Kageyama stretching before practice,

already something Hinata enjoys

(how could he resist staring

at his intricate musculature,

when it's right there,

in all of its tantalizing glory?),

becomes more erotic

when Kageyama makes eye contact,

making that devilish yet hot grin of his,

stretching in a way

that deliberately drove Hinata wild

with desire,

with lust,

with arousal.

Even though Kageyama's not

the most emotionally open

or

the most socially graceful,

Hinata's heart races

with the prospect that

they're sharing some kind of

unspoken secret with each other

and Kageyama knows well enough

not to say anything about this

to the rest of the team;

it's not like the rest of the team

would disapprove of this

strange physical attraction - - -

Hinata has no other words

for these developing feelings toward Kageyama;

after all, the team is supportive

in their own strange way- - -

of a well-toned body: that's not the case.

What Hinata struggles with

is how to move forward:

Hinata finds Kageyama attractive,

and Kageyama likes that Hinata thinks as such,

but where do they go from here?

"Where do we stand?" Hinata asks,

and it seems like all of their important conversations

happen after practice. Kageyama glances around,

"A gym? Where else do you think we'd be standing?"

Hinata laughs to himself;

Kageyama's literal mind

strikes again.

"That's not what I meant!" Hinata blurts,

and Kageyama gets it then, only to respond with a shrug

"I have no qualms about trying out something…

more intimate, if you're okay with that," Hinata's eyes glitter,

and he throws himself into Kageyama's arms

into a hug so intense, so warm, so...gentle

that the raven-haired setter thrown off-balance

by the sudden burst of affection,

but he smiles

and kisses the top of

Hinata's bobbing head.

Where was this would lead,

no one knew,

but that was the fun of it all:

walking the path without a trail,

blazing it hand in hand

with the glorious excitement

that the future will be good.

A/N: So I guess this is a multi-chap now! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind of situations you guys would like to see in this story.