Chapter 7: Hinata's POV

Whaaaaat?! He just k-kissed me?! Oh my god, my heart is going all gwaah right now... I sat there, furiously blushing, unable to calm myself down. While I was in complete distress, I saw Tanaka and Noya-Senpai approaching me. Worried about my bright red face, Nishinoya urged me: "Hey Shouyou, you okay buddy? You're burning up. And what's even more important: where is Kageyama? You're always together during lunch after all."

At the mention of his name, I buried my face in my hands and let a muffled, weird squeal.

"Whoa, so something DID happen between you two? Wanna talk about it?" Tanaka asked. I nodded slowly and confessed what had happened a few minutes ago. To be honest, it worried me, because I didn't want them to start hating me or Kageyama, however bottling it all up wouldn't help me solve my troubles. As I was waiting for their response, I tensed up quite a bit. Suddenly both of them began to roar with laughter, confusing me all the more.

"Wow, that certainly took you guys long enough. It's soo obvious that you two like each other! The whole team realized it long ago!"

Hearing that, I screamed: "Are you fricking serious? T-There is no way that I l-like Bakageyama! Also, he is such a meanie and the only thing on his mind is volleyball!" I was probably only trying to reassure myself that my feelings towards Kageyama were only ones of friendship, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how strong these emotions actually were. Seeing me getting all quiet, they smiled confidently and left me alone to ponder some more. After they left, my mind wandered back to that kiss. His lips were really soft and warm... Now that I think about it, the day I told the team about my sickness, he was holding me in his arms the whole time. It felt rather... Nice, I guess. The days and weeks after my confession, he was actually looking out for me, touched me ever so slightly from time to time, just to make sure that I was still there. And I enjoyed all of his attention. Do I truly love him?

As that thought ran through my head, my heart starting racing and I felt the urge to get to him as soon as possible. So I got up and headed the way he ran before. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find him for the rest of the day, since classes started right as I entered the building and club activities were cancelled because of an upcoming test.