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hold-him-down · 5 months ago
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Can you please write some more on what happens before the drabble about the videotake?
yes! i need clarification though because there have been two video drabbles recently-
do you mean before the river one or the leo one?
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fayeimara · 4 years ago
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Meant To Be || One For Every Billion
6. By My Side | Pt 5
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It takes you just a moment to understand his last message but you're already looking up as the dots are being connected and there he is, walking towards you with a real smirk on his real face.
So when he reaches you, you immediately say, "Definitely cute." and watch his mouth drop as he blushes.
Pretty boy didn't think you'd say it, did he? People should really know better than to dare you.
Although he gathers his composure pretty fast, responding after a beat, "Not cuter than you."
You laugh and shake your head, finishing the rest of your drink before standing, "Do you want anything?"
"I'm good, I just had a milkshake from the snack bar on the corner."
He moves to let you pass by him, following your lead as you move to exit the lounge and comment, "That's how you got here so fast. Where are the others?"
"Decided to do their own things, I guess. I think Maki was tired. I don't know what Iwa-chan and Mattsun are up to."
"Uh huh." You had a pretty good idea. They're probably busy being some of the best wingmen ever. That or Toru just ditched his friends, but you don't think he'd really ever do that.
But he'd also be complaining a little more that they ditched him if he didn't have some sort of idea so... you don't know what to think. Which is becoming a constant issue in his presence but it doesn't feel bad or scary.
At this point, you're not going to question it. If everyone is okay and happy, then you're going to focus on the now. Toru is really good at bringing that out in you, you realize as you come to a stop in the warm night air.
Turning to face him with a smile, you ask, "So, then, any requests from the birthday boy?"
His eyes light up with excitement and he responds, "Yes, but it's a surprise!"
"Okay, but.. shouldn't I be surprising you?" You question as he starts to lead you away from the lounge entrance.
"You already did! Now I know we have all night to enjoy the rest of the park."
"Or at least until it closes in a couple hours."
"Then we can gather anyone who's still up and have a party in my room!"
"Yeah, that's real ambitious. We'll see on that but- what's first?"
He stops briefly when he sees a cotton candy stall and answers in his sing-song manner, "First, something sweet for my angel."
Oh he's so cute. Seriously. But you let him buy it for you before prompting, "And now?"
"And now," he looks over at you with a satisfied smile, "we enjoy a ride down a river in a boat." He reveals, just as the two of you reach the entrance to the small, peaceful dock.
"Don't they close the river rides after dark?"
"In ten minutes, actually. So we should hurry because it'll drop us off to our next destination."
You look at him in surprise as you both join the relatively short line. Did he have this planned for before, when he thought you were going to leave? It's a little bittersweet because that's really thoughtful but, it also makes you sad to realize that would mean that maybe he thought the two of you wouldn't see each other again until the next time you visited. It also made you question... Were you unintentionally pushing him away when you visited?
Or you're just overthinking as per usual and he just puts this much effort into it every time he's spending time with a girl he might like. Right.
The two of you reach the front of the line in just a couple minutes and listen to the instructions from the staff member who tries to hand you down into the automated boat. You say 'try' because Toru's hand cuts in between and he helps you instead, giving the guy a pretty condescending smile. He's not even threatened, just.. acting like there was no other possibility because, well, it's not even a contest. You can't lie, you like it.
You settle down and he gets in after you, pretty steady himself as he elegantly plops down into the seat next to you, his arms stretching forward for a brief moment before leaning back into the seat, shifting his legs forward, and placing his hands in his jacket pockets. And whatever he just did there.. that's pretty hot too.
As your boat moves away from the dock, you're struck by the romantic atmosphere of the ride. The quiet melody of the water you're gliding through, the trees dotting the sides of the river that sway with a breeze every so often, their branches reaching towards the water like the leaves are looking for a cool, gentle place to lay. You and Toru, under the stars that are peeking slightly out of the sky, like shy observers to your secret little adventure.
