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Changed Perception

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It took another week before Hinata finally snapped.

He couldn't understand why Kageyama, the person who was supposed to be his partner and more importantly, his friend was avoiding him without any reason or acceptable explanation. He just went ahead and avoided him as if he had a disease that he didn't want to get.

It's kind of insulting.

And it also hurt.

Did he do something wrong? Something so awful that he couldn't seem to look at his face for a long time?

Why didn't he told him? Wouldn't this whole avoiding thing not going to happen if things were set straight? Even his newest friend, Ayaka-chan noticed it. He wasn't even able to help her with Asahi-san because he was bothered with Kageyama's silence.

That was the only reason why they didn't correct everyone's assumption that Ayaka-chan confessed to him. It was so that they could make Asahi-san jealous because Ayaka-chan apparently has a crush on him and asked him to help her since he was shy in approaching the giant.

It was really disturbing that Kageyama avoided him..

It messes his mind and he didn't even know why.

After practice, Kageyama suddenly just went towards the clubroom without any word and he frowned. This was really enough. He's getting annoyed with this.

This avoidance wasn't like him.

"You're going?" Sugawara-san asked. He looked at him and nodded firmly. "Alright. Go,"

"But…" he was supposed to help clean up the gym but Sugawara-san just pushed him out gently.

"Don't worry. They'll understand,"

He paused before giving a decisive nod and took off.

. . . . .

Kageyama was already about to go out when he came. He took one look at him and immediately fastened his pace.

"Kageyama! Wait!" he shouted, but the setter didn't even pause. He just walked faster. He became extremely annoyed – something that was quite rare for him – and immediately just took his bag inside and ran towards the setter.

Kageyama probably heard his footsteps because he ran faster. The action just set him off more than anything. He was tired and sweaty from practice. He hadn't even been able to drink his water and changed clothes. Instead, here he was, chasing against his once friend that turned weird by avoiding him.

"I said wait!" but the other ignored his shout.

He paused for a second before shooting off, using his speed to catch up to the other.

When he finally managed to grab Kageyama's hand, they were already in the street they always walked together, just around some dark and thick trees behind the abandoned house before the other avoided him. He hadn't even noticed the surroundings, too focused on catching up with his setter friend.

He might be fast, but Kageyama already had a head start before so it took a while to catch up with him.

"What is your problem Kageyama!" he snapped, angrily glaring at the other.

"Let go of me!" Kageyama shouted, tugging his hand that was on his grasp. He didn't let go. He just tightened his hold a little bit.

He knew that Kageyama was stronger than him that if tried harder, he'd be able to get away. But no matter how likely that would happen, he wouldn't give up.

He had to know what's causing him to avoid him.

"No!" he snapped. "Why are you avoiding me? You never even talk to me, let alone look at me even at practice! We're partners in the club! We have to be able to talk with each other!"

"Then look for another partner! I'm out of our partnership!" Kageyama also snapped, frowning at him angrily with some impressive and scary aura backing him up. Normally, he'd let go. But he couldn't. Not this time. Because he knew that if he let Kageyama go now, this would fester until their friendship would finally be severed.

And he couldn't have that. He didn't want that. He didn't even want to imagine that happening.

Kageyama was already a constant in his life. He was important to him too much to let go. So he couldn't.

But he was stunned at what the other snapped. Another partner? Out of their partnership? Is he completely out of his mind? They already had a sound partnership! They worked! They couldn't just say to find another!

"There's no out of this! We work well together. Just because you have some sort of little problem with me-"

"It's not little!"

"Then tell me so we could fix this!"

"We wouldn't be able to, alright? We couldn't fix this!"

"We could! Why do you give up so easily? Does our friendship mean nothing to you?" he angrily asked. Honestly, he was afraid of Kageyama's answer. Their friendship was something that never failed to make him happy. He couldn't lose their friendship. He couldn't lose him.

"Friendship?" Kageyama asked hollowly. He frowned at that in confusion. Why did he sound hurt? Or was it only his imagination?

"Yes! You're my friend! You're important to me!"

There was silence. It was a good thing their surrounding were deserted and not a single person was in sight or they would have been gawked at for shouting in the middle of the street.

"Stop this Hinata. You don't know what you're talking about," he warned. His anger changed into confusion, forehead creasing as he couldn't get what Kageyama was saying.

Nonetheless, he spoke.

"Of course I do! You're important to me!"

Again, there was a prolonging of silence. It was uncomfortable and seemed to be mixed with tension.

Hinata couldn't understand why Kageyama looked to be hurting. What he had said was true. Couldn't he tell that? Couldn't he see that? And then his expression changed into determination and finally, blankness.

Suddenly, he felt unsure at the intensity of Kageyama's stare. Taken aback, he let the hand he was holding go and took a step back. He blinked confusingly a couple of times when the role was reversed and now, it was his hand that was being held rather tightly by an emotionless Kageyama.

He then dragged him towards the shady part of the forest where they could be hidden by people that would walk there but they could still see the road.

"Kage- slow down!"

He was slammed towards the thick tree that was there and he felt his bag falling on the ground. He winced as his back felt the roughness of the tree.

"Ow! That hurt!"

"I don't want your friendship Hinata," Kageyama said. He snapped his head to look at his friend's eyes, who were only looking at him coolly.

"What do you mean?" he shakily asked.

There was something in Kageyama's gaze. It was predatory in nature yet there was warmth there that made his heart beat fast.

"I want something else from you," he continued.

"Huh?" he couldn't help but voice out his confusion.

And the suddenly, Kageyama was too close to his personal space. He opened his mouth to tell him about that. But he couldn't.

Because his lips was already taken and claimed passionately at that moment.

His eyes went wide and almost bugged out of his skull at how surprised he was.

A/N:

Well, that escalated rather quickly. That's because I got frustrated and wanted them together ALREADY! Now, if only Hinata stopped being such an oblivious cutie and understand…

So… how's this? Think I made it up to you for the long wait?

Review!