"For now, please face your seatmate and be their partner."
Kuroo bit the inside of his cheek before peering at his seatmate. He sees the person read through her phone, her chocolate brown hair covering her face. Faking a cough, Kuro catches the girl's attention and even made her flinch. The black-haired male grinned mischievously before leaning on his seat.
"Are you going to look at your phone whole day?" he asked as he observed the female carefully, noticing that her personality's kind of similar to a certain pudding-head. The female puts her phone inside her jacket's pocket and pushes her short hair away from her face and sighed before bowing politely. "It's nice to meet you, my name's Horikoshi Kayo." She introduced herself respectfully before smiling sheepishly.
Kuroo stared at her for a while as he hummed in deep thought. Short hair and seemingly not sexy, the black-haired male shook his head. "You're seriously not my type." He mumbled out loud and when he looked at Horikoshi's face, he realizes what he had done. Faking a cough once again, Kuroo laughs lamely while his seatmate pushed her thick glasses up.
"Should I... apologize for not attracting you?" she asked timidly before bowing. "I'm sorry for not being your type. Don't worry, you're not my type either. I don't really go for arrogant males." She said before raising her head and giving a smile. Kuroo blinked at the girl's weird action then huffs when he grasps what the brown-haired lady said. Crossing his arms, Kuroo smirked.
"Me? Arrogant? Just so you know, I'm kind." As Kuroo said that, Horikoshi gave a look of disbelief. "I'm really kind!" Kuroo repeated making Horikoshi flinch and nod in nervousness. "Yes, you're kind." The female brunette agreed as she gulped. She gazed her seatmate and realized that she should start working. "Let's work about the project now." She spoke softly before grabbing her bag. She fished for her notebook and when she feels it she starts pulling it out but to her surprise, it won't come out.
"What's wrong?" Kuroo leaned in to look at what Horikoshi is tugging at her bag. "It won't... hng... come out." She spoke with difficulty as she kept pulling. Kuroo kept his eyes at the notebook and wondered why it won't come out when suddenly, Horikoshi finally pulls her notebook out and accidentally hits Kuroo's face with the back of her hands.
"Ow!" the black-haired male yelped in pain as he held his lips. He checks it and finds it bleeding, making him gasp before cussing under his breath. He glances at Horikoshi and saw her gaping at him with her mouth open. Closing her mouth and gulping, Horikoshi grabs a tissue from inside her bag and pulls one tissue out before putting it on her seatmate's lips, resulting to Kuroo wetting the tissue therefore making it stick in his lips.
"Crap. I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry!" Horikoshi apologized repeatedly as Kuroo softly glared at the girl in front of him. He pulls his handkerchief from his pocket and dabs it on his lips to stop the bleeding. He clicks his tongue and tapped his lips before hissing in pain.
"Uh... Horikoshi, right? Check the back of your hand." Kuroo ordered while Horikoshi nodded and looked at her hand only to see a red stain in the back of her hands. She stares at Kuroo and smiles sheepishly. "I didn't mean to punch you. You were the one who leaned in so... it's your fault." She spoke bashfully despite her accusing words. Kuroo nods before saying, "Sure, it's my fault. Should I apologize then?" he asked with a sly grin plastered on his face before hissing in pain once again when his lips gets stretched.
Horikoshi looked down on her hands as she wiped the blood away. She sighs and pushes her hair away from her face. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it. How should I make it up to you?" she asked sincerely before grabbing her wallet and checking the contents. She smiles in relief when she sees that her wallet's full.
Kuroo thought about what he should do. He scanned the girl beside him and took notice of her simple style. He looks down and sees the phone she's carrying. "Woah. It's the newest model of Android, Galaxy S10." He thought before an idea enters his mind. "Horikoshi, you look rich. Can you buy me a kneepad from the sports shop near here?" the black-haired male grinned jokingly.