He isn't saying anything either, studying the environment and in his own thoughts you suppose, but you don't mind the silence. You do, however, offer him the cotton candy, tilting the base of the cone you're holding so it's angled towards him. He pulls a hand free from his pocket to reach out and grab a tuft of the cloud-like candy before popping it in his mouth with a smile.
"Do you think about where you want to be in the future?" He's looking up at the sky, head tilted back against the seat, when you look over at his question.
You bite your lip, considering what he's asking. You think way too much about it sometimes, you suppose. "How far in the future?"
He looks over at you in surprise, like he expected a quick answer instead of your clarifying question. Now it's his turn to think. "I guess in a few years, after graduating. What do you want to do?"
"What I want to do is probably very different from where I might be, I think."
"How so?"
You're both looking at each other, lost in another bubble together, so you try to be as honest to yourself as you want to be with him, "In an ideal world, I would either write or play volleyball. Realistically, I'll end up tied to... my family business more than I'd like. Which means I likely won't have the time or energy left to do the things I love."
His eyes are wide, you think he's realized he just turned a mountain, not a rock. Maybe even you wouldn't know what to say in response to someone who just said what you did. But then he surprises you yet again, "If you know what you want to do, what stops you from making sure that's where you end up instead, no matter what?"
"You know," you smile at him softly, "That's exactly the battle I'm currently fighting. So we'll see how it turns out, I guess."
"So," his voice turns teasing, "will you pick writing or volleyball, when you win?"
"Probably writing," you answer with a laugh, releasing the weight that just took a break on your shoulders.
"Why?"
"You love volleyball, right? So much that you can't see yourself doing anything but that for the rest of your life?"
He sends another shocked, wide-eyed look your way but you're surprised he doesn't realize how clear that is to read on him, how easily you figured it out really early in the course of your correspondence this past year. You tuck that away for another day and continue your answer to his question.
"I love both like that and, the way I see it, I'm lucky to be able to love more than one thing at a time. And because I do, they'll both always have a place in the future I want. So it's not really that I'm making a choice between one or the other, I'd be incapable of that. Volleyball will always be in my life, even if it isn't the same way it is now. It's just that I'll pursue writing as my vocation while continuing to enjoy volleyball however I can."
"So you won't go pro." He doesn't state it as a question but it sounds like there's still one in there somewhere.
"I don't think so. That's... a little more complicated."
He shifts to turn more towards you, pulling another piece of the cotton candy you're holding between the two of you and encouraging, "I've seen your videos, Y/n. You're as much, if not more, talented than either of your cousins."
You laugh again, "Aren't you a little biased, Oikawa?"
"Sure, but I'm still telling you the truth as I see it. You've already filled the gaps they lack as players, you almost seem to have none. You're part of the powerhouse teams in your region, even country. And you can only improve from there."
"Yeah. But it's not talent or skill or even anything about volleyball itself that makes me so sure about its role in my life."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I promise, I will another day. But I know it'll be a long discussion and I want to hear your answer."
"My answer?"
"Where you want to be after you graduate."
"Don't you already know?" His lips pull up into a confident smile, "Because you said it, Y/n-chan. I can't see myself doing anything but playing volleyball for my future."
"No matter how you get there?"
"No matter how I get there." He confirms, watching you with a tilt to his head, "But I will get there."
"Of that, I have no doubt. I've seen you play, too."
And like that, his smile twists into a satisfied smirk, "Just on video, huh? You still have to come to one of my games in person, though."
"Oh, I do, do I?" You're grinning as the two of you fall back into lighthearted teasing.
"Of course. I think there's still a thing or two I could teach you."
"I'm sure. Without a doubt."
By the time the boat reaches the end of its line, the cotton candy is completely gone, much like any space between you both. The two of you are just short of leaning into each other, your sides already pretty much pressed against each other for most of the fifteen minute ride, as you and Toru talked and joked about various things with only the blinking stars and swaying trees as your witnesses.
You take a deep breath in as your boat approaches the dock, starting to pull away from him slightly, but you also catch the now-familiar scent of some product Toru uses and it smells divine. It's the sort of scent that makes you want to lean into his chest or neck and just relax while he holds you.
