Shortcake(K. Tsukishima)

Part 8

Tsukki walked you back home the next morning, but you didn't allow him to walk to the door, instead making him stop slightly down the street.

"I don't want anyone to know that I spent the night at your house," you chuckled, "I would probably get in a lot of trouble." He leaned down, planting a quick kiss on your forehead.

"Right," he replied, "I'll see you on Monday," and just like that he was gone, walking back towards his house.

"I'm home!" you called as you entered the house, removing your shoes.

"(F/N)! Hey!" Suga smiled, walking into the living room. He took one look at you, and his smile dropped as he quickened his pace, walking towards you, "are you crazy?" he whispered.

"W-what are you talking about?" you asked, taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor. Your eyes followed his, and you suddenly noticed there was a hickey at the base of your neck, not quite covered by the hoodie you had borrowed from Kei.

"Shit," you mumbled, moving to cover it with the hoodie. Suga crossed his arms, giving you a look that was a cross between frustration and amusement. After an awkward pause, he sighed.

"Just, go find something to cover it up before my mother sees," he said, ushering you upstairs. You rushed into your room, scrambling to find some concealer to cover the bruise. Luckily, you had some cheap concealer buried in a drawer that you were able to use. As you worked to hide the blemish, Suga walked in.

"So who was this... friend?" He asked with a smug grin.

"None of your business," you replied, turning away from the mirror to face him, "...you won't tell anyone will you? Please, Koshi?"

"Your secret is safe with me," he laughed, "just be more careful next time, okay?" You were surprised he didn't pester you further, but you decided to just enjoy the fact rather than think too much about it. You sighed. For now, at least, your relationship would stay a secret.

~Time Skip~ Thursday Afternoon Practice~

As practice finished up, Coach Takeda called you all towards him.

"I have good news, team," he cried, "thanks to the presence of Coach Ukai, Nekoma wants us to be at their next practice camp. They invited a lot of other powerhouses this time around, so it will be a great opportunity for us to understand the competition as well as put some of our practice to good use!"

The boys all cheered at this, excited at the opportunity to finally show off the skills they had been working so hard on, even if just in practice matches.

"Now, you will need parental consent, since it will be a multiple night trip, but we have approval to miss some school. However, with this permission, I also promised that all players would have passing grades in all classes at the time of the trip."

Most of the teammates shrugged off this condition, but unfortunately it didn't seem to be that way for them all. Kageyama sat in stunned silence, not moving... or breathing it seemed. Tanaka and Nishinoya seemed to transcend this plane of existence and simply stood in utter shock. Hinata, however, began yelling about all the ways he may be able to get around this 'restriction'.

"Well, I'm sure if I talk to the Vice Principal!" he cried, "Or get my teacher to change my grades! Maybe if I set the school on fire they'll forget I have bad grades!" The rest of the team stared at him incredulously. You, however, walked towards him, placing his hands on his shoulders so as to restrain him from jumping as he listed off all these ideas.

"Hinata," you said seriously, forcing him to look at you, "you will pass. Kageyama will pass. It's going to be fine. We're all going to practice camp." He looked at you doubtfuly. Yamaguchi was able to get Kageyama to start breathing again, and you looked between the two boys.