Chapter Eleven
The Grand King, Hinata realized, was a very strange man.
"Why are you at my house?" He all but hissed, making sure not to wake Natsu so early in the morning. The Grand King waved him off, then those arms swooped in and lifted him off of the ground; he grunted and might have kicked at the Grand King's shins, might have drawn out a clenched curse and then Hinata might have been lowered to the ground, albeit in a slightly different location. Grand King's face morphed too quickly from pain to pleasure and Hinata swallowed on instinct.
"Thanks for inviting me in, Chibi-chan." Then that hand was on his head again, and Hinata did not flinch or squirm from that penetrating gaze or big warm hand. He batted at The Grand King's hand but it refused to move, he grunted, rearing his foot back, ready to finish the job volleyball had started on Grand King's knee. That seemed to get his attention, although Grand King's snake eyes went from openly curios to a silent warning in less than a second.
He shows a lot of emotions, Hinata realized, previously under the impression that The Grand King could only smile or glare. It was interesting, and slightly terrifying. "Would you like to come in?" He asked, voice oozing with sarcasm that Grand King didn't seem to pick on. The older boy smiled down at him, then bowed slightly, "Sorry for the intrusion." He whispered directly into Hinata's ear. Hinata didn't know you could feel toothpaste on someone's breath, it felt like fire and made him shiver.
"I can't offer you breakfast, but I have a feeling that's not why you're here." It was half a question, half a poke at Grand King's weirdness, speaking of which, "Grand King, how did you find my house?" Please tell me you did not follow me home. He had seen the other walk to the station, but he had a feeling Grand King could hide when he wanted. Grand King hummed, like Kenma, then smiled at him as he put his shoes away. "I asked Tobio-chan, of course." He whispered, as if that were the only way that he'd know.
"Kageyama told you where I live?" He asked, skepticism coloring his voice, so much that the Grand King had to be stupid not to pick up on it. Grand King laughed, low and uncomfortable, "Well, not exactly." He admitted vaguely, but didn't elaborate.
"What does that even mean?" Hinata asked, offering Grand King some slippers. Grand King took them and his lips rolled, then said, "I might have convinced him to give me your address." That doesn't sound good. "And by 'convince' you mean?" He couldn't help but ask, reminding himself to beat the shit out of Kageyama, after asking if he's okay, of course. "I just asked him you lived here, then he called me an idiot and told me that you lived here." Sneaky.
"So, you tricked him." It wasn't a question. Grand King nodded, handing the slippers back after realizing they wouldn't fit on his big ass feet. Hinata was slightly pleased at this, then annoyed. Stupid, idiot Kageyama. "He's not the smartest Kouhai." Grand King said, probably getting a read on Hinata's face. "You still think of him like that?" Grand King laughed again, it sounded much different than the one before, lighter, but creepier at the same time. "Not quite." He wondered if Grand King only knew how to talk riddles. Maybe it's his way to play more games. He wasn't sure, he didn't know Grand King as well as Kageyama did.
"Aren't you going to show me around?" Grand King asked, sounding cheeky, and remained unaffected as Hinata glared at him for a long time. He cracked first, Grand King had his name for a reason, he guessed. He waved the stupid, taller boy over and lead him through the house. He walked backwards, too familiar with his own home to run into anything, and kept an eye on the enemy setter as he looked around. Grand King's eyes were free of judgement, which only made him nervous. He wondered why he should be nervous, which only made him more so.
"No couch?" Grand King asked eventually, after spending a very long time looking through all of the Hinata family pictures, "That's a shame, I was looking forward to watching movies and cuddling you." Hinata did not blush at Grand King's stupid observation, and his heart was not beating faster after Grand King shot him a cheeky smile. I hate you so much, his mind hissed.
"You're little sister is cute." Grand King said as Hinata escorted the taller male into his bedroom, at his odd request. Hinata thought his most recent statement was more odd, "She looks a lot like you." Grand King said when Hinata just stared at him. "We're related, of course he look alike." He muttered indignantly, Grand King just smiled. "Except her eyes, yours are much prettier." Hinata just harrumphed, boys can't be pretty, he wanted to say, but the look the Grand King gave him had closed his throat.
