"Don't tell me you like her"

It's the last weekend before the new school year starts.

Y/n never opened her window since that day. She's afraid that she'll see the boy on the other window once again.

"Why do I'm avoiding him?" A thought popped into her mind. She doesn't know either. But her weird reflex on their last encounter makes her embarrassed and she's now afraid to face him.

"Did I sound rude?" She wonders.

She peak into the window hiding behind the curtains. But he is not there. She relaxed and slide the curtain open and swing the glass to let the air comes inside.

She feels bored right now. Missed playing volleyball. She doesn't even have her brother with her or her friends to play with.

y/n lay on her bed flat on her back before reaching the volleyball that sits beside her bed.

She starts tossing it into the air while looking blankly into the ceiling.

Bored.

• • • • • • • • •

"Awww, I injured my hand just before the class starts? Perfect. I'm so lucky!" Kuroo sarcastically expressed while holding his right hand with the wounded index finger.

"It's just a wound. It'll heal soon" Kenma said as they enter the taller's home to find the first aid kit.

After his wound was treated they go upstairs and decide to play some video games.

Kenma settled on the floor with his back on the bed's side. While Kuroo proceeds to the window to open the curtains and let the natural light comes in, but something caught his eyes.

"Kuroo?" Kenma calls when he realized that he's taking long.

"Volleyball..." Kuroo simply mutters that puzzled the younger.

"What do you mean?" Kenma asked. Now with all his attention to Kuroo.

"Hsss! Quiet. She might get scared again if she realized where here." Kenma frown because it's pretty obvious that Kuroo's voice is always louder than him. "Does she play volleyball too?" He asked no one specifically.

Kenma walks to his side and looks at the window as well. "Is she the one you're telling me last week?" Kenma asked still his eye watching the ball being tossed.

Kuroo nods.

"Don't tell me you like her." Kenma starts leaving his side and grabs his console once again

"No! I don't!" he defends forgetting that he just ask Kenma to tone down his voice a minute ago.

"AKK! HELL!" the girl expressed.

y/n accidentally tossed the ball stronger. It bounced on the ceiling and her hand slipped causing it to hit her directly on her face.

Oh yeah, I forgot to put a tape on it. She says while rubbing her injured finger. She got it on her last week in Miyagi while playing with her brother in the park.

She immediately gets up from her bed but meets Kuroo's eyes once again.

Kuroo was found off-guard. This time he's guilty of purposely looking into her room. His stomach rolls, and he can't think clearly what to say so she wouldn't accuse him of being a creepy stalker.

y/n snapped to reality. She stands up and walks towards the window ignoring the throbbing pain on her hand and mouth. She takes a deep breath before saying:

"I'm sorry for the last time. I think I'm a bit rude." She bowed with a hint of red tint on her face.

Kuroo was surprised because he doesn't think of it as being rude in any way. He scratched the back of his head before saying:

"Don't worry it's o— wait!, it's BLOOD!" Kuroo exclaimed pointing at her face.

Y/n was startled and touched her face. She saw blood on her hand after touching her lips. Her eyes widen.

Shoot the ball! I bit my lips! she internally screams.

"Hey catch!" he shouts and y/n caught it. It's a small pack of tissue.

"Thanks, she mutters before getting a sheet to wipe of the blood.

Geez, I'll have a wound on my face just before the class starts. I'm so lucky -_-

• • • • • • • • •

Monday. First day of class.

Y/n look at the mirror one last time. She wore a white blouse with a black vest and dark blue blazers. The color of the blazer matched her pleated skirts.

It's Monday and it'll be her first day in Nekoma high.

She frowns at the sight of the wound on the side of her lips.

"Aww, you look like a delinquent who just got into a fight," she said to her reflection. While waving her right hand that is also covered with tape.

"Ittekimasu!" she said even know her dad has gone to work already an hour earlier. She locked the door and starts walking.

"Tokyo...I thought it'll a lot different than Miyagi. Oh well, it's not like we're isolated. Miyagi is still on the suburb." She monologues to keep her mind busy while walking.

Suddenly, a cat sitting on top of one of the resident's fences caught her eye.

"Woah! he's huge!" y/n run to the cat. She's looking up to see more of the cat's features. "I wonder if he's the alpha male cat," she whispered to herself.

"You're so black and your eyes look smug. On second thought, you're more like scary than cute." She said to the cat which of course doesn't respond. "What's your name? Hmm... I think the name 'Kuro' suits you well because you're black." She smiled as she claps her hand.

"Here! Kuro-chan~ Mish mish mishi mishi kitchi pish pish Kuro-chan come here." She tried all the cat-like sounds she could mutter to call the cat but it ignores her.

"Snub Kuro-chan!" She frowns.

"Oi, are you picking up a fight with a cat?!" A tall figure appeared behind her causing her skin to crawl like a scared cat. She slowly looks behind and found a familiar person.

"Ehh?! you?!" She moves a step back.

"What's wrong with that cat! Isn't he cute?" He pointed at the cat that somehow looks bored. It meows a deep meow before jumping inside the fence.

"It looks mad and unfriendly," y/n answered and starts walking ahead. Kuroo followed behind her.

"Hey get back your harsh words towards that poor little 'kitten'"Somehow, Kuroo feels affected by y/n's negative remarks towards the black cat. And he got a feeling that he wants to defend it.

"It's too big for a kitten." y/n pouted looking back in his direction. "Hmm, on the second glace. I think you have the resemblance. Is that your Kitten?" She laughed.

"Stop making fun of him," he mutters slowly fading the last words. Why do I'm arguing just because of a cat? he realized.

Kuroo looked at the girl who's now walking ahead of him. She wears a uniform with the same palette of colors as him.

"Are you going to Nekoma too?" He asked. Y/n stoped and look at him. That's only the time she noticed that he's wearing the same uniform. Only the male version. She nods.

"What year?"

"First year."

"Ahh, same. Anyway, does it still hurt?" He asked looking at the wound on the side of her lip.

"Not much anymore. But it bothers me. Lucky to start the new school year with this." She laughs.

They continue walking side by side not sure what to talk about. Kuroo walks slowly on the roadside. He knows well how to control his speed because of Kenma.

"Hey! It's that the Tokyo tower!?" Y/n pointed out to a tower. Her face is gleaming from happiness like a child seeing a giraffe or a dolphin for the first time. "Sugoi!!"

Kuroo tried to hold his laughter as he feels bad to disappoint her but he can't help it.

"Pft! WAHAHAHAHA!" He laughs hard as if his guts would come out of his mouth causing y/n to pout.

"Are there no transmission tower from where you from?" He laughs between his words like it's the funniest joke he ever heard in his lifetime.

"So it's not?" She asked. Kuroo nods with his fake sad face telling 'condolence'

"Anyway, where are you from?" Kuroo asked her while wiping off his tears.

"Miyagi. Miyagi prefecture." She answered. 'Miyagi' rings an alarm on the dark-haired boy.

Yoko

The two continued walking until they reached their destination. They separate ways in the locker room only to reunite again in the same classroom.

"We're in the same class?" Kuroo mutters as he settled on the seat behind her.

"It seems like that" She laughs.

Somehow, they easily get comfortable with each other. It's like they already know the other for a long time.

Except with the fact, that they don't even know the name of each other yet at this time.