"Senpai! Watch out!"
"Wha-"
As he was dozing of a bit, he was caught off guard when the ace of Yosen, in full speed, crashed into him.

Thump!
Crash!

"Hey! Are you both okay?"
A girl's voice he could easily recognized lashed with worry.

'It's Riko.. Why is she sound so scared?'

"Someone get the hand barrow!"
That other sound, he recognized that more. It was the voice of his best friends which recently turned into his
lover.

'What is going on? Why is he frantic?'

"QUICKLY!" The voice nearly broken in tears.

'That musn't be good. Time to wake up'

The match was a mess.

Riko was taken a back when Seirin's central didn't react when Murasakibara came to steal the ball. It was agonizingly slow as he saw Kiyoshi fell down into the ground and clutching his foot, his ankle precisely, while frantically moaning in pain. Cold sweat course through his body as the impact with the defense guard had once again injured his already vulnerable ankle.

It wasn't more than a minute for Seirin and Yosen to circle around the hurt member. They were all shocked to see Kiyoshi in pain and they couldn't move. It was like time freeze.

"Someone get the hand barrow!"

They were taken a back by the powerful voice of Hyuuga to wake them up.

"QUICKLY!"

And Riko nodded and quickly move into action. She could hear clearly the panic tone of her childhood friend to see his lover clenching in pain. Hyuuga and she were traumatized at the first time when they had seen Kiyoshi injured his ankle in a play. So it wasn't a wonder for their team to freeze up instantly. But Hyuuga had woke them up and ordered them into action.
'He is so brave' Riko thought. But she could never have him. Kiyoshi had claimed her first love to be his lover in the first place and with the way the couple always interact, she knew not to hope for the worse. Right now, she could just prayed for them to be happy.

A while later, two hazel eyes shot out in shock and the owner immediately attempted to sit up. His body flinched as the ankle brought him to full consciousness but also thankful for the pain to release him from fainting. His action was helped by Kagami and Kuroko as they pulled his body to sit normally.

"Thanks, Kagami, Kuroko" he said to the two who nodded in reply.

"Are you alright, senpai? You were dozing off in the middle of the match" Kagami spoke.

That was when he realized his surrounding. He was brought to the Seirin's changing room.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry so much" he replied.

"Don't worry? How can we! Afterall, we had to see you in pain in the middle of the match when Murasakibara tried to steal the ball. We were dead track in time if it weren't for captain's voice!"

His instinct suddenly shouting internally.
'Hyuuga!'

"Where is he?"
He asked. Panic laced in his tone.

"Let me get him for you" Kuroko offered. Kiyoshi only murmured 'thanks' before Kuroko went out from the room.

While waiting for their captain, Kagami was scratching his head. He wasn't comfortable with the silent atmosphere. At all. Why is Kuroko so slow?!

"Hey, Kagami"

Kagami's eyes shot out to his senpai. His hands stop rummaging through his head.

"Thanks for helping me" Kiyoshi said, his smile was there.

Kagami only raised his brow in confuse.
"What for?"

"For everything. For taking care me. I know that you're the one who brought me up here. In my hazy mind, I felt your hand when you carry me in fireman's carry" Kiyoshi smiled again "I'm grateful for that". "Of course" he added before could Kagami say anything "I'm sorry for making you all worried. I didn't mean to. I just want to work harder than before especially after knowing how powerful Rakuzan is. I just..." He clenched his fists tightly "I couldn't help but to push myself more and more. I don't want to burden your guys more. Instead, I am." He raised his head to meet Kagami's eyes "Sorry for being a pain"

"Yes, you are a pain. A pain in the ass"

Kiyoshi turned his head to the source of that sound. Kagami made his way outside surruptitiously glad that the conversation was cut. It was so sad that he couldn't help a single tear to flow as he made his way outside.

Inside the room...

"Hyuuga..." Kiyoshi stared at the man upon him.
The exact man strolled to the bench where he laid.

"You know what?" He pushed his eyeglasses higher "You are a pain in the ass. You already know how vulnerable your ankle is and you just push it to its limit. Then you just make us worry for all of it when your ankle couldn't help it anymore."

Kiyoshi shot downward. He knew he made such a mistake. But the voice he heard, resonated to his iron heart.

"Hyuuga, I'm sor-"

"Do you know how much it pained me?"

Kiyoshi snapped his head to Hyuuga. The black haired upon him staring at him with teary eyes. Some even passed through his cheeks and fell to the ground. Sob started to shake his body.

"Hyu-"

"Do you know how it hurt us to see that you're working so hard? You always pushing yourself and we couldn't stop you. We only could worry and tend you in time...like this"

Kiyoshi kept looking at Hyuuga as he broke down beside him, trying so hard not to become a sobbing mess of himself.

"Why don't you share your burden to us? Aren't we teammates? I'm your lover, dammit! Rely on me even for a bit!"

Kiyoshi finally pulled his lover into his arms. Hyuuga was startled but not for long as he cried more and soaked Kiyoshi's dampen shirt.

"You always tell me that you're okay. You're invincible. You're not! You're not unbreakable... We are all human.. Stop saying that!"

For a while, the two were embracing each other. Hands on each sides and others backs. Kiyoshi, being the bigger and calmer, starting rocked them both slightly. Hope to end his foolishness had dwelt on his heart that day. Feeling the stream of salt water stopped, he looked down to see Hyuuga staring at him. He could only smile seeing the blank stare toward him. It was just a habit he noticed after their relationship ; sign that his lover was thinking of him at the moment. He carefully cupped the smaller man's chin upward to meet his eyes. The boy complied ; eyes still not fully awaken. Kiyoshi leaned down and stopped to give Hyuuga a peck on his lips. Then, he slightly move to his ear and whispered.

"Wake up, Junpei"

When he sat straight once again, he could feel the boy across him flinched and blush starting to make its appearance.

Hyuuga rubbed both of his eyes with palm of his hand while confusedly stammering words. Kiyoshi tried to hide any snort and humor from his face ; almost failed when Hyuuga glaring at him.

Finally, Kiyoshi pulled Hyuuga in a hug once again.

"Hyuuga, sorry...for making you worry. For making everyone worry" he said and leaned back, hands still on Hyuuga's shoulders "Instead, I made you all worried more and bur-"

He stopped once Hyuuga put a hand in front of him.

"Don't say this to me. The others should know better than me. I was worried but not more than Koganei" he said with a blush. The last one was obviously wrong, but still. Their teammates needed to know this. Beside, Kiyoshi knew about it too as the brunette smiled fondly to him.

He, again, pulled their bodies closed and thanked Hyuuga before letting them both go. With grin plastered on each mouth, the two made their way back to the court ; heart settled calmly in place.

Autor note : Can't believe I'm back... But here I am guys. No hiatus whatsoever...I hope. Also, thanks for those who had helped me search for ideas for this chapter. Sorry guys for not making the story with one of the titles you mentioned but they are all good! And I still haven't got another idea on the next chapter. Please give me your ideas!