Fly (Keishin Ukai) - COMPLETED

22 - Hangover

Yuki stirred in her bed as she tried to find a position that would stop the glaring sunlight from hitting her eyes, she wanted to get back to sleep to stop her head from pounding. But after several minutes, she gave up, opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. She groaned loudly, her head feeling like it was on the verge of exploding. She closed them again as her hands started to massage her forehead.

The last she remembered of the night before was starting to drink with Saeko, but after that, she could not remember a single thing. She assumed Saeko helped bring Yuki to her room when they finished. She groaned again as another wave of pain struck her brain. Her head fell to the side, and she saw the nightstand next to her. On top sat a glass of water, a small white tablet and a piece of paper. She sat up, and it read:

Take this. It'll help with the headache.

Yuki mentally thanked Saeko for looking out for her before gulping down the drink and tablet. She laid back on the bed for a moment, trying her best to recall any memories after she started drinking, but she was drawing a blank. She rolled over and grabbed her phone before falling out of the bed.

14:55. The time was 14:55. And matches started at 9:00.

Suddenly, Yuki's headache disappeared as she ran around her room, looking for her work clothes. She was late. Very late. She brushed her hair and teeth and went to the toilet all at the same time. She balanced on one foot as she tried to put her pants on while also trying to pack away her suitcase, but only to end up falling to the floor again. She sprinted out of her room, her coat barley on, hopping down the hall as she tried to do up her laces.

Why had no one gone to wake her up? Did they know what happened the night before? Did Saeko tell everyone she was a drunken mess?

"YUKI!" Yú once again announced her presence to the whole hall even though she tried her best to sneak in unnoticed. Most turned to look at her; she cowered under their stares as she made her way to the Karasuno boys. But she did give a small wave to Bokuto who waved enthusiastically, and she was sure if she had not waved back, he would have called her name, and she did not want that to happen again.

"How are you feeling?" Yú asked as she got close to them. "Coach Ukai said you were not feeling very well." Yuki's eyes widened. Ukai had said that? How did he know? Suddenly fear struck her heart. She sneaked a glance to him - who seemed unfazed by her presence - before answering her brother.

"Yeah, I'm f-feeling better," she forced a smile.

The match between Karasuno and Fukurodani continued, and Yuki stood beside Keishin, feeling nervous, wondering if her blank memories from the night before were important.

"How did you know?" Yuki mumbled.

"I saw Saeko this morning. She told me everything. I assumed you would have a hangover and thought it would be best to let you sleep. I remember my first hangover." Yuki's cheeks grew red. At least now she could relax knowing he had not seen her in a drunken state.

"Thank you..." Even though the two were not close anymore, he still looked out for her.

Yuki watched the match between the two teams. Her head was still hurting but not as bad as when she woke up, though she was struggling to concentrate. Each hit on the volleyball echoed the halls and seemed far louder than it usually was. She wished she could have covered her ears as they slowly started ringing. She had her notepad out, but she had written nothing in it yet.

After around 10 minutes into the game, Yuki realised a certain small, loud, redhead was missing from the court. She looked to her left to see him on the bench. Her face screwed into confusion.