Haikyuu!! Underrated Character Scenarios

Iizuna~ All's not lost

*Little angsty BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY FLUFF!!*

Warning: Blood (from injury), mentions of injuries, Haikyu manga spoilers (Itatchiyama vs Inubushi), mentions of feeling insecure/not good enough ,Sakusa and Komori being bRaTs.

**In the beginning of this, Komori and Sakusa are first years and reader and Iizuna are second years. HENCE, Iizuna is the team setter, but not the team captain yet.**

You sighed, frustratedly running your fingers through your hair. "I am so sorry. I warned you they'd be a handful." You apologized to the teams setter, Iizuna Tsukasa, as you turned around to glare at the culprits. Your younger brother, Sakusa Kiyoomi, and you guys' cousin, Komori Motoya. "Kiyoomi, stop being a brat." He huffed as he looked away from you, Komori just snickered beside him, "And Motoya, stop encouraging him!" Komori looked up in (feigned) shock. "Hey! I didn't encourage him, He just did it." You rolled your eyes, "Fine, stop enabling him." He laughed as he ran off to go practice volleyball, Sakusa not far behind him. You shook your head as you turned back around to be face to face with the setter. "I really am sorry...You'd think with them being in high school they would be past needing 24/7 adult supervision, apparently not." You and him just laughed, him waving off your apology. "It's fine, really. But, uh, could you tell me where the first aid kit is kept...?" Tilting your head a bit in confusion you looked at him, and then blood came running down his face...

*Five minutes earlier...*

"It's not that I'm doubting you, it's just I don't think you can do it." Sakusa glared at his cousin. Just a little bit ago the two had been having an argument. Komori didn't think Sakusa could spike left handed, Sakusa said he could...So anyways here they were. Komori was acting as setter and Sakusa, as spiker. After many, many minutes, Sakusa nailed one...except it was much more powerful than he had intended...and instead of the court being it's final destination, Iizuna's face took the brunt of the blow. Luckily you, Itatchiyama's second year manager, had been heading into the gym to collect the rugrats you called family when you witnessed the teams setter go down.

*Now back to present time, in the club room*

"Here, go ahead and sit down. I'm gonna go grab the first aid kit." He nodded as he took a seat in the chair you had pulled over for him. You came back over to him with the kit in hand. "Hold this to your nose, it's still bleeding..." He nodded as he took the gauze, holding it to his still bleeding nose. You looked for an ice pack, once you found one you brought it to his now bruising cheek. He winced a little as you placed it on his face but got used to it. "You didn't have to do this..." You smiled as you shook your head. "It's fine...it was my idiots that did it anyway so it's the least I can do." You both kind of sat there in a sort of silence. You had known each other for over a year now, and you guys were friends, but you weren't super close. Unbeknownst to the two of you, you had both developed little (okay maybe not *little*) crushes on each other. "...Does it hurt?" Iizuna snapped his gaze back to yours, which he now realized was quite close to his face. He short circuited for a second before remembering you had asked him a question. "U-um not too bad. Thank you..." You smiled as you gently cupped his face, tilting his head gently side to side to check for any other injuries you may have missed. You paused before letting go of him when you realized you were still cupping his face. "D-don't worry about it...anytime." You gave him one last smile before you stood up, him doing the same when he saw the blood had stopped gushing out of his nose. That was second year. Fast forward to third year, it is now the time of the nationals.

