Title: The Missing
Genre: Friendship, Family, (may vary)
Characters: Kageyama Tobio, Kageyama Miwa, Basically Haikyuu Characters, Crossover AU Characters (may vary)
Summary:
After their defeat against Aoba Johsai and their fight, a call shocked and worried the Karasuno Volleyball Club when Kageyama Tobio went missing. He came back. But he became different.
Chapter 1: The Call
No one in Karasuno Volleyball club knows who Kageyama Tobio is.
Meaning his total background – like who're his parents or if he has or had any siblings. Most of them only knew him for his title, "King of the Court", and how he struggled and gained from that title. He was brash, awkward, with a permanent scowl and irritated look on his face and a genius when it comes to volleyball.
Nothing more, nothing less.
So, it was a surprise to them when Takeda-sensei hurriedly ran to the court and made them listen to a recorded call of one Kageyama Miwa – Kageyama Tobio's older sister.
It's been three days after Ukai Keishin, their coach, told Kageyama a proper technique to use in order for Hinata to spike his "King's Toss" without closing his eyes. Both of the freak-duo got home late that day in order to practice. Although they were practicing separately, their intention to be able to work together again was the only thing that comes in their mind. It was enough reason how they value each other's input and the sport they love so much.
It was supposed to be a good day, a day to practice, and be on their way to Tokyo for the summer training camp.
But then, this happened.
"H-hello…?" A woman's voice startled them.
"I-I'm Miwa. Kageyama Miwa. I'm Tobio's Onee-san." All of them looked at each other, confusion and shock evident on their faces. But it's clear to them that whatever she's going to say, made her tremble in fright.
"Pl-please. I cannot get through earlier and so I voice mailed and I-I'm so worried and panicking." She sounded like she's hyperventilating, maybe she really was but she continued. "Y-you have to help me! Please! Help me! My house, our house looks like it's been robbed and he was supposed to be home! He told me! Texted me! But he's not here!"
Everyone froze, it was Monday – the last time they saw Kageyama was three days ago, Friday.
"It's been two days!"
Hinata and Yachi faltered in their position, staggering like it's hard to stand up. Yamaguchi immediately steadied the two while Tsukishima has an unreadable expression on his face, thanks to his eyeglasses.
"Please!"
Daichi gulped, Suga shivered involuntarily, Shimizu silently gasped and Asahi felt his stomach churned.
"Oh God! Tobio!"
Nishinoya and Tanaka clutched the volleyball they have in-hand, hard. While the rest of the second years remained shocked.
"My little brother –"
Keishin closed his eyes like it would help him or tell him that what he is hearing right now is not true.
"He's missing! Tobio's missing for two days now!"
Coach Ukai and Takeda-sensei immediately contacted Kageyama Miwa that day, practice was cancelled but all of them remained in school to wait for any news from their supervisors. Another call was received that day telling the school to be quiet in regards to their missing student. All of Kageyama's teachers were informed of his situation and was ordered to remain silent until the authorities got a lead on his whereabouts.
It was Miwa who requested the impromptu omerta since Kageyama Tobio is a known volleyball player although not famous like Oikawa and Ushiwaka, he's still a figure that the sports media would devour into if a word got out.
So, it was only them – the Volleyball Club, Kageyama's teachers, a few higher-ups of Karasuno High School, Coach Ukai and Takeda-Sensei and the authorities who knew that Kageyama Tobio's missing.
Later that day, all of them got to meet Kageyama Miwa for the first time. A hair and make-up artist – who's in her early 20's, with a pretty, almond shaped face, dark-eyes - a shade lighter than Tobio's and her long black hair brushed back. She looked like a pretty female version of Tobio with a more relaxed facial feature.
And the only known relative of Kageyama Tobio.
Right now, she looked like she aged up ten years than her current age.
"He was supposed to be home." The familiar and now clear voice began, "I was supposed to be home." Her voice cracked and heaved a shuddering breath. She bit the fingers of her right hand in attempt to prevent herself from crying openly.
