"Eh? Where did Kageyama and Hinata go?" Yamaguchi asked after noticing that their futons are empty. Tsukishima grabbed his phone and went downstairs "Those two idiots went jogging first"

"Oh..."

"Yamaguchi, wake her up, I'll be going downstairs to prepare" Tsukishima told him. The boy nodded and he left. However, he got distracted by her sleeping state. She looked so peaceful, so...naturally sweet. And cute. From someone from a prestigious all-girls school, she's different. She would get loud mouthed when volleyball is mentioned yet her analytic skills are amazing. She's soft-spoken and gentle yet she could curse and would sometimes turn scary when mad.

(When someone from Aoba Johsai insulted that Hinata was useless because he's short, she glared at him sharply with a dark aura surrounding her)

She could control Tsukishima's provocative and riling personality, a talent that even he can't do. She's kind, gentle (mostly), and very supportive at the team. Hell, someone would say her personality was clipped off in some shojo manga. She nearly defined the word perfect.

However, the boy knew that she has her flaws. She's freaking innocent and pure minded, making some "perverted idiots" take advantage of her (Nearly happened once). She would give in every time volleyball is mentioned. She's a bit insecure about her skills sometimes. And he could sense that she's carrying a heavy burden that she's hiding.

It's unfair, really. She can be cute unconsciously and consciously. Girls never really talked to him, except if they are asking for Tsukishima's number and information. She talked to him comfortably and she's not infatuated to his bestfriend, from what he sees anyway.

Ayame mumbled in her sleep and the freckled teen noticed it. Her body trembled lightly and she bit her lower lip.

"Dad...I'm sorry..." she mumbled, gripping the blanket tightly "Please...don't leave me...I-I didn't mean to..."

A bad dream, he thought. A stray strand fell on her face and Yamaguchi wanted to tuck her hair but he is scared that she might wake up. "Sh-should I? Sh-she would probably won't mind and no one's watching, particularly Nishinoya-san and Tanaka-san"

After 10 seconds of doubt, he gently tucked her hair behind her ear. Her hair was really soft and smooth and he was soon gently stroking her head. Her body relaxed and she stopped trembling. She unknowingly smiled and sighed in comfort. Yamaguchi was smiling and he kept stroking her head, feeling a little distracted to her face.

"There...much better..."

"Oya?" an amused voice said. The freckled teen flinched and quickly withdrew his hand, turning to face at the amused looking Tsukishima.

"T-that was n-nothing!"

"Idiot, I saw what you're doing. Lying to me is pointless" he said "Too bad I didn't take a picture of it...Nishinoya-san and Tanaka-san would've flipped if they saw it...."

"Please, Tsukki....don't tell Daichi-san or anyone...." The freckled teen pleaded, afraid at the outcome if they knew what he did. Even if he just stroked her head, he tends to overthink things a bit. Tsukishima rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Uh...Tsukki, do you notice something about Ayame?" Yamaguchi asked him. He knew that the megane has a sharp eye and he wanted to confirm something.

"About what?"

"Er...about her eyes..."

"Oh yes, I notice that her eyes are violet" he mockingly answered. Yamaguchi deadpanned and sighed.

"No, not about her eye colour...what I mean is, well...the expression in her eyes..."

Tsukishima thought hard "Hmm...no, nothing...except when volleyball is mentioned, she gets overly excited and starry-eyed. Why?"

Yamaguchi gulped "Nothing...maybe I'm just imagining it..." he muttered. Maybe he was really imagining it. But something inside him was being defiant that he could see a hint of fear and sadness in it. He hoped that Tsukishima's right.

"Anyway, why didn't you wake her up?"

"I-I got distracted..." he reasons out. He got distracted by Ayame's sleeping state.

The tall blonde made a tsk sound and went near the girl "Ayame, wake up" Tsukishima told her, shaking her. The girl groaned and tightly held her blanket closer "Give me 5 minutes..." she mumbled.

So cute...

"Tsk, looks like I have no choice but to do it..." he sighed. Tsukishima pulled her blanket off and Ayame sleepily groaned, still not waking up. Yamaguchi was confused on what his friend was doing. The tall blonde grabbed her ankle and stroked her foot, slowly.

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"PFFT...AHAHAHAHAHA!!! PLEASE, STOP IT!!!AHAHAHAHA!!!STOP!!! THAT TICKLES!!! SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP!! OKAY, FINE!! HAHAHA!! I'M UP!!!"