Kageyama stood with Hinata in front of the cinema.

After weeks of awkwardness between them that resulted in one big scolding from both Coach Ukai and Sawamura for being too unconcentrated during practice, they were forced by Sugawara (who denies that he forced them; he swears that he merely adviced them) to sit down and talk about their feelings. And this talk – how embarrassing it may was – led them to where they were now, ready for their first date.

Kageyama chose the cinema as their first date location because the dark was just perfect to hide possible blushes that he just knew were to come. There was no way a date between the two of them would be anything else but embarrassing and awkward. But in the dark he could play it cool, maybe call Hinata a dumbass a few times and everything would be fine. And even better, he had the chance to look at Hinata while he was occupied with watching the movie. During the last few weeks he couldn't look at the other boy without blushing or without the other realizing he was being stared at. So it was a perfect opportunity to steal some glances at the orange-haired boy.

"Uhmm, do we actually go inside, Kageyama?"

Kageyama hadn't realized that they stood there for quite some time already. Fighting down the first sign of a blush, he just went into the cinema without looking back at Hinata. After all, they were still outside where it's bright and he couldn't afford anyone (most importantly Hinata) to see his embarrassment. It was bad enough that he was spacing out in the first place.

"Of course, dumbass. Follow me."

Kageyama went straight to the counter to buy the tickets he picked out beforehand after researching the possible choices in the internet.

"Hey, what movie are we going to watch anyway?"

"Infinite Risk."

Kageyama chose this as their first date movie because it was mostly action mixed with a bit humor which should be the right combination to please this idiot next to him. And it's not too heavy on emotions so there shouldn't be much to think about while watching it. They could just sit down and enjoy the explosions and high-speed pursuits. Or Kageyama could use exactly these parts of the movie to sneak glances at Hinata without missing anything important because let's be honest, action scenes are mostly just the same over and over again. There is a limit in how many ways a car can explode.

After they bought popcorn and soft drinks, they went into the cinema hall and took their seats at the back waiting for the movie to start. An uncomfortable silence settled between the two but Kageyama just didn't know what to say at moments like these. Normally he wasn't bothered by silence and just continued doing his own thing but this time it felt different. Besides, it was always Hinata who initiated their previous interactions but it didn't seem like the spiker will start a conversation either as he just stared down at his hands that were clasped together in his lap. He threw a few glances at Kageyama but instantly averted his eyes back to his hands.

Maybe this was one of the few times that Kageyama had to take the initiative. He just had to say something for Hinata to take over. Once the other would lose his nervousness, he surely would go back to his typical hyperactive self. He figured it would be best to talk about volleyball to get the other going.

"Hey." Hinata flinched at the harsh tone the black-haired boy used.

"Y-yeah?"

"You know, your receives at yesterday's practice sucked."

"Huuuhh? What did you say?!"

Well, maybe that wasn't the best thing to say even if it was something about volleyball, but it did his magic. Hinata began complaining about Kageyama and after a short time their bickering changed into a normal conversation. They discussed their last practice and from there they started talking about various other little things such as school and some TV shows they watched recently.

But a civil conversation just wasn't meant to last between them. As soon as the lights were dimmed and the advertisements began, Hinata started to complain to him. "Why can't they just start the movie? We already have popcorn and drinks."

"Shut up, idiot. It's not like we're the only ones here. There are others who haven't."

"That's stupid. If you want popcorn you buy it before you sit down." Hinata hugged his popcorn bag to his chest and leaned back into his seats munching his own popcorn demonstratively throughout all the ads and the trailers.

The movie itself was just as Kageyama expected. The plot was good enough and the action wasn't bad but not something overly thrilling. Every few minutes he would hear a "Hey, Kageyama." together with some stupid comment about the plot or the characters. It annoyed him to a certain extent but Kageyama guessed it still felt…nice to be here together like this.

"Hey, Kageyama." He tried to ignore the other boy this time. For once he wanted to concentrate on the movie as they were nearing the climax of the first half.

"Kageyamaaaa." Hinata nearly whined as he drew out his name.

"What?!" Kageyama shouted at him. Why couldn't the dumbass just shut up and watch the damn movie?

"My armrest is sticky."

"Then don't use it."

"But…"

"Now shut up."

Surprisingly enough, Hinata was quiet for the time being. It seemed the smaller boy finally realized that the movie was nearing one of its key scenes so he was enthralled enough to not bother Kageyama any further which in return gave him the chance to get a little bit closer to the orange-haired boy without him noticing. The setter shifted in his seat so that he was pressed against their shared armrest. It wasn't much but it was still a bit closer to Hinata and Kageyama doubted he could stomach anything more than this.

Hinata took a sip from his drink as all of a sudden a big explosion occurred on screen. Mesmerized by the display he threw his arms up, completely forgetting that he still had his drink in hand. It slipped from his fingers and landed on the armrest between them. The lid came off from the force of the fall and the remaining liquid spilled out.

"Hehe. Ups, now this armrest is sticky too."

Rubbing the back of his head, Hinata grinned and tried to laugh it off. But then his eyes went from the armrest to Kageyama's shirt and in the faint light from the screen he could see that it also seemed kind of wet. His eyes traveled further up to Kageyama's face and the look he was receiving was nearly identical to the one that one time when Hinata served the ball to the setters head.

Hinata gulped. "Oh."

Kageyama couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed Hinata by his collar, stood up and shook the smaller boy back and forth. "You clumsy idiot!" He couldn't believe that he actually thought going to the movie theater was a good idea. He just wanted to enjoy the movie in quiet and try to get a little closer to Hinata but now his shirt and pants were wet and sticky.

Hinata flailed about and chanted "I'm sorry." over and over again but Kageyama still boiled with anger. He only let go as an employee of the cinema appeared behind them and wanted to know what all the commotion was about. While they tried to explain the situation, they only accused each other and argued some more which wasn't quite the answer the employee seemed to want from them as they were forced to leave the theater at once.

So they ended up in front of the cinema again. Because they were thrown out of the movie theater. On their first date. And with a wet shirt and pants in Kageyama's case. Just great.

Hinata looked up at him and opened his mouth to say something but Kageyama interrupted him before he had the chance to say even a single word.

"Not one word, dumbass. I'm going home."

Hinata stood there dumbfounded and just watched as Kageyama walked away.