It was finally time, Hinata has anticipated this moment since he got the note. After school he made sure to go and rush out of class, give himself just enough time to go to the shed and back before Kageyama would notice and start looking for him. He had to be fast, get this over and done with. He started feeling his palms sweat and his legs tremble, he didn't expect himself to get this nervous, he has never gotten a confession before, well except from Kageyama, but that's... Kageyama. He still cherishes every moment he spent with him but at the same time there was a special bond they already established before which was why maybe he didn't feel as nervous. Even so, Hinata would do anything to go back and relive those moments again, seeing his eyes twinkle in the moon light, his soft yet raspy voice echoing in his ears. Hinata had to shake those thoughts out of his head before he turned a different shade of red again.
What was making him even more jittery was the fact that he had no idea was waiting for him, the mystery and the longing to know mixed together cause him to shake all over. Hinata had to make sure to remind himself to breath as he felt how he was starting to lack oxygen. He dashed out and ran towards the shed at the back of the school, it didn't take long for him to reach his destination. He felt for the metal handle, it felt so cold under his warm hands, the middle blocker could feel his breathing getting heavier and heavier by the second. Finally, he gripped the handle and pulled it towards him exposing the room and what was inside. It was so dark yet he saw a figure, leaning against the cardboards at the back, they were looking at their nails. This person looked up, meeting Hinata's eyes that were still at the entrance, they had a faint smile on their face, an evil smile.
"Come on in, don't be sacred, we need to have a little chat." This person said. Hinata's eyes adjusted to the dark and was now able to make out their face.
"It's you."
During the last two weeks everyday seemed like a new adventure, Hinata and Kageyama would meet up every morning and talk about whatever came to mind. It was like a dream coming true. It was like finally everything was going right, everything was perfect. Some would argue too perfect. It would be a lie if Hinata didn't say he wasn't becoming nervous, it was the first time in his life where things went on without any obstacles, something was bound to happen. It's like the calm before the storm. And that's exactly what did happen. After a few days of dating weird things started happening to Hinata. At first, he decided to ignore these events hoping sooner or later they would pass but it was quite the opposite. It started becoming consistent.
Hinata was pretty used to being teased by his classmates, he sometimes got picked on but he never said anything as it wasn't that serious, he was never in danger or in any harm and it didn't affect him much. At the end of the day, it was just the way school always was, where everyone always found something to laugh about. You just had to learn to accept it and laugh with them. He would just not take it to heart and forget about their meaningless words. But since he started going out with Kageyama there seemed to be an increase of people who would pick on him, and in more creative ways. He was never sure who was behind the mean things that occurred to him, they were usually done anonymously. What scared him the most was the fact that he hasn't told anyone about them dating, and he trusted Kageyama enough to know he didn't say anything either. That means that someone must have seen them or heard something. But how? When?
For example, one of the first things that happen was when his desk was scribbled with slurs and images. As Hinata walked into the classroom and saw his desk, his heart beat instantly sped up as his paranoia increased making him turn around trying to find the culprit, but it was too late. This has never happened to Hinata before which shocked him even more. He would also find that the books he had hidden in his desk had missing pages. People would purposely bump into him in the hallways which caused him to have slight bruises on his body. And worse of all were the messages in his locker saying things like 'be careful with who you mess with.' or 'know your place'. Hinata felt like he was pushed into a corner, he didn't know what to do.
These things gradually become more and more common until it was practically happening every day. Why didn't he tell Kageyama? That's simple. Hinata didn't want him to worry. He was finally able to confess to him, he couldn't jeopardise their relationship. For all he knew Kageyama could have become afraid and break up with him and that's something he just could not let happen. The orange haired boy didn't want to be a burden and he was scared that if Kageyama knew about this he would just go wild and who know what he would do. Hinata felt that this way he was protecting Kageyama from making stupid decisions. In the long run, Hinata thought, he could just deal with it and it will blow over in a few weeks. After all, eventually all things do.
Of course, Kageyama noticed something was off, no matter how much Hinata tried to hide it. The fact that nearly every single day they had to get changed in the locker rooms gave away everything he was hiding; he couldn't hide the bruises on his body. The middle blocker always replayed with; "it's from practising volleyball, you know I've been trying to practise my receiving." every time Kageyama asked him about the bruises in a concerned tone. Or he would avoid the question all together with a laugh or a shrug of the shoulders, it was easier than having to come up with new excuses. This carried on for 2 weeks, the same things happened every day, it suddenly became a part of his routine, yet with every day Kageyama seemed to become more and more suspicious.
