The team rolled out the blankets, setting the baskets down next to them.
Kageyama immediately took in his surroundings, gentle sloping hills covered in grass and short white flowers scattered throughout the grass.
He was always aware of his senses, making it easier to read the people around him. He never noticed how much he relied on his senses.
"It's nice to get away from the gym and relax a little," Hinata sighed, breathing in the spring air.
"Yeah I guess" Kageyama grumbled, sneezing.
"You sneeze adorably"
"Shut up! Allergies are nothing to laugh at!"
Hinata giggled into his hand, smoothing out the blanket.
They watched the rest of the team setting up their lunches as well.
After a minute or so they all settled in and sat in a circle.
Daichi started telling the team stories from when he first joined the team, and then Tanaka told a riveting tale how he fended off a turtle that was looking at Kiyoko-San weirdly.
Kageyama had begun to space out when he felt grass cover his knee.
"What are you doing?" He looked at Hinata, brushing the green off his leg.
"I don't know, I pull at the grass."
Kageyama snickered, dumping grass on Hinatas outstretched leg.
"You know how they say 'mow down the competition?'"
Hinata grabbed a handful and lunged at Kageyama, dumping grass all over his torso.
"Now is not the time for shitty puns!" Kageyama shoved him off and threw the grass pieces at Hinata.
Hinata laughed hysterically, throwing the pieces right back.
"Gwah! I got green all over my shirt" Hinata violently shook his tshirt, removing the plant remnants.
Kageyama laughed a little at the green streaks on both their shirts.
Hinata looked up at Kageyama, laughing again.
"Look" Hinata held up his hand, stained with green.
"I got a green thumb" Hinata wiggled his thumb, poking Kageyama on the nose with a "boop".
Kageyama swatted away Hinatas hand, turning back to the rest of the team.
They had either not seen the two or given up on caring.
"Aww look, a flower!" Hinata exclaimed.
He plucked it from the ground and twirled it in his fingers.
"You just killed it,"
Hinata looked at Kageyama again and smiled.
"Then here, don't let it die"
Hinata reached up, leaning over Kageyamas crossed legs. He brushed some of the hair lining Kageyamas face back and tucked the small flower behind Kageyamas ear.
He smiled at his work and sat back down.
"When do we eat?" Hinata said, looking at the basket hungrily.
Kageyama wasn't listening to the spiker at this point.
His hand had gone to the small flower, stowed away behind his ear. He felt the soft white petals brush his temple.
He didn't know why but he left it there. Normally he would've ripped it out and tossed it back but he liked it there. It seemed the only place for a flower such as that.
He grinned but quickly covered his mouth. He left the flower there all afternoon and only when he got home did he take it off.
Kageyama pulled one of the picture frames off the wall and popped the back open.
He tucked the flower there and closed the picture, hanging it back up.
Kageyama would never let anyone know that it was there but he would never forget.
He could almost taste the lunch they shared, laying in the field with their friends.
He could almost see the orange haired boy leaning close to him, smiling brightly.
He could almost smell the grass, carrying the smells of nature over the hills.
He could almost feel hinata touching his cheek, breathing softly.
He could almost hear the "then here, don't let it die" from his mouth, full of happiness and life.
That's when it hit Kageyama.
He would never forget that day, because it was the day he fell in love with Hinata Shoyou.