What are the odds

22

It was Tuesday morning and Yaku was starting to notice that his teammates, except for Lev, were ignoring him. He can't help but snarl in anger. He also doesn't notice Lev flinch where he stretches and cools down next to him.

Yaku was angry. He was mad at his teammates for ignoring him, he was mad at his captain Kuroo for letting them, he was mad at Lev for flinching but most of all, he was mad at whatever asshole god was out there that let the Karasuno team fall into danger.

Yaku was angry, more so than usual, and Lev was starting to get the bruised to prove it.

Lev watched the shorter boy as they walked out of the gym, watching as his lips turned up into a vicious snarl at anyone who dared to look at him. He even can't help but flicker his gaze over to Yaku as he aggressively gets changed into his school uniform, almost popping the buttons on his jacket as he aggressively does them up.

He rushes to catch up with him as he begins to head to his classes.

"Yaku wait up!" He calls out ignoring the wide-eyed warning looks his teammates sent him.

"What?" Yaku snaps back loudly, clenching his fists as the tall first year approaches him. Lev doesn't say anything until he's standing so close that their toes are almost touching. Yaku looks up into the younger boys eyes challengingly as Lev worries at his lip with his teeth.

"They'll be okay Yaku," Lev tells him, face earnest and voice soft. Apparently, that's all it takes for four days of accumulating worry and anger to crumble into loud sobs. He throws himself at Lev, something he'll never admit to doing, wrapping his arms around the tall boy's neck and burying his head in his shoulder.

Lev stands frozen for a moment, hunched over to accommodate the other boy who was still on his tiptoes but soon Yaku felt long lanky arms wrapping securely around his waist.

No one said a word as they passed the two. Privately, Kuroo was proud of Lev for looking out for his upperclassmen and somehow knowing what he needed when no one else did.

Yaku went to his classes feeling far more empty than before, the hole in his chest that had held his anger now consumed with worry instead.

At least his teammates had stopped ignoring him. If only the rest of the issues on that list would be fixed too.