"You never had so many bruises before from practising, are you sure nothing is going on?" The question was now buried into Hinata's brain, it was a question he could straight away reply to with more lies or another excuse he would make up on the spot. Sooner or later, it was like a reflex action. The orange haired boy told himself to just wait it out a few more days and it would go back to normal; it wasn't like he was actually properly hurt.
This lead up until now, Hinata was standing in front of the person who was responsible for all of this. This was the girl Kageyama was talking about, the girl that force him to kiss her, Hinata knew that it was her due to the fact that his boyfriend made sure to point her out so he could stay away from her. Look how that turned out. Though now they can finally talk about this and sort everything out. Hinata timidly walked into the room, he tried to look fierce however failed as his fingers trembled with fear. He cursed himself for being so shaken up when he knew that this was the one person that he should stand up to. Someone who you shouldn't treat so lightly because you never know what can happen. She was swift, manipulating and smart, a combo that could become deadly.
Hinata swallowed before he forced himself to look her in the eyes and speak out.
"I know you're responsible for everything that's been happening to me." Hinata managed to cough out, although he was concerned if his voice sounded like he was intimidated. That would only give her more confidence to play with him and we all know that would be a mistake.
"It was never my intention to hide it, I'm guessing Tobio told you about me, I'm honoured." Just from those simple words Hinata could tell that she was up to something, a mastermind with a plan ready to play some sick game. She chuckled as she stood up and come closer into the light, her red hair glistened from the lamp but her eyes looked like they were filled with pure hate as the shadows filled her iris. "Do you know why I called you here." She said with a sinister smile.
"To talk?" Hinata debated if that was really the best response he could give. Part of him started overthinking, looking around the room as to give away some clue to what was her true intention.
"Don't be so naive." A loud laugh exited her mouth like she was mocking him which just made him even more insecure about the situation. "You know very well what I want... don't you." Hinata couldn't speak, he just focused his gaze on the girl in front of him. If he was being honest, he didn't actually know what the girl wanted from him, he knew it had to do with Kageyama though, that was a given. What confused him the most was the fact that no one knew about their relationship, everyone swore to keep a secret so to the ordinary person there was no way anyone would have known...right? The red head watched Hinata for a response with a bored look on her face before rolling her eyes and opening her mouth once again. "I want him, and I will do ANYTHING to have him." She raised her voice which made Hinata jump and gave him chills down his back. His mind started running wild. What have I done, why did I come here, she's crazy, why did I have to come here, why... I need to calm down. Breath...
"You said you'd leave me alone if Kageyama kissed you." Hinata whimpered out, it seemed pointless saying such an obvious statement but he tried to understand this person in front of him as much as he could.
"You think I was serious? I was just using his weakness against him."
"Weakness?"
"I saw the way he looks at you, I know you're important to him. I mean what else could I have done. But you see, my original plan was for you to get upset and never speak to him again. I knew you saw us kiss, I made sure you saw us kiss. Didn't you think the timing of everything was a bit too perfect? I made sure to find out your habits as best as possible, one of them was the route you take every day after class, so I positioned myself in a place where you would easily catch us. I wanted you to hate him but I guess you're too forgiving."
"He didn't do anything wrong, it's all your fault, just give it up now."
"Don't you understand I'll never give up!" Her raised voice sent chilled down Hinata's back as she started straight into his eyes, if looks could kill he would defiantly be dead by now. "Tobio was nearly mine but you had to ruin everything. All my efforts and planning for nothing."
Her chest was rapidly moving up and down as her breathing increased complimenting her whole crazy persona. "So, then I came to the conclusion that the only way to make him only mine is to get rid of you. And I won't stop at nothing until you're out the picture, don't you understand?"
"What- What are you going to do with me?" Hinata was now concerned as she started slowly making her way closer and closer to him, he was in trouble, he had to run. Hinata started walking backwards not leaving the girl from his sight, his hand tried reaching out to the handle, he tried pushing it open but the door wouldn't budge. This made the orange hared boy panic even more as his situation turned for the worse. Suddenly she spoke again.
"Don't try to run, my boys are right behind that door holding it closed to make sure you can't escape." That's when Hinata looked away from her eyes for the first time and realised that in her hand was a sharp blade. It was behind her back, barely noticeable but he could still see it, it was right there in her hand. She was now around 3 meters away from Hinata while his back was pressed on the door which was his only escape. He tried screaming for help but his voice started breaking. "Finally, I can get rid of you once and for all." She laughed.
Hinata's eyes widened as he continuously tried shaking the door for it to open.
I'm in so much trouble.