You are a Pirate || Haikyuu

Chapter Seven

Akaashi wasn't sure how to react after he was dumped into the ocean by Oikawa's brother. The rude guy who was always competing with him for the top spot in attractiveness... His brother was the complete opposite.

However, his top priority at the moment was getting back to Captain Koutarou and his crew. Akaashi tried to stop his lingering, haunting thoughts about what Yahaba had said.

"Okay, when I free you, can you tell him I love him and I'm happy where I am? That I feel comfortable?"

The bruises and cuts... Oh, Teru. There were so many on Yahaba's skin. If the lost prince didn't free him, that could've happened to Akaashi. Bruised, cut, abused, raped, and possibly more.

"Can't. If I'm not here he'll go after Oikawa."

How would Oikawa react when Akaashi told him that he left his brother in Ushijima's disgustingly cruel grasp? That he left him to his inevitable death?

"I don't deserve to be protected. I don't even deserve to be happy."

Ushijima clearly broke Yahaba in more ways than one. Sirens are supposed to be cocky, mean, aggressive... All those kinds of things. That's what Akaashi grew up learning. He couldn't imagine what it would be like staying there for Teru knows how long. He wasn't anything like a normal Siren, with plenty of self confidence to spare. He was depressed, malnourished, and...

Broken. That's what Yahaba was. He was broken beyond repair.

"But if you could just tell Oiks that I love him, that'd be great."

If only Akaashi had grabbed him at the last minute! He could've saved them both. Akaashi wouldn't have this undying guilt stabbing at him, and Oikawa would have his brother back. Why didn't you save him? A voice that sounds a lot like Captain Koutarou asks angrily.

Akaashi flinches a little and keeps swimming. Why didn't I force him to come with me? Why didn't I pick him up? There a million things I could've done, and yet I didn't. I'm a fuck up.

If he hadn't failed to save Yahaba, they could've been swimming and chatting about life on the way to the ship. And once they reached the ship, there would've been a happy reunion. Not to mention that Koutarou would compliment Akaashi on saving Yahaba from Ushijima...

Oh, if only he could've reached out and dragged Yahaba into the water with him. Things would've gone so much differently.

"I just need you guys to find the treasure before Ushiwaka. Please."

That's right. If Akaashi could find this.. this 'treasure' that Yahaba was talking about, then he might be able to save him. And that nickname? Maybe it was something that helped Yahaba get his thoughts off the pain. Maybe he's got Stockholm syndrome. The voice supplies.

Akaashi doesn't want to think about that.

Before long, Akaashi finds himself back at Koutarou's ship. The captain himself is the first one to notice, and sent a little wave in greeting. Akaashi really did miss those cute gestures from the monochrome haired man. He feels his cheeks heat and waves back shyly, and Koutarou beams. Then, a brown haired plain looking man wraps an arm around his shoulder and his face goes blank.

He doesn't have time to wonder about that seeing as the shark and the siren he was expecting to see swam up to him rather quickly. Kuroo looked worried while Oikawa looked rather bored.