Chapter 8 - Snack shopping~
Fresh out of shower, Lei walk around the dark hallway of the facility they are currently residing at. Intending to buy himself some milk before going out for a walk in the middle of the night. Which you can say became a tradition for him ever since he move to Japan and resided at the top of hill.
Walking around help exhaust himself and in return help him sleep more peacefully without any dreams to disturb him. Although he's already tired enough with all the training he have experience today but he would feel relentless if he didn't do it and would only ended up to him tossing in his sleep. That's why no mattet how tired he is, he decided to just do it. And besides he could get himself some snacks while his at it.
"Hm? Shoyo? Ryuu-senpai? What are you two doing, just standing there?" Lei ask cluelesslly. The two look kinda weird just standing on the middle of the dark hallway.
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"AAAGGGGGHHHHH!" The two shouted simultaneously.
"W-What are you shouting about?!"
"O-Oh!-it just you Lei-chan!" Hinata aswered while breathing out a sign of relief.
Tanaka only stared at the male in front of them. Although scared his pale face can't help but to get tinted with the way the boy look "H-He look so cute right now! Especially with the way his wet hair looks longer than usual!"
"Tanaka-senpai, are you alright?" The blue-green eyed boy asked while inching closer to the said senpai.
"H-Hai! I'm alright!" Tanaka answered stiffly. "He called me senpai~"
"So what are you two doing here again?"
"W-well Hinata here said that there someone else's here. A child to be precise. B-But it's not true, right? I-I mean we're the only one h-here."
"I-I promise! I really did see one..
a-although maybe I just see myself... hehehe." Hinata replied. His response only manage to scare the two teen.
"Y-You mean t-there a ghost in here?!"
Lei asked. Scared with what they just said. His starting to shake slightly with the possibility of a ghost.
"Thump"
"Aaagghhh!! Huh?"
"What are you screaming on about? Daichi-san will get mad. Oh!
Lei-chan! You look cuter than usual!"
"....T-thank you?" Lei replied uncertainly still shock and scared with the recent happenings.
"Hm heh?... it's just Noya." The bald second year sigh in relief. laughing lightly while lightly bumping his fist on the orange haired teen.
"E-ehh Noya-san? B-But... Noya-san just grew shorter!!!"
"Ehh? Now that you mention it, your right!"
"Thats true! Your hair does add to your height! HUWAHAHAHAHA!" Tanaka laugh loudly while pointing his finger at Nishinoya.
"Ryuu! You bastard! It's not funny!" Nishinoya shouted. Looking angered at his friend for teasing his height. But his angry shouting came to an abrupt halt when suddenly a hand pressed down on his shoulder.
"Don't make so much noise.... Daichi-san will get mad...." The unknown man said. His long hair almost covering his whole face only showing his left eye that makes him all the more scarier.
"AAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!"
"It's me. Asahi!"
"YOU GUYS! SHUT UP!"
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After the scary but really funny momment. Lei decided to finally head out but not without notifying their team captain first to prevent being scolded again.
The teen have been walking around for some time now. His mind wondering elsewhere until he stumble upon a convenient store that opens 24 hours.
Deciding to buy some snacks. He entered the store while adjusting his jacket to cover himself more from the cold. Which he prefer more than the hot summer heat. He despised the heat because it did not only make him all hot and sweaty but also makes him more tired and easily exhausted.
After he stepped in the store, he immediately walk forward not forgetting to grab a basket on the way. The teen walk around the store grabbing what he think is delicious and adding it to his cart. Until he stumble upon his favorite snack place upon the most highest shelf.
Tiptoeing, the teen tried to grab the snack but his effort is put on vain when he only reach the bottom of the second highest shelf. He consider jumping up to reach the highest shelf but immediately dismiss it. Scared that he might destroy something with the force of his jump.
"Should I just climb the shelf to reach it?" Lei thought while looking at the shelf, wondering it can support its weight. After giving it some thought the boy decided to just do it. No one will know anyway.
Lei was already halfway from reaching his snack when an unfamiliar voice called out to him.
"Oya~ Oya~ having trouble chibi-chan?~"
Startled, Lei immediately let go of the shelf but did not realize that his a few feet off the ground. And without the support of his hands holding the shelf, he started to fall off. Although falling from that height will not leave any damange but it would still hurt and he do not want that.
"Ooff! Got yah!" The unfamiliar voice of a man said while holding his waist to steady him down on the ground.
"Oh... Thank you." Lei said while bowing down slightly to show gratitude. Although it's partly the unfamiliar male fault for startling him in the first place.
"Don't mind~ Don't mind~" the voice said dismissively while smirking at the teen. Lei felt like the male in front him with a shit eating grin is teasing him but just brush it off.
Lei was about to walk off the store when a hand grasp his wrist a bit tightly for his liking.
"What?"
"Nothing~ Nothing~ It's just that, you don't want your snack anymore? I could help you get it if you like?"
After hearing what the male said, Lei suddenly remembered his snack. The snack that almost cost him a pain in the ass. If not for the unfamiliar male help.
"He look kind enough." Lei thought while looking at the male in the face. "Although his face does kind of piss me off."
Considering what the male said Lei decided to agree to it. Besides he really can't reach it and it's embarassing to climb the shelf again while someone's looking at him.
"Ok. Then can you get the orage one to me? And make it two." Lei casually said while pointing at his desired snack.
"Okay! I'll get it for you! But I want an exchange for it. What yah say?"
Lei look at the male blankly. It looks like he spoke to soon.
"Nevermind." Lei said while turning around for the second time. And for the second time, the hand that's holding his wrist tug him again that prevented him from walking off.
"Heey! My favor is not too bad! I just want someone to show me the way to the hotel that we're staying at. We're actually here for a practice match but I got lost while walking around."
Lei look at the male. Scrutinizing him if his telling the truth and after some time the boy decided to believe him. Besides what can he accomplished for lying to him.
"Okay, I'll help you but you have to get my snack first."
"Hai~ Hai~ Chi- bi- chan~"
"I'm not that small, okay?! And just to let you know I'm of an average height!" Lei puffed his chest angrily to the teasing remark of the male in front of him. His grin really piss him off. "And dont call me chibi-chan! That's why I have a name to begin with."
The male just laugh at the pissed off remark of the teen and almost like his surrending, the male replied.
"Then what's your name then? Chi- bi -chan?"
Still pissed off, Lei have no choice but to answer the male or else he might just stick on calling him with that degrading name.
"I'm Laurize Lei but just call me Lei. Now can you get that for me?"
"Sure~ and because you kindly told me your name then I'll tell you mine. Kuroo Tetsuro at your service.~" the male or kuroo said saluting at the teen in front of him.
"I never ask." Lei deadpan. Already walking away from the weird male.
"Hey! Wait up! You can't back off a promise." Whine the black haired obviously taller male while following teen towards the check out station.
"I know. I didn't forgot, just wait until I pay for this so I can help you go back."
"K. Then I'll help you carry this when we go out." Kuroo said while holding the basket not letting the shorter teen get a chance to hold it.
"If I didn't know any better, I'll thought that your stealing from me. "
"Hehehehe maybe~"
"Give me that."
"Yahh! I'm just joking, okay?!"
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