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[Saturday, 15:52]
Hinata chews his lips together, and then pulls them apart with a loud smack. He scrunches his eyes closed and wrinkles his nose as he pushes his lips forward in a perverse imitation of a kiss. His eyes fly open as he draws his bottom lip and his chin back, creating an annoying scratchy sound as he sucks air in through his teeth. Kageyama stares at him in horrified fascination.
"Wh... what are you doing?" he finally asks. Hinata gives him a big, exaggerated eye roll before dropping his head down to his chest and looking at him from beneath his eyelashes.
"I'm booooooored," he drawls.
"You have five chins," Kageyama shoots back. Hinata straightens up, glaring at his friend.
"And you've taken five whole minutes to choose what kind of milk or yogurt drink you want." Kageyama matches his glare.
"There are more choices here than in the vending machine at school!" he defends.
"Well," Hinata starts, but then falters as the ground trembles. It was faint enough that he would have thought he imagined it if it weren't for the milk drink that fell over, and the surprised look from Kageyama that matched his own. They stay frozen for a moment, scared that the ground was going to start moving if they did. Kageyama huffs out a breath.
"Let's go idiot," he says as he grabs the milk that fell over, and strides towards the front of the store. Hinata hurries after him, clutching their pork buns in his sweaty palms.
The shopkeeper tells them to hurry home as he rings their purchases through. There's no news to whether it was just a little earth tremor, or a sign of a bigger earthquake in the making. Either way, Hinata agrees with him. His mom would lose her mind if she didn't know where he was during an earthquake.
As the two teenagers step outside the shop, a fire truck goes screaming by.
[Sunday, 12:49]
Hinata heads over to Yachi's house for their weekly study session. Kageyama meets him halfway. Together, they make their way to their friend's building.
"They just released the news," Yachi says when Hinata and Kageyama sit down in her room. They both look up curiously. "Apparently, the power plant on the outskirts of town exploded. That's why there was the tremor."
[Monday, 17:32]
"We're going to finish practice early tonight," Ukai announces when the team gathers by the net. Hinata sees the disappointment wash over his teammates.
"I know, I know," Ukai continues. "But in the light of the news released yesterday, I think it's best to cut it off early tonight. They still don't know what the repercussions of the explosion will be, and I'm sure your parents are all worried about you." Takeda hums in agreement.
"It was a surprise when the school wasn't closed today," he chimes in, "but we want you all to head home now."
The team murmurs their assent reluctantly. Daichi leads them through their cheer, and they break off to clean up the gym. Hinata watches curiously as their captain pulls Suga and Asahi to the side and says something to them. Yachi also stands by them, nervously writing something in her notebook, looking strange without the usual presence of Shimizu beside her. Suga's usually gentle look hardens, and even Asahi looks determined about something. Before he can figure out what, a hand squeezes his scalp.
"Dumbass! Don't just stand there like an idiot, help me put the net away!" Kageyama growls at him.
Hinata swipes back at him, but helps him put the net away.
[Tuesday, 06:58]
"Are you wearing nail polish?" Tsukishima's incredulity cuts through the chatter of the boys warming up.
"Shut up!" Hinata flails at him, going bright red. "My little sister really wanted to practice so I let her!" Hinata tells the team, who have now gathered around him, looking at the sparkles decorating his nails. He doesn't tell them that Natsu had basically forced him into it, grabbing his wrist and not letting him twist away.
"I like it," Nishinoya declares, effectively clearing all dissent about Hinata's nails. Tsukishima rolls his eyes, but he doesn't argue. Hinata's pretty sure he doesn't care either way. Daichi takes the moment to clear his throat and bring attention to himself.
"As you all know there was the explosion at the power plant on Saturday," he begins. "There were several injuries, some of them quite severe, but no one died luckily." Hinata looks up. He doesn't remember this being on the news. Daichi senses the group's confusion and continues. "Suga, Asahi, and myself went to check on Kiyoko last night. She lives near the plant, and we wanted to make sure she and her family were safe. They are," he says, glaring at Nishinoya and Tanaka who looked as if they were about to take off and check on Shimizu themselves. "But her father works in the plant and was injured. She's taking a little time off school to take care of him so her mother can stay at work."
"We should bake them cookies!" Nishinoya crows excitedly. Daichi glares at him as Suga clears his throat.
"Kiyoko also told us to make sure we're safe, and that extends to all of you too," he says softly. Beside him, Daichi nods. "She said that she had a weird feeling, and her instincts are usually pretty good. So try and be safe, okay?" Nishinoya practically glows.
"Did you hear that," he yelps to Tanaka. "Kiyoko-san wished us well!" Beside him, Tanaka nods, an expression of pure bliss on his face.
[Wednesday, 12:14]
Hinata stares out at the grey sky, clouds threatening to downpour at any time. He wishes they were outside. His skin feels itchy and his leg bounces. Beside him, Kageyama is drooling on his desk as he sleeps, apparently having no such qualms about staying inside for their lunch hour.
Excited chatter breaks Hinata out of his irritable reverie. He looks back from the window to see a group of classmates all crowding around something. Curious, he pulls back from his desk and joins them.
"What's up?" he asks the boy nearest him. The boy looks back with wide, excited eyes.
"Didn't you hear?" he says breathlessly. "The police caught this guy that was running around town, terrorizing people.
"I hardly think that's worth the excitement," Kageyama snorts. Hinata jumps, not having heard Kageyama wake up and come join him.
"No, no," the boy says, "that's not the exciting part! They're saying he had claws, and his eyes were glowing!" Kageyama snorts again, but Hinata stares at the boy in awe.
