Authors Note: I do not own Haikyu... if I did then this story would SOOOOO be Cannon.
I want to thank everyone for your reviews. You all are amazing readers. I also want to give a personal shout out to RebeliousRebel for helping me out with this chapter when I got stuck. I do apologize for how long this chapter took. I had a bit of a writer's block. I also started a new job and job training was intense (3 weeks long with an expected 3 month learning curve). I would come home and have to shut my brain off for the rest of the night to recover. I hope you enjoy. Out of all the chapter's I've written I think I like this one the least. Feels so choppy to me. But I do like how the story evolved. This chapter has quite a bit of Kuro Kenma stuffs going on and I hope you all like it since a lot of you have been asking me to see more of the side couples. Now on to the final part of the training camp… The ANNOUNCEMENT.
Morning practice had gone about as well as expected. Karasuno managed to win at least one set, even if it was from the second weakest school there. The team had almost automatically done a lap up the hill as penalty, so used to losing. They were also doing really well after lunch but in a matter of seconds almost the entire team's concentration was completely shatter. It was the second set after lunch in the middle of a match against Nekoma when a surprised shout rang out from one of the players from Ubugawa. They were on a break between sets.
"Hey check it out, there's a new fate couple in Japan!"
"What?!" Hinata shouted in surprise.
Both Hinata and Kageyama completely forgot they were in the middle of a volley their heads immediately snapping in the direction of the shout, complete horror lodging itself in their chests. The entire Ubugawa team was crowding around to catch a glimpse of the news feed, some even pulling their own phones out of their gym bags to check it out. It was in that moment of terror that Lev spiked the ball right passed an unaware Kageyama. But to be fair most of the Karasuno team had looked over at that unexpected shout, even Daiichi and Tsukishima. Half of the Nekoma team had looked as well.
Lev shouted in joy at the clean spike, completely unaware and uncaring about whatever this fate mate thing was.
Kuro smiled his eyes sweeping back to land on Kageyama and Hinata, completely understanding the whole situation. Yesterday made so much more sense now. His smiled widened at the look of panic on the couples faces. It was very apparent they weren't expecting the sudden news. His smirk grew, yep, the rest of this set was totally in the bag.
Yaku also looked at the pair with shock clearly written on his face. He hadn't expected that, like at all but at least it answered his questions about why their parents and coach hadn't tried to dissolve the bond. The parents had probably wanted to dissolve it before they knew but as fate mates you can't. It had become illegal across the world to dissolve a fate bond after a fate couple died in Italy.
Tora didn't look anywhere close to figuring it out and Inouka, like most of the first years in the gym didn't understand what fate mates were so they didn't understand what exactly was so exciting about the news. After all, it had been over 200 years since Japan had had a new fate couple and it wasn't something you studied until your second year in high school.
Ukai clearned his throat loudly. "Oi pay attention to the match." He hollered out in command. The whole team looked at him and then turned their attention back to the game waiting for Nekoma's next serve. Well almost the whole team. Kageyama and Hinata kept their eyes on their coach for an extra moment the match the furthest thing from their minds. The serve was up and Nishinoya received it but Kageyama didn't move to set the ball, still looking at coach Ukai.
"Oi Kageyama!" Daiichi yelled to get the setter's attention. "Watch the ball!" Kageyama's attention was slow to turn towards the captain, his brain still in freak out mode. The captains words didn't click in his head, his eyes didn't even look for the ball. Tanaka moved to cover but didn't make it in time, the ball dropped on the court.
Ukai sighed. Dammit, they had been doing so well too. He called for a time out. The team circled up but all eyes were on Hinata and Kageyama not the coach. Hinata looked like he was on the verge of a breakdown and Kageyama just looked dumbfounded, like his brain just couldn't wrap around what had happened. And honestly it couldn't.
Kageyama had thought the whole ordeal was supposed to be kept secret. That was the whole point of concealing their fate marks and the watches Dr. Ryugazaki gave them, wasn't it? Heaven knew the two of them weren't ready for the other teams here to know let alone the rest of the country. They were still trying to get used to being mated, they didn't need other people butting in. So Kageyama did the only thing his brain would allow him to do, stare at his coach and Takeda-sensei and hope for some sort of explanation from the two adults.
