"i can't believe bokuto invited yuuma." sarukui snapped from the passenger seat.

the three of them were currently in the car, on their way to the theme park.

"i know, right?" konoha commented. "and i also can't believe akaashi let him invite yuuma." he added, knitting his eyebrows.

akaashi fiddled with his fingers. "i'm sorry..." he mutters quietly.

konoha's eyes met with akaashi's through the rearview mirror.

his eyes softens, "... it's okay."

akaashi's lips formed to a small smile before their gazes broke.

konoha stayed silent for a mere seconds, "tell us if he hurts you again, okay?"

"i will." he replied as he nodded his head. "thank you, konoha-san."

"... damn.." sarukui perks up. "i feel like a third wheeler."

konoha almost choke on air and akaashi's lips parted involuntarily. "dude!" he slapped the boy beside him.

"ouch!" sarukui whined in between laughs.

"don't say that you ass!" konoha slapped sarukui's back again and akaashi chuckles softly.

"akaashi likes bokuto, remember?"

akaashi's eyes widens for the second time. "i.. don't like bokuto-san-"

sarukui gasped. "oh yeah? how do you know?" he asked back, completely ignoring akaashi in the backseat.

"do you not see the way he talks about him? the way he looks at him? are you blind oh my god-"

"konoha-san, i do not like bo-" he interjected only to be cut off by sarukui.

"dude! you're right! aaaw! akaashi!!"

akaashi sighed.

"sarukui-san, konoha-san, i do not like bokuto-san."

the two third years broke into a laugh. "it's okay we'll keep it a secret." sarukui said.

akaashi sighed again, deciding to stay silent in assumption they won't listen anyway.

-

akaashi breathed in the fresh air circling the theme park. his surrounding looks nice, and now he, konoha and sarukui are just waiting for bokuto and dear yuuma.

not a few minutes later, he heard familiar voices aproaching them, getting louder by the second.

he looked up and saw bokuto and yuuma walking to them, laughing hysterically as if the world's funniest man had come and told them a single joke.

konoha glanced at akaashi worriedly, which he noticed. akaashi decided to give a small smile to assure him that 'it'll be alright'.

"hey guys!" bokuto said after his laugh had died down a bit.

yuuma pressed his lips together as if he's about to smirk anytime soon. "hey."

konoha was first to reply. "hey bokuto," he paused as he met with yuuma's eyes. "yuuma."

yuuma chuckles. "konoha.."

"let's skip the hi and hellos, we need to ride that shit soon!" bokuto pointed at the roller coaster ride excitedly.

sarukui rolled his eyes in a playful manner. he took a head start to reach the roller coaster first.

bokuto nudge akaashi - who was walking rather slowly - by the ribs. he laughed before shouting, "come on, akaashi!"