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The next match against Date Tech was nerve-wracking. You were on the edge of your seat while looking at Karasuno once again break through Date Tech's defenses. Date Tech was able to block multiples of Karasuno's attacks and spikes. Otonashi hasn't bothered you since the first match, he must've gone to go support Nekoma.
You felt relieved as you were able to watch the match without fearing for your life. You felt something you haven't felt in a long time, you felt free and happy. You also now have someone that cares about you. You then immediately snap out of your thoughts when you see Hinata and Kageyama finally do their quick attack against Date Tech. Karasuno scores a point and you start clapping for them.
Karasuno kept their scores up by tricking Date Tech such as Hinata tricking Date Tech's blockers by making them jump too early. Date Tech's ace quickly caught into Hinata's tricks and blocked his attack even though he has already jumped and Date Tech wins a point. Karasuno quickly adapts to the opposing team knowing their tricks and pulled another trick out of their bag.
After Date Tech losing their first match, Date Tech calls a timeout during the second match. You sat back in your seat when both teams head to their coach for a break. Your eyes follow Kageyama as he walks off the court, Kageyama sneaks a glance at you only for you two to lock eyes.
You give him a thumbs up and smile while Kageyama smirks in return. Kageyama then turns around to focus on his team while you just observed the gym. Otonashi is nowhere in sight which is good, I hoped I scared him off. The breaks end and Karasuno and Date Tech make their way back to the court.
Karasuno finally reaches match point and Asahi sets the ball only for it to get blocked by the tall ace of Date Tech. Your heart drops as the ball fall towards the floor and you were so on the edge of your seat, you could fall off. A bright smile grew on your face when Nishinoya impressively serves the ball with his foot.
Asahi tries to spike the ball again and it successfully makes it through Date Tech's defenses and Karasuno wins the match against Date Tech. Karasuno bow their heads to the spectators, once Kageyama rises, he immediately locks eyes with you and you gave him another bright smile. Kageyama blushes and sheepishly looks away. You sigh and walked down from the bleachers towards Karasuno's team.
"Good job, guys," You say once you're near the team. They all smile at you as you help Kiyoko hand out towels and water bottles. Once handing out the bottles for the other teammates, you finally reach Kageyama—your friend now boyfriend. "You did good," You say as you sheepishly give Kageyama his water and towel. Kageyama gives an appreciating look and you smile lovingly at him. The loving gaze was soon broken as Tsukishima starts to tease Kageyama about having a (s/o).
You take the bus back to school instead of the train since everyone agreed it would be easier. "I can wait outside..." You suggested since Coach Ukai wanted to hold a meeting for the team to talk about today's match. Kageyama reluctantly nodded his head and made his way into the gym to participate in the meeting. You leaned on the cream-colored wall and scrolled through your phone. A smile graces your lips when you see a text from your mother, "How was the match?"
You sent a quick 'good' and started to scroll through the other messages that went unnoticed during the match. You frown slightly as you still haven't received a text from your father. You pushed that thought to the back of your head as you started to now scroll through social media. While laughing at a funny video of a cat dancing, you received a text. "Y/n." The text was sent from Otonashi.
You kissed your teeth and ignored the text. Otonashi's name then flashes on the screen as your phone vibrates. You stared at the caller ID as the memory from earlier resurfaced. "W-What?" You said as nervousness bubbles insides you. You heard a 'tch' over the phone as you waited for a response. "I didn't like what you did," Otonashi says as you scan the area around you. "I hate you," you spat as you tightly gripped your phone. "I hate you. Leave me the fuck alone," You stated with a slightly raised voice.
There was silence until you heard a soft 'why'. You scoffed and spoke, "You abused me for years and you're asking why I hate you." Otonashi stammers to find an answer as your patience starts to run thin. "I-I didn't mean to. You know that I love you," Otonashi finally says as you felt your patience snap. "Stop saying that you loved me. If you loved me you wouldn't have done those things. Don't ever fucking contact me again or I'm calling the cops," You snapped and hung up.
You quickly block Otonashi's number as your mood was now ruined as all of the years of abuse flashes behind your eyes. You leaned your head back into the cold surface of the wall and closes your eyes. You took deep steady breaths as you felt your heart race. Come on, not here. Not now. You pleaded for your heartbeat and breathing to regulate. You felt your throat tighten up as you silently struggled to breathe.
