^^ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐧𝐝- 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 (𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 + 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛)

— chapter 7 —

ice skating.

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"are you sure you're feeling better y/n? we could always plan to go another time," akaashi asked his girlfriend as the two were sitting at the rooftop, their go to place to enjoy one another company during lunch.

"yes keiji i'm completely fine see!" she smiled brightly gesturing her body. "i've been wanting to go to downtown tokyo for so long just to go ice skating as i've heard that the scenery is just stunning."

one of y/n's bucket list tasks were to go ice skating in the heart of tokyo. the area was just known for it's beautiful and romantic scenery and she had alway dreamed of going with that special someone.

so with the unknown of time she had left the girl was quite keen on going no matter how weak her body felt.

"alright," akaashi finally obliged to which the boy was instantly tackled into a warm embrace as y/n hugged him.

akaashi let out a small chuckle at her excitement as he returned the hug by pulling her closer to him.

the two then spent the rest of their lunch with y/n talking about how excited she was to get back on the rink again.

the girl used to take skating lessons ever since she was only 4 and had done so up until she was 13.

why she stopped? her body wasn't able to withstand staying in a such a cold environment four times a week for over 15 hours, therefore having to give it up.

so forth she always wanted to go skating once more time experience the exhilarating feeling.

"i'll pick you up in 2 hours okay,"akaashi said as they arrived at y/n's house to which she nodded happily in response.

"gotcha!" she gave him a thumbs up giving the setter a goodbye kiss before she skipped towards her door akaashi staying in place to make sure she got in safely.

so forth the girl spent the next few hours resting, taking her needed medication then getting ready for her date night with keiji.

she made sure to dress up extra warm wearing the boys oversized hoodie so that she wouldn't get cold.

her body tended to get colder a lot more easily recently due to her illness and loss of weight.

right as y/n she finished getting ready she received a message from her boyfriend saying that he would be here in 5 minutes a wide grin playing on her lips her body beaming with excitement.

she couldn't wait to do the one thing that used to be her life.

so forth grabbing her boots she slipped them on before opening the door only to come face to face with keiji.

both their eyes locked with one another before he eyed her from top to bottom.

y/n couldn't help but have a faint blush on her cheek as she watched akaashi eye her intently before meeting her e/c eyes.

"you look gorgeous as always y/n," he grabbed her hand intertwining it with his as he gave her a small peck on her forehead.

"you look handsome too babe," she finally had the confidence to say as she focused on his outfit which consisted of black pants, a white hoodie and a grey blazer coat to make it more formal.

he truly looked stunning and y/n was swooning.

though it went both ways. keiji couldn't keep his eyes off of his girlfriend as he walked hand in hand with her towards the subway station.

with it being tokyo and all the commute was always really busy making it easy for those to lose one another in the crowd.

so akaashi made sure to keep y/n close to him as he moved his hand out of hers only to wrap his arm around her waist pulling her by the hip.

"okay so it looks like we only have to stay on this subway for a few stops and we're good,"
y/n spoke up as she glanced down at her phone in her free hand.

akaashi glanced at her phone giving her a quick nod before he led the two towards the subway.

as the two waited for the subway they began making small talk on different things.

"so are you excited for nationals this year?" curiosity loomed over y/n as she looked at him.

"yeah i am— just nervous," the boy truthfully admitted as he broke his gaze from hers his eyes fitted on the ground.

although he had gone to nationals last year he still got anxiety over little things.

that being how he was going to play, if he would be able to get bokuto out of his emo modes and the biggest one of all if y/n would even be there to cheer him on.

nationals wasn't for another two months so forth the setter was afraid of having the one he loves, his rock with him to cheer him on.

the girl of course was quick to notice the distressed expression on her boyfriends face knowing exactly what he was thinking.

she wouldn't allow it.

"well i'll be there to cheer you on and give you big hugs and kisses when you win your games," she smiled brightly to which his eyes widened at her words.

his face immediately turned from one of stress to calmness and happiness as he brought her even closer into her embrace.

"i'm glad," keiji mumbled into her ear a small grin forming on his lips.

as if on cue the subway arrived to which the couple quickly went on as many were trying to board the packed cart.

with the amount of passengers on the cart it was nearly impossible to find a seat or railing to hold.

as akaashi tried to maneuver through the crowd in the subway with one of his hands intertwined with hers it had suddenly moved causing y/n to let go of his hand as she tripped on someones foot about to fall onto to the ground.

as the girl mentally prepared herself for the embarrassing fall that was upon she was suddenly yanked in a direction pulling her up and had basically crashed into her boyfriends hard chest.

keiji's arm was wrapped tightly around y/n's waist her body pressed against his as his other hand held onto the railing above him.

