Daisy chains. || A Kagehina fanfic

Heartbeat

"Can we go to the mountains again?" Kageyama asked.

"Are you sure?" He responded
"Well I thought you might like it."

Hinata smiled.
"Of course i'd like that."

They went back to their dorm to grab some snacks, blankets and various other things before making there way up the mountains. It was as beautiful as it was yesterday. In the daylight you could see everything so much clearer. The glimmer of the ocean against the sun and the clear blue sky. The swings they were on yesterday sat perfectly still amongst the calm atmosphere.

They both took a seat on the swings again letting their feet dangle over the edge.

"Here."
Kageyama handed Hinata one of his headphones as they started to listen to music.
"Whats this song?"
"You like it?" Kageyama never really knew what music Hinata liked. Or if he even liked music at all.

"Mhm"
"Oh its called Blackbird by The Beatles."

Hinata smiled up at the bright sun settling peacefully on his face as he closed his eyes. Kageyama was almost hypnotised.

"God how could someone be so perfect." He thought to himself.

In that moment everything felt right. The music, the sound of the waterfall, the sunshine and even the trees rustling in the breeze. It all made sense. That feeling he had up on the mountains was the same feeling he had three years ago. The feeling he had when he met his first and last love.

"You know those pancakes you make they're ridiculously sweet."
Kageyama teased.
"Hey they aren't that bad!"
"It's okay I still like them."

They started swinging back and forth again. It felt dangerous having swings at the edge of a cliff. But he could see why they were there. The view was perfect.

As he swung higher he felt his breathing becoming uneven forcing him to slow down. Kageyama almost forgot about the plant still growing in his lungs. The one that would eventually kill him. He clutched his throat trying to take deeper breaths but it hurt him so much. He was in agony.

"Hey, lets go sit down."
Hinata guided Kageyama to the blankets he had laid down on the soil. He was still gasping for air as he felt a cold cup being raised to his lips.
"Take slow sips okay."

After a minute the feeling slowly begun to fade leaving him slightly nauseated. They both flopped down onto the blanket staring at the tree leaves above them.

"You okay?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah i'm fine now, thanks."

He turned to face Hinata expecting him to gaze back but he didn't. It was clear he was deep in thought. Probably day dreaming as usual. Hinata could get completely lost in his daydreams, Kageyama knew that. He leaned his head against his shoulder until he eventually fell asleep.

"Hey Kageyama."
He slowly blinked his eyes open groaning slightly at his sudden awakening.

"Lets go home okay."

As they started back down the mountains Kageyama noticed it was evening. How long had he been asleep? A few hours maybe? He didn't question it anymore, he was exhausted after all.

When they got back there was a girl sat slumped next to their apartment door. She looked to the side then smiled at them.
"What are you doing here?" Hinata questioned her.
"I just wanted to apologise."
"Oh okay well i'm tired."
Hinata walked over to the door pushing the key in forcing the girl to move from her spot.

"Wait can we talk." Kaede grabbed his wrist but he shook her off.
"Later okay."
He shut the door behind him leaving the girl outside in the hallway as they both let out a weak laugh. Both of them slumped down on the sofa, legs stretched diagonally across each other.

"Why won't you talk to her?"
Kageyama was intrigued. He had never seen Hinata look so irritated with someone in a long time.
He groaned sitting up.
"When you left she kissed me but, I wasn't in the mood for it. She pissed me off when she was rude to you."

"𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑?"
Kageyama felt his stomach sink.

"But I didn't like it. I don't feel that way for her. I don't feel that way for anyone."

"Oh."

Is all Kageyama could respond with. He was glad he didn't feel anything for Kaede. But as if the plant growing inside of him wasn't enough to remind him, now he had a verbal reminder letting him know his love truly was one sided.

There was a slight tingling feeling within his left lung. It turned into a stinging and then a burning sensation. He practically fell into the bathroom as he begun to cough up petals. More and more each time. Every one of them soaked in blood. Eventually a clump of small daisies fell into his hands.

"Kageyama are you okay?"
Hinata was twisting the handle trying to get in. The coughing must have been a lot louder than he had thought.

"I'm okay give me a second."

The door handle clicked back in place. Kageyama pulled himself up attempting to catch his breath. He cleaned up the mess in the bathroom as quickly as he could. When he opened the door he was greeted by Hinata who had been waiting outside the bathroom entire time.

"Are you sick?"

Kageyama felt the tears begin to stream down his face as he fell to the floor. He was desperately trying to wipe his tears away before two hands grabbed his wrists.

"Stop it's okay."

He practically threw his arms around Hinata crying into the crook of his neck. They held each other for a while before Hinata placed a blanket around his shoulders guiding him to the sofa. The TV was on but it was silent casting a soft light throughout the dimly lit room.

"I'll get you some water."

He placed the glass down next to him and began walking towards his bed before Kageyama grabbed his wrist.

"Can you hold me for a bit."

The confused expression on Hinata's face pained him. How had he not realised that he was in love with him yet? All he wanted right now was to be held. Just to listen to his heartbeat. Even if it made him sicker he wanted nothing more than to be in his warmth.

"Please."

Hinata nodded and sat behind Kageyama on the sofa. He rested his head against his chest listening to the calm thumping of his heart. They stayed that way for a while until Kageyama fell asleep. Hinata slowly moved away placing a pillow under his head and tucking him in gently.

He couldn't help but think about how sick his friend could be. How bad was it? After a while of pondering with his thoughts he shut off the lights and went to bed trying to forget what had happened.

"He's not dying is he?"

That was the last thought that crossed his mind before he drifted into sleep.

𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍𑁍