Asahi Azumane

He was leaning against a wall near coach Ukai's shop. The cold winter air cutting against soft red cheeks. Asahi cuddled closer into his scarf, his hands trembling in his pockets. People walked by hand in hand, close to each other trying to gain warmth. Asahi felt even colder than before, his wrist aching terribly.

"Asahi!" The tall male flinched at the sudden voice. He looked up and smiled at the sight of his two friends heading towards him, hand in hand. "Almost the new year huh?" Daichi said once they were by Asahi's side. "Yeah, happy birthday by the way!" Asahi smiled and held back the desire to glance at Daichi's wrist. "Not yet actually, I was born at 6 in the evening, it's been nerve wrecking, really." Daichi sighed and held Suga's hand tighter.

"Only three more hours!" Suga giggled and kissed his boyfriend's cheek. Daichi covered his face with his other hand in embarrassment making Suga smirk slightly. Asahi smiled softly at the couple, he wished them all the happiness in the world. "Sorry, I'm late!" Kiyoko's voice sounded out beside Asahi which made him jump. "You're fine, we were too early." Suga said in a cheery tone. "Let's head to the shrine." Daichi said and so the four of them went ahead and visited the shrine nearby.

"See you at school, Kiyoko-san." Asahi gave her a hug, "See you all, do let me know Daichi-san!" Kiyoko cheered him on with a reassuring smile. Daichi thanked her with a nod. Kiyoko bowed towards everyone, "Happy New Year in advance! Please take care of me next year too!"

"Please take care of me too." Asahi, Daichi and Sugawara gave her a bow and saw her disappear into the crowd of people. The cold breeze hit Asahi's face as they started walking towards Daichi's house to celebrate. Asahi walked behind the two and looked up at the starry sky, the moon shining bright. He wondered if Nishinoya was looking at the same sky right now.

"Please take a seat, want anything to drink?" Daichi said once they entered his living room. "I'm good." Asahi said and waved his hands to dismiss the offer. He did feel like he was intruding, but he appreciated his friends not excluding him. He felt a buzz from his pocket and he took out his phone,

From: Nishinoya Yuu
Hey! Do keep me updated on Daichi's soulmate! Also, would you mind calling after midnight?

Asahi smiled, Nishinoya hadn't forgotten him. "God, I'm nervous." Suga said with a sigh, he was pacing back and forth in front of Asahi who sat at the coffee table with crossed legs. "You'll be fine." Asahi tried to reassure his friend, but even he himself felt nervous for the two of them. It was nerve wrecking when Suga would get his mark, because they were dating and didn't know if they'd be soulmates. But now that Suga knows Daichi is his soulmate it's even scarier.

Daichi entered the room again with some food they had gotten from the grocery store. He looked very pale. Suga was by his side immediately and took some of the dishes from his grasp, kissing his cheek. They all sat down around the table, it was silent, the sound of the ticking clock filling the room. "What if I get two names?" Daichi let out a sigh, he had been holding back from worrying. He was always composed but his walls were breaking down so quickly now that it even worried Asahi.

"Like, what if I won't know who's who?" Daichi rubbed his temples, "Well, you can love both just as much." Suga said and rubbed his boyfriend's lower back. "What, like Kuroo? Kenma's lucky that Tsukishima wants nothing to do with Kuroo although he's his soulmate. It must hurt Kenma somewhere that Kuroo loves both of them romantically, right?" Daichi vented. Suga opened his mouth as if to say something but closed it and let out a worried huff.

"I know it's not my place but," Asahi gathered the courage, attracting the attention of his two companions, "But even Kuroo doesn't know if he's Kenma's and Tsukishima's soulmate. What if they both get someone else, it would leave him all by himself. So don't worry so much, getting two names with one as Suga's is better than one that isn't him right?" Asahi looked at his hands who were playing with his phone the entire time he was speaking.

