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The week had finally finished. Ha-Yun and I were stepping out of classes, happy to be on the weekend. We planned to go out to the cinema with the boys to chill from this tiring time. Exams were closing in and we spent quite some time preparing for it. We thought that having time off would be good for our brains. I reached for my phone, texting everyone in our "Sports Addict" group chat to let them know of our plans if they wanted to join.

Queen of Weebs
Sup boys! Wanna hang out tomorrow?
We wanted to go out with Ha-Yun to see a movie
or sth 

King of Trash
Sure thing, cutie! Always love to hang out with u~
（○゜ε＾○）

Need a hairdresser
Stop with the names, ur cringe

King of Trash
Wat are we going to see honey~? (人◕ω◕)

Need a hairdresser
SHES NOT EVEN UR GF UR JUST CRINGE TRASH

King of Trash
U're not allowed to call me trash!
I'm doing whatev i wabt (◣_◢)

NoBrainJustMuscles
Shut up all of you!
N I told yall to stop with that stupid nickname

Iwaizumi Hajime changed his nickname from 'NoBrainJustMuscles' to 'Trash Remover'

Queen of Weebs
I like that one

Owl-y Shit!
Im in! ୧☉□☉୨

Shorty
We thought of a horror movie
Everyone ok with it?

Need a hairdresser
Sure, shorty
try not to be scard to death

Shorty
Waaat do u meaaan?!
Im not scared!

Queen of Weebs
Last time you were holding for dear life
It wasn't even scary

Shorty
No I wasn't!

Owl-y Shit!
U sure were
I remember [name]'s pained expression when u
held onto her

Shorty
Yall are meaaan!

I laughed and raised my head from my phone to glance at Ha-Yun. She had a big pout on her face while crossing her arms. I ruffled her hair playfully, it annoyed her even more.

The next day, I was eating breakfast downstairs while watching the last episode of the current anime I was watching. Not so surprisingly, both my roommates were still sleeping. We were to meet with the others in about two hours so they still had quite some time. At least, I could have the bathroom all to myself. Once I was finished, I hurried upstairs to get some clean clothes before heading to the bathroom. I looked into my dresser, unsure about today's outfit. Suddenly, I heard a knock on my door. I opened it and saw a sleepy Tetsurou standing there.

"Morning. Do you need anything?" I asked, surprised he would knock on my door first thing in the morning.

He yawned and nodded. "Morning. I need my charger."

"Oh, right." I went to my desk to get Kuroo's phone charger. I glanced at his hair which was messier than ever. "You should really find yourself a hairdresser."

"Shut up," he growled as he messed my hair. I protested but he did not care one moment. "Were you picking an outfit?" he wondered as he eyed my room.

I rearranged my hair a bit and nodded. "I wanted to dress nicely today for once."

He stepped in without my consent and eyed in my dresser. I wanted to say something but I let it slide. It was not like he had never seen my underwear before. "I did not know you had something like this," he said as he grabbed my shortall overalls.

"Yeah, I recently bought them. Should I go with that?" I wondered as I took them from him.

I saw him nod in the corner of my eyes. "I think you'll look cute."

I blushed a bit and held back a smile. "What? Kuroo Tetsurou think I'm cute?" I said jokingly.

He clicked his tongue and ruffled with my hair again. "You can be cute and sexy." He winked at me before leaving the room.

I blushed heavily, my heartbeat increasing. I looked at the piece of clothing in my hands and grinned. I took a crop top and new pairs of underwear then went to the bathroom. I was looking forward to this day a lot.

As I went downstairs, fully prepared, I saw Bokuto's door opened and Tetsurou was inside it. I peeked in and saw Kuroo poured water on his head. Bokuto straightened up immediately, trying to grasp the situation. Once he understood, he glared at Tetsurou. I looked at the time and I noticed we were meant to leave in about forty minutes. It must have been the reason why Kuroo woke Bokuto this way. He was a heavy sleeper and it was such a hurdle to get him out of bed, water was the best option when we were in a hurry.

"The hell, Kuroo?!" He yelled annoyed as he looked at his damped clothes and bedsheets.

"Hurry up, or we'll leave you behind."

