Your daughter loses her first tooth, so she shows it off to Kei's teammates
Sorry for any grammatical errors!!
The gym smelled of sweat and cedarwood polish, a scent so familiar to Kei, it was practically his second home.
The rhythmic sound of volleyballs meeting palms echoed off the rafters. Kei’s arm swung in a perfect arc, sending the ball over the net with a loud twack!
Kei pushed his glasses up and wiped the sweat off his face using his practice jersey when you walked in with your 5 year old daughter
Your eyes immediately landed on your husband, his blonde hair damp, his knee pads slightly off his knees. He stood, with his height and the way he muttered under his breath after his teammate missed a block. He and the team been practicing like it was the last day,
Well it felt like it,nationals were only a few months away
“Break!” His coach yelled ,his voice cutting through the chaos
You watched as everyone took a breather, some laying on the ground, some gulping down water and the rest going to the coach to have some conversations.
You and [] were in the jersey Sendai Frogs provided the families of their players. It had “TSUKISHIMA #17” on the back and kei’s signature to show that you were his family.
“Try to stay calm baby” You told [] who had relentless energy, vibrating as she held her plushie
You watched him look around for you, his eyes sweeping past the empty seats, team managers to the corner of the gym. His expression didn’t change, it never did. But his shoulder, tense from hours of practice, dropped.
You knew he never liked showing much expression in front of his members, so his ‘too cool’ persona didn’t faze you.
He grabbed his towel, wiped his face one more time,tossing it to his practice side as he practically, though he wouldn't admit it, ran to you
“Hey” Kei greeted, his voice low and even, leaning down and, giving you a quick peck on your lips, his hand finding the back of your neck just for a moment.
A simple “I’m glad you’re here”
Then he turned to the vibrant [], kneeling down, ruffling her hair with both of his hands till she begged him to stop giggling
Kei raised an eyebrow still messing with her hair “Mama said you wore the jersey backwards”
“It’s fashion, you wouldn’t understand” [] replied
“Oh?” Kei chuckled, pecking her cheek “What brought you here?”
“She wanted to show you something” You replied
[] beamed and dug into her pocket into her jeans, and pulled out a small Ziploc bag
Inside was a tooth, small white and seemed bloody an hour ago
“I lost my tooth!” [] screamed, thrusting the bag towards his face, nearly smacking his glasses “It fell out when Mama picked me up from school!” [] said showing her gap toothed grin
Kei took the bag, examined it for some minutes before sighing “Baby did you make mama drive all the way here…for a tooth?”
“Kei!” You playfully warned him
“She wanted to show you the evidence before the tooth fairy flies it away” You teased
“Tooth…fairy?”
“We talked about this” You replied
Kei sighed standing up and hanging the bag back to []
“Lemme see your mouth…say ah”
[] opened her mouth and closed it when Kei nodded
“So,how do you feel, baby?” Kei asked
[] taps her cheek before showing off her gap-toothed grin again “Happy!”
“Mama said a tooth will grow there”
“Well she’s not wrong” Kei said before turning around to see his teammates staring at him
“Do you…?” Kei looked back at you for permission
“I don’t mind…she probably wants them to see it too”
At that every moment, they crowd [] with a smile
“Tsukishima, your kid has a hole in mouth” One commented
“She’s growing up…” Another cooed
“I go to her every night, not blind”
“You have glasses” he replied
“Still not blind” Kei responded with sass before muttering under his breath “Surrounded by idiots”
“Daddy’s that’s mean…people have feelings!” [] replied
Kei looked at you with a confused face “Did she?”
“She took your sass” You giggled as he showed his sulked face, still hurt that his daughter took his teammates’ side instead of his
After dreadful minutes ,according to Kei, of his teammates asking her about how she feels for the millionth time, [] tugged on his practice jersey “Papa,papa,papa”
“Can I have a piggyback ride?”
“Pretty please with a tooth on top?”
[] pouts, walking to you and resting her head on your tummy “Mama, papa’s mean” which earned Kei a glare from you.
Kei stared at her for a long moment and then without a word, bent down and scooped her up, settling her onto his back as she wrapped her small hands around his neck
“You and your mama are both menaces" Kei sighed
“Thank you mama, if we’re what mama said, why did you smile when you called us…um mama what’s the word again?”
“Me….na…ces?”[] questioned Kei
“Did too! Mama’s a witness… I saw a small smile!”
“She’s not lying…” You said adding into the teasing banter
“Treason” Kei whispered, the tips of his ears turning pink,before taking her to the bench and dropping her there before grabbing strawberry yogurt,her favorite from his practice bag “Might be soggy”
Kei opened it for her, occasionally wiping a smear of pink yogurt off her chin with his thumb and accepting the bag when [] puts it close to his mouth.
You sat beside [] when it was time for Kei to return to the practice, and soon [] fell asleep, resting her head on your lap as you watched Kei hit the balls with the familiar twack!, rubbing your hand over her hair.
An hour or two later, Kei jogs to you, dropping his practice bag beside your bag and,staring at [] who had her mouth opened, her hand around your hand
“Yeah” You replied and watched as Kei carried her gently on his back, [] making herself comfortable again as she falls back to sleep
“Time to go home” He whispered, grabbing her forgotten plushie “You okay?”
You nodded and Kei leans down, making sure [] was feeling comfortable, pecking your lips “Thank you for bringing her” kei whispers patting her back
“Of course…she won’t leave me alone if I didn’t anyways” You giggled
“I believe it” He replied “She’s persistent…gets it from you”
“Me?...should I remind you who stayed all night to apologize when we had a fight”
“Well you married me so…it paid off”
[] wakes up rubbing her eyes “Papa…”
“You’ll be in a real bed soon baby” Kei replied as you carried your and Kei’s bag, both balancing on both shoulders
“Are you proud papa?” [] asks resting her head on his back
“M’ growing up…mama said you’re proud that I’m growing up”
Kei chuckled “Yeah I’m proud”
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