I do not own Haikyuu

As part of their autumn school festive, the volleyball team had decided to put on a haunted house. Yachi usually loved anything to do with costumes, had even played a major part in creating many of the costumes that the team was wearing, but somehow from the very beginning, she'd been assured that her own costume would be handled by the team.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

"Kuroo," Yachi was surprised to see him, knowing that he'd have to go out of his way to come this way. "I didn't know you were coming,"

"You know, you'd fit right in at Nekoma now." He teased, his hand reaching out and Yachi knew he was rubbing the cat ears which had come with her outfit.

Tanaka and Nishinoya had been the one's to assure her that they'd take care of her costume, and for some reason, Yachi had just gone along with it. It was until now, that she actully had on the costume that she realized her mistake. Shimizu- senpai had warned her not to allow the boys to much free rein least they go overboard, but Yachi had been so sure that they could handle picking a costume, apparently not.

The idea was that Yachi would lure the customer in, and they would think that the haunted house wouldn't be at all frightening, but Yachi knew that what lay inside would leave her with night terrors for weeks.

"Oh, a tail," Kuroo practically purred, his grin widening even more if possible, as he pulled her close, his hand wandering dangerously close to the bottom of her dress.

"Kuroo-san!" Lev called and the two looked to see the tall Nekoma player racing towards them while waving happily."Yachi-san! You're a cat!" Lev suddenly shouted coming to a stop just inches from them. Yachi jumped at how close he'd come and Kuroo tightened the grip he had taken her in, his eyes narrowing as he turned to glare at Lev.

"Whoa!" Yamamoto seemed to appear out of nowhere, tears clouding his eyes as he took in Yachi's appearance. "Yachi-san is a cat!" Yachi more than used to Yamamoto's behavior smiled and nodded her thanks.

"Would you all like to enter our haunted house?"

"Of course they would, isn't that right, Kenma?" Kuroo smirked evilly, and Yachi spotted Kenma trying unsuccessfully to sneak away without notice.

"Kenma can stay here with me, while you and the others check it out," Yachi said, seeing the look of relief pass over Kenma as he nodded quickly in agreement.

Kuroo raised an eyebrow, his gaze questioning. "Hm, you sure?"

"Yes, you go inside and see whether we did a good job or not,"

"Okay," Kuroo said with a shrug, releasing her from his grip and heading towards the entrance dragging Lev, who was trying to insist that he was fine waiting with Yachi and Kenma.

"He's happy," Kenma says after they've watched the others disappear inside. Yachi winces at the startled scream which can only belong to Lev and tries to concentrate on Kenma instead. "He's not one to say things he doesn't mean, so if he tells you something, don't doubt him."

"That day, at the park, it was you who seen me, wasn't it?"

She knew her answer already and knew that if not for him things could have ended quite differently that day.

"You needed help" He shrugged, his eyes never once leaving his phone as he played some game.

"I've wanted to thank for what you did that day,"

"It was Kuroo who saved you." He said so dismissively, but Yachi could not stop.

"Yes, Kuroo saved me, but without you, he wouldn't have come," Yachi said as she took a grip on his jumper, ignoring the widening of his eyes. "Please, allow me to take you out as payment."

Kenma blinked, looking off to the side unable to keep eye contact with Yachi. "I don't need payment,"

"Kuroo said you wanted to go to the gaming convention next month," Yachi's eyes had begun to sparkle, leaving Kenma worried that she might cry soon.

"Kuroo can't make it, so I'm going alone." He paused when Yachi shook her head, a bright smile lighting her face.

"Nope, I shall be accompanying you," This caught his attention, and he looked back her. Regarding her with a frowned brow. "That is if it's okay with you?" She released her hold on him and took a step back.

"I guess, it wouldn't be so bad if you came along." He said after quite a length of silence.

"AAHHH! IT'S GOT ME!" The two jumped, both backing away as the terrified screams got louder before a white faced Lev appeared back out the entrance instead of the exit, meaning that he'd backtracked. "I thought I was a goner," He cried, suddenly attaching himself to Yachi.

"Lev! Are you okay?" Yachi looked to Kenma for help, but he was backing away, his gaze firmly focused on the door which Lev had come running from and it only then did Yachi see it.

A grey coloured hand, long yellow colored finger nails had taken a grip on the doorframe, and from behind the black curtain stepped forth a being which sent shivers up Yachi's spine. She didn't remember making such a costume.

Lev seeing that the thing which had been chasing him had followed him, took off running. Yachi, who he'd been clinging to was taken alongside him, her squeak of surprise was all Kenma heard before he turned to see the two disappeared down the hallway.

"Oi, Bring Yachi back," The creature roared and Kenma stepped back, watching as the thing with Hinata's voice chased after the two.

"Oi! Where's Yachi gone?" Kuroo asked having appeared and Kenma turned back to see the that the rest of the team were slowly coming out.

"Lev just took off with her," Kenma offered, pointing in the direction in which they'd disappeared.

"What? That dumbass. Wait until I get him," Kuroo growled as he took off in the same direction.

Kenma watched him go, before turning back to his teammates. "You didn't make it all the way?"

Inuoka shivered, glancing back at the cloth-covered door. "It was actully scarier than we thought."

Glancing back at his phone, Kenma clicked onto the calendar where the gaming convention was marked, adding Yachi's name and a cat emoji next to it. He couldn't help but agree with Kuroo, Yachi definitely made a better cat than a crow.