Chapter 11

Standing tall in front of his wardrobe, Kageyama Tobio stared straight at his clothes. He had been in this position for a long time that he could not even remember how long it was.

"What am I doing anyway?" He crouched down. He looked at the clock hanged on his bedroom wall. Apparently, it was six in the morning and he just realized he had not slept a wink at all. Just before he tried to sleep, he remembered what Oikawa said in one of his junior high days. 'A guy must be always fashionable, especially in front of his date.' Why that guy would even told them that useless information during practices while he refused to give tips in volleyball? And now, he was sleepless from thinking what to wear to their date. Kageyama frowned. "Why am I even trying to be fashionable?" He turned to look at his wardrobe again. All he had in his small wardrobe were tee shirts, pants, his volleyball uniform, sports wears and some coats and scarfs for winter. Also the swaging outfit he once wore to go and spied Aoba Josai back in summer.

"No… no…" He shook his head. Yachi had already complained a lot about that outfit, he did not dare to wear that to the date, did he? What would Hinata say if he showed up like that? "I'll just go running for now," He got up to change.

xXx

"Oni-chan, will you stay still?" The young, orange-haired of Hinata house yelled at his brother. The said boy, Hinata Shouyou was all jumpy and noisy when it was only early morning.

"But, I need to prepare to go," The boy went round and round in his own room. "Or I'll be late."

"No, you won't. It's only five. You're going to meet Tobio at nine, right?"

"Right."

"Why don't you go shower for now?" The younger girl yawned. Her brother was being too noisy for her to sleep. The big guy would not shut up for days ever since he had been asked out.

"Umm… okay…"

xXx

Hinata looked around for Kageyama. He left his bike at home and came by bus. It was already nine o'clock and Kageyama had not shown up yet. He started to get worry. 'What if Kageyama decided not to come?' He shook his head abruptly. "Calm down, Shouyou!" He whispered to himself. They decided to meet at the bus stop near Kageyama's house since Hinata's house was far from the down town. After some time, he saw Kageyama walking towards him.

"Eeeekkkk…" The smaller boy shrieked as he saw the other boy. "What happened to you, Kageyama-kun?" The setter was emitting a very dark aura around him while frowning. Hinata internally panicked.

"Nothing. I just didn't get enough sleep." The boy replied. After his morning run, the boy returned home and fell asleep. He woke up just before nine and he had to rush to meet his date. In the end, all of his efforts of choosing his outfit went for nothing as he picked up the nearest clothes which were a black tee and white pants to wear. Moreover, he was getting this stupid headache from not sleeping enough and his eyes also feel hurt to open. He even drank two bottles of energy drink.

"So what're we doing?" The orange-haired boy asked him. Kageyama looked at him with admire.

'How does he always full of energy?' He thought. He found it very endearing and cute. Moreover, Hinata just looked cuter than he usually looked. 'Maybe because he's wearing normal clothing?' He stared at the boy. The small boy was wearing a tee, a hoodie, a windbreaker, and a scarf to protect himself from the cold. Also he was wearing a black beanie that suited him a lot and made his cuteness overload. Kageyama's heart went doki doki now that he looked at his date properly. 'That's right we're going on a date.'

"Kageyama-kun, why're you staring me like that?" Hinata looked at him with wide eyes.

"Don't make him scare," Sugawara told him the other day on phone. He told him not to do anything intimidating to the other guy with or without conscious. The problem was he did not realize when and where he had done those INTIMIDATING things to Hinata.

"No, I'm not." He removed his eyes from him quickly as he denied.

"Yes, you're." He turned back at the boy with one hand reaching him.

"No! Not the iron claw!" Hinata backed away. Kageyama reached out to pat his head. The small giant came closer again.

"Why the iron claw anyway?" He asked while ruffling the orange strands.

"Because you grip my head like an iron claw," The boy pouted. Kageyama blushed at the cute pout and turned away.

"Anyway, what're we doing today?" He asked again.

