Chapter 16 - |Lion's Den|

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Earlier






"Do you actually think I will do it? You want my coach to kill me? I already canceled my afternoon training for this."

Kagami, for the first time since minutes, spoke up, reminding Hinata of his presence with a short, deep grunt. Shouyou chose not to interfere with it, because the thug vibe this dude gave off was so scary, with his frowning eyebrows and his furious gaze, bloodingly red, deep, and intense.

Straightforward, sincere, and looking above everything. Strong, tall, confident. A perfect light. A perfect main character, and a perfect attacker.

All he wasn't stood before him, reminding Shouyou of how he would never be what he wanted to be, and a bit of shame pinched his heart at this thought.

A tiger, huh. He matches well with Aomine. He could see why Daiki was trying to keep himself from wanting to play with Taiga. And of course he could tell it. Never would he forget the way Daiki's lips twitched upwards slightly, when he tried to hold back a feral grin, or a provocative fact that would make his target challenge him right away. A sly panther indeed.

"Me too. I'm going to meet Suga-san after this." Says Nishinoya, sighing, and ignoring the small cry Hinata let out of his mouth just after his declaration.

Nishinoya-senpai was meeting Suga-senpai after this?!

That means he would tell about all of this situation?.. Oh , he could already shiver from the imaginary scene he was having, picturing a sweet, gentle, and above all, frightening smile, from Koushi, who would then wait for him to explain the whole thing, while watching him silently, no matter how many times Hinata suttered, or cried. His senpai wasn't the scariest person of his life, but Shouyou would easily put him on the top five.

"Who?" Kise asks, playing with a ball on his finger, making it turn endlessly, while his other hand was putting his bright locks back.

"Karasuno's vice-captain. He's said to be like a mother for the team, and reveals himself to be a decent setter." Momoi cheerfully spoke, a lovely, yet disturbing smile on her face when she met the disgusted stare of Tobio, who was revulsed of the fact that even this girl was a freak. "He's a Gemini, is 173.3 centimeters, and weights-"

"That's enough, Momoï, thank you." Akashi interrupts, sighing, when he sees Yuu's eyes widen, blinking at a smiling Momoi. At the same time, Hinata's whole body twitches, before turning itself at the leader's direction.

"At your service, Sei-chan."

Sei-chan..? Wasn't he nicknamed Captain, by everyone else, before?

"You're both free to go, Kagami, Nishinoya ." Seijuroo declares, pinching the bridge of his nose when he hears Kise's loud whine. "And you can forget about doing the chores. It'll be done within minutes, so you are all free to do whatever you want."

Taiga immediately looked at Kuroko, a silent question written on his face. All he got was a tired, annoyed glare. In the end, the red haired guy got out of the gymnasium, Nishinoya running to catch up with him, surely believing he would get lost. 

"Why not meeeeeee?? Please, I did well today, didn't I?"

Ignoring Ryouta's childlike pout, Kageyama watched the Captain, frowning one more time, wondering about what the hell was happening. Was it him, or Akashi was somehow.. softer?

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