Today was the day of the quarterfinals, and Itatchiyama is playing against Inubushi East High. You guys had just called a time out, you gave some members their water bottles and towel before walking over to Iizuna. Handing him the bottle he nodded and said a quick 'thank you' before gulping the water down. They had just finished the first set; winning it of course, honestly the game was looking pretty good for Itatchiyama. You've known Iizuna for a good three years now, so you knew when something was on his mind. "Iizuna, you okay? You look like something's on your mind.." He looked at you, a bit startled you had noticed. He sighed and brought his hand to rub the back of his neck; something you noticed he did when he was nervous. "I don't know, I just feel a bit...nervous? I mean, sure we won the first set but, I don't know something just feels off..." You nodded, "All you can really do is your best, just make sure you do what you're supposed to and what happens will happen. But, that said I'm sure you'll do great...you always do." You gave him a sweet smile, and he gave you one back. The whistle blew, signaling the break was over and it was time to get back on the court. He turned around, "Iizuna!" He turned back towards you. You took a step forward and kissed his cheek, "Do your best..." He had a shocked look on his face before it transformed into a goofy smile, "If we win this, can I have a real one?" You laughed, "Just get on the court you dork!" Laughing he made his way to the court, lightly slapping a giggling Komori upside the head as he reclaimed his spot in the front row. They continued on with the game and it was now just under halfway through the second set; the score was 14:12 in Itatchiyama's favor. All was going great until, "Stop the game! Iizuna went down!" Hearing his name you shot up, frantically looking towards the court you saw Iizuna on the ground holding his ankle. You and coach rushed towards the court, each of you grabbing one of his arms and leading him off to the sidelines where medics were waiting for him. After Iizuna was escorted to the infirmary and Itatchiyama had subbed in their back up setter, you returned to your place at the bench, a sick feeling sitting in your stomach. 27:29...Itatchiyama had lost. You started to pack up as the boys returned to the locker room. That brings us to now, the team was all sitting In the room they had been given in the stadium, minus one that is. After the game (which Iizuna had eventually returned to) you hadn't been able to talk to Iizuna, and when you realized the captain was missing you exited the room and went looking for him. You turned a corner just to see him sitting on a bench, head in his hands as he tried to gather his thoughts. "...Iizuna...?" He looked up to see you, a concerned expression on your face as you looked at him. "I thought you were with the team?" You shook your head, making your way towards him. "I was, but, I haven't seen you since the game ended...and having known you for as long as I have, I had a feeling you'd be somewhere alone blaming yourself for what happened." He stayed silent. "Tsukasa..." He looked up at you again, You knelt down in front of him. "...It wasn't your fault. Not as the setter, definitely not as the captain. You didn't let your team down, and you definitely didn't let me down. What happened was a terrible accident, they happen. But blaming yourself isn't going to change what did happen...I'm proud of you Tsukasa..." Charged by the surge of emotions going through him he threw himself at you, wrapping you tightly in his arms as tears started going down both of your faces. "I just- I feel so helpless! I tried so hard, worked so hard. We all did! A-AND, I just. I don't know Y/n. I don't feel good enough- I'm not good enough for the team, for you-" Done with hearing his self deprecation you slightly pulled away from the hug, holding his face and looking him in the eyes. "Don't. Don't say that. You are more than enough, for the team, for volleyball, I mean- you're the number 1 setter and for good reason! And if anything you're too good for me!" You lightly laughed as you wiped some tears from your eyes with your right hand, Iizuna laughing and leaning into your left hand, which remained on his cheek. "...fine, we're BOTH losers..." You laughed at his comment, happy the normal Iizuna was making an appearance. "Shut up!" You smiled as you looked into his eyes, both of you feeling a little bit better. "It sucks that we lost...but there's something else I'm more upset about not getting..." You raised your eyebrow in question (and suspicion) while he gave you an amused lop sided smile. He leaned in closer, putting his forehead against yours. You smiled, trying to hide the way your heart beat had immediately sped up, and hoping he didn't notice how hot your face had gotten. "Oh...? What would that be?" He chuckled, "You know." You attempted to stop the sea of emotions that started to flood your senses, but with the love of your life this close and being an absolute flirt?! HOW COULD YOU BE CALM?!!? He flicked his gaze down to your lips before his intense stare met yours. "...I know I didn't win...but could you bend the rules just this once and let me kiss you?" You nodded and he wasted no time in tilting his head and connecting his lips to yours. The kiss was...sweet. It was soft, kind everything you had imagined it would be like to kiss the Tsukasa Iizuna. Parting he returned his forehead to yours, "I like you, Y/n...I really like you, and I get it if you don't like me back-" You shook your head with a smile, "I like you too Tsukasa..." He smiled, "Then is it safe to say you'd go out with me?" You laughed, "Yeah, I think so." You both sat there for a while, enjoying basking in the presence of your new relationship, and because he couldn't get up. "...Can I kiss you again?" You nodded and he once again placed his lips on yours, just as things were getting good you were both interrupted by a very distinct 'Ew' and 'Get it captain!' Disconnecting your lips from his your eyes widened as Iizuna groaned. Peering around the corner was the two gremlins themselves; Sakusa and Komori. An irk mark appeared on Iizuna's face while you laughed. Sensing the oncoming danger Komori gave a little wave and a 'Have fun~ But not too much fun~' before he skipped away, a still grossed out Sakusa following behind him. "Sorry about them. But, you might as well get used to it, I have a feeling that will be happening a lot." He sighed but ultimately chuckled, moving his head to rest on your shoulder. "So long as my dream girl is there with me, I don't even care." Today might not have been the best. They lost the match and Iizuna had sprained his ankle. But he couldn't deny that today had been one of the best, because he had finally confessed his feelings to the girl he'd been crushing on since first year.