"Whatever." Hinata said, hiding his not warm face behind his hair. When he looked up, Grand King was a lot shorter, and sitting on his bed, which explain the first thing. "Why are you on my bed?" He pouted, expecting another stupid comment on how the sheets complimented your ears or something to that degree. Grand King just leaned back instead of answering, his head knocking loudly into the wall. Hinata snorted, then giggled, then laughed his ass off, trying to conceal it into his hands so Natsu couldn't hear him.
Grand King shot up, rubbing at his head and pouting, which only made him laugh harder. "That's not very nice, Chibi-chan." Grand King moaned, "I could have a brain injury." Hinata had to find his breath before he could respond with, "You need a brain to get a brain injury." Which, in his defense, was hilarious. "So mean." Grand King sniffled, then lunged at him. Hinata tried his best to escape, but his door was closed and he had nowhere to run. "I'm sorry, Grand King, please don't kill me." He belted out as fast as possible as the Grand King crawled closer and closer. "Please spare me." He whined as Grand King's face approached his, those snake eyes keeping him locked in place.
Then there was heat on his face, Grand King's breath, he realized. It was silent around them, except for the sound of breathing, Hinata swallowed, feeling awkward at the proximity of their faces and the way Grand King was studying him. "I didn't mean it." He offered, trying to push Grand King's shoulder back, which only seemed to bring the other closer. Then there was more heat, and pressure, on his lips. "Make it up to me?" Grand King asked, after he pulled his lips and heat, back.
Hinata was at a loss for words, so he nodded slowly. Grand King smiled, his face shadowed with his fluffy hair, then brought his lips back in. Grand King's eyes close when he kisses me, Hinata notices, trying not to be overwhelmed with the fire that Grand King prods into his mouth. He obliges, swallows again, then remembers their lesson from yesterday and prods back, Grand King's tongue feeling like lava against his. Hinata studies Grand King's face as their tongues collide, his eyebrows aren't as evil looking when they're this close, his eyes seem to vibrate under their lids, and his tongue is really, really warm.and wet.
He was lost in the heat, could feel the blood pumping in his ears but no sounds came through. He was pretty sure The Grand King was talking, could feel those lips move against his too warm cheeks, but he just pulled their lips back together and got lost again. He never imagined that kissing could or would feel this nice. His head was swimming, only barely registered when Grand King's too big hands landed on his back, on his stomach, on his hips.
Grand King's touch made him squirm, too hot claws pushing into already burning skin, but the other refused to relent and Hinata didn't know how to stop. If he could stop. "Grand King." He whined, when those hands traveled under his shirt, feeling hot where Kenma's had been cold. "What is it, Chibi-chan?" Came a muffled reply, Grand King's head was on his shoulder, licking, biting, sucking. He shuddered, "You-what're you doing?" He gasped, head tilting back, hitting a wall but not laughing or hurting.
"Making you feel good." Came Grand King's voice, voice as ragged as he felt, the hands on his back followed the curve of his rib cage, dragged onto his stomach. Grand King froze. "You should really eat more." He registered the lack of nickname, "I'm fine." He whined, pressing his body into that overwhelming mouth and torturous hands. Grand King didn't refuse him, sucked and nipped, and a whole bunch of other words that Hinata couldn't name, all over his neck. He wondered if they'd leave marks. Just showing people you're mine. He whined, his mouth feeling almost freezing without Grand King's presence.
"Grand King." The other pulled back, his lips making a disgusting noise as it was removed from his neck, "Yes?" He sounded so casual when he answered, he wondered what made Grand King squirm, feel that burning that he felt. "Please kiss me." Grand King giggled, then pecked his lips. He's teasing me. He wanted to scream. "Please." He tried again, nearly on the point of begging and he didn't know why. "Aren't you a little kiss slut." Grand King cooed, then those lips were on his and that was that.