You painfully dug your nails into the wall as you slowly sat onto your butt. "Shit," you muttered as you started to feel lightheaded. "Hey, (l/n), you can come in if-" Kageyama look at your limp form as he rushed over to you. You felt yourself being shaken as you slowly lift your arm to place it on his shoulder. You felt Kageyama fidget since he felt unsure what to do. "Just stay here," You command and Kageyama finally stops stuttering and fidgeting.
He lets out a deep exhale as you focused on your breathing once again. You smelled the aroma of his cologne and the faint smell of his sweat. You felt the loving feeling you felt when Kageyama helped you through your panic attack last time. "Another panic attack?" Kageyama asked quietly as you softly nodded your head. "Is everything okay?" Sugawara's voice interrupted the comforting silence.
"Ah, what happened to (l/n)-san," Hinata said as he poked his head out of the gym. You felt embarrassed as many people were seeing you as your most vulnerable. "They're not feeling well," Kageyama admits as you look away in shame at your panic attack. "You should take her home," Takeda suggestion makes Kageyama nods in response. Kageyama stood up before asking you a question, "Are you feeling better?" You smile up at Kageyama as you shakily stood up to your feet. "Can you walk home?" Daichi asked since he saw that you were a little wobbly on your feet.
You nodded your head and sent a smile to the team. "I'm alright now. Sorry for worrying you," You said to the team as they then dismissed your apology. After saying a quick goodbye to everyone and everyone making their way to their respective houses, you and Kageyama walk in silence. The silence felt different, you now know your feelings towards each other as you guys subconsciously walk closer and closer to each other.
"What happened?" Kageyama broke the silence as he looks towards you for an answer. "It was Otonashi, he-" Kageyama's whole body tensed up at the name. "He was here!?" Kageyama said while gritting his teeth and tightly clenching his hands. You looked down at his tightly clenched fist and decided to softly take his fist into yours. "He called me and I told him to fuck off off and threatened to call the cops if he continues," You say softly as you physically felt Kageyama relax.
He let out a relieved sigh and his gaze met your eyes. "It's just that he hurt you and-" You cut Kageyama off with a peck on his lips. "Let's not talk about him, okay?" You suggested and Kageyama nodded his head before walking off. You kept ahold of his hands as you guys once again walked silently. Walking hand in hand, you guys finally make it back to the house.
"I'm home!" Kageyama yells as we both took off our shoes before entering the house. "I don't think they're here," You guessed since the house was pitch black and silent. "Must be another night shift," Kageyama hypothesized and made his way to the kitchen. Kageyama tosses you a water bottle as you guys both made your way into his room. "You should sleep, you have to wake up early again," You said and Kageyama shrugs his shoulders.
You sat quietly on your phone while sipping your water as Kageyama tosses a ball up and down while laying in his bed. You glance over at him, he must be thinking hard about the match against Aoba Johsai. You sigh then stood up. Kageyama stopped his ministrations as he noticed you walking towards him. "Goodnight," You say as you have a soft smile at Kageyama. Kageyama's face relaxes as he mutters a goodnight back to you.
You walked out of his room and into your room. You flipped onto your bed as you summarize the day in your head. Your eyes flutter close as you let the comforting feeling of sleep wash over you.
You groan as you stir awake from your loud alarm. You switch off your alarm and quickly made your way to the bathroom to get ready for the day. "Oh, morning," You say as Kageyama opens the door to the bathroom to leave. "Morning," He says as he then goes to hug you. You tense up as this is another uncharacteristic thing for Kageyama to do. "A-Ah, are you nervous?" You asked as you try to find the reason for this long morning hug. Kageyama hesitantly shakes his head as he continues to hug you for longer.
You eventually gave in and wrapped your arms around Kageyama and snuggled into his touch. This probably won't happen again anytime soon. You drift off as you guys both just stay in each other's embrace. Your eyes flutter opens and you gaze at the clock adjoining the wall. You let out a gasp and pat Kageyama on his back. "You're going to be late. Let go," You say as Kageyama instantly perks up. His cheeks were slightly pink as he remembers how long he's been hugging you.
You guys avoided each other's gaze awkwardly and decided to finish your morning routines before quickly making your way to the school. You smiled at the bracelet Kageyama got you and boarded the bus to the Inter High.
☟︎Time Skip☟︎
Shit. You say at the edge of your seat as you see almost every single spike from Karasuno gets blocked. The captain of Aoba Johsai seems to know every single movement Karasuno is planning. You feel the urge to bite your nails raw as the opponent scores. Coach Ukai calls a timeout as he tries to calm his team down. You warily look at Kageyama and his face is tense and uptight.
