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November 7, 2012
Wednesday 3:57 PM
(Y/N) stared at the taller boy in front of her as he struggled to open the door to the nurses office. He had jet black hair and his hand was covering majority of his face as he held his nose. (Y/N)'s eyes widened as she spotted bits of blood on his uniform blazer.
Did he get into a fight or something?
She stood there silently, contemplating if she should try and help him or not. Of course the girl wanted to help him, but was extremely intimidated by him and didn't want anything to do with him.
...but his nose is bleeding.
"Uh, l-let me help you." She stammered, finally catching the boys attention. Kuroo didn't notice her turn the corner, but he recognized her immediately when he made eye contact with her. He watched as (Y/N) fumbled with the handle of the door, before sliding it open.
It's her.
"I'll find the tissues." She mumbled frantically. He sat down on the bed, while (Y/N) quickly grabbed a box of tissues and handed it to the boy. Kuroo gladly took them, wiping the blood from his face and putting pressure on his nose.
"I'll get going, now." (Y/N) muttered, walking to the door.
"Hey! No, wait." He exclaimed, making the girl stop in her tracks.
"Aren't you in class 3-4?" Kuroo asked, knowing she was friends with Kai. Every time, Kuroo walked past Kai's classroom, they would usually be talking.
"Um, yes." (Y/N) mumbled.
"I'm Kuroo."
"Okay, cool, nice to meet you. I have to go now." (Y/N) stammered, trying to get out of there as fast as possible. She rushed out of the nurses office and down the hall. Unbeknownst to Kuroo, (Y/N) was extremely frightened of him. And unbeknownst to (Y/N), Kuroo had always wanted to be friends.
I didn't even get her name.
He stayed there until the bleeding stopped, taking in a sharp breath. Kuroo stood up from the bed and tossed the bloodied tissues into the garbage can and walked to the nearest bathroom. He washed his hands and cleaned up his face, he frowned at the spot of blood on his blazer.
Of course.
Kuroo stepped out of the bathroom and made his way back to the locker room spotting his bag that he handed off to Yaku. Quickly he changed out of his uniform and entered the gym, where he was greeted by his teammates. They had been taking a break.
"Kuroo! Are you okay?" Lev yelled, feeling bad that he was the reason that his captain got hurt. Before, Kuroo had entered the gym a bit late to tell the coach something, he didn't even change out of his school uniform. Lev, who had arrived earlier was trying to spike the ball and it ended up landing right in Kuroo's face.
"I'm fine, Lev." Kuroo reassured, chuckling a bit.
"You're alive." Kenma muttered, as the captain made his way over to him.
"Are you disappointed?" Kuroo questioned, making Kenma scoff. Kuroo let out a chuckle and he walked over to the other third years.
"Glad to see you're okay." Kai commented, as Yaku took a sip from his water bottle.
"Yeah." Kuroo replied, they continued to make small talk. But Kuroo kept thinking about the girl that he had met at the nurses office.
"Hey, Kai." Kuroo began, interrupting Yaku and catching Kai's attention.
"What's your friends name? The one you eat lunch with." Kuroo asked.
"Oh, (Y/N)?"
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November 9, 2012
Friday 12:08 PM
"Hey, (Y/N)." Kai called out, making (Y/N) look up at him. She smiled at him, as he sat down in the empty seat next to her. It was currently lunchtime and everyone was scattered around the cafeteria.
"Hi, Kai." (Y/N) replied, Kai was the only one she really talked to in school, he was really polite and even (Y/N), who was scared of everyone, found him easy to talk too. They had met in their second year and became friends quickly.
"How's your club?" He asked, knowing that (Y/N) had become the President of the Photography Club this year. She was the only third year left, currently.
"We're still editing the flyers for the school play. I think I'll have to stay late a couple of times." She explained, not looking forward to the mass hours of editing the flyers.
"Don't stay too late, (Y/N). It's getting dark pretty fast now." Kai warned.
"The walk to the train station isn't that long." (Y/N) reassured.
"Still. Anything can happen." Kai muttered, concerned for his friend. (Y/N) nodded her head and made a mental note to go home before the sun would set.
"Anyways, what are they doing this year?" Kai questioned, changing the topic.
"Oh! Romeo and Juliet." (Y/N) replied," It looks pretty good from what I've seen." She commented. They continued to chat with each other. (Y/N) eating her lunch that she had brought from home and Kai eating the lunch that the school had provided.
"How's volleyball?" (Y/N) asked, making Kai chuckle.
"Kuroo, our captain, got hit in the face the other day." Kai replied.
"S-Sorry?" (Y/N) choked on her water, not sure if she heard the name correctly.
"Kuroo, he got hit with a volleyball. He's alright now but he got a nose bleed, it must've hurt." Kai repeated, not realizing that (Y/N) was getting increasingly flustered. Kai's eyes grew concerned as (Y/N) buried her face in her arms from embarrassment.
"(Y/N), are you okay?" Kai asked, unsure what he had said wrong. (Y/N) could only shake her head in response, a million thoughts were rushing through her head.
