Karasuno's champion was the last to be announced. The school waited with bated breath for the Goblet to reveal who would be representing them in the Tournament. Suddenly, the Goblet shot out a stream of fire, which materialized in old Ukai's hands as a slip of parchment.
“Karasuno's champion,” he said, “is Nishinoya Yuu.”
There was a cheer from the Gryffindor table. Noya shot several small fireworks displays from his wand as Tanaka raised him above his head with a shout of triumph. Hinata leapt out of his chair to high five Noya's free hand.
“Congratulations, Noya,” Tanaka said when they had quieted down some. “You deserve it. This is so cool! You're going to be the best champion Karasuno has ever had.”
“Thanks, Ryuu!” Noya replied, his eyes sparkling. “This is going to be awesome.”
~*~*~
“Holy shit, Ryuu,” Noya whispered, threading his hands through his hair. “A dragon? They're gonna make me fight a dragon?”
“A dragon?” Hinata cried. Noya and Tanaka turned around in surprise. They hadn't noticed he was behind them, and Noya wasn't sure whether he was amazed that Hinata had snuck up on them or irritated that he'd yelled out the thing Noya was trying to keep quiet. “Wow! Noya-senpai, are you scared?”
“Of course he's not scared,” Tanaka scoffed before Noya could answer. “My sister's a dragon trainer, scarier than any dragon, and he's not afraid of her.”
“That's right!” Noya said, putting his hands on his hips. “Just you watch, Hinata; your senpai is going to show you some real moves.”
“Wow!” Hinata's eyes sparkled. “You're so cool, Noya-senpai!” Noya laughed and mentally thanked Merlin and any other powers that might be listening for Tanaka.
~*~*~
“Thanks for earlier, with Hinata,” Noya said, later that night as they were about to fall asleep.
“No problem,” mumbled Tanaka.
“Ryuu?” Noya said quietly. “I am scared. Kind of. A little.” There was no response for several moments and Noya wondered if his friend had fallen asleep or if he'd have to repeat himself. He hoped not; he wasn't sure he could say it again.
“It's just...people have died, you know? I don't want to die.” He heard rustling from next to him and wasn't surprised when Tanaka sat down on his bed.
“Hey,” he whispered fiercely. “You're not going to die, ok? You're quick and you're really good at defensive spells, you know? You're the coolest guy ever, Noya, and I'm gonna be cheering for you no matter what.”
“Thanks,” Noya smiled.
“And if you get scared, just imagine Kiyoko cheering for you.” Noya laughed and Tanaka laughed along with him. Ennoshita let out a vague threatening noise from his bed and they quickly stopped.
“Thanks, Ryuu,” he whispered. Tanaka smiled.
“No problem.” He stretched and stood up. “Night, Noya.”
“Night.”
As Noya drifted off to sleep, he realized he wouldn't need to imagine Kiyoko cheering for him. Just knowing Tanaka was there would be enough.
~*~*~
“Noya-senpai! That was so cool!” Hinata bounced excitedly around. “The way you were like whoosh and fwang and zip! And then you got the egg! So cool! I don't know if you heard me cheering. Tanaka-senpai was screaming really loud.”
“I wasn't screaming, I was yelling,” Tanaka corrected, scowling. “Because it was so exciting.”
“He was screaming,” Ennoshita confirmed. Tanaka turned bright red and Noya laughed, slinging an arm over his shoulders.
“Aw, Ryuu, were you worried about me?”
“'Course not.” He knocked their heads together. “I knew you could do it.” He changed the subject. “Hey, what's the deal with that egg, anyway?”
~*~*~
They found out the egg's secret a week later, when Noya opened it in the middle of the night and Tanaka grabbed it and lobbed it into the toilet.
“Huh,” Noya said, looking down at the egg. The screeching had turned into words in the water. “Good job.”
Tanaka gave him a bleary smile and stumbled back to bed.
~*~*~
The enchantment broke as Tanaka hit the platform. Wet and slightly dizzy, he slowly sat up and looked around. He could see Kenma next to him, in much the same condition. Someone dropped a blanket on him, warming and drying charms kicking in as soon as it touched his shoulders, but he could see there was still a crowd of people staring at the water. Some of them were beginning to mutter and look worried.
“Hey, where's Noya?” he asked. No one answered him, but he saw Ennoshita bite his lip and look back at the lake. “He's still in there?” Quickly, he stood and ran back towards the edge of platform. He felt someone try and grab his arm, but shook them off. He took a deep breath and jumped back into the water, determined to bring Noya back.
