On That Day

Chapter Two

There are quite an amount of distortions in this world, and to Kageyama, the view on sentiment of 'love' would be one of them. From what he heard, this emotion often came in various forms, and the enjoyment derived from it depends solely on individuals and each to their own. Now, mind youー Kageyama was no stranger to love, but he used to be familiar with it. The sensation kindled in him an endearment, and for that, he often hold no hesitation in having his cherish for others to be shown. At least, that was back then when he was a child.

Kageyama was once blessed to encounter the different but essential forms of love. Parental love, friendship. Until most of that faded away from him.

During the prime time of Kageyama's youthful days, not a second goes by without his parents showering him with admiration and adoration glinting in the blink of their eyes. He was pampered, lest to say. Until one day, their admiration came to a stop and so did the pampering. Who knows what could be the truth behind that one time?

Kageyama was merely a child back then, however, he was quite alert for his age. He remembered how well his mother had perched by the counter in kitchen with strangled, muffled noises escaping from her throat, how the clouds in the sky cried for her, and how soft the texture of his father's shirt was as he managed to grab a fistful of the fabric; and he could still feel the question at the tip of his tongue as he helplessly watched the man leaving the house with a handful of bags.

Kageyama always thought that his father would come back. That is, until, Kageyama came to learn of the inevitable truth; his father, the man who showered him with adoration suddenly decided to leave them without any explanation. Upon knowing that his father left them and never to return, he was forced to be reckoned with a predicament. And on that day, Kageyama had his first taste of betrayal.

By then, the house ruptured into a frequent state of silence as his mother rarely came around in the house. Kageyama understood, of course, with his father gone, someone had to pay for their living. His mother often made sure to settle for his school fees throughout the years, and every now and then, she'd leave behind an envelope consisted of money for him due to the fact that she couldn't be there much.

In spite of everything to the contrary of this reassuring gesture along with his mother's unwavering love, it wasn't able to prevent loneliness from crawling in.

Soon enough, his good friends in primary school too had begun to shy away from him. When they acted strange around him, he first thought that it might be due to a different reason. But alas, after several attempts of coming along with them, he was given a cold, harsh truth when they no longer requested him to join in the things they'd usually do. That was the second time Kageyama tasted betrayal.

Ever since then, Kageyama was often left to be alone.

Alone, he grew up alone in a vast, empty home. Alone, he was left to sit at his desk most of the time whilst his other classmates played among themselves.

And here, it marks the beginning of his change.

His once heartwarming personality became thwarted, and thin walls were then built around his heart. Both the betrayal of a loving parent and friends led Kageyama to think that he no longer needed to become close to anyone else. He, himself, and along with his mother, should be enough.

One day, Kageyama stumbled upon an open court nearby his home, and there he found two teams playing against each other. They seemed to be from a middle school, and according to the name of the school printed on their shirts, it was Kitagawa Daiichi. Who knew why they were playing here? But one thing for sure thing, Kageyama watched out of sheer curiosity, amazed by how well the people on both sides of the court connected and played together as a team in order to win. But overall, he was fascinated by the person ( he learned that his name was Oikawa ) who each time made a toss and people would jump to spike at the ball.