Quick Note: I realize that road trips in Japan don't take twenty hours, but I wanted some room to play with ;)
Chpt 1: Daichi Almost Turns the Car Around
The trip was supposed to be romantic. Just Daichi and Suga, taking a road trip across the country to see a volleyball tournament. That's what he had intended. But then word got out and suddenly the whole team wanted in. After about a week of negotiating with the school, it had somehow become a giant field trip. Ennoshita and a couple other guys had gone with Ukai in his car, and being one of the only ones with a license, Daichi had ended up driving the giant van. "You sure you're okay to drive?" Suga asked, placing a hand gently on Daichi's upper arm.
"Yeah," he replied with a sigh, placing his own hand over Suga's. "Just as long as you're sitting shotgun."
"Obviously," Suga laughed. "Team mom's gotta sit up front to supervise." Daichi couldn't help but laugh along. Ever since Nishinoya had let the nickname slip Suga had fully embraced his role as the team's "mom".
"Daichi, can Tanaka and I sit in the back?" Nishinoya asked, practically bouncing with excitement. They had only just finished loading the bags into the back, and now had to decide seating arrangements. The bus was big, with nine seats in total. Behind the driver's seat were two rows of two and then a row of three at the back. Daichi thought long and hard to figure out the best combination to keep everyone quiet and happy.
"Okay, but only if Asahi is with you."
"Fine by me," Noya smirked, sending a suggestive wink at Asahi, who only awkwardly smiled in return. They climbed in, Tanaka quickly following them. Daichi hoped he hadn't made a mistake. He once again thought about the romantic trip he could've taken, before shaking the thought and instructing Tsukishima and Yamaguchi to the middle row. That left Kageyama and Hinata in the front. Hopefully having them close behind him and Suga would keep them from killing each other. When the door finally slid closed, Daichi climbed into the driver's seat and started the car. They hadn't even pulled out of the lot when their first problems arose.
"Daichi, I need to use the bathroom!" Noya called from the back, yelling to be heard over Kageyama and Hinata, who apparently couldn't decide who got to control the air to the back. Why do they even have that option? Daichi thought to himself, putting the van in reverse so that Noya could run inside to use the restroom.
"Kageyama, Hinata, I'm moving control to the front anyways, so it doesn't matter," he said, trying to keep up his calm demeanor. Luckily they shut up without too much of a fight and he was able to turn back around and take deep breaths. Only twenty hours of driving to go.
After Noya finally returned, they once again headed out. This time they made it to the highway before the arguments broke out. Daichi tried to focus on driving, leaving it to Suga-beautiful Suga-to deal with. From what he heard, they were now arguing about music choice. Noya wanted hard rock; Tsukishima was not a fan, stating that alternative music would be more appropriate. Suga said that in anticipation of this, he had brought an audiobook for them to listen to on the drive. Daichi couldn't help but smile. Leave it to Suga to have the foresight to bring such a thing. However, the rest of the team did not agree, immediately roaring back with different suggestions.
"Hey!" Daichi yelled, throwing a glare into the rearview mirror. The car fell silent. "You'll shut up and listen to the audiobook. Okay?"
He could only glance some nods in the mirror, but he was satisfied. As was Suga, who quickly plugged in his IPod and started the audiobook. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone began streaming through the speakers. Of course. He shot a smile at his nerdy boyfriend, who responded with a smile that was probably too flirty for the situation and had Daichi blushing, but that's not important.
The distraction of the audiobook worked for about an hour, with only the minor skirmish. But then Noya spoke up yet again. "Hey, Suga-san!"
"Yes, Noya?" Suga asked, pleasant as ever.
"I'm hungry. And thirsty. Can we stop for food?"
"Hmm, we haven't been on the road for very long Noya. If we stopped now it would probably mess up our schedule. But I brought some snacks just in case. I'll pass them back to you." He quickly pulled some chips and juices out of the bag beneath his feet and began passing them back. "Does everyone have one?"
"Yes!" the team chorused back.
"And just remember, if you spill anything in this rental van," Daichi started, "you will be paying the fine. Are we clear?"
"Yeah," they chorused again.
"Good."
The food worked for another little while, with just the sound of crunching chips and the audiobook filling the car. Daichi finally got into a groove and they made it quite a ways before anything went wrong. "Here take our trash," Noya said, passing the backseat's wrapper up to Yamaguchi. He held them awkwardly for a moment before Tsukki grabbed them and tossed them onto Kageyama, who immediately called out in protest.
"What the hell, man!?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, is the king too good to hold the commoner's trash?"
"Whatever, why can't you just hold onto it until we stop?"
"Cause I don't want to."
"Shut up, what kind of excuse is that?"
"You guys, just pass it up here," Suga interrupted, but they didn't seem to hear him. Kageyama quickly emptied the contents of his lap onto Hinata, turning to face Tsukishima fully.
"Hey, don't dump them on me!" Hinata yelped, trying to push them back onto Kageyama unsuccessfully. The petty arguments continued for another minute before Daichi finally snapped.
"OY!" The fighting stopped. "I don't want to hear another peep for the next hour or I will turn this car around and we will go home. Do I make myself clear?" Quiet nodding was the only response. "Good."
And it worked really well for the first half hour, until Nishinoya announced once again that he had to pee.