You stare at the picture, shifting slightly. "Hey ___ is my… There it is… Something wrong?" Kuroo asks, looking at the picture too. 

          "Nope. Just wondering where I've seen that hero before." You smile.

          "Actually, it's weird. I never got a name or saw him again after that. I was really lucky to get a picture… I've asked about him too, but no one knew who he was. I would wonder if he was even real if it wasn't for that picture." He sits beside you, looking at it. "Wait… You recognize him?"

          "I'm not sure." You tilt your head before handing him the picture. "I'm going to give Tendo a call. Excuse me." You hum getting up and going out to the rooftop before calling.

          'Hey. What are you up to?' Tendo answers.

          "Um… Just sitting on the roof. What about you?" 

           'Look down.' He hums. You pause and do so, finding Tendo holding up flowers. 'I'm starting to think you're telepathic. I was trying to surprise you…' A chuckle escapes you and you hang up before hurrying back inside and down the stairs. 

           "Satori!" You cheer, opening the door and glomping him. He pauses before letting out a heavy breath, hugging you tightly.

           "Oh wow… I missed that so much…" He whispers, nuzzling your shoulder. You tear up and hug him just as tightly, face buried in shoulder. 

           "Now that's a sight…" Atsumu smiles, peering into the lobby. 

           "Welcome back Tendo." Nishinoya chuckles lightly.

           "We've missed you man." Bokuto rumbles. "... Are they glued to each other?" He murmurs to Kuroo.

           "Yeah. They probably are at this point." Kuroo chuckles.

           "Hi Kuroo. Glad you're back." Tendo says into your shoulder.

           "Oh, they're responsive." Kuroo blinks.

           "Come inside you two," Oikawa chuckles, going behind Tendo and lightly nudging you both inside so he can close the door. 

           "Thanks." You and Tendo mumble. 

           "...Okay, I'm getting jealous. How much longer do you plan to stay like that?" Osamu questions.

          "... Little longer…" You and Tendo respond. There's a pause and you both chuckle before he pulls back, holding up the flowers in front of his face, peering over them into your eyes.

          "I saw them earlier and had to get them for you." He murmurs with a small blush.

          "Awww…. They're so pretty." You blush taking them and smiling. "Thank you." 

          "I know it's not something you normally like but…" He rubs his neck looking down. "That's usually the apology for being an idiot right?" You blink and chuckle with a smile.

           "I think it's something like that…" You hum, taking his hand. "But I had time to think about it. And you were just trying to be careful." You kiss his knuckle. "So an apology wasn't necessary." You breathe before taking the flowers to the kitchen to get a glass of water for them. Tendo watches the doorway before meeting the sudden hostile glares.

           "I totally understand if you want to hit me." He tells them.

           "We know… Still, it's good to see you." Kiyoomi says.

           "You too Kiyoomi… Wakatoshi, I miss seeing you around the dorm. Are you doing okay here?" Tendo smiles softly.

           "Yes… In fact… I think I want to transfer here." Ushijima states as you return to the lobby, shocking everyone.

           "Wait! Wait wait!" Oikawa gasps, holding up his hands. "Let's not be hasty! Right Tendo?"

           "I'm surprised at you Wakatoshi. But… I think you would be happier here." Tendo nods thoughtfully. 

           "No! Back ME up here!" Oikawa pleads.

           "Wait… We're keeping Wakatoshi?!" You gasp bouncing slightly before going to hug him. "Yesss!"

           "No! No no no! ___, let go!" Oikawa says trying to pull you away. "We're not keeping him!"

           "He's one of us now." You argue, holding onto Ushijima tighter.

           "My my, Wakatoshi-kun is so red right now." Tendo snickers. "But there's no way the headmaster will let you go before the Tournament, you're the star of Kuri after all." Tendo points out. Everyone stops at that and you frown, looking up at Ushijima.

           "You do what you want. I got your back either way." You tell him.

           "Thank you." He murmurs, hugging you back. Oikawa blinks and scoffs, releasing you and folding his arms.

           "I suppose I can't really stop if it's what you want. But you better not regret it big guy." Oikawa states moving away.

           "Is it just me or did the mood turn sour when Tendo mentioned the tournament?" You comment, pulling away from Ushijima and turning to the others. "Don't tell me you're all nervous? I mean, we're Raizu, and we're kinda the only ones that have survived the super villain Midnight and the villain Death. So taking on these other schools, and each other… Is going to be a breeze. We're Raizu, and we're going to rise to the top." You smirk.

            "Hell yeah we are!" Nishinoya beams.

            "We got this in the bag!" Atsumu rumbles.

            "Nothing we can't handle." Kiyoomi nods. 

            "What a nice pep talk ___.” Tendo chuckles thoughtfully. You smile at him and pause going over to him.

            "You're here because you wanted to talk about something right?" You guess.

            "Yeah, but whatever you called me for sounded more important." He says.