"Sure, that's it?" Horikoshi asked with no hesitation. Kuroo blinked at her before opening his mouth to say that he was joking but he stops when he hears his roommate's name.
"Oikawa Tooru? He's doing what?" a girl in front of him said as she leaned closer to her friend.
"Yeah, Yuri-san said that he's fooling a girl. Honestly, that isn't unexpected. Oikawa's a flirt so it's obvious that he'll start playing with a girl's feeling as well." The other female replied.
"And I thought he was decent." The first girl responded with disappointment as she sighed.
Hearing the girls' words, Kuroo started thinking to himself. Sure, Oikawa's a flirt and he goes out partying all the time, he also beds a girl every week but it isn't like him to play with someone's feeling. Kuroo knew that the male brunette was better than that. Clicking his tongue thrice, Kuroo pondered over the little gossip that he over-heard.
Nagishima placed her pen beside her paper.
She finally finished the sonnet that her teacher asked her to do. Why does she need to learn how to write something in English? Will it help her in her future? Come to think of it, does she even have a future? All Nagishima does is taekwondo, taekwondo, taekwondo. She's not good with math and science and she isn't fond of architecture, engineering, medicine, or anything that requires a PhD. With a sigh, Nagishima rests her head on top of her study table.
"I don't have a future waiting for me. I'm going to be jobless... even a dog has a better future than me." She muttered weakly before staring at her bed. She takes notice of a small alien plushy on her bed and frowns. She raises her head and heads to her bed to grab the small stuff toy.
She scanned the plushy thoroughly and smiled when she saw that it didn't seem dirty or broken. No threads were hanging on the stuff toy's body and this pleased Nagishima. Her smile disappears when she recalls who gave it to her. If the person who gave it to her can take care of a simple and small stuffed toy, how can he possibly hurt and lie to someone? Surely, those things that Nagishima heard about the brunette was all a gossip that wasn't true.
"How can I judge him just because people say that I should avoid him? Aren't I being judgmental and rude? I should apologize." she thought before standing up and putting the stuffed toy in her bag. "I'll go to him tomorrow." She uttered before sighing in relief, now that she's found an answer.
When morning comes, the bird sang a new song for the day and when the alarm didn't ring, it ironically alarmed Nagishima that today was Saturday. A weekend where she could rest. Standing up from her bed, Nagishima stretched and did the usual routine. After she fixed herself, she went down and ate her breakfast before going outside to meet her childhood friends whose house were beside her. The black-haired female went out of her house and closed the gate behind her. She stared at the two houses beside her and smiled gently before grabbing two stones and throwing it at her two friends' windows.
After five minutes, Nagishima saw two blondes approaching her.
"Good morning." She greeted as Saikane gave a soft glare. "Are you still angry?" Nagishima asked before giving a huge and warm hug to the female blonde. Since it was close to December, the air was getting colder and colder and soon, the three would have to stay cuddled in front of a screen so the heat that it emitted could pass through them and of course, so they could see the game they were playing.
"What are you doing?" Saikane asked while trying to prevent herself from smiling. "Comforting you, obviously." Nagishima replied softly as she glanced at Kenma. Showing a small smile, she says, "Jealous?"
The pudding-head shook his head in disapproval before entering his house again. Nagishima laughed quietly before staring at Saikane, only to see her undescribed face. "What are you doing? Don't make my situation with Kenma awkward." The female blonde said before flicking Nagishima on the forehead. She then heads toward the pudding-head's house and motions for the black-haired girl to follow her. Since Nagishima doesn't have a choice, she trailed behind her friend.
Aizawa groaned in annoyance as she held her phone beside her ear. Ushijima and Kuroo watched her as they ate sandwiches.
"If Oikawa doesn't answer then he's probably doing it with a person." Kuroo reminded as he took a bite of his sandwich. Ushijima shakes his head making the two people stare at him suspiciously. "I saw Oikawa get dragged by his former partner." The taller male informed as the two gasped in surprise.
