𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐬

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A/N: I didn't edit or check so sorry if there are any spelling mistakes or anything but enjoy!!

The next day, and the day after that, Katsuki didn't come by the house. It was the longest he'd ever stayed away. Quite obviously he was avoiding me. It was fine with me because I was avoiding him, too. I felt like the biggest idiot. I thought that feeling might go away after a few days. But if anything, the more time passed, the stupider I felt. What had he wanted to tell me that night anyway? Why hadn't I forced him to talk about it? Maybe because I didn't want to know. It seemed serious. What if he had talked his dad into leaving his mom and now he was leaving with him? I didn't like that thought. I didn't want Bakugou leaving. No. That was selfish. If it meant he'd e happier, then, of course, he needed to go. The thought made my heart twist.

I tried to solve the tension by running more, sometimes even twice a day. It felt good to open my lungs and let my legs work out the energy bouncing through my body. On the fourth day after The Talk of Shame, I walked into the kitchen after a long run and saw Bakugou and Eijiro sitting at the bar.

"Hey, losers." I could pretend nothing happened. It had been a fence chat, after all. I grabbed a cold water bottle from the fridge and took several large gulps.

"Katsuki and I were just discussing the fact that Lev Haiba was picked by Nekoma. I think it means they are the strongest team in the league because of the quarterback-wide receiver duo. It will be like Hinata and Kageyama all over again. But Katsuki thinks the Bokuto-Akaashi duo is still the strongest. Break the tie."

(A/N: I couldn't think of any names and teams cause I'm lazy :/ so, just pretend that the Haikyuu teams are football teams for this lol)

"Neither. Aoba Johsai has Oikawa. End of story."

"One person does not make a team."

"It does if it's Oikawa."

"Oikawa is overrated," Eiji said.

I splashed some of my water at Eijiro. "You're overrated." Katsuki smiled and relief rushed through me. I just wanted things to be normal again. None of this awkward I-jumped-to-stupid-conclusions business. No more thinking about what else he might've wanted to tell me.

"What's wrong?" Eiji asked.

"Nothing."

"Didn't you already run once today?" He tilted his head as if he were confused about that, when my cell phone, which was charging on the counter, jumped with an incoming call. Before I could grab it, Eiji swiped it up and answered.

"Hello?" A small pause. "What do you mean 'Who's this?'"

I took a sip of water and rolled my eyes. Anybody calling on my cell phone had dealt with my brother before. They'd know he was a jokester.

"Who are you?" Eiji asked.

I lifted my toe to stretch my calf when Eiji asked, "Awase who?" I stopped suddenly, my heart giving an unexpected flip. Oh. Except for Awase. He wouldn't know. I held out my hand for the phone.

"I guess that depends," Eijiro said into the phone, not making even the slightest motion that he intended to give it to me.

"I'm going to murder you, Eijiro. Give me my phone."

He listened, then stood when he saw me coming around the island to retrieve the phone from him by force. As I passed Katsuki, about to catch Eijiro, Katsuki grabbed me around the waist and held me tight. Because he was sitting down, his face was level with my neck.

"Traitor," I said, smacking him on the head a few times and then struggling to get free. "I hope my stink from running is burning your nostrils right now."