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How? How had it come to this? Hinata shivered from the cold. Man had he gotten used to the pleasant temperatures in Brazil. Who knew he would choose willingly to come back to the cold winter days in Japan for a week?
Alright. His family, and especially Natsu were happy to see him, as were his friends. At least, the ones who were in town and not too busy. It was thanks to one of those friends, Daichi, that Hinata was now here: out in the cold, outside a camp cottage sneaking around like some kind of burglar.
Yes, it was still his specialty to sneak into training camps uninvited. Shiratorizawa training camps.
“Ha, look who are in for a nice weekend out,” Daichi had said earlier that day, showing Hinata the insta story Tendou had posted. He and the gang were on their way for a Shiratorizawa reunion training camp.
“Wow. Will they practice too?” Hinata had asked, and Daichi shrugged.
“Probably. And drink a lot probably, haha. Man I wish I could just finish this training and arrest them. Wouldn’t that be fun?” Daichi joked. Hinata was already vibrating with excitement. A Shiratorizawa camp. How cool?
Like, Hinata should actually be getting ready for his flight back to Brazil in three days, but what harm could there possibly in just trying to sneak in and join at least one volleyball training? He was so curious how Ushijima and the gang would play after graduating and decreasing their practice all together.
He remembered their monster line-up and really thought it could help in his own volleyball improvement to join them. So, yeah. It wasn’t that hard to track them down, stalking each of the Shiratorizawa alumni’s social media and finding their location.
And here he was. There were so many cottages, he had no idea where to actually find them. On top of that, it was snowing!
“Foot... prints...” Hinata murmured to himself like a little detective when he noticed a few footprints that weren’t covered by the new snow yet, and he eagerly followed the trail. Oh. He sighed when they lead into the public bathroom stalls.
“Hellooo?” he asked shyly. It was still cold here, but at least he could take cover from the snow and rethink his next step. All he wanted was to find the guys, hopefully mid-practice. He took out his phone and tried to take a closer look at their pictures taken to figure out their exact location when he suddenly heard two voices. EEP!
His instant reaction was to sprint into one of the toilet stalls and he closed the door. He panted, seeing his own breath from the cold, and he listened how two familiar voices filled up the bathroom.
“Maaan it’s cold!” Goshiki?
“Hehe it is! But hey aren’t we lucky we can have this whole campsite to ourselves~? Washijo-sensei really is amazing for arranging this for us!” ....Tendou. Hinata’s eyes widened, flashing back to another.. toilet encounter with the guy in the past. He tingled.
“I’m starting to get it though. No one wants to stay out here in this cold!” Goshiki complained.
“Hey! Be a little grateful you! Besides, the indoor gym is amazing, tomorrow we can have this whole volleyball tourna-- hey? Who’s in here?” Hinata jolted when his door was knocked, and he sat on the toilet and drew up his legs, hiding.
“N-no one!” he blurted. Oh. Maybe he should’ve brought along at least one more braincell. Why hide if he wasn’t going to keep quiet at least? He heard the two murmur to each other before he heard a few sounds. Then Goshiki’s head popped up above the door, as Tendou was probably lifting him up.
“Ey. It’s shrimp!” he said. Shrimp?!
“Huh? Like, Karasuno shrimp you mean?” Tendou asked.
“Hinata, come open up! What are you doing in here!” Goshiki was all surprised, and Hinata blushed as he was forced to open the door and reveal himself. He shuffled out of the stall, smiling guiltily.
“I g-got lost?” he said, but Tendou knew him better and patted his shoulder.
“You never change do you? Sneaking into our camp again, even now! God I love you,” he said casually, and Hinata felt how he was squeezed in some sort of awkward reunion hug.
“Geez you’re freezing!” he cackled while Goshiki filled the toilet paper stash which was why they probably came here.
“W-well it is winter and kind of cold and--GAHH!” Hinata cackled when both his sides were squeezed mid-hug. He heard Tendou snicker.