Oh my god. You need to slap yourself. That was pathetic, right? And after just one romantic boat ride, holy shit. You still have another hour and a half to go unless you completely bail on him. And for what? Because you caught yourself slipping? Again?
Ugh. No. You're here to be a good friend. And okay, take it slow and see what else could be between the both of you. But that shit wasn't slow.
You've pulled away, physically and metaphorically, by the time your boat docks but you still accept his hand as he helps you off, blocking the attendant yet again. He doesn't pull away though and neither do you, so you're still holding hands as you and Toru walk to your next destination.
Just taking it slow. Right... Shit.
Turns out your next destination is the carousel. You two keep switching horses, messing around until you're politely removed. After which you hit up some of the rides like the one that spins really fast so that you're pressed back against the reclined wall, or the one where you sit in a claw that swings you up, down, around, etc.
Following that, it's mini coasters and then upgraded back to some of your favourite thrill coasters from earlier in the day. You tell him it's a completely different experience at night. After the first one, he agrees. So you two hit up four more.
By the time the two of you get off the last one, teasing and laughing about who was screaming louder (it was him, obviously), you only have a little over twenty minutes left before the park closes. So your hand finds Toru's, your fingers lacing together with ease and electric familiarity by now, and you pull him along in order to run back to the hotel through the remaining crowd.
"Why are we going back?" He's barely even out of breath as he easily catches up to race beside you, but you guess neither are you. Thank you, conditioning.
"It's a surprise!"
The concierge barely startles when he sees two teens just run through, raising his hand to call out before lowering it in defeat. You're already gone anyways. You reach the elevator bay and hit the button for your floor, thankfully the door to the middle one opens immediately with a smooth tone. When the two of you get in for the ride up to the top floor, the pace steadies and you're just looking at each other while you each catch your breath, then you burst out laughing again.
"Okay so you're still not going to tell me?" There's a little bit of mock attitude in his tone but it's washed away by his genuine smile.
"Just wait."
The elevator dings as it reaches your floor and you're pulling him out with the doors barely open. The two of you reach your room and you swipe the card over the lock, opening the door, pulling you both through and closing it in swift motions before letting go of his hand and running to the balcony.
"Come on!"
You look back to encourage him forward as you open the double doors and he strolls up to your side before you both step out together. Just as you reach the rail, faint music starts to drift up from the park's speakers, getting louder and louder until you can hear its strains clearly, playing the orchestral melody that indicates the park will be closing in fifteen minutes.
It's what you can see only from up here that you wanted to show him. Because with the music that plays, there are lights quite literally at every inch of the park that turn on in an incredible show.
Many people gather on the streets or at particular locations for the ground level view. But those are always crowded and honestly a pretty limited view of the show's true scale. It's the guests who have park facing rooms and know to stop for the view from their balconies at this time that experience the true and complete nature of the stunning spectacle.
"Wow." He barely says it, it's more like a word he releases with his breath, but you're so happy knowing you were right.
This is the perfect ending to an incredibly special day that deserves no less. You and Toru stand there, side by side for the full fifteen minutes, still under the carpet of stars that seem a little closer from up here. The two of you hold hands, arms and sides pressed against each other as you both lean on the balustrade and listen to the crescendos and decrescendos, glancing at each other with smiles and the occasional comment. Sometimes pointing to a corner or edge of the park laid out beneath you to pull the other's attention with a tug on your linked hands.
And when the music starts its final rise only to move into its final descent, you look instead at Toru and find him looking back at you. With your hands still linked, you lean into him further to place a soft kiss on his cheek, mirroring the one from a year ago, this on his other side. Then you lean back to look at his flustered but happy face with a soft smile and add your wish for him to your blessing-
"Happy Birthday, Toru."
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-ngl but that moment when Toru takes a seat in the boat was fully inspired by my memory of him at the Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match, just after Iwa hops over the seat like wow, but then the way Oikawa stretches out from his previous position... just more wow. Sorry, I can't explain it. I love that scene (and the others with those two that follow) and I don't know if I'm the only one it stuck with like this...
