you were right // kageyama AU

23.

m.j.s

Before I even have a chance to entertain the thought, the door to the common room is pushed open.
Oh shit.
Kageyama stands in the doorway for a moment, eyes scanning over the arrangement of bodies that sit on the couch. His eyes land on me and Tsukishima's position and instinctively, I move away. As if I was a child being caught doing something they shouldn't be doing. Heat immediately floods my cheeks at my blatant reaction to Kageyama's entrance. There's not a doubt in my mind that Tsukishima's deductive reasoning skills will understand the motives behind my actions but I acted before considering that.
"Finally!" Hinata calls, oblivious to my stupidity. "Sit down! We're only like a quarter of the way through."
Kageyama's face lacks amusement and instead is covered in annoyance. Within a moment, I feel guilt flood my chest at the thought of that annoyance being aimed at me. Tsukishima doesn't notice, or at least acts like nothing in the world is wrong as he stares at his phone.    
"Looks like there's not enough room for me." He observes distastefully. His eyes meet mine for a second and I can see the rage swimming around in them even from our distance.
Heedless of Kageyama's obvious annoyance, Hinata's face scrunches up as his eyes land on the spot between me and Yamaguchi. "You can sit in between Tadashi and Maihua, stupid."
God Hinata, I love you but you're not helping.
Instead of arguing like I thought he would, he lets out a huff and crosses the room. His body lands on the two feet of open cushion that separate me and Yamaguchi. Stiffly, he settles in.
It seems as though the tension has rapidly escalated due to his arrival, but I'm the only one who seems to notice. Hinata's attention is pulled back into the movie and Mya is whispering fearfully to Yamaguchi who tries to ease her anxiety. Tsukishima has returned to his walls of quietness and ignores the rest of us and the movie as he stares at the phone in his lap.
Kageyama's eyes are dead set on the television, unwavering in an almost scary concentration as if he's refusing to give me a second of his attention.
I attempt to pay attention but the anger emitting from his presence pulls me in. All I can think about is the boy next to me. My mind dwells back to Tsukishima for a moment. Boys. Boys next to me.
I almost want to dismiss myself to get out of the awkwardness I have created but my mind races with how everyone would respond. They would have to know why. Especially after this morning.
"Well, I'm going to bed." Tsuki calls loudly, making me jump. My eyes turn to him as he stands.
Yamaguchi frowns. "The movie's not over yet!"
"I'm not even watching it anyway. I've already spent the whole weekend with you guys. You're lucky I even graced you with my presence for the hour that I did." He says cockily. He does have a point. "Maihua, will you be okay without me?" Tsukishima asks condescendingly before moving to shut the door.
My face immediately heats in embarrassment. He said it on purpose. He's only fueling the fire. "Shut the fuck up, Tsuki."
His devious chuckle echoes through my ears even after he closes the door. God, that boy is a mastermind. At least his absence gives me the chance to move away from Kageyama's intoxicating company.
I lean back against Tsukishima's spot, warmth still residing where his body was. My fingers tug my sweatshirt closer to my body as the screams of the main character echo through the surround sound system. I can't help but let my eyes selfishly turn to the boy next to me.
His face is illuminated by the screen. Stoic. Beautiful.
I take my bottom lip between my teeth as I study him. His hair is slightly damp, the ends wet with water from an earlier shower. My eyes trail down, falling on his white t-shirt. I watch the rise and fall of his strong chest before admiring the arms that rest in his lap. Thoughtlessly, my eyes scan over his long, slender fingers that intertwine against his sweatpants.
My mind drifts back to the feeling of his thumb on my lips a mere twenty hours earlier. I swallow hard.
"I think I'm going to head to bed too." I can't take it anymore. My body lifts itself from the couch.
"No! Maihua, don't be a party pooper. There's only like thirty minutes left!" Mya begs through hands that cover the majority of her face in fear. I can see her eyes begging me to stay and deal with it. She sees through my reasoning and wants me to face my problems head-on instead of running away.
"It's just too scary." I lie. Well, from what I was watching, it was scary, but the past ten minutes of the movie completely flew over my head due to the movie that was playing inside my head.
Mya frowns knowingly. "Don't be a pussy. I'm dealing with it and so are you. Sit down."
God, she is not going to let me out of this easily.
I groan and sit back down, plopping harshly back into the softness of the cushion. I huff as I turn my attention back to the movie.
"If you miss Tsukishima that much, just go ahead and say that." Kageyama's voice whispers to me, careful not to draw attention from the other three on the couch. "You don't have to make excuses to leave."
My eyebrows furrow in confusion at his words. He doesn't say anything and then that's the first thing that comes out of his mouth? "That is not-what?" I begin before continuing. "Tsuki has nothing to do with me wanting to leave."
The loud scene that fills the room allows our conversation to continue without an audience. Thankfully.
"Oh yeah? Funny how as soon as he leaves, you want to follow suit." His eyes reach mine. Annoyance is clear on his face along with something else. Jealousy? The thought makes my stomach churn in exhilaration before realizing the disdain in his statement.
I feel anger resonate in my chest again at his quick path to a conclusion. "It's not because he left. It's because you got here." I tell him truthfully. His eyebrows cross in anger as he turns back to the TV. He doesn't say anything for a moment but I can tell he's holding back. I want to speak too, but this conversation shouldn't be happening here.
Instead, I decide to lean back and pull my phone from my pocket. The movie is of complete disinterest to me now that my mind is elsewhere and I find myself not wanting to pay attention anymore out of stubbornness.
"Don't you know it's rude to be on your phone during a movie?" Kageyama finally speaks a few minutes later. The words almost bring a smile to my face at the remembrance of me saying them just a little while earlier.
I decide to reply as Tsukishima had to me to spark more annoyance in the boy next to me. "Don't you know that I couldn't give a shit less?"
His face turns back towards the screen. Frustration at my response is evident in his features.
I smirk at his reaction but due to his unwillingness to lose, my smirk fades at the next words he says.
        "You're annoying."
    The end of the movie can't come soon enough.