Normal Pov.

It was a normal day, you might think that nothing could go wrong, so a certain girl set her heart up.

She decided today to confess to her crush, Kageyama, I'll surely confess, she said to herself.

"Shouyou-kun, I've decided" She started as she and her bestfriend, Hinata was seating on the rooftop eating lunch.

"Decided what?" He asked as he took a piece of rice on his lunch box.

"I'll confess to Tobio-kun today!" She half yelled happily, causing Hinata to choke his food.

"A-Are you okay, Shouyou-kun?" Arisu asked, as she patted his back while his chocking.

"Yeah, I'm fine...so when will you confess?" He asked, trying his best to smile for her.

"Hmm, good question...how about 8'o clock at a café?" She said, while thinking of a good scenery to confess.

"Alright" He said, while fixing his lunch box after he finished it.

"You will help me, right?" She asked, while grabbing both of his hands as she looked on his eyes.

Damn it...stop that, if you say it like that I can't say no, right?

"Fine" He said, giving in as Arisu was now happy.

"Thank you, Shouyou-kun" She said with a smile on her face.

I wish that smile of yours is for me...

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"Hey Kageyama" Hinata said as he turned to Kageyama, who was jugging his sports drink.

"What is it, Hinata?" Kageyama replied as he finished drinking and turned to the orange head while wiping his sweat with his towel.

"Around 8'o clock, go to the nearest café here, someone wants to meet you" He said to the black haired boy.

"Who?" The black haired boy asked.

"Arisu" He said, while tapping the volleyball in his hands.

"Why?" He asked once again, making the orange head annoyed.

"You ask too many questions, just go there by yourself" He snapped, causing Kageyama to be surprised.

I've done my part, the rest is all up to you, Arisu....

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Hinata's Pov.

"Are you sure about this, Hinata?" Noya-senpai asked me.

"Yeah, I mean...Kageyama also likes Arisu, right?" I said, while smiling.

"Ugh, about that...Kageyama said something" Tanaka-senpai said, as we turned our heads to him.

"What is it?" I asked, as the topic intrigued me.

"I don't really think Kageyama has feelings for Kisaragi-san, I mean...I asked him once about it" Tanaka-senpai said while looking down.

"What did he said?" I asked again.

"He doesn't have feelings for her" He said with a frown in his face.

"In that case, Kisaragi-chan might get hurt if she confessed" Sugawara-senpai said as he joined the conversation.

"Yeah, like what he said" Tanaka-senpai said, while pointing at Sugawara-senpai.

"What are you going to do, tell Arisu-san that Kageyama wouldn't come or let them fall for each other?" Noya-senpai asked.

That question taken me back, I thought about it for awhile and finally have my resolution.

"I will do nothing" I stated.

"What? Why? She will get hurt" Noya-senpai exclaimed.

"Don't you love her?" Tanaka-senpai asked me.

My lips curved in a smile, as I admitted what I truly feel.

"I do love her" I said, honestly.

"Then...why?" It was Sugawara-senpai's turn to ask me.

I stood up from the floor and turned my back to them, attempting to leave.

"It's exactly because I love her so I'm not going to do anything" I started while my back is facing them.

"You guys think that preventing her to experience heartbreak would do her any good? That's a load of crap, if she doesn't experience it, she won't be able to move on from the heartache, she'll just be broken girl for the rest of her life" I finished my statement as silence filled the air.

I knew that they were stunned because those lines were out of my character but, I know myself that I'm right.

"So if you guys are fine with that, then go ahead. But I'm not going to do anything" I said, with that I opened the huge doors of the gym as I made my exit, leaving my teammates behind.

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Arisu's Pov.

I put down my cup of coffee as I just finished drinking it, it was really good.

My eyes suddenly turned to the just opened door and saw the man who walked it, my cheeks turned red.

"Tobio-kun" I called him by his name as he turned his attention towards me, then he walked to my seat and sat to the opposite seat I was sitting.

I fiddled my dress as I saw his outfit, it looks nice on him, I wishfully thought he thinks the same for me.

"So, your the one who wanted to meet...what is it?" He asked while looking directly in my eyes.

It's now or never, me!

I opened my lips to talk, when a waitress came to our table with a smile on her face.

"What is your order, mam, sir?" She asked politely.

Nice timing...I was about to confess.

"Just a chocolate cake and a cup of coffee" Kageyama said.

"How about you, mam?" She asked as the turned to me.

"One strawberry shortcake, please" I said as she wrote down on her notebook our orders.

"Alright, do you want some more orders?" She asked us as we shook our heads and she nodded in reply.

"Please excuse me" She bowed and left us two alone together.

"What are you about to say?" He asked me as he turned to me which made me flinched in surprise.

"I-I...I think you look good in your outfit!" I said, which made my eyes widened.

"Oh, thanks. You also look good" He said, making me face palmed inwardly.

Idiot, your not suppose to say that!

I mentally scolded myself, as I could feel embarrassment filled me up.

"Hinata said that someone wanted to meet me here, but I didn't expect that it will be you, Arisu" He said.

