Author's Note: ...Annnnnnnd, we're back. Late. Once again. ='D
Hello, everyone! Long time no...post. OuO I really hate that I haven't been posting as consistently as I (several times) promised I'd return to doing. But some big changes have recently happened in my life, which I will dive into at the end author's note. ='D But regarding this fanfiction...
I FINALLY STARTED WATCHING HAIKYU AND OH MY FRICKIN' GOSH, IS IT SO GOOOOOOOOD. I started the manga a year ago but I never got around to finishing it. So when I finally updated my Netflix viewer rating and saw it was there, I immediately started binging. XD
I'm currenlty about to start season three (the Shiratorizwa match), but man, this show is just so good. The character development, the suspension in the matches, the storytelling...I'm obsessed. I can even keep up with real volleyball matches now (and that's saying something, because I'm really bad with sports, haha XD).
Obviously I had to write some fanfictions for this heck of a show, starting with one revolving around my favorite Karasuno member (SUGAMA- I mean, Sugawara). ='D
With that, I hope you guys enjoy this fanfiction. =) (And I hope everyone sounds in character ='D).
Sugamama
Sugawara was the unproclaimed mom of the group.
…At least in Hinata's mind.
Kageyama slammed his locker shut and glared at the red-headed middle blocker. "Are you kidding me?"
Hinata grinned. "What? You don't think so?"
"No," the setter responded firmly.
"But come on!" Hinata exclaimed, following Kageyama out of the club room and to the gym. "He's nice, always looking out for everyone, makes sure we're all getting along, keeps the peace…!"
Kageyama shoved the door open and walked in. "'Keeps the peace?' This is volleyball. Not a warzone."
"Not when you got me by the collar!" Hinata shot back.
Kageyama rolled his eyes and took a sip of his milk. Both he and Hinata arrived first for practice soon after school had ended. Usually, the two would practice their quick set while waiting for the others, but Hinata was extra talkative today, forcing Kageyama to indulge in his nonsensical babbling.
He tuned him out until he called Suga the mom of the group. And though he did agree, Suga did keep team Karasuno from ripping each other apart, calling him the 'mom' of the group…seemed a little too anime-esque.
"I think it's kinda nice," said Hinata. "Sugawara-san would be a great parent."
Hinata paused, and his eyes widened as if he had just been told he'd be the new ace of Karasuno. From the look on his face, Kageyama could tell he had come up with something that would be completely genius….or just downright stupid.
"What's wrong with you?" Kageyama demanded.
Hinata grinned, his eyes sparkling. "Suga is the mom of the group. Right?"
"I didn't agree to that."
"So that technically means he's a mama."
Kageyama froze. "A…a what?"
"Sugawara. A mama….Sugamama!"
Kageyama choked on his milk. Hinata looked at him and started laughing. "HA! I got you to laugh!"
"Shut up!" Kageyama snapped, but he was coughing and snickering too much to sound angry.
"What's going on?"
Out on the court were Asahi and Nishinoya. Kageyama was a little surprised. Though Asahi was usually on time (if not a little late), Nishinoya was usually one of the last to arrive. Volleyballs were already lying around the court, and Asahi was standing on the other side of the net. Kageyama deduced that he was helping Nishinoya practice tosses.
"Are you okay?" Asahi called.
Nishinoya darted over and started clapping Kageyama on the back. "You need to calm down on the milk, dude."
"I'm not the one who needs to calm down," Kageyama snapped and jabbed his finger in Hinata's direction.
Hinata was about to speak when Kageyama smacked him on the arm. "Don't."
"Why not?!"
"Because it's stupid!" Kageyama hissed
"What's stupid?"
Approaching from behind was Tuskishima and Yamaguchi Kageyama stiffed. Great. Tsukishima and Yamaguchi are here too.
"If we're talking about stupid, nothing looks more stupid than how that shrimp is fidgeting right now," Tsukishima continued, frowning.
Hinata was bouncing on his feet, bursting at the seams to spill his silly nickname, but paused to glare at Tsukishima. "Shut up moon face! I just came up with something!"
"You guys still haven't elaborated yet," Nishinoya poked in. Asahi had appeared behind him. "And Hinata isn't stupid, stupid."
Tsukishima rolled his eyes, and Hinata nodded thanks in Nishinoya's direction. He turned to face everyone. "I came up with a nickname for Suga-san."
Kageyama drew in a sharp breath, but Nishinoya continued to inquire. "A nickname, huh?" he asked.
"I'm not hearing this." Kageyama turned on his heel and made his way to the storage room.
"It's not even that bad!" Hinata shouted after him. He turned back to the others. "Anyway, everyone knows how nice Suga-san is, right?"
Everyone nodded. Hinata continued. "And sometimes it feels a little motherly, right?"
Nishinoya snickered. Asahi blinked. Yamaguchi was already giggling. But when he glanced at Tsukishima's stone-cold face, he stopped abruptly.
"No one said that," Tsukishima stated.
