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(This chapter is mostly to sort myself out - and give you a little intro into what everyone does for a living in this AU)
Daichi Sawamura - he had just turned 26 and he was starting to feel it in his bones. Days just seemed too long when he was doing desk jockey duty at the station. He hadn't been scheduled for patrols unless he was paged, so it meant he had time to catch up on whatever loose ends he'd left from previous reports. A least favorite, but necessary task. Complete paperwork was the pride of his division. Thankfully, it also meant he didn't have to bring work home with him. He wanted to be there for his husband for 4 years - he'd come before his job any day of the week. That's how it would always be, regardless of how he'd felt coming home from work. Koushi just, just had a way of making him relax that no one else seemed to figure out. It sent shutters down his spine thinking about it now. The air conditioning wasn't on either, so he hoped to god that no one saw him spacing out, thinking about his husband.
He fiddled with the ring on his finger as hands hovered over keyboard keys, rereading the jumble of words traced over the screen. He could feel the warmness of his mate through the bond in his chest, glad he was having a good day at work. Knowing Kou had a good day just helped his day get that much better.
Koushi Sawamura-Sugawara - still lingering near 25, Kou was kept feeling young by the kindergartners that swarmed at his feet, showing off pieces of art work and new words they had figured out on their own. He had a class of 15, so just enough that he'd occasionally mix names up. It didn't help that he had two pairs of twins in the class with one set being identical. He had them wear name tags for the longest time, just to try and get a good feel for who was who. But he would get there. Slowly but surely. He's been teaching for a little over 3 years now, always loving the littler kids since they had boundless energy. Kou had gotten used to it from Shoyo, when they were in high school together. At least little kids had a limit eventually and got to have nap time.
There were days he needed nap time too, but it always made him feel good and safe being around little ones. When one rushed up and offered him a flower they'd folded from paper Koushi was very happy to accept, taking it in his hand before finding a way to tuck it in his hair. Happiness sunk into his body and he felt himself relax, clapping his hands to get everyone together for clean up time.
While the happy married couple were busy with work, Tsukishima Kei, Hinata Shoyo, and Kageyama Tobio were on the court, shutting out a ball during the heat of a second set. They'd stolen the first for Tsukuba, the team the three played for together. At 22, 21, and 21 (respectively), they were juniors with two seniors and a sophomore playing alongside them. Sharing high fives for the shut out, the three huddled up with their team mates and gave silent hand signals for the next combination play they'd try and pull. Tobio squeezed Shoyo's hand tight when they huddle broke and it was Tsuki's turn to serve. He sought out Tadashi in the stadium seats, relief fishing up in his heart. The omega was perched, yelling excitedly with his alpha's hoodie draped over him. He'd scented it to keep the other alphas off while the game went on, so it brought security to both as they locked eyes.
The whistle blew and Kei tossed the ball up, rushing to leap and bring it down.
Tadashi screamed in joy at the service ace his alpha dished up, hands lost in the sleeves of the giant hoodie. The other alphas were far too busy watching the game to try and pick him up, especially after they realized that he was the mate and fiance of one of the scariest players in the court. It made him feel good knowing that Tsuki could protect him without even standing there - his bond burned warm with love and his fingers reached back to brush the mark with his own love. He was so joyed to feel his ring against his neck, touching soft against the familiar swoops of fang marks that plunged into his neck. He'd never regret the day he bonded with Tsuki - it had been the best day of his life. And he could tell how he felt more, without having to ask. Always helpful with the quiet giant.
Away from the game, a city over, Ryuunosuke was half posing as he hollered at the high school students in front of him, the 24 year old having his hands on his hips. He was trying to whip this volleyball team into shape, freshmen simple lily-livers that lacked backbone. Chiraka, his husband of 7 months, was making a documentary on the structure of volleyball and giving it a story for a small time film festival, cameras perched around the gym in metal cages to avoid them being smashed like the assorted clocks that had lost their lives over the years. Dark locks of hair were pulled out of his face as he focused better on the peach fuzz grey that covered Ryuu's head, the coach catching a bit of the camera from his peripheral vision. He swung around, sticking his tongue out like a child before barking a laugh and blowing a kiss. The third years here were used to it, but a few of the first years tripped up at seeing their coach being cute with someone.
Least to say, Ryuu wasted no time in yelling at them to keep moving, and to run faster - these laps didn't get done by themselves.