"Alright just calm down." Ukai said to the team but mostly directed it at Kageyama and Hinata. He dug in his pocket and pulled out his phone. He put in his password and then handed the phone off to Sugawara. "Here, find out exactly what's been on the news," he instructed the vice-captain. Sugawara nodded and started searching and reading as fast as he could. "Kageyama, Hinata, you two need to stay focused. I know it's hard and I don't blame you. This news caught us all by surprise." Kageyama frowned, that wasn't what he wanted to hear. He wanted an explanation or at least some sort reassurance that the world wasn't really crashing down on them. When he felt Hinata's hand grab his he knew he needed something, anything, if not for him then for Hinata. "Just stay calm and we'll figure it out." Ukai said as he turned he head to watch Sugawara.
Hinata just stood there. His head was tilted down like he was staring at the ground only his eyes were tightly squeezed shut, almost as hard as he squeezed his mate's hand. Hinata wasn't ready for everyone to know yet. They were still trying to figure everything out between them. They were just starting to find their balance. Yes they were mates, fate mates, but they were also friends, teammates, partners, and rivals all wrapped up in one. Sometimes the line between each were clear and defined and they both knew what to expect from each other. However sometimes the lines weren't so clear and it caused problems and fights, like it had the other day with their new freak quick or before the training camp and that huge fight they had had. They hadn't even figured out how their rivalry still worked with them being mated. They didn't need people sticking their nose into their relationship. It was hard enough as it is. Hinata didn't want people going all gooey around them just for being fate mates. I mean, he loved being mated to Kageyama and he wouldn't mind a few girls in their class knowing about it so they'd keep their eyes to themselves, but there was more to them than that.
"Hey, it looks like they didn't announce any names." Sugawara said he swiped through another article and he began reading out loud. "Says here that the Upper and Lower Houses in the Cabinet both voted unanimously to keep the identities of the new fate couple confidential because they are minors. This is the first unanimous vote to come out of both the Upper and Lower houses of the Cabinet since the foundation of our nation's constitution. The Cabinet is bringing a petition headed by Psychiatrist Dr. Rei Ryugazaki to the International Council to address the issue of underage fate mates and their emotional wellbeing, since this is the youngest fate couple in recorded history. If the petition passes through the International Council all fate mates identities' will be concealed until both parties of the couple are considered adults by the laws in their home country and announced on the Alpha's or Omega's twentieth birthday, whichever comes latest, when both have reached the age of adulthood." Suagwara looked up from the phone with a smile on his face. "That's amazing." Suga remarked.
A bit of relief flooded through the entire team, Hinata looking up in surprise. So their mating really hadn't been announced. All it said was there was a new fate couple in Japan. Now he understood why the doc had given them the watches they had strapped around their ankles during matches and told them to be extra careful with their trigger and fate marks before they left. Then he frowned. Why hadn't the doctor told us that certain things were going to be announced? Hinata met Kageyama's eyes in question knowing his thoughts had made it through over their bond. Kageyama frowned and shrugged his shoulders. He had no clue.
"Well that isn't so bad," Ukai said in relief as he glanced around the gym to gage just how many of the players had figured it out. He caught a pair of eyes from Fukurodani and quite a few from Nekoma glancing over but on the whole it seemed like most everyone had no clue that the fate couple was amongst them. Those that had figured it out were mostly the quiet strategic players that seemed close to Hinata. With luck they wouldn't say anything out of care for the normally bouncy and endearing omega. "I know your focus won't be perfect but try to concentrate." Ukai said with authority to the entire team. "Keep it going..." Most of the team nodded and moved back on to the court when the whistle blew and signified the end of their time out. Kageyama and Hinata were the last two to head that direction. "You two can call the doc and find out more about what's up after this set. I'm going to put Sugawara and Ennoshita in at the start of the next set."
