Omg I still have 5 Semi requests LEFT! AHHHHHHH lol But I love Semi, so this is an HONOR! Hehe You all know I have not (really ever) written for Shirabu… I’ve only mentioned him here and there so please give me your thoughts on how I write him here! Thank you for requesting! – Admin Satori ❤
Semi Eita:
The need to have someone of the opposite sex by their side is a feeling Semi genuinely knew he’d never had before. He’d grown up, a single child, independent, moving forward with his life without a second thought. He’d never thought of having a girlfriend, and he’d never envisioned himself ever being a married man. Companionship just wasn’t a priority for him.
Then he saw you.
And suddenly, your attention, your affection, and your companionship was all he could ever dream of having.
It wasn’t as immediate as the movies his mother watched would make it seem. Semi had only come to terms with his feelings after seeing you a number of times… With Shirabu. That little spoiled boy that had taken Semi’s places as starting setter. And, granted, while Semi’s opinions of Shirabu varied day by day, depending not the boys’ improvement or failure during practice….. You’d caused his view of his teammate to sour considerably.
Semi was jealous. Green with Envy.
But he wasn’t a coward, so he’d intentionally met with you on the sidelines of the gym after he’d tossed a ball so out of line that it’d actually stopped rolling at your feet. Coward, he was not. Nervous? When talking to a beautiful girl he knew nothing about? Most definitely.
“Ah, here you go, Semi-san. Keep up the great practice.” Words of encouragement from anyone usually set the average players’ blood boiling with excitement. But your words only had Semi swallowing his nerves and giving you a small smile. You’d never really seen Semi smile before, mostly because you’d never really had any interactions with him, but his smile was certainly a sight to see. Angelic. “Are you going to be playing in the next game?”
Semi glanced over his shoulder to see Shirabu focused on the practice game, one of the first year recruits taking Semi’s places as setter for the other team. “Would you want me to?”
The question was very odd for his first words to you, but you only smiled and nodded, “Of course! I would love to see Shirabu’s “Semi-Senpai” in action!” Semi gave you a disbelieving look, knowing for sure that Shirabu never referred to anyone as their senpai, let alone the guy he’d replaced on the team. But you only laughed quietly, “I know he can be a pain, Semi-san, but he actually admires you very much. Your a master of your trade, after all, and these practices are a way for him to analyze your techniques.”
It was wrong for you to delve into your friends personal discussions with you, but it was just as wrong for this young man to think he wasn’t a person of admiration. Semi’s face darkened just the tiniest bit, but your smile warmed as you caught the tail end of his embarrassment. He coughed to dispel the awkwardness he felt, but to also indicate the change of the subject, “So… You want me to play in the next game?”
Now it was your turn to blush, a small pink dusting your cheeks, “Well… Yeah, why wouldn’t I?” You took a second to steady yourself, deciding you had nothing to be embarrassed about. You thought Semi was cute, so you wanted to give him as much encouragement as possible. “You’ve had three years of volleyball, right?” Semi’s brown eyes met yours, and a abrupt need to kiss his lips overcame your senses, and you had to quickly break the eye contact before you made a sudden move towards him. You nodded your head towards the court, “Show me what you’re made of!” A playful challenge, but if you knew boys, and you knew Shirabu, then it was just enough to push him back into wanting to be a starting player.
Semi had felt that same urge, and had actually held on tight to the volleyball in his arms to keep himself in the present and not his fantasies. He cleared his throat and felt another smile curl his lips, a smile only meant for you, “If I play in the next game… will you cheer for me?”
Now your face warmed considerably, and Semi couldn’t help the small laugh that escaped him. You just looked too cute when you got embarrassed. You whined and pushed against his chest, “Yes, Semi-san, I’ll cheer for you, now go back and play before I pass out from you being so embarrassing!”
Another chuckle, stepping backwards with your light push, “Thanks for the ball.”
Shirabu watched Semi closely as he stepped back onto the court. He’d heard your whine, seen you push his senior away. But he hadn’t been to worried – you knew how to take care of yourself, and if anything serious happened he was literally a few feet away. But now he stared intensely at Semi, daring his senior to meet his gaze, explain himself, explain the ‘butterflies in your stomach’ smile that now graced your features.
Semi stood on the opposite side of Shirabu, giving his practice team the rundown of what they did wrong in the last set. But as soon as he turned around to watch Reon serve the ball to his team, he was met with Shirabu’s unimpressed brown eyes boring into his own. Semi raised an eyebrow at his kouhai, his his neutral expression melted into one of irritation – the green monster inside him making an appearance. “You better be taking care of _________-san. She might not want such a young boy to be receiving her affections.”
The younger boys expression immediately deteriorated into one of chagrin. If you wanted to date his senior, that was up to you, but the idea of him having any sort of affection further than platonic with you was almost sickening. Shirabu thought of you as his sister, his little naive sister. “You’re a pervert, Semi-san…. Dating little girls is considered a crime.”
A smirk from Shirabu had Semi’s face heating with indignation – but he didn’t have time to verbally act on his feelings before Reon let loose his cannon of a serve, and suddenly both sides of the court were in mayhem.