A little girl seeks help from a man wearing a demon mask. "Do you know where my mommy is?"

Disclaimer: Furudate-sensei owns Haikyuu!

Mr. Demon

Asahi chuckled as Sugawara made the pun. Daichi shook his head and paid the vendor for the takoyaki. Asahi smiled as the three walked around the festival, looking for games and food.

"Whoa, look!" Sugawara pointed to a rack of masks. "That red one is perfect for hiding Asahi's face!"

"Sugawara!" Daichi shook his head once more.

Sugawara laughed in response and grabbed the mask. He quickly put it on Asahi's face and laughed. "It's a perfect fit!"

The three continued walking around, pointing out games and food.

"Hey, look!" Sugawara pointed towards a small, black crow stuffed animal mixed into a shelf of prizes. "It's our mascot! I'll go win it!"

"That's a waste of money," Daichi said.

Asahi felt a tug at his pants. He looked down to see a little girl with pigtails on the verge of tears. The sight of the red demon mask made her even more likely to cry. "Mr. Demon," she mumbled, voice shaking, "do you know where my mommy is?"

Asahi knelt down and pat the girl's head of brown locks. "It's okay. I'll help you find your mommy. Where did you last see her?"

"We were buying some cotton candy," the girl said. "Then I saw the fishing game and wanted to play, too. But when I asked Mommy, she wasn't there!" Tears rolled down her cheeks and her face began to redden. "I can't find her!"

"It's all right. We'll find her." Asahi turned to Sugawara and Daichi. "This girl lost her mother. Should we go look?"

"Eh?" Sugawara—after losing the game—turned to the girl and reassured her. "We'll find your mom, okay?"

"We should head that way," Daichi pointed straight ahead. He led the way as Sugawara, Asahi, and the little girl followed. The little girl held onto Asahi's pant leg as she walked. Asahi slowed down for the sake of the girl's small legs.

As they looked, Asahi and Sugawara asked the girl if she found her mom. The girl called out for her mother on occasion, but she never found a response. She continued crying when she thought she would be lost forever.

"Aoi!" a woman called. "Aoi!"

Asahi noticed this. He looked to the girl and asked, "Is that your mom?"

The girl turned to look towards the direction Asahi was pointing. Her face lit up. She ran to the woman as she called out to her. "Mommy! Mommy!"

The woman smiled as she saw the little girl run up to her. "Aoi! Thank goodness!"

The little girl hugged her mother. The embrace ended, and they continued their way. The girl turned to Asahi, Sugawara, and Daichi. "Thank you, Mr. Demon! Thank you, Mr. Demon's friends!"

The three smiled and waved good-bye to the girl.

"Mr. Demon?" Sugawara chuckled.

Asahi lifted the mask off his face. "I forgot I was wearing it."

"You may have scared her off if you weren't," Daichi pointed out.

"Eh..." Sugawara thought aloud. "I want a mask now, too."

Mr. Demon smiled and pushed the demon mask into place.

AN: How was it? I know it was short, but I was running out of ideas. Have a Loyalty Cookie. They come in all flavors. Feedback and reviews are always appreciated!