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Being around my team, the national Japan men's team, has always been fun, and of course I accepted when they invited me to a bar. Most of my old teammates were there from Inarizaki, like the twins, Kita, and… Suna. I’ve always seen Suna differently. Recently, he insisted on me calling him “Rintarou” or just “Rin”, his given name. At first, I was confused, but that confusion quickly turned into comfort and acceptance. I was glad Rin let me call him such.
I was a little tense around a certain old teammate; Osamu. We used to date in highschool, but we decided to go our separate ways after our third year. I was huddled into the corner of the booth, Atsumu on my left, Rin on my right. I was still tense, asking Hinata to grab me more to drink, something strong. He nodded, smiled, then ran off to the bar. I sighed, bouncing my leg, which brushed against Rin’s. He quickly took notice of my anxiety, leaning over to whisper to me “Why so tense.” his tone suggesting it wasn’t much of a question, more of a demand, like he was really worried. My eyes landed on Osamu talking with Kita and Aran, his eyes followed mine before groaning, “Don’t worry about him, this is supposed to be a night about us.”. I was going to reply when Hinata came back with my drink. He has gotten me vodka, the kid, a year younger than me, knew me well enough to know that vodka gets me drunk the fastest.
I swiftly took the shot, way too anxious for this night to be fun. I unconsciously leaned toward Rin, trying to distance myself from memories by staring at Osamu. I looked up at Rin, checking to see if it was okay to be so close, he only nodded, very slightly. After a good 30-ish minutes, the alcohol started entering my system, making me all warm and fuzzy, but overall, made me relax. Just what I was looking for. My body started to relax, Rin taking notice and side eyeing me. I didn’t realize he was looking until I turned to talk to Bokuto, who was on the other side of Rin. I started speaking with the owl-like person, cracking jokes, talking about future and past games, Hinata joining in. Rin seemed… awfully quiet, which wasn’t usual, on most days, he’d pipe into conversations around him, but tonight? He wasn’t doing any talking. I started getting worried, wondering if something happened to cause such a silent state.
As I was going to ask him what was going on, Osamu came over, sitting next to Atsumu and talking with him. My fear skyrocketed, the only times I’ve spoken to him was to order at Onigiri Miya with my team. I was hoping he didn’t notice me or just didn’t acknowledge me, but my worst fear happens. “So, How are you, Y/N? How’s volleyball treatin’ ya?” I froze like a deer in headlights as I was reaching for my beer, my eyes flicked over to the southern voice. I quickly replied with an automated response, the one of the few I had stored just in case he spoke to me this evening, looking back down at my beer in my hand. “I’ve been good. Volleyball is treating me as it would any other athlete.”I sounded a little blunt, internally cringing at my lack of tone, I looked back over at him, his face was plain, a small smile appearing on his lips. He chuckled a little, the sound stinging in my chest. “So I’d say good?” I put on a small smile and nodded. I leaned back, tipping back my beer and swallowing the rest of it.
I glanced over at Rin, who seemed to be… scowling? At his drink? Was there something wrong with it? I was going to open my mouth to ask him, Iwaizumi cutting me off. He was speaking about something like how the next game is going to be fantastic and how we’re going to ace it. I wasn’t really paying attention, I was zoning out in my own worry for Rintarou.
At the end of Iwaizumi’s speech, the team cheered, but Rin stayed silent, again. I need to find a way to speak to him without interruptions. I asked Rin and Bokuto if I could get out to use the bathroom, which I didn’t need to, I just needed to calm down. They moved back just enough for me to squeeze past them, strutting over to the bathroom. I sighed in relief when I shut the door behind me. I looked in the mirror, turning on the sink and splashing water on my face, some getting in my hair, making it damp. I took a few deep breaths, relaxing before making my way back out of the bathroom and to my seat. On the way out, I bumped into a larger frame… Osamu. He looked down at me, quickly apologizing, then moving past me. Great, the trip to the bathroom was all for nothing.
