A/N: hey guys! Wow...I wasn't expecting anyone to read this story because it has Hinata and Kageyama as background characters. I'm glad to see some Nishinoya fans here! Now I'm sure most of you are new here and usually what I do is to give reviewers shoutouts and give my own comments! But I hope there would be more people to read this! Anyway, I'm gonna go ahead and get to those lovely reviewers!
angelcarstairs4679: I've read very few...mostly with Noya and Asahi, but none with just Noya. I found a one shot called "You're Not Alone" if you also want to go read that. i'm honeslty very excited to see where my ideas will go. I hope you will continue to read this!
momodasilva44: you are most certainly welcome! As much as I love Hinata and Kageyama, they have a lot of fanfictions. I figured I would do a story on my favorite character and experiment with his views and struggles. I hope you enjoy this next chapter and where the story is headed!
Warning: violence, blood, and cursing
I have a few things to explain at the end of the chapter, so I hope you stick around to read that! Enjoy!:)
I own nothing of Haikyuu
Nishinoya was more than excited to get back to practice. He was afraid that he wouldn't be well enough despite the doctor's words. It killed him to sit around and do nothing while his teammates continued practice. He saw the gym ahead and gave a joyful smile as he entered the gym.
"Hey guys, guess who's back?!"
No one turned to him, but he didn't think much of it. Maybe they just didn't hear him.
"Hey guys!" he shouted louder.
That's when everyone turned and he gave a smile again.
"I'm ready! Who else is ready?!"
Everyone looked at each other, and that's when Noya figured something wasn't right.
"What's wrong?"
Daichi then slowly walks up to the libero.
"We don't need you."
Noya's heart dropped. "What are you talking about?"
"We decided that you shouldn't be on the team anymore. I mean, you couldn't even save yourself in a fight! How are you supposed to save our team in nationals?!"
"L-look Daichi everyone makes mistakes right?"
"You didn't even think to get some help that night!" Asahi was next to speak up. "You just had to prove yourself! If you could defend yourself and win against a knife wielding maniac, you would be cool right? Right?! Well look where that ended you!"
"I...I did try to get help!"
"Did you let this person stab you?! Did you want us to feel pity or sorry for you?!" Tanaka stepped up, pushing him to the ground.
Noya was on the verge of tears. "Of course I didn't! Why would I want to get myself stabbed?!"
"So you can scare us! So you can take a lovely break!"
"You know I would never do that Tanaka!" he looked at everyone else. "Please, you have to believe me!"
That's when the rest of the team started to slowly walk up and crowd around Nishinoya.
"Worthless!"
"Useless!"
"A waste of space!"
"Coward!"
"Attention whore!"
"Pathetic!"
And the insults kept coming. Nishinoya covered his ears and squeezed his eyes shit hard as tears started going down his face.
"Stop it! Please!"
And then next thing he knew, he was getting thrown out of the gym.
...
He gasped as he woke up with a start. He panting, trying to catch his breath as he took note of where he was at. The sound of a heart monitor filled his ears and that's when he realized he was still in the hospital. Noya let out a sigh of relief.
"It was just a bad dream. Thank goodness!"
He quickly noticed that he was crying in his sleep and quickly wiped them away.
"Damn it, that's really pathetic! Ugh I know the team would never do that to me, so why the hell did I have it?!"
After the shock of the bad dream wore off, Noya slowly drifted back to sleep.
Anyone can imagine how tense volleyball practice was when everyone showed up. Not only that, but school was also stressful. Not only the second years, but everyone who was involved in the incident first hand.
Yamaguchi couldn't sleep much that night because the image of Noya covered in blood still filled his head. Daichi was up thinking of how he failed to protect his underclassman from getting into a possible fight to the death. He also couldn't stop thinking of how panicked and terrified Yamaguchi looked when he ran in the gym saying of how Nishinoya was badly hurt.
Daichi was finishing putting some things away and thinking of what he and the team can accomplish at practice the next day. As he was finishing up putting something away, Yamaguchi threw open the door at full force, which caught Daichi by surprised. He quickly turned around to see the look of pure fear and panic all over the pinch server's face. Yamaguchi had the phone up to his ear with a clutched and shaky hand.
"Tadashi...what's wrong?" Daichi didn't see Tsukishima with him, so he was a little concerned of what could've happened.
