"HINATA, WATCH THIS!"...

     haiba then started spitting out watermelon seeds like a machine gun. shiyumi watched in awe, as she attempted the task herself, only to miserably fail.

haiba laughed, as he wrung his arm around shiyumi's shoulder.

"guess you're not as skilled as me, huh?", haiba teased.

"lev, you suck", shiyumi playfully insulted, sticking her tongue out at him.

the half-russian boy only chuckled, as shiyumi had then overheard the miya twins conversing with yachi.

"eh? aren't ya shōyō-kun's team manager?? would ya mind gettin' us some more watermelon?", atsumu asked, as osamu nodded in agreement, licking his lips.

"OI! HITOKA'S NOT YOUR SLAVE! GET IT YOURSELF AND SAY PLEASE NEXT TIME!", shiyumi reprimanded, causing the twins to flinch.

"i-it's okay, shōyō!! I was gonna go buy some stuff anyways. and plus, the convenience store is close by, so I'll just go", yachi smiled.

"ah, I'll come along and help then!", yamaguchi offered.

"oh, thank you!", yachi replied, as the two had headed off for some more watermelons.

kuroo had then obnoxiously cleared his throat, gathering the attention of those nearby.

"OI! DOES ANYONE WANT TO PLAY A GAME WITH BOKUTO AND I?!"

"GAME?! WE'LL JOIN!"

shiyumi choked, as haiba's grip tightened around the girl's throat.

"oh, sorry!"

"alright!! well then come on now. let's all sit in a circle", kuroo invited.

"kenma, come on!!", shiyumi urged, dragging the boy by his hand, as they both took a seat — creating an oval around a campfire.

although it was a bit early to light the logs, the sun was already setting, so it worked out anyways.

"oi!! let me go!! I don't wanna play some stupid game!", hoshiumi proclaimed.

"eh? kōrai-kun, over here!!", shiyumi waved, to which hirugami had grinned.

"oh look, your precious kōhai's asking you to go over there. no escape now", the brown-haired male innocently said.

hoshiumi grumbled something beneath his breath, as he too joined the oval of kuroo and bokuto's craziness.

"so, what're we playing?", yaku asked, as kuroo amd bokuto had darkly chuckled.

"truth or dare!", the two bros answered in sync.

"seriously?! I'm leavi—"

"ah, but if you leave, that makes you a quitter. which also means that you're a loser. do you want to be a salty loser, tsukki?", kuroo grinned.

"a loser, a loser!! tsukki's a salty loser!!", bokuto chanted, adding fuel to the fire.

tsukishima suddenly felt a flame light up within him.

"fine. I'll stay and play your stupid games", the blonde middle blocker scoffed.

"great! now that most of us are here, let's get started!!", kuroo clapped.

     "rules first: one, you will be in pairs; two, the more dares you complete, the more points you get; three, depending on how severe the dare is, the points will vary", kuroo explained.

"and if you pick truth, you automatically just get one point for participating", bokuto finished.

"any questions?"

"shōyō, want to be my partner?", kozume asked.

     "of course!! but just heads up, I'll be picking truth almost every turn", shiyumi stated.

     "that's fine", kozume assured. "I'm not super competitive when it comes to these games anyways".

     both of them lied.

     "ah, finally chibi-chan's turn. truth or dare?", kuroo asked.

     "truth!"

     "who's your favorite setter?"

     "u-umm..."

     "oi, boke! that's an easy question", kageyama stated.

     "yeah, it's obvious that it's me!", oikawa chimed in, condescendingly glaring at poor kageyama.

     "huh?? what do ya mean?! it's me, right shōyō-kun??", atsumu asked.

"all of you should get in line. shōyō's my partner for a reason", kozume spoke up.

"c-can I pick dare?", shiyumi asked.

"sure! I'll award you five points if you expose your deepest, darkest secret", kuroo grinned.

"I—"

kuroo snickered, as kozume wondered what the hell the rooster-looking captain was on about.

it was almost as if he knew something that others didn't.

"I don't have any secrets though...", shiyumi mumbled, clearly lying.

"ehhh? are you sure???", kuroo asked, wriggling his brows in the process.

"bro, I thought you said not to out shō's sexual preferences in front of everyone?", bokuto defended, accidentally exposing the girl.

"bro, you just—"

'oh my god. not this shit again', shiyumi internally sobbed.