"How about we go shopping for volleyball supplies?" Kageyama suggested. Even though he was the one who asked Hinata out, he had no idea how a date worked at all. 'What the hell people do on their dates?' was the questioned he once asked to himself and Sugawara. During his middle school, all he thought of was volleyball and food. He could never understand why Oikawa would spend his off days with girls when he could use them for practice. He would wonder why he never felt anything special towards the Christmas or the Valentine's Day when his classmates always went gaga on those days. To put it simply, he always thought romance as a nuisance before he started falling for Hinata.

They shopped around for a while, and then they decided to have lunch at a café near. It was a lovely café. Although Kageyama had no idea what is lovely about all those red, yellow and green Christmas decoration, he just simply accepted that it was lovely because Hinata said so. Hinata, however, a festive boy, was all jumpy and excited. After lunch, they went to Kageyama's house to watch volleyball matches the boy had recorded.

xXx

If 75% of their body was made up of water, Kageyama believed 75% of his mind was made up of volleyball. 'Wait, does that mean Hinata is less in my mind?' he questioned himself. 'No, he isn't.' For him, Hinata came along with volleyball. He looked at the boy who was enthusiastically watching the footage of a volleyball match, beside him. Because of volleyball, Hinata was here with him. And because of Hinata, volleyball became more meaningful to him. The thought of it just hit him hurt and he realized how much the little boy meant for him.

He still remembered the time Hinata jumped suddenly and yelled him "I'm here," during their three on three match when the school year started. He remembered how his simple words had saved him from the drowning feeling he had every time he tried to toss to someone. He remembered how much the other boy treasured his tosses which he believed no one would ever accept with a welcoming hand again. He reached out for the small guy and pulled him into a hug.

"Thank you."

Hinata's eyes widened from Kageyama's sudden behavior. However, he said nothing. He just simply returned the hug, pulling Kageyama a bit closer. He felt Kageyama's hair on his neck and it was a bit ticklish, but the hug was very comforting. He smiled. Never had he thought that one day he would fall in love with the king of the upper court who defeated him bitterly. Who he swore he would defeat someday.

"Thank you, too."

xXx

Dinner time came around and Kageyama took Hinata to a small restaurant in a quiet area of town. It was actually Sugawara's recommendation and Kageyama had been thinking he had to repay his senior properly for all those things he had done for him. The restaurant was quite packed, but luckily, Kageyama had already made a reservation. It was a small Italian restaurant with a romantic atmosphere. No wonder Sugawara liked it as it felt so much like him.

Everything was fine until dessert. They chatted about volleyball again. Well, what else they had to talk anyway. The food was delicious and Hinata had been smiling non-stop since a while ago. The bell at the door chimed as some costumers came in.

"I've made a reservation," The sweat singsong voice flew around the restaurant. Kageyama froze hearing the familiar voice. "The name is Oikawa Tooru."

"Geh, it's the grand king." Hinata said in shock. Kageyama cursed his luck. Now, he was sure that karma really hated him.

"What! I can't believe you're actually with him," Oikawa said as he walked towards their table. "How could you ditch me for him, Shouyou-chan?"

"Oi, Oikawa, don't try anything funny inside the restaurant," Iwaizumi Hajime's voice appeared behind him. The waitress and Iwaizumi stood behind Oikawa. "Come on, we're having our freaking dinner," He picked him up from the collar and pulled him towards their table. "I want to go back as fast as I can."

"Iwa-chan, c…can't breathe," Kageyama nodded at his senior (not the annoying one) as thank. The guy just nodded back. "Iwa-chan!"

"Stop making a scene, Oikawa."

The two younger boys devoured their desserts quickly as Kageyama said he wanted to get out of his senior's sight as fast as he could.

xXx

They were on their way back to the bus stop to send Hinata home with the said boy talking non-stop. The tall boy looked at the petite boy beside him. After today, he found it much easier to be with Hinata. He did not feel the usual anxiety he felt when he was next to Hinata. It felt so natural to talk, watch volleyball or have dinner with the little guy. So natural like breathing. The smaller boy insisted to hold hands on their way and Kageyama did not refuse. The feeling of Hinata's warm palm against his was so much addicting. He tightened the grip around the hands.

