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Chapter 1 : Can I see the snow?
“5th of November”, Bokuto mumbled as he smiled, looking up at the calendar that was hanging on the blue wall of their study room. A month. A month before his lover’s birthday.
“Oh yeah, our submission deadline for the English paper was due this week right? Was it on 8th?”, Kuroo’s voice break the silence as he wrote down whatever the hell he wanted on his big chemistry notebook. Probably about those bacterias name Bokuto was unfamiliar of and wasn’t interested in knowing it either.
“You know, I regret getting this extra English class with you and having to do all these assignments”, Bokuto sipped his iced coffee as he walked pass Kuroo. “Hey Koutarou, watch it”, Kuroo then glared at Bokuto before continuing to glue his eyes back on his chemistry notebook.
“Whatever , I’m going, have fun with your study, dumbass” , Bokuto then picked up his dark blue bag and head outside the study room.
It was freezing in the hallway, no wonder, a heavy downpour is going on outside. The thunder broke out the silence of the 8pm night.
He came down to level G and stood right in front of the university’s main entrance.
Ahh shit, I didn’t bring my umbrella. He thought to myself as he noticed the rain just poured even harder.
He rummaged his right jeans pocket as he get his phone out. He searched the familiar name in his contacts and dialed them only to be notified that his phone had 2% of battery left. He sighed as he sat down on the stairs, thinking of what could have happen if he just listens to Kuroo’s advice on charging his phone before going out. He could have gavee him a call.
Suddenly, a coughed was heard and Bokuto’s eyes shoot at the direction. He then got up on his feet and walked towards the direction he heard. What if it’s just a stranger? Or what if it’s a robber? Waiting for him at the corner, ready to kidnap him?
Bokuto picked up his pace as he heard not only one cough, but two.
His eyes went wide as he realizes who the figure that was standing in front him was.
“Akaashi?”
The latter then made eye contact with Bokuto. Akaashi was wearing a black leather jacket, right hand was holding the big umbrella that shields him from the downpour.
Akaashi was quick to react as he pulled Bokuto beside him, making him stand under the same umbrella.
“Are you dumb? Why didn’t you give me a call before coming here? I could have fetch you right in front of the entrance. Are you cold? Why are you wearing this thin jacket? Don’t you have a thicker one?”, Akaashi’s eyebrows furrowed as he checked Bokuto from head to toe.
“Akaashi”, Bokuto giggled. “Akaashi, stop”, Bokuto couldn’t stop giggling as Akaashi was busy checking Bokuto’s condition.
“Akaashi Keiji”. Bokuto’s yellow eyes then met with Akaashi’s blue ones.
“I am fine, okay? I am not cold and my phone is running out of battery, look”, Bokuto showed his dead phone to Akaashi. Akaashi let out a big sigh, “Fine, don’t do this again, alright? What if you catch a cold?”. “Awww! Akaashi-san is worried of me?”, Bokuto smiled as he teased the latter.
“Whatever”, Akaashi then proceeded to walk as Bokuto got the signal that they are going to start walking together. Along the walk, Bokuto and Akaashi walk side by side, not saying a word. All they heard was the sound of the cars passing through and the sound of their breaths. Akaashi looked over at Bokuto who had his eyes glued on the ground. Usually, he would be all happy and excited to tell Akaashi about how his day went by. But instead of Bokuto’s smile and laughs, Akaashi was met with Bokuto’s frown.
“What is it?”, Akaashi was the one who finally broke the silence. “Your birthday...”, Bokuto heaved out. “Your birthday is in one month”, Bokuto looked over at Akaashi with a faint smile.
“Bokuto”, Akaashi shot him up with a faint smile too, saying his name with a soft tone and looked at him with the most endearing pair of eyes. “You don’t really need to remember it and you don’t need to do anything about it okay? Let’s just go on with it like any normal day”, Akaashi looked back at the main road they were heading to.
“But, it’s your day and”, before Bokuto could finish his sentence, Akaashi cut him off.
“Alright Bokuto-san. Enough of that and let’s go eat!!! I get off work early at the convenience store today to hang out with you so let’s go, okay?” Akaashi let out a loud laugh as he smiled back to Bokuto. The latter then forced a smile, confused.
He was happy to see Akaashi laugh and smile like that, as he rarely show that side of him.
But Bokuto still wanted to celebrate Akaashi’s day, just like everyone else does to their favorite person.
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Sober. Akaashi wanted to sober up but at the same time he was aware that he was sober enough to think where he was, what he did and what he was going to say. His head was spinning gradually, but he still can see the person he loves the most. Bokuto, in front of him, looking at him with the most fond look in his eyes.
Akaashi shoot Bokuto a small smile but lost his body balance. “You are drunk, let’s go”, Bokuto said as he gather up his and Akaashi’s jacket, go up from his seat and walked towards Akaashi. “I’m fine, I’m fine, let’s sit for a long time”, Akaashi refused to get up as Bokuto offered him a hand.
“Seriously, you barely can open your eyes”. No, Bokuto. He wanted to scream. “I want to stay here”, Akaashi finally said. Bokuto let out a heavy sigh, “You’d rather stay here all night than laying on your comfy bed at home?”, Bokuto wanted to lecture him, but there was no use as Akaashi wouldn’t listen to him. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t hurt to try, right?
“Yes, with you. If that’s the last thing this life offers me, I would stay here all night, with you”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”, Bokuto felt like he wanted to scream at Akaashi for saying those things so carelessly. What the hell is ‘the last thing’? They both knew that they will breathe and live tomorrow, even 30 minutes from now or even 5 seconds from now, they both knew that.
Well at least that’s what only Bokuto could think of.
Bokuto tried to ignore what Akaashi just said and lift up his right arm, trying to balance as they walked out of the restaurant.
Akaashi then looked up at the night sky. He took a deep breath as he inhaled the night breeze after the heavy downpour. Every heave of breath that came out of their mouth felt heavy. They both took in the cold air, as they felt their nose and ears slowly becoming red.
“Bokuto”, Akaashi slowly said, while he looked up at the sky full of shining stars that light the night.
“Yes?”, Bokuto answered, looking directly at Akaashi who had stars in his eyes, it shines.
“Will I be able to see the snow this year?”