Daisy chains. || A Kagehina fanfic

Unrequited

"Kageyama!"
Hinata was jogging down the spiral stairs towards Kageyama. He couldn't have asked for a worse time to tun into him. He just wanted to be alone right now.
"You should come down to the beach tonight!"

"Why?" He had this annoyed face that startled Hinata forcing him to stop in his tracks.
"Well I was just thinking it would be kinda cool if you played with us tonight Kaede and the others won't be there just me, you, Akaashi and Bokuto."

How could he turn that down. Hinata seemed really excited and it had been a while since they had played properly together. Kageyama decided to focus on usual volleyball whilst Hinata took up beach volleyball.

"Fine." Kageyama rolled his eyes following his friend back to class.

Later that night the two of them made their way down to the beach. It was dusk but the sky still had a faint orange hue. They always decided to play at night. It didn't make sense at first they could hardly see the ball. But after playing for a while Kageyama realised how peaceful it was.

The sounds of the ocean crashing and the chuckling of his friends as he missed the ball. It was kind of therapeutic in a way. Kageyama felt as if in that moment he could pass away and be content. Not that he wanted to die, he had so much he wanted to do, it was just a thought that occurred in the moment.

"Hinata!"
A silhouette appeared at the top of steps waving it's arms around in the air. It took a moment for their eyes to hone in on the figure. It was Kaede she had walked from the dorms alone.

"Kaede!"
Hinata walked towards her taking her hand as she almost tripped down the stairs. She was slightly smaller than Hinata by about a centimetre or two maybe.

"What are you boys doing out so late?"
The breeze blew he hair back and forth, the moonlight making her eyes glimmer. She wrapped her arm around Hinata's and leaned on his shoulder.

"Playing volleyball care to join us m'lady." Bokuto bowed down sticking out his hand to the girl who reluctantly took it unraveling herself from Hinata.

"Bokuto gentle reminder we're in a relationship." Akaashi split the two apart taking Bokuto from here causing the girl to chuckle.
"Hey i'm just being a gentleman. I love you Akaashi."
"I love you more Bokuto."

They were always so affectionate in public. Sometimes it came across as if Bokuto was flirting with girls, when he was just trying to be a nice guy. Akaashi understood this but still got overprotective at times.

A sudden wave of loneliness hit him. Kageyama's chest began to feel tight and he felt himself gasping for air slightly. He took some deep breaths and managed to shake himself out of it.

"I'm heading home see you later."

Kageyama walked off into the distance leaving everyone confused at his sudden departure. His stomach had begun to ache and his throat was all scratchy. He could only shake the feeling temporarily before it caught up to him.

As he entered the dorm he feel into the bathroom draping his head over the sink. It took a minute of him coughing up blood and and clawing at the sink to keep himself standing before it was over.

A daisy.

In the sink filled with blood there was a single fully bloomed daisy. He felt himself crash to the floor weeping.

He needed more time.

He needed time to fall out of love.

He needed time to forget the jealousy that was growing inside of him.

He wanted to fall for someone else. Maybe if he found someone the plant that was blooming within him would begin to droop and wither. But no matter how much he tried his love for Hinata only grew stronger with every passing second.

"It's not fair!"

He screamed at the mirror pulling at his hair. Hot tears streamed down his face as he swilled away any trace of blood left in the sink.

"Why did I have to fall for him!"

Those were the last words he uttered before closing the bathroom door behind him and covering himself with his blanket. He wanted to forget what had happened but it was impossible. The image of that blood stained flower engraved itself deeper into Kageyama's memory.

"Hey."
He felt someone delicately shaking his shoulder as he turned to face them.
"Hinata what are you doing?"

"Are you having a nightmare?" His voice was so gentle and caring.

He perched himself at the end of Kageyama's bed anticipating an answer.
"Go back to bed." He wrapped himself up in his covers before immediately being dragged back out by Hinata.

"Lets go for a walk."

They walked silently up the mountains guided by the moonlight and a dim flashlight. Unexpectedly Hinata stopped next to a small cliff edge. There was a singular tree that drooped over their heads. Vines hung from it that you could manoeuvre as if they were curtains. You could hear the faint hum of a waterfall in the distance. Lastly the swings. There were two swings hanging from a tree branch dangling over the edge.

It was beautiful.

The lamppost next to the tree illuminated that spot and only that spot. Everything behind that lamppost had become foreign. It was as if they were in a different world

"What are you waiting for get on."
Hinata pointed at the swing next him and Kageyama reluctantly took a seat.
The entire whole world was below his feet. City lights shone brightly reflecting into the ocean warping itself in the current.

"Why did you bring me here?" Kageyama asked. There was a lot more he wanted to say but he just couldn't express it.

"I thought you might like it."
Hinata smiled his usual bright smile and started swinging back and forth, letting his feet drape over the edge of the cliff.

"I do like it."
He began copying Hinata swinging higher and higher. Both of them laughing and enjoying each others company.

They stayed up at the cliff edge that night just reminiscing and teasing each other. Kageyama couldn't help but feel a slight emptiness. He saw Hinata as the man he loved. But the man he loved only saw him as a friend.

It was unrequited.

𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