A/N: Okay...time for the vent... I will be the first to say that I love Kuroo and Suna primarily, and both the Miyas are a close second.. but I DO NOT KNOW HOW OIKAWA KEEPS PULLING THIS ON ME like... this whole episode really got away from me again. I mean, I did like Oikawa as a close second to Kuroo (who's been my steady the whole time, js, it's unwavering) for a LONG time before being intro'd to Inarizaki but... then Suna just came in and turned my head until I was like.. Oikawa, who? But maybe this just goes deep, so I didn't know he was always still in there. He IS incredibly lovable after all, you can't change my mind about that, and I really respect him as a complex character and okay, yeah, I honestly can't remember who was my first between him and Kuroo at this point because I was simping for them both before I really even remembered their names (and was trying to avoid being teased by my bf for rewatching scenes with them since he had to bribe me to watch the show in the first place). Anyways, I don't know what I'm saying anymore since I desperately need to go to sleep, maybe for a whole day, so I hope you guys like this one! Because.. just, yeah. Toru <3 I guess
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imaginationkonoha · 5 years ago
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Different Ways - Kakashi Hatake ( Part 1)
Hi, is me again. I hope that alllll you enjoy!
~Gif isn't mine~
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I was not a ninja, had given up on this idea after my brother died because of the profession, protecting the village, killed himself before the enemies found him to hide our clan's secrets, I had even graduated from the academy but the trauma it was too big to go on with it. Being a teacher at the gym was something that really wasn't in my plans, don't get me wrong, I really loved teaching the language to those kids but my dream was to travel the world and write stories. I have never been to the Shinobi world and have always hated everything related to him, had seen several deaths of my former students and this is not what a teacher wants. I always hated this world until Kakashi came into my life.
At first I didn't really understand why he was interested in me because, you see, I wasn't in that world to understand his position. But even so, he always came to the mini library I had made to encourage the children to read. I always wondered what he wanted since he always read the same book. When he called me out to be totally embarrassed, I simply lost my speech but agreed, as we were going to discuss some books. After a few meetings, far off I must add because of his available time, I found myself in a paradox, hated the Shinobi world and was in love with a ninja.
I never had the courage to tell Kakashi how I felt, and the man never opened, it was killing me. Kakashi had gone on a Naruto mission and all the new members of the sheet, which made me really worried, I worried about him.
Leaving the gym with Iruka, the man told me how Konohamaru defended Naruto to his friends and I smiled. Naruto always tried to escape from me in class but I was never afraid of the fox, and just like Iruka, I tried to encourage him to the fullest, despite the vocabulary that made me want to hit him many times. He was a good boy.
“Are you going to the library?” He asked, nodding in her direction.
"I don't know yet," I said with a shrug.
"Are you worried about him?" Iruka asked and I got scared. "Seriously, you live walking together in the village, full of laughs and smiles. All you have to do is hold hands to be the perfect couple." It kept making me blush. "It's my job as a best friend to realize these things"
"I am, I didn't want to go back to this world" I answered and he understood. Iruka knew my story, how difficult it was for me to get into jutsu, chakra and so on. I hated talking about it but it was necessary for the sake of children.
"I think I'll walk a little," I decided and he nodded, giving me goodbye. I walked to the great Bridges of Konoha, leaning there to think for a moment. At that moment I saw a child by the river, I had never seen her, and considering that I saw all the children in Konoha, that said a lot.
I walked slowly to her, not to scare. She looked at me with frightened eyes and I realized that now her shirt was bloody. I hurried and sat down, the bridges were near one of the village entrances, and near the forest as well.
'Hey, what happened to you?' I asked worriedly wanting to solve her problem. She could barely speak, just pointed at the forest in time for me to react to a fireball coming towards us.
"Fumetsu no tate" I shouted and my shield inmortal appeared, one of my Tsydoi clan's inheritances. I felt the enemy approaching and moved away from the child, I did not want her to hurt herself further. I began to walk by the river, assessing the enemy. He had done several missions to the village before giving up. I grabbed my ribbon and focused my chakra on it, thinking of using my wind whip jutsu. I whipped him forward and sent him into the middle of me, saw the cuts he was making and got even angrier when he tried to retaliate by sending me a triple wind whip, he tried to escape where he came from but I didn't let him pull him back , I couldn't walk away and leave that defenseless child there.