"you okay?" he voiced concern clear in his tone as he glanced down at her small figure.

y/n at this point was a flustering mess at not only her almost falling but how close his face was to her's akaashi's warm breath trickling onto her face.

"y-yeah i'm okay thanks," she was finally able to get out giving the boy a small smile who only smiled back in response. "i like this position anyways," a sudden burst of confidence loomed in the girl as her smile had now turned into a smirk.

akaashi's eyes widened at her change in attitude to which he let out a small chuckle kissing the top of her head gently.

with that the two conversed about different subjects akaashi trying his best to avoid any questions about her sickness as y/n also shot them down.

arriving at their stop the two exited the subway cart hand in hand walking outside to be met with the cold tokyo air.

akaashi could feel y/n's excitement rising as they had neared the ice rink only making him happier by the second.

"have you been skating before?" y/n asked as she grabbed both of their skates walking towards a nearby bench to put them on.

"i have a few times but i'm not a pro like you."

"well that only means that i'll have to teach you babe," she grinned as she sat down on the bench putting her skates on.

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"hehh you're a natural keiji! almost at my level!" the girl exclaimed as she watched her boyfriend swiftly glide his skates across the ice. "are you sure you haven't taken lessons or anything?"

"no i never have. the closets i've come to anything skating related is watching yuri on ice if that counts as something," he turned around now skating backwards stunning y/n even more.

"wow my boyfriend is pretty perfect huh," she put a hand to her chest dramatically receiving a small chuckle from her significant other.

"as so are you love," he smiled at her before grabbing both his hands in hers the two skating in sync. "but i think i may actually be a better skater than you," he was now teasing the girl to which had worked as her eyes twitched in response.

"oh you're on!" y/n's competitive side had emitted off of her as she let go of keiji's hand to move to his side. "first to finish a lap will have to buy the other hot chocolate."

"deal," he grinned back as he got in his stance.

"three, two one, go!" y/n shouted as the two sprinted off both moving at an immense speed.

the cold air glistening across their skin, the beautiful scenery of downtown tokyo, just being next to each other enjoying one another's presence was perfect for the both of them.

the two had been neck and neck for almost the entire race till all of sudden a jolt of competitiveness had built in y/n and she increased her speed.

she hadn't admitted it before but her body was aching in pain and her lungs felt as cold and dry as ever.

but she only pushed those thoughts away as she reached the homestretch of the race victory inching second by second.

but of course with the speed she had been going at and the sudden weakness in her limbs, it had caused her to be unable to fully stop herself.

the setter had noticed this immediately rushing to her side to catch her in his arms before she could fall.

the girl in her boyfriends arms had then started coughing letting go of him so that he would't get in the crossfire.

"you alright y/n?" he gently placed his hand on her back rubbing it soothingly as she continued to cough her breath wheezing slightly.

that's when he noticed a faint colour on her jacket his eyes widening.

there were small drops of blood stained on
y/n's sleeve akaashi's heart dropping in an instant. of course the girl was quick to notice his clear gaze moving her arm back so that it was now behind her back.

"y/n was that blo—"

"no no it's just a stain i got on my jacket nothing else!" the girl was quick to shut down his assumption waving her free hand in reassurance. i'm sorry if i worried you i just haven't used that much energy in so long," a sheepish laugh now escaped y/n's mouth.

"babe i'm fine don't worry just out of breath that's all," she sent him a small smile. "now on that note since i won you have to go buy me hot chocolate!"

keiji's eyes lingered on her figure for a few moments as if almost analyzing his girlfriend.

'just ask her keiji,' a voice lingered in his mind as the boy was so tempted to question further into what had just happened.

but just noticing how much y/n tried to hide how she truly felt only hurt akaashi more.

so with a small smile on his lips he nodded at her words before wrapping his arm around her torso skating with her to the side of the rink.

"i was going to buy you the hot chocolate either way princess," akaashi said with a smile still on his lips as he attempted to hide the emotions that were trying to pry out of him.

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"𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺"

just thought that i would show akaashi's fit this chapter. voila :)