Somehow he felt it would be inappropriate of him not to tell Hinata his feeling properly. Hinata deserved to know this. He had lacked the courage to do so for a long time. He kept making excuses but in the end it was him who was afraid to get rejected. So eccentric. He paused, making the other boy turned around to look at him.

"What's wrong?"

"Hinata," He raised his chin up. If he was going to tell him, he would do it with pride. He stared into the orangey pool of eyes that glittered under the decoration lights. "I LOVE YOU."

He had been having a hard time to confess him, but now that he had done it he found it simple. Those three little words came out of his mouth very easily, but each and every word was meaningful. He felt neither fear not worry. He did not afraid to get rejected. He was just contented from being able to tell him properly. The small giant stared him with an opened mouth and his face started to heat up.

"Um… you know…" Hinata covered his face with his free hand. He might be a totally blushing mess by now. He thought. He imagined Kageyama confessing him in his head for many times but hearing it in reality was a whole new level. Kageyama did not let go of his other hand. 'He looks so sincere.' He sneakily looked at him. "I feel the same!" Hinata looked into his crush's eyes. "I love you, too, Kageyama." And without warning, Kageyama pulled him into an embrace.

"Thank you," the raven boy said. Kageyama stared Hinata before slowly raising his chin up.

"Kageyama,"

"Stop talking," He planted his lips against the others. It was just a chaste kiss. Both of them never had any experience in kissing in the first place at all. Hinata's lips felt so warm, soft, and moist. They broke it in a few seconds. Hinata grinned. Kageyama followed. Snow started to fall around them. And they thought the snow fall prettier than any other night.

xXx

"Nice spike, captain!" The first and second years cheered as the orange-haired boy spiked the ball. However, Kageyama sent a glare at the said boy. Hinata looked at him and mouthed "What?" The setter said nothing but went back into position.

"Hinata's jumps are a bit low today, aren't they?" Yachi said to Tsukishima and Yamaguchi beside her.

"You're right," Yamaguchi agreed. There seemed to be some restricts in the small giant's movement. Tsukishima just snickered. "Tsukki, do you happen to know something?"

"No, I just happened to see them making out in the gym last night," He made a disgusted face. "Again." Yachi and Yamaguchi just laughed weakly. Ever since the duo started going out last winter, they always caught them doing not so innocent things here and there. The two really did not have a sense in choosing time and place for their PDA. Well, what could they say? It was Hinata and Kageyama they were talking about.

"And somehow, I'm getting the idea that the King didn't stop there," Tsukishima continued. His other third years blushed at the information and looked at Hinata and his unnatural movement.

"Hinata, idiot!" Kageyama finally snapped. "Why aren't you hitting the ball with all you got?" The first years sweat-dropped. The only people who could yell at their captain were their coach and their setter. Not to mention, their setter was already scary just from standing. The second and third years just sighed, foreseeing another odd ball duo's stupid quarrel. "Jump properly!"

"Hey, don't yell at me!" Hinata shouted. "After all, it's your entire fault that I'm all sore. Last night, you were the one who want…"

Yachi quickly turned her head to the shouting couple at light speed. 'No, don't say it!' She yelled internally. Yamaguchi also somehow prayed the same line as her. The last thing they wanted to heat was about their friends' sexual life.

"to do it," Hinata finished the sentence. The whole team went quite. Ukai simply shook his head from his players' idiocy while Takeda-sensei froze in his standing position. The juniors started to get crazy from too much information. Both Yachi and Yamaguchi broke down while Tsukishima just laughed his trademark laugh.

"Hinata, you idoit!"

Well, no matter what KageHina would be KageHina and all is well that is well by them.

Julissa: It's finished! Hope I wrapped it up nicely. It's been almost two years since I started posting this fan fiction here. Time sure flies. And I'm really appreciated to all those who keep up with me till the end. Without you guys who are reading this fanfic and waiting for the update, I won't be able to finish this. I kept telling lies that I'll update fast but it took me two whole years to finish 11 chapters. xD. Sorry for all those unfulfilled promises. Here is the final chapter and I hope you'll be satisfied with the ending.

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