When the Sun Stops Shining

Chapter Thirty-Nine: I'll Die

"Hello to you too." Kageyama nodded his head at Hinata, who had been secretly watching him from behind a shed. It amused Kageyama that the ace genuinely thought that he could escape Kageyama's sight when he had hair that bright; hair that shone even brighter in the sun like it was now.

"Hey." Hinata looked slightly flustered since his cover had been broken, but he stepped forward from the shed he'd been hiding behind and went to stand nearby Kageyama. Predictably enough, the sniper was smoking one of his menthol cigarettes.

"You had visitation, right? How was it, seeing your fiancée?"

"I broke off the engagement."

At this, Kageyama's head turned sharply to face Hinata. "What?"

"I broke it off." Hinata grinned. "It wasn't working out, so... yeah!"

"You're an idiot." Kageyama simply shook his head at Hinata, although the sniper was amused. Hinata never failed to interest Kageyama. "You missed your chance at a wedding."

"Maybe. But weddings aren't always the end goal of a relationship. You can love someone with all your heart without being married. It's just a label that people somehow seem to value above any other label when it comes to relationships," Hinata explained. "My parents never got married. They love each other more than anyone I know."

Kageyama blew out some smoke. "Fair point."

"Anyway, Bakageyama. When the hell are you going to give me the notebook?"

"Soon."

"When's soon?! I want it now!"

Kageyama chuckled. "Come on, have some patience."

Hinata frowned. "But Kageyama. I need to know how you feel. I can't wait any longer, otherwise I think I'll die."

"You talk about dying all the time," Kageyama pointed out crisply. "Oh no, I dropped my pen. I'm going to die. Oh no, it looks cold today. I'm going to die. Oh no, Kageyama just touched me. I'm going to die."

"Hey! That first one is not true!"

"But the last one is?" Kageyama was smirking at Hinata once again. He loved watching the ace get flustered. It had taken Kageyama a while to figure it out, but this must be flirting. It was like what Tsukishima and Kuroo had spent months doing. It was weird, though. Kageyama was really good at flirting, but he'd never actually realised it until now.

"Shut up. Give me the notebook."

Kageyama pondered over it for a few moments. He took a long drag of his cigarette, let the smoke wander out through his parted lips. Then, he turned to face Hinata, his face alight with excitement. "If you say you'll sit by me at lunch tomorrow."

Hinata was taken aback by how excited Kageyama looked. The only other time Kageyama had ever looked so joyous was when he'd been talking about life on the outside, with his rifles and pistols. He couldn't refuse Kageyama when he looked so happy. Even if he wasn't smiling, he looked happy.

"Fine. But don't be so teasing towards me. That Towada asshole guy might give us three shots," Hinata reminded Kageyama.

"No, he's not allowed to give me shots. He's not allowed to send my people to the SHU unless I agree to it. I consider you to be mine." When that last sentence left Kageyama's lips, Hinata could've sworn that his heart kind of just stopped beating... his heart was making heart eyes. Hinata didn't know how he knew that, but he did. He also felt like Kageyama could see right through him, with those piercing blue eyes of his. They'd been so lifeless when Hinata first met him, but now they were so intense that Hinata couldn't focus.