How to fly with clipped wings (English ver.) HAIKYUU!! FAN FICTION

Chapter 22: The Aftermath

Tsukishima was supposed to have a normal night. He went home from practice; Yamaguchi wanted to stay late but had promised to come over to his house later to study. They did this often; there shouldn't have been any disruptions in their schedule.

He raised an eyebrow at the ringing phone on his desk.

Sometimes, Yamaguchi would run late, or he'd stop by his own house before heading over to Tsukishima's place. But if that was the case, it was always a text, never a call. Why would Yamaguchi be calling him?

Tsukishima sighed and picked up the phone, sliding his finger over the green button. "What, Yamaguchi?"

"Oh my god- Tsukki, oh thank god, I need help-"

If that wasn't enough of an indication that this was some sort of emergency, Tsukishima didn't know what was. His fingers tightened around the phone and he pressed it closer to his ear. "Yamaguchi, what is it?" he asked, narrowing his eyes.

"It's Mikaela!"

He straightened up. "What about her?"

"Oh my god, Tsukki, she's part cyborg, and-"

"Part cyborg?" the blond repeated, and then it clicked. He sighed and sunk down into his seat- Yamaguchi had seen her prosthetic leg. So it wasn't an emergency after all; Yamaguchi just finally saw what Mikaela had been hiding for the past few months. "Calm down, Yamaguchi. Is that it?"

"Is that- What'd you mean, is that it?" Yamaguchi had never sounded so genuinely panicked that Tsukishima couldn't help but be a bit concerned. "Tsukki, she's bleeding, she just fainted in front of me, she's got a metal foot, her other foot looks like it was mauled by a dog, she-"

"Wait, what?"

"I'm on the road to your house, she came storming out of a house on the street and collapsed," he babbled, the confusion in his voice understandable. "I tried to call Kageyama, but he didn't pick up, he's still at practice, so I called you-"

Tsukishima grabbed his jacket from its hook, tucking the phone between his ear and his shoulder so he could still talk and have his hands free. It sounded like she may have been at her house: Mikaela's house was on the way from the Karasuno gym to his place. "Yamaguchi, hold on," he said, nearly tipping his glasses off his face by accident.

"Tsukki, I don't know what to do!"

"I'll be there as soon as I can," Tsukishima promised, sliding his shoes on.

"Please hurry!"

He could make out his brother calling for him.

"Kei? What's-"

He was already out the door.

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Tsukishima didn't run. But it was definitely a fast jog.

(And he would deny it when Yamaguchi brought it up later.)

He had way too many questions going through his head to actually sort them out properly. How did Yamaguchi find out about Mikaela's prosthetic? From his panicked tone, she probably didn't tell him. She fainted? What was she doing? Why did Yamaguchi say there was blood? Why did he say that her foot looked like it had been mauled by a dog?

He didn't really remember what house was hers. All he remembered was that they walked the same route to get home. Yamaguchi hadn't specifically said that Mikaela had come out of her own house, but it was the most logical guess. If he just retraced his steps... Yes, he should come across them, even if they weren't directly in front of her house. He'd find them. Or he'd just call Yamaguchi back.