"Y-you need to come out here quickly! It's...it's Nishinoya! He's really injured and he looks like he's bleeding to death!"
Daichi felt his heart drop to his stomach and his eyes widen. "What?!"
"It's really bad! I'm on the phone with emergency services right now! Come on, we need to go! Tsuki's with him right now and he'll need our help!"
Yamaguchi started taking off, and Daichi didn't hesitate to follow behind.
Never in a million years would Daichi ever think that one of his teammates would've been injured like this let alone attacked. Even Tsukishima was up thinking of any possible people who could've done this.
He was thinking of possibly asking Asahi or even Tanaka if Noya had any trouble with anyone that could've led to this attack. It just didn't make any sense. Was it a planned or a random attack?
And of course Asahi was having the hardest time sleeping...thinking of how the last time he saw him before the attack, he seemed like his usual joyful self...of how his best friend was mysteriously attacked and apprehended by an unknown assailant.
But of course, after a stressful day at school, comes a tense and questionable practice.
That goes without saying that the team was doing terrible, but Ukai and Takeda noticed that the team was a bit...distracted to say the least. There would be occasions where even Hinata and Kageyama's minus tempo was a bit off. Kiyoko and Yachi were watching and it didn't take them long to notice.
"They aren't on their game today like usual," Yachi whispered to Kiyoko.
The third year nodded. "I'm assuming it's because of Nishinoya."
"Well uh...would Nishinoya want them to worry about him?"
Kiyoko looked at the fist year. "No he wouldn't. I think we should mention this to him when we go to see him after practice."
"W-what?!"
Kiyoko frowned. "Coach didn't tell you did he?"
"Tell me what?"
"I wouldn't mention this to the others because it's supposed to be a surprise, but coach told me he was ending practice a little early today so we can go see Nishinoya in the hospital. The only people who know besides me are the coaches...and now you. Also Nishinoya's parents and the doctors."
"Huh?! So Nishinoya doesn't know either?!" Yachi almost shouted.
"Nope...this is a surprise for the whole team."
"Whoa!" Yachi then frowned. "I still can't believe just yesterday he was here practice though. I uh...I did see him after practice though."
This caught Kiyoko's attention. "What do you mean?"
"I mean...I was finishing up a few things yesterday and as I was walking down a hall, I saw him outside walking towards the school. I uh...I didn't think much of it and I wasn't walking in his direction anyway so I couldn't greet him or anything."
"Does the team know about this?"
Yachi shakes her head. "No...you're the first person I told."
Kiyoko frowned at this. "Did you see anyone around when he was walking to the school?"
"I didn't see anyone. I could've been a huge help in knowing what happened! I'm sorry!"
"No don't apologize...none of us knew this was happen. The only people who really saw Nishinoya before the attack was everyone who was still in the gym, Asahi, and now you. There may be some more people who saw him but...who knows. Maybe we'll get some answers."
Yachi nods and then they went back to watching the practice. Little did the managers know, Tanaka and Kageyama heard what they were saying from when Yachi said about her seeing Noya after practice. After all, they have amazing hearing. They both glanced in the girls' direction for a second before they both noticed they were looking in the same direction. The first and second year looked at each other slightly wide eyed as if to show they both caught what the managers were saying.
"Kageyama over here!" Hinata exclaims as he sprints towards the net.
The setter flinched as he quickly remembered that the ball was coming right at him. He panicked slightly and set the ball a little too quickly and early. The ball was too short, and Hinata was just barely able to hit it over the net. Luckily it did hit the floor on the other side. When the spiker landed on his feet, he glared at the setter.
"What the hell was that Kageyama?! I was just barely able to hit that! What's with you today?! You haven't been as great as you usually are!"
"Oh shut up dumbass!" Kageyama wanted to smack him so bad. "I'm just having an off day! Everyone has those days you know!"
"Yea, but you've gone quiet again! You haven't been talking much this practice! Do you have a fever or something?!" Hinata reached up to feel Kageyama's forehead, but the setter quickly clutched the spiker' wrist.
"I'm not sick dumbass! Do I look sick to you?!"
Hinata went to snap back, but Daichi got in between them.
"Cut it out you two! Geez!" he then sighed. "Let's take a small break."
