"Where's Hinata?" Kageyama asked Suga who was waiting for Daichi by the exit of the school. Kageyama has been looking for Hinata for about 10 minutes. He's usually the first one out the school, waiting for him, always in the same spot. This didn't feel right. If something came up, he would definitely have texted Kageyama beforehand. Kageyama looked past all the different students walking around him but none of them stood out with bright orange hair, he tried calling him multiple times but his phone would always go straight to voicemail. If it wasn't for Suga he might as well go back inside and widen his search.

"Shouldn't he be with you by now?" Suga answered confused, giving Kageyama a puzzled look. "It's funny how you guys used to hate each other and now you always stick to each other like your life depends on it" he gave out a little chuckle teasing the raven as he felt his face heat up.

"What do you mean, by now?"

"Well, I saw him rush past me right as the bell went, he didn't even say hi. To be fair I don't think he even noticed me. I wonder where he was rushing to." Saga observed how Kageyama's eyes were shifting between the students. There was a hint of worry on his face. "He looked like he was in a hurry, I thought he was going to meet you!" He explained. Kageyama was lost in thought, thinking about where that fiery boy could have wondered off to without even saying anything.

"Oh, look it's Daichi!" Suga cried out again walking over to him as Daichi proceeded to put his arm around Suga's shoulder. Kageyama watched as they looked into each other's eyes and for a moment, he felt like he could see himself and Hinata. It was a look only people who really cared about each other could portray. You could see the twinkles shining in their eyes which only motivated him to go find his over half, someone who twinkled his eyes the same way at him.

"Wait, what way did he run off to?" Kageyama asked, something didn't feel right. He grew anxious every second he wasn't with his boyfriend. He kept telling himself that his mind was playing games with him. That in reality it was all a misunderstanding and maybe he just forgot to inform him. At least he hoped that was the case. Hinata has been acting strangely recently but no matter how much he pushed him the shorter wouldn't budge.

"Well, I saw him run that way, which is weird because it's not like anyone really goes there these days." Suga pointed over to the far end of the school. It was a place no one ventured to as there were just rundown, unused small buildings. The school was going to take down that area and turn it into another facility however no one has started doing anything to it yet. What concerned Kageyama the most was that the only people who go there were student that rebelled and didn't have a good reputation, people who you shouldn't really mess with. No one dared to go there, especially during school hours, who knows what's going on with people like them. It was also a good place where you would want privacy. Kageyama could feel a tingle going down his spine, something was wrong, why the hell would Hinata go there.

"Yeah, so anywa-" Suga continued but before he could finish his sentence Kageyama was already sprinting in the direction that Suga pointed. His mind was blank, his only goal was to find Hinata, he just prayed that all of this was one huge misunderstanding.

Due to Kageyama's and Hinata regular competitions to see who could be faster, Kageyama managed to reach speeds he didn't even know he could. This wouldn't be the first time he was thankful for the orangette for pushing him to limits he didn't even know he could reach. It didn't take long for him to reach the back of the school, even the whole scenery had a menacing feel to it. He tried to spot anything out of the normal, something to give him a sign, at least a tiny clue to where Hinata could have ran off to.

He scouted the area, his eyes zoning in on specific places to see if he could spot his middle blocker. He kept walking forward scanning every entrance to each rundown building. Just a few meters more, that's when he saw the boy. No not Hinata, the boy who bullied Hinata that one time. His face immediately made a frown at the image in front of him. If he was concerned before, he was downright terrified at what is taking place where the boy is standing. That's when everything clocked into place. Kageyama sprinted towards the entrance of the shed and slammed him against the wall, grabbing onto his shirt.

"What did you do to him?" Kageyama said in a very stern voice. "He's in there right now isn't he?" Kageyama looked at the door that had a log ledged where the handle was so it prevented the door from being open. "He's in there with her isn't he." Kageyama could feel all his bottled in stress released as his grip tighten around the boy's collar.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Said the boy, trying to rip Kageyama's hands off of him, but with no success, the ravens grip was way too tight. As soon as Kageyama heard those words pure anger flowed throughout his whole body, it's like his eyes turned red from the hatred he felt at that moment. His patience was at its limit.

"Don't lie to me!" Kageyama once again slammed the boy's back onto the wall and let one of his hands go of his shirt and proceeded to use his fist to punch the boy once again in the face just like he did last time. Kageyama felt lucky that he plays volleyball as due to his training, the power he needs to have to hit the ball comes in handy at moments like these. The boy fell on the floor, blood falling from his nose. Kageyama might have underestimated how hard he punched the bully due to how fogged his brain was from all the anger piling up. But that was the least of his worries at the moment.

Without wasting any time, Kageyama reached for the log and took it out swinging the door wide open. Hinata's bright orange hair invaded his field of vision, Kageyama's eyes widened with relief for one second, glad that Hinata was in his reach. Before anyone could react in any way, Kageyama ran up to Hinata and turned him around to hug him as tight as possible, as if shielding him from the girl that was making their way towards them.

"Kageyama?" Hinata panted, his heart was racing so fast, he could hardly comprehend what was going on in front of him. The girl finally stopped walking, probably as shocked Hinata, trying to figure out how Kageyama found them. She started feeling a mixed emotion of envy and love. She could feel her heart flutter at the sight of her crush however seeing him embrace the smaller man only made her heart even more determined to break this relationship up.

