Ooooohhhh :P Yachi getting involved in this drama.
Hinata rushed, intent on getting home. He pedalled hard and fast. His thoughts ran wild. Yachi-san! In love with him! Really? He shook his head. He couldn't let that distract him. After a two nights of horrible sleep, he was looking forward to sleeping like a rock. He saw a distant blob slowly become more recognisable as he approached. Kageyama? Why was he still here? Was he sick?
'Kageyama!' Hinata yelled. The shambling figure shot up straight, flicked his head around to glare at him. Hinata faltered. He felt petrified. His limbs stopped working. He felt the breath squeezed out of him. He simply gaped, mouth open and hanging, helpless at the sight of Kageyama in the brief second of eye contact.
It was so cold and terrifying. It was unlike anything he'd seen before. It was at least a million times worse than the Kageyama back in middle school. This Kageyama was… was it even Kageyama? Hinata swallowed as he rode his bike slowly, still slightly trembling.
'Uh… Kageyama? Are you okay?' he asked tentatively, sneaking glances at his friend. Kageyama looked at him without turning his head.
'Do you think so?' his voice was very soft. Hinata felt icicles slide down his back. He dared to glance once more at Kageyama. It was horrifying. The scariest thing he ever experienced. Compared to the time when he spiked the ball into his teammate's head, or been on that rollercoaster when he was ten or when the ball knocked off the dean's wig. None of that was even remotely close to this. This. Kageyama's eyes were bleak and harsh. It reminded Hinata of the depths of the ocean filled with creatures of the deep. Dark, dangerous and violent as if Kageyama was perfectly capable of slitting Hinata's throat and leaving him in the dust. His scowl was scrunched up more than usual and his mouth was tight.
'K-kageyama, if something is troubling you, you should talk to someone about it. Like Suga-san or me or anyone in the team,' Hinata spoke up bravely, feeling his heart thudding and chilly sweat on the back of his neck.
'There's no point because nothing is wrong,' came the toneless reply. With that Kageyama turned off at the crossroad without a goodbye. Hinata could only stop and stare in horror and shock at the retreating figure.
Hinata didn't sleep well again last night. He was drained, being the most emotionally exhausted ever since the loss against Aobajōsai. He pedalled to school without his usual speed and mechanically locked his bike. His eyes lit up as he suddenly realised Yachi-san still had something to tell him! The bell rang and he sighed. It would have to wait until break.
'Yachi-san!' Hinata raced his way through the crowd in the corridor.
'Hinata-kun?' Yachi seemed surprised he was looking for her.
'You had something to tell me yesterday before Kageyama,' Hinata broke off suddenly remembering the chill he experienced yesterday, 'Before he dragged me off and I've been wondering what is was.'
'Oh!' Yachi suddenly went ashen. 'Could you please…' she trailed off, lips trembling. She looked up, eyes watery. Hinata stepped backwards in shock over her change of mood.
'Yachi-san?' he asked weakly.
'Please…!'
'Yeah…?'
'Tell Shimizu-san that I mixed all her files when I dropped the box!' Yachi cried, tears threatening to spill down.
'Wha-?'
'I know how long she spent organising the files and I couldn't tell her that I mixed it all up again!'
'Yachi-sa-'
'I'm a horrible person I know! I should have been more careful and watched my footing and … and …' Yachi sank to the floor, burying her face in her hands.
'Yachi-san?' Hinata asked, still in shock. He patted her head.
'I'm so sorry Hinata-kun! But I can't tell Shimizu-san that I did!' she wailed into her hands.
'It's okay Yachi-san! I'll help you organise those files again so we don't have to bother Shimizu-san!' Hinata grinned as Yachi lifted up her tear streaked face.
'Really?' she asked weakly. Hinata gave a thumbs up.
'Of course!'
'When?'
'Right now! Before the break ends!' He dragged her upright and rushed down the hall.
Kageyama brooded throughout the whole day. His dangerous mood sending anyone fleeing. He sat alone behind a building when he heard…
'C'mon Yachi-san!'