No one said anything as they went to go get a drink. Kageyama looked at Tanaka, and Tanaka met his gaze. Kageyama walked over and they stared at each other for a few seconds.
"Did you hear what Yachi said too?" Kageyama asked.
Tanaka nodded. "Of how she saw Noya before he was stabbed?"
Kageyama nodded and Tanaka clenched his fists.
"I'm gonna kill whoever hurt Noya! Who the hell is crazy enough to pick on my friend like that!"
Kageyama sighed. "It pisses me off too. I guess that's why my aim's been off...but don't tell Hinata that."
Tanaka let out a laugh. "Oh don't worry about that!"
Kageyama felt like he was gonna regret trusting Tanaka's word. The first year was about to say something, when Ukai cut them off.
"Alright guys that's it for the day. Let's pack it up."
Everyone looked at the clock and felt a little confused.
"Coach, we still have half an hour left," Suga pointed out.
"Yea what's the deal?!" Hinata exclaims rather loudly.
Everyone's attention was on Ukai.
"Well I figured you wanted to end early so we can all go visit Nishinoya."
The room got silent as everyone looked at each other.
"I mean...we were planning on seeing him but...as a group you meant. Like all of us at once?" Suga asked and Ukai nodded. "Wouldn't it be cramped?"
"The doctors are saying it'll be fine."
"Do you know how he's doing?" Asahi asked nervously. "Did he get worse than last night? Did he-?"
"Calm down Asahi. Last I heard he was ok...a little restless but ok."
"Restless?" Tanaka asked.
"He hates staying in bed," Ukai nodded.
That sounded like him alright. Silence filled before Ukai spoke again.
"Why are you still standing around for? Let's get cleaned up!"
"Uh...sir!" everyone exclaims before running around to clean everything up.
Everyone rushed and got everything cleaned up as soon as humanly possible. As soon as they were done, they decided to take the 5-10 minute jog to the hospital. They still had their things, but they don't care. When they got to the hospital and signed in to see Nishinoya, the coach looked at them.
"You guys can go in first. I have to have a chat with Takeda first."
Everyone nodded as they made their way towards Nishinoya's room...with the guide of a doctor of course. Once everyone made it to his room, the doctor left and everyone walked into Noya's room to find him throwing up and down a volleyball. His mother or father must've brought it from home or something.
The libero glanced over at the door to see his teammates and the managers. He barely was able to catch the ball. He looked at them for a few seconds before slowly sitting up.
"Hey guys what's up?"
"NISHINOYA!" Hinata ran in and nearly jumped on him, but was stopped by Tsukishima grabbing the back his shirt.
"He's already injured enough as it so it wouldn't help if you injure him more, now would it?"
Hinata yanked out of Tsukishima's grip and grunts.
"Ugh alright!"
Tanaka then stepped forward.
"Hey man how are ya feelin?!"
"Heheh never better! I'm bored as hell though!" Noya's upbeat mood came into play. "I'm tired of sitting in this bed."
"I bet you are!"
Noya lightly chuckles and quickly noticed Kiyoko.
"Oh my gosh! Kiyoko you must not see me like this! I can't wow you in this condition!" Noya said being overly dramatic.
"Well at least we don't have to worry about him not being obnoxious," Tsukishima whispered to Yamaguchi, causing him to laugh slightly.
"Yea."
Then suddenly Yachi walked up.
"Um Nishinoya...I uh...I saw you yesterday after practice before you...well...oh I'm so sorry!" she bowed to him, causing a stunned reaction from Noya, and a shock reaction from everyone else...minus Tanaka and Kageyama.
"N-no it's ok! You couldn't have known...I didn't even know."
"So uh...if you don't mind me asking...what did happen?" Hinata asks.
Everyone tensed up at the first year's question and then looked back at the libero. Noya sighed.
"Alright..." he looked at the people who was with him yesterday. "I did promise I would tell you."
*flashback the other day*
Nishinoya's P.O.V.
I waited for Asahi to grab his things so we can get out of here. I don't really care if I walk home in the dark...I just hate waiting.
"Come on Asahi!"
"Eh...ok ok I'm coming," Asahi nearly stumbles at he was putting his shoe on...which caused me to chuckle. "H-hey stop it!"
