just said and scooted closer, "...it's all your fault in the first place goshujin..." she spoke up, nonchalantly.
"Ha?" her master glared, all the while Yamaguchi looked at the two of them with a confused face.
Hikaru crossed her arms remembering exactly what happened two days ago. "...Takahashi-san asked if the two of us are on a date and you just looked away clicking your tongue. She probably took your silence as a yes..." she explained in detail. Hitting Tsukishima guilty everywhere.
The blonde's mouth twitched in annoyance to his servant, "Yeah yeah go ahead and blame me, you didn't answer too busu" he growled back, squinting his eyes at the female.
"... that's because I was busy eating..."
"Shut up busu"
"... don't wanna..."
"You're annoying me" grumbled the blonde.
"...thank you..." Hikaru answered ignoring the piercing glare of her master.
Yamaguchi sighed on the side, watching the two start their daily routine, bickering with each other. It's annoying, yes, but at the same time, it was fun watching his usually quiet friend go berserk just by talking to Hikaru. Maybe Tsukishima thought of Hikaru as someone special already, but he couldn't be so sure. Yamaguchi knew that even though Koharu started dating Nishinoya, the blonde's feelings for her remained unchanged.
"...Yama-chan, let's go. Lunch break's over..." said the girl dusting off her skirt as she stood up. Tsukishima clicked his tongue mumbling insults to her again.
"O-Oh okay," Yamaguchi replied shortly and followed the two out of the classroom.
The three of them arrived at their respective rooms as soon as the bell rang. Classes resumed and went on for another 3 hours, which is undeniably uncomfortable for both Hikaru and Kei. They were bombarded with questions about them going out, and it was tiresome for the pair.
Tsukishima heaved a sigh as soon as they reached the clubroom. "Irritating" the blonde mumbled, going up the stairs.
"...goshujin, I'll be changing in the bathroom..." Hikaru excused herself and ran off to the girl's restroom a few meters away.
She wore her usual attire during club practice which included a simple white shirt, black compression pants, and her favorite yellow rubbers. Hikaru tied her short hair up in a bun, although some are left untied because it was still too short. And with that, she walked back to the gym.
"... konnichiwa..." she bowed as soon as she stepped inside the gymnasium.
Hinata and Yachi cheerfully waved their hands at the female. "Hi Hikaru-san!" the pair greeted with a wide smile on their face.
Hikaru meekly returned the gesture and ran to her master, who is currently busy tying his shoelaces. "...goshujin, the laces are still too long. You might trip on them you know..?" she commented looking at her master's shoes.
Tsukishima shrugged, "Then what should I do? Cut them? Tsk" for some reason, his mood dropped below the normal threshold, and Hikaru noticed it immediately.
She shook her head and scooted closer, grabbing the laces from his hands. Tsukishima's eyes widened a bit, seeing how close the girl is from him. "...You tie it like this goshujin..." she carefully tied the laces into a neat ribbon over the other, shortening the protruding ends "...but if you want to cut then be my guest..." she sarcastically said, giving her master a small smile.
The blonde looked at Hikaru's work, and it was a lot better than what he usually does. Tsukishima got up, dusting himself, "Shut up busu" he rolled his eyes at her last comment and offered a hand to his servant.
"...a thank you is much-appreciated goshujin..." Hikaru says, accepting her master's help. That's when she noticed that his hand is enormous compared to hers. Hikaru began staring at the hand that Tsukishima held.
Tsukishima looked at her weirded, "What are you spacing out for busu?"
Hikaru looked at him and walked closer. "...goshujin..." she spoke and subconsciously grabbed her master's hand, touching every part of it out of curiousity, "... your hand is like a man's..."
Tsukishima's slightly flustered expression turned into a scowl at the female. He pulled back his hand, "You're saying you haven't seen me as a man for once, busu?" he growled.
Hikaru shrugged not wanting to explain further, she walked away leaving her master throwing a small fit spouting lots of insults directed at her. The female could only laugh, smiling from the familiar feeling she felt when she held his hand. Papa, I miss you. She thought as she settled down one corner.
"Hikaru-chan hi!!!!" beamed a certain third year running towards her. It wasn't long before Hikaru found herself engulfed in a warm hug from Koharu.
The younger female nodded at Nishinoya who came in behind Koharu. "... konnichiwa Koharu-senpai, Noya-senpai..." she greeted. Thankfully Koharu pulled back and just squeezed her cheeks.
"S-SE-SENPAI?!" Nishinoya hysterically yelled, feeling overwhelmed having another junior call him. He tugged on his girlfriend excitedly, "Oi Koharu she called me Senpai!"
Koharu on the other hand smacked him on the back of the head. "Shut up Yū, you're too noisy!"
"What was that kyojin?!"
