JUMP BUDDIES [Tendou Satori x Reader]

Chapter 21 - Red

"That was so fun! Thanks for letting me toss to you even though I suck at it," I told Satori as we were walking back to the dormitory from the gym.

C/n asked Satori to give him some pointers about blocking and they forced me to help them. When night time came, we decided to call it a day and my dear cousin hurriedly went first as he forgot about his part-time job.

"No need to thank me, f/n-chan. Besides, you were so good at it! It was like you were a true setter!"

"Hahaha... Very funny," I sarcastically replied and he just chuckled. "But seriously, Satori, you were so cool. Are you actually someone who can try multiple possibilities and just go back in time to choose the one that will give you best results?"

"Well, if I say yes..." the redhead carefully clasped his hand with mine. "Would you believe me if I told you that this is the one where we'll live happily ever after together?"

I felt myself blushing so deeply at his words as I suddenly stopped walking to look at him.

Satori was looking back at me with his dark red eyes, staring intently as he waited for my response.

I knew it was suppose to be intended for teasing but it was earnest at the same time. The sincerity in his voice made me think that there was a tint of seriousness behind his words.

"And it makes me so... incredibly happy..."

I gave him a smile as I let go of his hand to hug him. I guess I caught him by surprise as I heard a faint gasp coming from him.

"God, you're so cheesy, you never fail to make me blush, Satori..." I told him as I listened to the sound of his heartbeat.

I felt his arms wrapped around me and replied, "I know how much you like extra cheese."

We both chuckled at his remark.

"Though, I didn't knew you're a fan of fairy tales, Satori. Those happily-ever-after things like that."

"Oh, I do like them. I like them since they're the type of fantasies where an ugly monster can be loved by a beautiful human being... And now that fantasy came true, f/n..." he looked at me with a soft smile but those words stung me. He was implying that he was the monster and I was the human.

"That's not true!" I told him as I broke free from his arms and his eyes widened. "Satori, you're handsome and I love how tantalizing your red hair and red eyes are. Besides, you're not a monster." I went close to him once again and cupped his cheeks with my hands as I stared right into his eyes. "You're a human being just like me... My jump buddy... My b-boyfriend..." a shade of pink scattered on my face as I can't believe that I actually stammered on my last word.

But then the middle blocker chuckled before touching his lips softly against mine.

"Now you're making me blush, f/n..." he told me as our foreheads touched.

He was practically all red as our hands were on each other and we both just smiled.

It was warm within each other's arms but we both knew we can't stay like that for too long. We were in the middle of street, afterall.

Letting go, Satori traced his hand on my arm, eyeing the red bracelet that he'd given me during Christmas eve as he brushed it with his thumb.

"What's wrong?" I asked and his gaze fixated on me.

"Nothing," he answered with a smile as he cupped my cheek with his other hand. "Nothing at all, f/n," the hand on my cheek travelled down, his fingers lightly tracing my jawline to my neck.