The King Fell and Needs Help Getting Up

Chapter 4

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"Want to start with why you haven't been eating? Don't think I forgot our little nurse's office tryst." The blond says just wanting to help the boy get started.

".... A-alright... it's because..." Kageyama loses his voice and looks down.

"I... I... can't..." he whispers and begins shaking.

"Kageyama... I know you and I don't get along very well but you can tell me. I won't tell anyone and I won't lie to you." Tsukishima says and hesitates as he begins thinking of how to get the setter to trust him.  The setter looks at Tsukishima and his blue eyes peer into the golden ones of the blond middle blocker. Tsukishima looks back and reaches towards the boy then pulls Kageyama to his chest, wrapping his arms around him, holding his head to him.

"Trust me... please..." The blond says as he holds the boy against him. Kageyama blushes and trembles against Tsukishima.

"... I... I don't deserve food... or anything..." Kageyama manages to get out before pushing Tsukishima away and running from the library. Tsukishima watches, confused as the blue-eyed boy escapes. He sighs and gets up, walking out of the library, deep in thought about what the setter said.

"Tsukki! Hinata said you were helping Kageyama study, where is he?" Yamaguchi asks.

"He went to get milk." He lies and walks past Yamaguchi.

"Tsukki???" Yamaguchi looks at his best friend go by him to class, wondering if something happened.

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After school, Kageyama is at practice and while wearing a long sleeve to practice wasn't weird, but it was almost summer which meant it was hot.

"YamaYama-kun, why aren't you in a t-shirt?" Hinata asks.

"!! I forgot it!" He yells and only Tsukishima saw his hesitation, his fear before he put on an act. He didn't want to push the setter into telling him anything more, after today, he realized how he had to approach the mystery that is Kageyama Tobio. And that was, slowly.

Tsukishima knew he had to have Kageyama's full trust if he wanted to know what the boy thought. He quickly made a plan, knowing that along the line, it'll have to adapt to the unknown abyss of Kageyama.

Here's how the rough draft goes:
1. Use volleyball. Being on the team together gave Tsukishima more time during the day to try and gain the setter's trust as the two were in different classes. Also, Kageyama is a volleyball geek, volleyball will be the easiest part of gaining his trust. If as a setter Kageyama can truly trust Tsukishima, then it's a step closer.

2. Take advantage of tutoring and use it as a way to get the volleyball geek away from volleyball. Tsukishima knew Kageyama wasn't as stupid as his marks may say. It's just his brain is full of volleyball, there's no room for anything else. Tsukishima was going to take this as an opportunity to not only get the blueberry's marks up but get him interested into other things. This might make him relax more and trust more.

3. Take time to separate Kageyama from Hinata and Yamaguchi. With the two of them always being a worry, Kageyama might feel he can't share his worries and pain. By making it Tsukishima and Kageyama, maybe the raven will start sharing.

And finally

4. Become actual friends with the King to instill that formed trust and show that Tsukishima was there for him, that he wasn't going to leave.

Tsukishima knows that he has no idea how long this will take but he hopes for sooner rather than later.

Practice goes on and Tsukishima sees a chance with Hinata in the bathroom.

"Hey, toss to me." He says to Kageyama who nervously and awkwardly hesitates before nodding slowly. The two begin to practice together, getting more and more in sync. Tsukishima held his mouth shut when things didn't go right and he wanted to chirp off at the King as he sees that Kageyama isn't as aggressive with him, not even saying anything when things go wrong. Instead, he just grabs another ball and tosses again. The blond took note of this, certain it was both bad and good