Survival of the fittest- A Haikyuu apocalypse AU

Chapter 15

"Nishinoya!"

Sugawara pushed his way to the back of the group, where the small boy was shrinking, attempting to not be seen. But it was too late. The setter was in front of Noya in an instant, grabbing his left arm roughly.

"What in the hell are you thinking?! You're going back to the bus with me, now."

"But-"

"Now."

"Fine."

Suga stormed back to the bus with Nishinoya in tow. After he basically threw Noya into a bus seat, he sat down next to him and shouted.

"What were you thinking?! You could have gotten hurt, you could have gotten killed-"

"So what?!"

"What?"

"I said, so what?! You may not understand this, Suga-san, but I can take care of myself. I'm not helpless just because I have a broken arm. Hell, I survived in a closet for two weeks, went on a food run while there, got to here without dying, and all with this arm in a cast! Why don't you think-"

"That's not why!"

"Then why is it?!"

"Because I'm scared! I'm scared, okay?"

"That's not an excuse."

"I know."

The two boys sat in silence for a moment, before Sugawara spoke again.

"I watched him die. He was killed, and it was my fault. He was there, and then he wasn't."

Narita.

"I know."

"No. No, you don't know. You think you do, but you don't."

"Fine. I don't. But let me try to help!"

"You can't. I'm scared, Nishinoya. Your strength has nothing to do with it. I can't lose someone else."

"One day, it'll happen. I've seen how it affects people. Don't you think I've seen Tanaka? Kinoshita?"

"...you're right."

"What?"

"You're right. From now on, you come on the food runs."

"I- thank you."

"But for today, let's both just stay here. And don't tell anyone about this. Ever. Got it?"

"Okay. Yeah. Got it."

Suga-san...you don't have to be scared to let your guard down. We're all in this together.

"And one more thing?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry."

Nishinoya didn't know how to respond to that. On one hand, he was angry. Sugawara had prevented him from being truly included in the group for his own selfish reasons. But at the same time, he could understand it...

He didn't want to die either.

Soon, everyone walked into the bus and sat down in the seats surrounding Suga and Noya. Daichi approached but was waved away with a promise to be filled in later from Suga. As the bus made its way back to the gym, Hinata spoke to Kageyama quietly.

"I'm scared."

"I know."

"I know, but, like- more scared than usual."