An End To It All

Fragile to the Touch

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THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ALMOST RAPE SO YOUVE BEEN WARNED

Kageyama returned to school three days later, eyes dead, cold, and looking a mess. Kindaichi and Kunimi tried to talk to Kageyama, befriend him again, even the captain and other team members tried. The only person Kageyama felt comfortable with was Kindaichi. He was okay with Kunimi.

Kindaichi later explained to the team why Kageyama had felt comfortable with just himself, because of what happened at the nurse's office that day.

The team's captain decided that it would make Kageyama feel comfortable if he had Kindaichi with him everywhere he went, so they decided to make a Kindaichi plush for him. The team was a little weirded out and thought of it as a voodoo doll at first, but Kageyama's eyes lit up as brightly as they had in their first year when he got to play.

He brought it everywhere, and started coming back to practice, though still not playing.

Unfortunately, however, another powerhouse school in the prefecture wanted to have a practice match with Kitaiichi, and they were hoping to have Kageyama participate.

However, right as they were about to turn the offer down, Kageyama said that he'd play.

He only agreed to it because the team was trying so hard for him.

But there was another reason why the other team wanted to play against them.

The day soon came, and when Kageyama left for the bathroom at the very end, he took little to no notice of the three large third years from the other school following behind him.

His Kindaichi plush had gotten a bit dirty when a volleyball accidentally hit it, so he was trying to clean it in the sink.

All of a sudden, something was clamped and tightened around his neck and he was being dragged by it. He started to pull at the dog collar that had been placed on him, struggling and trying to break free, but to no avail.

He looked up to see who his captors were, and he stared wide eyed at the long, chain leash the third years from the other school were using to drag him to a storage closet.

He still had some bandages on from when he was beaten up, and the injuries hadnt fully healed yet. They were reopening, bleeding out yet again. He held tight to the Kindaichi plush and just prayed for someone to find them.

They eventually dragged him in and shut the door behind them, barricading it with whatever they could find.

One of them roughly grabbed him by the chin and licked his lips.

"Ah geez, for some King of the Court, you're sure acting like a damsel in distress hmm? Isn't that right Ka~ge~ya~ma To~bi~o~?"

At this point, Kageyama was just trying to stay strong and started scowling in retaliation, biting his finger away.

He pulled back, and his friend threw a punch at Kageyama's face, marking it red and causing his nose to bleed. He then kicked Kageyama in several other spots, leading to bruising.

"Know your place in this kind of situation," he sneered, staring down at Kageyama.

They took the chain leash and tied it to a shelf, then violently grabbed Kageyama's hands, tying them together tightly with what appeared to be tape.

Right as he was about to scream for help, they covered his mouth in duct tape and watched as fear over took his eyes.

They slowly started touching him, one by one, observing his muscles while staring straight into his deep blue eyes.

K

ageyama didn't know what to do. His Kindaichi plush had been thrown aside and was far away, out of reach. He shut his eyes closed and started praying for something, anything.

Then a loud CRASH occurred. There, standing at the door, was Kindaichi, Kunimi, the team captain, and the coaches from both teams.

The three boys who had been touching Kageyama were now struck with the realization that they had been caughr, one of them spreading Kageyama's legs,  another holding his chin close to his face, and the other about to pull of Kageyama's pants. The police had been called and stood a few feet behind the adults.

The three boys who had been assaulting Kageyama were taken away for juvy and questioning while the police took photographs of what occurred. Meanwhile, Kindaichi and Kunimi quickly ran to Kageyama, removing the collar and leash, then the duct tape that covered his mouth and the belt that had wrapped around his hands.

Kageyama quickly clung onto Kindaichi and started sobbing. Everything hurt. The new bruises, the old wounds, his wrists and neck from the restraints, his mouth from the tape, but his heart hurt the most. He felt scared. He didn't want anyone to touch him except for Kindaichi and Kunimi, they were safe.

Kindaichi and Kunimi stared at Kageyama, the fear and tears in his eyes seemingly neverending. Kindaichi continued to soothe Kageyama while Kunimi went to find the Kindaichi plush in hopes of having that help comfort him as well.

While that happened, a police officer lightly touched Kageyama's shoulder to ask him if he wanted a restraining order placed on the three boys, but what Kageyama did was a shock. He immediately jumped up and shimmied himself further into Kindaichi, as much as he could, wrapping himself in his jacket and sobbing harder.

He felt disgusted by being touched. He didn't like it. Unless it was Kunimi or Kindaichi. They were safe. They understood him. They cared about him.

The officer realized what happened and politely asked Kindaichi to ask for him, which he did.

Of course Kageyama agreed to the restraining order, and after the police had left, Kageyama fell asleep on Kindaichi, still a sobbing mess. Kunimi and Kindaichi carried him over to the nurse's office, the coach and team captain trailing behind them.

They stayed there until he woke up fifteen minutes later, patched up and ok.

They were relieved he was fine, knowing something like this wouldn't happen again and that they'd avoid it at all costs, but now their main concern was:

How do we get Kageyama to play again and find joy?