Tsurugi Kyousuke
(Warning – Tsurugi is kind of oc here sorz)
Tsurugi has been acting different towards you ever since you accidentally fractured your leg during soccer practice.
"Do you need anything?" he'd always ask you during his everyday visits in the hospital (after visiting his brother, of course) "Do you want me to go get you a drink or something?"
You raise one of your eyebrows. Last time you checked, Tsurugi Kyousuke wasn't this nice to anyone in the soccer club when their legs got bruised or fractured. And it surely was a first to see the usually quiet forward to bombard you with numerous questions.
"I'm okay, Tsurugi," you say calmly. "Why'd you visit me today?"
Tsurugi averts his gaze from you and reaches his hand into his schoolbag. "Sensei told me to give you handouts." He pulls out the handouts and gives it to you.
"Thank you," you murmur, and you place the sheets of paper on the small table beside you. "You didn't really have to do this for me or anything –"
"Who says I'm doing this for you?" the awkward teenager says. "I visit my brother here every day, so it's practically okay for me to deliver these to you. Besides, you're running to be part of the top 10 of the first-years, right?"
"Oh." You nod, and you give the boy a smirk. "Thanks. I didn't know you're actually thinking about me, Tsurugi."
Tsurugi rolls his eyes, but his face doesn't show any violent expression.
"Do you…want to go for a walk?" he says, slowly. "I don't feel like going home yet."
You frown. "Oh yeah, I'd love to walk with you, it's just that my leg's fractured."
"I know that, idiot," he says dryly, walking out of your room. "That's why I'm going to borrow a wheelchair. Wait for a bit."
Tsurugi leaves the room and closes the door, leaving you alone for a few minutes. You start to wonder about him, and why he's even keeping you company while you stayed in the hospital for the week. Sure, Tenma and the others would visit you after school, but not as often as Tsurugi would.
He probably has a little cr—
No, he's probably just looking out for his fellow teammates.
As you let out a sigh, Tsurugi arrives with a wheelchair. "Get in, loser," he says, referring to a line from a popular American movie. "We're going out for a short stroll."
"How was your week so far in the hospital?" Tsurugi asks you as he pushes you in the wheelchair.
"Honestly," you say, and frown. "I want to get out as soon as possible. The smell of disinfectant is irritating, and nobody ever talks to me, except you."
For a moment, there was nothing but silence. Not the awkward kind, but more of the quiet thoughts-to-self kind, if that made any sense. The two of you were outside the hospital now, and the autumn leaves were slowly detaching themselves from the tree branches.
After a few moments of walking, you feel Tsurugi stop pushing the wheelchair, and he sits down on a bench beside you. The view of the sunset was breathtaking.
"You know," Tsurugi breaks the silence and looks at the sunset. "Whenever I felt upset or frustrated, I come here and watch the sunset. And it never ceases to take my mind off of things. It's like—whenever I see this view, I already know what I should do next and how I can solve my problems."
"I kind of understand you," you smile at the view. Who knew Tsurugi could act like this? You only knew him as the quiet member of the soccer club, trying not to get involved in other people's problems. "Can I ask you something?"
"…What is it?"
"Why're you acting different towards me?" you ask. It was better to ask now than to not at all. "I-I mean, I just fractured my leg and you're suddenly visiting me every day, and I don't understand –"
"'Just' fractured your leg? What if it actually broke and you couldn't play soccer forever?" His tone was stern, and his face was etched with worry.
You bite your lip. Tsurugi was right. You were lucky it was only a fracture that brought you to the hospital. If the injury was much worse, you didn't know what you'd do. "S-sorry. It's just that when the other teammates got injured and were sent to the hospital, you wouldn't visit them or anything. And I was wondering why you were acting like that."
When no response came from the boy beside you, you turn to look at him and find the slightly red Tsurugi.
"Tsurugi…?" You question, and he immediately stands and pushes the wheelchair to the direction of the hospital.
"I-it's getting late now, and I need to go home to finish my homework. You should be heading back to your room too," he says in a quiet and hurried tone. "I'll visit you again tomorrow."
"Is something wrong, Tsuru–"
"Nothing's wrong." He cuts you off, and in no time, you arrive in your room. You turn around to look at him, and you see that his face is redder than earlier.
"Tsurugi, your face is red."
"I know that, you idiot." He looks at anywhere but you, and suddenly, you get the message. The reason why he was blushing.
Your face breaks into a sly grin, and you bid him farewell as he walks away from your room. "I'm looking forward to your next visit, Tsurugi."
And you instantly explode in laughter as you see the boy's blush grow redder.
Oh ok im super sorry for super slow updates bc im really lazy to write and every time I actually start I end up not finishing it lmao ok im finally on inaire go (I can do GO characters now) and im in love with tsurugi and kariya theyre such qts and knkdlfnjdfeofi ok so um thanks for the support and all im so not proud of this chapter bc super short + tsurugi bby is oc and idk how to improve the chapter (maybe next time when im not so lazy anymore um) keep reviewing or requesting for characters, fave-ing, and/or following! Love u guys yay 3
