"Are you ready?" your boyfriend asked through the door. You only quickly hummed before applying a layer of nude lip stick onto your lips. You were having dinner with your boss and a potential business partner at a fancy restaurant. Shoyo didn't have volleyball practice that evening, making it possible for him to come as well; he usually never joined you because he was either at practice or was completely exhausted by the time he came home.

Opening the door, you smiled at Shoyo who was trying to fix his tie. Since he normally wore casual clothes, he had problems adjusting to the suit he wore. You let out a small giggle. "Let me help you." Bringing your hands up to the tie, you managed to fix it within a few seconds. When you looked up, Shoyo was already looking at you with a soft smile. Heat rose to your cheeks but you still smiled back.

"You look beautiful," he whispered and put a hand around your waist, pulling you closer to him. It were moments like these that made you fall in love with the orange-haired male all over again. He was rarely home and when he was, he was so tired that he directly went to bed. You tried not to be mad about it even if you were sad at times. Others always had plenty of time with their partners while you would be happy if you saw him for more than an hour straight. It was enough for you that he tried to keep you company despite almost falling asleep. You knew that he loved you - small gestures like sticking sticky notes with sweet messages around the apartment, or bringing your favourite sweets when he came home and similar things made you so sure - and that was enough to make you happy.

"Thanks, you look amazing as well," you softly said and put a hand on his firm chest. You would have never imagined Shoyo wearing a suit on any other occasion than a wedding, but you still enjoyed the sight.

He let out a chuckle and cupped your cheek gently. Only when your eyes connected, did he slowly lean in, making yours flutter close. Warmth spread through your body when he closed the gap between the two of you. Putting your arms around his neck, your heartbeat quickened. Despite having been in a relationship for four years now, kissing him still felt like it did when you kissed for the first time.

When you parted the sweet kiss for air, Shoyo softly smiled at you before giving you another quick peck on the lips. "You might want to fix your lip stick," he said and let out a chuckle when he saw that the colour was all gone.

"Idiot," you playfully mumbled with a soft smile before escaping his arms to take a look at yourself in the mirror. "I told you not to kiss me after I got ready," you said before quickly applying some lip stick again. Luckily, the rest of your make-up was not smeared. Fixing your hair quickly, you turned around only to find an innocently grinning Shoyo.

"You still liked it." He shrugged with a smug smile. You narrowed your eyes at him slightly. Shoyo chuckled and raised his hands in surrender while your serious expression turned into a smile. You shook your head slightly and grabbed your jacket before linking your arm with his.

You looked up at him with big eyes and a soft smile. "Then, shall we go?" Shoyo nodded, not being able to look away from your sparkling eyes. He liked it when you were happy and even if he wanted to spend his free evening with you alone, he agreed to the dinner because it would make you happy; and your job was important to you, and whatever was important to you was important to him as well. You were the CEO's assistant of the company; you and your boss were childhood friends and you did a lot to build up the company so that you were also paid more than the others despite being an assistant.

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Once at the restaurant, Shoyo knew that it was a mistake to agree to the dinner - a dinner you didn't have to attend necessarily. He had known that your boss was one of your best friends but you never told him that he was one of the most handsome people out there. And the way your boss looked and greeted you was enough for Shoyo to know that he didn't want to be only friends.

"Tobio," you smiled as soon as you got out of the car. Tobio had been waiting for you at the entrance and his face subtly softened when he heard your voice. You two had known each other since middle school and every time someone was mean to Tobio you would stand up for him. When you started high school, however, no one was mean anymore, mostly because puberty hit the boy and made him look very intimidating; his cold dark blue eyes, cold expression and height were the main reasons for that. He did not only become intimidating but also very good looking, making the girls swoon over him from afar, too afraid to make a move. But through all that, he still stayed your little Tobio - even if he was taller than you.

"(Y/N), you look beautiful," Tobio said and kissed the back of your hand before his eyes briefly travelled up and down your body. You had put more effort into your look today and wore a fancy dress because you exactly knew that Tobio would choose the most luxurious restaurant he would find in order to impress his potential business partner.

You giggled and playfully bowed as a thank you before hugging him briefly. "Why thank you. You look good yourself."