Slut. He'd heard that word used before, never had it directed at him before. Feels weird being called that. But if needing that heat the Grand King provided, then he'd be happily called a slut forever. Grand King swallowed his thoughts and the stayed like that for a long time.
"Big Brother! Big Brother!" Came from too close, and Hinata's heart stopped. His door, the one he'd been leaning on with Grand King on top of him, was pulled from beneath him and they fell onto the floor. Natsu squealed, overpowering the sound of his head hitting the floor. "You're not Kenma!" Natsu screeched, then stepped forward, looking ready to fight someone who could easy tower over someone three times her height. "Where's Kenma?" He asked, arms crossed and pouting.
"Yes, Chibi-chan, where is Kenma?" Grand King asked, a weird look in his eyes. Hinata, who's entire though process had been focused on Grand King, reeled back, then spluttered. "I have more than one friend, Natsu." He explained, trying to crawl out from under Grand King before his sister questioned that. "Nu uh! Kenma's the only who's come here." I swear to God. He looked up at Grand King who waslaughing, then Natsu was giggling and he was left pouting all the way to breakfast.
"And who are you?" Sato asked, tone making Hinata flinch, Grand King's reaction was composed and perfect. "Oikawa Tooru, I'm friends with Hinata, pleasure to meet you, thanks for having me." Hinata cringed, Grand King was so formal and casual and sounded nothing like he had just been sucking his friend's lips off. Sato looked at him, he smiled and nodded, and another plate was on the table. "You're becoming very popular, Shoyo." She commented, tone amused but face cold as usual.
He huffed, ignoring the smiles shared between Grand King and Natsu, "I've always been popular." He said loudly, crossing his arms and frowning at his sister. "Yes, of course, must have slipped my mind." Sato commented, sending a sharp look at his rice bowl. He sighed, preparing his gag reflex, then tucked into the meal.
Grand King's eyes were on him as he spoke with Sato and occasionally Natsu. "How long have you known Shoyo, Oikawa-san?" Sato asked first, Grand King looked something at the use of Hinata's given name, then answered, "Since he stared at Karasuno." Sato's eyebrow rose at that, "Do you also go there?" And Grand King laughed, making Sato's cheeks light up. "No, ma'am, I go to Aoba Johsai." She nodded at that, hiding her cheeks behind her napkin, which gave Hinata time to hide something else in his own.
"Then how is it that you know each other?" She asked, looking at Grand King curiously. Grang King just smiled at her from across the table, "We're rivals, in a way." Then Sato snorted, looking at Hinata, "I thought Kageyama was your rival?" at the same time that Natsu squealed, "I thought Kenma was your rival?"
Grand King laughed again, slid his hand over Hinata's shoulder, commenting, "You have a lot of rivals, but I'm your favorite, right, chibi-chan?" and Natsu squealed again before he could answer, which was almost a blessing considering his throat and face were too hot to formulate a proper response. "Chibi-chan! Chibi-chan! He calls you chibi-chan!" Natsu was laughing again, which he normally wouldn't have minded, until she started calling him that, "I'm taller than you!" He almost yelled, then everyone was laughing. He took that moment to deposit more rice into his napkin, only to find said rice on his lap.
Grand King's eyes were on him as he picked rice from his shorts, he looked over at him, and those snake eyes were on him, studying with no hint of merriment despite the smile on his lips. His heart froze when he realized that he actually had to eat the rest of it now, and his stomach grumbled quietly, he'd usually have meat buns by now. He sighed into his rice and glared at Grand King from the corner of his eye. He just really hoped that he didn't pass out again. Sure it's bad, but I didn't think it'd be bad for you. I wonder if I'm allergic to rice. The only guy in all of Japan to be allergic to rice. Who's already REALLY good at volleyball. He's not sure that's exactly what he wants to be known for. Except maybe that last part.
Grand King leads him out his house with smiles and waves, then turns around and pushes Shoyo against the now closed door. "What's this?" He asks, shoving Hinata's napkin under his nose, there's anger and something else in The Grand King's voice, is he worried? Hinata frowns, unlikely. "I just really don't like rice." It's the truth, Grand King looks like he believes otherwise, but his eyes are no longer glaring into his. "Then why does she make you eat it?" He shrugs, everyone eats rice, that didn't feel like a good answer.
