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Kageyama paddled as hard as he could as he rode up hill as he was crossing the mountain pass on his way to Hinata's home, his breathing was erratic and he could feel his lungs burning because of the cold mountain air, behind him he could feel Hinata's arm which was still clinging to his waist, the redhead's hair brushed against the back of his neck, sending shivers down his spine, he had to use all of his willpower to suppress the waves of laughter that threatened to burst out of his mouth so Hinata won't wake up. Kageyama cursed his ticklish neck.
"It's a good thing I've been to Hinata's place before", Kageyama thought, feeling proud of himself for remembering the way to the redhead's home. The sense of pride quickly vanished as he felt his thighs burning under all of the stress from the vigorous paddling he's been forced to do in order to climb up the mountain. Kageyama gritted his teeth as the agonizing sting nearly caused his legs to give in, as much as he's used to overworking himself, riding a bike uphill for twenty minutes is ridiculous, "No wonder he has so much stamina".
Kageyama gave it his all, moving his legs as fast and as hard as he could, knowing that if they fall then they'll both be unconscious, only this time no one would call for help.
After several more excruciating minutes where he could almost hear his thighs begging for mercy, the road flattened, Kageyama sighed a sigh of relief when he finally neared the curve in the road which lead to Hinata's home, allowing himself to slow down and give his legs some much needed respite.
As he finally reached the curve he saw the familiar row of trees that lead directly to Hinata's home, he followed them until finally reaching the Hinata's home which was surrounded by trees as well. The trees blocked nearly all of the morning sunlight, giving the house a gloomy appearance, which Kageyama knew was anything but.
"Hinata wake up, were at your house" Kageyama said as he shook his back trying to wake the shorter boy up. A short moment passed when Hinata finally opened his eyes, "When did we get here?" he questioned as he looked around, rubbing one of his eyes and stifling a yawn as he tried to talk at the same time. 'Why is this dumbass so cute?' Kageyama thought as he watched the other boy, Kageyama shook his head, remembering that he was asked a question. "Just now, you fell asleep during the entire ride" he replied, helping Hinata get up to his feet, quickly taking hold of his arm in order to help him regain his balance as he started to wobble in place. "I'm fine, you can let go" said Hinata as he fished his key from his bag, and went to unlock the front door. "Isn't your mom home?, it's Sunday" asked Kageyama, giving Hinata a bewildered look. Hinata waved his hand dismissively as he turned the key in the door lock, releasing the mechanism with a soft click, "No she isn't, she took Natsu on a play date at her friend's house, and she'll be back in a few hours, I think".
They both walked through the door and took off their shoes, Hinata immediately entered his room and lay on his bed with a loud groan, not even bothering to take off his bag. Kageyama put the bag of ice, which had turned into water, in the freezer for later use, and quickly fetched another one and wrapped it in the same piece of cloth which coach Ukai used on the first bag as he hurried back to Hinata's room and began pressing the bag of ice onto his bruise, causing the redhead to jump as he was surprised by the sudden contact of the ice against his scalp, "You could have warned me, Bakageyama!" he shouted as he momentarily turned his head to glare at the taller boy that was sitting on his knees next to his bed. Kageyama flicked Hinata's forehead "Shut up and let me press the ice on your bruise already, dumbass" he said calmly, choosing to ignore Hinata's choice for words, "Coach Ukai said you should do it for the rest of the day, so be still and let me do it". Hinata pouted, but laid his head back on the pillow without uttering another word, choosing instead to close his eyes and relax as best as he could, but he didn't fall asleep, he already slept too much today.
Kageyama parted Hinata's thick orange hair in order to take a look at the bruise, it didn't seem as red as before, but it was still slightly red, "Does it still hurt?" he asked Hinata, pressing the bag of ice back onto the bruise, "Not as much as before, but yea" Hinata replied, reaching his hand to scratch the back of his head, his fingers brushing against the bag of ice, causing him to yelp and recoil them out of surprise.
Kageyama cocked his brow, "Are you really that sensitive to the cold?" he asked as he re-positioned the bag of ice. "Yea, I hate it, it's been making my leg and arm hurt ever since I broke them in the 7th grade, I never go out during the winter unless I'm wearing really warm clothes, so I guess I'm not really used to it all that much anymore". Kageyama frowned in confusion, "How did you break both your arm and leg?" he questioned the redhead, "Did you break them both at the same time?".
"My friend from the basketball club made a bet that I couldn't climb to the top of this really huge tree that we had in our old junior-high" Hinata began explaining, pushing himself off of the bed and into a sitting position, "I climbed it so fast that a crowd actually formed around the tree just to watch me" he waved his arms around, nearly smacking Kageyama in the face, and making Kageyama struggle to hold the bag of ice to his head, "But then my math teacher, Mrs. Matsumoto, found out and started yelling at me to get down right when I was about to reach the top, and I was so startled that my leg slipped and I fell" he finished his story by clapping his hands together and making sound effects with his mouth, "But I fell on some other student and he softened the fall, I probably would have broken something else if they weren't there".
'Why did I have to get a crush on this guy of all people' Kageyama thought to himself as he stopped listening to the other boy's story entirely, and just stared at him making exaggerated hand motions and facial expressions. "And then I was suspended for two weeks becau-" Kageyama slapped his hand onto Hinata's mouth, effectively shutting him up, "I get it now shut up, dumbass", Hinata pouted and crossed his arms, letting Kageyama press the bag of ice onto the back of his head.
