Fall | hinata harem

chapter twenty-six

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Shouyou Hinata

I figured it would be hard to fall asleep that night, but to my surprise, I slept like a log and woke up when I could no longer stand the power of the sun rays shining through the window.

Fumbling over my feet, I staggered to the bathroom to clean myself up. I hoped there was some sort of coffee downstairs that I could indulge in.

When I came out of the bathroom and headed for the door, I began growing rather anxious. Where do I go once I'm outside of this door? To the kitchen? Where's the kitchen? Will anyone else be there?

The sudden urge to call for Keiji or Kiyoomi hit fast and strong, but I snuffed it out like a finished cigar and pulled open the bedroom door drowned in sunlight.

There's a long swirling staircase facing the elevators, and I reluctantly trudged the stairs, half for the chance to look around and get a feel of the place and half because I was scared there'd be someone in the elevator if I used it.

I nearly slipped on the marble floor beneath my socks at the bottom of the staircase when I stepped down, barely catching the railing in time to stop gravity from knocking me out.

A booming, unreserved laugh sounded from a sofa by the stairs. There sat a strong, brick wall of a man on his phone, sitting beside Kenma. He made Kenma look small in comparison and made me look like some kind of roach by both size and looks.

When he stood and began bumbling over to me with his strong, wide strides I swear I could feel the boom of each step of his reverberate beneath my feet.

The thought of running crossed my mind for a moment, but Kenma's soft smile had distracted me long enough for this big guy to close the space between us.

"Ah, uh... Good-Good morning..!" I stuttered out, taking a step back in an awkward attempt to add some space between us. His grin was bright and enthusiastic like he had been waiting all morning just to see me. What a silly thought.

"Good morning! Good morning! You're Shouyou, yeah? I have so much to talk to you about! Sorry I couldn't make it to the opening you had, but 'Kaashi told me all about it, swear! But, hey! Let's go get some breakfast!"

He's... not so bad, I guess..? For someone as intimidating as him, he sure has a sweet aura about him.

He tosses his arm over my shoulder, somehow wary of the wounds I hadn't told him about, and I look back toward Kenma and exchange his smile for one of my own.

"It's good to see you again, Kenma," I tell him with a smile as this tank of a man guides me presumably to the kitchen.

"Likewise. How are you feeling?"

Before I can answer him, Mr. Tank interrupts in his loud voice.

"Hm? Are you sick, too? Don't worry, we'll take good care of you! Omi-Omi's doctor is the bestest!"

"Bokuto, I was talking," seethes Kenma. He must have pinched Bokuto's arm because he let go of me quickly and I felt Kenma take my forearm in his hand and tug me to his side, where we began walking, leaving Bokuto behind.

"Sorry, alright?! I wanna talk to Shouyou, too! You weren't the one who had to go seek out and shoot-"

"Can it! Not in front of Shouyou! Go find Kuroo and wake him up!"

Did he just say shoot? Oh, shit. Oh, hell, what the hell did I get myself into..?

When Bokuto's shouting is further down the hall, Kenma turns to me awkwardly and scratches the back of his neck.

"Just ignore him. He's just being dramatic, there was a meeting he had to go to out of town and he's upset that he didn't get to see your family's bakery when it opened is all."

"Haha, is that so..?"

Sure, whatever you say, Kenma. I don't know how to feel about this at all...

Me and Kenma talked for a while at the barstools in the kitchen until a well-put-together Kiyoomi appeared in his perfectly ironed suit pants, waxed dress shoes, and button-up shirt without a single wrinkle on it. Not a single hair was out of place. Meanwhile, I probably look like I just rolled to the kitchen from the bedroom.

I sunk in on myself a bit and turned away from him, unaware that he noticed it. Behind my back, he and Kenma gave each other a knowing glance at the sight of my flushed cheeks.

Kenma leaned back against the counter and smirked my way. I think it was a smirk. No, he was definitely teasing me. Why was he teasing me?

"Shouyou, why are you red all of a sudden?" He questions me knowingly. Kiyoomi takes a seat beside me and I'm sat between the two, well aware of both of their attention solely on me.

I toss my head in my arms to hide my face and sputter out,

"I'm not, I'm just hungry!"

"Then..." I feel a hand press itself gently on my back and it makes me jolt. When I lift my head, the first thing I see is Kenma's flabbergasted expression facing Kiyoomi.

Kiyoomi took a careful hold of me and helped me stand from the barstool, not that I really needed help, and brought me into a hug. I was scared to hug back in fear that I'd wrinkle his shirt, but he simply used a bit more force to hold me closer.

"Then, let's get you fed properly, hm?"

Good God, these hot men are going to kill me.

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Breakfast was simple, and with a full belly and simple, happy conversations between these five handsome Gods, I found myself a lot more at ease.

We had ventured into the living room where some sappy sitcom played on the TV. Kenma was leaning his head on my shoulder playing on his phone while Tetsurou and I talked about the apple pie.

Bokuto and Keiji were chatting idly about his trip in a hushed manner, and Kiyoomi sat beside me with his legs spread to a certain degree and his eyes continuously flickering between the TV and me.

I don't know what he wanted to ask, and I was tempted to bring it up so he'd stop staring, but I supposed Tetsurou had caught on to my uneasiness and he pulled me up off the couch.

"We'll be back, I need to talk to Shouyou for a minute," he told no one in particular, it seemed, but his eyes were on Kiyoomi.

I gave him a quick wave before we left the grand room and headed into the hallway, where Tetsurou stopped me and smiled.

"I hadn't realized you were the one Sakusa had spoken about until after we had met. I'm not gonna beat around the bush, so... Is there something going on between you and Sakusa? Like, romantically?"

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