Oh the dumbass.
'Slow down Hinata-kun!'
And his girlfriend.
Kageyama gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. It bothered him so much. Their laughs. Their happiness. He crushed the milk popper in his fist in a blind second of rage and it overflowed onto himself. He cursed, wiping the liquid off his clothes before binning the drink, not bothering to finish it. Settling into the same hunched position, he glared into the direction of the bubbling voices that passed him.
'Whoa there's so much!' Hinata blanched as Yachi opened the box. She smiled sheepishly.
'Yeah. That's why I felt terrible,' she admitted.
'Well don't worry, we'll get these done in no time!' Hinata tried an optimistic approach to the huge task ahead of them.
After ten minutes Hinata huffed and shuffled the papers impatiently, wishing he had a magic spell to do this.
'Hinata-kun you don't have to do this,' Yachi smiled, rather amused at Hinata's childish restlessness.
'No! I want to help you do this!' he protested immediately, straightening up and fixing the papers. His eyes burned with a fierce determination. Yachi giggled at his seriousness.
'I know! I'll get Kageyama! He sits around doing nothing at break anyways!' Hinata jumped up and dashed out of the room.
'Kageyama!' Hinata greeted while running at him. Kageyama slightly titled his lowered head to see him.
'Kageyama! Yachi-san and I need your help!' Hinata bent over to peer at the sliver of his teammate's face.
'Go away,' Kageyama mumbled, inwardly groaning, 'You don't need my help.'
'Yes we do!
'Shut up dumbass Hinata!'
'Yes!'
'How about you man up and just deal with it yourself?' Kageyama snapped, lifting his head to glare at Hinata. 'You don't need me. Not for this.'
'Kageyama!' Hinata whined, attempting to haul the setter up. 'Heeeeelp!'
'Shut up!' Kageyama yelled, shoving Hinata backwards before storming off.
'Kageyama! You meanie!' Hinata yelled into the emptiness. His downturned mouth and clenched fists followed him back to the storage room.
'Kageyama didn't want to help?' Yachi asked kindly, seeing the upset Hinata enter the room. He nodded sulkily.
'Yeah, he just didn't want to and shoved me and ran away,' he muttered.
'Maybe he thought it was too much.'
'No Yachi-san. I didn't even say anything about this. He just… didn't want to help at all,' Hinata dejectedly shuffled through the papers.
'Maybe he's upset over something? Was he any different yesterday?' Hinata's eyes widened.
'Yeah! Yesterday was… he was really angry over something. He had the scariest look on him. He didn't look like Kageyama at all,' Hinata shivered at the memory, 'His eyes went all dark and he didn't talk to me much. It reminds of me of how he was when he went against the Great King. You can tell he's thinking but you don't know what. It's just all stuck inside.' Yachi considered this for a moment.
'Well… you did ask him right?'
'Of course! But he said that there's nothing wrong with him,'
'Maybe… Suga-san could talk to him?'
'Maybe…' they both trailed off. The shifting of papers continued.
'Well… if he's still angry, maybe I could talk to him?' Yachi offered.
'That would be good! Just don't be scared of him okay? His frown rarely means anything! It's just how he is,' Hinata laughed.
'I'll try,' Yachi replied, slightly nervous from the thought of Kageyama's glare. They continued chatting casually and continued sorting through the papers.
'There!' Hinata huffed, placing the last stack in the box. He wiped his forehead and stood up, stretching his shoulders and back. Yachi breathed a sigh of relief as she too stood upright.
'Thanks a lot Hinata-kun!' she bowed. Hinata chuckled.
'No worries Yachi-san! Maybe next time I'll carry the box so you can take it easy,' Hinata said. The bell rang.
'Mm, I'll see you at practice Hinata-kun!' Yachi waved as they parted ways.
'Bye Yachi-san!'
By the way, I realised that line breaks and asterisks just don't exist here .-. i feel like face palming myself for not noticing earlier. Should I insert a line or just leave it? Is it confusing or okay the way it is now? Please let me know.