Hinata shrugged. "It didn't have to be. Anyway, since Suga's motherly, that means he's like a mama. Therefore, he is—" Hinata spread out his hands, beaming. "Sugamama!"
From the storage room, something crashed. The echo was carried along with Nishinoya and Yamaguchi's cackling, and the perplexed, but amused spluttering of Asahi. Even Tsukishima, who was just as moody as Kageyama, couldn't hold back a snicker.
"Sugamama?! That's frickin' genius!" Nishinoya roared.
"Shut up! They might hear you!" Kageyama yelled from the storage room.
"Hinata…you are…something else…!" Yamaguchi wheezed.
Hinata puffed his chest out proudly. "I know. That's why I came up with it."
"Are you, um…gonna tell Suga?" asked Asahi.
Hinata opened his mouth to speak, but at that moment, Daichi and Sugawara walked in. Everyone quickly returned to normal composure (as normal as one could be after hearing something so ridiculous).
"Good afternoon, everyone," Daichi greeted. "It's nice to see some of you early for once."
"And others…" Sugawara looked around, searching for a certain, short-haired second-year. He sighed, but a smile was on his face. "Not here yet."
"Tanaka is on cleaning duty," Nishinoya informed. He smirked. "He got caught sleeping in class. Twice."
"Of course," Sugawara sighed. "He really needs to stop being so careless."
Hinata started giggling. Kageyama somehow materialized behind him and firmly punched his side.
"Shut it, you idiot," he hissed.
"But he sounds just like a—"
Kageyama elbowed him roughly. Hinata yelped and said no more.
"Until Tanaka, Coach Ukai, and Takeda-senpai arrive, we can start warming up," Daichi announced to the team. "Let's get to it!"
"Right!" everyone shouted. No one mentioned the nickname.
At least, for now.
…
A few days had passed since Hinata had come up with that dumb nickname, and Kageyama was surprised that it hadn't slipped.
Only Nishinoya, Asahi, Tsukishima, and Yamaguchi were the others who knew of it, but it was only used by Hinata, Nishinoya, and Yamaguchi.
They only said it when Suga was absent or out of hearing range. Whether he was chiding Tanaka or gently offering to help practice sets, the trio could not unsee the motherliness that Hinata had pointed out, making the nickname seem even more fitting.
Meanwhile, Asahi, Kageyama, and Tsukishima found the name too ridiculous to be spoken, so they let the three have their fun; silently amused by their antics.
But then Hinata had to screw it up.
It happened that evening, while they were wrapping up practice for the day. Coach Ukai had kept them late to practice new plays he had created the night before. The team was excited to acquire the knowledge, but the same couldn't be said after practicing into the late hours.
Hinata and Kageyama were collecting volleyballs. The setter pushed the cart while Hinata wearily picked up the balls and dropped them into the cart. As they made their way around the gym, Hinata prattled about how difficult it was for him to catch Kageyama's regular sets and how they needed to figure out a better way to correlate when Sugawara came up to them.
"Hey, you two. Sorry to bother…but I was wondering if you guys would like some of your regular sets." Sugawara rubbed the back of his neck. "Of course, we won't master them overnight, but I think I might be able to help if not a little."
Hinata and Kageyama glanced at each other and back at Sugawara.
"Sugawara-san. Can you, like, read minds?" Hinata asked in awe.
Sugawara laughed. "No, I was just observing. We could meet up before practice if you'd like."
"That'd be great. Thanks," Kageyama said.
Sugawara smiled and began walking away. "Alright, then. Don't be late!"
It was the perfect end to a perfect day, Kageyama thought. Practice went well, Sugawara was going to help them with their normal set.
It was the perfect end to a perfect day.
And Hinata just had to screw it up.
With a smile far too boisterous for the words that left his mouth, Hinata said, "Okay, Sugamama!"
Kageyama froze. Sugawara froze. Everyone froze. The entire gymnasium was hushed as if they had just faced the devastating loss of a match.
It took Hinata several seconds until he realized what he had done. And when he did, his entire face turned crimson—almost as bright as his hair.
If Kageyama were to joke, he would've said Hinata looked like a fish out of water the way his mouth was agape. But this wasn't the appropriate time.
The silence was so loud, that Kageyama couldn't stand it, and he wasn't even the one who had caused it.
But still, the embarrassment burned like firey coals in his chest.
Sugawara was staring at Hinata. Kageyama couldn't read the expression on his face. Shock? Anger? Annoyance? Disgust?
Sugawara blinked slowly. Then, in a shockingly level, cool voice, he asked, "What…what did you just call me?"
That's when everyone snapped.
"HINATA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Nishinoya shrieked.
"ARE YOU ACTUALLY STUPID?!" Kageyama snarled, grabbing Hinata's shirt collar and shaking him violently.
"I—I—I swear, it just slipped!" Hinata exclaimed, clawing at Kageyama's tight grip.
"Yeah?! And so's my dignity!"
"Wait, wait, wait, what happened?" Takeda asked, looking back and forth, confused.
"I couldn't tell you," Ukai replied, equally addled. "But if I heard what I think I just heard—"
Tanaka pried Kageyama off of Hinata and whirled the short boy to face him. "Hinata! Explanations! NOW!"
