Chapter Text
Saki Kuroo was left dumbstruck.
The teenager sat in the principal’s office without a care in the world. Looking around her she noticed the stereotypical principal office decorations all over the room: the diplomas, the photos with official handshakes with high ranked personalities, the dictionaries and the random How to Deal With Teenagers psychological books that apparently were of good use (besides collecting dust). The family photos, name plaque and the silver-grey laptop on the over-sized desk were turned to face the guest inside the room and not the other way around which Saki was led to believe someone had to show off some things…
Except whatever was on the laptop screen.
She smacked her lips together and wish she had a gum to chew on and blow bubbles with. But of course, the school disallowed it, which was strange considering the times we were in now.
Her dark hair was a mess, even in a short ponytail. Her uniform had clearly not been taken good care of and the black shorts showing under her skirt was enough proof that she was not a fan of the school’s dress code.
The door behind her opened and Saki turned to see who was coming in, pushing her glasses on the bridge of her nose as she did so. A sigh came out of her mouth and she was back in her slouching position, knowing perfectly what was coming her way.
“Mr. Kuroo, please have a seat,” the principal had entered the room following the tall blonde man who calmly sat down next to his daughter. Without a word, he gave her a look – the obvious stare of contemplating – and she understood that he was not impressed by having to miss some work because of this little meeting he had to attend.
Both Kuroos waited for the old principal to have a seat before they finally stopped looking at one another. Saki knew she was in it deep, and even looking at her parent with a puppy stare could not save her this time.
If only dad had come instead, she thought with yet another sigh.
“Mr. Kuroo,” the principal began as he intertwined his fingers together, gently placing his hands on his desk by the laptop. “First, I would like to thank you for coming on such short notice.”
Saki’s eyes moved to her right and saw it, the smile on her parent’s face that told her she’d most likely be grounded for the remaining of the school year.
“It’s no trouble at all, sir. As long as no one is hurt this time?”
Tsk. Saki couldn’t help but to roll her eyes.
The principal cleared his voice, and Saki couldn’t believe that the old fart was currently being looked down at by the dominance of the pheromones next to her.
“No, sir. The fight was brought to a stop before anything could happen. One of the teachers that was in the hallway made sure to bring the fight to a stop before it got worst.”
“Oh,” Saki could feel the stare coming next to her burning through her skull. “So, what happened, exactly?”
“You see – ”
A hand was raised, and the principal’s voice stopped. Saki could feel the anger oozing from the seat next to hers and she had to admit that this was the first time she had gotten afraid of any of her family members.
Her dominant traits and the uncaring mood vanished. Saki sat up straight in her seat, both fists now on her knees. She was admitting defeat and knew that no matter what going to happen next, she would not be able to come over the anger and clear disappointment that was showed on the blond man’s face.
“They were making fun of my family again,” she whispered without looking up. A sense of rage was fueled by those words and she was fighting an internal struggle to stay calm.
The tensed air inside the office began to ease a little, but no words were said by the two males present. Saki’s body trembled as she went on, slowly turning her gaze at the man sitting next to her. “They made fun of me calling you mom and I just… You’re my mom and… I mean… I can’t let them laugh off the fact that you had me inside of you and… I just couldn’t let it go this time…”
As she went back to looking at her hands, she saw a third one reaching out to her. The moment the large hand grabbed hers she felt a warm wave of affection going through her body and she felt reassured more than scared of him now.
Kei Kuroo – formely Tsukishima – knelt in front of her and grabbed her attention, a smirk on the side of his lips. “Thank you for protecting me, Saki, but you know that violence isn’t a way to fix this.”
She nodded, her eyes watering.
“You know what you have to do, but first let’s go home.” She noticed him standing up next to her and heard him plan out the suspension time with the principal before taking her hand again and taking her out of the office. He told her to get her outside shoes and to meet him at the entrance and way before the bell rang both left the school and headed home.
Neither one of them spoke throughout the ride back home.
Saki loved her family. She had been blessed with two wonderful dads though the fact that she called one of him mom had always confused people outside the family. It only made sense though that she’d call him that: he had been the one who had carried her all those months before she came into the world and even though she hadn’t been born yet she always had the feeling that he had taken so much good care of her. And it was still the same to this day.
She couldn’t understand why others would make fun of their happiness. Her parents were not the only male Alpha and Omega couple to have children so why was her family any different?
She knew how to defend herself and knew how to make comebacks at others, but whenever it came to her mom, she couldn’t help but get a little more physical on the defending the honors of the family.
He did not deserve any disrespect.
xXx
Saki went straight to her bedroom when they arrived home, with her mom letting her know that her homework would be sent to her via email. A week suspension meant a week staying indoors and having nothing to do but homework assignments, reading and a possible letter of apology she did not want to write since deep down she did not do anything wrong. Sure, that other chick had it coming and most likely had a bruise or two on the face and some missing hair but what else could she have done.
“I’ll text you when diner is ready,” the blonde male said at the bottom of the stairs that led to the second floor. She nodded and sighed before closing the bedroom door behind her. Without changing, she plopped on her bed, face straight in her pillow, and took a deep breath.
She was tired of it all. She wished that somehow people would just shut up and let others live their own lives. To her eyes, her family was the best and if this school could not handle their awesomeness well then she wished she could just leave and go far away, some place where they’d be accepted and where no judgement would be put upon their heads just because of how they lived.
She had no friends, no one in the school or around the neighborhood to be there when she needed a hand. Her time outside school was normally used to work at a convenience store nearby that treated her like a pile of mud. Saki couldn’t understand what she had done wrong nor what she had done to deserve all this treatment that started all the way back in elementary school. She had never told her parents about it until she had to recently after her first official fight with another girl at the end of the school year a few months ago where she had almost been pulled back a year so that she wouldn’t be near those bullies.