"What is going on?" Kageyama asked, clearly pissed. That's when his eyes darted towards the knife the girl was holding. He could feel disgust looking the girl in front of him, someone he used to consider a close friend. There was no way she would go this far to hurt the only thing that mattered to him. Or maybe that was exactly it. "Are you crazy, what were you going to do?"

The girl laughed not taking into consideration what Kageyama was saying. "Hinata go." Kageyama said letting Hinata go slightly still scared to loosen his grip. He felt Hinata cling onto his shirt even tighter.

"No." Hinata said in a quiet voice. The raven's eyes widened at the short statement, not expecting a response like his.

"Hinata I said go!" Kageyama raised his voice for the first time, you could hear the desperation in his words which made Hinata shiver as if coldness overtook the room.

"I'm not leaving you, especially not now!" Hinata answered also shouting, choking on his own tears that were escaping his eyes. Kageyama looked into Hinata's eyes, breaking his heart even more. He felt like once again he failed to keep him safe, he failed as a boyfriend. How could he have let this happen. He tightened his grip around the smaller boy in his arms, giving him a sense of security.

"Isn't this entertaining to watch." Once again, the girl laughed, clearly amused by what's happening in front of her, the knife now in the air, she was swinging it around as if it were some toy. Both boys suddenly turned their focus on the primary target.

"What are you trying to do? Are you really going this far?" Kageyama said, baffled at the extent this person was willing to go.

"Well of course, I mean I'm not going to hurt him that bad, just enough so he gets the message. That's how I was raised, my mum always taught me to do everything I need to do to get what I want, so I'm doing just that. My name is literally Akuhei, part of it translates to evil It's in my blood to be a little daring to get what I want."

"What happen to you, you were never like this before." Kageyama voice softened at the girl in front of him like he couldn't even tell who Akuhei has become. This only made the redhead frown at the comment clearly offended.

"What happen to me?" She laughed. "Are you serious right now? This is all your fault, you're the reason I'm like this!" Kageyama looked puzzled at the statement. His mouth slightly opened.

"How is the way you're behaving my fault?"

"Everything was handed to me. Everything! I could have any single thing I wished for. But you know what I can't have?" She paused waiting for a response before starting again. "Love. I never had love. And frankly I don't know what love feels like. My mum never loved me, she just told me what to do and how to get what I want. And my dad, don't even get me started on that lowlife. He spends hours at work and doesn't even look at me. Then I met you and even if you were a nuisance at first, I actually started liking you. You were the first person who actually cared for me. You didn't care about my money, you actually wanted to be my friend for me."

There was a small smile on Akuhei's face as she talked about the distant memories, until her face dropped. "But then after I said that I liked you, after I thought I found someone that loved me you left and found someone else. You're the only person who I will ever have chance with, even after everything I still love you, can't you see that. If only you loved me back this wouldn't be such a big deal."

"I can't force my emotions."

"Then what am I supposed to do, huh? No one will love me. You're my only choice and I will do everything to make sure you end up mine in the end."

Kageyama took a deep breath, if he was being honest, at that moment he did sympathise with the redhead. But this didn't excuse her behaviour, nothing will.

"You will find someone one day; you don't have to do this. And I never left you, I just found a new friend. There's nothing wrong with that. I still saw you regularly, I never meant for you to feel abandoned" At this Akuhei shook her head. "Can't you see this is wrong?"

"Wrong? No, this is fun. A little challenge, you know I won't stop until you give in. Think about it, do you really want your precious Hinata to keep suffering because of you." Kageyama could feel a cold blade pierce his heart, though the knife didn't actually come anywhere near him, Akuhei's words were like a dagger. He really didn't want Hinata to keep suffering, he didn't want for any of this in the first place. Yet he couldn't get a single word out his mouth.

"You know we are meant together Tobio." She took a minute to look at the couple holding each other tightly as if examining them. "You guys are no fun; till next time I guess." Akuhei said walking towards the exit of the shed. When she got right next to Kageyama, she paused and looked at him. When their eyes met there was a hint of sadness in her eyes despite the arrogant smile on her face that were looking deep into Kageyama's soul which made his heart turn with pity for the girl. She was clearly lost.

She took a step closer to the raver and put the blade against his neck lightly just so he could feel the coldness of it graze his skin. "Think about what you're doing." She whispered into his ear which made Kageyama stiffen. With that she went out the shed leaving the two boys in each other's arms.

"You really are useless. You had one job." She scoffed at the beaten boy that was on the floor, his head leaning against the wall, before leaving the scene her hips swinging side to side.

"We should go." Hinata said after a while of standing there with Kageyama, his face buried in Hinata's hair trying to take in everything that just happened.

"Yeah." Kageyama answered into his hair before taking Hinata's hand and leading it outside.

"Think about what you're doing." Those words kept playing in his head. What was he doing? How could he be a good boyfriend if he can't even protect the most important thing in his life.

He's powerless, and he can't do anything about it. And slight guilt built up inside him as he thought about how maybe a part of this was his fault.