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Kuroo Tetsurou thought of himself as a good boyfriend. He had always been a hopeless romantic. Being single for so long gave him a lot of time to think about how he would act when he was finally in a relationship. Date ideas, possible gifts, cheesy pick-up lines, pet names… these were all things that built up in his mind for years just waiting for an excuse to be put to good use. Thanks to a fateful practice game about a year ago, Kuroo finally found his excuse in Tsukishima Kei.
To Kuroo, a beach date was an absolute must. He almost couldn’t live with himself until he took Tsukki to the beach. Unfortunately, it wasn’t an easy thing to plan. Kuroo had to wait until the summer for good weather. He needed some spending money to make the trip a reality. Plus, he needed to find a weekend off that worked for both him and Tsukishima. It had taken some time, but finally finally the stars had aligned in Kuroo’s favor. He was having his beach date.
Tsukki had travelled the night before down to Tokyo. He arrived so late, they barely had any time to enjoy each other before passing out. However, waking up to Tsukki in his arms was something Kuroo could get very used to. As much as he would have liked to stay in bed forever, Kuroo knew the two had big plans that required catching a bus at way too fucking early-o-clock. On second thought, maybe the beach thing was a bad idea. Could my alarm shut up for like, two seconds? Five more minutes... Kuroo shifted his pillow to force it down over his ears while stifling a groan. He was never an early riser.
Tsukishima, conversely, had fewer issues getting out of bed in the morning. The music blasting from Kuroo’s cell phone was more than enough to get him to open his eyes and sit up. He nudged Kuroo’s shoulder until the other felt like cooperating. “Come on, this was your idea in the first place. Time to get up.”
Kuroo slinked out of the bed and onto the floor one limb at a time, almost like he was melting. Tsukishima gave him a playful kick before reaching down to grab his hand, helping him stand. “It’s a good thing you packed already because if not, I think you’d end up with six shirts and no pants in this state,” the blond joked. He only got a mumbled groan in response. Really, he shouldn’t expect any better before 10 AM from Kuroo.
Kuroo eventually woke up enough to finish getting ready and even pester his boyfriend about applying sunblock before they left. Sunglasses on and tote bags in hand, the two set out for the bus station and the beach.
The bus ride would take a few hours, but Kuroo knew it was well worth it to escape the crowds of Tokyo and head farther south (especially crucial for his plans at night). They left early for a reason, as much as it killed him. Thankfully, Tsukishima came prepared. The younger boy dug out his mp3 player and earphones, offering an earbud to Kuroo while putting the other one in his own ear. Time definitely passed quickly when the pair was able to share music for the ride. Kuroo was even able to get more sleep, using Tsukki’s shoulder as a pillow. (He might have been imagining it, but he was pretty sure Tsukki fell asleep on him for a bit, too.)
“Tetsu, we made it to the beach. Please tell me you’re still alive.”
Kuroo awoke to Tsukishima jostling his shoulder for the second time that day, this time much more refreshed. The excitement of their beach date made him spring into action, grabbing both his and Tsukki’s bags and practically running off of the bus. Tsukishima followed him off the bus about ten steps behind, desperately trying to catch up.
As soon as Kuroo hit the sand, his flip flops were off. He turned to Tsukishima with a determined smile. “Let the weekend begin! Follow me, I see just the spot to set up camp,” Kuroo said as he eyed an empty spot of beach.
Together the two were able to lay out a large blanket. The morning was spent lounging in the sun, reading and listening to music. Kuroo dragged Tsukki into the ocean when it seemed like the both of them were close to overheating. Nothing else could beat brisk ocean water when it came to cooling them down.
The two ventured inland at lunchtime to break for food. Kuroo found a small restaurant decorated in bright colors that looked inviting. He paid for both of their meals to keep up his idea of a perfect beach date. Tsukishima had to be spoiled for the weekend and that was that. Kuroo and Tsukki, revitalized with energy thanks to their meals, made their way back to the beach.
A group of teenagers ran over to their blanket around 3 PM asking if they would be interested in a game or two of beach volleyball. Kuroo couldn’t resist such an offer, despite Tsukishima’s protests. The poor teens didn’t stand a chance again the combined forces of Tsukishima and Kuroo (when Tsukishima finally got his head in the game). He would never admit it, but Tsukishima was glad he eventually agreed to play along.
After the teenagers surrendered and the volleyball games were done, Kuroo led Tsukishima back to the blanket. The sun was just about setting, giving everything in sight a soft orange glow. Kuroo began shaking the sand off of the blanket and folding it up, surprising his boyfriend a bit.
“Are we going somewhere? Are you still tired, even with the extra sleep from the bus?” Tsukishima inquired. He didn’t know many details about the weekend still, as Kuroo wanted to leave as much a mystery as possible. Tsukishima knew they were staying in a hotel that night, but he had figured Kuroo wanted to stay at the beach as long as he could. Neither of them saw much of the ocean generally.
