"Those two sure have been close lately, huh?" Asahi smiled as he watched Sugawara and Yamaguchi talk with each other. The two of them had formed a close bond, and as far as the rest of the team knew, it was because of the time they spent on the sidelines together.
"Definitely, but that's good though," Daichi nodded, happy for Yamaguchi. "It's nice to see him get close to people who aren't Tsukki." He watched as the two of them left the gym, turning to Asahi once more, "Remind me to have Tanaka find them when the break's over."
The third and first year sat outside the gym, lacing their hands together. Six weeks. Sugawara and Yamaguchi had been dating for six weeks now. And in that short amount of time, Yamaguchi's confidence in not only his ability as a volleyball player, but also in himself as a person, had skyrocketed. He was still a pinch server, but Sugawara had a feeling his kouhai would become a regular in his second year.
"Do you think anyone's noticed yet?" Yamaguchi lightly squeezed his boyfriend's hand. He could see Sugawara was thinking about something, probably what they were gonna do after the break.
"Hmm, I'm not sure. I know they've all probably noticed us speaking to each other more, but I doubt any of them think we're dating," The third year smiled, reassuring the younger player. He personally had no problem with letting people know they were together, but Yamaguchi wasn't ready to tell people. Sugawara didn't mind though, he'd much rather his boyfriend be comfortable. Although, he certainly wasn't opposed to telling the team soon.
"Ah, probably. I was just sorta curious," he turned to his senpai and smiled. Yamaguchi had thought about telling the team a few times the past week, but was still hesitant. "I've been thinking though, I g-guess I wouldn't mind letting the team know at the next practice."
"Really" Sugawara beamed, excited to tell everyone. He was so proud of Yamaguchi, he couldn't wait to fawn over him when people asked who he was dating. Waiting until the next practice would give them a couple days to get ready. He saw Yamaguchi nod then helped him up, "Break time's almost over. We should get back now."
"Alright," Yamaguchi embraced his boyfriend in a tight hug, relaxing into it as he felt the other's arms around him. He was getting so used to Suga's touch, yearning for it every second he could.
A few seconds had passed when they heard a gasp. Quickly letting each other go, the two separated and turned toward the direction the gasp came from. Tanaka stood a few feet from them, looking like he was caught red handed. Sugawara sighed, smiling slightly. Yamaguchi, on the other hand, tensed up. Tanaka was nice, but couldn't keep a secret to save his life.
"I, uh...the break's over," Tanaka knew the two had gotten close, just not that close. He awkwardly stood in the same spot, waiting for one of them to say something.
"Tanaka-san, can you keep this a secret for now?" Sugawara's voice was calm, but stern.
"I-I'll try, but you know how I am. I can't tell lies, man," He didn't want to, and wouldn't, tell the rest of team what he saw. Not on purpose at least. But when he was under pressure, he said things he normally wouldn't.
"There's no need to lie. No one's gonna ask you if Yama-kun and I are dating, because no one thinks we are. Okay?" Sugawara was seldomly this serious, and under any other circumstances he'd be his normal self. But Yamaguchi's comfort was involved.
"H-hey, Suga-kun? W-We can tell them tomorrow morning, I don't mind. That way Tanaka won't feel under pressure," Yamaguchi could see how uncomfortable Tanaka was becoming, and he couldn't blame him. He was getting pretty uncomfortable himself. "If we tell them all tomorrow I won't be able to psych myself before the next practice," he tugged on his boyfriend's sleeve, trying to get his attention.
"You sure?" Sugawara looked up, doubting Yamaguchi slightly. He saw his boyfriend nod, then finally relented. "We'll tell them tomorrow, Tanaka you just have to not talk about during the last half of practice."
"I can do that!" Tanaka eagerly nodded, never wanting to see that side of Sugawara again.
"C'mon, you guys! We still have practice!" Daichi exasperatedly called to them from inside the gym. "The break ended three minutes ago, quit dilly dallying!"
"Why are we meeting today? There's no morning practice," Nishinoya looked around at the others, almost everyone was accounted for. Sugawara and Yamaguchi hadn't arrived yet.
"Sensei, wasn't it Suga who wanted us to meet up? Where is he?" Ukai sat outside his family's shop with the team. He yawned as he lit a cigarette.
"Those are bad for you. I'm don't know where he's at, but I'm sure there's a good reason if he's late. It is Sugawara-kun." Takeda shrugged, looking down the road for his student.
"What about Yamaguchi?" Asahi unconsciously looked at Tsukishima as he asked.
"Like I'd know, I'm not his babysitter. He's probably asleep still," Tsukki sat on the curve, becoming annoyed at his missing teammates. This was time he could've spent doing anything else.
Just down the road Sugawara stood in front of the nervous wreck of his boyfriend. "We don't have to do this today, alright? I can make something up to tell them," he gently kissed Yamaguchi's cheek as he spoke, afraid anything more than that might break him.
"N-no, it's o-okay. We can tell them, t-they all woke up early for this," the first year was desperately trying to keep his composure. He took several deep breaths before speaking again, "C-can you tell them though? I-I don't think I can…"
"Of course," the setter smiled and rubbed Yamaguchi's back. "Let's go," he held the server's hand in his and squeezed it lightly. No matter what happened, they'd still be friends with the others. That he was sure of.
They made their way up the street, holding hands so the team could see. Sugawara was calm, he knew exactly what he was going to say. The odd looks weren't gonna intimidate him now. Yamaguchi was a different story, though. He was sure his body was visibly shaking. The closer they got the others, the more he felt as if his legs were gonna give out.
"Yama-kun and I are dating."
