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As my stomach growls loudly, my hand instantly goes to it, pressing down to try to suppress the noise. I reach over to my water bottle on the floor and pick it up. I twist the cap open and gulp water from it. The whistle blows, startling me a bit. I looked up and the referee's hand went up signaling to the left. I flipped the sign, giving the team the point. I screw the cap back onto the water bottle and place it back on the floor.
I continue to fidget with my fingers while watching the game. The squeaking of sneakers echoes throughout the gym. I yawn, blinking my eyes to stay awake. I then realize that the sun has set and it's dark outside. The referee blows the whistle again. The boy's postures lighten, relaxing. It's my signal to pack up and finally head home. I look over and grab my bag. I put my book and water bottle on the socket.
I go back to the table, folding away the scoreboard. As I'm about to finish, I look up to see Suga walking up to me with a light smile on his face. "Hello," he says, giving me a side hug. "Hello," I respond. "You did well today," he kisses the top of my head softly, "thank you". He squeezes me a bit.
"Hey, stop being all in love and help us!" I heard Nishinomiya say, trying to carry the volleyballs I laugh a bit while Suga rolls his eyes. I finish cleaning up the items at the table and start going to the closet. I placed the items on the floor. "Hey, we're done." When I look up, I see Suga standing at the doorframe, packed and ready. I was startled a bit, expecting him to be gone already. "Do you want to walk together?"
My body warms in the cold closet. I smile a bit. I nod and let an 'mhm' noise out. "I just finished. I have to get my coat and bag. " He nods, "I'll meet you outside?" I nod in agreement. I quickly put on my coat and backpack.
I turn off the lights in the gym and step out into the cold. I see my breath in the air as I look around. I see Suga waiting for me with his hands in his pockets. I walk up to him and smile slightly. "Thank you for waiting," I say to him. "of course" he stills a bit. "uh- are you cold?" I nod, "just a little, I'm okay though." He shuffles and pulls out gloves from his pockets and hands them to me. "Nono, it's alright, I'm—" I push the gloves toward him. "You're shaking..take them." I hesitate but shake my head. He then sighs and puts the gloves on my hands. I make displeased noises as he does. He finishes and looks at me. "See? Now you're warmer. " I make a face at him.
"What about you? I don't want you to be cold, "his face warms as I finish. "It's ok I'm fine. Let's go. I don't want to be out here any longer. " I nod, and we start making our way back to our neighborhood. The snow crunches under our shoes as we walk.
"Are you feeling ok?" Suga asks me. "I'm just—" The slush clings to my feet. Suga immediately reaches out, grabbing onto my waist before I could fall. I let a breath of relief out, "Thank you." I put myself back on my feet, straightening myself up. Suga reaches his hand out and I latch onto it with mine. We continued walking. "You never answered my question." I look up at him, confused. "Are you feeling ok? You looked tired during practice. " I watch him, concern painted all over his face.
I smiled a bit, happy that he cared so much. "I'm okay, just a little tired". As soon as I finish, my stomach growls. He looks at me with even more concern. "You want to stop to get some food?" I shook my head, "I can get some food at my house." He squeezed my hand again. "It's my treat, come on," I reluctantly agree. His face shifted into a smile as I said so.
As we approached the convenience store's doors, he asked, "What are you getting?". I shrugged. I was thinking of some chips and whatever they had heated. I walk through the store, looking up the aisles and looking for food. As we split apart, he motions that he'll be in the aisle with the soda.
I went through the isles looking for heated food. Unfortunately, they didn't have any heated foods, but I found some potato chips, a strawberry donut, and a peach soda. I go through the aisles looking for him. I see the top of his grey hair. I quickly paced toward him, seeing him looking at the variety of chips.
I tap him softly. He glances at me, noticing that I'm there. "What did you get?" he asks. I hold out the chips and he makes an "mhm" sound as he grabs the same chips I got. We make our way to the self-check-out. As he scans the food, I notice the security camera looking at us.
I hold out my phone, put it on the camera app, and point it at the security camera. I poked him, signaling him to look up. He does as his eyes squint and a huge smile appears on his face. I smile at him and snap a quick photo. He continues scanning the items, and I watch him. I try to take out my card and he puts out his hand. "It's alright. As I said, it's my treat," he says.
After checking out and paying, we left the store, and the cold hit my face brutally. I shiver from feeling it. I felt a hand against mine. "Let's hurry up, it's freezing." I nod as my breath shows in the air. I look up at him, smiling. He smiles back and presses his lips on my forehead. My cheeks are tinted pink, and we start making our way back.