Haikyuu Character X Reader Oneshots

17: Tobio Kageyama - Second Best

Note: I know it's a cliché topic but I'd still like to write it.

 It was getting late one night but as always I sat on the bench watching my boyfriend, Tobio Kageyama, practice his volleyball. I always supported his volleyball playing, ever since we became a couple, and I attended most of his practice sessions and all of his games. I myself was on the track team, but I had noticed that Tobio was never in the crowd whenever I had official races but I tried to tell myself that he was supporting me from the gym he would be training in.

Right now I was sitting patiently, waiting for him to be done so we could go on our date. I was excited because he wasn't usually one for dates, and he'd usually blow me off so he could practice more volleyball, but tonight was a planned date he had organised so we'd be going to the newly opened ice cream parlour and we'd finally get time to spend alone together.

Finally 19:00 came, meaning it was the end of their practice. I waited patiently as they all put the equipment away, most of them leaving and waving at me as they exited the gym whilst Tobio pushed the cart full of volleyballs. "So, you ready to go?" I approached my boyfriend with a smile, holding onto his arm.

"Actually I think I'm going to stay here and practice a bit more," he said nonchalantly, ignoring my affection. My smile faded immediately and was replaced with sadness.

"O-oh," I mumbled, stepping away from him and looking at the shiny gymnasium floor. "Okay."

"See you tomorrow though," he said simply, seemingly dismissing me. I just nodded and stepped out of the gymnasium, feeling Hinata's pitiful glance at me. Glumly I walked home, trying to keep my mind distracted by anything else, but all I could think about was how many times he had stood me up to practice volleyball. I knew he had the Nationals coming up, and of course I wanted him to do well in it but I too had competitions yet I still managed to make time for him. It seemed as though I didn't have a boyfriend anymore. He refused to spend time with me.

I tried to lighten up, remembering that it was our six month anniversary coming up, and that we were going out for a meal together, finally being able to spend some time together. A six month anniversary may not seem too significant to some people, but he had promised to treat me so I was incredibly excited. The thought of that cheered me up a bit, and excitement for that date began to fill my body. A small smile came back to my face as I arrived home, grabbing food from the kitchen and heading straight to my room to do homework.

- Timeskip -

It was the day of our anniversary, and during breaks we hung out which made me happy. He wasn't one for PDA, so the most contact we ever had in school was hand holding under the lunch table as break times were the only time we could see each other due to the fact we were in different classes. I was smiling, happy that we were spending this time together, although he didn't remember it was our anniversary until I told him that morning.

That evening I was once again in the gym after my training had finished. As it got dark much earlier due to the fact it was winter, my training was often cut short so I'd spend more time sat on one of the benches around the edge of the court in gym two, watching Tobio practice his serving. I was excited about what the rest of the evening would entail after his practice: going out for a meal then heading back to mine to watch a film. Thankfully 19:00 came sooner than expected, and I jumped up after Ukai finished giving the team their end of practice talk. Without caring that the rest of the team were still in the gym, I walked towards my boyfriend giving him a hug from behind before he turned around to face me.

"You ready, Tobio?" I asked, smiling brightly.

"Sorry (y/n), I'm going to give my serves a bit more practice," he said, completely stoic and picking up a volleyball, staring at it as he bounced it up and down. My heart broke, especially as I had been looking forward to this night for so long and he just had to cancel it without a care in the world. The months of coming second to volleyball had piled up, and I had had enough. I couldn't bare it any longer.