Kageyama nodded and moved into place to serve. It would probably be his worst serve of the day but at least he had his head in the game enough to watch the ball now. And it was his worst serve, the ball headed straight out of bounds. The set continued and Karasuno knew they were going to lose it. They scored a total of 10 points in that set, Nekoma stomping them completely but it wasn't a crushing loss to the team. Not with the announcement about the fate mates having come out so unexpectedly. The other teams were still talking about it as they moved outside to take their penalty.
They were running up the hill as Fukurodani finished their set against Shizen. "Did you hear that Akashi?" Bokuto said cheerfully on the other side of the court after their set had finished. Akashi smirked as he glanced at Bokuto. "I wonder who they are?" Bokuto said as he moved to grab his own phone and check it out. He definitely had no clue, and probably wouldn't figure it out unless Akashi told him straight out. Akashi considered it for a moment. But no one on their phones seemed to be turning in surprise to see the couple in the gym with them, perhaps the news didn't say who. He was sure Bokuto would confirm his suspicions in a moment exclaiming loudly that it was unfair they didn't announce the names. As much as Akashi would love to see the look on Bokuto's face when he explained it, this wasn't something Bokuto would keep to himself very well and the whole gym would be sure to hear his surprised exclamation. Best not to say anything for now.
"What about their names?!" Bokuto whined as if on cue. Akashi simple smiled and took a sip from his water bottle.
He was rubbing his mate's feet trying to help with swelling when he got the call. Dr. Ryugazaki smiled when he saw Hinata's number on his caller ID. It was later in the afternoon, he had expected the call much earlier. He hesitated for a moment, he should probably turn the volume down before he put the phone up to his ear. Hinata was much like his mate, very energetic and extremely loud. With the surprise they had probably received early in the morning he could almost guarantee the omega would be shouting. He swiped to answer the call and turned the volume down a couple notches before he put the phone up to his ear, pausing in his ministrations to his mate's feet.
"Hello Hinata," He stated with a smile only to pull the phone away from his ear. Guess he hadn't turned it down quite enough. Nagisa looked up at the phone and chuckled.
"Why didn't you tell us they were going to make an announcement?" Hinata's voice shrieked into the doc's ear. There was a loud echo accompanying his voice as well. Sounded like they were in the bathroom.
"Because I didn't know if they would or not. I was hoping they wouldn't make the announcement until next week when you got back but that didn't happen. I had to make a bargain to keep your names out of the media. They wanted to announce the presence of a new fate couple so we made a deal that your names stay out of it till the International Council makes a vote on the issue."
"Well you could have given us a warning." Hinata continued to complain. "We found out in the middle of a match when someone shouted it out to everyone in the whole gym. That was so embarrassing. I mean I was so scared when they said there was a new fate pair. We expected everyone to just turn and stare at us and then bombard us with questions. The coach had to call a time out and then Suga had to…" Hinata proceeded to give a full account to Dr. Ryugazaki. The doc smiled. It sounds like Hinata took it well. There was worry, a bit of stress and fear, and some angst in his tone but overall he seemed like himself. That was good. Ryugazaki found himself wondering how Kageyama had taken it. Kageyama was usually the more stable of the two and tended to handle things in a much calmer fashion than Hinata but Kageyama was also a very private type of person, especially for an alpha. Something like this announcement could really stress the boy out. To top it off Kageyama wasn't as good at communication as Hinata was so there would be less of an outlet for the alpha.
"I am sorry." Ryugazaki stated when Hinata finally let him get a word in edge wise. "I really didn't want you two to get blindsided by this but things happened much faster than I thought they would. I expected the vote to take a lot longer, I never thought it would be unanimous, especially voting for the secrecy."
"It's fine," "It's okay." came Kageyama's mumbled reply and Hinata's loud one at the same time.
"And you both understand that you don't have to keep it a complete secret yes? You're more than welcome to tell your close friends if you haven't already."
"Well we haven't really told anyone outside the team but…" There was hesitation in Hinata's voice. Hinata was probably looking at Kageyama for help, and sure enough Kageyama was the one who spoke next.
"The setter from Nekoma saw Hinata's fate mark and I'm pretty sure Kuro's figured it out by now as well." Kageyama's voice was steady but there was definitely annoyance in his grumble.
