one shot is titled— SAVIOR
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You were walking home from doing a project. It was 11 PM, and you had just sent your mother a text message, hoping to ease her worry over your late arrival.
"Hey there, pretty lady."
You shuddered, clenching your bag close to your chest as you ran away from the voice behind you. You heard multiple footsteps from behind and sprinted as fast as you could but stopped, as you ended into a dead end.
"Shit," you muttered running back, but the guys had caught up to you, their eerie smiles gleaming in the dark.
"Where are you going, beautiful?"
The guy beside him chuckled. "We just wanna ask your name."
You looked around for any weapon, but there were only cardboard boxes scattered. They slowly inched closer to you, as you backed away in fear.
"We won't hurt you, we promise!" The guy mocked surrender, laughing.
You closed your eyes, tears streaming down your face when the other guy started to advance towards you, trapping you against the wall.
Then you heard a loud whack! thud! and somebody groaning.
"Hey," a new voice chimed out. "Miss, you okay?"
Slowly, you opened one eye, seeing a man with spiky red hair, his foot squishing the head of the guy.
"Y-Yeah..." you spoke in between hiccups.
"It's okay. Everything's fine. No one will hurt you anymore." He gave you a very comforting smile, one that made your heart skip a beat.
The next thing you knew, there were police sirens. The two men were handcuffed and you rode in the other car with your savior. Your mother and father came rushing in the police station, thanking the male and talking to the police. After the police was finished with their investigation, you were brought home earlier because your parents thought you were traumatized. You got home without even asking the name of your savior.
You couldn't sleep after what happened. When you had managed to sleep, you ended up having dreams about what would happen next and that terrified you. Your parents decided that it would be best to not tell you anything about what happened after everything.
You still haven't gotten the name of your savior.
Months have passed and you started to feel better. Maybe it was because of your ever supportive circle of friends which includes Tooru, Hajime, Takahiro, and Issei. To say they were overprotective was an understatement. Tooru basically shifted classes and persuaded your homeroom teacher to be in your class so that he would be at peace that no freak would dare touch or harm you in any way. Hajime, Takahiro, and Issei were your bodyguards. If Date Tech had an Iron Wall, well, you have them. Whenever you go, they would build a man wall around you and occasionally glared at staring men. It was honestly too much, but it warmed your heart.
After all, they witnessed your episode when you were all together and they saw how worse it was.
The boys decided that it was best to have you join them in their practices after class so that they could walk you home.
"We have a practice match today," Tooru whispered in your ear as soon as your Math teacher turned towards the black board, writing formulas and equations.
You raised an eyebrow, leaning close to his ear. "With whom?"
At this question, Tooru's eyes darkened. "Shiratorizawa."
You were about to answer back when the teacher called your name, asking if you wanted to share something to the class. Your cheeks flushed in embarrassment while Tooru proudly announced, with his chin held up high:
"We challenged Shiratorizawa to a practice match today!"
"Go beat their asses," your teacher replied, while your classmates roared, cheering the captain up.
You rolled your eyes. Well yeah, Shiratorizawa vs. Aoba Johsai is a thing here.
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"This certainly isn't my first time, but I feel chills all over my body," Yahaba commented, shivering for added effect as the team (including you), maneuvered across the large facilities in Shiratorizawa.
"Me too," Kindaichi sighed.
As usual, you were surrounded by man walls, but this time, instead of only the four idiots, the whole team guarded you.
In the distance, you could make out a silhouette of a person, if only Hajime didn't block the way. In the corner of your eye, you saw Tooru tense up at the sight. He went outside of the man wall, trudging towards the silhouette.
"Is that...?"
"Ushiwaka," Issei answered for you, lips curling up in a smirk.
Hajime went ahead, following behind Tooru to stop whatever fight he was about to inflict and a fight it went. Ushiwaka said something, his mouth moving and as soon as he smirked, Tooru went red in the face, scratching the face of the ace. Luckily, Hajime was able to stop Tooru who transformed like a cat and dragged the male away. Tooru yelled profanities, whilst wriggling out of Hajime's headlock.
You all proceeded to enter the huge indoor court. You looked around, amazed at the sight. Issei and Takahiro escorted you to the benches, where they sternly instructed the team to watch over you. The game started, with the boys shaking their hands as the whistle sounded through the court.
Your eyes were on your boys, obviously. You didn't care about the other team. What you didn't notice was the male with spiky red hair looking at you throughout the whole game which continuously messed their game up.
Tendou got reprimanded for the nth time by their coach but his eyes were on you. Eita noticed it and snickered. As soon as the time-out ended and they went back to their positions, Eita teased him.
"Do you like that girl over there?"
Tendou went red in the face, his head turning to face Eita. "N-No I do—" He stopped mid-sentence as he was hit by a ball directly to his face.