“Hehehe. Remember, Goshiki~~? I guess little crow’s still just as ticklish as before.” Hinata’s eyes widened and he began to kick around, trying to wriggle free from the super tight bear hug by the taller guy.
“S-stop, no! AHAh!” He felt two hands claw at his sides, even through his thick coat it already made him twitch heavily as the first few giggles poured out.
“Guess we should bring him back and warm him up. Good plan?” Tendou said, swinging Hinata over his shoulder as if he was a sack of potatoes.
“Hey! Put me down, heeeyy!” Hinata struggled, but Goshiki simply shrugged and started to lead the way. At least Hinata was now carried towards the right cottage. As he was being carried, Tendou asked him a few questions about his latest Brazil photos from his social media and how the other Karasuno guys were doing.
Hinata answered the questions, and it almost seemed like a normal conversation if it wouldn’t have been with him hanging over the taller guy’s shoulder with his legs dangling awkwardly. Oh well.
Tendou just asked whether they didn’t have some holiday reunion planned with the Karasuno group when they already arrived at their destination, and Hinata sighed when they were suddenly inside, surrounded by warmth rather than the cold of the wind and snow outside.
“We’re back! And look what we’ve got. It’s a little lost crow~!” Tendou said proudly putting Hinata down, and Hinata’s eyes widened when he saw how he stood in the middle of the Shiratorizawa camping cottage surrounded by familiar faces. Right in front of him sat Ushijima, who blinked in surprise.
“Shouyou? What are you doing here?” he asked plainly, causing Hinata to jump and blush.
“Eeeepp I’m s-sorry! I kinda just thought, you know, if you guys are having a volleyball training I wanted to join, like it’s been so long and all...” Hinata admitted nervously. Seeing the guys who were still much taller than him he felt like a first year high schooler again.
“I thought you were in Brazil!” Shirabu said.
“You could have just asked if you wanted to join,” Semi sighed, as if they were on texting terms at all, but Hinata appreciated the gesture.
And then there was Tendou who was just cackling through it all. “This is greheheat! This really brings me back. Well, what do we say? Can he play with us?” he asked, still snickering.
“We will not play volleyball until tomorrow. But sure, he can stay,” Ushijima said, and Hinata smiled in relief. “Really? Great!” he said.
“But you will have to be our ball boy,” Tendou said, and Hinata gulped, getting major flashbacks again. Luckily he then ruffled his hair. “Just kidding of course! But guys while we’re at it, I think we should warm him up first. He’s freezing,” he said, shoving Hinata over until he fell against Ushijima. Ushijima awkwardly caught him and cocked his head.
“Oh I mean like this of course, don’t you guys remember?!” Tendou said, and Hinata jerked in Ushijima’s hold when the guy lowered his hands and tickled his sides again.
“HEHEHey! No-WAHah!” he yelped, thrashing wildly and trying to jump and crawl away. However whichever way he would choose to go, there would be another guy waiting for him.
“Oh shit yes I still have those video clips haha!” Akakura said, and he too knelt down and scratched experimentally at Hinata’s tummy underneath his jacket.
“Y-you gahaha-guhuhuys! Eeehehee!” Hinata giggled, embarrassed to death.
“Brings me baaack!” Shirabu chuckled, and he grabbed one of Hinata’s arms and pried it to the side so he could wiggle his fingers against his side and ribs.
“Here, this is better,” Ushijima said calmly, and Hinata felt how he easily unzipped his jacket and tossed it aside, leaving him even more vulnerable and exposed to the team who had tickled him to death before and looked like they were eager to do it again.
“G-guhuhuys p-plehease I’m not a kihihid ahahanymoraaaah!” Hinata squealed when Ushijima caught him and put him in a comfortable position for the others to tickle, still acting like their responsible captain even when doing things like this.
“Nohoho aaaaahh!” Hinata cried when Ushijima moved his captured arms under his knees and pinned them down so he too had his hands free to tickle him. Someone else had grabbed his ankles and stretched him out in the middle of the group, and he gasped for breath.
