~ Tsukishima ~

Letting out an internal sigh, I came to the table and tried to avoid the eyes while looking to see where to sit at this crowded table.

"Would you like to sit beside me Tsukishima?" Oikawa asked with a gentle smile and I noticed the empty space between him and Iwaizumi so making myself resist the urge to say no and leave, I nodded my head.

Sliding my legs beneath the table, I slipped into the space between them.

Immediately my nose filled with the scents of them both as my scent glands sensed the excited feel around the table making me relax since I felt no ill will towards me.

'See? I told you they wouldn't do anything to you Tsukki...' Shinya mumbled in the back of my mind and I nodded despite my own internal panic on the matter.

"So Tsukki have you decided on how you want to start the project?" Yamaguchi asked me as I grabbed my apple and rotated it in my palm.

"Mm, I think it would be better to format it on a PowerPoint. If we do it that way then we won't have to make a poster or anything and it can be made to look like a report at the same time," I answered before taking a bite of the apple. Some of the juice ran from the corner of my lips making me swipe my tongue out to lick it before I noticed the eyes watching me do so.

'Pfft~ weirdos,' I thought to myself and Shinya coughed out a laugh in my mind.

'That was entirely too sensual Tsukki. You cannot blame them,' Shinya said quietly.

Rolling my eyes, I waited as Yamaguchi thought over what I said.

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea. You're just too smart Tsukki," he said teasingly, making me huff.

"Sure, sure," was all I said back as I took another bite of my apple, trying not to spill any juice so they wouldn't look at me like last time.

"Okay do you want to go to your house right after school or we should go home and get changed before coming over?" Yamaguchi asked and made me internally groan as I had conveniently forgotten they were coming over later.

"Maybe go home first cause I need to stop by the store before going home. I'm quite sure Akiteru took all the snacks because I was in my room all last week," I said with a pointed look at Yamaguchi and he nodded.

"Sounds good to me, what about you guys?" he said addressing the rest of them.

"I'm fine with it. I need to pick up my laptop and stuff as well," Kuroo said with a grin my way making me shiver a little.

"That's okay with me as well since I've got to pick up the twins after school," Bokuto said with his excited smile on his lips.

"I'm good with it, I need an outfit change," Oikawa said with a sharp smile.

"I'm alright with it, I need to pick up my things from home as well." Iwaizumi said softly.

"Alright then, it's settled," I said while picking up half of my sandwich and taking a bite while Shinya whined cause he wanted to shift so he could eat physical food too.

'Wait till we get home, you'll have time to eat before they come,' I said to him and he huffed before laying himself down in the back of my mind.

'Fineeeeee...' He whined before going silent as I finished the half of the sandwich in my hand.

"So... I think it's a good idea to get to know you guys a little better. Want to tell me something?" I asked at random. 

That left even me confused because it wasn't the plan at the beginning to say anything but now everyone at the table had gone quiet and they were looking directly at me- even Yamaguchi. Now I was internally begging for a hole to open up and swallow me right now.

"Sure why not?" Kuroo spoke first with a seductive smile on his lips, sending a shiver down my spine.

"You know what, we should go around the table and tell something about ourselves so we can learn something about everyone," Yamaguchi chimed in, making the uncomfortable feeling threatening to make me leave lessen a little.

"Well fun fact about me... I have a tiny black cat with little white paws named Lilac, she is the cutest little thing," Kuroo said with a cat-like grin on his lips making me question if it was his relative in someway, making Shinya bark out a laugh in the back of my mind.

"Interesting," I said slowly.

"Ohh, so you chose to name her finally? I didn't think you would keep her for real," Bokuto said with a bright smile.

"I guess she grew on me, I couldn't get rid of that adorableness just yet," Kuroo said softly, with his eyes lingering on mine. It made me question just what his words referred to because it didn't seem like he was fully talking about the cat.

"In any case, I'll go next! My all time favorite hobby has to be making cakes now. I'm happy to say they come out just as amazing as I thought," Bokuto said happily making me actually crack a small smile at him.

"Oh really? That's nice. The only cake I'm capable of making is strawberry shortcake. Only because it's a favorite though," I said slowly and he beamed my way, which was like looking into the damn sun.

"Really? That's amazingggg! I'll have to make you some of that at one point so you can see how good my cake is," he said happily and I just nodded.

