DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN HAIKYUU
Title: UNEXPECTED
Pairing: KurooXTsukishima
"What is it?"
It was already way past midnight. The street lights were flickering over their heads and the empty alleyway was mostly quiet, except for the muffled rock music booming out from the club right behind them. The smell of the mixture of alcohol, trash and dust hung in the air. Tsukishima Kei heaved a heavy sigh and turned towards the man who called him.
"What is it?" He repeated. For someone so close to being drunk to call him out right after exiting a club could only mean trouble. By all means, Tsukishima had never intended to ever go to a night club because it's just not him. He never understood what other people found exciting in that cramped space, bumping into strangers every now and then, the strong smell of alcohol and sweat, the loud music, the blinding disco lights… The only time he would ever go to one was to accompany a friend 'run some errands''. By the time he found out that his friend was not actually doing any work, he was already forcefully pushed inside the club. Kuroo had asked him to get on the floor several times, but he refused each time and sat in the bar the whole night, only drinking one or two glasses of beer.
Kuroo staggered his way closer to Tsukishima while mumbling something inaudible, his right hand held onto the wall beside him, trying to support himself. Tsukishima only made a step backwards and said, his voice echoing across the alleyway, "I can't hear you, Kuroo."
Kuroo raised his head a bit to meet Tsukishima's gaze. Even with the odd lighting in the alleyway, Tsukishima could still see his face through his glasses. Tsukishima had always found Kuroo's eyes attractive, that sharp, steady and unwavering gaze (enough to compensate for his weird bedhead hairstyle)—which was one of the reasons why he got into this situation in the first place. He quickly avoided his gaze, knowing he might fall into another one of his cheap tricks.
"Make it quick, Kuroo. I really need to go now." Tsukishima was starting to grow impatient. He had been constantly checking his watch for the last half an hour. Nevertheless, he folded his arms across his chest and waited.
"I was thinking maybe we should go out again, sometime later," Kuroo finally said. Tsukishima wasn't exactly standing close to Kuroo, but he could smell the strong alcohol coming off his mouth as he spoke. He himself could taste the alcohol at the back of his throat despite drinking very little. His nose cringed at the smell and he took another step backwards.
"Actually, I was thinking maybe not." Tsukishima quickly turned his back towards Kuroo and started walking. He definitely didn't want to give this a second try, and this was a gay club at that. Sure, he was one of a kind, but he really didn't like mingling with people he didn't know, and the only man he had ever fell in love with was Yamaguchi Tadashi, though sadly, he never had the courage to bring it up, even until the day of their high school graduation. To sum it up, it was an unpleasant experience for him.
Kuroo quickly made his way towards Tsukishima and threw his arm on his shoulders, making Tsukishima halt into a stop. "MAYBE, right? There is still chance!" He exclaimed, throwing his other arm up in the air, the corner of his mouth tugging into a smirk.
Okay, this guy is confirmed drunk, Tsukishima thought as he raised his hand to wave away the smell of alcohol and shrugged Kuroo's arm off his shoulders. "Why don't you go with your girlfriend instead?"
Kuroo let out a hiccup and said, "Naahhh, I dumped her. Got my eyes elsewhere. Sides, I would never go to a gay club if we were still together."
"Whatever. I'm outta here." Tsukishima walked out of the alleyway, quickly picking up his pace over to the nearest bus stop.
"Actually, if you go with me. I can give you a ride." Kuroo said as he appeared out of the alleyway, walking with unbalanced steps while twirling his car keys between his fingers. "What do you say?"
Tsukishima clicked his tongue and turned back to face Kuroo. "No way," he said. "You know you're drunk."
He heard Kuroo let out a breathy laughter and Tsukishima just turned back again, facing the nearly empty streets, waiting patiently for the bus.
"You drive then."
Tsukishima could feel Kuroo's body heat radiating off him as he got closer. Tsukishima gave it a second thought before grabbing the car keys from Kuroo's hand. "Fine. I'll drive," he said, and he heard Kuroo let out a soft chuckle. It was better this way than risking Kuroo's life. He could already imagine Kuroo driving his car hazardously through the night with the headlights off. He wasn't even sure if Kuroo could end up on the doorstep of his own house.
"Lemme crash at your place. I'm beat," Kuroo said before gesturing to Tsukishima to follow him to where he parked his car. Oh dear, Tsukishima thought, this is gonna get messy.
The drive was silent. Tsukishima thought Kuroo would start to blabber some nonsense, but he was surprisingly quiet. Even when they finally reach Tsukishima's apartment, Kuroo could only walk for a few steps before he fell on the sofa and quickly dozed off. Tsukishima could only shake his head as he prepared for bed.
The next morning, Kuroo had left a short note on the coffee table before he took his leave. When Tsukishima read it, he could only click his tongue and throw the paper into the dust bin.
Tsuki,
Thanks for letting me sleep at your place tonight. We really should go out together again sometime later. I have great plans for you! You'll regret not coming. I'll call you
Kuroo
P.S. Maybe next time you could let me sleep with you on your bed. The sofa's rather uncomfortable ;)
Thanks for reading! xD Next chapter will be up around next week! Hopefully xD