Goodbye, Goodnight
A Haikyuu! fanfic
by mew-tsubaki
Note: The Haikyuu! characters belong to Furudate Haruichi-sensei, not to me. For the day 1 prompt "storm." :O Read, review, and enjoy! *Done for kinkuniweek on tumblr.*
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Chapter 1: Kindaichi Runs Away
"I don't want your stupid sweatshirt," Kunimi griped, perhaps a bit louder than normal for him, from the sidelines. He tossed said sweatshirt—an ugly, muddied-in-color teal thing that was so thick it could've been a jacket—at Kindaichi.
Kindaichi rolled his eyes and shook his head, pushing it at Kunimi. "You left your jacket in the club room and aren't willing to go get it."
"Because it's snowing!"
"But you can't go out without anything on," Kindaichi pointed out, thinking he'd won the argument. "So just wear this home and return it when you get the chance. I wore another coat on top of this, so you don't have to worry about me."
Apparently, that was the wrong thing to say. Kunimi glared at him and whipped the sweatshirt at him. "I'm not worried about you," he snarled.
Well, if Kindaichi had said the wrong thing before, now Kunimi had crossed the line. Kindaichi's anger swelled within his chest, and he met Kunimi's glare with an equally scathing look. But where Kunimi had lashed out verbally, Kindaichi released a low, slow breath and turned his back on his friend. He walked to where Yahaba and Watari and the others had been standing watching the exchange. Frankly, they were lucky the coaches hadn't arrived yet and witnessed everything. "Captain. May I be excused from practice today?"
Yahaba gaped at him and glanced over Kindaichi's shoulder at Kunimi, who looked just as stunned at Kindaichi asking to skip practice. Yahaba brought his attention back to Kindaichi, though. "I don't really think…"
"Then may I practice elsewhere?"
"What do you mean, 'elsewhere'?" Watari asked from beside Yahaba.
Kindaichi took another breath and eased the tension in his shoulders. "…Karasuno, actually."
When Watari stared at him in disbelief, Yahaba elaborated. "It's fine, Watari. He's on good terms with their setter." Yahaba frowned and scratched the back of his head, but he made a decision when Kyoutani walked into the gym. "…all right. Call Kageyama ahead of time, though. Don't just drop in unannounced."
Kindaichi nodded. "Thank you, Captain." He nodded to Watari, too, before returning to the sidelines to grab his towel and water bottle before dashing to the club room.
The other players were fairly quiet after that, but Kunimi gaped at the doors. He stomped over to Yahaba, who had left Watari to organize the others and now spoke to Kyoutani, likely filling him in on what had transpired. "How could you—" Kunimi stopped and calmed down, but not even his senior was spared a glare. "Captain. Why did you let Kindaichi go? And to Karasuno, of all places?"
Yahaba and Kyoutani exchanged a look—not unlike what Oikawa and Iwaizumi used to do, Kunimi observed with irritation—before Yahaba sighed. "After Karasuno kicked Shiratorizawa's ass in the Spring High, we all felt some love for the crows, Kunimi. But Kindaichi saw it as the opportunity to make up with Kageyama, and now they get along quite well. Kindaichi was telling me it's still a work in progress, and that Kageyama wears on his patience, but… Well, maybe they've both grown up some." He paused and blinked. "Kunimi? Didn't you know? I thought Kindaichi had told…oh." Yahaba looked ready to stick his head in a hole. "I'm sorry. I thought you knew."
"Apparently not," Kyoutani quipped, and Yahaba smacked his arm for pointing out the obvious.
Kunimi grimaced and clenched his fists at his sides. He opened his mouth and then closed it. What was there to say? So Kindaichi hadn't told him that he was friends with Kageyama again. Well, Kindaichi didn't tell him everything. How could he? It wasn't as if they were glued to each other twenty-four–seven. So Kunimi inhaled, exhaled, and tried not to care.
"Everyone, gather 'round!" Watari called as the coaches entered the gym, and Kunimi took the opportunity to leave Yahaba and Kyoutani without a word.
The captain shot his ace a look, though. "Did you have to point that out, Kyoutani?" he groused as they lined up.
Niceties were lost on Kyoutani, however. He shrugged. "What? Sometimes pointing out the obvious helps solve things faster," he grunted.
Yahaba rolled his eyes. "You say that as if the debate over you versus Watari for vice-captain was as big an issue as this."
"It wasn't, and I'd be a crap vice-captain," Kyoutani informed him. Then he glanced at Kunimi, whose fists remained clenched at his sides. "But if you think their spat is only an 'issue,' then maybe you're a crap captain."
Much as Yahaba wanted to smack Kyoutani for that, as well… He, too, looked at Kunimi. And he had to wonder if Kyoutani was, of all things, right.
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"R-r-ra-radish Head!"
Kageyama walked over to the door to Karasuno's gym and poked Hinata in the back of the head. "His name's 'Kindaichi,' Dumbass Hinata." He looked at Kindaichi, who stepped inside awkwardly. "I talked with Ukai-san and Sensei and our captain, by the way. Honestly, they're fine with you coming over to practice whenever, so long as you give me a head's up."
"I appreciate it," Kindaichi said. He took his bag off and sat down to change into his indoor sneakers. "I'll just switch shoes. I came over in a hurry, so I didn't change out of my practice clothes."
Hinata watched the two of them intently, but Kageyama snorted and playfully flicked the shorter boy's forehead. Hinata griped at him, but he went off to join the new first years in setting up. With Hinata gone, Kageyama squatted down beside Kindaichi. He cupped his cheek in his palm and let an odd beat pass. "You know, when you said we should hang out more, I was surprised. When I said we should practice together some time, I think I was even more surprised, even at myself. I didn't think you'd take me up on the offer, though."
Kindaichi frowned to himself. "…yeah, you're surprising yourself, I'm surprising myself—we make quite the pair, Kageyama."
The setter looked at him confusedly.
"Never mind… Anyway, it's not so bad, playing with your opponent. Or spying on them."
"Spying?!" Kageyama gave him a disapproving look.
Kindaichi snickered. "As if Oikawa-san didn't know you came to eavesdrop on us."
"But I—I hid so well!"
"Right outside a window. Your stare can be felt a mile away, Kageyama," Kindaichi added with a laugh.
Kageyama looked deeply distraught at this new information. "But I hid so well…," he repeated.
Kindaichi actually felt for the guy for a second. But he got up and shoved his stuff to the left of the door and finally closed it. He wanted to be out of the cold and he wanted practice to begin and he wanted to think of anything except why he'd come here in the first place.
As Kageyama led him over to the others, Kindaichi briefly thought about Kunimi and their fight. Then he pushed those thoughts aside and gave Kageyama a thankful little nod. It wasn't that Kindaichi was forsaking one friendship in favor of rekindling another, but he needed some time away from Kunimi, and Kageyama simply provided Kindaichi with an out. Besides, Kindaichi knew he wouldn't permanently stay away from Kunimi and Seijou…
…right?
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Off to a decent start here… I've been thinking about this fic for a little while, partially because I'd love to see the Kitagawa trio getting along again. But yeah. Time for some dumb boys to be dumb boys. XD Lastly, the title comes from a line from "Sayonara Bell," a great song by indigo la End. So think of that as the "theme song" for this short, chaptered Kinkuni fic. -w-
Thanks for reading, and please review while you await the next chapter! And check out my other [HQ!] fics if you liked this, too! I also do fanart, so check out my tumblr (link on my profile), as well!
-mew-tsubaki :]