"I got held up from work. He understands that, always. Weekends are the only time – days – we have to at least be a family. Instead I got held up and he told me he was fine since he knew that my work is the only thing keeping us going. He's such a considerate child…"
It was painful to see a beauty like her wearing such expression. She looked around the gym she knew her little brother loves so much to be in. Her love for volleyball was taken by Tobio along with their grandfather's. Losing their grandfather should be enough even though it affected them deeply, Tobio especially.
But now.
"I don't know what to do." She looked at her little brother's teammates, tears brimming in her eyes. "We lost so much. My little brother is all I have. He's the only one I have left. And I don't know what I'd do if – if!"
They looked away when her tears finally fall, her shuddering and heaving breath and open sobs making them feel her fear – the horrifying possibility of what might happened to their setter, their teammate.
When Miwa calmed down a bit, she was escorted by Shimizu and Yachi to the boy's locker room to see if she could get any clue from her little brother's possessions, even though it was obvious that the crime happened inside their home.
A place that should have been safe for Tobio.
With a sigh, Coach Ukai started, "Nothing came up in my mind why this happened."
"Coach? What did you see?" Daichi finally asked what everyone else have in mind right now.
"Kageyama-san got home Sunday midnight and found her house trashed down. Only the ground floor, that is." Slowly sitting down on the gym floor, the Karasuno volleyball players too sat down. "There was a sign of struggle but the police found it weird that no one in the neighborhood heard anything coming from the house."
"What?!" Tanaka suddenly burst out. "Nothing? No one at all? Every one of them?"
Ukai shook his head, "That was my reaction too. And nothing was taken too since after their initial assumption that maybe someone robbed the place. I'm just as baffled as you are right now. Honestly, Kageyama-san was – is amazing. Even with the current situation she made sure that the incident was contained and with the help of the police, it was narrowed down to minimum of witnesses. Besides the police told us that they needed this situation contained in case its bigger than we thought as a simple kidnapping incident."
"Human trafficking…" Surprisingly, it was Tsukishima who had spoken.
"Tsukki!" The fear in Yamaguchi's voice startled all of them.
"Sorry."
"It's a possibility." Ennoshita uttered softly. "Can we help? In the investigation? Anything at all?"
"I wanna help too." Nishinoya seconded. "Please, Ukai-san! Take-chan!" Others agreed with him but the oldest two shook their heads. "But why?"
"All of the informed parties except the authorities, of course, are ordered to remain vigilant and silent in regards to this incident. Any unauthorized investigation is prohibited since this is a contained case so we have to make sure that the media won't sniff around. Kageyama is, after all, still a known volleyball player. Albeit, a small thing but media is media. Their vicious, unrelenting and does not care of the well-being of a sixteen-year old teenager who went missing and who knows the possibility of his situation. Because all they care is that this will make them popular and the ratings will go up, the trend and the gossips will – might – happen and we don't want Kageyama-san to suffer under their thumb. She's been through enough. Am I clear?"
Reluctantly, they all nodded.
That night, they bid goodbyes and promised the older Kageyama to remain silent.
That night, no one spoke or even talked about the missing fledging crow.
That night, Tsukishima once again found himself, for such a long time since, standing in front of his older brother – hugging him like it was the last hug he'll ever give or get from Akiteru.
That night, Tanaka made sure that his older sister is within his sight. Helping her and making her comfortable even though she smacked him for being weird. He never faltered in his silent vigil.
That night, Miwa silently cried and prayed that her little brother be found and back in her arms again.
That night, for the first time in his life, Hinata prayed with all his might – his guilt consuming him and rendering him to a sorry state.
That night, the revived "Flightless Crows" found themselves unable to fly.
Without Kageyama Tobio, they cannot – will not fly. Until he's found, they will not fly.
Uhh..I'm Sorry?