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"HINATA! WHAT DID I TELL YOU?! DIDN'T I SAY TO ASK US FOR PERMISSION WHEN YOU WANT TO LEAVE?! NOW YOU DISAPPEARED AGAIN AND YOU MADE THESE DUMBASS' WORRIED!"

Yaku pointed at Shoyo who was sitting on the ground with his head down with guilt....

"....I'm sorry..."

"AND ALSO! STOP GETTING DISTRACTED WHILE WE'RE JOGGING! LEST YOU WANNA GET KIDNAPPED AH?!"

Shoyo lowered his head even more. Yaku scolded him some more until Kuroo came in to save the day. Kuroo went to Shoyo and patted his head.

"Alright~ alright~ calm down Yaku-kun! Chibi-chan knows his mistake. Right Chibi-chan??"

Shoyo nodded vigorously. "...En!"

"If you keep scolding Chibi-chan. Chibi-chan might get scared of you and won't come near you anymore~" Kuroo laughed. "But, I wouldn't mind, 'cause. Less rivals is nice"

Yaku glared at Kuroo. "You wanna get fried? Rooster head??"

Kuroo backed away a bit. "Alright alright. Anyways! You can stop scolding Chibi-chan now. Look at his knees, don't you notice?" Kuroo knelt down and rubbed Shoyo's red knees.

"This is the result for making our delicate and lazy Chibi-chan, kneel."

Yaku stared at Shoyo's knees and at his pitiful face. Yaku now felt bad for scolding for too long, but....Yaku was so worried! He wanted to make sure that Shoyo understands that there are people who gets worried for him when he suddenly disappears!

When the thought of Shoyo disappearing without a trace, and he won't be able to see the sunshine anymore....Yaku would feel scared!

Yaku cares for Shoyo, thats why he did that.

Yaku sighs helplessly. He gently patted Shoyo's head. "Don't do that again okay?"

Shoyo nodded obediently. "Okay."

Yaku smiled a bit. "I'll buy you a meat bun if you behave well."

Shoyo's eyes sparkled with delight. "Okay. I'll be good."

"Good"

Inuoka, Lev, Teshiro and Shibayama peeked from behind a door.

"I didn't hear any more loud Yaku-san noises. So his scolding must be done right?" Shibayama asked.

"Yep! Its done!" Kuroo confirmed it while helping Shoyo up. Yaku in turn patted Shoyo's dusty shorts.

"Sorry for making you kneel for so long. But you deserved it."

"..I know."

Kuroo placed his chin ontop of Shoyo's head. "Now since you guys are done. Why don't we go and clean the gym yeah?"

Shoyo felt heavy. He tries to break free from Kuroo but Kuroo held on pretty tightly.

"Kuroo-san...Let go."

"Why??"

"Heavy."

Kuroo pouted with disappointment. He lets go of Shoyo and just held his hand instead.

"Kuroo, stop bothering Hinata!" Yaku said.

Kuroo stuck his tongue out to Yaku who had a tick mark on his head. "Nahhh, I wont~"

They went out of the storage room and was greeted by Yamamoto who ran towards them, or more specifically, Shoyo.

He jumped on Shoyo, but fortunately, Shoyo was saved by Fukunaga. And the sunshine was able to avoid a bone crushing hug from Yamamoto.

"Thanks Fuku-chan."

Fukunaga just slightly smiled.

"Hey! Why did you stop me?" Yamamoto pouted.

"Just 'cause."

"No reason at all?! I knew it! You just want Hinata for yourself!" Yamamoto pointed accusingly at Fukunaga who didn't seem to care.

"Shoyo." Kenma called out with a frown on his face.

Shoyo flinched and lowered his head pitifully..

"Next time don't scare us like that." Kenma said, then he continues... "Or else you wanna get tied by a leash?"

Shoyo vigorously shook his head. "...I already know my wrong..."

Kenma huffed "Good."

"Wow....Kenma-san is really pissed huh" Lev uttered out.

"He's just worried about Chibi-chan~" Kuroo explained. He then rubbed his nape "Geez, we should really keep an eye on Chibi-chan, THIS TIME!....Who knows when he'll suddenly disappear again.."

"Agreed." Kai said.

"Anyways!" Kuroo clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "Lets play a friendly practice match for a bit, then after that lets clean the gym and go home!"

"Aye aye Captain!" Shibayama, Inuoka and Lev saluted.

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"Wow~ I can't believe Hinata took the initiative to play with us!" Yamamoto exclaimed with a big grin.

Kai chuckled as he bent down to position himself. "Yeah....Maybe he just did this as an apology for suddenly disappearing."

"Hum, what a weird way to apologise"

"Shoyo is Shoyo" Kenma said.

Surprisingly, Shoyo is the one serving the ball. He bounced the ball a few times, then he threw it up and spiked a normal spike!

Yaku caught the ball perfectly and brought it to Kenma. Kenma then sets the ball to Yamamoto and he spiked it with a roar!

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"

The ball was received by Kuroo effortlessly. "Chibi-chan!"

Oh, surprisingly Shoyo is going to try set the ball towards Inuoka!

Shoyo brought his hands up as he readied his position. Inuoka ran forwards eyeing the ball.

Shoyo jumped and then sets the ball to Inuoka. Inuoka jumped, but he realized that the ball was too high! He tries his best to reach it, but he completely missed.

"Ah." Shoyo uttered out blankly.