"That psycho wench again! How long does she keep on planning to stalk my cousin?" Aizawa gritted her teeth before putting her phone down. "Why are you so agitated that Oikawa's doing this? He's been doing it before but you weren't like this at that time." Kuroo spoke, suddenly aware at how weird the red-haired lady is being. Ushijima glanced at Aizawa and wondered if she would say it. Deep down, Ushijima wished she didn't. It would cause a rift between Kuroo and Oikawa and as much as Ushijima doesn't want to admit it, the seemingly-stoic male grew close to his roommates.
Aizawa avoided Kuroo's wary gaze. The black-haired male knew something was wrong. The truth is, Aizawa texted him the first time she saw Nagishima. Of course, Kuroo had to explain that Aizawa's doubt that her cousin was flirting with a high-school girl was not true. Oikawa and Nagishima are only friends, at least that's what Kuroo knew but when Aizawa seemed keen to prove that her cousin was indeed flirting with Kuroo's cousin, only for it to stop after a week, Kuroo couldn't help himself anymore.
Something felt wrong.
"How does your cousin act with Rino? Aren't you close to those two?" Kuroo cunningly asked while munching on his food. "Ah... well, they looked like siblings when they're conversing." Aizawa lied. She kept her calm and stood up before heading to Ushijima and pulling him up. "By the way, Toshi and I are going out so don't try to interrupt us." Aizawa gave another lie just so she could escape the situation. She knew that she wasn't as good as lying as her cousin so for now, she needs to leave or else the personified Cheshire cat would grill her.
Holding her partner's hand, Aizawa went and opened the door, only to face Nagishima who was looking at her with surprise.
"Aizawa-san and Ushijima-san?" Nagishima muttered before looking down to see the older female's hands entangled with the male's hand. "Wh – why? Are you cheating on Oikawa-san?" she asked in a confused tone before blinking to look at her cousin who seemed perplexed as well. She returns her gaze to Aizawa and inhales deeply. "What are you doing? You know that this is wrong, right?" the younger girl asked while trying to smile gently, in hopes that the older female would understand what she's doing.
Kuroo eyed his cousin for a while until he remembers what the two girls in his classroom said. Oikawa was playing with someone's feelings. Standing up at the realization, the black-haired male gawked at Ushijima and Aizawa.
"Aizawa-san, aren't you dating Oikawa-san?" Nagishima questioned as clueless as ever.
Ushijima bit the inside of his cheek before peering at his roommate. He notices his dark expression as he sighed with evident kept-up anger. "You two... did you lie to my cousin?" he asked seriously, catching the two off-guard. Aizawa inhaled deeply before turning to Kuroo and bowing. "We're sorry." She apologized honestly. Nagishima furrowed her eyebrows at what was happening. She couldn't get what the college students were talking about so she fakes a cough.
"Excuse me? What are you talking about?"
Ushijima looked at the high-school girl with guilt before bowing to her then raising his head. "We're sorry for lying but" he paused for a while before saying "Aizawa and Oikawa are cousins. Instead of Oikawa, I'm dating her." He spoke the truth and Nagishima took a second to register what that meant. When she finally understood it, Nagishima kept quiet. She nodded slowly and looked at her cousin first, who looked too serious than usual. Smiling at Kuroo, Nagishima gives a thumbs up.
"I'm fine. It was a small lie. I can accept that." She told the three college students calmly as she kept her hands behind her back to hide the fact that she's clenching her hand.
"He's playing with you. That was his first intent." Aizawa told the truth before checking her phone that rang. She blinks at the message she received and pushes it on her bag.
"Who texted you?" Nagishima probed with a calm and collected expression. Aizawa gulped before handing her phone to the younger girl. When Nagishima takes it, she sees a message that Oikawa sent to inform his cousin about his whereabouts. To Nagishima's amusement, she recalls the place that the brunette was currently in is close to her father's workplace. Shutting the red-haired lady's phone down and putting it down the table, Nagishima stood silently for a while as she processed the text message.