Shoyo clenched his jaw and glared at Tobio eying you. If he had known earlier that your boss and friend was him, he would have spent more time with you. Now that he was there to actually see your eyes spark and your smile being directed to your friend, Shoyo had second thoughts. He wondered why you were still together with him when he was rarely home and had rarely time for you. You were an amazing person and he suddenly thought that you were better off if you were dating Tobio. The CEO could offer you more of the world and more of what you deserved while Shoyo couldn't even offer you some time with him.

You turned around and warmly smiled at your boyfriend. Grabbing his arm, you pulled him to your side. "Shoyo, this is Tobio, my boss and friend. Tobio, this is my boyfriend Shoyo." You introduced them to each other briefly. Your smile and genuine tone made Shoyo shrug off his second thoughts quickly and he greeted Tobio politely. The two men, despite being polite on the surface, already hated and glared at each other. You were oblivious to that at first and smiled at the two, glad that they got along so well. Shoyo put a hand around your waist, making Tobio eye his arm first before glaring at him some more. Despite being the shorter male, Shoyo wouldn't back down and show him that you were his.

"Shall we go in?" Tobio turned to you. "Tanaka-san and his wife should be here soon."

You nodded and while Tobio entered, you glanced at Shoyo who was following Tobio's every move with his eyes. Raising an eyebrow, you took Shoyo's hand. "Are you okay?"

Shoyo snapped out of his trance and quickly looked at you. He nodded briefly and forced a smile on his face. "Yeah, all right." He didn't want to ruin the night for you just because he didn't like Tobio. If he does anything I might fight him though.

You two entered the restaurant hand in hand as the waiter ushered you to a private room at the back of the restaurant where Tobio was already seated and playing on his phone. He looked up when you sat beside him. After a few silent moments, Tobio decided to speak up in order to get to know some things about Shoyo. "I'm sure (Y/N) already mentioned it but what did you do for a living again?"

The undermining tone didn't go unnoticed by both of you. While you eyed Tobio with a light tilt of your head, Shoyo clenched his jaw. "I'm a volleyball player," he briefly said, already hating how snobby Tobio was.

"Huh," Tobio breathed out with a smirk and leaned back in his chair. The young CEO enjoyed that he would certainly be seen in a better light than Shoyo. "I hope you don't only rely on your volleyball income. Athletes in uncommon sports don't earn enough after all and sports is nothing you can do for too long."

Knowing Tobio and his cold character, you linked arms with your boyfriend and smiled. "Shoyo's an amazing player." Your friend could come across as mean and cold at first and you didn't want it to get awkward between him and your boyfriend.

Shoyo's heart melted at your attempt to defend him, however, the rage he felt toward Tobio was greater. Balling his fists, he took a breath. He needed to remind himself that this was your boss and a business dinner after all and to stay calm.

Tobio briefly glanced at you. He didn't like Shoyo being your boyfriend at all. In his opinion, you deserved way better than a simple volleyball player; you deserved the world and Shoyo couldn't possibly offer you the best of all.

The two males glared at each other, knowing exactly how the other felt. Shoyo wanted to go back home and keep you far away from Tobio. The CEO on the other hand wanted you to see that he could offer you a better life than Shoyo ever could.

You forced a smile on her face. "If you'd excuse me," you stood up and left for the restroom, two pairs of eyes following your every move until you were out of sight. Taking a breath, you cursed yourself. Every time you were nervous you needed to pee and despite not wanting to leave the two males alone because of the thick tension and Tobio's tendency to make others feel small, you couldn't hold it back. I need to hurry up or they will kill each other.

Tobio turned to Shoyo with a smug smirk. The two stayed silent for a few moments before the CEO crossed his arms and spoke up. "It sure must be hard not to be able to offer her everything she wants."

Shoyo bit the inside of his cheek and took a breath. He was close to punching the CEO for his stupid comments. He couldn't understand how a kind-hearted person like you would be friends with an arrogant jerk like Tobio. On top of that the ace didn't know why you never mentioned how he tried to hit on you or how he tried to make a move on you. She can't be that oblivious can she? Of course she is... Shoyo shook his head slightly knowing you would interpret everything as kindness.

Tobio's smirk widened when he saw the annoyance written on Shoyo's face. His mission to scare your boyfriend away or to make him insecure at least seemed to work. Tobio believed that no one was worthy of dating, touching or even looking at you.