"That's fine." Ryugazaki encouraged them. "I'm sure it will be nice to have some friends outside your team to talk to about it all. I don't think the media will swarm in on you. But do make sure they understand it's not something you want spread around."
"Yeah." Kageyama responded for them both.
"I really wish I could get you guys a few more years but the furthest they would budge was your twentieth birthday. I honestly wish all fate mates were given at least a year or two to figure things out before their relationship was made public to the world."
"Why?" Hinata asked in innocent curiosity. "It's not the same for adults as it is for us right?" Ryugazaki smiled.
"Well, it's less confusing and I think they probably deal with the publicity better but keep in mind that almost half of the fate couples meet their fate mate for the first time when they become mates. So it's a lot to be taken in, especially for the couples that mate with a complete stranger. Those are some of the harder cases."
"A complete stranger?!" Hinata said with a bit of fear in his voice, he couldn't imagine being mated to someone he didn't even know. Suddenly he was extremely grateful to have been natureless for so long, it had given him time to get to know Kageyama and even form a crush on the alpha before they were together. It had been the same for Kageyama.
"Anyways that's not really important. Other than this morning's announcement are you two holding up okay out there?" Ryugazaki asked the both of them.
"Yeah." "I guess." They answered simultaneously, Hinata bright and Kageyama dull.
"Good good… and how are those watches working out for you two? Any problems with it so far?" Ryugazaki asked. Nagisa looked up again, interested in the answer to that question. He had helped design them through his work via telecommute. The boys had been a perfect way to test connection software that needed line of site to communicate. They were thinking of putting a bunch of the units up on satellites and linking them all so they could position the satellites to have continuous and direct communications with each other. There were still a couple flaws in the system that needed to be worked out so he was interested on how the watches were fairing for the boys as it would have great application potential in space.
"They work fine but sometimes we forget about the time and our trigger…" Hinata responded as he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. Yesterday sure had been embarrassing. "There is a slight problem though…"
"What's the problem?" Ryugazaki asked. Nagisa paid rapt attention wishing he could hear the whole conversation. He knew Rei wouldn't put it on speakerphone or let him talk to the boys. It was work and he hadn't been introduced to the boys yet.
"Well, I feel like mine is going to fall off sometimes when I jump." Hinata complained. "It's really distracting."
The doc chuckled and glanced at his mate. "Well we can put a different strap or something on it when you get back. Any other problems?" Nagisa sighed and went back to reading his book.
"Well…it's not really a problem but…" Hinata started, "Kageyama has been hogging the blankets every OWWWW!" Hinata yelped in pain. "Stop stop stop. I get it I'll shut up." Ryugazaki couldn't help but chuckle as he imagined Kageyama grabbing a hold of Hinata's head in anger.
"That's not what he meant dumbass!" Kageyama growled with a blush on his face.
"Well I'm glad to know you two have recovered from this morning. Now get back to those practice matches of yours. You'll never make it to the world stage if you sit on the phone with me in the bathroom."
"Oous!" the both of them responded then said goodbye and hung up.
"Those two really are amazing." Rei said as he turned his head back to look at his spouse.
"I really can't wait to meet them. And you do so well with them." Nagisa said rubbing his belly. "You really are going to be a great dad." Rei blushed and ducked his head as he went back to his earlier actions.
The rest of the practice matches went well, though they still didn't win much, but they were coming a lot closer now. The last set they played was 27-25, they had been so close. There was still chatter about the news of fate mates but mostly everyone seemed focused on volleyball. That made things much easier for Hinata and Kageyama. Kageyama was also grateful to Kuro a bit once private practice began that evening. Though he knew Kuro would have no clue exactly what their trigger was he seemed to have deduced something as he moved their 3 on 3 practice match into the same gym as his setting practice. That made things much better for the couple.
Things only got awkward with questions after everyone had piled into the room for the evening as they alternated through their turns to take a bath. Lev and a second year had just left for the bath when Kuro finally spoke up about it.