I made it back to our table, realizing Rin was… gone? I asked Bokuto where he had went, “Outside for a smoke! Not sure why he smokes, it’s not really good for him and…” I tuned out of Bokuto’s rant, walking to the front door to confront Rin. I flung the door open, searching left to right to find him. He was a few yards from the door, I beelined over to him, him noticing my presence almost instantly. I waved softly, leaning onto the wall next to him. He offered a cigarette, I took one from the box, him turning and getting rather close to me to light my cig. I looked at his olive eyes, focused on lighting the small cancer stick. He saw me staring at his pretty eyes, him smirking. “Take a picture, it’ll last longer.” I averted my eyes, bringing the cigarette to my lips, taking a drag. I held the smoke in for a few seconds, turning away from Rin, leaning back onto the wall, blowing out into the cold night air.
We sat there until my cig was finished, bringing up small talk. I was about to ask why he was scowling earlier, but I was once again cut off, this time by Kageyama. He came out to say “The team is getting ready to leave, if you two want to say your goodbyes, I suggest coming inside.” his blunt tone echoed against the nearby buildings. I looked over at Rin “Well, can’t miss that.” before walking back inside, leaving me trudging behind him in frustration.
Once we got inside, Bokuto was singing something, apparently they were doing karaoke while we were outside smoking. I probably had an irritated look on my face because most of my team members asked if I was okay, to which I lied and said I was fine. Rin sat back down, Atsumu was up with Bokuto and I was between Rin and… Osamu. I didn’t have the energy to panic anymore, I just accepted my fate. I was watching the team singing and dancing with a bored look. Osamu said “You look a little bored, I can fix that.” loud enough for Rin to hear because he slammed his glass down, I flinched a little, scared of Rin. He grabbed my thigh tightly, my face going bright red, I looked over at Rin, about to pretest, but he gave me a look of “don’t speak.” so I shut my mouth and tried to focus on the boys singing.
About 5 minutes later, Rin started rubbing my thigh with his thumb. My mouth was slightly open in shock from Rin's actions, Osamu spotted my face, asking “Are you alright, Y/N?” I just nodded because I didn’t think I could speak without stuttering. He hummed before diverting his attention back to the team, still singing, I guess Kageyama was wrong, we aren’t leaving… just yet. I look back up at Rin, whispering to him “What is your problem?!” He narrowed his eyes at me, whispering back “You stupid bitch, can’t you see?” I went wide-eyed, about to yell at him on how I had no idea what he was talking about, “the perfect one for you, is me.”
I froze, Rin had a straight face. Was he being serious? Was he just joking around? My face got more red, if that was even possible. “R-” He looked away. I frowned, grabbed his jaw and made him look back at me. “Are you being serious.” I demanded to know, he hummed, his eyes looking to the side, as if he was thinking. What did he have to think about? It was a simple yes or no question. I was about to open my mouth to speak again before Rin captured my lips with his. Time seemed to freeze, then I actually realized… This was happening. This was real. I let my eyes flutter shut, pressing back against Rin. He slightly smiled into our kiss, gripping my thigh harder. I let out another gasp at the pressure, he used this as a chance to slip his tongue into my mouth. I moaned into his mouth, the feeling of his tongue on mine was heavenly. I shifted to sit on Rin’s lap, his hands moving to grab my hips.
We continued making out until I heard the music stop behind me, I pulled back to look Rin in his dilated eyes before looking behind me, seeing less than half the people around us, looking at us. I quickly got embarrassed, shoving my face into Rintarou’s neck, he looked over me to see what I saw. He snarled “Is there a problem?” their gazes snapped away from us. “Rin… You didn’t have to, we shouldn’t be-” “I don’t care, people shouldn’t stare at what’s mine.” I was cut off, my eyes going wide, I lifted my head up to glance up at him “Y-You mean…” He gently smiled, “If you want to be that is.” I took a deep breath to ground myself, “I’d like that.” He pulled me in for another kiss.
Maybe this night wasn’t so bad after all.