Karasufurai
Chapter 8: Kakeru
A lot of things happen at once.
The Not-Human swings his arm around and slams it into Captain.
Captain flies backwards over Smiles and Freckles' heads, smashing into the wall and crumpling on to the ground unmoving.
Freckles drops to the ground, his hands over his ears and tears streaming down his face from tightly shut eyes.
Smile cries out and races over to Captain, a stricken look on his face.
King, Loud, Fool, Tiny, and One scream in fury and charge at the Not-Human, Tiny diving down while Fool leaps for its head.
Timid, Two, and Three run over to Captain and Smile, fear sketched into their movements.
And the crow frees himself from the bag.
Many emotions are racing through his head. He is beyond enraged at the Not-Human, and concerned for Captain. He does not know why. He barely knows Captain. He wants to return to his Nest with his Banner, where everything was simple and routine. He wants to stay, to do something, and help these Humans. He wants to fly.
He goes to Freckles.
The human is hunched down, curling into a ball. He's shaking, sobbing, but utterly silent. The Not-Human and Captain mentioned a promise to a fallen friend. He doesn't believe "dead" is the correct term to use, though.
The crow lands in front of Freckles, and waits.
Around him, Humans are crying out in pain, worry, rage, grief-
But he waits, in the midst of the battle. He waits for his friend to rise.
And he does.
The Human lifts his head, and his eyes meet the crows.
Slowly, his breath hitches, and starts to even out.
Realization causes his face to slacken, then tense up in a myriad of emotions.
"Sorry, Tsukki," Yamaguchi croaks, his voice hoarse, "I was being really pathetic right there, wasn't I?"
The crow nods. He was acting quite pathetically.
Yamaguchi holds out his arm, and the crow hops on to it. He stands, wiping his tears, and faces the enemy. The team lays scattered around him, broken and bleeding on the ground.
"Tadashi, come here." says Suga shakily. He, Asahi, Kinnoshita, and Narita are still standing over Daichi protectively. Yamaguchi turns and looks at them, eyes filled with a new determination.
"No." he states firmly, and their jaws drop as one. The crow would find it funny in a less somber situation. Instead, he turns to Yamaguchi, nods once, and flies away.
This is just another match for Karasuno to win. Tsukishima has been stuck on the sidelines for far too long. Now its time for him to unfold his wings, and fly.