"So fate mates huh?" He said with a smirk. Kageyama frowned, he knew Kuro was going to be the one to start asking questions.
Hinata blushed. "Yeah." He confirmed and braced himself for everyone's questions, he was sure they would have a lot, just like Nishinoya and Yamaguchi had when he told them.
"That's soooo cool!" Tora exclaimed.
Yaku moved right on to his first question. "So what's your fate marks look like… and how are you hiding them?" Hinata blinked at the question then he smiled, he had expected questions of a more personal nature but this one he was excited to answer.
"It's a volleyball!" He proclaimed quite proudly. "Wanna see it?" Kuro chuckled, not surprised in the least bit.
"Yeah yeah show us." Inouka said excitedly. Hinata grabbed his washrag from his bag and wiped off the concealer on his neck showing the other team his fate mark. It was kind of nice not having to keep it hidden for a change. He was really happy that it was a volleyball. It was also like showing a brand saying, yep I'm Kageyama's omega.
"That's so cool Hinata." Inouka said as he moved to look at it closer.
"They use makeup to conceal it." Sugawara said to Yaku to finish answering the Libero's question.
"I'm surprised it stays on so well in all this heat." Yaku replied.
"It doesn't really." Kenma said from the corner of the room before Hinata had a chance to reply. His eyes glancing up from his game. "I saw it come off the day before yesterday." He said before looking back at his game.
"Wait you mean you've known for two days already? Why didn't you tell us?" Tora said in surprise. Kenma simple shrugged and continued to play his game.
"Why don't you learn to be more observant?" Kuro remarked. Tora simple brushed off the remark and continued on.
"Well you guys are asking all the wrong questions anyways. So come on and tells us, what's it like?" Tora leaned forward in excitement waiting for an answer.
"What's what like?" Hinata asked in confusion to the question. "You mean being fated for each other?"
"No no no!" Tora exclaimed. "Mating! What's sex like?" He asked. Almost every underclassman in the room blushed, Hinata's whole face turning bright red.
"Tora!" Came simultaneous calls from most of the third years on the Nekoma team and Sugawara. Tanaka just started laughing, he knew that was going to be one of Tora's first questions but he couldn't deny that he was also curious.
"He's NOT answering that." Kageyama roared in response, his hands clamped into fists. There was no way his omega was going to answer any questions like that or even related to that topic in front of others while he was around. "And neither am I." Kageyama quickly continued when he saw Tora's gaze move towards him with his mouth open to ask.
"Why is that all you alpha's ever talk about?" Nishinoya asked to no one in particular.
"Cause for three days every three months that all we can think about." Tora defended as if it were something natural.
"Well it's the same for us but you don't hear us talking about sex half as much as you guys do." Nishinoya responded.
"He does have a point." Sugawara said when Tora failed to respond. "Now leave them be… you can ask them more questions tomorrow." Suga said trying to get everyone to give the now embarrassed couple a bit of room and both of them were grateful for it. Everyone sighed and went about their business getting ready for bed and talking about the happenings of the day. Hinata went and hid his face in Kageyama's chest completely embarrassed. Kageyama awkwardly patted Hinata's back. He wanted to give his mate comfort but he felt everyone's gaze on them despite the fact that they were all conversing and getting ready for either a shower or bed. He didn't like all those eyes on them. Comforting his mate was a private thing, not meant for their viewing.
"Hey Hinata, why don't you take the next bath slot with Kenma? I've still got some things I need to do before I go." Kuro said nonchalantly. Hinata looked up at Kuro in slight surprise.
"Really?" Hinata asked in uncertainty but happy at the idea.
"Yeah." Kuro returned. Hinata glanced up at Kageyama with a smile on his face excited. Kageyama frowned for a second. He had been looking forward to a few moments alone with his mate to unwind from the big reveal this afternoon and he was sure Hinata could use the same after Tora's question earlier. He also didn't understand why Kuro was even offering. Kuro never gave up time alone with Kenma. Kageyama may be dense and not so good with people but he did pick up on a lot of things and the fact that Kuro was completely head over heels for Kenma was obvious. Kageyama glanced at Kuro suspiciously. Kuro stared straight back at him but there was a slight look of apprehension and hope there, almost as if he were begging Kageyama to shoo the two omegas out the door. Kageyama looked back down at Hinata who was still smiling. With an inward sigh Kageyama nodded slightly.
