Breathless -- Kuroo Tetsurou

[FIVE] Aftermath

Naga muttered groggily. Her head spun and she saw stars as she sat herself up. Low on iron... She thought silently. Glancing around, a few rays of morning sunshine was peeking through the curtains. Pulling her blanket off of herself, she twisted her body and slung her legs off of the couch so she was sitting up. Only to accidentally kick someone who was laying on the ground.

Glancing downwards, she felt a pair of warm, muscular arms wrap around her feet and calves. A blush exploded across her face as Daichi grumbled in his sleep over the disturbance and cuddled with the object. Which just happened to be her legs. Heavy sleeper much? Slowly and meticulously, she slipped her legs from his grasp and picked her way around the sleeping bodies. Entering the kitchen, she checked the clock and noted that it was 6am. The boys internal clocks would be kicking in at any time now to wake themselves up. 

"Naga-chan?" A hushed voice made her jump as she tiredly rubbed her eyes. She turned around and smiled at Suga who was trudging over.

"Good-morning Suga-kun." She rubbed the side of her cheek and proceeded to rest her hands on the countertop. Hunching over slightly, she wracked through her mind trying to remember every detail of what happened last night. Her cheeks lit up pink at the memory of her in Daichi's lap. She dropped her head into her hands and leaned into the counter. What was she doing? She knew of Daichi's feelings and Sugawara's but she still decided to do the dare. She had a 'chicken' left. She could've used it but instead she only cared about herself, again. Naga looked to her right as Suga came over and stood next to her by the counter. "I'm sorry Suga." It barely came out as a whisper but the boy still heard it.

He flinched at the apology but sighed. "Please don't beat yourself up over it Naga-chan." He murmured back but she could still tell he was hurting. She stood fully up and leaned her back against the counter, looking at him.

"Of course I'm going to beat myself up over it. I know how you both feel and I still did the dare anyway."

Suga was silent for a moment before looking at Naga with glassy eyes. "Do you like him?"

She gulped. In all honestly she didn't want to put the painful words out in the open. "No. I don't." Looking away, shame crossed her features. Normally she wouldn't care about breaking a boys heart like this. But this was Sawamura they were talking about. "And... I don't think I ever will. I won't deny that he's attractive. But that's all I see in him." Looking back up at Suga, her heart splintered at the tear that dripped down his flushed cheeks. She took a step forward and grasped him into a tight hug. He let a quiet sob out onto her shoulder before composing himself after a few minutes trapped in her embrace.

"You're saying I might still have a chance?"

"I don't think you ever lost your chance to begin with." She pulled away and smiled sweetly at him, brushing tears from his cheeks. "C'mon. Want to help me make some breakfast for them when they wake up?"

Sugawara brightened at this as he rubbed his eyes and nose with his sleeve. "Count me in." 

"Let's make some food that will make Daichi head over heels for you!" She whisper-cheered. Suga gave her a small shoulder hug and they chuckled silently to each-other.

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Around twenty minutes passed before the others started to wake up. 

Suga and Naga were both still in the kitchen. The breakfast they prepared was an American styled one with a range of different kinds of pancakes, meats, and fruit juices. She laid out the three different kinds of pancakes on the table, blueberry, regular, and chocolate chip. Then she returned to Suga's side, ruffling his hair a bit with a smile before she grabbed the platter of ham, bacon, and sausages.

"What smells so good?" A sleepy voice sounded from behind the two. Tanaka peeked from the doorway and spotted the breakfast being set up. His eyes lit up in hunger. "D'awwwe Suga! Kaminaga! You made a breakfast for me?"

A tick-mark appeared above Naga's brow and she crossed her arms. "No, you buffoon. The food is for everyone! You're just the first one up besides Suga-kun and I." 

Tanaka seemed crestfallen over the fact that Naga didn't specifically make him food but he still waltzed over anyway to take a seat and started eating. Naga tsk'd as she watched Tanaka. "Hey! You're still wearing my shirt. Give it back!" 

Her eyes widened as she finally realized that she was still in her sports bra. It wasn't uncommon for her to wear it around her house or at practice. But it was a bit different when she wasn't alone and doing domestic things in her home with a bunch of guys. Tanaka wined and pouted. "Damnit! I was hoping you weren't going to notice." A sly grin formed on his face but he still pulled the now slightly stretched-out tank top over his head and handed it to Naga.

Naga narrowed her eyes at her now too-big shirt. Shaking her head, she just laughed it off and waved her hand. "I'll be right back, going to go get a new shirt."

She started up the stairs, taking two steps at a time. Quickly making it to her room at the end of the hallway, she pushed open the door and entered. Throwing the shirt into her hamper, she shut the door and rummaged in her drawers.

Pulling out a white sweatshirt that read 'shiratorizawa' in maroon print on the front and then slipping on a pair of black joggers. She quickly brushed her hair in her mirror and let it fall across her shoulders. Whipping on some deodorant as well, Naga made her exit from the room and skipped down the stairs, taking two at a time again.

Rounding the corner, she noted that everyone else was up and was now eating at the table. She waved in greeting as she took a spot next to Tanaka. She listened intently to the conversation between Daichi and Nishinoya.

"...roo-kun is going to be there also, remember? You think he'll let us do three on threes again with Bokuto-kun? I want to practice my receives against him!"

"I wouldn't doubt it." Daichi responded to Noya who was bursting with excitement. "That's if you pass your tests today."

The immediately crestfallen boy put on a poker face and looked away, grumbling to himself.

"Who's going to be there?" Naga asked. She didn't catch the name of the man in question but she figured they must be good friends with the team if Noya brought him up.

"Tetsurou Kuroo, Nekoma's captain." Daichi responded while stuffing another bite of chocolate chip pancakes in his mouth. Swallowing, he continued and pointed his fork at Naga. "And stay away from him and Bokuto-kun for that matter. Those two are nothing but trouble and would give anything to exploit your dare."

Naga's face reddened slightly at the thought but she busied herself in eating food and simply nodded in agreement with Daichi. 

The remainder of the time was filled with aimless chat about the testing today and the upcoming Training Camp. Naga asked a few more questions about the teams who were going to be there and what they were like.

"...Akaashi-kun is very calm and collected. He's normally the one who picks up Bokuto-kun from his mood swings. Bokuto on the other hand is super all over the place and excitable. Kinda imagine Hinata and Nishinoya combined but tall an-"

"Hey!" Noya and Hinata yelled while both punching Daichi's shoulder. All they received was a rumbling laugh in return.

"Anyway... Kenma-kun is quiet as well. Just make sure not to bug him while he's playing his games otherwise you'll awaken a beast." The group laughed, an unspoken memory that Naga didn't know of shared between them. "Kuroo-kun looks after Kenma-kun a lot and makes sure he's on the top of his game. He's also a cocky son-of-a-bitch." Diachi sneered at this, cracking his knuckles in front of him. "I can't wait to wipe that stupid grin off his face when I break through his block." His grin fell and a thoughtful expression covered it instead. "Y'know... you kind of remind me of him, in a way."

"Why's that?" Naga asked, her head cocked to the side.

"You're both a damn pain in my ass."