a/n: Hii! Here's the second chapter. This is like my second Haikyuu fic ever and I only started writing like one or two weeks ago, i don't even know why I'm writing about zombie apocalypse hahah it's clearly too hard/advanced for me bc i'm bad at describing things but i hope you enjoyed this! I'd be very happy if anyone's still interested in reading this fic! i'll do my best ;;w;;


Turns out that it was a rescue team who was banging the door. Contrary to the zombie movies they have watched, they weren't left to fend for themselves. The government was quick, there were rescue teams everywhere, trying to save as many civilians as possible. Because for every civilian they saved, they have one less zombie to worry about.

Zombie. The words felt funny. Hinata felt like he was in a horrible, horrible dream he willed himself to wake up. However, it wasn't a dream. It was reality, it's their reality and they have to deal with it.

The Karasuno boys were glad they were saved, so of course they followed the adults and did what they were asked to do, but they were all worried about their families. Tanaka tried telling the person in charge that he had to go back to look for his sister, but the man just glared at him and said nobody's going anywhere firmly.

In the end, they were brought to a camp near Tokyo. It seemed like the virus outbreak started somewhere in the rural area. There were tents and everything, it was almost as if there was a natural disaster and they were refugees. But it wasn't a natural disaster, it was a zombie apocalypse and no one really knows what to do. If it was an earthquake, or even a tsunami, it would be a bit more reassuring because those are the things that they have dealt with before. But this, this is foreign. They were told to stay in a medium-sized tent. There were 10 of them, so it was a little bit cramped but they could fit. It was still better than being outside, where people were scattering all over, adults panicking, children crying, people shouting the names of their families desperately. The authorities tried to tell everyone to get into their assigned tents so that they could start gathering data on everyone who survived so that it would be easier for them to look for their families. Tanaka, Nishinoya and Asahi was about to join, fortunately Daichi and Sugawara was there to calm them, so the crows ended up in the cramped tent.

Most of them tried to reach their families with their phones—except Hinata because his phone's dead, he had forgotten to charge it—however none of them succeed. Hinata ended up borrowing Tsukishima's phone to ring his house and his parents' phones, but no one answered. None of their families was picking up, and everyone were getting more and more anxious as time passed.

"Daichi." Sugaa whispered to Daichi, who was sitting behind him, face worried just like his other teammates. "This.. this is really happening?"

Daichi wished he could've laughed and said "of course not, you silly. Zombie apocalypse aren't real!" but he couldn't. Because it was real. So he just shook his head slightly and patted Sugawara's back.

"Our.. Our families. Do you think..." Sugawara couldn't say what he wanted to say, because it seemed too far-fetched. His mouth tasted bitter and his throat felt tight. There's no way his family is.. gone. He was just with them this morning, eating breakfast while chattering cheerfully.

"I don't know, Suga." Daichi whispered honestly. "But we're here, we're safe. And.. and we have each other." He looked at his teammates, who looked really tense. They have never looked that tense, even when they were going to have a match with Shiratorizawa. Yamaguchi and Asahi were in the verge of tears, Nishinoya, Tanaka and Hinata were unbelievably quiet. Ennoshita was bitting his lips, while Kageyama was glaring at his phone as if it was its fault his family wasn't picking up. Tsukishima's eyes were closed, but he could see that the tall blonde was in deep thoughts.

Daichi felt on edge, too. He was worried and scared, everything felt like a bad dream he wanted to cry. But he couldn't because he was the captain and he knew that if he breaks, his teammates would too. Daichi knew Sugawara felt the same, as he was the vice-captain. He was aware that that's just in volley, but it was always more than that. Karasuno was never just a volleyball team, they were his second family too. So Daichi grabbed Sugawara's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, silently asking him to be strong with him. For themselves, and for their teammates. Sugawara squeezed back and they sat in silence.

"Sugawara-senpai.." Yamaguchi's voice startled them. "W-what are we going to do?" he asked, his voice trembled. He was already crying. Everyone turned to them.

Suga opened his mouth to soothe his kouhai, his teammates, but nothing came out. What are they going to do, indeed? How was he supposed to know? He himself was barely holding up, what if—

"We're going to stick together." Daichi said, voice calm. His hand remains holding Sugawara's; warm, comforting. "For as long as we have each other, we will be fine."

Everyone started getting teary-eyed. Even Kageyama felt his eyes stinging, and he finally stopped glaring at his phone. Everyone was scared and worried, but everyone understood—even the dumbasses. They all understood that their families might not have made it, and they understood that everything was going to change.

But Daichi's words made them realize that they have each other, and if everything was going to change, one thing was going to stay the same.

They are still teammates, they are a family, and they have each other.