Note: Prompts Used from Tumblr's TsukkiKage Week, Animals. Time, Free prompt, Discovery.
All Tsukishima wanted to do was go home after their Saturday morning volleyball practice.
Turned out that it was next to the impossible the way the universe made him stuck to Kageyama as they walked along together going to their respective homes. Yamaguchi already planned the afternoon to hang out with Hinata and Yachi while both Kageyama and himself rejected the outing. Not at the same time mind you but, regardless he was left walking home with Kageyama close by minding his own business. Tsukishima was only thankful that neither of them were talkative people by nature. After all, he didn't know what to exactly say to the guy that unfortunately made his heart dash across his chest and lungs while annoying him at the same time. In all, he didn't appreciate how the universe played with him and made his heart susceptible towards the volleyball genius that irked him daily for just existing. It was downright irritating how both didn't share too many hobbies, had different smarts to approach life and virtually made him almost consider hitting his head against the wall when he was forced to help him study. It was stifling, it was unthinkable and yet it happened. He couldn't do much to his horror as he quickly understood how fast his own heart yearned to be near the guy. His simple yet excitable snippets of victory cries didn't annoy him like the first the day he met him; instead it got adorable. And that word used to describe Kageyama only made Tsukishima shudder as he could only accept (rather pathetically groan in defeat kind of way) to see that he could not deny his attraction. He couldn't outrun this course; Yamaguchi would not have it as his best friend.
After all, Yamaguchi was the one that made Tsukishima admit it out loud in the first place (and he was smug about it too when Tsukishima relented in defeat).
So, Tsukishima had to live with the knowledge that Kageyama was current infatuation. Who knew a simpleton was his type, Tsukishima didn't and look where it got him. Walking next the guy while trying to make his heart calm down and get over the fact that he was alone with him was not an easy thing to do. He just wanted his body to get over the idea that it was nothing special, he would not do anything risky or stupid to get closer to the setter. He had academics to worry about, an older brother to ignore and just over question his stance with volleyball. It just felt like time was not helping him as the days turned into weeks. So much started to happen that Tsukishima didn't know how to summarize anything anymore. It was too jumbled to let him be distinct for the overall theme for his first year in high school. He just knew that volleyball in particular was going to keep biting him in the ass the longer he stayed in the club.
"Woof, woof!"
"Tsukishima, there's a dog following you."
The words barely registered into his head as he looked at all sides from him, when he finally looked behind him he noticed that Kageyama was telling the truth. It was a medium sized brown dog who he recognized as one of his neighbors' and the same one that kept popping up around him and Yamaguchi. His barked calmed down when he lowered his hand and petted his head. The longer his hand stayed petting him, his tail wagged in full speed and licked his hand.
"What?" Tsukishima could feel Kageyama's intense glares.
He felt the goosebumps coming with another round of an erratic heart beating and coloring his ears. He made sure to keep his facial expressions intact as he leveled his eyes. But that still didn't make Kageyama to falter, as he took a small step towards Tsukishima and more noticeably towards the dog. Tsukishima couldn't really help but tsked in annoyance.
"I know the dog's owner, it's okay to pet him." He kept letting his hand being licked, "He doesn't bite, he's just a big softy."
The face the Kageyama made next was unsurprisingly ugly, in the way it was too hilarious not to comment on. His scowl that he always wore when he pondered too hard deepened. He hesitated with one hand inching closer the dog's eye vision. When he found some small resolve he looked back at Tsukishima and then promptly inched his body closer. When more than a minute passed Tsukishima's patience felt like it was being tested.
"Come on, it's not rocket science."
He promptly grabbed his hand and put it on top of the head of the dog who stiffen from the sudden touch, he barked twice before settling down quickly when Tsukishima forced Kageyama's hand to scratch underneath the dog's chin. It didn't take long for the dog to lick Kageyama's hand, and making Tsukishima's cheeks to glow red when he saw Kageyama's face soften. His eyes were half open, his usual pout was transformed into a soft smile that eroded into puffs of laughter. It almost looked like he was glowing; and it most definitely made Tsukishima blush flourish and almost made him tighten his hold on Kageyama's hand. But he was smart and quick enough to stop himself from doing that, but unfortunately he was unable to picture going on with life without holding Kageyama's hand now. Because apparently, it felt nice to holds hands with other people; go figure Kageyama was single-handling making Tsukishima realize all this lovesick bullshit was half not bad but still bad enough to make him want to vomit at how sweet it was. He didn't know what else to say at this realization, other than that Kageyama was driving crazy. And that more importantly that Kageyama was petting the dog with Tsukishima's hand resting on top of his; meaning they have been holding hands longer that he anticipated or could probably handle the way his face was coloring. Kageyama didn't say anything, and Tsukishima tried his best to cool his face before Kageyama could comment. And that was how Tsukishima reluctantly spend his Saturday afternoon. With his neighbor's over friendly dog and Kageyama's too cute face feet away from him, while allowing him to hold his hand.
He was only relieved that Yamaguchi didn't witness this.