“Yes, actually! And no. We’re staying on the beach but there’s somewhere I’d like to go. More secluded. Walk with me?” Kuroo offered his hand out to Tsukishima, who tentatively took it in his grasp. They started walking down the beach right along the water, hand in hand, with the sun setting behind them.
About five minutes into their walk, Tsukishima paused. “Are we really taking a long walk on the beach, Tetsurou? I can’t believe you talked me into this.”
Kuroo smiled sheepishly. “Hey, you knew what you were getting into when I said ‘romantic beach date!’ Babe, what else were you expecting?” Tsukishima huffed and began walking once more.
“Are we almost there?” he asked.
“Yep, I can see it in the distance. Come on!” Kuroo closed the rest of the distance by running, nearly leaving Tsukki in the dust if not for their linked hands. The pair reached a secluded area of the beach. Only the tip of the sun was still poking through, and not a single soul except for them was left. It was serene, and all Tsukishima could hear was the crashing of the waves at the shore.
Kuroo unraveled the blanket once more and motioned for Tsukki to join him on the ground. He slung his arm around the blond’s shoulder and nuzzled his head into the other’s hair.
“In order to complete our perfect beach date, we need to end it with a romantic night under the stars,” Kuroo began. “Now. This is where I was supposed to wow you with my knowledge of astronomy and constellations.”
“Supposed to?”
“Well, you know I had a whole bunch on my plate lately so I didn’t really have the chance to study any of that on top of schoolwork. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about stars and stuff, would you?” Kuroo looked at Tsukishima with hope in his eyes only to be shot down.
“Just because my name has moon in it doesn’t mean I know anything about the night sky. Things buried in the ground were more my style,” Tsukki hummed. “If it makes you feel any better, I’m happy just being here with you.”
Kuroo blushed up to his ears. “Tsukkiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! That’s so sweet of you,” he moved his other arm around his boyfriend to catch him in a crushing hug. “However, I did plan for this and thankfully, there is an app for that. Apparently my phone will tell us what all the lights in the sky are.”
Kuroo whipped out his cell as Tsukishima answered with a brief “oh, that’s cool.” He pointed the phone up towards a bright light, trying to adjust the angle to get hints on what he was looking at.
“Um… I think…” he pointed at the shining light, “that one might be Venus??” He handed his phone to Tsukishima. “You take a look, I’m really confused.”
Tsukishima spent a minute fiddling with the phone. “I think you might be right but it’s really finicky. Really, Tetsu, the sight is pretty enough on its own. I don’t need the astronomy lesson but I appreciate the effort.”
Kuroo resisted the urge to reply the sight of you is pretty enough, too and instead just took his phone back from Tsukishima. “Whatever you say! As you said, we can still enjoy it.”
The two settled into a comfortable calm, completely lying down on the blanket side to side. Occasionally, one would start a brief conversation, but it didn’t take long for the replies to turn into hums and content sighs. It was just Kuroo, Tsukishima, the waves, and the stars. They didn’t need anything else in that moment.
Tsukishima had taken to closing his eyes for minutes at a time, but a frantic yelp from Kuroo made him bolt upright.
“Tsukki, Tsukki, look! A shooting star!! Make a wish!”
Sure enough, a flash of light darted across the sky. Tsukishima smiled softly as quickly closed his eyes again while making his wish. When he opened them again, however, he saw another stream of light move in his vision.
“Another one?” Kuroo asked to the side of him.
“I’m thinking it’s a meteor shower,” Tsukishima mused. It was the only way to explain the increasing number of moving lights. “Do our wishes still count then?”
“I’m thinking it means we get a ton of wishes!”
One wish per dashing meteor.
I wish Kuroo and I will go to college together.
I want Tsukki to be captain of his team, he deserves it.
Let Kuroo get that internship he was looking into.
I’d like to celebrate all of my holidays with Tsukki from now on.
Neither said a word for the duration of the meteor shower, too caught up in their own wishes. When the lights in the sky stopped moving, Kuroo gripped Tsukishima’s hand tightly.
“Can I ask what you wished for?” the messy-haired boy whispered.
“That would invalidate the wishes and I can’t afford that.”
“I can tell you that I wished about you. And about you and I, together.”
Tsukishima smiled fondly. “Funny, I wished the same.”
Kuroo couldn’t handle the influx of warm emotions anymore. He faced Tsukishima, and cupped his face in his hands. The two leaned towards each other and shared kisses under the stars.
Eventually, Tsukishima reluctantly pulled away and pulled out his phone from his pocket. “Tetsurou, it’s really late.”
“I hate to call this day over but I guess we do need to head back to the hotel,” Kuroo said with a pout.
“I think today was a success. I can’t imagine a better way to have spent it. Thank you for everything.” Tsukki pulled Kuroo into one last kiss before standing up slowly.
“I just hope you spent one of your wishes on navigating us safely back to the hotel, Tetsurou. We’re going to need it in this darkness.”
“We’ll be okay. When I’m with you, I always am.”