An awful screeching sound can be heard. It's nighttime. He's cold and wish this had never happened.
Tobio wakes up calmly and sits up. Staring in front of him, unblinking.
"Mornin sleepy head!" Takinoue greets brightly, not having noticed Kageyama's changed demeanour.
"You want some breakfast?" He doesn't get an answer. I've got eggs, cereal, watcha want?" Still, he doesn't get an answer.
"Kageyama?" He asks, finally noticing that something is off.
"You want me to call Keishin?" Once again, no answer. "Im gonna call Keishin."
He stays where he is, calling his friend and a moment later, he picks up. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know. I think he went backwards." Takinoue says. "What?"
"In healing his trauma, I think he went backwards from last night."
Ukai sighs. "Fuck. Thought that would happen, I'll be over soon. Let me talk to him."
"I don't think he's going to-"
"It's not about answering me, just let me talk to him."
Takinoue hands the phone over, to Kageyama before Ukai starts to yell at him.
"Hey kid, you doin okay? I'll be over soon to see you alright? Just give me a couple minutes. You're safe right now, I promise." Then hangs up. Kageyama hands the phone back.
Just as he had promised, it only took the coach a couple of minutes to be over and letting himself inside.
Tobio is in the lounge room, staring at the wall with unfocused eyes.
Ukai sits down next to him and squeezes his upper arm gently. Kageyama relaxed, letting his head rest on Keishin's shoulder. "How about o make you some coffee and breakfast?"
It's not a question, not really. He puts the kettle on and toast in the toaster, nor giving him an option.
Tobio eats his toast and slowly dips on the hot drink until the cup is empty.
Next, Keishin makes him get dressed, which made him feel a little less crappy then before.
"What do you want to do now?" Kageyama just looks at him. "Did you want to come back to work with me? Stay here with Yusuke? I could stay here both you if you want." Tobio shakes his head, no, he doesn't want to be the reason why he can't go to work.
I'm fine. You can go back to work.
"Tobio this isn't fine. I understand if you want me to stay home." He shakes his head, I'm fine. You can go.
Not wanting to seem like he's smothering him, Ukai agrees. "Okay then. I'll go. Call if you need anything."
Keishin was only there for several minutes, but Takinoue noticed the slight change in Tobio.
Takinoue gets up and turns the CD player on that's sitting by the tv. Meditation music, something that Kageyama should have expected but didn't.
He looks over at the adult, a little confused. He became even more confused when he had thrown a necklace of beads over his head.
Tobio doesn't say anything though, he just lets it happen.
"This shit, it cleanses you." Takinoue explains. "Just trust me, sit and relax." He hands over some paper and and pens. "I heard you like drawing." Is all he says.
It's quiet now. Kageyama decides to embrace the meditation music and start sketching. Just random lines to try and get him in the mood.
Feeling relaxed, his mind started to drift, just for a moment though, he snapped back into reality quick.
Takinoue is now looking at him worriedly. Kageyama looks down. Oh, that's why. On the white paper, scribbled in black ink is the creature that haunts his life.
It's back is hunched, bony spikes sticking out, long straggly hair, antlers sticking out of its skull, seeimingly tall, thin and wearing a wide smile.
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The Silence Is Loud
Fanfiction*This work is also being rewritten and edited by me, EeryCurlew53, on ao3* Tobio Kageyama mysteriously disappeared. he's found months later in the forest. He hasn't said much since then. Not to his teammates. Not to his friends. And not to any of th...
