Cotton Candy Skies - ꀘꏂꋊꁝ꒐ꋊꋬ

Chapter Two

After the stream Hinata Shōyō had decided to scroll through the YouTube channel he had locked his phone on, humming at it's contents.

"What's got ya in such a good mood today, Shō? Did Tsukishima get back to ya 'bout the college work or somethin'?" the ginger flickered his attention over to the blonde that had taken refuge on the sofa beside him.

"Hmm- I suppose that'd be a nice surprise, but nah. I actually made a new friend today, his name's Kozume Kenma, I've just been scrolling through his YouTube channel. You wanna see?" the blonde nodded slightly while leaning over the ginger's shoulder to focus his attention on the smaller's phone's screen. His eyes quickly scanning over the account with an excitement Hinata was far too familiar with by now.

"Woah! Shōyō, ya met the Kodzuken?! I actually love their work! They're de CEO of a really big company dat produces these really cool collectables! I can't believe ya've actually met 'em, what were they like?" Hinata smiled softly at his best friend and ruffled his hair as he saved a few videos to his watch later playlist, closing his phone again and relaxing against the back of the sofa, letting out a soft but content humming noise.

"He was pretty quiet, though we did share a lot of interests! We mostly talked about our jobs, music taste and he mentioned my volleyball keychain once or twice. His hair was really long, it suited him though, and his eyes we're just breathtaking! They were sharp, and almost gold, with a few scattered freckles of brown littering his iris. He also had a big rucksack that had these really cute cat keychains on!" the blonde smiled at his friend before huffing and jumping up from the sofa, dusting off his legs and stretching with a wide smile on his face.

"Introduce me to him some time! I'd love ta get ta know 'im! I'mma get started on dinner since Samu, Kita and Suna will be gettin' home soon-ish. Don't forget ta take a shower before they get here, Samu'll hog all de hot water otherwise." with a hum of recognition from the ginger, Atsumu made his way out of the living room and into their kitchenette, starting on their dinner.

After a few more minutes Hinata begrudgingly pulled himself up from where he was once sat comfortably and headed up to the second floor bathroom, sighing as he caught himself in the mirror, his reflection staring back at him, small bags starting to form under his (usually) energetic eyes, due to the lack of sleep that homework, working the bakery and thesis' had caused. "It's worth it Shōyō. You need to stop imposing on Atsumu and Kita so much, once you finally get enough money and graduate these eye-bags will mean nothing more than all the hard work you've put in. You can do it!"

About half an hour after his shower, changing and texting Kenma, Hinata heard the front door open and close, along with a welcome coming from the three men that had finally come back home to their shared dorm. "Oh, hello again Hinata, are Yamaguchi, Tsukishima and Kageyama all still out?"

"Yeah, Yams and Tsuki have extracurricular today and Kags is still practicing on the whole Volleyball thing, you know how he wants to get to the Olympics one day. Sorry to impose again, Kita-San." he quickly gave Kita a respectful bow in apology as the older male waved his hand dismissively, Osamu smiling softly at the two's interaction before leaving to help his brother in preparing dinner for the five of them.

"It's honestly fine, Hinata. After all, you're Tsumu's best friend, and I bet it gets boring being in your dorm alone all the time. I, myself, actually really enjoy you coming over, so you really don't need to apologize every time." Hinata smiled softly and thanked him before giving his greetings to Suna, who had only just finished with his phone.

After a short conversation in the Hall the three headed into the 'living room' (which in reality is more of an open-plan space that connects to Atsumu's and Kita's bedroom.) and took to spending time on their phones or talking as they waited patiently for the twins to finish cooking. Hinata hummed softly when he came across Yamaguchi's Snapchat story and played it, smiling internally to himself at the silly string of pictures. The first of Tsukishima studying, before Yamaguchi tries a filter on him. He'd obviously shown Tsukishima, since the next image was the said blonde drawing the markings of the character onto his face, it was cute to see the tall boy concentrate so hard on such a playful action.

The final video instantly wiped the smile from Hinata's face, this time it was facing Yamaguchi with Tsukishima next to him, they had on the dog ear filter, and halfway through the two posing, Yamaguchi pulled the taller male in for a kiss, and shockingly the male returned the kiss enthusiastically. "Oh, wow."

"Hmm? What's up Hina? Lemme see." Hinata focused his attention on Suna now, regaining a slight smile after convincing himself that he already knew how the childhood best friends had been, very clearly, in love with one another. He flipped back to the first image and handed his phone to Suna.

"I was watching Yam's story, he finally got the courage to kiss the lanky dinosaur boy, I'm glad, you know how obvious they've been about their feelings since high school. I'm actually shocked it took them this long." Suna watched the story with a soft smile while nodding in agreement with Hinata's statements.

"Yeah, I'm shocked it really took them this long, I always got the vibe that they were dating, even when I found out they weren't. That actually shocked me the most! Oh, by the way, how are Kageyama and Yachi doing? They became a couple recently too, didn't they?" Hinata nodded excitedly at the mention of his friends relationship, he and Kageyama had grown apart slightly since Hinata gave up on his dream of volleyball and instead focused on getting a job and completing college courses instead.

"They're doing amazing! They go on dates every Saturday, and he's always bringing her over. I think it's their four month anniversary next week, he usually goes all out on their anniversaries, so you guys might get dragged into helping him prepare. I'll apologize in advance for him." Kita and Suna laughed softly with Hinata for a few minutes before the twins called them to the dining area they had set up.

The five sat around the table and ate the gohan and Miso soup meal that the twins had prepared for them. "It looks delicious, guys!" the twins smiled at the ginger happily before looking to their respective lovers.

"Thank ya Hinata, yer welcome ta come over whenever ya'd like. It's nice makin' dinner for more than just de four of us." Hinata smiled happily as he greedily stuffed his face, since stopping volleyball he hadn't had as large an appetite as before. At first his friends we're worried about the small boy, but he started getting into a habit of going on morning runs and to the gym after work, so his appetite has been better. His mother had called him at multiple points to remind him to take care of his health, and even his younger sister had lectured him a few times.

"Say Hinata, have you got eyes on anyone at the moment? Someone you're dating?" Hinata choked on his food and coughed a few times before shaking his head frantically.

"Ah- um, not really? I mean the person I did like ended up in a really great relationship recently, so. Yeah. Not at the moment." the once carefree atmosphere dampened slightly, before Atsumu gave Hinata a reassuring smile,

"I'm sure ya will find the right one soon, so don't give up, kay? Plus ya've got all yer best friends right here with ya! We'll help ya find someone!"

Hinata smiled softly at his friends who let out a soft chorus of agreement, before giggling, "Thanks guys, but it's okay. I don't want you guys to involve yourself in the disaster that is my love life, that's just asking for trouble. I'm lucky enough to have friends as great as you, that's all I really need anyways!"