Heya guys, a big thanks to all those people who reviewed, favourited or followed. I really do love you guys. I'm now leaning towards HarryXkuroo. Please tell me what you think, I need pairing ideas, is everyone okay with HinataXKageyama?
This is around episode six. Sorry for any mistakes as this is self beta'd and I do not own Harry Potter or Haikyuu.
Harry wasn't in the mood for volleyball. He'd been a member of the volleyball club for a couple of days now and had yet to actually do anything. He'd practically taken over the small stage at the end of the gym. It was where he sat and watched the team practice while munching on snacks.
He knew the fact that he refused to join in on practice was starting to get on some of the teams nerves but he didn't care. He'd join in when he wanted to, which probably wouldn't happen. Besides, this way he was part of a club without getting to close to anyone. In Harry's mind it was a win-win situation.
He was currently laying on his stomach on the stage reading a book. A crumpled bag of chips lay on his left side, its contents half eaten, and on his right side sat a bar of unopened chocolate. He itched to have a cigarette but decided to hold out till after practice, students weren't allowed to smoke on school grounds. Not that that had stopped him before.
Harry glanced up as a shadow fell over his prone form. He let out a soft exasperated sigh when he saw that it was the idiot Tanaka. Well it could be worse; it could be the ginger midget. The other teen had on his 'intimidating' face, which Harry easily ignored. He turned back to his book before turning the page.
"Hey, Lazy Brit, you gonna join the game?" Harry's eyebrow twitched slightly at the nickname but he didn't move from his spot. Tanaka's frustration grew as Harry refused to acknowledge his presence. Tanaka had to resist the urge to punch the bastard in the face. "Fine then, don't blame me when you kicked out of the team for not joining in."
Now that got a reaction. Harry stilled and his eyes flickered up to meet Tanaka's. As much as Harry didn't want to participate he didn't want to be kicked out. This was the only good club to join and being kicked out was definitely not an option. A wicked grin stretched across Tanaka's face. "Oh, so you didn't hear? The captain said he was getting sick of you not joining in and it's quite possible that you'll get kicked out."
Harry's eyes drifted back to his book and he was silent for a moment. He remorsefully shut his book, vowing to finish it later and find out if Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth got together. He smoothly stood from his laying down position and stretched out his back.
After hearing his back crack, and smiling when the noise made Tanaka wince, he went to join the practice. The team stood in a loose circle and Harry stepped in beside Hinata as it was the only free spot. It took a while for them to notice he was there, he could be quiet when he wanted to, and most looked shocked that he was actually participating.
Hinata looked the most shocked, staring up at him with wide orange eyes. "Wha... Hari-kun? But I thought you said you couldn't play volleyball." Hinata looked surprised when Kageyama punched his shoulder. "Why didn't you tell us he couldn't play volleyball sooner, you dumbass." Hinata looked at Kageyama with wounded eyes "That hurt you bastard."
Daichi looked like he'd solved a puzzle and the rest of the team were staring at Harry in various expressions of shock. The silence was broken when Tsukishima started snickering "What kind of idiot joins a volleyball team when they can't play volleyball?"
"That explains why you haven't joined the practices; you don't know how to play. And I bet you were too embarrassed to ask." Sugawara's silver eyes looked at Harry in sympathy.
Harry was starting to get annoyed at his teams assumptions. He knew how to play volleyball dammit. This was all Hinata's fault; if the ginger midget had kept his mouth closed none of this would have happened. Harry knew he was good at volleyball as he had trained with his godfather and his godfather's team numerous times. Harry's agitation grew as Tanaka burst out laughing, joining in with Tsukishima's snickers.
Hinata turned back to Harry, a visible spring in his step."Don't worry Hari-kun we'll teach you how to play volleyball and soon you'll be able to play with the pros." Hinata pointed to his chest, making it obvious who he was referring to when he said pro's.
Harry sighed and placed a hand to the bridge of his nose. "You are such an idiot. Do you really think I'd join the volleyball team without knowing how to play? I know how to play so all of you can stop making stupid assumptions." He snapped, his frustration and annoyance bubbling beneath his skin.
A second later he realised that was the most he'd spoken in front of his team mates and he flushed slightly. He whirled around so no one could see his face "So are we going to start the practice or not?" The team was silent for a moment before Daichi spoke up. "Okay. We'll start with some warm ups and then we'll do a practice game."
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Harry knew he could be competitive. Once he was in 'the zone,' as Sirius called it, he gave it his full attention and pushed himself to the limits to win, something that seemed to shock his team mates. They had probably expected some half assed attempts from him. But no, Harry threw himself around in order to return the ball and score a point.
It was after a rather impressive block that Harry realised Hinata was staring at him with wide disbelieving eyes. Harry wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand. Now that he thought about it most of his teammates were looking at him in disbelief. He smirked at them before stalking towards a shell shocked Tsukishima. Unfortunately the blonde was on the other side of the net so Harry had to settle for a poisonous glare.
"Who's the idiot now, huh?" The blonde blinked in shock as he gazed down at Harry. Harry was pleased to note he was only slightly shorter than the other male. He turned to face the team. "I told you guys I could play."
Hinata gave Harry a wide smile "Wow, Hari-kun that was amazing! Can you teach me how to play like that?" Harry sighed, would the brat ever shut up? Probably not, damn.
The rest of practice passed in a blur and when it was over Harry was sweating but happy. Man, it felt good to play again. "Hey, Hari-kun are you coming to the match against aoba Johsai?" Harry turned to face the captain before shrugging. Daichi seemed to take that as a yes and kept talking "If you want to join the game you're going to have to join in all of our practices."