Kageyama sat down on his futon as Hinata began to gather up his stuff. When Hinata finished he hopped over to Kenma, grabbing the boy's wrist, and headed for the door.
"Oi dumbass," Kageyama called just before Hinata was out the door.
"What?" Hinata asked as he turned and looked back. Kageyama tapped the watch he had strapped to his right ankle in reminder.
"Don't forget." Hinata nodded and was out the door. When the door closed behind Hinata, Kageyama moved towards Kuro's futon. "So what's up?" Kageyama asked straight out in a soft tone. He was never one to beat around the bush. Kuro glanced up from the papers he was writing on.
"Kenma's been glancing at Hinata for a few days. I'm pretty sure he wants to talk to him and ask a few questions of his own." Kuro said by way of explanation. "But he won't say anything if anyone else is around." Kuro went back to writing but Kageyama could tell there should have been more on that explanation.
"And?" Kageyama prompted. His mate was bathing with someone else for this, so there had better be more to it.
A pink tint was barely noticeable on Kuro's face but it was definitely there. When the third year spoke again his tone was low with embarrassment. "And… because of 'last night'," Kuro said pointedly as a reminder of Hinata's rather sensual display of affection, "it would be extremely embarrassing for me to go with Kenma. And I don't really want him going with anyone else."
Kageyama nodded. He understood Kuro's reasoning quite well. "Well, you may as well get your stuff ready to head out." Kageyama said moving to get up and start gathering his things.
"Why? The baths aren't that far away so you two should be fine." Kageyama glanced back at Kuro. So Kuro had thought it was distance and that's why he had changed the location of the 3 on 3 match.
"It's not about the distance." Kageyama said. Kuro looked at Kageyama in surprise while deep in thought.
"Then what is it about?" Kuro asked unable to come up with an alternative that fit everything he knew so far. He knew their trigger could be anything but he had assumed it was distance, the most common one, and from what he had seen since he'd been here he had been sure that's what it was with Kageyama practically plastered to Hinata's side. He had also seen the watches and thought they were set to vibrate when they got just barely shy of being too far away from each other.
Kageyama blushed. He hadn't really wanted to talk about this but it would be helpful to have someone from the other team to help make sure things didn't get set off. So, Kageyama forced himself to say it out right. "It's about time, and not a lot of it."
Kuro raised his eyebrows in surprise. "How long?"
"Just over half an hour." Kageyama mumbled as he moved to his futon to grab his things and have them ready to go when they needed to.
Well damn, Kuro thought as he put his clipboard down and moved to grab his own stuff. That had to be completely inconvenient. Well, it looked like Kenma wasn't going to get a long conversation.
Kenma watched as Hinata hurried through washing himself. To be honest he was kind of glad Kuro had let Hinata take his slot for rotating through. He had been wanting to talk to Shoyou for a while now but that didn't mean he knew how to start the conversation. And by the looks of Hinata hurrying he wasn't going to have long.
"Um… Sho… Shoyou," Kenma called in a small voice. He had to start somewhere.
Hinata looked up from his quick scrubbing hands. "What?"
Kenma swallowed. "Why didn't you tell me… about being fate mates?" He asked, looking and Shoyou with a frown. "I mean, we are friends aren't we?" Kenma when on.
Hinata's hands stopped moving as he gave Kenma his full attention. "Yeah we're friends." Hinata mumbled sheepishly. It was a moment or two before Hinata started talking again. "I wasn't keeping it from you. I really wasn't. Everything just… happened so fast and my brain was just trying to catch up with my body and my emotions. I mean, I told you the night I figured out I had a crush on Kageyama." Kenma nodded in response. He remembered how worked up Shoyou had been about it that night sending multiple texts that had been paragraphs long about the whole ordeal. "We're still kind of figuring things out between us."
