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"Looks like there was no serious damage done. Just keep the ice pack on your elbow until the swelling goes down." The nurse says to you with a small smile. You nod your head and thank her, your hand gently resting the ice pack on your elbow. Suga relaxes his shoulders and exhales a deep breath.
"That's a relief." Suga mumbles under his breath, ruffling his hair.
You lower your head and apologize to Suga. "Sorry about earlier." You whisper.
Suga turns to look at you, his eyes gently staring. "You were just thinking about Kageyama and Tsukishima. There's no reason to apologize for that." Suga softly places his hand on your head which makes you stiffen. He notices your stiffness and pulls his hand away. "We should get going though. The others have already left. Coach Nekomata will drop us off at a train station." Suga stands up and walks over to the sliding door. You follow after him. Quietly you trail a few steps behind Suga. Your mind still trying to process the events that lead up to where you are now.
Suga slows his steps so he matches yours, his eyes gaze at your forlorn expression. Coach Nekomata notices you two from the entrance and waves you two over.
"What did the nurse say?" Coach Nekomata asks. Suga answers for you when you look up with a lost expression. "Your name is Y/L/N Y/N, right? Assistant manager?" Coach Nekomata turns to look you in the eye. You nod your head at his question. "I like you. You're a wild card for sure." He chuckles under his breath, entering the driver seat. You arch an eyebrow from his words.
"Looks like Coach Nekomata likes you." Suga chuckles beside you, opening the backseat door for you to step in. You inch inside the car and Suga enters behind you. The two of you sitting closely to one another. Noticing the closeness, you inch a bit to your left to give Suga space. He notices your small movement.
"Do I smell?" Suga lifts his arm up to smell himself as a joke to lighten your mood. You shake your head side to side furiously. Not wanting him to interpret your actions as such.
"I just want to respect your personal space." You murmur under your breath.
Suga's lips twitch into a smile from your kind thought. He turns away to hide his foolish smile. "You're very observant and considerate to others." Suga says, looking out the window. "What you did today was the right thing." The word right and wrong sends a stinging pain to your chest. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop during your spout with Kageyama but...everything you said to him was correct." Suga speaks much softer to you, not wanting Coach Nekomata to hear. Suga turns his gaze away from the window and focuses his attention on you.
You feel his eyes on you, making you turn to look at him.
"I'm sorry Kageyama couldn't see it from your perspective." Suga's soft voice feels like a band-aid covering your shattered heart. "I hope he realizes how much he's hurt you today."
You see your reflection in Suga's gentle hazel eyes. Tears slowly forming again when you think about Kageyama and how piercing his eyes were compared to Suga's. Biting your lower lip you look away as a few tears trickle down your face. The car comes to a halt when Coach Nekomata drops the two of you off at the entrance of the train station. He gives you two directions of which train to take back to the Miyagi Prefecture before pulling away. Suga tells you to wait where you are as he gets two tickets for you both. You stand still as others quickly move past you. Everyone starts to become a blur as you stare at nothing specific. The only thing you can clearly feel is the ice pack on your elbow. The bag that once started off as ice starts to melt into water.
Suga comes back to your side with two tickets. "Ready to go Y/L/N?" Suga says with a smile on his face. You nod your head and the two of you follow a few signs towards the post of your train.
The two of you don't have to wait long when you see a train in the distance.
"It'll take us roughly two hours until we get back so I suggest you take a nap. I'll wake you up when we get there." Suga says to you as the two of you board the train. Suga gives you the window seat as he settles in the seat beside you. An arm rest separating the two of you.
The slight peaks of orange appears in the beautiful blue sky. It'll be sunset by the time you make it back to Miyagi. Listening to Suga's request, you relax in your seat. Closing your eyes you try to find some sort of escape from your thoughts.
Suga eyes Y/L/N from the corner of his eyes, a small smile forms on his face when he sees her relaxing. Pulling out his phone he sends a text message to the others that the two are on their way back.
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A cold sensation startles you awake but you quickly calm down when you see Suga silently asleep, his hand holds onto your ice pack against your elbow for you. You can't remember when you've abandoned it.
Feeling ashamed that Suga has been taking care of you, you carefully take the melted ice pack from his hold. The sunset glow filters through the train from the windows. It makes a beautiful scenery before you. Nervously you gently grab Suga's wrist, placing his hand back to his lap. You then look out towards the window to see a much more familiar town. The screen above your seat giving you a status of arrival to Miyagi is in five minutes. Looking over to Suga you debate whether or not to wake him up now. Knitting your eyebrows together, you gently shake his right shoulder. Suga's head droops to the side, resting on your hand. Your eyes widen from surprise and your breath hitches.
You're surprised by how soft his skin is as it rests against your hand. Feeling more anxious as the time starts to tick, you call out to him with a squeaky tone. "Sugawara, it's time to get up."
You shake him gently again from your inner panic. His hair falls over his eyes and he sways gently from the speed of the train. You find yourself observing Suga in a more detailed way. From the mole by his left eye to the way his silver hair laid on his head.
The upperclassman that spotted you the day Kageyama had his application rejected.
The same upperclassman that was willing to walk you home because he didn't want you go alone.
His kindness makes your chest tighten. As you're distracted by your own thoughts, the train comes to a halt. The melody of arrival plays throughout the train which wakes Suga up. He whips his head up with wide eyes.
"Ah! When did I fall asleep?!" He rubs his eyes and you quickly take advantage of the moment to take your hand back from his shoulder. Suga turns to look at you and notices you're awake before him.
"We should get going." You whisper, sitting up from your seat. Suga nods his head and stands up as well. The two of you exit the train after the many other passengers. Suga yawns and stretches his arms up towards the sky when the two of you step out. You raise your arm slightly but soon stop when you feel an ache. You wince from the slight pain which worries Suga.
"Let's get you home so you can rest up properly." Suga says towards you.
"You don't have to trouble yourself anymore today Suga. I can walk home from here." You raise your hand up to wave goodbye. Quickly you turn your heel to walk away from him. You've caused Suga enough inconvenience today. He didn't have to stay behind to help you but he did and that made you feel guilty enough. Even if he says it's his responsibility as an upperclassman.
Suga being tall with long legs catches up to you easily. "I can't let you walk home alone. As your upper-" You cut him off before he finishes his sentence. "Even if you're my upperclassman, you don't have to do these things if you don't want to." You turn around to look at Suga, staring up at him. "I don't want you to feel obligated to do these things because I'm your underclassman."
Suga presses his lips together when he looks at you. "Then how about I walk you home as a friend? Friends walk each other home all the time." Expecting Suga to give up, his response surprises you.
"As a friend?" You repeat his words back to him.
The corner of Suga's lips turn upwards into a smile. "As a friend."
You feel at a loss for words when you look at Suga.
"Unless you don't want me as a friend." Suga scratches the back of his neck nervously. "I didn't consider that as an option." He dryly laughs.
Pursing your lips together you look down at your feet. Turning around you speak softly for only him to hear. "It's okay then if you're walking me home as a friend." You walk a few steps ahead of Suga.
Suga smiles brightly from Y/L/N's words when he watches her shyly walk away from him. He jogs up to her side and the two of them make their way to Y/L/N's house.