Chapter Text
- 24 March -
Six in the morning, exactly when Akaashi's alarm for work goes off. He lazily gets up from the bed and goes to the bathroom to wash up his face and brush his teeth. After he comes out from the bathroom, he puts on a plain t-shirt and black jeans, he brushes his hair a bit and soon after he exites his house.
The place where he works wasn't so far away from his home, it was about 10 minutes or so walking. Same routine, same places and not a lot people were awake, just those that needed to go to work and of course the early birds. Nothing out of casual to Akaashi.
Before he knew it, he was already in front of it. Fishing out the keys from his pocket he unlocked the door and opened the flower shop. Cleaned up a little bit and immediately took care of the flowers with big amount of affection. He loved flowers and they held important meaning to him.
Not noticing the time, it has already been a little over 7am. Obviously not a lot of people come to buy flowers at this early hour but the flower shop was still opened as every other day.
Sitting on a chair outside the shop, Akaashi pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. He was observing the people passing as well as the cars. He worked at the place 2 weeks now and already had acquaintance with the people and all the places around the shop. As a person, he was the quit and calm type, always not bothered and never in hurry. He always had everything under control, as well as his feeling. More than a talking person he's more of a observant one, and one that will listen to you talking. Most of the time hiding his feelings under his poker face mask.
He knocked out of his thoughts as he felt hands clenching his jeans, looking down, it was a little child, about 2 or 3 years old. After him came his mother running while panicking.
"Yuta, what are you thinking running away from me like that and bothering the uncle?" she was breathing heavily
I'm only 23 years ma'am, Akaashi thought to himself.
"But mama, I want to buy bouquet of flowers so I can give them to Mika"
"Quite passionate, aren't you? I'll buy some for now" she looked up to Akaashi "Can you make a bouquet for us?"
"Sure, I will do so now" throwing the cigarette in the trashcan he entered the shop and looked for the flowers to make a bouqet
Carefully going through the flowers and picking the ones he thought they would make a good combination together for the bouquet Akaashi was fully concentrated. Getting the flowers together he put tape around them and gave it to the little boy who had his hands already in the air. The mother paid and after saying goodbye she left the shop along her child.
Looking at the watch on his wrist, it was already 8am. Now when it came to mind, Akaashi remembered it was already time when that person comes by to buy a flower. Akaashi met him since the first day he started working there, their first meeting was awkward as that one person had only one expression on his face and was only talking monotone. Akaashi paid no attention to it, but as the person came everyday, he was behaving differently. One day he looked like he was the saddest person alive and the next he was hyperactive. And sometimes when paying Akaashi the money, his hands would tremble. But Akaashi never asked his name since he wasn't someone who wanted to get all friendly with strangers.
This male however, intrigued Akaashi. The way he was behaving, and why was he buying one different flower each day weren't clear to Akaashi. He just couldn't help but get curious about it.
Hearing the door open, he jumped up a little since he was in deep thoughts. Akaashi saw the male with caramel colored eyes and white-gray hair with black streaks.
"Hey hey hey!" the male yelled as soon as he entered the flower shop
And Akaashi was this close to chuckling but he succeeding at keeping it to himself.
"So today is the hyperactive personality" Akaashi thought to himself
"What kinda flower are you recommending today?" the male said
Here came the usual question that was asked by the male to Akaashi every day. And Akaashi always gave him flowers that went with the male's mood and sent some messages. Today it seems, it will be a happy flower.
"I was thinking about sunflower" Akaashi said
"Ooh, nice idea. Gimme one"
"Sure"
Going to where he held the sunflowers, Akaashi couldn't help but feel this warm feeling. Picking up one sunflower, as the male always buyed only one flower per day he went back and gave over the sunflower to the customer. Akaashi stood there as he watched the golden-eyed man fish out the money and reach out his hand to give the money to Akaashi. Akaashi couldn't help but not notice the shaking hand. Suddenly the warm feeling disappeared and a worried one showed up. Akaashi reaching out to take the money, his skin touched the other's and it was cold as ice. It took aback Akaashi a little. Outside wasn't even that cold but why did the golden-eyed man that stood in front of him have so cold hands. Wanting to do something about the other male's cold hand, as it was worrying to him, he took his hand and held it, squeezeing it tightly yet still loose.
"Umm" the male in front of him hummed, he was surprised
That knocked Akaashi out of it. What was he doing so suddenly? Like he lost his mind for a second. He rapidly removed his hand and cleared out his throat.
"Sorry" Akaashi apologized
"It's okay" the male said and smiled brightly before he stepped back to leave the shop
After the male left. Akaashi sat down on the chair and left out a big sigh as he was rubbing his face with both of his hands. He was wondering what was wrong with him, why was he suddenly acting like that.
What was that brought him back to reality was the door opening, and the golden-eyed man showing up on it again.
"Did you maybe call my name?" the male asked
"No, I didn't call you" Akaashi was confused
"Are you sure sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure you must've been hearing it, I don't even know your name"
"Oh wait really?" the male was surprised
"Yeah"
"Well then, I'm Bokuto Koutarou. Nice to meet you" he smiled
"Akaashi Keiji, nice to meet you too" Akaashi kept it short
"Then, goodbye" Bokuto waved at Akaashi with a big smiled
"Goodbye Bokuto-san" Akaashi waved back