The four of you arrive together at the small park you've gone to ever since you met Akaashi. You walk behind the couple with Bokuto who has been trying his best to keep you distracted from the others.

You walk through the park looking around trying not to focus much on Maya and Akaashi when you see a familiar pond you once skated on with your old friend.

That's where we were the first time we were together. Just the two of us.

"Everything okay?" Bokuto asks, seeing you've stopped walking.

You turn to him and notice Akaashi looking at you as well before he gets tugged away by Maya.

"I just saw a pretty bird that's all," you fakely smile.

Once Maya finds a spot she likes for the four of you to eat, she waves you over.

"Y/N! Bokuto!" she calls out "Come over here!"

You give her a thumbs up while Bokuto waves to her.

"It's kinda funny that Maya won't give up on the idea that we're dating," Bokuto chuckles.

"W-What are you-"

"I think we should play along," he interrupts, "I wanna see how far she'll take it."

"That's such a horribly stupid idea," you groan.

"Who knows maybe Akaashi'll get jealous," he teases.

"D-Don't say that!" you lecture, embarrassed he would say that to you.

"Oh come on," he pleads, "lets at least find out if he is."

You give in and allow Bokuto to walk you over to the other couple.

Once you get to the blanket Akaashi had just laid out, you take off your shoes and patiently wait for Bokuto to open his ridiculously big food container. Maya notices you practically drooling at the box and giggles.

"Bokuto you better hurry up and open the food before Y/N dies of starvation."

Shut up... but seriously Bokuto I'm so hungry.

You watch as Akaashi reveals the food he's brought for him and Maya. Immediately Maya's face lights up while she squeals in excitement.

"I can't believe you actually made lunch for me!"

Bokuto leans over you to get a good look at the food Akaashi made.

"Get off me, stupid," you say as you weakly try to push Bokuto off of you.

"But Y/N it looks so good!" he whines as he sits back up.

"Bokuto you brought a gigantic amount of food for yourself alone. You don't need mine," Akaashi warns.

Instantly Bokuto's face lights up and pulls out your food.

"Here you go, Y/N!" he says as he politely hands you his food.

"Thanks," you giggle as you see how excited he is to eat.

As the four of you eat, Bokuto devours his food in record time and Maya continues to press on over how delicious Akaashi's food is.

"Mmm, Akaashi," she says as she finishes her food "I'm so lucky you made this food for me."

You watch as Maya throws herself onto Akaashi, almost tackling him to the ground.

"Y/N," Bokuto says to distract you as Maya starts kissing her boyfriend, "want a piece of beef?"

Bokuto holds out a small piece of beef on his chopsticks towards you.

"Isn't that your favorite?" you question.

"Yeah so?" he says innocently "I want you to try some."

Bokuto brings the meat closer to you you. You blow on it first to make sure it's not too hot and then bite down. As you chew, your eyes light up at how good it tastes.

"Good, right?"

"Mhm," you nod as you eat it.

"Aww," Maya coos, causing you to turn around and see the other two staring back at you.

Your face heats intensely at the situation Maya put you in. You quickly glance over at Akaashi and see a huge look of surprise on his face.

The four of you sit in silence for a little bit before Maya tries to change the group's mood.

"Sooo Akaashi do you come to this park a lot?" she struggles to ask.

Akaashi nods. "I haven't been here in a while though," he tells her.

"Why's that?"

"Well, I used to come here all of the time when I was younger to play and skate in the winter."

Akaashi glances over at you and you immediately look down at your food to avoid the burning sensation in your cheeks.

--

"So that wasn't too bad, was it?" Bokuto asks as the two of you make your way out of the park.

"I guess not," you shrug, "but thanks for helping me get through it."

"Hey, of course, Y/N," Bokuto proudly tells you as he wraps his arm around your shoulder, "that's what friends are for."

You smile back at him before turning your attention to the couple nearby. Your smile suddenly fades as you watch Akaashi grab onto Maya's hand.

While you watch them, Maya points out to the pond where you went skating and see them begin to walk over. As you and Bokuto follow a bit behind you groan over the fact you're not leaving the park.

Instantly Bokuto covers your eyes.

"B-Bokuto what are you-"

You pull his hand off of your face and stop dead in your tracks.

He's kissing her...

"O-Ow!" Bokuto exclaims.

You look down to see yourself squeezing Bokuto's hand tightly. Before you pull away you hear a squeal from in front of you.

"I knew it!" Maya shouts, "You two are dating!"

Reflexively you break your hand free from Bokuto but he grabs onto it again.

"Yep!" he says as he waves your hand in his at the others.

You then notice that weird look on Akaashi's face again.

FLASHBACK- 12 Years Ago

You sit in your seat during class, anxiously awaiting lunch. The second your teacher says you may all grab your lunches, you stand up and run to Keiji. As you stand behind him you pause, unsure of yourself.

What if he hates it?

You look down at your valentine's card as tears threaten to stream down your face.

"Y/N?" you hear as the boy turns around.

"K-Keiji?" you squeak.

"Are you okay?"

You wipe your eyes as you nod to him.

"Mhm, I just- m-made this for you," you say as you hold out your special heart-shaped card.

Keiji's face lights up.

"Woah! Thanks, Y/N I love it!"

You anxiously watch as Keiji reads the card you wrote.

"Y/N this is the best card I've ever gotten," he says as he tightly hugs you.

Keiji gently sets your card down on his desk and then rummages through his backpack.

"This is for you," he explains, "but don't open it until you sit down after lunch, okay?"

You nod and do as he says. For the remainder of lunch, you sit and chat with your friend. Once it is time for you to go back to your seat, Keiji hugs you once more and wishes you a happy Valentine's Day.

The second you get back to your desk you gently open your card from Keiji.

Happy Valentine's Day Y/N. I'll love you forever.

END OF CHAPTER 6