            "Maybe? Come on." You take his hand leading him upstairs to your room. He hesitates at the threshold before coming in as you pick up the picture and show him.

            "Aww… Look at little Kuroo and Kenma." He gushes slightly.

            "Not them… The hero." You tell him. "I don't know why but… I think it's my dad." You murmur.

             "Wouldn't you recognize him if it was?" He asks pointedly. 

            "Well, I recognize the smile… But Tendo. It's been so long I… I can't even remember what he looks like, let alone his occupation… I had no idea and it really bothers me." You sigh rubbing your cheek. He looks between you and the picture, sighing quietly as he closes his eyes, rubbing the back of his head. 

            "Then I guess we should… Go see your mom." He murmurs, making you freeze, eyes widening.

            "Eh? But… I don't know where she is…" You breathe.

            "She never went anywhere ___, she's still at the old house." He tells you looking to the side. You blink at him in surprise at that. "I figured you would want closure so I've been keeping an eye on her this whole time.

           ".... You really… For me?" You soften a bit, watching him.

           "Of course ___, anything for you." He breathes, meeting your gaze. 

           "You really are the best." You smile. "I-I would kiss you but…"

            "Yeah. Thanks, we should save that for our first official date right?" He chuckles with a cute smile.

            "Right…" You peer at the picture again. "It's too late to go now, and tomorrow is… Uncertain, so the day after that? Could you… Come with me?" You peek up at him as he blinks. 

           "Of course." He smiles softly. 

           "So what did you want to talk about?" You ask, tilting your head. He looks into your eyes and shifts, fingers twitching.

           "That… Can wait until the day after tomorrow.... We should probably go join the others now… The longer we're alone together the harder it gets not to grab you and… Stuff." He adds moving away toward the door.

          "Right." You blush following him out and downstairs again, going to the living room. "Hey Kuroo, is it okay if I borrow this later?" You ask, handing him the picture.

          "Yeah sure… I hope you'll find something on him." Kuroo smiles lightly, taking the picture gingerly.

            "Me too." You breathe and look over, watching Tendo chat with Wakatoshi and a few others.

            "Everything okay?" Kuroo inquires, following your gaze.

            "Yeah… It's different now, but… Feels like a fresh start at the same time." You smile a bit. "I feel good about it." 

           "Good." He touches your back. Tendo peers at you, meeting your gaze and offering a smile. You blink and smile warmly in response going over and hugging his neck. 

           "Heh… We got some catching up to do don't we? Only been a few days but it sounds like you have another story for me." He says, touching your arm and leaning into you. 

           "Yeah… I'll tell you all about it."

           Tendo ends up staying the night, sharing a room with Bokuto. You couldn't sleep though, mind running over scenarios over meeting your mom. You sigh, covering your eyes briefly before getting out of bed to go out into the hall, opening the window and looking out at the fireflies drifting over the yard. 

            "Freaked out huh?" Tendo's voice makes you stiffen and look over as he eases over from the stairs. "Sorry I spotted you when I was coming back from getting a drink." He smiles lightly.

            "Yeah… My mind won't shut up… I'm nervous." You grip the window seal, looking out again. 

             "Can't blame you there… But if you have something you're doing tomorrow, you could ask Kiyoomi if he has something to help you sleep." He points to Kiyoomi's door. "Looks like he's up… I would give you a hug but… The moonlight looks so beautiful on your skin…" He breathes, scratching his cheek as he looks you over. 

            "Right… Thanks and… Goodnight." You hold out your hand to him. He blinks and takes it, kissing your knuckles softly in response. For a moment he meets your gaze and pauses.

            "___, I've kept my promises." He whispers, kissing your wrist. "Do you think you would marry me now?" He asks, placing another kiss on your forearm. 

            "... Maybe." You blush lightly, arm starting to tingle. He blinks and smiles, pulling away.

            "I'm glad." He murmurs, "Goodnight." He says before disappearing upstairs. You touch your arm, watching after him before swallowing and going over to Kiyoomi's door, giving a light knock before peering in. Kiyoomi looks over in the middle of picking up an empty vial. 

           "Hey… Something wrong?" He asks as you ease in. 

           "Kinda… Are you about to extract venom?" You tilt your head. "Can I help?" Your inquiry makes him pause, a small blush coming to his cheeks.

           "Ah… um… S-Sure…" He manages and you move over, sitting on his desk, taking the vial. 

           "So… Um… Kuroo has this picture of a hero back when he was a kid, and the hero kinda reminds me of my dad…" You pause as he puts a pill to your mouth. He looks to the side and you swallow it before tilting his head back to extract the venom of one of his fangs. "But I can't remember him anymore, so Tendo mentioned going to see my mom… And now I'm nervous and can't sleep."

            "Your mom huh…" He breathes as you pull away to change vials out. 

            "You're not surprised." You comment.

            "Tendo… Took me along to see her before we went to get you from the island." He confesses and you stop.

             "H-How was she?" You ask lightly.

