the idiot duo deserves that name [tsukkiyama]

clearing things up

"and i think that's it," kageyama finished.

"that's exactly what happened!" hinata declared confidently.

tadashi scratched his cheek and tsukishima looked confused and slightly disgusted.

"what are you guys talking about? that's not true at all," tadashi said.

"also, your storytelling skills are shit," kei criticized.

"hey!" kageyama exclaimed, but hinata stopped him with a hand on his arm.

"what do you mean? that had to have happened at some point! tsukishima is such a jerk and seems so mean to you!"

"no... actually-"

"wait! i swear i remember you guys having a really big fight like that though!"

"yeah, i remember that too," kageyama commented thoughtfully, having calmed down a bit.

"that was on april fools day, dumbasses," tsukishima retorted. "and remember yamaguchi felt so bad about making the first years worry afterwards that he explained the entire thing instead of letting them figure out what the date was on their own?"

they both looked deep in thought.

"i guess that seems familiar..." hinata trailed off.

tsukki rolled his eyes.

"yeah, tsukki may be cold, but he has plenty of friends. he's actually quite popular... especially with the ladies," yamaguchi's voice turned bitter, "which, i'm not a fan of, but," his voice softened again, "i know that he'd choose me over them every time. and also, it doesn't upset me when he tells me to shut up? it's just an inside joke between us, i don't know where you guys got that idea."

"i guess... that makes sen-" hinata fake gagged. "actually, no, i can't bring myself to say it."

"what, that tsukki is popular?" tadashi questioned.

hinata gagged again, pretending to throw up.

tsukishima rolled his eyes again.

"honestly, fuck you guys."

"please, no, i wouldn't like that," kageyama retorted.

"i'm sure tadashi wouldn't mind-"

"shut up, shōyō," tadashi hissed at him.

hinata laughed.

"what? i'm just saying."

"i'm done here," tsukki announced. "i'll let you deal with these idiots, tadashi."

he kissed the side of his head, stood up, and began to walk away.

"wait! how did you guys get together then?" hinata asked.

"weren't they already dating before we knew them?" kageyama asked.

"um... no," tadashi corrected. "we didn't start dating until third year."

"one of the only accurate things from your story," tsukki complained, coming back to sit at the lunch table.

"fine! i'll ask again!" hinata exclaimed. "how did you guys actually get together then?"

"well, let's see..." tadashi trailed off. "i'll tell this story since i know kei would be too embarrassed to disclose all this emotionally sensitive stuff to the 'idiot duo' by himself." he chuckled and winked. "so i'll just let him hide behind his arms until we're done here."

and kei did just that, groaning and burying his head in his arms while tadashi started the story.

"so it all started when we met back in elementary school-"

"um, excuse me," kageyama interrupted. "do we have to start from all the way back there?"

tadashi waved a hand at him.

"yes! it's important to the story! especially with later parts. now, where was i? oh, right. so it all started when we met back in elementary school..."