With Wings of Black (Kagehina/Asanoya)

Chapter 15

Asahi couldn't believe what was happening. There he sat, under a cherry tree, book in his hands, enjoying the peaceful spring breeze on his skin, and all of a sudden Nishinoya settled down next to him.
"What's up?" he grinned and unpacked his bento, happily eying the rice inside. Asahi took in his features with admiration, Nishinoya was close enough to smell him. It took all his selfcontrol to keep his cool in that kind of situation.

"Nothing much. How about you?"
His gaze returned towards his book but Asahi froze once he felt something feathery sneak across his shoulders. Bewildered, the Karasuno ace whipped his head towards Nishi- was that a blush?!
"H-Hinata says he does that all the time with Kageyama and I thought... dunno... you might like it. Comfortable, you know? Less... scared of things."
Asahi couldn't believe his ears and eyes, no, he was certainly dreaming. The open intimate touch Hinata displayed with Kageyama, the only thing he had been jealous about, and now Nishinoya was doing the same to him?!
It felt perfect.
The soft texture of an invisible wing around him, keeping him close, warming him and protecting him. Asahi wanted to cry in joy, he had finally reached one of his strongest goals.

As the invisible hug started to loose its grip around the tall ace, Asahi finally realized he had been ignoring Nishinoya for way too long and the libero came to the conclusion he hated it.
"N-no no stay please!" he pleaded and grabbed into thin air, got a hold on Nishinoya's wing and placed it back around him.
"It's great. Really. It makes me feel better. Thank you Noya..."
Nishinoya, certainly blushing but relieved, smiled his widest and most genuine smile at him and Asahi literally heard the butterflies in his stomach tripling.
"Great it's working!"

Asahi returned his attention towards his book but couldn't bring himself to concentrate. He smelled Nishinoya's cologne, sharp and spicy like the libero himself, and felt the warmth of his body seeping into him. It was hard to control his blush, however, Asahi was even more flattered about the hint of red throning upon Nishinoya's cheeks.
"...you... you look n-nice when you blush..." Asahi finally pressed out and immediately sprinted off into the opposite direction, leaving a confused and even more flustered Nishinoya. What in the world had gotten into him?! Fine, he had gathered enough confidence to make his crush a compliment, but why did he run off?!

Asahi slumped down against the back wall of the gym and groaned. He was a coward. Things would have been so less awkward when he would have just stayed on his spot, faced his feelings and man up for once.
Asahi felt like a giddy teenage girl. However, it did help to see Kageyama rounding the corner to their usual spot and freezing once he recognized Azumane.
"Asahi-kun?"
"Tobio-kun?"
A higher level of friendship, first name basis yet with honorifics. Only with Daichi he had developed a friendship this special to leave the honorifics to his given name.
"What are you doing here?" the setter intelligently asked and moved to sit next to his distressed looking friend, nevertheless, Asahi didn't feel like talking about himself.
"What are you doing here?" he instead replied and Kageyama growled quietly.
"Trying to gather courage to ask Hinata out and he fucking won't deny me when I do that!!"
"Please do this less aggressive Tobio-kun, you want to date and not own him."
Kageyama opened his mouth to protest and Asahi gasped with wide eyes and his common I honestly can't believe you expression.
"No! You are not going to own him! ...how are you going to ask anyway?"
Tobio's blank face went back into defeat and Asahi understood. He had absolutely no plan.

"You haven't answered my question," Kageyama reminded and Asahi internally groaned. That much about distracting the Karasuno setter.
"I... I don't really feel like talking about that."
"Why not?"
"I just don't okay?!" Asahi snapped and slapped his hand onto his mouth in the same second. Kageyama stared back, wide eyed, shock and disbelief written all over his face. Asahi never snapped. But much to the ace's surprise, Tobio's face softened and he scooted just slightly closer.
"It's okay to show feelings and let it out. That's... that's what you told me when we first met like this. Please tell me Asahi-kun..."
Azumane's brain went into mush at his words and he stammered a few incoherent nothings, bewildered. Never did he await, of all people, Kageyama Tobio was the one to approach him because of his feelings and not the other way around.

"Ni... Nishinoya... Nishinoya did the same thing Hinata does with you. You know, this... protective wing-wrapping thing. He said it's because Hinata claimed you liked it and thought it would help me feel more at ease. And..."
Asahi's breath hitched for a moment yet he felt his doubts driven away as Kageyama's strong arm wrapped around his shoulders. It was rare for the setter to touch anybody and Asahi honestly felt honored to count to those Tobio touched there and then.
"He... he was embarassed, I think. I idiot told him he looks pretty when he blushes- instead of staying and waiting for his reaction, I just effing sprinted away and that's how I ended up here. I act like a loveydovey schoolgirl!!"
Kageyama tilted his head, thoughts clearly running along inside his eyes. For this situation, he had no advice.

***

Practice was nerve-wracking for Asahi, mostly because Nishinoya wasn't sparing him a single glance and the ace was sure, without Tobio secretly supporting him and staying closer than necessary today, he would have made a run for his life as soon as he saw Nishinoya.
"You've become really close with Asahi, hm?" Daichi asked approving and Kageyama just helplessly nodded. What else could he answer?
"How come? It's great Asahi opened up to someone, but how did it start?"
Tsukishima who walked past them, stopped in his tracks and turned around.
"Isn't that obvious, Sawamura-san? His Highness and Azumane-san are in the same boat, in love with hyper and childish brats."

Kageyama slowly turned deep red and Tsukishima snickered, fairly entertained.
"Shut up Tsukishima!!" the setter hissed and directed the club's attention onto himself. However, thanks to that everybody started to pay attention to their surroundings and as Nishinoya suddenly rolled into the hall, just like in his rolling receives, Tanaka's face lit up and his shark grin was directed at Asahi.

Nishinoya stopped his roll in front of Asahi, jumped onto one knee and yelled
"ROLLIIIING.... PROPOSAL!!"
Nobody said any word, everyone just stared at the two complete opposites and Nishinoya opened his wings to reveal a bunch of blue flowers obviously picked from the school grounds (everyone prayed the vice principal wouldn't find out) within his arms.
"I like you a lot Asahi. Will you go out with me?"