Harry nodded. Sirius would probably make him go to the game anyway. Daichi smiled "Okay. The game is in three weeks. I'm glad you finally decided to join in." And with that final piece of wisdom he turned and walked away.
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True to his word Harry had joined in every practice until the game. He worked better with his teammates now but still refused to get to closer to them. He couldn't afford to get attached to any of them.
The bus trip was long enough for him to take a nap, which was precisely what he did. He only woke up when Tanaka started yelling. Apparently Hinata wasn't feeling to good and had puked all over the other male's pants. Harry couldn't help but be amused at Tanaka's and Hinata's horrified faces.
He watched Hinata run of to find a bath room and decided to follow the midget. Maybe there was something Harry could do to help the ginger calm down. He made his way to the bathroom where he found Hinata hunched over and clutching his stomach.
He reached into his bag and pulled out his extra drink bottle. Making his way over to the ginger midget he crouched next to him and passed him the bottle. Hinata looked up at him in confusion. "Hari-kun wha-" Harry cut him of "Shut up. Take small sips from the bottle. It should pass soon."
Hinata nodded and took small sips of water. Internally debating with himself for a second Harry reached out a hand and began rubbing soothing circles on the gingers back. Hinata tensed for a second before relaxing. "Do you feel better?" Hinata took another sip from the water bottle "A bit. Thanks Hari-kun. I owe you one."
Harry stood and offered a hand to Hinata. "Come on midget. We have a game to win." Hinata nodded, determination glittering in his eyes, before reaching up and grasping Harry's hand. "Let's do this."
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Unfortunately the large gym and the tall opponents made Hinata's nerves even worse. Harry stood to the back of the group and he didn't really pay attention to what is teammates were saying. He probably should have but he didn't.
He wanted to pull out a snack so he could eat but apparently there was a 'no food in the gym' rule, what a load of crap. He watched as Hinata once again ran off to the bathroom but this time he decided not to follow. Hinata had kept the bottle of water Harry had given him so there wasn't much else he could do for the ginger. Besides, Harry had seen Tanaka run of to find him.
Daichi handed Harry a red singlet with the number 3 on it which Harry proceeded to slip on over his top. Once all of the players were there they bowed to each other before getting into position.
Harry watched in sympathy as Hinata made mistake after mistake. What was making the ginger haired boy so nervous that he managed to knock over the umpire chair? Harry managed to get some blocks and returns in but not many, not with Hinata running all over the court like a headless chicken.
And when they finally scored a point the worst possible thing happened. It was Hinata's turn to serve. If he stuffed up the first set would be finished. Harry didn't think it possible but somehow things got even worse.
When Hinata went to serve the ball glanced of his hand wrong and instead of going over the net it slammed into the back of Kageyama's head. Absolute silence fell over the court and even Harry was frozen in shock.
Slowly Kageyama turned to glare at Hinata, his glare promising death and destruction. Hinata looked like he was going to faint, Harry couldn't blame him. The sound of the umpire blowing the whistle cut through the heavy silence and it was like everybody unfroze.
Tanaka and Tsukishima started to snicker, not caring that Kageyama looked just about ready to kill someone. Kageyama turned and started stalking towards Hinata who backed away until he couldn't back up any further. Harry decided to give the two their privacy, flopped onto the floor and promptly fell asleep.
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"I can't believe he's actually sleeping. What should we do? The team is going to need to line up soon." Sugawara's voice caused him to wake but he didn't stir.
"Maybe we should draw on his face as punishment and then take photos. That ought to teach him." And that of course was the idiot Tanaka. Harry jumped up "I'm awake. I'm awake; please don't draw on my face."
Some of the team chuckled at him and Tanaka laughed loudly. Harry ignored them and went to line up at the end of the court. There was a reason he was always falling asleep. His magic had been his main source of energy but now that he didn't have it he had to sleep a lot more then he used to to make up for it.
The healers had told him to tell people he had Narcolepsy if they asked why he fell asleep so much.
He wasn't sure what Tanaka said to Hinata while he was asleep but suddenly Hinata was back to his normal self. Karasuno started scoring again and soon the score was 10-9, Karasuno was in front by 1 point.
Harry sunk into his 'competitive mode' focusing on his team, the opposing team and the volleyball. He blocked out everything else. That said he couldn't help but laugh when Hinata took a volleyball to the face.
When they took a brake Harry gratefully accepted the bottle passed to him. "Try not to fall asleep again lazy brit." Harry glared at Tanaka "It's not like I can help it, it kinda just happens." Tanaka huffed "What's that supposed to mean?"
It surprisingly wasn't Tanaka that asked but Sugawara. The silverette stared at him intensely and Harry had to fight the urge to fidget. When it seemed that the other teen wasn't going to give up till he got an answer Harry sighed. "I have narcolepsy okay?"
Hinata bounded over "What's Narcolepsy?" Harry rubbed his forehead in irritation "It means that I have a bad habit of falling asleep when I'm not supposed to." Hinata's eyes widened in understanding. Before anyone could ask any more questions the break was over and they head to go back into their positions.
There were a couple of minor arguments but besides that Karasuno continued to score. Soon the score was 24-22 with Karasuno ahead by 2 points. Aoba Johsai was starting to get desperate. But in the end it was pointless and Karasuno won the set.
Harry was sitting on the bench resting when the cheering started. He didn't know why but a sense of dread washed over him. Something big was about to happen.
Just wanted to say I don't know much about narcolepsy so if I got something wrong or offended someone please tell me so I can change it. And just to make it clear Harry doesn't actually have narcolepsy it's just the easiest explanation for him to use.
I'll be trying to cover an episode per chapter. Sorry this took so long. Please leave a review.