daycare

Glitter [chapter 4]

"Nap time~" Tendou hummed as he came into the classroom, having just recently left to set up a movie for after the kids designated 30 minutes of nap time.

"No!" some of the kids protested, not wanting to pause their activities to lay in a cot for what felt like years, hoping they would fall asleep and then miraculously wake up sitting in a room.

"Sorry," you let out a sigh, setting down a girl who you were giving a piggyback ride to.

"But I don't want a nap," Chiyo pouted while looking up at Tendou.

"And I didn't want to be born. Life's unfair," he retorted.

"Satori," you gasped, chucking a toy at him, the plastic object hitting him square in the stomach, though it bounced off like it was nothing, "Curse you for being a volleyball player with abs!"

"Throw it harder next time," Tendou suggested with a shrug, "Now everyone better start cleaning up."

"Yes sir," the kids grumbled in unison, all of them cleaning up the messes they had made prior to Tendou coming in and announcing the much dreaded time of the naps.

"And you," Tendou stated while pointing towards your crouching figure who was helping Chiyo and Buddy pick up some toys they were playing with earlier, "Help me set up these cots."

"Yes sir," you nodded, standing up with a salute before marching out of the room and towards one of the storage closets located in the hallway that was used to store the cots.

"You know, you're much more responsible than I thought you'd be," you hummed, skipping down the hallway as Tendou led the way. He had gotten much more familiar with the layout of this school, especially when he had been at this school for almost a week and a half.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Tendou pouted, using a key to unlock the storage closet's door.

"You just came off as irresponsible to me," you shrugged, stepping in the closet after Tendou, "But you clearly know what you're doing."

"Of course I do! I'm not just all fun and games," Tendo responded, grabbing four cots, two going in each hand while you grabbed half the amount he had. "Also, you're weak."

"I'm sorry I'm not a national level volleyball player who's a freaking giant and has to stay in shape 24/7," you huffed, playfully elbowing him in the side.

"You should be more like me," Tendou sighed dramatically, "I'm literally the definition of perfection."

"..."

The two of you burst out laughing, stumbling to carry the cots back to the classroom. When you finally made it, you set down the cots to the side, knowing the kids would get a cot and put it in their designated spot before attempting to take a nap. It was the normal procedure, one that all of the kids followed regardless of if they liked it or not. They held enough respect to the adults there—plus you and Tendou, to do as told.

"We're going to have to make 3 trips with the amount we're carrying," you informed Tendou.

"Correction, with the amount you're carrying. Weakling~" Tendou teased, poking you in the side as the two of you walked back out the classroom.

"Satori," you whined, smacking his hand away while giving a pout.

"That's my name. Use it, don't abuse it," Tendou winked, skipping ahead of you before you could hit him.

"Get back here, Lil Red!" you exclaimed, running after him to the storage closet.

"I'm bigger than you!" Tendou retorted, rushing into the storage closet and grabbing 4 more cots.

"Your point? I'm still going to call you Lil Red," you sassed, marching your way back to the room the kids were in after grabbing 2 more cots.

"Then I'll just keep calling you weakling," Tendou huffed, slowing down his strides so he was walking at a pace you would normally walk at.

"Whatever," you rolled your eyes, holding the door open with your foot as you nodded your head for Tendou to go in before you.

The two of you made one more trip before starting to help the kids with setting up their cots. You were in the midst of helping Chiyo set up her cot while Tendou was helping a kid named Kyo when you heard a loud crash, both you and the red head shooting your head towards the sound.

"What the fudge nuggets?" Tendou murmured, getting up to see what happened.

When you saw Tendou go you decided to leave it to him, wanting him to try and handle whatever happened.

What was Tendou met with? A Buddy who was rolling up his sleeves as he glared at another boy who was sticking him tongue out at him, glitter covering the poor boy.

"What in cheese doodles happened here?" Tendou asked, sticking his leg out to provide a wall between Buddy and the boy who was now crossing his arms with a sassy look.

"He pushed me!" Buddy answered immediately in an almost bratty tone, pointing at the kid named Tadashi.

"Damn it. Glitter is going to be a bitch to clean up," Tendou mumbled under his breath, making sure no one could hear such words come out of his mouth.

Tadashi scoffed, "Yeah, well you were in my way."

"And you couldn't ask him to move nicely?" Tendou asked with an eyebrow raised, trying his hardest not to say anything rude to Tadashi. In truth, though he and Buddy had a love-hate relationship, the two of them were practically brothers, willing to do just about anything for the other. But if you asked them to share a piece of food, yeah hall hell would break loose.

"Why would I? He took my car after all," Tadashi sassed.

"I got to it first!" Buddy exclaimed.

"And it was over a week ago," Chiyo added in, having abandoned you to finish doing her cot so she could see what was happening. "You look cool covered in glitter by the way."

"Thank you," Buddy nodded towards her.

Tendou chuckled at the small interaction before he went back to being serious so he could finish diffusing the situation, "Tadashi, say sorry. Buddy, I'll get you cleaned up after Dashi apologizes."

"Sorry," Tadashi mumbled, "But I'm only saying this because Tendou's making me!"

"No, you're doing it because you mean it," Tendou corrected, a small glare being sent Tadashi's way. Let's just say it sent a shiver down his spine.

"I'm saying it because I mean it," Tadashi murmured, looking down at the ground to avoid Tendou's gaze.

"Good, now we need to clean you up," Tendou sighed while looking at Buddy.

"You go do that, and I'll make sure everybody gets to sleep," you declared, standing up after finishing setting up Kyo's cot since you had already finished with Chiyo's.

"Thank you," Tendou's eyes lit up, "Come on Buddy!"

"I'm not a dog, so don't talk to me like one..."

"I never said you were~"