"Mhm," Daichi hummed approvingly, which made Asahi look up at his two friends who were cuddled up by each other's side, smiling at him. "Thank you Asahi-san." Sugawara gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder, reaching over the coffee table. Suddenly there was a chiming, it had turned 6 'o clock. Daichi's face turned pale again and he looked like he was going to vomit any moment now. "No, I can't." He grabbed his wrist covering it.

"I don't want to either." Sugawara sighed, staring at Daichi's wrist with a worried look. "Should I?" Asahi said quietly, the two lovers looked up at him and then at each other and nodded. Daichi held out both of his wrists across the coffee table. Suga buried his head in Daichi's shoulder and Daichi had his eyes closed. Asahi glanced at the boy's wrists. Only one had a black mark. "It's only one." Asahi mumbled and saw Daichi flinch, still rigid from anticipation.

Asahi leaned in closer and took Daichi's hand in his and brought it closer so he could read it properly. A smile formed on his lips and he huffed out a relieved breath, "Koushi Sugawara." Asahi stated and released Daichi's wrist. Daichi opened his eyes and stared at Asahi as if to figure out if he was telling the truth. Before he could see for himself his wrists were stolen by Suga who was inspecting both of them with an intense focused glare. His face changed immediately at seeing his own name and a small smile formed on his quivering lips.

He lunged forward and tackled Daichi to the ground into a hug, peppering his face with kisses. Asahi's chest swelled with love just from looking at the sight of those two. He chuckled and Suga pulled Daichi upward pulling him into a loving kiss. "I love you," He muttered against the other's lips, "I love you more." Daichi murmured back.

At this point Asahi really felt like he was interfering with a private matter. "Let's eat!" Suga said happily as he pulled away from Daichi, sitting close to his side. Asahi's wrist ached and burned, he glanced down to see the red irritated spot. He had been scratching it unconsciously. They all said their thank you and ate.

To: Nishinoya Yuu
They were made for each other (: and sure, call me whenever!

Asahi had sent Nishinoya the text message after cleaning up the dishes and they were now drinking some Sake outside on the porch in the backyard. "Asahi, Koushi, did you let anyone know about my mark?" Daichi asked frowning, looking down at his phone while Suga was sitting on his lap. "No?" Suga said and turned his head slightly to look at all the incomming congratulations messages from their teammates.

"Sorry, I let Yuu know." Asahi rubbed the back of neck and gave the two lovers an apologetic smile. "It's fine." Daichi chuckled and kissed Suga's neck gingerly. When the clock stroke past midnight all three of them wished each other a happy new year and bowed. They also hugged each other. Asahi's phone chimed and he excused himself from the couple who were now making out with each other.

He stepped back inside to get away from the loud sound of fireworks filling the cold dark sky and answered his phone,

"Happy Birthday Asahi-san!" A loud and happy voice chimed through the line. He huffed out a breathy laugh, "Thank you Noya-kun, happy New Year to you too." He said in an amused tone. "Please take care of me this year!" Nishinoya's voice beamed throughout the phone and Asahi smiled slightly, the burden in his chest being lifted for a short moment.

"Please take care of me too." Asahi said softly. The phone line was silent for a while, the noise of the fireworks and cheering people filling the empty space. Asahi could hear Noya's family members in the background and the stable breaths of Nishinoya throughout the speaker. "Call me when it's time, okay? I'll make it up to you for not being able to spend your birthday with you." Nishinoya stated. "There's no need and sure I'll call you." Asahi said, the nauseating feeling returning to his stomach, churning.

"I gotta go, thanks for calling," Asahi continued and Nishinoya hummed in response. "Talk later." Nishinoya sounded down and hung up, this confused Asahi but he had no time to brood over it when Sugawara tackled him onto the ground Daichi running over to the two now sprawled over the floor. "Sorry he chugged the entire bottle." Daichi sighed and tried to pry Suga off of the gentle giant but to no avail. Daichi also got trapped and now the three of them were just lying there, looking out the window at the fireworks in the distance. They had yet to open another bottle.