"Ah come on I'm just messing with you! Come on let's get going!"
"Alright I'm coming!"
Asahi runs up to me as we walked beside each other.
"So...you ready for this?"
"What?"
"Nationals!" I smile.
"Oh well...I am a little nervous."
I lightly punched his arm. "Ah come on you know I'll be right there to help ya right? Nothing to worry about!"
Asahi lightly smiles. "Yea...you're right."
"Of course I am! Well I'll see you tomorrow! See ya!"
"Bye Noya," Asahi waves and we walked in opposite direction.
I realized as I was halfway out of the schoolyard, I realized I left my book in my locker. Ah great! If mom finds out I forgot my book again, she's gonna flip. I let out an exaggerated sigh as I turned myself around and headed back to the school. This is just ridiculous!
As I walked towards the school, I quickly noticed the quickly fading sun in a crimson red sunset. Gotta admit, sunsets were always cool to look at. I let out a sigh as I kept walking back towards the school.
"Um...excuse me?"
I stopped and turned around to see a girl standing there and avoided eye contact. She looked shy, but also pretty cute.
"U-um...y-you should get out of here. The teachers are going to get mad if you don't leave soon."
"Oh don't worry. I just have to grab something and then I'll head out."
"Oh...ok."
And then she quickly left. I smiled slightly as I kept walking. As I walked towards the school, I looked around to just look around...and to see if anyone else was around. I really hope no teacher screams at me...again. I could just use the volleyball practice excuse. It's whatever really.
I was a good distance away from the door, when what looked like a man caught my eye. When I stopped and looked over, I quickly noticed he was just staring at the wall. I frowned as he did that.
"Hey buddy you ok?"
He didn't respond and I frowned more. I began making my way towards the man.
"Hey, the teachers are gonna get annoyed if you stay here for too long and-."
I stopped when I noticed this guy wasn't wearing a Karasuno uniform...or a sports uniform. That's when all the red flags set off in my head. Something doesn't seem right.
"H-hey man you really shouldn't be here. Do you need help?"
His head finally snaps towards me so hard, I'm shocked he didn't crack his neck. He gives me a look and all I did was stand there.
"Hey are you ok? Do you...do you need someone to help you out of here? I can help you out if-."
"No..." his voice was low as he stared at me. He looked a little bit like Tsukishima with the way his blond hair was parted...only he was shorter than him...maybe as tall as Daichi.
"Well uh...maybe you can-."
"You beat Shiratorizawa right?!" his voice sounded threatening now.
"Y-yea why? Are you a fan?"
"You shouldn't have beaten them! You didn't deserve that win!"
"They were tough to beat I know...but we played hard and-."
"Shut up!" he reached into his pocket, and my eyes widen in shock to see he pulled out a knife.
"H-hey man, put the knife down!"
"This is your punishment!"
He charges at me and nearly grazes my arm. Shit! Is this guy serious right now?! Is he really trying to kill me over a volleyball game?! If this was a fist fight, I might be able to take him on, but he has a freakin knife! I can't risk getting stabbed especially with very few people around. My best bet would be to sprint towards the gym. Surely someone is still there right...right?!
The man tried to stab me again, but this time I was ready and dodged. I grabbed his arm and flipped him towards the ground. That's when I took the opportunity to make a break for it. I started to run and right when I was about to scream out for help, I see the knife fly passed me, cutting my cheek slightly in the process.
I stopped and when I turned around, the guy was already on his feet and punched me in the face before I could even react. My back slammed on the ground and when I looked up, the guy was there, knife in his hand. Shit! I brought my knee up and manage to get him in the gut. That second of hesitation left me the opportunity to punch him again and get out of his grip.
As I did, I felt a slight pain on my arm and noticed that he slashed his knife on my arm. Man that hurts! This guy is seriously crazy! At this point he won't let me get away and surely not call anyone either. I guess I'm gonna have to knock him out in order to find some help. First thing I'm gonna have to do is get that knife away from him. He'll only eventually stab me in a worse spot if he keeps it.
The guy charges at me again, knife pointed straight at my face, and I managed to grab his wrists, and he struggles against it. I crushed his right wrist long enough for him to let go of the knife and it cluttered against the ground. Ok...so the knife is now out of his hand. I kicked and punched the guy backwards, and that's when it turned into a fist fight.
