AN: Sorry for the long time between uploads! I've been so busy doing midterms and then I didn't have internet over my spring break! ERGH! But yeah here it is. It's kinda short, but I'm still typing so the next chapter should be up soon! Love and hugs 3

~Daeneyr

During his practice with Hinata, Kageyama increasingly found himself distracted. He felt his eyes drooping and was having difficulty staying awake. Could it have something to do with the fact that he had just healed the crow? Come to think of it, he had just slept for 3 days after healing himself…would he have to do it again?

"Hey, Baka-Yama!" Hinata called out. Kageyama looked up…just in time to get hit in the face with a ball Hinata had just spiked in his direction. At least he had a lot of force, he would give him that.

"What…did…you…just…say?!" Kageyama snapped his face back up and glared at Hinata, a trickle of blood trailing from his nose. He began to slowly storm over. Hinata made a squeaky 'eep' noise, and began to back away.

"It's just…you weren't looking…and…" Hinata started. Kageyama had reached him now and was towering over him, his face in Hinata's.

"And what?" Kageyama growled. Hinata continued to look away. "Look at me!"

Hinata turned to look at Kageyama, and at the same moment Kageyama's head jerked forward and their lips met. A volleyball, which had ricocheted off of Kageyama's head, rolled across the park. Kageyama and Hinata jumped apart, rubbing their lips and making disgusted noises.

"Yo." A voice called out smugly. Kageyama glared at the source of the voice (which was Tsukishima, looking very pleased with himself)

"I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?"

"Tsukishima, you're an ass. What do you want?!" Kageyama hissed. Tsukishima snickered,

"Hey, King. You have a nosebleed after kissing you little friend there. Are you gay?"

"Shut up Tsukishima. I asked you a question."

"Sorry, your highness." Tsukishima bowed, ostentatiously. "My liege, I have been sent by Sir Ukai, to retrieve both your royal highness and your bitch."

"Hey! I'm not a bitch!" Hinata barked. Kageyama was seething with anger from Tsukishima's teasing, but rather than get violent, he just turned on his heels and walked towards the gym.

"Let's go, HInata." Kageyama called back. Hinata ran towards him,

"Don't tell me what to do!" He yelled.

After changing in the locker rooms (Kageyama changed in a stall to avoid unwanted stares at his back), Kageyama walked out the front door of the gym, music blasting. Hinata came flying out of the locker room and right at him, yelling at him to wait. Tanaka pointedly made a kissy face at him and laughed. Kageyama blushed and looked towards the orange haired boy running across the court.

"What do you want?" He deadpanned. Hinata smiled,

"Can we walk together?!"

"Uh…sure." Kageyama pulled his headphones out and dangled them around his neck as they began to walk towards the dorms.

"What are you listening to?" Hinata asked curiously.

"Music."

"No shit, Sherlock." Hinata scowled, "I mean what song? It's really loud."

Kageyama made a 'tssk' noise.

"It's called A Fear of Being Alone, by The Exies."

"Can I listen?" Hinata begged. Kageyama pulled down a headphone and gave it to Hinata.

"A beating heart,

A memory,

I'm not alone,

Will I ever be,

Happy?

Tell me why,

I'm paralyzed,

Underneath,

Surrender my serenity

Hoping one day that I

Will feel alive

Just like you"

"This sounds depressing." Hinata sighed and handed the headphone back. "Is all your music like this?"

"Pretty much. But I don't think it sounds depressing. It makes me happy." Kageyama retorted.

"Is that your favorite song?" Hinata question, looking straight ahead.

Kageyama nodded,

"Yeah, It's one of them."

There was an awkward pause, broken only by Kageyama yawning, before Hinata spoke again.

"Do you have one?" Hinata asked, quietly. Kageyama was confused.

"Have what?"

"A fear of being alone. Do you have one?"

"No. I like to be alone."

"Why do you like to be alone?" Hinata looked confused, "It's boring."

"I'm used to it. I've been alone most of my life, so yeah."

"That must be why you got abandoned by your volleyball team in Junior High. You tried to play Volleyball alone."

"Yeah." Kageyama's voice cracked. Hinata looked shocked that Kageyama so openly admitted a flaw in his personality.

"Do you think you would like company, if you got used to it?"

"Maybe. I don't know."

There was another break in the conversation, this one lasting several minutes until the two boys arrived at the bus stop.

"Tomorrow after school, meet me by the gym. There is no practice, and my mom is cooking a huge meal. You should come." Hinata stepped on the bus, leaving Kageyama confused as the bus drove off.

