Haikyuu - TokyoGhoul!AU

Back to Relative Normality

Author's Note:

IT'S TWO AM AND I HAVE FINALLY BROKEN THROUGH THE BLOCK AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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This act was so familiar to Kageyama that it surprised him. How could anything feel normal after the weekend he had had?

Feeling the hard surface of cement beneath his feet, he sprinted for the dark building outlined against the early morning sky. His breath sawed almost painfully in and out of his lungs and his limbs began to feel heavy but he force his arms to pump harder as he felt a presence at his back. He glimpsed a flash of orange gaining in his vision.

Oh, no you don't.

Kageyama piled on the speed as they raced through the silent Karasuno High school grounds, straight towards the gym. They remained almost neck and neck until, finally, Kageyama slapped his hand to the pole, that signalled the end of the race, a split second before Hinata, and then collapsed. Hinata gracelessly followed suit and landed with a barely stifled grunt.

'I...win...again,' Kageyama managed.

'Next...time...I will...win.'

Kageyama finally sat up and scoffed. 'Yeah, right. That's what you said last time.'

He looked up to the dark gymnasium. Looks like we're early. He scooted back so he was leaning up against the wall and closed his eyes. May as well rest why we wait.

Yesterday seemed like a dream.

When Hinata's mother had appeared Kageyama thought he was dead for sure. And if Hinata hadn't sprung up and lead her out of the room he might have been. There had been such a menacing aura seeping from her Kageyama had almost collapsed from relief when the door slid closed.  Kageyama spent most of that day in Hinata's room, pacing it and fiddling with the volleyball, which he was thankful was there. It calmed him, a little.

He could hear Hinata and his mother arguing, sometimes raising their voices so much that Kageyama could hear every word. Hinata's mother insisted that all humans were a danger if they knew their secret, that they couldn't keep their mouths shut. But Hinata vouched for Kageyama, saying that he wouldn't tell a soul and that they could trust him. During all this Natsu had come in once or twice with refreshments asking if he needed anything, mistrust lacing her voice.

Kageyama had waited and paced, fear like a bundle of eels in his stomach, twisting and coiling. Hinata can do it, he had thought, he has to. And, as much as Kageyama hated himself for, he was always half prepared to see Hinata's mother appear in the door way, her weapon ready to deliver a single killing blow.

It had been late afternoon by the time bedroom door opened again. Hinata  had given him a bright smile, despite looking as if he had just won the fight of his life. 'Come on, Kageyama.' He had beckoned. 'I'll walk you to the bus stop.' Kageyama had not seen Hinata's mother on the way out.

As they walked, Kageyama had felt a question that had been bothering him all day boiling up inside and he finally let it out in a rush.

Hinata tilted his head. 'What?'

Kageyama tried again, heart heavy as he said, 'Will this work? Will we work?'

Hinata shrugged. 'Apparently there's a couple in Tokyo in the same positon as us and, from what I've heard, they're making it work.'

Hinata had turned to him with a grin. 'I don't see why we can't.'

'Kageyama!'

'Huh?' Kageyama opened his eyes and was disorientated for a moment. Ah, that's right, he was at school. His eyes finally found Hinata who was kneeling in front of him with his hands attempting to flatten his unruly hair, an exaggerated frown darkening his brow. The hell-