"The beds will be delivered at three o'clock, so you should paint and then let it dry while you assemble them," Daichi instructed, checking his hair in the reflection of the toaster. Despite the quiet of the early morning, the house was alive with noise and action. Everyone was rushing around and getting ready for work except for the former first years, who were all groggily seated at their new kitchen table eating breakfast. None of them had daytime classes on a Monday, so they decided to take on the task of sprucing their new home. Sugawara reluctantly agreed, the thought of the four boys wrecking their new house seeming extremely realistic.
"Tell me again: which colors go where?" Sugawara asked hastily, shoving his laptop into his messenger bag. The boys ignored him, too tired to give a proper answer. Yamaguchi did begin to mumble in the silver-haired man's direction, letting out a large yawn as he did so.
"What was that you said?"
"White for the living room and kitchen. Dark green for your room. Light blue for Hinata's. Gray for Noya's. Light yellow for mine. Peach for communal bathroom." The omega recited, albeit quite robotically.
"I'm surprised you remembered all that. Well, just don't forget it! It shouldn't be hard but for some reason, I still don't trust you guys with this." Sugawara huffed while glaring at Kageyama, who currently had his head resting in Hinata's lap, snoozing away. Yamaguchi tiredly shooed Sugawara away, yawning again.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Aren't you going to be late?" Tsukishima piped up, his voice scratchy from having just woken up. Sugawara grumbled an incoherent insult as Daichi's voice called out from the entryway warning his mate that he would leave without him if he didn't hurry. Sugawara took one last look at the table before leaving quickly, not wanting to be late to school.
The four boys enjoyed the newfound peace and quiet for only a few precious moments, as Nishinoya and Asahi entered the kitchen chattering away. Kageyama grumbled in his sleep, only to be soothed by Hinata's small hand-weaving through his hair.
"Oh, did Daichi and Suga already leave?" Asahi asked, fidgeting with his tie. Tsukishima annoyed that their peace had disintegrated, offered a glare as a sustainable answer. The alpha smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
"What's wrong, Asahi?" Nishinoya asked, filling his water bottle up at the sink.
"Nothing, why?"
"Are the babies giving you the cold shoulder?" The tiny omega drawled, crossing his arms and smiling menacingly at the table.
"Come on Nishi, let's leave them be."
"They're just cranky because they've been sleeping together on the living room couches and floor for two days." Nishinoya laughed, sticking his tongue out at Tsukishima. The blonde simply rolled his eyes in retaliation, returning his attention back to his breakfast. Asahi nudged his omega out of the kitchen, desperate to not escalate the situation so early in the morning.
"You'd be cranky too if you had to sleep on the floor." Asahi mumbled, fishing his keys out of his jacket pocket.
"Maybe." The brunette replied, bounding out the door and racing to Asahi's car.
"Bye guys! We'll see you this evening!" Asahi yelled into the house as he shut and locked the front door, the memory of Sugawara's list floating into his mind. No one had broken any rules yet, but then again, it had only been two days.
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Yamaguchi was surrounded by half-unpacked boxes, searching for their paint clothes. Hinata was helping him, and the two omegas rummaged through piles of clothes and other miscellaneous items feverishly. The green-haired man was suddenly attacked by the smaller of the two, his orange hair colliding with Yamaguchi's face.