Hinata continued on like he had been wanting to get it all off his chest and just complain to someone. "I mean think about it, we couldn't stand each other when we started playing together. And in Jr High I had vowed I would defeat him no matter what. He's my arch rival. And then somewhere along the way we became friends. I don't even know when or how that happened and then all of a sudden we're mates, and not just normal mates, FATE mates. But we're still friends, and teammates, and rivals, and…. GAHHHHHH!" Hinata howled in frustration, his brain on overload. They had been making progress in figuring things out and a lot of things had fallen into place at the beginning of the training camp after they made up from that huge fight, but they hadn't figured it all out yet.
Kenma seemed to get the idea. "It's ok." He said trying to comfort Hinata. "I think I can understand. Besides I'm not mad about it. Just… disappointed I guess." Kenma said as he went back to washing himself. "I thought you knew you could talk to me about this kind of stuff." Hinata opened his mouth to say he knew but Kenma continued. "You're my friend you know." Hinata smiled at that wanting to give Kenma a hug for that statement but he thought better of it given their naked state in the bathroom.
"Thanks Kenma." Hinata said as his hands started moving again. After a moment or two of content silence between them Kenma spoke again.
"So what is it like?" Kenma asked with a blush on his cheeks.
"What's what like?" Hinata repeated light heartedly not catching on to Kenma's train of thought.
"Sex." Kenma mumbled. Hinata blushed a bright red and opened and shut his mouth a few times before any sound escaped him.
"Er… well… um, it's …" Hinata struggled with the word he wanted to use. To be honest it was a lot of things but he settled on one word which really didn't do it justice. "It's amazing." Hinata said finally thinking about being in Kageyama's arms. He loved the feeling he got when he was connected with Kageyama. He feel of Kageyama's skin against his, those calloused hands brushing against his chest and abdomen as they travelled lower and lower to wrap around his throbbing erection. The feel of Kageyama inside him as they moved together….
Hinata bit his lip and shook his head hard to get rid of the images in his head. What the hell was that? He questioned to himself as he pulled his legs together to hide the beginnings of an erection from Kenma. It was the first time he'd gotten aroused outside of heat (and that stupid fight) just by thinking about Kageyama in that way and it surprised him. When his eyes finally focused again he could see Kenma looking at him with interest and Hinata blushed even more.
Kenma hesitated for a moment then asked the question he'd really been wanting to know about. "What about knotting? It doesn't hurt?" He bit his lip after he finally got the questions out and looked down in humiliation. He couldn't believe he had finally asked it. But Shoyou was a friend who was close enough to understand just how worried Kenma was about sex and pain and everything omegas had to deal with.
"Oh." Hinata stared for a moment but soon smiled as he understood. They had talked about this previously. It had taken a long while for Kenma to admit he liked Kuro. Eventually Kenma had confided in Hinata that he was afraid of Kuro finding out how he felt. When Hinata had asked why Kenma explained that Nekoma had a strict no dating policy but mostly it was the fact that he wouldn't be good at telling Kuro no when it came to physically intimacy. He wasn't by any means talking about mating, but not mating didn't mean not having sex. And from what Kenma had said Kuro wasn't exactly small down below. Kenma wasn't good with pain.
"Well, it really doesn't hurt at all." Hinata answered but then clarified. "But we've only ever done it because of my going into heat so I don't know what it feels like outside of that. We haven't really even kissed much outside of that." But Hinata had a feeling that might be changing soon, what with his brain always wandering in that direction lately, a few minutes ago being one of the most intense one's he'd experienced lately. Kenma nodded in understanding and was about to say something when they both heard the door open.
"Oi, I told you not to forget." Kageyama said as he came into the bathroom. Hinata turned in surprise. Had it really been that long already? Kageyama smiled, he had heard that thought though he was pretty sure Hinata hadn't meant to think it at him. Yeah, 30 minutes Kageyama said through their bond.
"Sorry, I didn't think it had been that long, I got distracted." Hinata said in return.
