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Today isn't your normal day with Kageyama. Everything was normal until 3AM, sharp, on a Monday.
A Monday for him usually goes like this: College is hell, but he has to make it through nonetheless. Then, for about three hours (maybe?), he works on projects and studies. After that, he has a night shift at 11PM to 7AM in a nearby Subway. Of course, this is just a Monday, the rest of his week is different, but the story I'm telling happened on a Monday.
It was as per usual, barely any customers came because it was so late in the night. His partner, someone named Ria, usually studied after 12AM because by then there were no customers. She only came when Kageyama said he needed some help or when he had to study himself. So, I'm pretty sure you could imagine Kageyama's surprise when the little bell on the top of the door dinged, meaning it had opened. Behind it was a man with red eyes and puffed up orange hair.
Now, this man looked special. Well, mainly because he looked exactly like world-wide famous singer-slash-song writer-slash-celebrity Hinata Shouyou. But he's crying. As well as walking to the counter where Kageyama is.
The Hinata Shouyou-look-alike sniffles while saying, "Can I have--" Another sniffle. "Can I have an Italian BMT please?" There's a slight pause before Kageyama clears his throat, "Do want to remove or add some things?" "No--just do whatever makes an Italian BMT, wait-- actually, what do you have recommendations to eat when you're really sad?" Kageyama, at this point, has furrowed eyebrows. "Usually people just order their favourite." The other's mouth gaped slightly but quickly closed afterwards. "What's your favourite?"
That makes Kageyama pause for a moment, looking at the orange haired man. Actually, it's more like staring.
Luckily(or is it unluckily?), the other seemed to have caught on. "You don't have a favourite food and you work here?" Orange haired man chuckled as Kageyama flushed. "Look--I have a reason for that--" "I think no reason would be able to explain how you haven't tried a single Subway sandwich but you work at Subway." Kageyama groaned, what happened to this man being all sad looking before? Now he's fucking beaming with chuckles coming out here and then.
"Just--forget it alright? What did you want before? Italian BMT? I'll fucking make one and--shut up! It's not that funny!" The other was full on laughing now, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Kageyama huffed before turning away from the counter to start making the sandwich, "It's whatever."
Silence filled the air as Kageyama started making the Italian BMT. Hinata-look-alike is the first one to break it. "Y'know, I'm sorry for bothering you this early in the morning." Kageyama shrugs, "It's fine. I work here anyways, it's my job. You don't have to apologise for anything." The other smiles for a moment, but just as quickly as it came, it's quickly gone.
"I came here because I felt like shit today." Kageyama, still making the sandwich, raised his eyebrow, waiting for the man to continue. "My girlfriend broke up with me because she couldn't handle the pressure." A silent tear went down his face, "We were together for two years. I thought she was the one." Kageyama watched him silently, not saying a word. (What would you? After hearing that?)
"Then, after that messy fucking thing, I tried to continue the song that I've literally been working on for weeks, but that was a happy love song and I couldn't think of any fucking good lyrics to add on." Kageyama, having being finished with the sandwich for quite some time, finally gave it to him. "Your sandwich..." Hinata-look-alike-and-kinda-sounds-like (Continue the song...?) looks at him in surprise before laughing a bit and taking the sandwich. "Thanks."
Then, the man eats the sandwich. In total silence. Overall...Tobio couldn't say it was bad, but it was certainly...awkward. But, just as the man is about to finish his Italian BMT, he speaks up again. "Hey, I just wanted to ask..." Kageyama prepares for a heart-wrenching question, "Why haven't you got a favourite sandwich?" Kageyama stills in surprise. 'Out of all the questions Kageyama prepared himself for, the one the man asks is that?!'
"Oh my gosh--are we still on this topic?!" The man laughs, eyes closed and smile (almost) blinding. "Sorry, sorry, curiosity got the better of me. So, please, answer me this once?" Kageyama puffs, a pout forming, "It's because I don't like Subway sandwiches. And, yes, I can work here and not like what I serve, okay?!" Hinata looks at him, eyes wide and...there's an emotion in his eyes Kageyama can't quite figure out, but it's gone the moment the man nods and smiles so....so soft and earnest.
"Hey. I know we just met, but thanks for...y'know, talking to me. Been really a help." The man reaches down to his pocket and--holy shit. He puts down ten 1000¥ bills?! "Keep the change, please." The man says it so causally, as if he didn't put down 10,000¥ and just put down 1000 instead!
Ding. The bell on the door dings, and with that the man walks out, the soft smile still there. Now Kageyama actually suspects that the man is actually Hinata Shouyou with the money he put down.