Had it been because she had a good family? Was it the fact that her second gender had not been announced yet? Was she an easy target for those random assholes because they knew she wouldn’t fight back?
What was wrong with her?
xXx
The evening came rolling in and she heard the entrance door open and close. She knew what this meant.
Dad.
How would he react about this whole situation? The last time she had been called to the principal’s office it had been him who had been given the role of meeting up with the old man. The conversation had been a rather short one: his precious little sweetheart of a daughter had defended herself and her honor and thus she had been in the right! His expression of proud dad had been a surprise to the principal and to herself. He was a dotting father that always showed her off whether it was in photos or when they were together.
Tetsurou Kuroo was a strange man, but he was the coolest dad in the world.
Saki knew that both her parents were having a chat about what had happened today, and she also knew this meant that she would be getting a visitor in her room shortly. She figured it was time for her to finally change into comfier clothes and decided to wait for the knock on the door before doing anything else.
And soon enough, it happened.
“Permission to come in?” a rough voice spoke from the other side of the door.
She sat up in her bed, hugging a pillow tightly. “Permission granted.”
He walked in, still wearing his suit from his office job. As he reached the bed, he fought to get rid of the navy-blue tie that he had to wear.
“I hate this thing,” Tetsurou mumbled.
“It’s not really your color, that’s why.”
They both looked at each other with a smile, but Saki’s did not stay around for long.
“It happened again, huh?” he asked.
She nodded into her pillow.
“How did your mom react in front of the principal? Was he cooler than I was?”
He can’t take anything serious, can he? She smiled and a soft chuckle was muffled by the pillow.
Her dad laid his upper body on the small bed, an arm behind his head, and sighed. “I get what you did and why you did it, but you know that your mom worries a lot about you, right?”
“I know,” was all Saki replied.
“Will the other girl be alright?”
“Hmm… well let’s just say her school photos might need a little bit of photoshopping…”
She heard her dad laugh a little before he took a deep breath. “You know that was wrong of you, right?”
“You know that you suck at being the bad cop in the relationship, right?”
“Hey!” he punched her on the knee. “I can be the bad cop…”
“Not from what I have heard, dad.”
“Who would speak of me this way? I demand to know their name!”
“Uncle Bokuto for one… and mom.”
A couple of mumbled swear words were used and then a quiet moment where Saki took advantage of. For as long as she could remember, whenever she would need a breather, she would always close her eyes and match her breathing rhythm with her dad’s. He was the one who would always ground her back to reality and right now she had needed this more than anything.
“So, what do we do now?” he asked after a moment.
She honestly did not know. Besides the fact that she knew she had to write that apology letter, the only thought she had in mind was that she did not want to go back to that school.
“I don’t want people to make fun of my family anymore, dad.”
Tetsurou sat up, wrapped his arms around his daughter’s shoulders and pulled her and her pillow into a warm hug. “Thank you, sweetie. For protecting us the best way you can. Just… no more almost killing someone, please?”
She wanted to fight away the tears that couldn’t stop coming down her cheeks. “I can’t make that promise, dad.”
Saki felt a kiss on the top of her head.
“That’s my girl.”
xXx
Two days into her suspension and Saki felt like this house arrest situation was too much for her.
The letter of apology had been written and sent to the school for approbation by the principal and now she dreaded looking at anything related to that place. She had to admit defeat in a battle she had no way of winning and the flame of pride she felt inside of her had become a dimmed source of light.
She spent some time on her bedroom balcony, staring at the big city buildings that were presented before her. They were currently living on the other side of Tokyo where her dad had been raised due to her parent’s jobs, which meant that they were still a good way away from any relatives. The apartment they lived in was in the middle of a poor excuse of a housing complex; everything was a let down, even the courtesy of getting a simple greeting where it was easier for people to simply shun you or give you a death stare whenever you’d say hello.
Saki couldn’t help herself but to admit it, but their living arrangements sucked.
She decided to get back inside and go down into the kitchen to grab something to eat. She figured that since both of her parents were at work, the least she could do was to prepare dinner. She took care of the fish, made sure there was enough rice in the rice maker and prepared other side dishes to go with the meal that included mixed vegetables that had come from her uncle Aki’s farm back in Miyagi.
Thinking about her uncle made her miss the small city and farmlands so much. They hadn’t been over there in so long, thanks to her parents for working crazy shifts, and it was more than a bummer. Maybe this had something to do with her loving her family so much and being ready to protect it at any costs, but she wanted to see him, her grandmother and her whole family so much more…
As the table was almost set and the food was just about done the entrance door opened and Saki was surprised to see both of her parents arriving at the same time, and earlier than normal, too When he noticed the table being set, Tetsurou could not help but hug his daughter as a thank you and as much as she loved her family that hug was almost too much, even for her.
“What a feast! Thank you so much for this surprise, Saki!” Tetsurou hugged her even harder and she felt her cheeks beginning to change colors.”
Her mom pulled him away from her successfully, grabbing Tetsurou’s hand and holding it close to himself. Tetsurou calmed down, his smile still lighting up the whole kitchen and Saki knew something was off.
“What’s up?” she asked, frowning.
Both of her parents looked at each other before looking back at her.
“Well we have some news for you and now we sort of feel bad for over-powering your surprise here,” Kei’s smile was the prettiest Saki had seen in weeks and months.
“Oh… okay?” Saki was not sure.
On the other hand, her father was clearly sure of it all. “It’s official!”
“What is?”
Both parents spoke at the same time.
“We are moving to Sendai!”