Tsukishima woke up to the sound of his phone vibrating against his bedside table. His eyes slowly fluttered open, not very pleased with the idea of starting a new day. He laid down on his bed for a few moments, just staring up at his ceiling. Recurring thoughts of yesterday's events scurried over into his mind. He could still remember all of it; he feel of Kuroo's warmth against his hand as he dragged him along by his wrist, Kuroo's little smirks and stifled laughters, the sight of Kuroo's back as he trotted behind him… It made Tsukishima blush, even if it's just a little, and he hated it. Often times he tried to convince himself that it was because he's gay, and that he definitely won't be too comfortable standing near another guy whom he thought was at least… quite good looking.

He hated admitting that he actually enjoyed it. There was something about Kuroo that could never stop bugging him. No matter how much he scoffed at him or rejected his invitation with an unpleasant look on his face, somehow, Kuroo always found a way to wriggle his way to him. The sarcastic replies, the sinister look in his face; Tsukishima just had to give in to it, one of the reasons being his guts told him he wouldn't regret it.

He then quickly dismissed the thought, kicked away his blanket and rolled over to turn on the lamp. Putting on his glasses, he looked over to the clock.

7 a.m.

Still too early for class, he thought. He reached over to his phone and checked for messages, expecting one from Kuroo, since he just hadn't stop bothering him since two days ago. But the moment a familiar name flashed on the phone screen, Tsukishima felt his heart skip a beat.

From: Yamaguchi Tadashi

To: Tsukishima Kei

Yo, Tsukki!

It's been awhile! We should hang out some time! I believe we have a lot of catching up to do if that's okay with you :)

Hope to see you soon, Tsukki!

It sure has been a while, and they both have been almost a year into university, Tsukishima thought as he ran his hand through his blonde curls. The thought of meeting Yamaguchi made his heart beat faster and his fingers numb. Yamaguchi was his first love after all, he was madly in love with him, and he still is. Not wanting to ponder on it too much, Tsukishima quickly typed back a response and flopped back to bed. After all, even though he wanted to meet Yamaguchi for the longest time, he would never admit it.

From: Tsukishima Kei

To: Yamaguchi Tadashi

Saturday's good. Usual cafe?

The long awaited day finally arrived, and miraculously, Kuroo hadn't been hung up on Tsukishima as much as he thought Kuroo would. They had only met another several times for the rest of the week, but mostly just to eat lunch together in the University canteen.

Tsukishima sat in the usual place, right across the end of the coffee shop, near the corner, away from the glass panel that separated the sidewalk from inside the coffee shop. He had his nose buried into a novel, and rock music was booming through his headphones against his ears. He took another sip of his hot green tea latte before he looked up to find his friend already standing in front of him.

"Tsukki!" The young lad raised his hand and waved a little at Tsukishima before he took a seat across him. Tsukishima could only take off his headphones, letting it hang around his neck, and stare at Yamaguchi, his heart beating slightly faster by the second, and only finally be able to utter one word.

"Yamaguchi."

"You always order that same drink, " Yamaguchi said with the usual earnest smile on his face.

"Not very fond of coffee."

For the past high school years, every single time the two hung out for coffee, Tsukishima never actually ordered coffee. He didn't particularly like the taste of it, but he could appreciate the smell of roasted coffee beans every time he entered the cafe. It somehow made him feel at ease. It somehow reminded him of...

"I'm gonna go order espresso."

"You always order that same drink."

Yamaguchi let out a slight laughter escape his mouth. Tsukishima thought that was one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. "Yeah, some things just don't change, do they."

They sat there and talked about a lot of things; university life, studies, volleyball… Both of them was a bit upset they had to go to different universities, because Yamaguchi doesn't seem to be anywhere near as smart as Tsukishima to be able to go to the top university Tsukishima was in. They weren't able to spend much time since then, and Tsukishima was so very grateful for this moment, and he thought he could stay just like that forever.

"You know, Tsukki. There's something I've always wanted to tell you for the longest time, " Yamaguchi voice tensed as he placed his cup down.

"Just shoot."

"You see, I…" Yamaguchi stayed quiet for what seemed like an eternity before he could finally muster the courage and let the words escape his mouth. "I have a boyfriend and we've been together for almost two months."

Silence fell. The atmosphere became heavy all of a sudden.

"I thought I should tell you…"

A whole train of thoughts rushed through Tsukishima brain. He felt his whole body tense, he wasn't able to move a single muscle. Boyfriend? The words echoed, resonating in his ears. He stared at Yamaguchi as if he was a whole nother being, sprouting limbs all over his body.

"Yeah, I'm gay. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this before." Yamaguchi said, giving him an apologetic smile. "A lot of things happened and well…"

Tsukishima felt tongue-tied at this moment. It was as if his brain has stopped working.

"Umm… Tsukki? Are you alright?"

"Um… T-that's cool." Tsukishima was finally able to say something, even though it came out all awkward. "I'm gonna go now. I have a paper to finish. Catch you later." And with that, Tsukishima pushed his chair back and stood up. The sound of the chair grating against the ceramic tiles was almost enough to make him snap, it sounded more like metal grating against each other; a sound Tsukishima hated the most. However, he managed to keep his emotions from spilling over. Definitely not, especially in front of Yamaguchi.

And by the time he reached home, he could only slide down against the wall and sat on the floor, his hand clutching his shirt, right above where his heart should be. However, no tears came out.

Just about half a minute later, Tsukishima felt his phone vibrate against his pocket. He quickly fished it out, silently hoping it wasn't Yamaguchi.

To: Tsukishima Kei

From: Kuroo Tetsurou

You know you can always date me.

Another chapter! xD I think this is the only time the update's gonna be this quick haha x'D

This chapter is a bit of a one shot. Didn't put too much thought on this. Just kinda wrote whatever's on my mind x'D

Thank you for reading! xD