"I don't think our relationship is any of your business," Shoyo said, his face becoming cold. He had finally enough of Tobio and his snobby comments even though he had to admit that the CEO made him insecure. Tobio was tall, handsome, had a lot of money and a stable job; he was everything Shoyo could ever dream of.

"(Y/N) is my friend after all. I just want to be sure that she is in good hands and gets everything she deserves." Tobio slightly raised his eyebrows and eyed Shoyo. "And you don't seem like you can offer her any of that. You can't even be by her side if you have practice."

You were just about to enter the room when you heard Tobio. Your jaw dropped slightly since your friend had never been this mean to anyone in front of you before. Shoyo tensed and knitted his eyebrows but before he could stand up to punch Tobio, you entered the room.

"Tobio what the fuck!?"

The two men snapped their heads in your direction. Putting your hand on your side, you knitted your eyebrows, glaring at the black-haired male. He gulped and straightened in his seat. You couldn't believe that he would be so disrespectful towards your boyfriend.

"(Y/N)." Tobio cleared his throat and dusted himself off. You crossed your arms and tilted your head, waiting for an explanation. "I'm only telling the truth. We all know it's true." He glanced at Shoyo before turning to you.

A breath of disbelief left your lips and you sarcastically smiled. "You're kidding right?" When Tobio didn't answer you shook your head, disappointed that your friend would be such an asshole towards your boyfriend who didn't do anything wrong. You turned to Shoyo who was already looking at you. "Come on, we're going home." Nodding toward the exit, you left the room, ignoring Tobio's calls. He can handle Tanaka-san alone.

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It was silent between the two of you during the ride home. Shoyo didn't know what to say as he had never seen you this mad before. You slammed your front door shut rather harshly and threw the keys on the table. Without a word you went into the bathroom and angrily rubbed the make-up off your face before putting on some comfortable clothes - sweatpants and one of Shoyo's volleyball shirts - while mumbling some curses under your breath.

Shoyo had been sitting on the couch, his posture stiff as everything Tobio had said ran through his head. He only snapped out of it when you sat beside him with a huff, crossing your arms. Shoyo only briefly glanced at you and after a few silent moments he gulped and turned to you.

"I can't believe him," you mumbled and shook your head. "He was such an asshole." You already made a mental note to talk to Tobio about this.

Shoyo avoided looking at you and lowered his head. He sighed. "Maybe he was right," he whispered. The ace already mentally prepared himself for the worst. It's only gonna take a few more minutes until she realises that I'm not good enough for her.

You snapped your head up with knitted eyebrows. "What?!" You couldn't understand why your boyfriend would even think that Tobio said anything that was true.

Shoyo looked into your warm eyes and gulped. "I can't offer you anything worthy of you," he quietly admitted and looked away again while gulping. "Maybe it's better... I mean maybe you should really find someone who treats you better than me."

Your face softened as your eyes welled up with tears. To see Shoyo sad like this broke your heart and you gently put your hand on his cheek, making him look at you. "Don't you ever think that you're not good enough for me," you whispered and a tear rolled down your cheek. "I could never ask and would never even wish for anyone better than you. You are amazing and you do everything you can to make me happy. I don't need money or the most luxurious things or vacations every year. I'm happy with you alone and just with you. Volleyball is your passion and you wouldn't be you without it. Whatever makes you happy makes me happy as well and I know very well that if I ever called you during practice, you would immediately come if I needed you."

Shoyo teared up as well and leaned into your soft touch. Warmth spread through his body as he looked into your eyes. The sincere tone in your voice had him relax and know that there wasn't anything to worry about.

"Shoyo, I love you," you whispered, "I love you so much it hurts and seeing you doubt yourself breaks my heart."

"I love you so much (Y/N)," Shoyo whispered and glanced at your lips briefly.

You immediately closed the gap between the both of you, melting into the sweet and innocent kiss which filled you two with nothing but pure love for each other. Shoyo pulled away and put his forehead on yours while putting a hand on your cheek, softly rubbing his thumb over his. "I love you. I really do," he whispered softly, making you smile warmly before you two spend the rest of the night watching movies together while being wrapped up in blankets and falling asleep on the couch and in each other's arms.