𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚

Chapter 5

-Chapter 5-

☆-[•●•]-☆

It was already night time when they got back to school. The team were gathered at the gym.

"Good job! Let's clean up a little bit before going home." Daichi said.

"Osu!" Everyone said but Hinata, who started to get sleepy.

"Sensei, thank you for everything today." Daichi thanked Takeda. "No, no, everyone did a good job. I'm shocked by how we beat Aoba Johsai."

"But we're still lacking." Daichi had his head hung low. "Our offense was effective now due to Kageyama and Hinata's dynamics, but if Hinata gets in the way of the blocks, or if the receives get broken like they did today, we would definitely find ourselves at loss. And when that happens, I don't know if I can guide the team as a director or a coach would." Daichi said. Tsuchiya somehow heard their conversation as he mopped.

"Tsuchiya?" Sugawara called, Tsuchiya seemed to stop mopping and was listening to their conversation. When Tsuchiya got called, he continued to mop. "Ah, yeah."

"I apologize. I'm not sayaing you're not good enough." Daichi tried to explain himself but Takeda only laughed. "Yeah, I know, I know. I"ll take care of finding a coach. I already have a lead."

"Oh, really? Who is it?"

"I've been asking repeatedly and haven't got affirmative yet, but I will definitely makae it happen. Can I leave the rest to you today?" Takeda asked. "Ah hai!"

Takeda left with a determined smile on his face.

"Take-chan has an air of confidence about him." Tanaka said.

Sugawara, Tsuchiya and Yamaguchi were at the Equipment room, putting the mops back when suddenly Yamaguchi found something.

"Um, what is this? Isn't dangerous to still have this here?" Yamaguchi held a stick from a mop, and the rest of the mop. "Isn't best to throw this away?"

Sugawara quickly went over to Yamaguchi. "Oh, don't worry about that. It's all right." Sugawara took the broken mop. "We can still fix this and use it again." Sugawara had this look that Tsuchiya recognizes.

"Huh..?" Yamaguchi could only tilt his head in confusion. "Hora, Yamaguchi, we'll take care of everything here. You can go home." Tsuchiya smiled as he dismissed the first-year. "Ah, hai!" Yamaguchi then gets out of the Equipment room.

Sugawara puts the mop down where it belongs. Tsuchiya went over to him and hugged him from behind. "Tsuchiya..?"

"Wanna have some spicy ramen at my house? I'll tell my mom to get it ready, I'll even walk you home after." Tsuchiya rubbed his cheek on Sugawara's side of the head, snuggling.

"Sure. Thank you." Sugawara smiled, Tsuchiya could only kiss at Sugawara head for comfort. "S'what friends are for?"

Sugawara slumps back a bit. "Yeah. Thank you, really."

"Hehe, c'mon, let's finish up here, Koshi."

Unknowingly, Daichi was at the door, listening in.

The team went home as a team but Sugawara and Tsuchiya already left earlier for the promised spicy ramen to cheer up Sugawara.

☆-[•●•]-☆

After the ramen, Tsuchiya walked Sugawara back to his house as promised and also because he doesn't trust anyone at this time since he's responsible of Sugawara coming back to his home late.