Enemies with benefits

a job

kageyama's pov :

it has been a few weeks since that incident. we did meet up more.some to hangout but mostly to do it. but i want to be more. i want tsukishima to call me his boyfriend, hold hands and hug in public. but there was a even bigger thing troubling me.

i looked at my bills. $300 just for rent. i love being in karasuno but i can't pay my bills with just playing volleyball. i need a job. but no place wants to hire some rando off the streets who failed high school. ( ok idk if he failed high school but just pretend he did for the story )

the only way to actually keep my house and survive, is to get my high school diploma. that means i have to study. however, 17 year old me can't do it, why does 22 year old me think i can do it? well, i have to. i can't keep relying on minimum wage from karasuno or miwa giving me money to pay the bills. but i can't get my high school diploma on my own.

one person's name comes to mind. would he want to help me though? sure... we became closer for the past few weeks, but we still aren't the best of friends. hell, he probably doesn't even think that we are friends. to him, we are just enemies. enemies with benefits... still, it won't hurt to try.

during this week's practice, i was really distracted. i had to pay my bills soon and i don't want to bother miwa for money. even if tsukishima agreed to help me, i won't be able to get a job and pay this month's bill. if i get a low-paying job without a high school diploma, i have to work everyday for the most part of the day so i can't go to practices.

what should i do...

tsukishima's pov :

throughout practice, kageyama seemed distracted. his sets were off and his reflexes were slow. something was bothering him. during break, i tried to ask him about it but he just brushed me off. i rolled my eyes, since he doesn't want help, i won't give help anymore.

after practice, i realised i left my jersey in the gym. i sighed. i left yams to go home by himself and went back to the gym. when i got to the door, i heard someone crying. i cracked the door open and saw kageyama on the floor, crying his eyes out. i know i had said i won't help him but i can't just ignore a crying person on the floor.

"king...you ok?" i asked as i gave him a hand to help him up. but he just looked the other way and furiously tried to rub his tears away. i frowned, sitting down in front of him. "please, can you tell me?" i asked worriedly. i don't want to see him crying. kageyama was shocked that i was practically begging him to tell me.

"it's just that i can't pay my bills and i don't want to bother my sister anymore. i can't get a job that still allows me to play volleyball with you guys without a diploma. besides, even if i get a job, i can't pay this month's rent." kageyama croaked. i patted his head sympathetically. i sighed, knowing i was going to regret this. 

"look, i'll help you get your diploma and help you with your bills too. don't cry anymore." i said exasperatedly, hoping that would stop him from crying anymore. kageyama was about to say something when i cut him off. "don't worry, it's not a bother." i assured him.

hearing that, he smiled widely. even though i'm already struggling with my own rent, seeing his contented smile, it was all worth it.

we made plans to study every monday, wednesday, friday and the weekends. i knew that this was going to be a challenge teaching kageyama but i knew what i was getting into. i was on my way home with kageyama when i realised.

"SH!T. I FORGOT MY JERSEY."