“Who the hell are you?” He asked angrily
"It doesn't matter to you," I said with the same intensity, punching him in the face.
"Kami no muchi No Jutsu" I unleashed my blow that compares to the pain of a thousand cuts. He doesn't seem to attack, which made me have to counterattack even more.
After countering two blows, my enemy was attacked from behind falling forward. Behind him I saw Kakashi waving at me, followed by a troop of teenagers. I smiled at him and then turned to the child who was looking at me still scared.
“Are you better?” I asked and she still didn't answer me. "Let's get you to the hospital," I said and she denied it. I bent down and she clung to me.
"I'm scared" She said and I understood.
"If I go with you? I promise you'll be safe here," I said and she agreed holding my hand tightly already. She shouldn't even be 4 years old, I picked her up and she snuggled into me. I saw everyone looking at me and looked bland.
"We're sorry about that," Kakashi started and I didn't understood. "Rescuing her was our mission but we had some problems down the road"
"It's ok, I'll take her to the hospital Kashi, she's in shock but from what I evaluated, it's ok." I clarified for them that they smiled with relief. All the teens knew me, I had taught everyone. "Maybe you should go to the village, I bet you're tired. Someone to go to the hospital? Enjoy the ride" I asked and everyone denied it. Kakashi reached me, giving me a kiss on the cheek, I understood that he would keep me company, since the girl who now rested in my arms was his mission.
“Whose daughter is she?” I asked curiously as usual.
"From the feudal lord of the land of fire," he replied and I looked at him with fear. The feudal lord's daughter had been kidnapped. The girl now sighed on my shoulder, we walked to the hospital, catching up on some chats
"You look tired," I commented, watching his gaze as he scratched his neck. "What kind of problems did you have?"
"One of the great ones" he answered, his voice heavy with weariness.
"I see, I hope everything gets right" I said with a half smile, the girl straightened up and I smiled.
"You'll be a great mom" he said, watching me and I was embarrassed.
"I don't see myself raising a family"
"But protect one as a wolf protects the pack"
I was silent, watching Kakashi analyze me all the time.
"I didn't know you knew Tsydoi No Justu" commented as one who wants nothing and I sighed
"I'm from the clan, you should know" I shrugged, wanting to get off the subject. My brother was a pride to Konoha, as well as to my parents. I didn't want to go this way because of the pain, it didn't matter to me if I was the remaining daughter who could do the master Justu.
"I didn't want to touch on a sensitive subject, I'm sorry," said Kakashi and I just smiled. "You are just too good to be played in the gym, study are very important but you have something special" continued and fell silent due to our arrival at the hospital.
The feudal lord was already present, his daughter was placed on a special stretcher, and taken to a special room. Kakashi and I return to the street after learning that the girl was at rest.
"You met my brother," I commented and he looked at me, nodding. I was just starting to gather the dots in my head, it was probably his mission to take me back to the Shinobi world. Probably Hokage have been doing this. We kept walking, me toward my house and he was following me.
My heart was hurting, I was in love with him and he was probably just on a mission. God this was terrible, I was so in love with the man, I could feel my heart break.
I started walking fast, wanting to disappear from the world. I arrived in front of the house and Kakashi stopped me when I was going inside without even talking to him.
“What happened?” He asked with the slight worried tone. I looked into your eyes and felt mine fill with tears.
"It was always a mission right? Obviously it was. You wouldn't get close to me at all, obviously. How stupid I was. You were never interested in me. Jeez and I was liking you, you're just like everyone else, no understands that I can't "I just spoke and he didn't answer me, before I could do anything, saw Kakashi's eyes close and held him before falling to the floor. I widened my eyes and caught him entering the house, put him on my couch, I had learned some medical jutsu, as first aid for children. I took care of him quickly and realized how exhausted the man was. I wanted to kill him. Slowly he opened his eyes, I saw the calm that they overflowed, i watched your mouth move behind the mask and well lowered he spoke
"I like you too. It was never a mission," He whispered and the second he is falling in sleep.
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