"Like Wolverine?" he says, sounding a little breathless himself. The boy nods enthusiastically. "That's so cool!" Hinata cheers, beaming up at Kageyama.
[Thursday, 09:04]
The teacher stands at the front of the attentive class. There's a humming in the air that has nothing to do with English. Hinata hasn't paid this much attention in class in as long as he can remember, and he knows his classmates, even the studious ones, feel the same.
They all know this has to do with the people that have been cropping up all around the area. The people that claim to have superpowers.
The teacher clears her throat. Her usual collected demeanor seems fragile, like she's nervous about having the intense focus of the entire class. She clears her throat again.
"The government has released a statement," she says. Hinata swears the class's focus turns razor sharp. "Anyone exhibiting signs of any abnormalities, physical, mental, or anything else, is encouraged to report it to the nearest authority, for everyone's safety. If you begin exhibiting these signs at school, we ask that you head as quickly and calmly as possible to the office where we can assist you in any way possible." With a short nod, the teacher begins the day's lesson.
Hinata feels a sharp spike of disappointment, along with a strange sense of relief.
[Friday 07:43]
The volleyball goes hurtling past Hinata's face. He shakes his head to regain his focus, only to see Kageyama stalking towards him. The anger rolls off him in waves.
"Dumbass Hinata," he growls, grabbing his head. "I will personally kick your ass if you were daydreaming about being the ace again." Hinata blinks a couple times, the light around Kageyama piercing into his eyes and hurting his brain.
"I think I need to sit down," he mumbles, shuffling over to the bench. He can feel Kageyama's surprise, but doesn't look back at him. A few moments later, someone comes and sits next to him. He looks up to see Yamaguchi smiling gently at him.
"Everything okay?" he asks, genuinely concerned.
"Just a headache, I think. How about you?" Hinata grunts. Yamaguchi frowns.
"My shoulders are really achey," he says. "I think I've been practicing my jump float too much. Coach sent me over here to check on you, but I think he wants me to rest too." Hinata nods. They sit in companionable silence, Hinata with his eyes screwed shut and Yamaguchi massaging his shoulders and watching the current three-on-three.
A whistle blows twice, signifying the end of the match. Hinata hears chatter, and then footsteps getting closer. He knows it's Kageyama before he says anything.
"You okay?" he asks roughly, sounding a little concerned for once. Hinata looks up to meet his setter's eyes, and gasps. Kageyama is surrounded by a gently pulsing corona of dark blue energy.
"Kageyama!" Hinata shrieks. "You've got a power!" The setter looks down at his hands.
"I do?" he asks, very confused. Hinata stares at him, unable to tell how he doesn't notice.
"You're surrounded by this halo of blue stuff," he yells excitedly. "Oh this is so cool Kageyama." Kageyama doesn't look convinced. Hinata rolls his eyes and turns to Yamaguchi for backup.
Yamaguchi is surrounded by a similar whitish corona, flickering and dancing like candlelight. Hinata's jaw drops. Yamaguchi and Kageyama share a concerned glance, and then without saying anything, Yamaguchi hops up to get someone and Kageyama kneels down in front of him. Kageyama presses his wrist to Hinata's forehead. His eyes widen.
"Hinata, you're really hot and sweaty. I think you have a dangerous fever and we need to get you to the hospital," he says nervously.
"I don't think that will be necessary," Suga says smoothly, Yamaguchi trailing after him. "He's probably just like that from practice." Kageyama flushes deep red, and Hinata doubles over cackling. Kageyama pulls him to his feet.
"Idiot!" he snarls. "See if I try and help you agai- woah," he says, leaning on Suga's shoulder suddenly. Their small group turns to him in concern, Hinata's smile falling off his face.
"Kageyama?" he asks hesitantly. Kageyama stands back up straight and frowns.
"Sorry, just got dizzy for a second. Stood up too fast, I guess." Suga nods and looks back at Hinata.
"Hinata, what do you see? How are you feeling?" he asks. Hinata blinks, and suddenly the colours are back. There's one around Suga now too, a sharp, silvery light - stronger than both Yamaguchi and Kageyama's.
"I wasn't seeing anything for a minute there, but the colours around you guys are back. And I don't feel headachy anymore. I actually feel really good," Hinata says. Now that he notices, his limbs are buzzing with energy. He's very tempted to ask Kageyama to toss for him some more.
Suga's smile is as blinding as he is.
"Hinata," he says. "I think you've developed a power." Suga watches in satisfaction as his kouhai jumps up and around excitedly. He wanders back over to where Daichi is conversing with Ukai, after making sure Hinata remembers that he should go tell Takeda-sensei about his new-found power.
"What's up?" Daichi asks, when he's finished talking to Ukai. Their coach walks off, muttering something about needing a smoke.
"I think we should go check on Kiyoko again."
[Saturday, 00:02]
A buzz from Hinata's phone stops him from pressing his palms deeper into his eyes. He squints against the light.
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] you up?
To: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] yeah!!! whats up!?
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] did you tell the school about your power
To: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] yeah i did!!!!
Hinata jolts in surprise and a little bit of fear when hears someone pounding on the front door. After a moment, the hallway light clicks on and he hears his dad's voice from the hallway. Leaving his phone on his bed, he goes out to see what the fuss is about.
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] i'm starting to have a bad feeling about this hinata
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:02] kiyoko's missing.
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:04] hinata please answer me
From: Suga-san o(^▽^)o
[00:05] hinata?