Boys, Bruises, and Babystting (kagehina)

Wating, Weather, and Wondering

Natsu didn't know when the next time she would see Kageyama Tobio would be. Every evening just before suppertime,and shortly before her brother was due to return, she would sit by the shoe cubbies. Swinging her feet over the ledge, she eagerly sat up straight and awaited her brother's arrival.

Every time Shouyo came home alone, Natsu would be visibly upset and mope for a while. She began to cling to her older brother less,and all together; she was less lively.
She didn't whine and sulk when her brother wouldn't play with her, she stopped asking to sleep in her brother's room, and she looked rather sullen when Shouyo returned home alone.

This was not all that concerning, that was, until she started eating less and less. The normally ravenous child pushed the food around on her plate and went to bed with a barely filled tummy. Her mother began to worry, which caused her brother to worry. Without knowing the cause, they didn't have a solution. Days passed, and summer got hotter; she didn't improve. Shouyo brought Kageyama over, once again, for dinner.

Fat raindrops plopped onto the pavement. Pregnant clouds grumbled and belched on the horizon. Kageyama and Hinata entered the house after parking their bicycles.

Surprisingly, little footsteps didn't patter cheerfully on the hallway. A slow, plodding gait sounded instead. Only a  muted 'welcome back' as a greeting before they were even seen.

Kageyama changed his shoes before wandering towards the kitchen and giving his regards to his boyfriend's mother. A small orange ball flashed down the hall with bounding thumps. Suddenly, he was painfully knocked off his feet and onto the floor.

"Kageyama-nii-chan!" Natsu screeched, nuzzling her face into the boy's chest.

★☆★

Dinner rolled by with belching thunderclouds. Natsu wasn't scared, she clung to Kageyama like he was the safest place in the world.  And to her, it really was.

"Kageyama-kun," Their mother called, walking into the family room, "I'm afraid there's a typhoon out there, it isn't safe for you to go home in this storm."

"I guess that means you're staying over, huh?" Shouyo commented smoothly before realizing what that meant and turning as bright as his hair. 

"I'll make up the futon for you, make sure to call home." The woman declared, leaving her son and his lover in the care of the youngest in her brood.

★☆★

"Kageyama-nii-chan can play dress-up again!"

Natsu was already halfway finished with putting curlers in the setter's hair when Shouyo walked in.

His boyfriend sat there on the floor of his room in a white tee-shirt under a cream sundress with mint and rose sprigs on it. It was far beyond zipping up. Kageyama had bright cheeks and a string of  pastel yellow costume pearls.

"Nii-chan, isn't he beautiful!?" The child beamed with an innocent grin.

A string of over-the-top laughter rang through the room. "Very." The first-year managed to sputter between his sharp breathing and fit of giggles.

His hysteria ceased when he caught a glimpse of his boyfriend in drag glaring at him. In that moment, he knew he had made a huge mistake.

  ★☆★ 

That night Shouyo tossed and turned miserably in his bed without a kiss goodnight.

"Kageyama," the middle blocker grumbled, leaning over the side of the bed, "I said I was sorry."

No response.

"C'mon Kageyama, it was funny! Right!?"

The genius setter only shifted over to his side and stared up at his partner with a dead stare. 

"Y-you-'re scaring me! Eh-uh, what can I do to make it up to you?" His voice became hurried and excited. "I'll do anything you want, anything at all!"

 "...su" Barely audible, but with Shouyou's animalistic senses, he could have sworn he heard the faintest response. 

"What?"

"A kiss..." Kageyama pulled the covers over his ruddy cheeks. 

"That's it?" His boyfriend asked, shocked that the raven-haired boy wasn't as angry as he had anticipated.

"You know what, nevermind." The setter said bitterly just before rolling himself up into the futon like a pouty burrito. "Good night." He added with a disappointed tone in his voice.

"No!" Shouyo lunged for his boyfriend but flopped off his bed and onto the bare tatami mat floor. 

"What are you doing, Hinata-boke!?" 

"Kiss~." He cooed, inching his way over to Kageyama's face and planting his lips on top of Kageyama's. Shouyo was a sloppy kisser with the best intentions, still something he had to work on, but Kageyama was secretly glad to be the one to teach him. They pulled away after a solid half of a minuet of open-mouthed kissing.

His cheeks were flaming and his heart was beating fast, he only meant for a sweet peck on the cheek. Not that he was complaining though. 

"Happy?" He asked, proud of himself. 

"Go to bed, dumbass." Kageyama huffed, wrapping his boyfriend in the futon with him and drifting to sleep while holding his small boyfriend in his arms.

  ★ to be continued ★

i meant for this to go up last month because it was short, however i was on a boat and unable to complete the story. this isn't my best work, but i shall be out of school in the latter part of may so i will have plenty of time to write better chapters. i apologize for not being able to write as well and as much as i would like within the 900-word limit.

also, shout out to hqheaven who suggested kags in a dress. any other little fantasies or headcannons they would like, just comment them and i will do my best to incorporate them into the story.