Tobio Kageyama x Male Reader

Part: 2

3rd pov

y/n breathed heavily as each of the volley ball players stood astonished. all except hinata, of course.

"he can play libero, setter, blocker, reciever, literally everything," sugawara said.

"yeah, but it's not like he's better than us," kageyama retorted, pursing his lips and looking to the side.

"well, that may be, but having a jack of all trades like that on our team would give quite the advantage." daichi said, and kageyama folded his arms.

"so, who is he, hinata?" asahi asked.

hinata piped up and smiled widely. "a friend from primary school! he moved away right before secondary, and we lost contact. but thats not a problem now that he's here!"

"does he even want to join our team?" tsukishima asked, staring at y/n as he drank from his water bottle and dabbed at the sweat on his face with a towel.

"well..." hinata murmured, "we still have to ask,"

y/n was now approaching, and everyone stared at hinata expectantly.

"wait, why do i have to do it??" he whined, slouching forward as he looked at his teammates.

"do what?" y/n asked, stoping in front of hinata and staring down at him. hinata flinched and turned around, glancing nervously at y/n.

"well.." hinata scratched his neck awkwardly, "we were kinda, well i mean, we— what im trying to say, i mean ask— really, is... will you join our team?"

y/n stared down at hinata with a confused face. he registered what hinata said and his face fell flat.

"no."

an awkward pause came right after, and hinata dropped to the floor dramatically.

he sighed depressingly and picked at the floor.

y/n tapped hinata's forehead with the tip of his shoe, "stop moping. i stopped playing volleyball a long time ago. and i don't feel like starting up again,"

hinata stared up at him sadly, and y/n sighed.

"i just can't, alright?" he said softly. his face quickly changed from soft to stoic after he realized he was being vulnerable, something he gave up being a long time ago.

"i have a gym to clean now." y/n said grabbed and the broom and sweeping the floor.

hinata grabbed a broom as well, and sugawara, daichi, asahi, and yamaguchi all picked up cleaning supplies to help y/n clean the gym. tsukishima joined soon after too after constant pestering from yamaguchi.

they finished in a couple hours, and y/n was grateful for the help.

"thanks, guys." he said, looking at the ground as he messed with the broom in his hands.

"of course!" asahi said, patting y/n's back. y/n flinched forward with quiet shout in surprise.

"sorry," asahi said, retracting his hand.

y/n nodded toward him and picked up his school bag.

"i'm gonna be heading out now, thanks again for the help," y/n said, waving to the group before sliding the gym door open and leaving.

y/n stood there for a moment and took a  deep breath, and began walking home.

he stared at the sky as he plugged his earbuds in, and sighed as music began blasting in his ears.

he mumbled the lyrics, eye-ing shops through their windows. he slightly regrets not bringing his wallet, or else he would have bought the hoodie he saw through one of the windows.

he was staring at his feet as he walked when something moving caught his eye. there was a tied shut bag that had a strange black lump moving inside it.

he approached it slowly and pulled his earbuds out. he heard small, weak mews and his heart rate picked up.

he tore the bag open gently, and there lay a small black kitten, it's eyes not even open yet.

he let out a sad sigh, angry that someone could do something so cruel. he gently picked the kitten up and cradled it in his hands, looking down at it and petting it gently as he continued to walk home.

he wasn't far from the apartment complex by then, and soon entered the small, one bedroom apartment.

he prepared a box with soft freshly washed hands towels to cushion the bottom and gently set the kitten down.

he knew that it needed to be fed, so he ran down the street to the small pet shop next to his apartment.

he bought feeding bottles and formula, as well as shampoo so he could bathe the kitten.

he ran back to his apartment, not wanting to leave the kitten alone for too long. he could hear it mewing and crying as he opened the door, and it only began calming down when he cradled it in his arms.

he sighed as it calmed down, it's trembling coming to a stop. he held it in one arm as he prepared the formula. it at first didnt recognize what the bottle was, but after it tasted the formula is choked down almost the whole bottle.

y/n smiled down at it gently, and fell asleep in his arms after it finished eating.

it woke up again a couple hours later, and by then it was evening. he fed it again before plugging his kitchen sink and filling it a couple inches with warm water.

he put a few drops of the shampoo in the water and mixed it around, and gently set the kitten in the water, letting it's head rest on his hand to keep it out if the water.

he held the kitten gently in place as he dipped a soft rag in the water and gently wiped away the dirt that had accumulated on the cat's fur.

he made sure to dry the kitten thoroughly, and wrapped it in a small blanket it and pet it to sleep.

and that concludes this chapter, loves
😌😌 sorry there isnt much karasuno action in this one, but i wanted to introduce the characters personality a little more. and who doesnt love a little kitten content, eh?