"I'll buy you something." Grand King says, and it's not an offer, he shakes his head, "You really don't have to do that, I'll be fine." Grand King is glaring at him again, "You're too skinny, Hinata." It's almost a growl, but he's too focused on the fact that Grand King had just used his name. He's already feeling kind of dizzy from his half serving, maybe I really am allergic. Grand King is still looking down at him expectantly and he shrugs, "Let's just go do something, you promised to practice with me." Grand King breaks into a smile at that.
"I don't remember promising that, but since you're so cute, I guess I can't refuse."
Practicing with The Grand King was weirder than Hinata ever would have expected, Grand King knew a lot about volleyball, Hinata would give him that, but he could do without the compliments and awkward touching. He was pretty sure that Grand King had no shame, continuing to grope him as a group of old people stared at them from the court next to theirs.
About an hour into practice he started feeling tired like had the other day, Grand King gave him a weird look and insisted on buying him lunch. "That's what boyfriends do, dummy." He explained, pulling him into a shop. Ukai's store. It felt like more than coincidence, he never mentioned coming to this shop everyday since he started high school, but he had walked from this direction when he had met Grand King at the church yesterday, so maybe that was just an obvious conclusion to The Grand King.
Coach Ukai's smile quickly turned into shock when they walked into the store, "Oikawa-san, what're you doing around here?" Ukai asked, voice almost suspicious, his eyes landed on Hinata almost immediately and he did not like the look in his coach's eyes. "What?" He asked, slightly freaked out by his coach's look. He's really creepy sometimes, he couldn't help but notice. "Just helping out a fellow volleyball player, Ukai-san" I feel like I should be shocked that Grand King knows coach's name and yet... Grand King looked down at him, gave him a weird smile, then asked, "What's good for lunch, Chibi-chan?" He didn't even have to think for long before he blurted, "Meat buns!" Making Grand King laugh. Meat buns are a very serious matter, dumb head.
Ukai jumped at his outburst and Hinata realized coach was still staring at him, "R-right." He said stiffly, "How many?" cleared his throat, he should really stop smoking, then looked at Grand King, who looked at him in askance. "How many meat buns do you want, Grand King?" He asked, very much intending on convincing Grand King to get him as many as possible for taking his napkin this morning. "Six, should be enough, right?" Then a nod at Ukai before he could tell Grand King that he wanted twelve.
Ukai took a long moment to nod, his eyes still on Hinata, and then there was a heavy looking bag in front of him and he forgot all about his coach's weird look in favor of staring at the meat buns. Grand King dropped a few bills on the counter and gave thanks to the store, "Make sure you eat a good dinner, Hinata!" Ukai yelled as they were leaving, right in time to get knocked onto his ass. "What the fuck?" He groaned, rubbing his aching head as he tried to get to his feet. Stupid idiot could at least apologize-
"Oh, hey Tobio-chan." Grand King greeted as if he weren't in enemy territory and running into his old kouhai. Kageyama was silent for a long time, his bangs flipping back and forth, looking between Grand King and Hinata, before he yelled, "What the fuck-Oikawa-san, what are you doing to Hinata?"
Grand King didn't hit me with a door, you fucking idiot. He growled, and got to his feet, "You could at least say sorry for hitting me with a door, Kageyama." He muttered, now rubbing his butt. He looked up at Kageyama and couldn't help but snicker at the confused look on his face. "You should probably move from the door, Tobio-chan, you're blocking the customers." A quick look around Kageyama revealed no customers, but Kageyama looked to stunned at seeing his senpai to do more than backtrack and then yell again, this time at him.
"Hinata, idiot, did you get into another fight?" Hinata blinked, "Fight?" He asked hesitantly, looking over his body for blood or something. Just sweat stains. Gross. "Your neck, you moron." Oh, well it's not like I can see- "What's wrong with my neck?" He asked, probably more aggressively than needed, but Kageyama was still yelling, and it was ruining his meat bun high.