Asahi groaned as he opened his eyes, the bright impact of light making him squirm. He had too much Sake last night. "C'mon it's already noon." Suga appeared above him with a glass of water and a painkiller. "Thanks," Asahi muttered and sat upright on the futon. He noticed that Suga was wearing one of Daichi's favourite shirts and he looked away his cheeks flushed. "Don't worry I'm wearing shorts." Suga laughed and Asahi could hear Daichi scold his boyfriend from the kitchen telling him to put on some decent clothes. Asahi took his phone and answered all the texts he had gotten from his family, friends, class and teammates the past night.

He got up, said his goodbyes and headed home. He took a shower and got ready to meet his relatives who were having dinner at their place to celebrate the new start. The hours went by slow and dinner was served. He ate and helped clean up. He talked to some of his uncles and aunts and grandparents who wished him a happy birthday. He received some gifts and thanked his family, it was mostly money and some ties. He finally saw an opportunity to escape the chaos and sneaked upstairs quickly because he had gotten enough social interaction for the day.

He closed his door behind him and stared at the clock, it was almost time. He plopped down on his bed with a heavy sigh. He felt his phone going haywire from all the birthday texts and people asking him who his soulmate was. He rolled his eyes and decided to ignore them for now. They were all used to Asahi answering pretty late. He stared at his phone screen, legs dangling off of the side of his bed, arms holding his phone up above his face. He kept glancing at the incoming messages until one caught his eye and his phone fell from his grasp onto his face with a loud "plop".

Asahi groaned and turned over now lying on his stomach, opening the text message,

From: Nishinoya Yuu
How are you feeling? Nervous?

He smiled and replied,

To: Nishinoya Yuu
Very...

Once he hit send it didn't even take 10 seconds before his phone started vibrating and the calling screen appeared. Asahi answered immediately,

"Hey! Happy birthday once again, old potato." Nishinoya's vibrant laughter could be heard from the other side, Asahi's heart clenched and his chest fluttered at the happy sound, "Hello to you too." He grumbled but you could hear the amusement in his tone.

The two of them talked about their new year's resolutions and whatnot until Asahi's wrist started to burn terribly but he refused to acknowledge it. "Hey, Asahi-san?" Nishinoya said abruptly in a nervous tone. "Mhm?" Asahi hummed in response not trusting his voice. "It's a bit past 10..," Nishinoya informed. "I know, I don't want to look." Asahi muttered ignoring the painful sensation like someone was setting his skin on fire.

"Please take a look," Nishinoya pleaded and Asahi sighed, "Okay." He huffed and put his phone down on his bed in front of him, he pulled down his sleeve, black ink revealing itself. Asahi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his fingers caressing the hot skin. He opened his eyes and retrieved his other hand, staring at the name carved into his skin for the rest of his life.

"Asahi-san?" A voice sounded out, it was Noya's. "Uh," Was all Asahi could process, "Is it bad?" Nishinoya asked, concern clear in his voice, Asahi couldn't separate his eyes from his wrist. He felt his other wrist ache too. He looked away for a slight second, relieve washing over him. Yet his chest tightened and he glanced at his phone.

"I don't know them yet." Asahi breathed out.

"Oh," Nishinoya said monotony, his voice wavered a bit but Asahi's attention was already back onto his wrists.

The call ended but Asahi didn't notice until his mother barged in without knocking, asking him who his soulmate was. Asahi sat up quickly covering his wrist with his sleeve. "I don't know them yet!" He shrieked and tried to rescue his arm from the other's iron grip.

She let him go with a cheeky grin, "Come dear, say goodbye to your grandparents they're leaving." She walked out the room, a slight jump in her step. She didn't push any further. The burning ache turned into a reassuring warmth. Asahi glanced down at his arm and peeked under his sleeve pulling it back slightly.

A smile formed on his lips but it disappeared just as quickly. He took a deep breath and ignored the tingly feeling, heading downstairs.

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I know this contained a lot of Daisuga but god I love all them ships (,: sorry not sorry~ have a nice day/night my little birdies! ♡