Hikaru awkwardly laughed witnessing the couple's fight. All the other members just shook their heads and continued their practice. This is a daily happening whenever the two arrives together. The whole practice is not complete without a fight between their libero and third year manager. Everyone's pleased with their stupid fights, well, all of them but Tsukishima.
Before long, practice came to an end and it's finally Tsukishima's turn to lock the whole gymnasium. "Kei, Hikaru-chan! See you tomorrow!" Koharu waved at the boy busy picking up scattered balls all around the court.
Hikaru noticed a small smile plastered on her master's face as he waved back at his senior, on the other hand, Hikaru bowed.
"Take care Haru-senpai"
"...please take care Koharu-senpai, Nishinoya-senpai..."
Silence ruled as soon as the couple left. Hikaru started mopping the floor as Kei took care of the net. The female noticed how the atmosphere around Kei quickly changed as soon as Koharu left. Deep inside, Hikaru wished to make him smile again. Well, he certainly looked a lot nicer when he does.
Minutes later, Tsukishima approached the girl, keeping her stuff inside her bag. "Oi busu, I don't want to go home yet. Want to play volleyball?" he asked, holding a ball in his hands.
Hikaru gave him an awkward laugh, scratching the back of her head, "...goshujin, I don't know how to play..." she says, "...the last time I played, I hit my teammate on the face.." Hikaru added remembering that time where she spike a ball accidentally on her classmate. She ended escorting him to the infirmary because his nose bled.
Tsukishima chuckled—scoffef rather, "Just play with me for a while. You know how to receive right?" the female hesitantly nodded, "Then let's play. I'll lower the net since you're so short"
Hikaru could only roll her eyes, "... don't get angry if I accidentally hurt you goshujin..." she warned, positioning herself on the other side of the court.
The girl gulped, nervous on how this would turn out. She wasn't that good at volleyball, especially serves and it didn't help that she's the starter in their mini game. "...goshujin, serves aren't my forte..." she called out to the blonde.
Tsukishima sighed and rolled his eyes, "Really?" he asked earning a small nod from his servant. "You're so troublesome busu" he grumbled and walked over to her side of the court.
"It's not my fault that you wanted to play and I'm the only one here goshujin..." replied the girl giving the ball to Tsukishima.
Tsukishima held the ball in his hand, giving Hikaru a stern look, "Listen well busu." he starts, "This is a simple serve, no jumps, no spins, you just have to get the ball to the other side." he threw the ball up, "As the ball falls down, hit it with the palm of your hand, like this" the ball made a loud sound from the impact, and was sent flying to the other side.
"Now try it" Tsukishima grabbed another ball from the cart and gave it to her. "You'll probably hit me on the face on purpose so I'm moving" he followed, taking a few steps to the side.
Ignoring the last comment from her master, Hikaru could only nod, still not wanting to try serving, "...okay..." she mumbled.
Hikaru did as he says and threw the ball up high, and swung her arm to hit the ball.
Only to fail. And fail. And fail again.
"Hahahahahahaha! What was that hahahahahaha!" laughed the blonde from the side, seeing the ball hit the ground and roll away for the third time.
Hikaru rolled her eyes, "... hope you choke from laughing too much goshujin..." she muttered under her breath, taking another ball in hand.
"Oi what was that!" yelled the blonde, not hearing clearly what she said.
Instead of answering, Hikaru ignored his demands and focused on doing another serve. She threw the ball higher so she would have more time to adjust her distance and add strength in her arms.
And this time, with a loud smash, the ball went flying to the other side of the court, landing in bounds. Hikaru smiled rather brightly, seeing how she accomplished serving, "Goshujin, did you see that?" she gleefully asked her voice louder than usual.
Tsukishima scoffed, "What? You're happy with just that?" he asked, seeing the rare grin on her face, and hearing her voice loud and clear. The blonde walked over to where she is, a warm smile on his face.
Hikaru quickly took notice of that, "Well, not only that" she replied, confusing the blonde. "You finally smiled at me goshujin." the female beamed showing another toothy grin. She herself didn't understand the joy she felt from seeing the boy's smile, but she felt extremely elated.
Tsukishima stood there speechless. He didn't know what is it that he felt but seeing the girl make such a face made him glad too. "You too. Today's the first time I've seen you smile like that busu"
"Goshujin, don't tell me you're falling for me already?" Hikaru teased, earning a glare from the boy.
"Don't get the wrong idea you idiot!" shushed the boy, "Senpai's the only one I like..." he muttered under his breath.
"...I know, goshujin..." replied Hikaru, feeling a slight pang in her chest.
What is this uneasy feeling? she thought, as the two proceeded to play until they got tired and went home.
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💮notes💮
so sorry for the inconsistent chapter lengths.
redundancy of words are due to my limited vocabulary and knowledge.
English is NOT my first language.
—expect slow updates, from now on—
💮N&N / yzzabella💮