* Rest of chapter One *
While Kageyama and Hinata were fighting at their small tent (and later in the water), the others made some greentea and seafood with campfire. Keishin was drinking beer. He told some old stories about Karasuno High Volleyballteam which he had heard from grandpa Ukai.
Soon Kiyoko´s phone rang. Loud noise made her wince. When she stood up and walked away from the fire, Noya and Tanaka bound up but Keishin and Sawamura hold them down.
´She can get lost and meet some dark tall stranger!´ Tanaka protested and pointed himself with his thumb. 'We must take care of her!´
Nishinoya was nodding.
´Oppop, boys´, Keishin hold back, ´if someone´s gonna get her back, it´ll be me or Daichi.´
Tanaka and Noya looked fed up.
´But Daichi already has a girlfriend´, displeased Tanaka whispered to Noya, ´and Keishin is too old for her. ´
Then they all ate some more. Soon shivering Hinata and bluish Kageyama joined them. For a while there was a pleased silent at the camp. The fire created big shadows on their faces.
Tadashi was looking at couple in front of him: Michimiya was feeding a marshmallow from her hand for Daichi. They both were smiling stupidly. That scene made Tadashi imagine, how Hitoka would do same for her…
Then he blushed and shook his head.
God! I´m so pathetic!
Tadashi looked at Hitoka, who was talking about next day´s schedule with Mineko.
Hitoka´s so damn cute…
After delicious campfood, Shoyo jumped back in the water from big rock. His jump made water splash. He pulped on the surface and whooped.
´Stop splashing!´ Tobio pointed out and climped on the rock. ´Olympic diving doesn´t contain splashing. You´ll lose points if you mess around.´
Tobio stretched and moved around his body. His black wet hair covered his forehead.
´Relax, Kageyama!´ Hinata laughed. ´Not gonna evaluate your jump!´
He watched when Tobio jumped. Nowadays Tobio was almost as brawny as Daichi-san.
Still, His body was moving so smoothly.
He must had been practicing diving at PE.
You´re so damn good at everything you wanna be…
Shoyo turned on his back and floated on the water. He looked at the stars beyond.
´Whoo… So beautiful! ´
´What is? ´ asked Tobio impatiently.
´Sky, of course´, Hinata responded and closed his eyes.
This was so fun, he and Kageyama here today, together. He could here water rippling and Kageyama swimming nearby.
´I can see the stars better here than in the city´, Tobio pointed out.
Short pause. Then Hinata said:
´It´s sad.´
´Um… You don´t live in the Center.´
´No, I was talking about changes´, Hinata corrected, ´Daichi Senpai… Suga… Aishi… They all are heading to College.´
´That happens after High School´, Kageyama said with a flat voice, ´three years and you´re done.´
Shoyo rised up. Again, Tobio was talking to him like an idiot.
´Gosh, Kage… It´s no use explaining that…´
He swam back to the jumping stone and rised his hand against it.
´I hate goodbyes. ´
After too long time, Shoyo looked at Tobio´s blue eyes, instead of side profile. His next line required courage.
´You are not here as much as before.´
Tobio seemed clueless. Then he nodded.
´Yeah… National training camp takes time.´
Shoyo clenced his fists under the water.
´But you are here now! So… be present!´
Tobio startled.
´I´m right here, Dumbass!´
What he did this time to get Hinata mad? Was he jealous because of his national training…?
´Even Tsukki is more present than you!´
´Wha-?´
It was not nice that Tobio got compared to Tsukishima.
´Not true! Can you see Tsukishima somewhere here swimming right now, can you? I must visit Sendai every now and then, you know that very well!´ Tobio was yelling now.
´Today you are the monster setter of Karasuno´, Shoyo said, shaking, ´not a player of national team.´
His brown eyes glimmered in the dark.
´Monster? Hinata –´
´Call me Shoyo, for fuck sake!´ He yelled and slammed his hand into water so it splashed. ´We´ve known each other for a year.´
´One year is actually a short time in life´, Kageyama pointed out, ´soon we must know, what we wanna do –´
But then Shoyo retreated further and swam away from Kageyama.
Tobio stayed by the rock.
´Relax, Dumbass.´
Nishinoya, Tanaka and Ennoshita were the only ones left around the campfire. Ennoshita tried to make two others abandon their beercans. Apparently those two stole cans from Keishin´s cooler. The Coach wasn´t with them at the moment.
´C´mon guys, really, stop drinking!´ Ennoshita groaned and tried to pull a can from Tanaka. ´I´m gonna repay this soon, you´ll see, I´ll be captain next time we practise… Oh hi, Hinata! Come here, you must be freezing… although fire is burning out soon, thanks to these sons of bitches!´
He glared angrily at Noya and Tanaka.
´You are shitty exaples for your kohai´, he scolded, ´Ukai-san will be back any time soon.´
´Kampai!´ Tanaka shouted shrilly. Then he opened a new can.
Ennoshita snapped his knuckles.
Shoyo took his frogtowel and wrap it around himself. He was shivering.
It´s so cold… Not just the air, but my feelings, too…
Suddenly he felt himself very tired. After yawn, he took steaming teamug from Ennoshita with gratitude. Warm tea tasted like heaven in a cup.
´Nothing comfors like hot beverage´, Ennoshita said and smiled.
He´s gonna be such a good captain!
´Kageyama!´ Ennoshita shouted and looked at the dark horizon. ´Our campfire is almos done! Come here now before you catch a cold!´
Maybe too good captain.
Shoyo rushed inside his sad little tent. He wanted to get inside his sleeping bag before Tobio entered into this sadness.