He wasn't a delinquent.
He's the captain of the volleyball team.
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November 9, 2012
Friday 4:15 PM
Kai stared at the ground, a bit puzzled. He was trying to figure out what had happen between Kuroo and (Y/N). It was obvious that they had bumped into each other the other day when Kuroo left to go to the nurses office.
"Hey, are you okay?" Kuroo asked, noticing the spaced out volleyball player.
"Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Kai replied.
"You sure?" Kuroo continued, a bit concerned for his friend. Kai stared at him for a couple of seconds.
"You asked about, (L/N) the other day." Kai began, making Kuroo nod his head,"Did anything strange happen?" he continued.
"Strange?" Kuroo questioned.
"I mentioned your name, now she's acting a bit weird." Kai replied, not noticing Yaku walking up to them.
"What are we talking about?" Yaku asked, jumping into the conversation.
"Nobody."
"My friend."
Kuroo and Kai spoke at the same time, making Yaku stare at them with confusion. The libero raised his eyebrow with curiosity.
"(L/N)?" Yaku questioned, making Kai nod his head.
"Hey! You're just going to believe Kai?" Kuroo complained,"I'm your friend too y'know." he continued.
"Why are we talking about (L/N)?" Yaku asked, brushing Kuroo off.
"She started acting weird when I mentioned Kuroo's name." Kai explained.
"Did you do something?" Yaku questioned, eyeing Kuroo suspiciously.
"No! I just tried making small conversation, she ran away when I tried to introduce myself. Which was kinda....rude." Kuroo replied, muttering the last part.
"Oh, huh," Kai paused,"She probably didn't mean that. She's just doesn't really like....strangers?" he tried to explained, earning a nod from Yaku. The libero remembering the few times he had spoke to her.
"Yeah, I think she just needs to warm up to you. She's actually pretty nice....unlike you." Yaku exclaimed, insulting Kuroo.
"Hey, at least I'm nicer than you." Kuroo retorted.
"Did you want to become friends with her?" Kai question, making Kuroo's face flush a bit.
"I mean you two are friends, no?" Kuroo reasoned. Suddenly, the loud noise of a whistle caught their attention. All the volleyball members began walking onto the court. Kuroo followed and began practicing with the rest of the team, but he was barely focused.
Was she scared of me?
I can't be that scary....right?
......but she did run away.
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November 9, 2012
Friday 6:09 PM
The whole volleyball team stepped out of the school, their practice had ended and now they were making their way home to enjoy the weekend. As per usual, Kuroo was walking home with Kenma, who was concentrated on the screen of his PSP.
I'm scary?
The third year had been thinking about this all throughout practice. Kuroo always thought that he was good at making first impressions. This being the first bad one he made, even if it wasn't his own fault. He glanced over at his shorter friend, who wore a determined expression.
"Hey, Kenma. Am I scary?" Kuroo asked. Kenma only hummed in response, making it clear that he didn't hear Kuroo's question at all.
"Kenma?" Kuroo questioned, looking over to the setter. He let out a sigh, realizing Kenma was completely zoned into his game.
"Oi, Kenma." Kuroo repeated, his voice a bit louder. His mouth turned into a frown as Kenma ignored him this time, furiously pressing the buttons on the console.
"Kenma."
"Kozume."
"Pudding head."
"Hey, stop ignoring me."
Kuroo repeated over and over again, trying to get his friends attention. Finally, Kenma's screen displayed a 'game over' and he turned to look at his taller friend.
"What?" Kenma questioned.
"Do you think I'm scary?" Kuroo asked again, a bit frustrated.
"No." Kenma replied.
"I mean, like, when you first met me." The third year persisted.
"No, you were actually really shy." He replied, attempting to restarting his game. Kuroo let out a sigh, seemingly not satisfied with the answer he was given.
"Why are you even asking?" Kenma asked, as he was going through the game settings.
"There was a girl that ran away from me." Kuroo replied, recalling the events.
"What did you do?" Kenma mumbled.
"Nothing! I just tried introducing myself." Kuroo explained, he watched as Kenma changed a couple things in his game before resuming.
"Did you look at her weird?" Kenma asked.
"I don't think so......my nose was bleeding." Kuroo answered, trying to remember any details. He crossed his arms, still not understanding what he had missed.
"Oh, you met her on Wednesday?" Kenma questioned.
"Yeah, at the nurses office." Kuroo exclaimed, allowing Kenma to slowly connect the dots.
"Kuroo......you probably looked like a delinquent." Kenma finally explained.
"What? Why would I look like one?" Kuroo questioned, not understanding. Kenma pressed a few buttons quickly, dishing out combos.
"I mean, you were in your normal uniform and you had a bloodily nose. She probably assumed you got into a fight or something." Kenma muttered. Kuroo eyes widened as he heard his friend's explanation.
She thinks I'm a delinquent?
Kuroo let out a frustrated groan, running his fingers through his black hair, realizing he probably blew the only chance he had with the girl.
"So, who is she?" Kenma asked, making Kuroo's face flush.
"Nobody."
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