             "Seemed kinda sickly… and she seemed really happy when Tendo mentioned you wanted to be a hero and had a lot of friends." He admits quietly. "Sorry I didn't tell you before…"

             "It's okay. I think… That's all I needed to hear right now..." You smile softly. Your heart ached a bit but, now you felt better about it. "Anyway let's finish this next fang." You breathe, starting on the next one. He tenses slightly, hand coming over your knee as a blush crawls over his cheeks. "You make the best faces when I do this." You whisper smirking as you lean forward a bit. "You really like that huh?" His brow twitches, avoiding your gaze as the blush spreads over his ears and neck, gripping your knee a bit tighter in response.

              Soon you finish, capping the vial and watching him relax, covering his own face, ears still red. "Why did I let you do that…" He grumbles.

              "Because you liked it." You smirk. He peeks out from behind his fingers at you, suddenly pulling you off the desk and onto his lap, gripping the back of your head and kissing you deeply. You hum in surprise, kissing him back and moving even closer to him, fingers running through his hair. 

             This lasted until you both ran out of breath and had to pull away. "Wow… Kiyoomi… You're a devil." You blush, putting a hand over your mouth.

             "You started it." He huffs giving you a scowl. "You already know what that does to me and you still wanted to do it. Are you trying to… To…" He blushes heavily, unable to finish the sentence.

              "You keep losing your words. Are you feeling okay?" You tilt your head.

           "I… I'm fine." He sighs hiding his face in your shoulder. "You know this is a first for me. I keep getting so flustered with you I can't speak… How lame…. I want to do this right…" 

           "I think you're doing great." You hug his neck, kissing his cheek. "I'm… Really glad you're trying…."

            "Not lame?"

            "No. No…. Absolutely adorable."

            "... Ew."

            "Heh you're feeling better now huh? Can you let me up? I should really get some sleep." You chuckle.

            "Right." He pulls back blushing. "Sorry about that, I was acting on instinct there." He says as you get up.

            "Yeah, I noticed. Kinda beastly Kiyoomi. How surprising you can act like a wild man." You tease going to the door. He blinks, suddenly getting up and hugging you from behind, kissing your neck and making you shiver.

            "That's your fault, bringing out such bad parts of me." He breathes huskily against your ear. 

            "Ah…. Y-Yeah… S-sorry about that Kiyoomi…" You manage blushing heavily. He smiles and pecks your cheek before quickly making you leave his room. 'If we go to the beach now I'm definitely going to get killed…' You think going back to your room and crawling into bed with Ushijima, cuddling up to him and relaxing considerably, swiftly falling asleep.

           Akaashi peeks into the room silently before easing in and moving over to your bedside, rubbing his gloves together slightly before carefully unwrapping you from Ushijima's arms and gently picking you up being sure not to wake either of you as he moves out the door and puts you in his room on the bed, quickly sneaking back out to retrieve a bag and some clothes for you before returning to his room and packing a few more things. 

           You stir slightly, making him look over as you search for warmth. When you don't find any, a pout forms on your lips and your eyes open. You blink at him a few times, becoming confused. "... Why am I in your bed?"

          "I snuck you out of yours." He responds simply, putting the clothes down in front of you. "Take a shower in my bathroom and wake up. We should go soon before someone wakes up." He tells you. 

         What was going on? You peer at his alarm clock before deadpanning. "Akaashi… It's four in the morning…." You frown at him.

         "Kuroo and Bokuto go jogging together at five. Please hurry." He responds. 

         "... Alright alright. But this whole thing is highly suspicious." You breathe getting up. 

         "And you like it, don't you?" He hums, peering at you. A smirk forms on your lips at that.

         "I don't know what you mean." You respond moving into the bathroom to take a shower and get ready. 

         Once you're out Akaashi opens the window. "Alright. Let's go." He states.

         "... The window Akaashi…?" You ask.

         "Sakusa and I set the alarm on the main doors to go off before five. And Oikawa gets notified if it's turned off before then." He responds before going out. 

           "... He really doesn't want to be followed…" You mutter before going out after him. He guides you along the wall to a blind spot before swiftly going over it. You go after him and walk with him for the train station. "So… Can I ask?"

           "... Ever heard of Pyro Mania?" He inquires.

           "Yeah, Tendo talks about it sometimes. The dangerous and illegal villain's concert right?" You blink a few times.

           "That's it." He nods. 

           "Akaashi… Are you taking me there?" You ask lightly.

           "Yeah. I stumbled into one three years ago and kinda go whenever I hear about it… I wanted someone to bring along that wouldn't tell anyone so… I'm really glad you kept this a secret, even from Tendo." He smiles a bit.

           "So we're about to go do something illegal and dangerous together?" You clarify.

           "If you're uneasy we don't have to." He assures smirking a bit.

           "No. It's just… Are you trying to make me fall for you? Because this is how you do it." 

           "I knew you'd be on board."