Bokuto took his phone, only to see it had no battery. "Ah! My alarm clock!"

"My portable battery is charged if you need it," I suggested.

"Thanks, [name]! You're the best!"

Bokuto hurried to the kitchen to eat while Kuroo went upstairs to dress up. I took my bag and went to pick up the battery and waited for all of them at the door. I texted to Ha-Yun as I waited for the two boys, updating her on the current situation and making fun of Bokuto. Later on, she told me she was waiting for us at the meeting point with Oikawa. I hurried the boys as we were going to be late. Tetsurou joined me soon and I heard Bokuto tripping on everything in his room before getting out, combing his hair. We walked to the front gate of the university where the others were waiting. Bokuto was still trying to comb his hair nicely as we walked. When I thought about it, it must have been hard to maintain this hairstyle at all times. Honestly, he did not look bad when his hair was down, still, I liked his hair like this more. The two boys were arguing all the way and I stood beside them, desperate. Finally, we met with the others. Right off the bat, I noticed Iwaizumi was missing.

"Iwaizumi isn't coming?" I wondered as I glanced around.

Touru shook his head. "He had some business that came up. He won't be in Tokyo for the weekend," he explained to us with his usual grin.

I nodded my head. "It's a shame..."

"Well," Touru scooted closer. "You got me so you'll be fine, right [f/n]-chan~ Beside, you look really cute in your outfit, I like it~"

Before I could answer, Kuroo stepped in, pulling on my arm. "Let's just go! We don't want to waste time here." He sounded pissed again. I held back a sigh. Despite what I told him a few weeks ago, he would still step between me and Touru.

I let go of his grasp and held onto Ha-Yun's arm and walked upfront with her. I had to admit, I liked his little jealous side but it was annoying me a bit sometimes. Touru quickly matched pace with us and walked beside me, Kuroo and Bokuto stayed right behind us. The three of us talked a lot on our way to the movies, sometimes joined by Kuroo and Bokuto who were still behind. As it was easier to move around the city with transport, we did not take Ha-Yun's car. Last time we did, we took so much time to reach our destination and parked and missed the movie. Ha-Yun and Iwaizumi were the only one with a car. I had a driving license like Tetsurou and Touru but we did not own a vehicle while Bokuto... well he failed getting one.

After a few minutes, we reached Shibuya station and walked to our destination. It was quite busy as usual so it was hard to not lose anyone in this crowd. Thankfully, we had two town boys with us who knew how to handle it. I was still getting used to the capitol, but it was getting better. Once at the theater, we bought our tickets and went to the room indicated. I sat next to Ha-Yun and Touru as they both liked to cling on me when they were scared. I was not really scared of horror movies so I did not mind them looking for someone to feel better. I was not sure if it was an act in Touru's case so he could be close to me, but I honestly did not mind - I enjoyed a lot his presence. 

The movie started and, as expected, Ha-Yun and Touru clung onto me. While they were screaming in fear in my ears, I ate popcorn, enjoying the bad visual effects. "There really are no good horror films," I whispered with a sigh.

As I was watching the protagonist facing the demon, I felt Touru getting dangerously close to me. My heart raced and I quickly turned to look to him. To my surprise, he was watching me with a smile. His smile was very charming, almost mesmerizing. I completely forgot where we were and what we were doing. I felt my body burning and I gulped nervously. Soon, his smile turned into a smirk and I saw him leaning towards me. Luckily, the room was very dark so I doubted the others around us noticed anything. He brought his lips close to my ear. I could feel his hot breath against my skin - I would lie if I said he did not make me feel excited. As he stayed like this for a few seconds, he whispered in my ear with a sweet, seducing voice.

"You look beautiful today, [first name]."

The fact he did not use the nickname he usually gave to me or any honorific touched me directly in my soul. I did not have any words to say back to him so I just nodded slightly and turned back my attention to the movie. My heart could not stop beating and I felt so hot despite the cool air in the room. Touru, once again, clung on me and held me closer than before. There was no way for me to focus on the rest of the movie. Now, I was sure he was just acting, partly at least.

