I'm not sure what Kuroo has in mind for a plan, but knowing it's him I know it's not going to be good. Yesterday Tsukishima's reaction really gave me hope. I just don't understand why he would tell me no if he cared about me though. It was early in the morning before practice and I woke up before everyone else, or rather I couldn't sleep last night. I got up and looked around the room until I spotted Tsukishima. He was curled up in his futon and looked really cute bundled up like that. I looked at him a little longer before deciding that it probably looked creepy. I left the room and closed the door quietly before heading to the Bathroom. Is started doing my daily morning routine and right when I started brushing my teeth I heard the door open and turned to see Tsukishima come in. My eyes widened and I quickly turned around and continued brushing my teeth, avoiding looking at the mirror. I could feel Tsukishima's gaze on me and heard him start walking towards me. My curiosity got the better of my and I looked up into the mirror and our gazes met. I squeaked and averted my eyes before quickly finishing brushing my teeth. I turned to leave hoping to get out of there without Tsukishima stopping me. I wasn't so lucky. Tsukishima grabbed my wrist and pulled me back so I was facing him. He continued to hold my wrist, probably to stop me from leaving, I slowly looked up at his face and saw him staring at me intensely. I tried to avert my gaze like I always do but Tsukishima grabbed me with his other hand and held me there.

"No."

"What?"

"You always do that. You look away and refuse to face the problem in front of you, but you're not going to do that this time."

I slowly nodded and he let me go then leaned against the sink and crossed his arms.

"What was that with Kuroo yesterday?"

"Umm, he was just trying to make me feel better."

Tsukishima raised an eyebrow and scoffed

"Well you were oddly close just for some comfort."

I didn't say anything, so he continued

"You obviously got over your feelings for me rather quick."

I clenched my hands into fist and started to get angry at his accusations.

"Why do you care?"

"Huh?"

"Didn't you tell me that you don't have feelings for me!?"

He seemed taken aback by my outburst but went back to his normal state.

"And no, I'm not over you asshole. I wish I was though."

As I said that sentence all the fight I had left and I ended up whispering the last part, but I know he still heard me. He stopped leaning against the sink counter and walked over to me.

"Hinata, I don't have feelings for you."

I had already heard it before but it still hurt.

"If anything you annoy me to no possible end, you're obnoxiously loud and energetic, you're not all that smart, and we have almost nothing in common."

Every word felt like a stab to the heart and I had to look away before I started to cry.

"But even with all of that, for some odd reason I was really pissed off yesterday when I saw you with Kuroo."

Before I could look up I felt him pat my head before he started walking away. He stopped at the door and turned to say something to me.

"So do your best."

He left after that and I was stuck there processing what just happened. My knees felt weak, so I backed myself up against a wall and slid down. I heard the door open again and looked to my right and saw Kenma come in. He saw me and walked over.

"Are you okay, Shouyou?"

"Yes? No…I don't know."

Kenma looked confused, while also still looking disinterested. I wonder how he does that? He looked at me and made a weird face before sighing and sitting beside me. He got as close as he could to me before pulling out a gaming device and playing a game. It was oddly comforting just having him there and not asking me what was wrong. I put my head on his shoulder and watched him play his game as we sat in silence. We were there for about 15 minutes before we started hearing more voices in the hall and slowly stood up.

"Thank you"

Kenma looked at me and pursed his lips a little.

"You're welcome?"

I giggled at his response and pulled him into a hug.

"You and Kageyama are both so awkward."

He stood there rigid but slowly started to relax and softly hugged me back.

"Sorry"

"Haha I didn't mean it in a bad way."

"Ok"

We pulled away from each other and Kenma had a small blush on his face. I stood on my tiptoes and patted his head, he looked confused but eventually gave a small smile. Someone came into the bathroom, so I pulled away from Kenma and turned to leave. Once I was outside of the bathroom I headed back to my room to change into my clothes for the day.

Practice was rough today and we only won one set. I was extremely tired but still felt like I had enough energy to train some more. So I turned to my right, which is where Kageyama was, and started asking him before stopping mid-sentence because instead of Kageyama being next to me it was Tsukishima.

"Ahh sorry I thought y-"

"You thought I was that idiot king"

I blushed from head to toe and looked down at the volleyball I was holding. He sighed and completely turned his body to face mine with his hands on his hips.

"You still want to practice more right?"

I slowly nodded my head.

"I was going to go ask Akaashi if he would set for me, if you wanted to join."

I looked up at him confused and happy that he would suggest practicing together. He started walking towards the exit of the gym and I followed him while looking around wondering where Kageyama went. Right before exiting the gym I saw three people come out of the storage room, two of them were giving me a thumbs up and the third person just looked really confused as to why he was dragged away. I turned back around and picked up my pace to catch up with Tsukishima and get the thought of Bokuto and Kuroo working together to help me out of my head. We found Akaashi in the dining hall. He had just finished eating, so we went over to him and asked if he would practice with us. Before he could answer Bokuto came and started dragging Akaashi away.

