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[CHAPTER EIGHT] - TOO CLOSE

Beep...beep...beep...bee-

Gently turning off Hinata's alarm clock, Mrs. Hinata smiled sadly down at her sleeping son. She ran her fingers through his hair before shaking his shoulder softly.

"Shoyo... honey, it's time to get up. You're friend, Yachi? She called. She said she would be here soon."

Shoyo grumbled a bit before his eyes shot open.

"Oh! I forgot! I was supposed to meet up with her!" He yelled in surprise as he scrambled out of his bed and made a beeline towards his closet. Throwing an outfit out, which consisted of a turtle neck, jeans, and sneakers, he rushed to the bathroom.

His mom shook her head and chuckled, though a sad expression stayed on her face. She missed Kenma just as much as Hinata did. She thought he was the best for her son. Now...she didn't know how Shoyo would recover. Standing up from her place on his bed, she walked to Natsu's room to play with her daughter like she promised.

Hinata quickly turned the shower on, impatiently waiting for the temperature to get warm enough. Discarding his pajamas, he hurried into the shower, the warm water relaxing him. Humming in satisfaction, he remembered what he was doing and began to wash his now wet hair. After fifteen minutes, Hinata emerged from the shower, wrapping a towel around his waist. He took another towel and dried his hair as much as he could. Slipping his clothing on, he padded back to his room, putting his shoes on once he was there, and grabbed his phone. He clicked the power button and the glass screen lit up. Hinata held back a few tears as the screen illuminated his face. The wallpaper was a picture of Kenma and himself. It was on their first date. Kenma was obviously blushing, but still had a small smile present on his face. Hinata was grinning at the camera, an obvious blush coating his cheeks as well. Hinata wished he could go back to that day. Shaking his head, he slid his thumb across the cool glass and went straight to his messages. He found Yachi's conversation and clicked the rectangular box at the bottom.

Hinata: Hey, Yachi! Sorry, I kinda overslept. But I'm ready now, so I'll see you soon!

He watched as the three dots appeared, signaling that Yachi was typing.

Yachi: Oh hey! It's alright, I understand! I'm just now rounding the corner! I'll be there soon!

Hinata smiled and placed his phone in this pocket and went downstairs after telling his mom he was gonna wait for Yachi outside. He opened the front door and walked out onto the porch, the warm sun beating down on him. He rocked back and forth on his heels when his phone vibrated. He retrieved the device from his pocket. He was expecting it to be a text from Yachi, but the contact name made his heart drop.

Kageyama 👹

Hinata read the preview of the text message Kageyama had sent.

Kageyama: Hey, Hinata. I was wondering, would you like to go out today? Get your mind off things?

Hinata stared at his screen until it went black. Kageyama was the main cause of his pain at first. Then Kenma's death….Hinata didn't think he could be around Kageyama's at all. At least not at the moment. The tangerine haired boy sighed and swiped the notification away. He couldn't deal with it right now. As he put his phone back in his pocket, he heard Yachi calling to him from across the way. He turned towards her and waved. Once they reached each other, they shared a hug.

"Hey, how're you doing?" Yachi asked as they pulled away from the hug.

Hinata shrugged, "Just….tired..and..sad. Confused."

Yachi nodded. She soon replaced her frown with a smile and grabbed Hinata's hand.

"Well, let's get going! I know the perfect place to start. The fair!"

She started leading Hinata to the fair not too far away. Hinata smiled slightly and followed, happy to have a friend willing to help him.

Meanwhile, Kageyama sat in his room contemplating why Hinata wasn't responding. He hadn't done anything bad. Well...he hadn't done anything bad that Hinata knew about. Or at least he thought. He set his phone down and put his head in his hands. He was going over possible things he had done, besides the fake hurtful comments he'd say to Hinata, when his sister walked in.

"Hey, Tobio? Mom wanted to know if you wanted to go to the fair with us? She said you deserved some fun after working hard," she said. 

Kageyama paused for a moment before shrugging, "Why not? I'll go. Let me get changed."

His sister nodded and walked out of his room to tell their mother. Kageyama stood up and stretched. Opening his closet, he skimmed through the various outfits he had. Once he picked out his outfit, consisting of a hoodie and jeans, he walked over and picked up his sneakers, slipping them on and grabbing his phone before he walked out of his room. Once he walked out of his room he had it towards the bathroom to fix his hair. After doing so he walked downstairs to meet with his mother and sister who were already waiting for him at the door. Once he reached the pair they walked to their mother's car. They pulled out of the driveway and headed towards the location of the fair which was only about a mile away. Once the fair came into view, Kageyama's sister started bouncing up and down in excitement. Their mother parked the car and they all piled out. Kageyama's mother said she would go with his sister and that he could go up on his own if he liked, only if he had his phone with him. He nodded and watched her walk towards the entrance of the fair. Looking around and scanning the place, he decided to start at the ferris wheel. The line wasn't too long, maybe about 20 or 25 people. Kageyama decided he could wait. He stood in line for a few minutes, checking his phone here and there before something bright and orange caught his attention. Turning his gaze towards his left, his eyes widened with surprise and joy. Hinata was here. His love, his one and only, his everything. Right there. Perhaps that's why he didn't respond to his text. Kageyama was above to call out for the other male when something stopped him. He looked beside Hinata and noticed someone holding his hand, their fingers intertwined.

Yachi.

Kageyama scowled and clenched his fists. What was she doing? He was supposed to hold Hinata's hand like that. He was supposed to go to the fair with him. That. Should. Be. Him. Kageyama continued to glare at the pair before they disappeared from his site. Kageyama looked down and sneered. That wasn't going to slide. Not at all. He looked back up and boarded the ferris wheel, seeing as he was next. As he went around on the ride, he found the two walking amongst the other guests. He glared at Yachi and thought of countless things. But one thought kept repeating in his mind.

To hell with her.

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(Hi, so to clarify things. I'm not gonna make Hinata and Yachi a couple because that would be way too soon after Kenma's death so yeah. They're just friends. Though, I don't think Kageyama knows that.)