What are the odds

9

"Chikaraaaaa, your hand looks heavy," Tanaka says with a smirk that was far too close to normal for someone who couldn't remember anything more than 24 hours earlier.

"What?" Ennoshita asks in confusion.

"I said, your hand looks heavy... how about I hold it for you," The other boy says cheekily reaching out to grasp the other boy's hand between his two. Ennoshita's cheeks heat up, visible even in the darkness that had shrouded the forest as the sun set.

Asahi and Tsukishima had come back not much earlier with a sports bag full of berries and a warning from Asahi to eat them slowly just in case. Half of the berries were gone within five minutes and soon everyone's hunger was placated enough for them to all move into the bus for the night.

Tanaka was now dragging Ennoshita to do the same.

Those who were injured were in the middle, laying on the floor with discarded clothing and jackets draped over them while everyone else was huddled close nearby, sharing body heat with their teammates. The first years were huddled in the furthest corner, Tsukishima having fallen asleep first leaning against where the walls of the bus met, bus seats having been moved outside, legs stretched out in front of him and arms crossed over his chest.

Hinata was the next to move there to fall asleep, if he was awake, Tsukishima would have made a joke about how Hinata's brain must be exhausted after being used so much for the first time ever. Hinata, searching for warmth after having sacrificed his jacket for Narita's sake, had wedged himself between the wall and Tsukishima, his short legs draped across the other boy's lap.

As a result of the two boys already being fast asleep, Kageyama had been the one who had to carry Yamaguchi into the bus. His muscles were sore and trembling but he didn't complain, though the sour look on his face said it all. He wordlessly placed the other boy on the other side of the blond, watching as he picked up the red-heads feet and places them in his own lap so that he could shuffle closer to his best friend.

He lifted the blond's arm from where it was crossed over his chest and moved it around his shoulder so that he could cuddle up to the taller boy. Kageyama was amazed that no one woke up in the process of Yamaguchi getting comfortable.

"Sit next to Hinata or he's going to freeze," Yamaguchi had whisper ordered the taller boy who was still standing unsure of whether or not he should join them. With Yamaguchi's instruction acting like permission, he makes himself comfortable next to the shortest first year, blanketing the other's body with his own and pinning is bare arms between them. He tucks his legs in next to him so that his thighs are pressed against Hinata's and his lower legs were pressed against Tsukishima's from knee to ankle. It wasn't entirely comfortable but it was warm and he was exhausted. Without much thought, he lets his head fall forward on top of Hinata's, his nose burrowed in the fluffy orange hair.

Daichi was still unconscious in the middle, something that was causing increasing worry in everyone else but now Suga was fast asleep by his side. Behind them, Narita was laying on his uninjured side using Kinoshita's lap as a pillow, the other boy's broken arm held protectively to his chest. Asahi was next to them, not quite touching either of them but close enough to be sharing some body heat with them while Nishinoya slept tucked into his side furthest away from anyone else.

Asahi and all of the second years were still awake, save for Nishinoya, so Ennoshita made his way towards them, sitting quietly in the space between them and the sleeping and unconscious third years.

Tanaka of course, follows him, flopping down with his head in the other boy's lap. Ennoshita looks down at the other boy to be met with a bright smile. "What, what are you smiling about," he asks.

"You, you're just so pretty," Tanaka replies poking Ennoshita's uninjured cheek. Ennoshita looks up to find Asahi smiling warmly at the pair.

"You know," He says quietly so not to wake anyone, "He's never even flirted with Kiyoko this much,"

"I don't even care who that is," Tanaka says dreamily nuzzling into the stomach of the boy he was using as a pillow. The said boy lets out a small squeak of embarrassment causing Tanaka to smile into his t-shirt.

"You should, she was the woman you were in love with," Kinoshita says with a laugh.

"Whaaa," Tanaka exclaims lifting his head from his friend's lap, "you mean I wasn't dating this gorgeous angel right here?"

"Nope, you were completely head over heels for our manager," Narita snorts.

Tanaka lets out an angry "hmph," noise before protesting saying "I refuse to believe that I ever loved anyone more than this beauty right here," before looking over at said 'beauty' and swooning at the rosiness of his cheeks that was beginning to become a common staple.

"Whatever, come on guys you should get some rest, we all should. It's been a long day," Ennoshita instructs turning on what the other second years had dubbed as his 'parent' voice. He lays down on the ground as the others nod and shuffle around to get comfortable as they nod off. Kinoshita ends up with his head against Asahi's shoulder and the older boys head on top of his. Tanaka throws himself back onto the ground, wiggling his way into Ennoshita's arms. Ennoshita lets out a disgruntles sigh but holds the other boy tight anyway.

He was warm and felt nice in his arms, hard muscles pressed up against his. It makes him wish that they could be like this under different circumstances. He wishes they could be home right now, he wishes Tanaka could be okay and not suffering serious memory loss at the hand of some sort of brain damage.

"You're scared aren't you," Tanaka whispers after hearing the last of their friend's soft snores start to escape his mouth.

"What gives you that idea," Ennoshita scoffs quietly.

"You act so toughly and strong," Tanaka says quietly, "I don't know how I know it, but I know that that's true. But I can also just tell that you're terrified, I don't know how, and it's really confusing, I don't know. We must have been close right? before all this? That's the only way I could know you so well,"

The other second year could see how much the memory loss was frustrating the boy. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to wake up and not remember anything.

"Yeah, we were close, you're one of my best friends, and you're right, I'm terrified," He admits quietly. Neither of them says anything else, Tanaka just presses himself closer to his friend in an attempt to comfort him. Soon they're both fast asleep, their own soft snores adding to the noise of the room and the echoes of the outside world.