"My turn. A favorite pastime of mine is just watching movies with a giant bowl of ice cream in the dark like a vampire," Yamaguchi said with a smile, making me lightly roll my eyes.

"Yeah that's why your vampire ass is getting pale, you don't get enough sun," I said with a gentle grin, letting him know I was teasing.

"Says you- Mr. No outside for me," he said with a smile.

"Okay me now! Shopping and shopping even more is my only hobby because why not? I need to look runway ready at all times," Oikawa said with a grin making me sigh internally at his antics.

"Not much of an unknown thing. Your face says it all," I said and he gasped dramatically then smiled.

"That's good- just means my fashionable prowess is on display better than I thought," Oikawa said still smiling at me.

"I'll go next, I have developed a habit of doing muscle training. It's become calming in a way," Iwaizumi said in that calm even tone of his.

"Ooo~ We can tell Iwa~chan.... You always had such a nice body," Oikawa said flirtatiously making me raise a brow.

"You do appear to have very defined muscles Iwaizumi," I said softly and he smiled my way making my heart flutter a bit.

"Thank you Tsukishima," he said gently and I felt the rush of heat in my cheeks as I looked away from his eyes.

"Well I suppose it's my turn. I like to draw different things whenever I'm having a moment of boredom," I said.

"Oh that's interesting," Kuroo said with a grin.

"Nice... I hope one day we can see them!" Bokuto said with a bright smile.

'Oh they might see it sooner than they think... I forgot I have some hanging up in my room,' I thought to myself and I heard Shinya's annoying wolfy chuckle at the back of my mind.

'Shouldn't you want to show off to our mates a little bit?' he said softly and I rolled my eyes internally.

'Of course not,' I said and he just chuckled again, not even retaliating.

After that, we engaged in random conversations about school and other things with me speaking the least before the bell rung and it was soon time for next period. 

Which was a boring history class that I already knew everything about but this was good because I didn't have to really pay attention.

Walking towards the classroom I detected the smell of salted caramel and chocolate along with the random faint smell of lemon and citrus, letting me know both Oikawa and Bokuto would be in here before I even walked into the classroom.

Every person had a unique smell but it was usually dulled so other than your mates, you usually didn't notice that smell. However being around Bokuto all day had made me aware of his lemony scent that coated his skin, faint as it was my nose could still detect it.

Stepping into the classroom the scent of excitement and curiosity was everywhere as the people in the class engaged with the two of them, who happened to be next to my spot in the back corner of the class.

Rolling my eyes as I shuffled over there, everyone parted like the red sea to get out of my way as usual.

Once I sat down and pulled my headphones on, I could smell spite and disdain mixed into the excitement crawling through the classroom. I however paid it no mind because I had grown used to the way some of these lame ass children acted.

Listening to the loud thumping music coming through my headphones I just relaxed until I felt a tap on my shoulder, making me look up to see who had touched me. It was Oikawa, who had Bokuto right beside him but he was talking excitedly to the guy in front of him.

"Hello Tsukki~ I'm sorry everyone was in your way before," he said with a soft smile and I nodded.

"It's alright, you guys must still have that new person air so they get excited," I said before rolling my eyes.

"Mm, you might be right," he said.

"Yep," was all I could say before the history teacher came in with his tight and ugly checkered button up on, that was tucked into those old man khakis of his.

"Alright class we'll begin with the history of..." I stopped listening right there and slipped my headphones back on just waiting for the bell to ring, so I could go home.

Knowing that things would just annoy me if I listened to what I already knew, I just kept my head down. I was lowkey asleep until I felt another tap on my shoulder and looking up, I saw Oikawa's mouth moving so I pulled my headphones off and raised an eyebrow.

"What did you say? I couldn't hear you," I said and he smiled.

"It's time to go," he said and I looked around the class and noticed most of the people were gone with a few stragglers making me stand up immediately.

"Thanks for letting me know, I had fallen asleep a little," I said and he smiled with a nod.

"I see... Well I guess we'll be seeing each other in a few," Oikawa said still smiling as we began making our way to the door and I realized it was the end of the day, so I nodded my head.

"Right. See you later then," I said and I felt Shinya rolling around in the back of my mind as I walked away.

'Mates are coming home!'