"O-Oh, is that so? I'm really delighted that you came" I said, while smiling.

He turned his head towards the window while his chin rested on the palm of his hand, quietly watching the cars run.

"Tobio-kun...I've have something I wanted to say for awhile now" I said as I could feel my pulse run faster.

"What is it?" He asked me, as his attention was on me now.

"I like--" Once more, I was cut off again when our orders came, making me a little bit angry.

"Here is your orders, mam, sir" The waitress said while placing the sweets and coffee on our table.

"Please enjoy" She said as she finally left us for good this time.

I will enjoy this if you don't always cut me off with my confession...

"You like, what?" He asked, while slicing the cake with his fork as he ate it and swallowed.

"I..I like this strawberry shortcake! It's good" I hurriedly said as I bite it.

"Oh, I see" He said as he sipped his coffee while looking at me.

I didn't knew this things are hard...

I could feel my mental self cry inwardly, embarrassed.

We finished eating, as he put down his cup of coffee and waited for what I will say.

"There is something that I wanted to say to you...but, I don't think words can't express I feel" I started while looking down as I clutched my dress, slightly shivering.

He didn't said anything, so I expect he is listening to me, so I continued.

"I'm sorry for asking you to come this late, but...I--" I looked up directly at him as my cheeks are flushed red.

At that time, I wish I didn't continue, I wish I just shut my mouth for saying those words.

If I did, I wouldn't have gotten hurt...

"I like you for a quite awhile now" I finally said, my voice was louder than expected, but it's fine...

I noticed his eyes were widened in shock, as he kept his gaze on me, still can't believe what I just said.

"A-And I was w-wondering if you...
would like to g-go out with me?" I asked, rather nervously, I bit my lower lip, nervous in what he would say.

There was an uncomfortable silence between us, making me nervous causing me to bit my lip harder, and I sweat I can't hear his breathe intake.

"T-This is rather unexpected...I don't know what to say" I heard him say, making me turned to him.

"I'm happy that you feel that way for me...really, I'm so happy that I can't help but feel like this" He continued, his words made me feel I have a chance...but I was wrong.

"I'm sorry, but I can't accept your feelings...I don't have time for relationships now, and--" He cut of his statement as he averted his gaze from mine.

"And?" I said, nervously.

"I have a girl that I like...sorry" He said as my gaze was still on him.

I can't seem to feel anything at all, right now, right here, all I could feel is nothing...utterly nothing.

"I understand...I thought I have a chance, guess I was wrong" I said as I let out a disappointed smile.

"No, don't think like that, Arisu" He said as I could feel my knees shake and my eyes are kind of tired.

"It's fine, Tobio-kun" I said, looking at him, with a sad smile.

"I'm fine" I lied.

Silence filled the air, as I looked at the time, it was 8:30 right now.

"It's getting late, I have to go now" I said standing up from my seat, halfheartedly.

"I'll take you home" I said as I returned him a smile, not a happy smile, but a broken one.

"Thanks, but no thanks" I said as I walked out of the café, leaving him behind.

I walked slowly along the pavement beside the nearly deserted streets of the town, a drizzle had begun.

Which started to damp my clothes but I couldn't care less about soaked dress right now, my body slowly became numb.

What's wrong with me, why wasn't I upset with what he did?

I'm in love with him, right? So, why wasn't I hurt...

In fact, I felt relief, it was strange.

I really wanted to cry right now, I really wanted to let out the pain he caused me...yet I couldn't cry, because I couldn't feel anything.

But numbness and complete loneliness...that's it.

Maybe, I didn't love him at all...?

My mind was so filled with questions with unknown answers as it was my first time to feel this bitterness.

I didn't bother to search for a shelter as I stood in the rain, all alone.

Right now...I cry without tears.

I felt the rain stopped falling down me, as I looked up and saw the reason behind all of it.

It was Shouyou-kun, covering us with an umbrella in hand, he was smiling at me, sadly, as he knew what happened.

"Let's go home?" He said as he nodded, while I was staring down on the pavement.

We walked in silence, as I was still deep in thought, about some stuffs.

"You know what, I like the rain, at least now" I heard him said, I turned to him as he was staring at the road ahead of us.

"Why, I mean--the rain is uncomfortable, you'll get sick" I said as I furrowed my eyebrows.

"You are so close to me" He said as I noticed his cheeks were red.

"A-Aren't we always close?" I said as I could feel my cheeks grow warmer.

"I can't express it but, when we're under the clear skies, you're so free. Honestly, I think you might just fly away...it's bright, and blinding but, it's strangely heartbreaking" He said as his gaze was still on the road, not looking at me.

I stayed in silence as all I could hear is his breathing and the rain drops falling hard every second from the sky.

"Here, we're closed by the rain, like there's no one but us in the world" He said as he turned to me with a smile on his face, I quickly averted my gaze away from him.

We continue to walk in silence as our dialogue ended right there, it was so silence that I can't take it.

I held his hand that was holding the base umbrella, I knew he was slight surprised but I paid no attention.

"Yes, I think so too" I mumbled.

I wish time would stop right now...