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“Dad! Can I go on the monkey bars?!” (F/n) asked, pulling her dad to the playground.

“Of course honey, just be careful,” Ronin told her before letting go of (F/n)’s hand and watching her beeline straight to the monkey bars.

It was Ronin’s day off and since he felt he rarely got one-on-one time with (F/n), he decided to take her to the park. He made sure to keep an eye on her while he went over to the benches where all the other parents were currently. He saw a couple of familiar faces and they all chatted with one another, occasionally looking at their own children to make sure they were okay.

(F/n) was on the monkey bars, seeing how fast she could reach the end. One of her play friends made it to the other side considerably fast and she wanted to be just like them. She managed to get halfway before she let go of one of the bars too quickly while she was reaching over for the other bar. She fell semi-backwards on her arm and let out a scream.

Ronin’s instincts immediately kicked in as he ran over to the monkey bars. (F/n) was clutching her arm and Ronin could tell what was wrong.

“Daaad!” (F/n) cried, “It hurts!”

“I know honey,” Ronin said as he gently grabbed her and hoisted her up.

“Is she okay? What happened?” one of the mothers came over.

“She most likely broke her arm,” Ronin said.

“Shall we call an ambulance?” the mother asked.

“No, I’ll take her,” Ronin declined, “Thank you though,”

The mother nodded and watched as Ronin carried (F/n) carefully to the car. The other kids frowned at her crying, all hoping that she’d be okay.

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Ronin and (F/n) were given a room within thirty minutes of their arrival. It would’ve been longer but benign that Ronin was a nurse, let alone a pediatric nurse, they made sure to prioritize (F/n) to avoid any lawsuits. Once they were in the room, Ronin called Hiromi.

“Hello?” Hiromi answered the phone.

“Don’t freak out,” Ronin said to his wife, “But you need to come to the hospital,”

“What?!” Hiromi was at work and everyone around her looked at her with concern.

“(F/n) had an accident at the park,” Ronin told her.

“I’m on my way,” Hiromi panicked and packed her things haphazardly. Some of her coworkers helped her and said that they would take care of her workload and would give regard to her boss so that she could leave faster. She hung up the phone and ran to her car.

Ronin sighed and looked at (F/n), who was still crying. He frowned and used his finger to wipe some of the tears from her cheeks.

“It’s going to be okay (F/n),” he cooed, “You’re doing so well,”

(F/n) sniffled in response. She was given pain meds to ease the pain while they waited for the doctor. She didn’t really know what to feel as her brain couldn’t process what was happening yet.

Sooner or later Hiromi came, looking disheveled. She went straight to (F/n) and kissed the side of her head.

“Honey are you okay?” she asked while pushing the baby hairs away from (F/n)’s face. (F/n) didn’t say much. She stared at the blanket that was over her legs. Hiromi frowned and looked at Ronin.

“They gave her pain meds, so if anything she should just feel uncomfortable due to the fracture,” Ronin explained.

“Did you call the girls?” Hiromi asked.

“I did,” Ronin nodded, “Kaede and Rui are on their way now. Keiko just gave her best regards since she’s further away and in the middle of midterms,”

Hiromi nodded, “I’m surprised Kaede and Rui are coming,”

Ronin shrugged, “You know how much they care about (F/n). They always joke she’s their first child,”

Hiromi smiled, “Yeah, that’s true,” she looked back at (F/n), “What about Kou?”

“He’s in the middle of a game,” Ronin reminded, “I sent a text to his phone, so he’ll see it afterward,”

Hiromi hummed, “You know, he might be what she’s waiting for,” she speculated.

Ronin thought about it, “Maybe,”

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“We won!!” Fukurodani cheered as they won the last set of the game. Bokuto was the happiest of them all, being that his last spike was what brought them to victory.

‘I can’t wait to tell baby-owl,’ he thought while their coach huddled them together to say a few words. Once that was done, they shook the hands of the opposing team and filed into the locker rooms to change. Bokuto grabbed his bag and checked his phone. That’s when he saw the many messages from his father, mother, and sisters. He read the one from his Dad since it was the longest one and gasped. Akaashi, who was right next to him, looked at him with some concern.

“Bokuto-san, is everything okay?” he asked.

“Baby-owl is in the hospital!” Bokuto said, “Oh no what do I do?!”

Akaashi could see the immense panic that was about to surface and he did his best to calm him down. His other teammates who were within earshot went outside to inform Coach Yamiji about the situation.

“We can see her when we get back to town okay?” Akaashi told Bokuto who was freaking out.

“How? We don’t have cars?!” Bokuto was in distress.

