In Love With a Fugitive

4.

an unsettling silence settles over the alleyway, Ushijima takes in the site of Hinatas eye, his expression unreadable. i see Hinatas hand inching slowly to his waist, the taller boy senses the movement too, and catches his wrist, swinging him over his shoulder and onto the ground with a sickening crunch, Hinata winces, before kicking out with his right leg and catching Ushijima hard in the jaw, he then springs to his feet and bends down to pick up the eyepatch before swiftly snapping it back into place on his head. Ushijima launches his fist straight into Hinatas cheek, sending the smaller boy flying backwards. i clench my fist and step into the alley just as Ushijima sends a kick into Hinatas ribcage.

"get away from him." my voice is low and sinister, scaring even myself.

"Kageyama?" Hinata exclaims, then coughs, a small line of blood trickling down his chin. Ushijima turns and glares at me, before turning back to Hinata.

"let this be a warning." he spits, before stepping over him and scaling the wall, out of site in seconds. i walk forward and bend down, gripping Hinatas arm, helping him up. once he's up, he jerks his arm away from me, my eyes widen in hurt and shock.

"i told you to stay away. baka. i don't want you getting involved." Hinata hisses.

"i don't care." i insist, "if you need help I'm going to help you." 

"but i don't need help!"

"yeah, it sure looks like it." i drawl sarcastically.

"under normal circumstances, I'd let you stay but.. ugh you just can't ok? listen to me Tobio, if you hang around me, you will get killed."

"I'll be fine!"

"please!" Hinatas voice hitches slightly. "please Kageyama. why are you doing this? why are you lying to me?"

cold fear washes over me.

"what?"

"i know who you are." he whispers so quietly, i almost don't hear him.

"you're the King. and you're here to kill me."

i don't say anything, there's nothing to say. he's right. 

"thought you could fool me? i knew who you were as soon as i saw you at the skiz. we worked on the same branch once, you never noticed me though, i kept to myself. unlike the egocentric king, they said you were always acting above everyone else, but i never saw you in person."

"they never did like me very much." i manage to choke out.

"have you told them where i am?"

"no, not yet."

silence.

"are you going to?"

silence.

"i-i don't know." i say, telling the truth.

"i actually liked you, y'know?" he laughs bitterly, before walking past me.

"where are you going?" i ask. he looks back at me with sad eyes.

"where i've been going for the past three years Tobio, to the 20th ward." i frown, the 20th ward is a concentration camp for any captured rebels, why would he want to go there?

"what? why?"

"goddamn you Kageyama! you've ruined everything!" he clenched his fist and glares at the floor, i see a tear roll down his cheek and reach out to him, he pulls away.

"your people took my sister and threw her in the 20th ward. alone. she's 10. i need to find her, you call Ukai and I'll never find her."

he turns again and begins walking away, i can't control all the feelings swirling around my gut, tears threaten to spill and my fists to fly. i reach a hand up and grip the pendent, ripping it from my neck and snapping the chain.

"Hinata!" when he doesn't turn i run forward and grab his elbow, spinning him around. i shove the pendent in his face before flinging it away, it lands on the curb and skids into a grate on the side of a building.

"I'm sorry. i want to stay with you."