"EHHHHHH?!? shōyō-kun, you're gay?!", tendō asked.

"NO! I-I LIKE GIRLS!", shiyumi choked out.

     "oh yeah? what's your type then?", kuroo questioned.

     "uhhh, I don't know..."

     "see the hesitation there?", kuroo pointed out.

     "well damn! sorry I'm not basing my preferences off of their hair length, mr. I-like-girls-with-long-hair", shiyumi sassed, causing suna to bring out his phone, as the conversation was starting to get spicy.

     kuroo gasped.

     "how dare you!"

     shiyumi huffed, as everyone just shifted their eyes back and forth between the two.

     "a-anyways, why don't we move on to—"

     "fine! to prove me wrong, I have a new dare for you", kuroo interrupted.

     "oh yeah? bring it on, rooster head!"

     "go get a girl's number and ask her out on a date", kuroo challenged.

"a date?! I'm heading back to miyagi in a week! I don't have time for a date with volleyball practice!"

"you don't know. maybe coach will give us a free saturday, and plus, you can always have dinner with the girl, assuming you get her number", kuroo grinned.

"why're you like this?", shiyumi rhetorically questioned, clicking her tongue in disdain, as kozume had spoken up.

"shōyō, you really don't have to if you don't want to. kuroo's just playin—"

"oh I'm serious. want to prove yourself? then complete the dare".

'ugh, that seems like a lot of work though...but I'm currently using shōyō's identity, so wouldn't it be rude to ruin his reputation while he's still asleep?'

     "the clock's ticking~ we don't have all night on the beach", kuroo reminded.

     "yes we d—"

     "shhhhh", kuroo interrupted. "so are you gonna do it or chicken out?", the dark-haired captain pressured.

     "ugh, fine. I'll do it, but don't follow me, because I can't compare to you bastards", shiyumi huffed, muttering the last half of her sentence.

     "hm? what was that?? is that your way of calling me handsome?", kuroo grinned.

     "I was referring to akaashi-san and the OTHERS. I mean, have you seen him?! his lashes be longer than mine! and I'm a g—", shiyumi immediately paused in her sentence, mentally cursing herself for almost exposing her true identity.

     akaashi's eyes widened in shock, as this was the first time someone had openly complimented his looks in front of a large group of people.

     "yer a what?", atsumu asked.

     "and you tell me that you're not gay!", kuroo scoffed.

     "like are you even hearing yourself?!"

     "don't at me, because you know I'm damn right! and who knows, maybe kenma's your type since you like long hair!", shiyumi retorted.

     kozume choked.

     "please don't make such revolting jokes, shōyō".

     "first of all, I said GIRLS with long hair. and second off, I know for a fact that you cuddle kenma when going to bed!", kuroo proclaimed.

     "I just have major homesickness and kenma offered to calm me down by sleeping next to me. what's wrong with that?!"

     "oh yeah?! then how do you explain calling hoshiumi your idol and napping in the same hammock as him then?", kuroo questioned, causing the entire circle to gasp.

"hey listen! you try being our height and jumping that high! he's my idol because I wish to jump that high too, okay?! and he was feeling sad, so I was trying to cheer him up! sorry for being sleepy; I didn't know day naps were illegal around here!", shiyumi ranted.

"then explain osamu letting you borrow his pjs and atsumu holding your hand and leading you into the ocean!"

shiyumi wondered how the hell kuroo even knew about those things, but continued to explain herself anyways.

"I forgot my pjs!! 'tsumu lied to me on the first night and said that I could have them!! tōru and kenma can be my witnesses. and plus, you know I'm scared of the ocean and you saw 'tsumu about to throw me in earlier. he was just helping me get over my fear!"

everyone was now super on edge and invested, as the tea was hotter than the sahara desert.

"oh yeah?! then explain why you always cling onto suna's arm and hug kita out of nowhere!"

"MAYBE, my love language is touch! what's wrong with that, hm?!"

kuroo then smirked, as shiyumi facepalmed, letting out a frustrated scream.

"love language? mhm, mhm, keep talking; I'm listening", kuroo wickedly grinned.

"aww, well we're cheering for you, shōyō!! lighten up!!", nishinoya laughed.

"thanks...I'll try..."

"good luck, chibi-chan~ I wouldn't come back without a number and a date if I were you!!", kuroo shouted.

"SHUT UP!!!"