HAIKYUU!! // one shots

10

⌲ ❝ the better liar ❞
『tsukishima akiteru × tanaka saeko』

⸙.

『すべての女性が同じというわけではありません。』

The endless voice of people chattering, glasses clinking, and the meat sizzling on the grill.

"Congrats, Ryuu!" My sister yelled before raising another glass of beer. "Cheers for Ryuu and Kiyo's child!"

"Cheers!"

"Darling, I think you should drive Saeko-san home," Kiyoko whispered to me as we watch my sister drinking her ninth bottle. "Do you want me to call the cab instead?"

I sighed as I give my jacket to my wife, standing up. "Wear that, and wait for me. I'll call Yachi to be with you, 'kay?"

"Mhm."

I felt my shoulders being heavy as I approach my sister who was talking to our other guests, totally worn out. Her short hair is sticking on her nape because of her sweat, her lipstick was already gone because of the meat's grease, and the smell of alcohols reeks from her despite her using more perfume today than usual... in short, she's a mess.

"Nee-san, I'll drive you home," I held her right arm as I pulled her up. "You still have work tomorrow, right?"

"You don't have to worry about it! I just got fired earlier!"

"... I think that's worrisome, though."

"I'm sorry," Inarizaki's former captain, Kita, bowed from the other table. "Your sister is probably drunk because of the twin's high tolerance."

I glanced at the Miya twins who are on both sides of my sister, with no signs of being drunk. They seem to enjoy themselves. "No, my sister's just like that in general."

"Say, say, Saeko-san, don't you have a boyfriend?"

"We can date, ya know?"

I snorted at the two Miya's, while my sister laughed it off. "Ya' are both cute, but you're not my type!"

"Ah, so Saeko-san preferred muscled men?"

"Tsumu, should we start going to a gym tomorrow?"

"Well, I do like those men," She laughed once more. "But I did date a cute guy once."

"Eh? Really?"

"Tell us who it is."

"O-Oi, Nee-san!" I whispered to her ear. "Tsukishima's here! He'll hear it!"

"It's okay, Tanaka-san," Tsukishima softly said from the other table. "I've only heard my brother's part of the story, so probably hearing Saeko-san's side will be different."

You don't understand, Tsukishima.

"Tanaka," I looked at my wife who called my name. She gestured me to come to her so I did, sitting beside her. "Let her be. Let's drive her home after this."

"Kiyoko, you don't under-"

"I think... this is the right time to let Saeko-san say her feelings out loud."

With that, I let my sister narrate the whole thing, while Karasuno, Nekoma, Seijoh, Dateko, Fukurodani, Inarizaki... everyone's ears are on her.

"Hmm, it started on my cute brother's match against Shiratorizawa. He was there to cheer for his little brother too. We exchanged numbers after the match, but I never really thought that I would date him, or anything like that. I mean... he's not my type at all. He's too soft. Too kind. Too angelic."