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Kageyama has shifts from Monday to Wednesday. So, the next day, the man appears again.
When Kageyama looks up when the bell dings, he smiles. The man's company was nice, as he and his co-worker don't talk much since they're both tried from their day.
"Back again?" The man nods, and says, "This time..I'd like your favourite." Kageyama gives him the most unimpressed look ever, "Are you kidding me?" The man smiles widely in return, but now it's not that soft smile, it's more of a... cheeky smile. 'Uh oh' Kageyama thinks as soon as he realised that.
The man continues, "Well, I thought maybe after that completely embarrassing talk, you would have thought of a favourite by now." The man's smug smile is still there and Kageyama rolls his eyes at that, "Oh please, did you think I would really do that? I have better things to do, y'know." "I don't know, maybe? Anyways, please answer my question now! What's your favourite? I would like to order it!" Kageyama eyed the menu. "Well...based on pure appearance, I would have to say the Chicken Teriyaki looks very...appetising." The man smiled, "I'll have that then!"
While Kageyama starts working on the sandwich, he asks: "Also, I didn't quite catch your name last time we met. If it doesn't bother you, can you tell me it?" The man smiles in return, "My name's Hinata! Call me that!" The man--Hinata--says and Kageyama instantly thinks of Hinata Shouyou. He quickly dismisses that thought, after all, there are thousands of 'Hinata's out there! It's quite a common surname!
"Alright, Hinata-san, it's nice to meet you. I'm Kageyama." As Kageyama is just about to finish the sandwich, Hinata-san smiles, "Kageyama..Kageyama-kun?" Kageyama hands him the done sandwich, "Anything is fine. Just don't make it weird or whatever."
Hinata nods and takes a bit into his sandwich. After a few seconds, Hinata says, through a muffled mouth, "Wow. This actually tastes good. I actually thought you had horrible taste, Kageyama-kun." Kageyama raises his eyebrow, "Really? Did you really have to say that last sentence?" "Why, yes, of course I had to! It was what I was truly thinking, y'know!" Kageyama rolls his eyes once more.
A few seconds past by, and those become minutes. After Hinata-san's finished with his sandwich, he orders another one. "I'd like an Italian BMT, again, please." "Sure, but why so last minute?" "Heh, well I just started craving one now." As Kageyama is starting to make the Italian BMT, he titled his head slightly. "Right after eating a sandwich? I guess the Chicken Teriyaki isn't that good, then." Hinata-san now has a pout on his face, "Hey, come on! The Chicken Teriyaki is fine, but I like the Italian BMT better!"
As such, Kageyama gets started on the sandwich. Hinata-san always manages to start up a conversation though. Things like: "Hey, Kageyama-kun, what's your favourite colour?" "Kageyama-kun, what do you study at college?" "Kageyama-kun!! Don't ignore me!!!" and so on.
Eventually, almost done with the sandwich, Kageyama asks the *big* question, "Hinata-san. Are you feeling better from yesterday?" Hinata pauses at that. Then, he looks at Kageyama, a soft smile on his face again, just like the one before. "Yeah, I'm feeling better. My girlfriend, well, ex now, wrapped things up with each other. I understand why she chose to break up. She was under that pressure for 2 years, not revealing anything about me, being very cautions and all that. Plus, she doesn't deal with pressure that well. So I understand her better now."
Kageyama hands him the sandwich, "Ah. I'm glad you're feeling better, Hinata-san. Also, thank you for the...um, tip yesterday." Hinata burrowed his eyebrows before his eyes widened, "AH, yeah! It was no problem, really!" 'No problem?!?!? Sir, Hinata-san, there's a problem with the way you spend money alright!' Kageyama desperately thought, but nodded nonetheless. "Are you sure you don't want that money back? That was 10,000¥, Hinata-san." "No, no, it's fine! Keep it!"
After that, the rest of the night is filled with getting to know each other. Asking their favourite fruit, their favourite show and so on. Kageyama is almost surprised Hinata-san likes watching volleyball too. Well, don't get him wrong, volleyball is a popular sport, but mostly with people who used to play it or still play it. (From Kageyama's experience with meeting a few people, at least.)
It's actually...heartwarming. Knowing that someone has a lot of the same interest as Kageyama. Makes him feel...comfortable, in a way. But, at last, the bell dings. Indicating that Hinata's already left.
Well, whatever. He gave Hinata's his number, they can still contact each other.
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So, that's how the next few months go by. Meeting each other every 3AM to 5AM on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and calling each other the rest of the week. They fell into a comfortable schedule.
