The Sum of Our Parts

Chapter 3

The season was over for Karasuno by the time the medical examinations were finally announced for their school. Two months since the bond marks before they finally showed up. During that time, they had been mostly focused on the games ahead and it served as a distraction for the couple. Now, their thoughts were only on what was coming.

Kageyama verified for them over and over again that what they had done would keep them safe. By the same laws they were using to pull omegas from their homes, Kageyama used to keep Hinata in his. It would all turn out okay. Everything was going to be fine.

Everything was going to be fine.

It became a mantra, and Hinata became all the more clingy as the days passed. He wanted more touches, more reassurances, more thought obliterating kisses. The more it happened, the more natural it felt.

The more natural it felt, the more Kageyama forgot that it was all a lie.

When you are the only person who knows something isn't the truth, it's hard not to get sucked into your own act.

Kageyama placated himself by saying it was safer this way. If he believed it, he could lie better. They would do an interview with them, he knew that. As long as he looked and acted content with his relationship, and on edge about being separated from his omega, then it should be an open and shut case.

Still, it was hard not to enjoy it. Kageyama wasn't raised in an overly affectionate household. His family was of the belief that self reliability was paramount. Having an omega around was a new experience. Hinata enjoyed touch, and it soothed him. In turn, it soothed Kageyama, something he'd never truly had available to him in the past.

It was addictive.

In no time at all, Kageyama caught himself being the one to initiate — seeking out touch, and wanting to be closer. Hinata was more than happy to encourage such things, always confirming that he was okay with Kageyama's advances. It was comforting and terrifying all at the same time.

It was also confusing. What parts of their interaction was based on biology? What was based on the suggestion? What was based on just mutual respect and friendship? Was any of this development real?

And if it was... What then?

That was something they could deal with after the the examination and interview. Kageyama would release the suggestion, and then they would fight and argue and talk about it. Hopefully, whatever was happening between them would help temper what Kageyama had done.

Only time would tell.

The day of the examination arrived with a mix of relief and fear. Classes had been suspended for the day, and everyone was stuck in a classroom studying quietly as one by one students were being called out to the medical tent set up in front of the school.

When Kageyama was called, they performed a physical on him, took a blood sample, and rubbed a cotton pad vigorously over his scent gland before sealing it into a plastic bag. They took a spit and urine sample from him as well. After all that, they finally asked about his bond mark. He was prepared, and handed over a copy of his bonding contract.

Unlike other students, he wasn't sent back to class. Instead he was sent to an office inside the school reserved for some of the government officials. They sat him down in order to prepare for the interview. Kageyama's palms were sweating, and his gut churned. He had to get this right.

Unfortunately, there was no failsafe to this. If Kageyama didn't lie well enough, he couldn't just hypnotize them into submission. It was easy to get caught, especially if they pulled up his file. His family was registered, and the details of the family Talent was well known. Not registering a Talent was against the law.