We each got our fair share of punches, kicks, scratches, etc. By this point, we were both cover in bruises. I had some dry blood on my arm and cheek, but otherwise I'm ok. After I knock this guy out, I better grab the knife so he wouldn't hurt anyone else..and contact the police. If this guy is willing to hurt me especially with a knife, he could hurt the rest of the team.
It's getting dark soon...I need to finish this guy off. I was about to charge, but he was already doing that. I took the opportunity to kick him in the place where the sun doesn't shine, knee him in the gut, and the punch him in the face. He lets out a grunt for each before he ended up on the ground.
I panted as I stared at him for a few seconds just to make sure he wouldn't get up...and he didn't. I guess that's my cue to get out of here and tell someone. A good place would be the gym...I'm sure someone's still there. I turned away from the guy and began to walk away.
All of a sudden, I felt a stabbing pain going through my side. My eyes widen in shock as I hesitantly looked down. I gasp slightly as I saw the guy has managed to get up while my back was turned, grab the knife, and now that knife is lounged in my side. There was an alarming amount of blood coming out as quickly as quickly as I felt the knife being stabbed in me.
The guy chuckles darkly as it became more difficult to keep the pain out of my face. I believe I gave him a glare that was also filled with pain. Is he actually enjoying this right now?! This guy seriously needs help!
"You left your guard down, kid! That was your first mistake!"
I grunted as he yanked the knife out. I stumbled forward and was barely able to catch myself from falling over. My hands immediately clutched my side, and I can already feel blood going on my hands. Shit! This isn't good! I need to get out of here before-.
"Still willing to fight are ya?!"
"W-why are you trying to kill me?!" I grunted as I tried to move forward, but nearly couldn't move. "You're...trying to kill me over a volleyball tournament! Tell me something! Were you aiming for only me, or were you aiming for anyone of my teammates!"
The guy stares at me, and I tried my best to keep a serious glare at him. My vision blurred slightly, but I tried blinking it away.
"You're the libero correct?"
This caught me off guard, but I didn't answer.
"The team is nothing without you right? No wait...they're nothing without those two first years correct? Maybe I'll go after them next!"
I glared at him. "You...stay the hell away from everyone else or I will-!"
"Kill me?" he laughs. "Yea right! You can't even stand up properly!"
That's when I noticed I was slouching over and the blood was now covering half of my shirt and was dripping on the ground. Y-you're kidding me! It's been like what...two minutes?!
"Trying to kill us isn't gonna prove anything! It's only gonna make you a disgrace to Shiratorizawa!"
He suddenly grabs me by the shirt and slams me on the wall he was staring at. I let out a gasp as the wind got knocked out if me and the pain in my side got worse.
"I'm the disgrace?! You should know your place Karasuno!"
He pulls out his knife and got it close to my face. I struggled weakly against his grip, but the sudden movements are making me dizzy.
"Hello?" I hear a slightly softer voice.
The guy turned around, but when I tried looking, I didn't see anyone.
"Shit!" he mumbles underneath his breath and looks at me. "Have a nice nap!"
He drops the knife and then uses his free hand to punch me hard in the gut. That's when everything went black.
*present*
"And then next thing I know, I woke up to Tsukishima in my face. I don't know how long I've been out, but my guess is at most a half an hour. I didn't see the knife anywhere so I'm assuming he took it with him," Nishinoya finished explaining what happened.
He looked up to see a mixture of shocked, upset, and most importantly, pissed off faces. He stared at them, anxiously waiting for one of them to respond.
A/N: annnd that's it for this chapter. A few things I want to explain before I go. I'm the type of person who usually writes in 1st person, but since this is my first Haikyuu fanfiction, I think I'll mostly stick with 3rd person until I get the hang of the characters. The reason I did 1st, is because I feel I do better at fight scenes and how the character is feeling in the moment. I've written ninja turtle fanfictions so I have a somewhat basic idea on fight scenes. Oh and also Noya's explanation is much shorter than what I put down in the flashback, but I figured you guys would want to see the actual fight scene...and I also really wanted to write it.
Alright guys that's all for this chapter! If you have anything to say rather if it's your thoughts or constructive critism, please let me know in the reviews! Bye guys!:)