Hinata was shaking. "I—I—It's was j-just a -j-joke—" he stuttered.
This frickin'— "Don't take what he says seriously," Kageyama cut in.
Tanaka turned on him. "So YOU know something about this?!"
Kageyama backed up. "What the—I'm not the one who came up with it!"
"Then how do you know about it?!"
"Because he TOLD me!"
"Guys, guys!" Nishinoya broke in, pushing the two away from each other. "Let's just handle this maturely and calmly." He drew in a deep breath and then turned to Hinata.
"What kind of idiot are you letting something like that slip?!"
"Noya-san!" Asahi exclaimed.
Hinata was stuck in a corner, and everyone was arguing amongst themselves; a complete contrast to the prior dead silence.
It wasn't until the "victim" at hand spoke up that everyone finally hushed.
"Stop!"
The mix of first, second, and third years finally quieted down. Sugawara was glaring at them.
"Oh, nooooo, now Sugawara-san's gonna kill meeeee!" Hinata moaned.
"Serves you right," Kageyama snapped. "If you just kept your big mouth shut—"
Sugawara raised a hand with a look on his face that demanded silence. Kageyama clamped his mouth shut.
Frick, he really is like a mom, he thought fleetingly.
"Okay, first of all," Sugawara began, looking at Hinata. "I'm not gonna kill you. Or anyone for that matter."
"Oh, phew!" Hinata breathed.
"Second of all, while I'm…uh…" Sugawara paused for a moment before continuing. "...Surprised and maybe a little disturbed by…whatever that was…I'm not mad. So don't worry about it."
Hinata's jaw dropped, and Kageyama was equally agog. "Wait…what?!" they exclaimed in unison.
Sugawara smiled flippantly. "This isn't the first time I've been called the mom of the group." He glanced at Tanaka, who was oddly interested in the floorboards. "Let's just say I'm immune to it at this point."
Shocked, Hinata looked at Kageyama and back at Sugawara.
"Wait, so…I'm not dead?" he asked again.
That managed to get a laugh out of everyone.
"No, you're not dead," Sugawara reassured. He tilted his head and smirked. "Just don't it happen again, alright?"
Hinata bobbed his head up and down. "Yessir! Never again!"
And with that, everyone returned to cleaning up the gym. Fifteen minutes later, everyone was out and making their way home.
Kageyama caught up with Sugawara as he was leaving.
"Hey, are you sure you're not mad or anything?" Kageyama ask, genuinely surprised. "I mean…what Hinata did was pretty stupid…"
Sugawara chuckled. "Yeah, I'm sure." He glanced in Kageyama's direction. "He didn't mean any harm. Hinata's just warming up to everyone is all."
Warming up to everyone? "What do you mean?"
"If he's comfortable enough to come up with a nickname as silly as 'Sugamama,' go as far as to tell the others and let it slip—just like that, then he must feel pretty at home with the rest of the team, don't you think?"
Kageyama let his words sink in. He remembered how excited Hinata had seemed to tell the others about the dumb nickname. If he were in his position, Kageyama knew, he probably would've just kept quiet. But Hinata shared the silliness with everyone, as embarrassing as it was.
Sugawara gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder. "Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow before practice so we can work on your sets."
"Yeah…" Kageyama replied, still a little lost in thought.
"...By the way," Suga continued after a brief pause. Kageyama looked up. "Hinata isn't the only one who's settled in Karasuno." He smiled softly. "It was pretty nice how you stood up for him back there."
"I—I—It's was j-just a -j-joke—"
"Don't take what he says seriously."
Kageyama scoffed and turned away. "I didn't do anything. He needed to shut up before he got himself into more trouble."
Sugawara hummed thoughtfully and continued his way home. Though Kageyama said otherwise, he knew he wasn't wrong.
Author's Note: To be honest, I can relate to Suga because I've also been called the mom of the group and as disturbed as I was, I didn't really mind it (too much =')).
Anyway, the changes I mentioned at the beginning: ...
...I started in-person school today (*collected gasp*).
After FOUR YEARS of being virtual, I decided to go in person. The virtual school I was attending was losing staff members and just wasn't a great school as a whole despite some of the great opportunities they offered. And because I was at home all the time, I lost some social skills, and I was really beginning to miss the regular school environment.
Of course, I still cherish the time I spent at my virtual school and the friends I made there. But in order for me to make the academic progression that I want, in-person offered the opportunities that virtual could not.
So yeah. I'm officially a junior at an actual high school. Yippeeee. ='D
Obviously, I won't be able to post as frequently as I was hoping with me being absent for a good chunk of my weekdays, so I made the decision to post a fanfic once a week on Saturdays at 4:30 just to give myself enough time to get something well written done to be put out, rather than quantity.
Annnnnd...yeah, that's about it. XD Sorry guys, it's been a hectic day. QwQ I'm out of words. TwT
I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week, and I'll see you all in whatever I post next. =)
Until the next story!
~BeyondTheMoon1203