Violet Eyes || Haikyuu!! Fanfiction ||

Chapter 73: Barbecue and Farewells

The barbecue was held outside in the open. Thankfully, it was a lot cooler than before and they don't have to worry about the summer heat.

"Where's Ayame?" Tsukishima asked the freckled teen.

"She went with Yachi-san to the other managers. She said that she wanted to help them" he replied "Why?"

"Nothing" he pushed up his glasses and Yamaguchi swore he could see the evil glint on it.

"T-Tsukki, I'll be going over there..." he quickly walked away from him, fearing that he or, in fact they are up to something.

However, it still amused him a little that the three shippers (Tsukishima, Sugawara, and Yaku) have no idea that he and Ayame are already a couple.

Speaking of which, the two of them never spent much time together ever since they confessed their feelings (the longest probably is the infirmary scene). Since they also kept their relationship a secret, it also made things complicated. He could only hope that they could spend their time together using this barbecue event without making other people suspicious (much).

He didn't know that the trio is also thinking the same thing.

He enjoyed watching Ayame smile as she helped the managers. Still, he still couldn't shake the feeling of jealousy as he saw the other players watch her with a blush on their cheeks.

And he was grateful that a glare from the protection squad (Nishinoya, Tanaka and Yamamoto) made the other males stop from approaching her. Plus Daichi as the overprotective "brother".

Feeling a little restless and with nothing left to do, he left his place and approached Ayame and Shimizu.

"Is there anything I can help with?" he asked.

"Ah, Tadashi-kun" she smiled "Sure, you can help. Will it be okay with you, Shimizu-san?"

"It's all right" the third year replied "Here, you can help by chopping the vegetables"

"Osu" he nodded "Ah, I'm going to wash my hands first. I'll be back"

"Uwaaa... as always, he's being helpful..." she thought with a smile "I really like that side of him..."

He returned back and started helping with the preparations. Nishinoya and Tanaka also wanted to help the managers after they saw the first year with them but Sugawara stopped them and told them it's better if they don't help, since he knew that they aren't a bit reliable doing a manager's job (cue the shocked faces of the two).

"Thanks for helping us, Yamaguchi" Shimizu smiled at him.

"Ah, no, I just want to help" he sweat dropped when he felt Tanaka and Nishinoya stare at him intensely, feeling jealous that the first year received a smile from the third year beauty.

"Helpful as always, just like the Golden Week training camp" Ayame smiled, feeling something fluttering in her stomach as he stood next to her.

"Ah...not really..." he sheepishly replied "But, I burned myself last time..."

"That was an accident. You were doing great that time, though"

Shimizu smiled when she saw the two first years converse to each other while laughing a little. She always thought that the two are adorable when they're together and she was happy that they are secretly a couple. Miyanoshita, Ubugawa's manager, tapped her shoulder.