Oh boy. They were going to tickle the crap out of him. Tickle him completely to death, again. He had willingly crawled into his own trap without even considering these guy would still be a bunch of tickle monsters after all this yeaaaars-AH!
“HEHEHE! NOhhaaha - pleheheaase eeehehe!” he shrieked when Ushijima was the one to attack his underarms with calm and coordinated movements.
“He’s right. You really are still ticklish,” he told Hinata matter of factly, and Hinata could do nothing but cackle more in response. No kidding! Of course he was still ticklish!
“GAahahaaha nohoho this ihihisn’t faahahaaair!” he howled, shaking his head heavily, but there were fingers anywhere on him. Besides Ushijima attacking his armpits, he vaguely registered how Tendou attacked his stomach and sides with merciless clawing moves.
At the same time, his legs were out of sight but hell did he feel how two or three people were tickling his knees, thighs and feet. And since there were more guys around them, he was pretty sure they were recording this again.
“Look who’s been working out a lot!” Hinata heard Shirabu say, and he squealed when he pinched his thighs, feeling the muscles.
“Unlike a certain person,” Semi said dryly. “HEY!” was Shirabu’s shout in response, and Hinata felt how he squeezed his thighs even tighter, tickling him even worse, and he shrieked. He sure would’ve laughed at these two if he wasn’t laughing already.
“And? Feeling warmer already?” Tendou chirped, his fingers wiggling all over Hinata’s tummy under his sweater and digging in shamelessly. Hinata puffed his cheeks and nodded frantically.
“I Ahahahamm! I r-reheheheally ahaham! AAHAHah nohoho not thaahaht!” he laughed when Tendou went back to squeezing his ribs. Hinata jerked heavily, his head bouncing and his arms and legs struggling as much as they could, but he was pretty trapped.
“IHihit ticklehehes t-too muhuch! Nohohoo!” he whined. Ushijima had stopped tickling him and gently cupped his cheek.
“He does feel warmer. Maybe he has had enough,” he said, but Tendou playfully pushed Ushijima aside so he could scoop Hinata up. Hinata burst out in more giggles when Tendou playfully hooked a finger under his armpit and wiggled it there.
“Ah come on. Hina’s a big guy now, I’m sure he can take on more than before. Can’t you?” Tendou said, completely stealing him from the other guys by cradling him in his lap like some sort of mascot, and he playfully tickled his sides, ribs and tummy like that.
“NAHahaha! W-Wahahait nohahaha!” Hinata squirmed and kicked, but only ended up kicking Ushijima accidentally in the gut, and the pokerfaced guy responded by gently holding his ankle while scratching his socked sole. Hinata’s toes curled instantly at the sensation and he shook with hysterical laughter.
“GUHuhuys! S-stahahahp!” He saw how Semi’s teasy words towards Shirabu earlier had resulted in the two wrestling with each other, which made room for Ohira who scooted closer and attacked Hinata’s body with rapid pokes.
“Feeling warm yet, hm?” he asked and while it did seem friendly, at the same he was tickling him mercilessly, and Hinata just gasped for air.
“Ahaham wahahaharm! Y-yehehes! Hahahave mehehercy!” It was probably because they thought he sounded a little too breathless or the volume of his voice was decreasing due to fatigue when they stopped thanks to Ushijima’s signal. The former captain had released Hinata’s foot and clapped his hands.
“That’s enough guys!” That was literally all it took. They sat back around Hinata and gave him space to stretch out and catch his breath.
“Oh -- my...!” he panted, still smiling.
“Look. He’s responded~” Tendou said, and Hinata looked up to see what he was talking about. Tendou was showing his phone to the other guys, and... Hinata blushed and his eyes widened when he heard his own laughter. They did record it!
He sat up quickly, his strength and energy back already like magic, and he jumped towards them to also see.
“You!!!” he yelled, grabbing at the phone, but Tendou simply gave him a push, and Hinata fell back against Ushijima in his previous position.