You cheered and almost jumped out of your seat when Karasuno scores from Tanaka's spike. You felt less on edge and you let out a breath you didn't know you were holding. Your excitement quickly boils down as you see the irritation on Kageyama's face as he starts to set sharp and fast tosses. Your mouth flys open as you then see Sugawara standing at the side of the court—waiting to switch with Kageyama.
Kageyama no longer looks as uptight—which relaxes you—as he sits on the bench as he converses with Hinata. With Sugawara setting, Karasuno steadily starts to make their way up the scoreboard. Even with Karasuno gaining up on Aoba Johsai, the opponent eventually ended up winning the set. You curse under your breath as you see both teams on their break.
The second set is going well and Kageyama eventually goes back into play. Kageyama seems more focused and less agitated now since he was able to clear his head and watch how Sugawara interacts with the team. You felt a chill run down your spine as you see Kageyama's attempt to smile at his teammates as encouragement. I think he scared them instead.
The match is going steadily as Kageyama looks more happy and relaxed from the encouragement from his teammates. Aoba Johsai and Karasuno seem to chase each other like cats and dogs. One team will win a point and the other team will follow up shortly. With Kageyama and Tsukishima blocking the ace of Aoba Johsai, Karasuno wins the set.
Aoba Johsai is now three points ahead of Karasuno as the third set continues. My eyes widen as a nervous Yamaguchi step onto the court as a pinch server. Yamaguchi goes to serve only to hit the net and Aoba Johsai reaches the twenties. You wince at the failed serve and silently hoped that Yamaguchi wouldn't blame himself. Karasuno still seems to be in a good mood even after the failed server.
You held your breath as Karasuno and Aoba Johsai are tied. Even when one team goes up the point, the other team soon follows and they become tied once again. You felt like you were about to fall out of your seat as you sat on the very edge. You have never seen a match this intense in person and you emphasize with the boys on the court as they are panting—clearly fatigued. You remember back to when you were younger and you would play volleyball for hours with your father in the backyard as your mother watched from the living room.
You snapped out of your reverie as you hear the faint sound of the ball falling onto the ground. Everyone was silent as you felt your heart drop into your stomach. You gulped as you turn to the scoreboard, Aoba Johsai had won. The two teams line up and shake hands before they clean up and then made their way outside. You grabbed your belongings and scrambled out of the gym. You stayed silent as you were unsure how to comfort the team.
Coach Ukai decided it was a good idea to go out to eat instead of heading straight home. You quietly sat between Hinata and Kageyama picking at the food with your chopsticks before hesitantly eating it. One by one, everyone started to cry. Your eyes widen slightly and you felt your heart drop to the floor once you saw the tears flow down Kageyama's face. You frantically look for tissue and started to wipe his tears. His gaze makes its way onto you as you gave him a watery smile. You felt the need to cry once Kageyama smile at you with tears bubbling in his eyes.
After the emotional dinner and you shedding a few tears every time you looked at your crying boyfriend, you and Kageyama finally head home. "Hey," You stopped walking and reached out for his hand. Kageyama brought his gaze from the floor to your (e/c) eyes. You gaze lovingly at your lover and squeezed his hands. "I'm proud of you. You did well," You say as you look to the right as you try to come up with more encouraging words. You chuckle sheepishly and rubbed your neck, "Sorry, I'm not good at this-" You were cut off by Kageyama's lips on yours.
You melted into the kiss as you brought your hand up to his face. Kageyama wrapped his arms around you and you felt a few stray tears fall onto your cheeks. You guys then separated as you guys painted softly from the breathtaking kiss. Kageyama looked away from you as he felt ashamed for crying in front of you. You stared at Kageyama as he frowned at the floor.
You followed his gaze and concluded that he was frowning at your scars. Insecurity and self-doubt flow through you as you attempted to pull your hand away from Kageyama. Kageyama gripped your hand tighter and brought it closer to him. He then peered at you as he brought your scarred arm closer to his lips. He gave a soft kiss to each scar that littered your beautiful (s/c) arm.
The action made your heart clench tighter as you let out a choked sob. "I love you," He mutters as he takes your other wrist and starts to apply sweet kisses that numb your entire body onto your arm. "I love you, too," you sobbed.
the end