Eventually, the movie finished and the credits rolled. The two next to me were still holding for dear life and I barely felt any blood running in my arms. However, I was so focused on something else that I did not notice until Bokuto spoke to me.

"Yo, [name]? Are you alright?"

I broke my chain of thoughts and looked at the two pairs of arms around me. I sighed. "Can you two please let go?"

Ha-Yun shook her head and held richer. "I'm too scared right now!'

"It wasn't even scary," said Kuroo. I noticed his expression that seemed very unpleasant. He did not glance at any of us, instead, he would stare at people leaving. I decided to come to talk to him when we were back.

"I saw you jumped a few times," Bokuto pointed with a smirk.

Tetsurou seemed embarrassed. "The music was just too loud that's why." Bokuto continued to make fun of him and Ha-Yun followed soon after. Unfortunately, the teasing soon turned to the small girl as they made fun of her screaming despite the none scary moment.

We decided to stop by a café nearby to talk about the film. It was starting to get really chilly now outside so I covered myself with the comfy scarf that my brother gave me before I left. We came to the same café as last time. They had some amazing pastries and we wanted to try new ones. We ordered one by one and waited while talking about the movie. I complained about the bad story and how it ruined the mood while Ha-Yun affirmed it was still scary and I was a monster who felt no fear. I ruffled her hair roughly with an angry face. She called for dear life as she tried to find refuge with Bokuto who was sitting next to her. Luckily for her, I was stopped by the waiter who came to our table with our order. I eyed Tetsurou every now and then as he did not pronounce many words since we left then, my eyes met with Touru who was sitting on my left. He gave me a gentle smile with closed eyes. Suddenly, I remembered what happened earlier and felt embarrassed again. I took a piece of my shortcake and quickly put it in my mouth. I did not understand why Touru would make me feel this way. We were close and we spent a lot of time together, and I loved watching the stars with him every now and then, but that was all. Well, he was very attractive, to say the least. He had always been nice to me and cared for me, helping me through harsh times. I stayed with the spoon in my mouth for a while but was surprised by a hand extending itself before my eyes. I traced the direction it came from and saw Touru's body closing in on me. The spoon I was holding fell from my hand as I jumped and met the ground. It caught everyone's attention at the table as they looked at the two of us. I glanced at Touru who was staring at me with an innocent look, but I could tell he was smirking - the way I reacted must have amused him a lot. We stayed like this for a few seconds, my heart was beating like crazy. His eyes were like a drug, once you were drawn in it, it was impossible to getaway. My mind went through so many things, I forgot everyone was looking at us. Bokuto's voice brought me back to earth.

"What's going on between you two?"

I glanced back at everyone and noticed their shocked expression. I felt my whole body burning as the blush rushed to my cheeks. "I'm sorry! I need to go to the bathroom!" I explained and escaped from this embarrassing situation.

I stood in front of a mirror and stared at my face. I was so flustered, my cheeks were still red. "Why does he make me feel that way?" I wondered as I turned on the tap to freshen up a bit. I splashed water on my face then turned it off. I took a deep breath and settled my thoughts a bit. "It's not so different from what I feel towards Tetsurou," I thought. "I guess I'm attracted to him," I mumbled.

"Attracted in what way?" I heard a voice from behind. I jumped, almost suffocating on my own saliva. I coughed loudly and turned around to see Ha-Yun standing there. She stared at me with innocent eyes.

"H-H-Ha-Yun? W-wh-what are you doing here?" I stuttered, my throat still sore from coughing.

She shrugged her shoulder. "Well, you took a long time to get out so we were worried."

"Did I? I'm sorry, I needed some time off."

"Is there something wrong?" she asked as she came closer.

I looked down, a bit ashamed. "It's Touru... He's been giving me strange looks today and... it makes me feel... you know..."

She chuckled and put a hand on my shoulder. "Is he making you feel all blushy-blushy?" I nodded. "I didn't know you had feelings for him~ I thought it was Kuroo."

"Well," I paused. "It's a bit complicated." I could not tell her in a place like this. "Maybe I will tell you when we're alone."

She nodded with closed eyes. "We should go back now." I followed her back to the table.