The team crowded around Tendou, with worry in their eyes. He touched his nose, feeling something wet streaming down to his mouth.
"Tendou! You okay?" His vision was blurry. The boys helped him stand up, temporarily benching him as the assistant coach aided him.
You went to the bathroom when everything escalated so you had no idea what happened. But then your eyes caught a familiar red hair. You stood gaping at the entrance as your eyes met with your savior but then a ball came straight to you.
Your friends screamed your name to get your attention but you were still in your position. Tendou's eyes widened as he stood up, running towards you. It was as if time slowed down for Tendou to catch the ball as he carried his feet towards your frozen figure. He wrapped his arms around you, shielding you away from the ball.
Both teams were flabbergasted by the events that transpired. Eita was sure Tendou would have passed out by now, judging by how Ushijima had spiked the ball.
You peered up, catching a glance of your savior who smiled at you warmly. "I finally found you..." he trailed off, brushing his fingers against your cheek when his eyes rolled at the back of his head. He fell down on the ground but was luckily caught by none other than Hajime.
"Let's bring him to the Infirmary, quick!" Coach Washijo yelled. Shirabu assisted Hajime in carrying Tendou and you stood there, shocked.
"—ey!" You snapped out of your thoughts. Tooru's hands are on your shoulder, trying to shake you back to reality. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Before you could answer him, he spun around, marching towards an indifferent Wakatoshi drinking water.
"You!" He snarled, grabbing Wakatoshi by his collar. "How dare yo-" Issei and Takahiro pulled Tooru away, but Tooru was determined to land a punch at Wakatoshi's face. He kept on struggling, wriggling out of their iron grip.
"Enough!" Coach Nobutero shouted, stopping everyone from moving. He rubbed his temple in distress. "Coach Washijo, I think we should re-schedule the practice match."
The older coach nodded in agreement.
A muscle in Tooru's jaw twitched. Clenching his fists, he pried his friend's hands away from him, storming out of the court in anger.
"Senpai, are you okay?" Kindaichi approached you.
You gave him a half-smile. "Yeah. I should probably check on Tooru. Thanks for your concern."
He blushed, rubbing the back of his neck shyly. You turned towards Issei and Takahiro. They didn't need your words to know that you're going after Tooru.
You dashed outside, looking out for a tall brunett. You spotted him by the fences, sitting down with his head hung low.
"Tooru-chan!"
He glanced upwards and seeing you, his lips twitched in a smile. Tooru fished a handkerchief from his pockets so that you could sit down on the ground comfortably. You placed your head on his shoulder, rubbing circles in his clenched fist.
"It was an accident, Tooru."
He clicked his tongue. "I still failed to protect you again."
You sighed, shaking your head. Placing your hands on either side of his face, you turned his face towards you. "Listen to me, Tooru! It was all an accident! You couldn't have predicted the ball coming towards me. I'm fine! Look!" You stood up, performing five jumping jacks to convince him.
He giggled, smiling at your antics. Standing up, he dusted off the grass from his shorts. "If you insist. Well, let's go home, shall we?" Tooru threw an arm around your shoulder.
"Can't I thank the red haired guy first?" You bit your lip, playing with your fingers.
Tooru pondered for a second before he smiled. "We'll be waiting for you by the entrance."
"Thank, Tooru-chan!" You beamed, kissing his cheek.
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"Thank you." Shiratorizawa's first year player bowed before walking away. You took a deep breath in, staring at the door. You were about to reach a hand to the knob when it got swung open, revealing Hajime and the blond male.
You scooted to the side, letting the blond male pass. "I'll be waiting for you outside." Hajime whispered in your ear. You nodded, taking a step inside the infirmary.
"Hwello."
You spun around, seeing the red-haired male pressing a cloth to his nose. You approached the end of his bed and bowed, "Thank you for saving me back then!"
He grinned, "It's nothing. The name's Tendou Satori," he offered you a calloused hand.
You muttered your name, placing your hand in his.
"It's beautiful."
You cocked your head in confusion.
"I'm sorry, what?"
He gulped, rubbing the back of his neck. "You're beautiful-" He paused midway, "I mean your name! It's beautiful!"
"Thanks." You giggled, blushing. You don't receive that much compliment from others, so when he called you beautiful, you felt really shy and somewhat happy.
That day, the sun shined the brightest. Your heart finally felt at peace for once. Everything finally made sense. You were glad that he saved you because if he didn't, you probably wouldn't have met him and felt the butterflies in your stomach.
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note:
i just noticed that i don't have a chapter 36- i'm- ughh, sorry bout that
anyways, i hope you all liked this one, i hope you liked the ending, bc idk, tell me what's your opinion about it
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