"It's fine." Kageyama returned quickly. It was obvious they were talking about something important to the two of them. He didn't really want to interrupt things but he didn't want another incident like last night to happen again either, especially in the bathroom where clothes were already gone. There would be no stopping them if they got started in there even with Kuro and Kenma gaping at them. "Just recharging." He said as he turned to leave again. "See you in another 30." He remarked as he left.
Kenma turned questioning eyes to Hinata when Hinata turned around and finished washing himself. "Our trigger is line of site." Hinata answered as he slipped in the bath with Kenma to soak for a bit. "We have to be able to see each other or things get reset after 33 minutes." Hinata said not bothered by Kenma knowing exactly how it all worked. Kenma nodded in understanding, his train of thought echoing Kuro's earlier thought, it really had to be annoying. They soaked silently for a few minutes before Kenma spoke again.
"Thanks for listening Shoyou."
Hinata smiled. "You too." He said. After a while they moved to dry off and dress before they headed out to the hallway and back to the room.
Kageyama came out of the bathroom and leaned his back against the wall next to Kuro. "Looks like they need a few more minutes." He said not surprised in the least. Actually, now he was kind of glad Kuro had let Hinata go with Kenma. He had been concerned about those few moments of arousal he had felt coming from Hinata over their bond but overall Hinata felt much more relaxed. Talking with Kenma probably helped him get back on balance for the evening and in all honesty it was kind of nice to have a few minutes Hinata free. He loved Hinata for sure but that didn't mean he wanted to spend every minute of every day with the boy. Sometimes he just needed me time to just process things and it looked like Hinata felt the same.
Kuro sighed next to him. "Yeah." The one word answer being the only thing he said. They stood in companionable silence when the bathroom door finally opened. Hinata came bouncing out first a smile on his face. Happiness rolled through the bond and Kageyama almost smiled himself.
"All clean." Hinata announced as he stopped in front of Kageyama. "Should I wait here?" he asked. Kageyama nodded.
"Just in case… it would be a good idea." Kageyama's gaze turned to Kenma as if to tell him that he should wait with Hinata, but then thought better about it. It would mean more to Hinata if Kenma chose to wait with him on his own.
"Let's take our stuff back to the room." Kenma stated looking at Shoyou. "I want to grab my game while we wait." Seemed Kenma understood just fine.
"Yeah sure." Hinata said and they walked off together back towards the room. Kuro headed to the bathroom and Kageyama followed once Hinata was out of sight.
Kuro was already half undressed stuffing his shirt into one of the shelves. Silently Kageyama did the same but it was kind of nice not to have to hurry. Hinata had his watch on around his ankle and would be just outside the door, so Kageyama took his time. The silence wasn't awkward at all as they washed and climbed into the bath. It was hot and it felt good on their slightly sore muscles.
Kageyama looked over at Kuro who had his eyes closed. "So… Kenma huh?"
Kuro opened his eyes and looked at Kageyama. "Yep… Kenma."
"Does he know?"
"Yeah, I would think so. I've been pretty obvious about it." Kuro answered openly.
"And?"
"I don't think he cares." Kuro said with a frown. "He treats me like he always has. Which is fine I guess, that's better than him ignoring or avoiding me. But it's also very frustrating." Kageyama nodded in understanding. "Besides, it won't really matter for much longer anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm graduating at the end of the year." Kuro answered with a sigh. "I've got a lot of recommendations for volleyball from a lot of different colleges. I haven't really decided where I'm going to accept and I have no clue where Kenma is planning on going. With his grades I'm sure he'll make the cut for Tokyo University, and I highly doubt he'll continue to play volleyball." Kageyama frowned at Kuro's hopeless tone, but there wasn't much he could say to refute Kuro's logic. He understood exactly how Kuro felt. He had similar worries when it came to himself and Hinata, and they were fate mates for crying out loud. The thought of Hinata going to a different university than him or playing on the other side of the net from him was almost debilitating. But they were bonded, Kuro didn't have that with Kenma.
Kuro sighed again. "It's fine though. It doesn't have to happen now and I have no intention of giving up. He will be mine…" Kuro stated with conviction, "…eventually."
Kageyama smirked as he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He wished Kuro luck.