"Sorry Tsukki, I need him for something."

I looked up at Tsukishima and saw his eye twitch in frustration.

"Um, we don't have to practice. It's fine."

"Hinata"

"Yes?"

"Isn't it convenient that setters just seem to be disappearing? Almost as if someone wants us to be alone."

I gave a nervous laugh and agreed with him. He sighed before giving and airy laugh and shaking his head.

"But Bokuto, really?"

"What?"

"Asking him of all people for help?"

"NO, Kuroo must have asked him!"

Tsukishima smirked before leaning down so we were face-to-face,

"But you did ask someone for help, didn't you?"

I felt all my blood rush to my face.

"N-no Kuroo j-just wanted to he-help me."

I stuttered out the whole sentence and felt like an idiot. I think he took pity on me because he backed away from my face, giving my heart some time to slow down. We stood there in silenced before Tsukishima started walking away. I didn't understand why he just left like that and then realized that we were still in the dining hall. I hurried after him but stopped before I reached him because Yamaguchi was there. I stayed back and didn't interrupt them. Tsukishima must of said something funny because Yamaguchi started laughing. I didn't really know what to do, I wanted to spend more time with Tsukishima but who knows if he actually wanted there, and just standing there watching them talk felt weird and like I was intruding. I decided that it would be best if I left, so I turned to leave but as I started walking away Yamaguchi must of noticed and called out to me.

"Hinata can I talk to you?"

Tsukishima had a look of surprise and I'm sure I looked the same.

"Yeah, sure."

He started walking towards me and when he got to me he turned towards Tsukishima

"Alone"

Tsukishima looked so confused and looked from Yamaguchi to me and then back to Yamaguchi before slowly nodding his head. We watched him leave before Yamaguchi turned his attention to me.

"You like him don't you?'

I was thinking about avoiding the question but knew that it was probably best if I told him. So with all the determination I had I answered him.

"Yes"

His response was unexpected, he actually smiled at me seeming to be really happy with my answer. His face turned serious real quick though,

"You have to know that Tsukki doesn't really let people in. He closes himself off and he will deny your feelings over and over again."

"I know he's already denied me twice."

"Wait, you told him?"

"Yeah, about two weeks ago. I cried for days and then this morning he reaffirmed that he does not have feelings for me."

I was surprised that Tsukishima had not told him, since they were best friends, but Yamaguchi didn't seem all that bothered by it.

"Hmm try not to be so forceful with your feelings, you will just annoy him and turn him away. Also it can be hard to tell what he's thinking or how he feels. His personality changes quickly and he almost always hides his emotions."

I couldn't help but smile at him, because from listening to him talk about Tsukishima it's not hard to tell that he really cares about him. He saw my smile and blushed before scratching at his cheek nervously.

"Sorry I was rambling."

"No, no it's fine."

He pulled his hand away from his face and smiled back at me.

"What I'm trying to say is that Tsukki seems like an emotionless, sarcastic, standoffish asshole but he's not. He always carries the burden himself and if he gets hurt or something is bothering him he won't tell anyone, so he will distance himself from others so that he won't risk getting hurt. It's hard for him to even confide in me."

I felt dread after hearing that because I already annoyed him and what if I was making it worse? Yamaguchi stopped me in my thoughts though,

"But I think you can break through his hard shell."

My heart started racing when those words left his mouth.

"Really?"

He nodded his head with a smile on his face.

"You're the complete opposite of him, but I think that's why it would work. I think he needs someone like you."

To say I was happy was an understatement. I tackled Yamaguchi into a hug and we fell to the ground. He was laughing but heard me sniffling into his shoulder.

"Hinata, are you crying?"

"I'm just so happy. Everyone's been so supportive but what you just said really made me happy and feel as if I have a chance."

He sat us both up with me still hugging him. He slowly pulled me away so that we were looking at each other.

"It's not going to be easy but you have great determination with everything you do, so I'm not worried."

We both got up with him helping me, because I was still crying, when we heard some sniffling behind us. We turned to see Bokuto, Kuroo, Kageyama, and Akaashi. Bokuto and Kuroo were wiping their faces, so it wasn't hard to tell that they had also been crying.

"How long have you all been there?"

Akaashi answered for the whole group

"Not long, we just got the last end of the conversation when he told you that Tsukishima needs someone like you."

Before I could respond Bokuto swept me up into a hug and swung me around while still crying.

"We're gonna show that sarcastic bastard that you're perfect and way too good for him."

I started laughing from being swung around when Bokuto practically threw me towards Kuroo who caught me and started doing what Bokuto had just done. Apparently they both had something to say and were too excited about it that they had to swing me around with them.

"Even if we can't get you two together in these next two days, we can at least make him start questioning his feelings for you."

I felt so light and happy at that moment because I had so many people that cared about me and wanted to help me. Kuroo stopped spinning and but me down when he did. I looked around at all of them and smiled.

"Thank you"