Suddenly a grin spread across Hinata's face, he turned to look at Kageyama, 'This isn't going to end well' Kageyama thought as he glared at Hinata, knowing full well that he was planning something stupid. "Hey Kageyama" Hinata prodded at the taller boy's side, his grin only growing bigger and bigger, "Do you want me to teach you how to play that video game?". Kageyama dropped the bag of ice and pressed his finger on the crown of Hinata's head, scowling so hard he felt his creases get creases, and causing the redhead to flail his arms and flatten himself on his bed in order to get out of Kageyama's reach, "Stop it, Bakageyama, do you want me to get stomach aches!". Kageyama withdrew his hand from Hinata's head, which was now rubbing his head frantically, "So mean, Kageyama!" Hinata said, glaring daggers at the raven haired boy that was somehow still pressing the bag of ice to his bruise. Hinata shivered as he felt droplets of water dripping from the bag and on to his back and Kageyama finally pulled it away from the shivering redhead which sighed in relief as he rubbed the cool spot on his head in order to regain some of it's original warmth.
Kageyama placed the bag of ice on the bed and crossed his arms together, fixing the short boy that laid before him with a glare as intense as the sun before the overwhelming sympathy towards the redhead swayed his mind, "Fine" he huffed, praying that Hinata didn't hear him as he was still busy rubbing his head and wallowing in self pity. His prayers were left unanswered as Hinata froze, his hand resting stiffly on the back of his head, then, slowly, he turned his head to the side, resting his cheek on the pillow, and stared at Kageyama with wide, shocked eyes.
"W-what did you say?" he asked, clearly not believing what he had just heard. Kageyama averted his eyes, trying his best not to glare at the other boy, "I said fine", he already felt how his face was twisting into a scowl and he had to use every last bit of his willpower to put a neutral expression on his face instead.
"Yahoo!" shouted Hinata as he shot up from the bed, quickly grabbing at Kageyama's arm before he could change his mind and began dragging him towards the desk that stood at the other end of the room, where Hinata kept his computer. He urged Kageyama to sit down on the chair while he ran out of the room, returning moments later with another chair held in his arms. 'I'm going to regret this' seemed to be the only thought that passed through Kageyama's head at that moment.
The two boys sat in front of the computer for what felt like mere moments as Hinata explained the basics to Kageyama, "Did any of that get into that thick head of yours?" Hinata asked with a smug grin plastered across his face. Kageyama gave him a sideways glare "Shut up, dumbass", Hinata giggled at Kageyama's poor attempt to insult him, "Is that the only insult you know?" he asked teasingly, placing his hands on his head for protection in case the taller boy decided to squeeze his head like usual.
Kageyama turned his face away from Hinata's own, feeling a blush of embarrassment creep up to his face, assuming Hinata hadn't noticed as he didn't say anything at the moment. None of them spoke for a short while which only made Kageyama even more nervous than he already was, he turned his head back to look at Hinata, expecting him to still wear that stupid grin on his face, but no, Hinata was staring at him, a shade of pink tinting his cheeks. Kageyama swallowed, his eyes half lidded, "Hina-", they both jumped as the doorbell buzzed loudly, Kageyama couldn't have been more relieved, knowing full well that he nearly did something incredibly stupid.
Once Hinata walked out of the room Kageyama rubbed his eyes and sighed. 'What the hell just happened?'. Suddenly Kageyama heard quick footsteps nearing the door, and several seconds later he saw a ball of orange locks running into the room and clinging to his arm, "Tobio-chan!", Kageyama felt his eardrums exploding when he heard the high pitched shout coming from the little girl that took hold of his arm, refusing to let go even when he shook his arm. "Stop bothering Tobio, Natsu!" soon came another voice, more mature, yet just as cheerful as Natsu's, soon after Hinata's mom walked into the room as well, a smile on her face and her black hair tied into a pony tail, Kageyama never really understood where Hinata and Natsu got their orange hair, then again he never met their dad, Hinata himself walked right behind her, an apologetic look on his face. "Tobio-chan, do you want to play with me?" asked Natsu as she tugged at Kageyama's arm, her face full of excitement and her eyes nearly glinting. "Now, now Natsu, we just came back from a play date, you need to take a shower first" Mrs. Hinata said as she took hold of Natsu's hand and led her to the shower, "Oh, Tobio?" Mrs. Hinata turned to him, "Do you want to stay for lunch?",
Kageyama nodded without giving it much thought, knowing from past experiences that Mrs. Hinata's cooking was absolutely incredible. She smiled at him and dragged Natsu into the shower.
Hinata sat on his chair beside Kageyama, letting out a sigh, "Sorry about that, didn't expect them to come back so quickly". Kageyama cleared his throat, "It's fine, I like hanging out with your sister". Hinata chuckled and punched Kageyama's shoulder, "Come on let me teach you how to play, maybe then you'll be able to beat me!". "Dumbass" muttered Kageyama as he let Hinata continue where they left off earlier.
'I have a bad feeling about this' thought Kageyama as he tried his best to listen to Hinata's words.