Atsumu yawned, looking around the bus. "So. We've gotta greet more people today?"
"Looks like it." Osamu mumbled.
"Ah fun." Atsumu turned his head. "Right Omi?"
Sakusa looked up and then back down at his phone, hunched against the bus wall across the aisle.
"Are you texting someone I'm not allowed to see~"
"No."
"Omi do you have a boner or some-"
"No!"
"Just checking." Atsumu leaned back in his seat. "So many people to say hi to. Bleh. They all want to see the hot Miya twin."
"Did you just call your own brother hot?" Bokuto questioned.
Hinata looked up. "Ew."
Atsumu gasped. "NO! I'M THE HOTTER TWIN!"
"You two are identical twins." Sakusa mumbled just loud enough for them to hear.
"Omi-kun. That's not fair."
"Not my fault."
Hinata leaned over his seat, right up in Sakusa's face. "Who do you think is better?"
"I-I don't have a preference." Sakusa sunk lower in his seat to get away from the eager ginger leaning over the seat.
Atsumu immediately stood despite the bus moving. He eased Hinata back down. "Hey, let's not get in Omi's face, alrighty? He doesn't like that. Here." Atsumu took a cube out of his pocket and handed it to the younger male. "Solve that for me, will you?"
"Okay!" Hinata turned around and started playing with it.
Atsumu turned to Sakusa. He sat in his own seat and pulled out his phone.
Atsumu: Hey you need me to sit with you or move you to another seat?
Sakusa pointed to the back of the bus.
"Alrighty." Atsumu opened his bag and took a pair of gloves out. He put them on and stretched a hand out. "Lets go Omi."
Sakusa took his hand, following him to the back of the bus where Atsumu got him to sit down away from everyone else.
"It's a little worse today, isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"That's okay!" Atsumu put out both of his hands. "I'm safe to touch. You know I'll always be safe for you Omi. No need to worry."
Sakusa nodded. He fixed his mask.
"Mm… so… you want me to go?"
The ravenette nodded.
"Alright. Feel better." Atsumu smiled. He went back to his seat and yawned. Osamu looked over.
"He okay?"
"Oh yeah! Omi's perfectly fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes I'm sure. Now hush."
****
"INTRODUCING THE MSYB JACKALS!"
The team walked forward, through a crowd. Atsumu smiled and waved at everyone, happy somewhat to see them but more excited to play.
Sakusa on the other hand was silent, flinching away from everyone's bare hands. So many hands. So many germs. He could get sick. He'd get all of his team sick if someone touched him.
Sakusa hurried to get right behind Atsumu, nervous. Atsumu glanced behind him and smiled. "Omi."
"Hm?"
"It's okay. I promise."
"O-okay."
Atsumu chuckled. "It's gonna be okay." He kept walking.
Towards the end of the line Sakusa felt a hand on his bare arm and gasped. Atsumu looked back, realizing what had happened. He got the team to go faster before they all got to their own room.
Atsumu kept his bag with him, rushing Sakusa to the bathroom.
"Woah, deep breaths. It's okay."
Sakusa coughed, shaking.
Atsumu opened his bag and changed out his gloves and then put on a mask. "Is that better? Nothing will touch you."
Sakusa nodded. "Do you have it?"
"Mhmm. Of course." Atsumu pulled out a little bag with colorful, soft cubes of wax. "Here we go."
Sakusa took the bag of cubes and pulled down his mask, smelling of it.
"Good, good." Atsumu hummed. "Deep breaths Omi."
Sakusa nodded. He took in a deep breath.
Atsumu moved his hands onto Sakusa's shoulders. "It's just me." He eased his hands up and held his face. "I've got you."
Sakusa relaxed for the most part. "Thank you…"
"No problem. We can stay here until you feel okay again."
Sakusa nodded. "Please."
"Of course." He eased his arms around him slow enough to not freak him out. He hugged him close, gentle. "I'm so proud of you. It's okay now Omi. You did so good."
Sakusa burrowed into his chest, calmed back down now. "Whew…"
"There we go." Atsumu pulled his mask down and kissed the side of his head. "I love you."
"Love you too."
