"What the hell happened out there?!" Nohebi's couch glared at the players lined up before him, all of which looked completely and utterly stunned. "Well?!" He crossed his arms and sat back on the bench. "Are you gonna answer me or not?!"
"Coach..." Daishou's words were slightly slurred, a detail that didn't go unnoticed by the temperamental coach. He raised an eyebrow and scanned his captain up and down.
"Are you all doing drugs?" He asked finally, shooting them an unimpressed look.
"No, no, no, sir!" Daishou waved his hands in front of his face. "Of course not! We would never!" He bit his lip. Oh boy, this one was gonna be hard to explain.
"Well?!" Coach threw his arms up in exasperation. "I'm waiting!"
Kuguri raised a tentative hand. "Well, uh, you see coach..." He mentally said his prayers and glanced back at his teammates for reassurance, which they didn't provide in the slightest. They knew how their coach was, and they knew him well enough to know that he was going to be completely and utterly pissed. "So, there was this kid, right?"
"Yeah? There were lots of kids watching this game."
"No, no, not like a kid kid. Well I mean he was a kid, but he was friends with high schoolers, so maybe he was one, but he could also be a younger brother b-"
Coach flicked Kuguri on the forehead, causing the latter to clamp his mouth shut instantly. "You're blabbering, kid. Spit it out."
Kuguri offered a nervous smile. "Right. Well. Uh. Well, he smiled a lot at us during the game, right?"
"Okay? How does this relate to an-"
"It was like looking into the sun," Daishou interjected, waving a hand at his teammate as Kuguri shot him a grateful look. "Honestly. It was all bright and cheery and warm and happy and carefree and sincere and excited and just...sunny." All members present nodded in agreement. After all, they couldn't find a single flaw in one thing their captain had just said. Their coach, however, was not impressed.
"I'm serious, coach!"
"..."
"How do you expect us to function, nonetheless play a volleyball match, after seeing the sun smile!?"
Coach just stared. "Is that a genuine question?" He asked finally.
"YES!"
Nohebi's coach just stared incredulously at his team. He sucked in a breath, mentally preparing himself for what he was about to do. "NOW I KNOW DAMN WELL-"
The last thing Nekoma saw before exiting the gym was one furious coach screaming bloody murder at his eight cowering players.
"What's his deal?" Hinata muttered as a particularly colorful string of curses reached his ears before being promptly silenced by Lev's calloused hands covering them.
"I guess we'll never know." He sighed, shaking his head dramatically and shooting a sneer Kuroo's way. Kuroo just smirked in response.
"I guess we'll never know."