Once we were back, everyone's eyes were on me. I shamefully looked away and sat between Ha-Yun and Touru. I moved my chair closer to my best friend, not feeling comfortable enough around the boy. Bokuto tried to question me about my attitude but I just dodged everything. At some point, I noticed Ha-Yun elbowing him to make him stop. She tried to change the subject to lighten up the mood. After we finished eating, we walked to the subway to go back to the campus. While on our way, I asked my Ha-Yun if she wanted to come over. I needed to talk to someone and she was the only one I felt like I could open up. Touru, upon hearing our conversation, tried to tag along but Ha-Yun quickly turned him down saying it would be a girls-only night. He did not seem happy hearing it but did not pry any longer. We reached our house and waved goodbye to Touru as he walked to his own. Tetsurou opened the door quietly and stepped in, followed by Bokuto and us. I showed around to the girl as she never came here. She seemed quite impressed by how nice it looked. After I showed her around, we picked some snacks to take them to my room. Bokuto and Tetsurou were sitting on the couch, playing games, and I gave them some snacks as well before leaving. We climbed the stairs as we chitchat about our afternoon into town. I opened my door and she hurried inside to jump into my bed. I chuckled and sat next to her. At first, we only talked while watching funny videos online, music in the background. At some point, Bokuto texted me to say they were eating out. I asked my friend next to me if she wanted to join them but politely declined, saying she wanted to stay alone with me. I replied to Bokuto to tell him we were staying here.

Once hungry, we went downstairs to look for food in the kitchen. We made some instant noodles and ate them in my room. We chilled a bit, watching animes. After our third episode, I felt guilty because I still had not explained anything to her. I took a deep breath and spoke up.

"So," I exclaimed, nervous. I wondered if she would not feel disgusted by me, hearing that I was having fun with a guy that was not even my boyfriend. A gentle hand landed on my back. When I turned my head to look at her, she gave me a reassuring smile. I felt a bit more confident and told her what had been bothering me. "You see... Tetsurou and I are... A bit more than just friends."

"I knew it!" she shouted, proud of herself for guessing right.

"It's not like a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship though..."

She tilted her head. "You mean like you're just flirting with each other or..." Her eyes were wide opened when she realized what I meant. "You don't say!"

I grumbled as I buried my head in the pillow. My cheeks were burning from embarrassment. "Yeah... We're sex friends..."

"I would never guess! He's attractive and all so I understand why you would be interested in him that way," she continued talking as if she did not care about the relationship I had with the volleyball player.

"Do you," I hesitantly asked. "Do you not mind? Like... It's a bit weird, isn't it?"

She thought for a bit and shrugged. "Well, you both agree with it so, I don't see a problem." She grinned at me with closed eyes.

I chuckled. "I don't deserve this girl," I thought and took her in my arms.

She hugged back tightly and chuckled as well. We stayed like this for a few minutes, giggling like highschoolers. After some time, we parted ways and smiled at each other.

Ha-Yun was the first one to speak up. "So, are you struggling with your relationship now?"

I sighed. "I'm not sure... Touru is just getting me confused. His flirting is hard to resist, you see?"

She nodded in acknowledgment. "He's kind of a womanizer, isn't he? You should be careful."

"I know," I grumbled and laid back down on the bed, squeezing my pillow between my arms. "But I also know he would not hurt me. I mean, he's a kind guy when you know him and he has always backed me up during harsh times."

"Do you have a crush on him?" she asked, her expression filled with excitement. How could she be so blunt?

I shook my head, uncertain. "I don't know, really. He's just too good at it." I sighed again and closed my eyes. I heard her chuckle and laid down next to me. I opened my eyes once again and met hers. "What about you? Do you have any crush?"

I noticed her body tensing when I asked this question. She looked away as if she was searching for an answer to say. I had never seen her react this way before. "I don't," she finally said. She seemed to avoid giving an answer so I preferred letting it slide. She would tell me when she would be ready.

"Do you want to spend the night here?" I suggested as I saw the time. Her eyes opened wide but then she was back to her usual cheerful self.

"For sure!" she said with enthusiast. "I need to borrow pajamas then~"

I chuckled and nodded. "It might be too big for you, though."

I love this girl so much. I couldn't ask for a better friend.