The King Fell and Needs Help Getting Up

Chapter 6

The two high school boys had been studying for an hour before Akiteru knocks on the door.

"Kei, mom says dinner is ready, wash up and come down." He says and Kei puts his stuff to the side.

"C'mon, I'll show you the bathroom." He says to Kageyama who carefully stood up and put his stuff back down. The shorter boy nods and follows the blond out. Kei watches Tobio as tye blue eyed boy washes his hands, not rolling his sleeves up and getting them wet.

"Why didn't you roll them up to prevent them getting wet?" He asks and notices how Kageyama tenses up.

"I didn't think of that." He lied and Tsukishima knows he's lying. He doesn't call him out and just silently nods, washing his own hands before taking Kageyama downstairs.

Akiteru was setting the table and smiles when he sees the two boys coming down, not fighting.

"Ah! Come sit! Mom is bringing the dishes out now."

"... is there any thing I can help with?" Kageyama asks awkwardly.

"You're the guest! Sit down and relax!" Hotaru says as she carries the plater with food. Akiteru brings out the rice and Kei asks if Kageyama wanted a drink.

"Um.... I'm fine...." he says and bows his head. Kei gets him a glass of milk anyways, knowing the setter was trying to be polite but would never turn down milk. He sets the glass on the table in front of him and Kageyama looks up at him.

"You're not going to tell me you won't drink it now that I've poured it, right?" Kei says smirking as Kageyama fumbles for words but ends up looking back down embarrassed. Kei sits beside him and they all say thanks before beginning to eat. Kageyama didn't want to seem rude so he puts a small portion of rice and stir fry on his plate. Kei watches and makes sure to add more on Kageyama's plate when the setter finishes, having heard his stomach growl.

"You can eat as much as you want. The left overs are just going to be my lunch anyways." Kei says after Kageyama tried to protest to more food.

"There's plenty left, I know you're still hungry. I heard your stomach Idiot." He says and Kageyama is left with nothing to say as he eats what Kei gave him.

"Heh, you two are good friends aren't you?" Kei's mother asks.

"Uh..." Tobio starts but Kei cuts him off.

"We're on the volleyball team together. He's our genius setter. As I'm a middle blocker, the two of us get quite close often. We didn't get along at first but it's gotten better." He says, stunning Tobio while Kei's mother and brother smile.

"Well I'm glad! It's nice to see you making more friends. Not that I don't love Tadashi but I worry that you don't branch out enough." His mother says and Kei shrugs. He didn't really care if he had many friends. It's been him and Yamaguchi since elementary school. He's sure he'd be fine with it staying that way but, Kageyama intrigues him at the moment and he believes the curiosity could kill him but the satisfaction will bring him back. When dinner is finished and Kei has successfully filled Tobio with what was considered enough food for him, he does the dishes. He has Akiteru bring Tobio out back to play with a volleyball knowing that would help him relax a bit.

"He seems like a nice boy, I like him." Kei hears his mom say as she packs away the leftovers.

"Well, If you like him that's good I guess. It's okay that he stays the night right? I forgot to ask." Kei says and Hotaru smiles, nodding her head.

"Of course! I'll get out Tadashi's futon." She says and goes to do as she says.

Kei is now finished with the dishes and is watching the two playing with the volleyball. He can tell Kageyama has considerably relaxed and was even smiling. Not his creepy usual one, a nice one. It's pretty, something Kei stares at for a long time while oblivious to his brother calling him.