Haikyuu!! - The Omega's Call

He could see the movements. He knew it was coming. The subtle turn of his body, the angle of each limb. Hinata was going to use that freak quick. It was a surprise to other teams, but Tsukishima had seen the move up close too many times now to be fooled. Still, there was no stopping it.

Whoosh.

Another point for Kageyama’s team.

‘Don’t mind,’ Sugawara said, patting his arm after the ball had zoomed past his block.

If Hinata hadn’t been on the same team as Kageyama, Tsukki would say he had the better setter. Sugawara’s strategic plays were undeniably superior. But nothing compared to the freak duo. How frustrating. It was only practice, the team splitting to play and smooth out their moves. But he couldn’t help wanting to win. It wasn't over yet though. His team did still have…

Tsukki glanced over his shoulder at Tadashi. He was about to serve, and in practice, his float serves were executed with more confidence than on a public court. It was all the other side could do just to receive it. Tadashi’s eyes caught his for a brief second, then lowered down to the ball in his hands. Typical Omega behaviour. Subservience was a distinctive characteristic of all Omegas, and a desirable quality. But he couldn’t deny that it made playing volleyball difficult when Tadashi couldn’t look him or Asahi in the eyes for more than two seconds.

The plus side was that it meant Yamaguchi didn’t see how much time Tsukki spent staring at him. His scruffy hair had a green tint to it under almost any light, and his cheeks flushed pink if anyone was caught looking at his freckles, which he was self-conscious about. But the blush on his face just added to the cuteness, and-

‘Tsukishima, pay attention!’

He whirled around in time to nearly catch the ball with his face.

Oh.

Tadashi had served already.

When had that happened?

‘You are aware blocking takes more than just standing there like a moron, right?’ Kageyama scolded.

‘Tch,’ Tsukki tutted, which was enough to rile up Kageyama for the rest of their practice session.

Of course Kageyama’s team won in the end. But it just fuelled the desire to improve his blocking skills, to stop that freak quick.

‘Let’s go,’ Tsukki said to Tadashi after they’d cleared up the gym.

‘Okay, Tsukki.’

There was nothing special about it. They walked home together all the time. Tadashi’s place was closest, so that’s where they went first. It’s not like Tsukki was actually walking him home. It was just the way the journey went. Nothing special about it.

They walked in silence the whole way. Sometimes on Tadashi’s good days, he would try and make conversation. Sometimes on Tsukki’s good days, he wouldn’t tell him to shut up.

But today it was silence, like usual. Tadashi walked just an inch or two behind, hovering somewhere near Tsukki’s shoulder. Was that an Omega thing or a Tadashi thing? Was it submission or habit?

Now that he thought about it as they stood outside of Tadashi’s gate, he seemed to have a scent to him as well. He hadn't noticed it before, but it was definitely there - a sweet smell that made him feel a little dizzy. It was like Tsukki was only just waking up, and was finally taking in the full atmosphere of Tadashi.

Was this what it was like to mature as an Alpha? To become more sensitive, more hyper-aware to Omegas, their movements, their mannerisms, their delicious smell…

‘Tsu-Tsukki…’

Shit.

Without realising, he’d leaned close to Tadashi, inhaling the soft scent swirling from the base of his neck. Tadashi had frozen, his hands clutching at his own shirt, arms raised over his chest like he was defending himself.

‘Sorry,’ Tsukki muttered.

Tadashi didn’t respond. He stared wide-eyed at a spot somewhere past Tsukki’s shoulder.

‘I’ll be going now,’ Tsukki said, turning and walking down the path.

What was that?

That smell. It wasn’t flowers or fruit or some shampoo-type scented nonsense like he’d imagined an Omega’s odour would be. It was just…

Tsukki gasped for a breath of air, then released slowly in a low sigh.

It was a smell that was so overwhelmingly Tadashi.

And fuck, was it distracting.

‘I’ll have to get that under control,’ Tsukki murmured to himself. Typical Alpha behaviour, he noted internally. The desire to calmly overcome any obstacle. The desire to control. To be in charge at all times, even of his emotions.

If this was him maturing as an Alpha, then other Omegas would have their own unique scent too. He’d be able to recognise them much easier than through body-language and subtle psychological tells. He’d have his choice of mates, if he wanted.

He’d been wandering for several minutes before he realised that he had gone the wrong direction from Tadashi’s house, and was heading back the way he’d come rather than heading home.

He sighed and turned around.

So damn distracting.