Kageyama was in class the next day. The healing of the bird resulted in him sleeping 12 hours, but that was nothing compared to the previous healing process. The day seemed to fly by quickly, and Kageyama found himself feeling slight anxiety at the prospect of going home with Hinata. He had never been to a friend's house before. What if his parent's didn't like him? Or what if he made a fool of himself or did something rude? But despite his nervousness he realized that he was really excited to be invited to do something by a teammate. Perhaps it meant he hadn't f*cked up by choosing to attend Karasuno.

After the bell rang announcing the end of the school day, Kageyama felt his heart beating quickly as he walked towards the gym. Was it too late to cancel? He had a lot of homework maybe he could come up with an excuse on that account. Or maybe he could pretend he was sick. No he had just had a "cold" he couldn't be sick that quickly. He wasn't even sure why exactly he felt so much anxiety. He wanted to go to have dinner, but at the same time it put him out of his comfort zone, and he wasn't sure how much he liked that. He also wondered what Hinata's parents were like. What if they were like his parents? Kageyama was so caught up in his anxiety, he was surprised to find himself at the door to the practice gym. Hinata wasn't there yet. Kageyama looked around and sat down on the ground to wait. He focused on regulating his breathing, which had grown erratic while he had been walking.

"Hey, Kageyama!" he heard a voice call out. Looking, Kageyama saw 2 of his fangirls running over in his direction. He jumped up quickly and ran around the side of the gym to where the boys locker room was. The window to the locker room was always unlocked, and the team used it to avoid Daichii if they were late. He dove into the locker room, ignoring the looks he got from the sports team that was changing in there at the moment, and shut the door.

The girls walked right past the window without looking in. Kageyama sat down on the bench and pulled out his phone to text Hinata.

"Hey." A familiar voice called out. Kageyama looked at the source of the voice. Hinata smiled.

"I saw you run around the side of the building and figured this is where you would hide."

"Uh…yeah." Kageyama jumped up and ran over to Hinata, who had started walking out of the locker room.

"Your fangirls are gone, by the way." Hinata commented on how jumpy Kageyama was while he surveyed the gym.

"Oh." He replied.

"Why did you run away from them? They looked cute."

"I'm not interested." Kageyama blushed.

"In girls or just those girls?"

"Uh…in anyone really."

"So no girls?"

"No. I don't find them attractive."

"They'd be crushed to hear you say that." Hinata sighed, "An even if you are gay, you're lucky. Most guys wish they had a flock of girls surrounding them all the time."

"Why do you think I'm gay?!" Kageyama blustered. "Just because I'm not interested in girls…"

"I don't know. I just feel like you are."

"Hmmm. I'm not."

"Ok. Sorry." There was an awkward silence as the boys walked towards Hinata's house.

"So what is your mom making?" Kageyama finally broke the silence. Hinata shrugged,

"I'm not entirely sure. She told me I should invite a friend over for dinner though because it was going to be a lot."

"Oh. Ok." Kageyama replied.

"Are you allergic to anything specific? I know you said you couldn't eat a lot of spices and I told my mom that but just in case…"

"I'm sure whatever she makes will be fine." Kageyama anwered. "I'm just grateful that I've been invited over."

"I'm glad you could come." Hinata replied, brightening up. "It's been ages since I had a friend over! Like, since last month when Kenma came to visit."

"Who?"

"Oh, the setter from Nekoma. He's awesome at videogames."

"Is he a good setter?" Kageyama questioned.

"He's really smart and observant. But not particularly fabulous at being a setter. Definitely not a 'genius' like you are."

"I'm not a genius." Kageyama replied.

"Oh yeah, and I'm not a shitty overall player. I've never even really played in a match before." Hinata's mood suddenly dropped. "Maybe you're right. I do talk a big talk, but I do suck."

"If you want, I will practice with you." Kageyama offered. "I need to get some practice in as well. It's been a year since I played volleyball before yesterday."

"I thought you said you would never toss to me." Hinata pinted out, bitterly. Kageyama blushed and looked away, muttering.

"What?" Hinata queried. Kageyama looked back at him,

"I…uh…I'm sorry. I was just angry and shouldn't have yelled at you."

Hinata looked at Kageyama for a while, searching for some hint of laughter or whatnot. Kageyama looked at him dead serious. Hinata broke out into laughter.

"Hahaha! You're face is hilarious when you are apologizing. You look like you're constipated or something."

"Baka! Come back here!" Kageyama yelled at the now sprinting Hinata. Hinata looked forward and stuck his tongue out.

"Come catch me, slowpoke!"