"It's bruised and bleeding." A swipe at his neck only showed crusted red. Dried. What the fuck? Grand King's snicker next to him gave him all the information he needed. Just making sure people know you're mine. He fought a blush, trying to remain as stoic as possible in front of Kageyama. "I must have fallen." Excellent. Kageyama made a noise in his throat that sounded skeptical, "Idiot, you should be more careful." It was a mutter and he wasn't looking at Hinata anymore. Aw, he really does care.
His musing was interrupted when Kageyama decided to yell, again, "What's he doing here?" He asked, pointing at Grand King, who smiled down at his old classmate, then waggled the bag of meat buns in front of him. "Just getting lunch, a gift from one good volleyball player to another." He said with a wink at Hinata, forcing a heat across his cheeks even though he really wanted to be mad for having Ukai and Kageyama see his marks. He shuddered. Marked by Grand King. It had a weird ring to it, like he was one of Grand King's six wives, now we just need a sport's car.
Kagayama huffed at The Grand King's statement, "That idiot isn't good." You insult your teammate but not your rival... Hinata really, really wanted to hit his setter but Grand King was holding him back, he frowned. "Chibi-chan will prove himself at the Spring Tournament, he's a good disciple, unlike someone." The tone was light but there was challenge in the cocky smirk that Grand King gave Kageyama.
Then that glare was on him "You're getting help from him?" It sounded angry, and offended, and Hinata wondered how Kageyama would react if he knew he was getting more than help from The Grand King.He'd probably kill one of us. He nodded, and Kageyama growled. "Want to join us for meat buns?" Grand King asked when Kageyama's mouth open and closed for the sixth time. A look up at Grand King garnered him a smile and a wink, Kageyama didn't say anything and the both of them followed The Grand King as he led them to a nearby bench.
The meat buns were split one, two, and three, in Hinata's favor, with a pleading look at The Grand King. "What are you doing here?" Kagayma asked, yet again, once they had tucked into their buns. Grand King finished off his bun and then smirked at his kouhai from over Hinata's shoulder, "Isn't it obvious?" Kagayama's face implied that it was anything but, and he snickered again, "I'm taking Chibi-chan under my wing, so to speak." Kageyama started choking, and then coughing, when heard The Grand King's words, when he settled, his croaky voice asked, "He's teaching you to serve?" They had done more than serving, but Grand King taught him the basics of jump serving. He nodded and Kageyama looked broken?
Kageyama stood up abruptly, bowed and gave thanks before rushing off with another word. He was about to walk after his setter but a hand on his shoulder stopped him, Grand King's face was stern and his smile was softer. "He'll be fine." Grand King said before he said anything, "He's probably just jealous." He added quietly, like an afterthought. Jealous? Grand King is good but Kageyama is good too- "Why would he be jealous, he's already a setter?" He had to ask, and Grand King's lips twitched. "When we were in middle school, Tobio-chan asked me everyday to teach him how to serve." Then went quiet, eyes distant, "Did you?" And Grand King hummed, "Teach him?" He clarified, and Grand King laughed.
"No," he leaned back, pulling Hinata against him, making him squirm, "Tobio's a genius, and there's only so much I could teach him." Hinata nodded, Kageyama was really good at setting, even if he was a jerk about it. "You bit me." He said, glaring up at the now laughing Grand King, "My mouth looks good on you." Then their faces were really, really close.
Grand King walked him home after that, I can't believe he kissed me in front of all those old people. He really wanted to hit The Grand King, but he couldn't quite reach that stupid, perfect smile so he quelled the urge. For now. "Are you busy this weekend?" It was a weird question since Grand King seemed to show up whenever he pleased, but he found himself nodding. Then a quirked brow had him saying, "I'm going to Kenma's for the weekend." Then Grand King was nodding and frowning?
"You'll miss me right?" Is he nervous? He laughed, only a second, then wrapped his arms around The Grand King's stomach, "And if I did?" A smile down at him, "Then you'd get more of these." And that face was against his, and Hinata forgot how to breath.