When the ball was about to reach the floor, Fukunaga hurriedly dived and saved it! "Shibayama-kun"

Shibayama brought the ball to Lev. Lev jumped and spiked the ball from pure luck!

"WA!" And Lev was surprised by it.

"No can do!" Yaku received the ball and didn't give Lev a chance!

"WAAAAAAAAA" Lev cried out! He thought he was able to get their team a point!

And so, they continued to play until they finally have to clean the gym.

Shoyo was sitting on the bench as he panted, his cheeks were flushed and he was drenched with his sweat. Shoyo's stamina is still a bit crappy, he could only last 2 sets. But at least it improved! Because he used to only last 1 set.

"Shoyo, your shirt is very wet. Its like you got splashed by water." Inuoka commented. He rummaged inside his bag and took out a clean white shirt. "Hurry and take off your shirt"

Shoyo did what he said. He frowned when he touched his wet shirt. '....Gross....'

Inuoka quickly took the wet shirt. "Sorry, Kenma-san. Can you wipe Shoyo for me?? I need to go buy his usual snack."

"En." Kenma grabbed a towel as he sat behind Shoyo. He then began to wipe Shoyo's sweat leisurely.

"I feel sticky and gross.." Shoyo commented.

"Its okay" Kenma Replied. "We've all been there." Kenma saw Kuroo approaching them.

"Heyya chibi-chan~ you doing good? Need some water??" Kuroo asks while rubbing Shoyo's head.

Shoyo squinted his eyes and frowned. "..En."

"Also stop. You're making me dizzy."

Kuroo just smiles and removes his hand. "Hehe" he walks away to grab a bottle of water.

Kenma stared at the back of Shoyo's head. "Shoyo."

"Hn?"

"Did something happen?"

Shoyo went silent and shook his head. "No"

"....Okay. You can tell me anything if you want. I'll listen"

Shoyo turned his head towards Kenma who slightly smiles at him. "....Kenma.."

Shoyo also smiled in return. "...Thanks.."

"Its no problem. I've got your back"

Kuroo came back, followed by Inuoka. Inuoka fed Shoyo his snack, and Kuroo gave him the water bottle.

Kenma just finished wiping Shoyo's back and he helped Shoyo wear the clean shirt that Inuoka gave him.

Now Shoyo feels all freshened up! He went to help his team clean the gym, but they didn't let him do much since they can clearly see Shoyo's wobbly movements like he was about to fall down.

"Hinata.....You...Okay??" Lev asked with concern.

"...En." Shoyo simply nodded as he used the mop as support.

Yaku grabbed the mop and dragged Shoyo towards a bench to let him sit down "If you aren't okay then just sit down!! We can finish things ourselves so just rest!"

Shoyo had stars in his eyes "Yakuchii is nice"

Yaku blushes as he bashfully rubs his nape. "Tch, no need to compliment....I just wanna care for you.." He then escapes to continue cleaning.

"Do you need anything Hinata-kun?" Kai asks with a soft smile.

Shoyo shook his head.

"Okay, just stay put and wait for us to finish cleaning okay? Because Yaku-san actually took the initiative to treat us some snacks" Kai patted Shoyo's head and walked away.

"You feeling good Hinata??"

Shoyo looked at Shibayama and nodded his head. "En."

"Great! I was kinda worried 'cause you looked like you were about to pass out!"

"I agree!" Yamamoto suddenly joined in while using Shibayama's head to lean on.

"Oi! Senpai!!" Shibayama sweatdrops. "You're heavy as hell!"

"Ain't my fault you're weak!" Yamamoto looks at Shoyo. "Anyways, its really weird for you to not complain about being tired. 'Cause you always, like, do that and try to find a way to laze around"

Shoyo lowered his eyelids as he fiddled with his fingers. "I....Wanted to try my best..."

"Hm?" Yamamoto and Shibayama stares at Shoyo with a curious look.

"..I wanted to try my best, because....You guys also try your best. In the training camp, I saw you and the others practice very hard. And...."

Shoyo peeks at them. "...And with this.....Maybe, we can get closer"

Shibayama and Yamamoto went silent.....

"WAAAAAAAAAA, HINATAAAAA" Yamamoto surprised Shoyo with a bear hug. "You are so cute!! Do you know that?! Aaaaaaaah, my cute kouhai!~"

"Hinata..." Shibayama teared up feeling touched.

"Oi oi, what is going on here hah??" Kuroo marched towards them.

"YAMAMOTO, LET GO OF HINATA!" Yaku screamed at his ear making Yamamoto wince.

"Ahhh....My poor ears...."

"Shoyo" Kenma called out. He held and rubbed Shoyo's hand "Did he hurt you?"

"WHY SAY IT LIKE I DID SOMETHING BAD TO HIM?!" Yamamoto shouted in the background.

Shoyo shook his head. "No"

"Geez, Yamamoto-Senpai! Don't use strength to hug Shoyo! You need to be more gentle!" Inuoka scolded.

"Aye...I'm sorry okay??"

"Hah good grief!" Yaku heavily sighed. While Kai silently chuckles.

Yamamoto sobbed in the corner. And Fukunaga was there to pat his back to comfort him.

Shoyo looked at everyone. '...So nice.' He secretly smiles.

'It's really nice....I like them a lot'

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To Be Continued!!

Aaaaaaaaaaa— this book turned episodic and has no real plot T0T.....

I don't remember and don't re-read the previous chaps, das why something doesn't make sense here and there.

Also *me tryna rush de romance part cuz of impatience—*

Anyways, have a great day/evening everyone TOT....