FILL: Team Grandstand, PG
Word count: 830
Remix of
Karasuno's champion was the last to be announced. The school waited with bated breath for the Goblet to reveal who would be representing them in the Tournament. Suddenly, the Goblet shot out a stream of fire, which materialized in old Ukai's hands as a slip of parchment.
“Karasuno's champion,” he said, “is Nishinoya Yuu.”
There was a cheer from the Gryffindor table. Noya shot several small fireworks displays from his wand as Tanaka raised him above his head with a shout of triumph. Hinata leapt out of his chair to high five Noya's free hand.
“Congratulations, Noya,” Tanaka said when they had quieted down some. “You deserve it. This is so cool! You're going to be the best champion Karasuno has ever had.”
“Thanks, Ryuu!” Noya replied, his eyes sparkling. “This is going to be awesome.”
~*~*~
“Holy shit, Ryuu,” Noya whispered, threading his hands through his hair. “A dragon? They're gonna make me fight a dragon?”
“A dragon?” Hinata cried. Noya and Tanaka turned around in surprise. They hadn't noticed he was behind them, and Noya wasn't sure whether he was amazed that Hinata had snuck up on them or irritated that he'd yelled out the thing Noya was trying to keep quiet. “Wow! Noya-senpai, are you scared?”
“Of course he's not scared,” Tanaka scoffed before Noya could answer. “My sister's a dragon trainer, scarier than any dragon, and he's not afraid of her.”
“That's right!” Noya said, putting his hands on his hips. “Just you watch, Hinata; your senpai is going to show you some real moves.”
“Wow!” Hinata's eyes sparkled. “You're so cool, Noya-senpai!” Noya laughed and mentally thanked Merlin and any other powers that might be listening for Tanaka.
~*~*~
“Thanks for earlier, with Hinata,” Noya said, later that night as they were about to fall asleep.
“No problem,” mumbled Tanaka.
“Ryuu?” Noya said quietly. “I am scared. Kind of. A little.” There was no response for several moments and Noya wondered if his friend had fallen asleep or if he'd have to repeat himself. He hoped not; he wasn't sure he could say it again.
“Yeah,” Tanaka said. “I know. It's ok.” Noya sighed in relief.
“It's just...people have died, you know? I don't want to die.” He heard rustling from next to him and wasn't surprised when Tanaka sat down on his bed.
“Hey,” he whispered fiercely. “You're not going to die, ok? You're quick and you're really good at defensive spells, you know? You're the coolest guy ever, Noya, and I'm gonna be cheering for you no matter what.”
“Thanks,” Noya smiled.
“And if you get scared, just imagine Kiyoko cheering for you.” Noya laughed and Tanaka laughed along with him. Ennoshita let out a vague threatening noise from his bed and they quickly stopped.
“Thanks, Ryuu,” he whispered. Tanaka smiled.
“No problem.” He stretched and stood up. “Night, Noya.”
“Night.”
As Noya drifted off to sleep, he realized he wouldn't need to imagine Kiyoko cheering for him. Just knowing Tanaka was there would be enough.
~*~*~
“Noya-senpai! That was so cool!” Hinata bounced excitedly around. “The way you were like whoosh and fwang and zip! And then you got the egg! So cool! I don't know if you heard me cheering. Tanaka-senpai was screaming really loud.”
“I wasn't screaming, I was yelling,” Tanaka corrected, scowling. “Because it was so exciting.”
“He was screaming,” Ennoshita confirmed. Tanaka turned bright red and Noya laughed, slinging an arm over his shoulders.
“Aw, Ryuu, were you worried about me?”
“'Course not.” He knocked their heads together. “I knew you could do it.” He changed the subject. “Hey, what's the deal with that egg, anyway?”
~*~*~
They found out the egg's secret a week later, when Noya opened it in the middle of the night and Tanaka grabbed it and lobbed it into the toilet.
“Huh,” Noya said, looking down at the egg. The screeching had turned into words in the water. “Good job.”
Tanaka gave him a bleary smile and stumbled back to bed.
~*~*~
The enchantment broke as Tanaka hit the platform. Wet and slightly dizzy, he slowly sat up and looked around. He could see Kenma next to him, in much the same condition. Someone dropped a blanket on him, warming and drying charms kicking in as soon as it touched his shoulders, but he could see there was still a crowd of people staring at the water. Some of them were beginning to mutter and look worried.
“Hey, where's Noya?” he asked. No one answered him, but he saw Ennoshita bite his lip and look back at the lake. “He's still in there?” Quickly, he stood and ran back towards the edge of platform. He felt someone try and grab his arm, but shook them off. He took a deep breath and jumped back into the water, determined to bring Noya back.