“Coach will take you!” Konoha said as he ran back into the locker room, “We just told him what happened, he can give you a ride,”

Bokuto practically jumped onto Konoha, “Thank you! Thank you thank you!”

Konoha patted his back, “You’re welcome, now get off please,”

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Once the team arrived back at the school, they all went their separate ways. Akaashi was about to leave when Bokuto stopped him.

“Akaashi…” he called out.

“Yes, Bokuto-san?” Akaashi looked at him.

“Will you come with me to the hospital?” he asked, “You don’t have to if you don’t want to…”

Akaashi took a deep breath but nodded, “I’ll go,”

“Really?” Bokuto wasn’t expecting that answer.

Akaashi nodded.

The two then went over to Coach Yamiji, who was waiting for them by his car. The car ride was silent as Bokuto’s head was running millions of miles per hour. He was worried sick for (F/n) and hoped that she was okay. Akaashi and Coach Yamiji could tell how much Bokuto worried and did their best to reassure him that she was okay.

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“Okay, (F/n), we’re going to take you back to get your x-ray,” the doctor said to her.

“No…” (F/n) shook her head as tears streamed down her face.

Ronin and Hiromi frowned, “They need to honey, so they can see what’s wrong with your arm,”

(F/n) shook her head violently as she started to cry, “Please don’t…”

The doctor and (F/n)’s parents didn’t know where to go from there. The time was critical since her arm was indeed broken and they needed to make sure that the break didn’t cause any other internal damage. Before the doctor could suggest something, Bokuto and Akaashi arrived, ripping the curtain open.

“Baby-owl!” Koutarou said.

“Bokuto-san please stay quiet, we’re in a hospital,” Akaashi told him, giving apologetic looks to everyone who turned around when they heard Bokuto yell.
(F/n) started crying and Koutarou went up to her, giving her the comfort that she longed for. It didn’t take long for her to calm down to just occasional sniffles and silent tears.

“Why don’t you come with her?” the doctor told Bokuto, “Since she seems to have calmed down greatly with you,”
Koutarou nodded and the nurses wheeled (F/n) to get the x-ray while Koutarou walked alongside the bed.

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“What color cast would you like?” the nurse asked while wrapping (F/n)’s arm. (F/n) had her back pressed against Akaashi while she sat on his lap. Koutarou sat in a chair next to him.

“Blue,” (F/n) said.

“That’s a wonderful color,” the nurse said with a smile and pulled out the blue wrap. (F/n) watched intently as she saw the cast expand in size. Once that was done, she was given a sling to help her hold her arm up. (F/n) kept poking the cast to see if she could feel it through her arm. News flash: she couldn’t feel a thing.

“So, she will be in this cast for six to eight weeks,” the doctor said, “We will be giving you guys the bag that shall be placed over her cast when she bathes. She must be careful when doing anything physical just to be sure she won’t further any damage while her arm is in the cast,”

Everyone was listening to the information while (F/n) was filling with the sling. She didn’t understand what was going on, but she could infer that she wouldn’t be able to use her arm for a while.

“And with that, I’m going to discharge you guys. You all get some rest,” the doctor said while leaving the room.

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“So she broke her arm,” Rui said while rubbing (F/n)’s back. Rui and Kaede were at the house when everyone came home (after dropping Akaashi off at his house). (F/n) immediately called for Rui and once she was placed on his lap, she fell asleep.

“What even happened?” Kaede asked Ronin.

“From what I got from the other kids, she was going through the monkey bars pretty fast and accidentally let go of the wrong hand before her other hand made it to the next bar,” Ronin explained.

“So that’s why she fell somewhat backward,” Hiromi connected the dots.

“Poor girl,” Kaede frowned.

“Will she be able to play volleyball after she’s healed?” Koutarou asked, knowing how much (F/n) already loved playing volleyball.

Ronin chuckled and ruffled his son’s hair, “She will. She’ll need physical therapy to regain her strength in her arm but she’ll be fine,”

“Hey,” Rui had an idea, “Why don’t you call the brother of (F/n)’s boyfriend?”

Koutarou looked at him, “Why?”

“Inform him about what happened to (F/n) and maybe he could come over to surprise her?” Rui said, “She’ll need all the happiness she can get and Takumi seems to be a big factor,”

Koutarou thought about it and nodded, “I guess you’re right,”

“Let’s do that tomorrow,” Ronin said, “We all need rest, and (F/n)’s already beat us to it,”

Everyone collectively agreed since it was very late in the night. Koutarou made sure to text Akaashi about calling Kuroo since it was evident that Kuroo would just hang up on him. However, he did wonder how Takumi would react knowing that (F/n) was injured.

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