“Goshiki filmed it and I simply sent it to Daichi. Thought he’d like to see his former kouhai getting into trouble like always,” he said. Hinata blushed. Not Daichi! Daichi’s immediate response was to video call them, and Tendou had to calm down his and the other’s laughter before he could answer. Hinata shrank in embarrassment.
“Hey! What are you guys doing with Hinata?” Daichi asked. Tendou snickered.
“Long time no see! Are you in uniform yet~?” Tendou sang to the police officer to be, and he chuckled.
"Not yet, but I won't need one to come after Hinata. Did he cause trouble?" Daichi asked.
Tendou laughed. “No no don’t worry. What shall I say, all the little crow did was sneak into our camp again and we were simply welcoming him,” he said.
“Oh. Hinata, is that true?” Daichi called out to Hinata whose hair color was obviously hard to miss in their middle no matter how much he tried to hide.
“Yes! Forgive me! It’s just-- you showed it to me and I...” Hinata made pouty lips but soon wasn’t pouting anymore when Tendou squeezed his side again.
“Daichi. You and some friends wanna join too? There’s plenty of room here for the rest of the weekend,” Ushijima said formally. Daichi blinked in surprise. Tendou nodded frantically.
“Oh yeah! Tomorrow’s game will be a lot better with some real competition,” he said, wiggling his eyebrows.
Daichi was visibly considering the random invitation, surprise and confusion on his face. “Oh? Eh, well. I’m a little busy and--”
“AHAAHAHA!” Daichi and everyone else jolted when Hinata was laughing his head off again. Tendou snickered.
“If you don’t get your ass over here soon, we will tickle this little intruder to death~!” he sang while absolutely wrecking Hinata’s sides and ribs again.
“Bu-!” Daichi was about to say something else when Tendou hung up and tossed the phone to Goshiki.
“Send him the address!” he said, and meanwhile pounced back on Hinata who was flopping again and producing some more hysterical laughter. These guys were just so random and energetic - and yes, that was Hinata’s very own judgement!
Still, it was the same bunch of random and energetic guys who had just managed to arrange a spontaneous Karasuno x Shiratorizawa reunion camp. Breathless and tired, Hinata hung against Ushijima when he saw a car arriving, and out jumped the few guys Daichi had managed to gather for the reunion.
Daichi himself, Suga, and on the backseat squeezed together had been Tanaka, Yamaguchi and Kageyama.
“Thanks for the invite, it was not entirely how I imagined my weekend to be, but it has definitely been too long since I played a good game!” Daichi said, and Suga nodded.
“This is so much fun! Long time no see, guys!” he chirped, and both Tanaka and Yamaguchi took out some bottles of liquor and a box of snacks they brought along.
“You again,” Kageyama said to Hinata, who glared back. They had seen each other yesterday, and he stuck out his tongue.
“This is why I don’t like holidays,” Kageyama said with a smirk, but he greeted Ushijima politely and Hinata could instantly sense the rivalry.
“So when do we play?” Kageyama asked, looking all fired up. He was guided towards his room by the others who were happy to explain to him: drinks first, then volleyball. Meanwhile Daichi stopped before Hinata, arms crossed.
“And? They tickled you to death huh?” he asked, towering above him like the volleyball captain he used to be in their high school years, just taller, and even more mature. Hinata smiled.
“N-no! Not at all, I’m fine,” he said, raising his arms energetically.
“Good. That way, I can do it,” was Daichi’s reply before he pounced on Hinata, and the Shiratorizawa guys all roared and laughed to see the two rolling around, Daichi killing Hinata with punishment tickles for sneaking into their former rival club’s reunion camp.
"BAHAhah! Nohohoho y-you should thahahank mehehe!” Hinata cried. Indeed, he should. In the end, they enjoyed one of the most entertaining and random camps in the luxury of the Shiratorizawa alumni-team, drinking, snacking, playing volleyball, games and having snowball fights.
In Hinata’s personal history of Shiratorizawa adventures, he was pretty sure this had to be the best one ever!