[ RECAP ]

"Ready to go?"

"Yeah, I'm ready," I respond. I grab my bags and board the plane. I sit next to the window as the plane soon begins to take off.

"Goodbye Japan. I'll be back someday." I'm sorry for not saying goodbye, it'll just be too hard. I'll miss you all. Mostly you Kunimi.

[ KUNIMI'S POV ]

Hm. That's weird. Y/N didn't text me at all today. She usually sends a 'goodnight❤️' text every night. Maybe she's still upset about what I told her after practice. She'll probably get over it soon. She always pushes through no matter what.

I put my phone down and look at myself in the mirror. I grab a brush and comb my hair into two equal parts from the middle. Heh, I guess Y/N was right. Split hair looks and feels better on me than my combover. I lay down and rethink what I told Y/N in the rain.

I was too harsh, wasn't I?

Maybe if I prepare her a bento box as she does to me, she'll forgive me. Although I don't have the same feelings towards her, she's a good person. Maybe we could start over and become good friends.

[ THE NEXT DAY ]

"Dude, why do you have an extra bento box? Is it for that new girl~" Kindaichi teases me. "And what's with the new hairstyle?" I roll my eyes and decide to ignore him. Once we made it to the gym, I saw Tobio but I didn't see Y/N. Maybe she's coming late?

I begin my stretching and get ready for practice. I take a glance at Tobio and noticed that he seemed different from before. He had a dark aura around him and seemed to be thinking deeply about something. "Iwa~chan, we can't begin practice," Oikawa whines.

"Why not Shittykawa?!"

"Cause Y/N~chan isn't here to help us," Oikawa pouts. I guess I wasn't the only one who noticed her absence.

"I'm sure she's just running late and will come to school later on. Now get your flat ass up and set the ball for me!" This is weird for Y/N to miss practice but I won't think much of it.

[ LUNCHTIME ]

"Akira who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Y/N."

"Who?"

"I mean Kageyama-san, she didn't come to practice this morning and I think she came late."

"Why are you looking for her?"

"I wanted to apologize for how I acted yesterday," I respond.

"Isn't she that one weird girl that is obsessed with you?"

"I got to go, I'll see you later Homura." I walk away before I hear her insult Y/N any further. I walk into the cafeteria, hoping to see her eating with the rest of the team. She wasn't with them. Where is she? Is she sick or something?

"Iwa~chan, Y/N~chan isn't here today," Oikawa groans while he begins to sulk in his chair.

"She's probably sick Trashykawa," Iwaizumi smacks his head so he could sit up straight.

"But she would have texted us," Oikawa pouts while rubbing the back of his head.

"She's probably resting so I recommend not bothering her right now," Iwaizumi tells the team. I notice Tobio flinch, something must be up.

I walk back to Homura and take out my bento box to eat. "Akira~ I forgot to bring my bento box today, can I have your extra one?" Homura asks me.

"Sure," I respond after a few seconds and hand her the bento box.

"Thank you Akira~" She begins to eat the bento box that was meant to be for Y/N. "Akira~ can I ask you something?"

"Sure Homura."

"Do you want to be my boyfriend?"

[ ONE WEEK LATER ]

GREAT KING
y/n~channnnnnnnn

you been gone for a week

where are you?

ONION HEAD
are you okay Y/N?

IWA~CHAN
I'm beginning to worry for
you Y/N. Please respond

GREAT KING

LAZY ASS
Tobio where's your sister?

MILK BOI
Y/N isn't going to be here
anymore

MAKKI
what do you mean?

GREAT KING
where did Y/N~chan go?🥺

EYEBROWS
did something happen to her?

MILK BOI
she's fine but she will be gone for
a while

that's all I could say

GREAT KING

"Gone for a while? What does that mean?" I whisper to myself. I then feel a hand rub my back.

"Calm down Akira~. You seem stressed. Are you okay?" Homura asks me.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Where are you Y/N? What happened? Why won't Tobio tell us more? Is it me?

[ 3 MONTHS LATER ]

"Kunimi, you good?"

"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine," I respond to Kindaichi.

"You sure? You have been acting off ever since Y/N left," he sighs. It's true I was acting off ever since she left but I wasn't the only one. Tobio became colder, Oikawa became meaner, and the whole team seemed to be breaking off. "Is it because you miss her?"

I stopped in my tracks once he asked that. Did I miss Y/N? Did I miss her kindness? Her affection? Her love? Her laugh? Her smile? Everywhere I see, I see Y/N. Every second that passes, I think about her. Every morning and night that goes by, I wish to see her. I do miss Y/N. But why? I have a girlfriend and shouldn't be thinking about another girl.

Flashback

"Kunimiiiii," I hear a voice call me.

"What is it Kageyama-san?"

"Coach t-told me that y-you have the k-key to the storage r-room. Can you o-open it for m-me please?"

"Fine." We both begin to head towards the storage room, Y/N skipping and humming with a big smile behind me. Cute.

Once I opened the door, she looked for whatever the coach asked her for. Her eyes widened once she found what she needed. She reached for a book that was on top of the highest shelf. She couldn't reach it and went from tiptoeing to straight-out jumping. I silently laugh at the view and walk behind her to help. I reached for the book and handed it to her. I saw a blush crossing her cheeks, noticing how close I was to her.

"T-thank you Kunimi," she stutters. I don't know why she always stutters whenever she talked to me. It was annoying at first but I eventually got used to it and found it a bit cute.

"Let's go back Kageyama-san." I hear her let out a loud sigh. I didn't want to call her Y/N because I smiled whenever I did. I don't know why but I just did, so that's why I stuck with her last name.

"W-wait," she grabs my wrist. "I wrote t-these for you."

She then hands me some letters that had hearts around them. "What's this?"

"I w-wrote them for you b-but I was s-shy to give them t-to you." She places the letters in my hand and runs out of the storage room before I could respond.

I look down at the letters in my hand and begin reading them. They were all about the little gestures I did that she appreciated or things she found cute about me. There was one letter that caught my attention the most though.

It was a letter about the things that made her fall in love with me. I didn't think of myself as a charmer at all which is why I found it interesting. As I was reading it, I felt a warm feeling on my chest but I shook it off.

I knew that Y/N had a crush on me but I didn't know how much she truly loved me.

End of Flashback

Why didn't I notice what I had right in front of me?

"Are you okay Kunimi? You blanked out for a minute there," Kindaichi was waving his hands in front of my face. "You didn't answer my question, do you miss Y/N?"

I wait a couple of seconds more and I finally respond to him. "Yeah and I think I love her."