And they didn't. Not for Yuu Nishinoyua-Azumane as he drug a fish up from the water with his line. It was huge, which meant the nets he had laid out were probably full of these guys. He released the big boy and motioned his driver to head further into the waters, the fisherman leaning over the edge and waving to Asahi where he was parked with his beach bakery. He started the bakery on wheels a year or so after high school, taking a speedy route to getting a cooking degree. He had always felt a passion for food, even if no one else had known it at the time. Noya could cook and catch fish, but it wasn't a real meal. So someone had to take that job over.
Yuu reached down in the water as the boat slowed, dragging up the fishing nets with surprising strength for his size. He was an alpha though - he just had a rather dominant omega trait that made his body small. It was the exact opposite for Asahi, who was an omega with a partial alpha trait. Yuu was jealous of his height, but he made up for it. The haul of fish was huge, and he scrambled to gather all the fish in the cooler. He'd have a good sale for the market later today, and he wasn't about to let anything go bad. He made good money on these, surprisingly, and even more if he had days where he could pre-cut and descale the fish. Plus, on those days, he had someone who would come buy the nasty fish heads. God knows what he wants with them.
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They may be fairly spread out, but the 10 make time for one another - they always get together for brunch on Sundays. Games always leave Kei, Shoyo, and Tobio with Sundays free, Tadashi doesn't open the shop on Sundays, Daichi doesn't have work on Sundays, Kou doesn't work weekends since school is closed then, Yuu and Asahi picked their own hours, and Ryuu and Chiraka need to give the team a break some days. So Sundays are the fun days.
This sunday though, Daichi and Koushi have a rather big announcement. The men were leeching excited, happy pheromones as they were cooking, the apartment they were currently in just large enough to fit the second table it took to get the whole team sitting together. The smells of eggs, bacon, burgers, rice, ketchup, cheese, and vegetables filtered through the cracks of the door when the first set knocked, the youngest of their flock having arrived together. Hinata had inherited the van when he came of age, so they had all just started driving as a group. It had started forcing Tobio and Kei to get along at least for a little while outside of volleyball, so Koushi was more than happy to see them. "You made it, come in!" Shoyo and Tadashi immediately flung themselves for a hug from their momma crow, scenting one another in greeting. It was a soothing activity their alphas had grown used to, so the three just looked at each other and nodded. It was usually like this on Sundays, since Shoyo was always so excited for Daichi and Koushi's cooking. These were probably the best days.
"How have you been, Kei? Tobio?" Once happily whoozy from the scenting, Suga came over to offer each stiff alpha a hug. Another thing Daichi got used to over time. Tobio barely returned it, but Kei was stiff rod straight (again, normal). "Don't be so grumpy after being in the car five minutes with each other." From how they were acting, it seemed like Tadashi and Hinata had stolen the front seats this time around. Those were always fun rides, since the omegas picked the music and it was typically very loud and bright.
"We won our game against our rivals, which means we're in the finals next week." Kageyama explained as they moved from the doorway a little bit and shuffled towards the kitchen and out of their shoes. Tadashi would hold back as the door was knocked on again and he let Noya and Asahi inside. The eccentric alpha squeeze Yamaguchi in a hug, grinning sideways as he released him.
"You look happier today, Koushi - might be just because you get to see us." The shortest came up and gave the silver haired omega a hug, Asahi gently scenting with Tadashi in greeting. Shoyo would soon come over to do the same.
"Well, I am a bit happier, but I can't tell you until our slow-pokes get here." Kou pinched Noya's cheeks playfully before going back to greet Asahi, the alphas gathering in the kitchen to start plating up the food that had been cooking. It would take the omegas a while to catch up and see how each other was doing, so maybe the smell of food serving would hurry them along. They could all talk together around the table after all.
Slow-pokes Chiraka and Ryuu were running a bit behind, but they ran up to the door just before Suga had a chance to try and shut it since it had been opened again. Out of breath, the two grinned something bright and shared hugs all around with everyone. The two were betas, so they didn't take part in the typical scenting and keeping distance. They sometimes kept peace between the alphas and omegas when someone got too deep into their second gender, but otherwise were just some of the guys. "Sorry we're so late, the car almost didn't want to start." Chiraka apologized as Kou hugged him, Shoyo climbing up on him for the next greeting. Hugs from Chi were the best.
"it's alright, the boys are just getting everything served up, let's get around the table and catch up. Besides, I've got some big news."