Within that time, Kageyama came to realise something. Perhaps he was falling in love with Hinata. What else would explain why he feels so relaxed in Hinata's presence, or why he feels like something is blooming in his stomach whenever Hinata has those earnest and soft smiles? He's not as stupid as people put him out to be, he can tell when he's in love, alright?!(Yes, yes, I am not, Oikawa-senpai, but you are. Can't you see Iwaizumi-senpai's heart eyes?!) That did not mean, however, that he knew if Hinata liked him back. Kageyama isn't the best at...well, reading emotions.
Then on a Monday (yes again), everything would change. It had been..maybe 2 months since he met Hinata. This Monday, in his college, he heard that Hinata Shouyou posted a new song after...3 months? He isn't sure. What Kageyama did hear, however, was that in the Christmas vacation, Hinata Shouyou would give a concert, and that it was officially confirmed. That would be cool, the last time Kageyama heard about Hinata Shouyou having a concert was nearly a year ago. Well...Kageyama thinks, he isn't really a big fan of Hinata Shouyou or music in general.
But he did hear something quite interesting about Hinata Shouyou's new song. Though it sounds a lot like a love song, Hinata Shouyou constantly uses "he/him" pronouns. It's got a lot of his community confused, and even though the song just got released today, people have been bombarding him with questions, but Hinata Shouyou refuses to answer any of them.
That night, when Hinata showed up, he looked a lot....nervous. "Hey, Hinata, are you okay? You seem tense." Kageyama brought it up as soon as Hinata stood near where he usually sat. Hinata paused at that and looked down. Hinata cleared his throat. "Well..you see, I got you--" Hinata gets something out from his pocket and it's a piece of paper that says "Hinata Shouyou's concert! At--" Wait. Kageyama looks up from the ticket to Hinata's face where Hinata's still looking at the ground. "Yeah..I got you the ticket to come to the concert." Hinata gulped and looked up.
Kageyama didn't even question how the hell Hinata got the ticket, the only thing in his mind was-- "...Do you have a ticket too?" At that Hinata stilled. The nervousness wasn't there anymore, but, even though Hinata's eyes were wide, Kageyama couldn't tell what emotion was on his face right now. "Cause, y'know, I don't wanna go to this alone. And I would want to go with you." Hinata still stared at him. A few seconds went by in total silence. Then, Hinata burst out laughing.
"Hey! Why are you laughing?! Listen here, Boke, I was serious! I don't wanna go to a concert alone! That sounds really sad--HEY! You're just laughing even harder now!" Kageyama exclaimed, the one ticket still in his hand. Hinata, after calming down a bit (but still had the constant chuckle(Kageyama didn't even know what was funny about his statement!)) said in a breathless tone (from all that laughing), "Kageyama-kun! I--did you really not know all this time?!" Kageyama just titled his head, "Know what?" Hinata looks at him for a moment and says, "Know that I'm Hinata Shouyou."
Kageyama knows he just widened his eyes at that, it's what he would've done anyways. He doesn't have enough time to respond that, 'Well, I expected it, but I kept doubting,' because the next second Hinata pulls him into a short kiss on the lips. "I hope you know I will, in fact, be at the concert, Kageyama Tobio." Kageyama turns away quickly, "Yeah, yeah, sure. I'll be there," He glances at the date on the ticket: 'At 22nd of December, 9PM!' "Wow...you picked my birthday date?" Hinata laughs, "How could I not? It's a vacation for you so you can come without feeling worried about anything!"
They laughed together for sometime (Kageyama didn't really know). Then, Kageyama spoke up, "Alright, alright, I still have to do my job. What would you like?" Hinata smiled and--uh oh. It was the cheeky smile again, not the soft and earnest one. "I would like a kiss, please."
Kageyama flushed and went to the fridge. "Uhhh, HEY! KAGEYAMA COME BACK!!! I asked for a kiss!" Hinata shouted at Kageyama, pouting. Kageyama returned, a bag of chocolate kisses in his right hand and shoved it into Hinata as Hinata's entire face falls. "There you go. That'll be 800¥, by the way." As Hinata's just staring at the bag, Kageyama walks away. "KAGEYAMA! COME BACK!! You haven't given me my order!" "YES I HAVE! You asked for kisses, right?!"
Hinata chuckles, and thinks to himself, 'Ah. I'm on cloud 9, aren't I?' And as he hears Kageyama curse under his breath because he accidentally dropped a tomato on the ground, he laughs to himself, 'Yes. Cloud 9 in a Subway.'