"He's with his former lover and he's inside a condominium with her..." Nagishima mumbled loudly, making the three college students cringe in shame.
Kuroo groaned. "Which condominium is your cousin at?" he asked Aizawa with a pissed off look. When the female doesn't answer, he scoffs. "Where is he?" he grilled with his voice slightly raising.
"Stop it, Tetsu. I'm going home. That's nothing to be angry about, you know. Majority of men does it in fact, if you want... you can do it as well." The black-haired female calmed her cousin before walking away from the room. She gripped the strap of her string bag as she ignored her cousin and kept walking away.
The young female took a step forward and kept marching to her destination, which is, the condominium near her father's workplace. She knew the place since she frequently visited there in fact she can close her eyes and walk without getting lost.
"If I remember correctly, he was in room 148." Nagishima muttered to herself as she hailed a taxi. When one stops, she doesn't hesitate to open the door and enter. "To KT Entertainment please." She said as the taxi driver obeyed. The ride to her father's workplace was silent and peaceful. Truthfully, the young girl couldn't deny that she was disappointed that someone she respected lied to her but she was far from being angry. Why should she? Only people with label do that and by label, she meant a mutual relationship between two people.
After ten minutes, Nagishima payed the driver and exited the cab. She stood in front of her father's workplace and turned around. In front of KT Entertainment is a condominium for people with wealth or people who were financially stable. Inhaling deeply, the girl crossed the streets once the traffic lights went green. She blinked twice as she felt something prick her eyes. Rubbing it delicately and even fanning it, the prickly sensation stops and she continues walking.
Entering the condominium, she went to the elevator and pressed button 3. As she waited for a minute, she pulls out the alien plushy and a bottle of water to drink from her bag before the elevator door opens. Once it did, she searched for Room 148 and as she trotted as relaxed as a man inside a shark-filled aquarium could be, she witnesses something she shouldn't be seeing while uncapping her water bottle.
With her eyes widening, Nagishima coughs at the two people kissing in front of her, which is Oikawa and his former lover.
"Wow, can't you do it inside?" she said with a forced smile. Oikawa instantly pulls away when he hears a familiar voice. He glanced to his right and catches Nagishima standing with the stuffed toy he gave her.
"I'll see you again. When that time comes, don't ignore me anymore." The female, Amamiya Yuri, told the male brunette seductively before winking at him and leaving. She spares a glance at Nagishima before flicking her hair off of her shoulder and walking away with a clack from her high heels.
The air between the two were cold and very uncomfortable, far from the usual atmosphere they get when they're together with the others before.
Suddenly, Nagishima sighs in disillusionment. She was... fooled. As simple as that. The young girl guessed that she wasn't really suited for things like romance especially if a friend was able to lie to her. Faking a smile, Nagishima placed the stuffed toy down the floor and patted it one last time. She gazes at Oikawa. "Did you have fun? Playing with me, I mean." She said in a cool tone as she pushed her hands in her pants' pocket.
Oikawa blinked and cleared his throat. "I... I guess, so." He replied before attempting to smile the usual grin he gives. Nagishima huffed and looked away. Who knew that she would receive a treatment like this? She proceeds to trust and respect someone yet, somehow, she can't get the same amount of veneration from them. Forget about befriending strangers, Nagishima would like to keep being friends with her childhood friends.
Having had enough of the awkward air, the black-haired female bows as quiet as possible before walking away and going inside the elevator.
Meanwhile, Oikawa froze on his place. What was he supposed to do? Chase after her?
A/N:
I don't know Oikawa... maybe you should try and explain everything?
This chapter was something that excited me! It's finally out... I wonder how this would end... Are you guys excited to know? So am I! But I know what will happen and you don't so... good luck on waiting for a few days!
Thanks for reading!