Standing Back Up (Haikyuu Fanfiction)

Chapter 8: Found

Karasuno POV

Daichi and Suga continued to hug Hinata for a long time. No one said anything after Oikawa and Iwazumi left, they just hugged. Finally pulling away, he looked at him, sadness in his eyes but also worry.

"Hinata..." Soga started touching his cheek lightly "Why didn't you tell us you were leaving?" the hurt from it obvious in his voice

"I couldn't bring myself to tell you...." Hinata's eyes started to water a bit, and Daichi and Suga shared a look. He wasn't telling them everything. With a small shake of Daichis head, they decided not to push, because if they did he might run away from them. And they didn't want to lose him again.

"It's okay."Daichi said, placing his hand on Hinata's shoulder. "We now know and that's what matters."

"W-will you....."Hinata was looking at the ground, whatever he wanted to say wasn't easy "I-I'm sorry I worried you....But will you not tell the others?" Hinata whispered finally.

Neither Suga nor Daichi liked the idea but they agreed, hugging him tightly again. Then knowing that they had to go they got up and said goodbye, making Hinata promise to message them soon. Hinata was hurting; they knew it from the look on his face. So they went to go find some answers.

Oikawa's POV

Iwazumi and I waited by the front of the gym for them. After a short time they came around the corner and walked towards them. Then without saying anything Oikawa led them away from others to a small courtyard.

"Hows Hinata?" he asked after a few moments

"You tell us?" Karasuno's captain crossed his arms and stared at him.

"Daichi..." the silver haired guy said before he could say anything, a warning to stop being hostile. "Hinata is obviously hurting about something and you two fighting isn't helping anything." He finished looking at both him and Daichi. Getting nods of agreement from them.

"We dont know whats wrong with HInata..." Iwazumi started "But he has said that he's no longer playing volleyball. And when we asked him why he wouldn't give us any real answers."

"Did anything happen before he left? Something to cause him to not want to play?" I asked

After a few minutes of thought they shook their heads, they had no clue as to why Hinata wouldn't want to play. Before we could talk more Daichi got a message from their coach saying it was time to go. So the four exchanged numbers, promising to talk more, and then Karasuno left.

After they left we walked back towards the gym, and to our surprise shortly was still sitting behind it crying. We stood there a moment but Hinata hadn't noticed us, with a look at my best friend we both went and sat on either side of him. He had his knees pulled to his chest, arms over them, and face buried there.He didn't notice us until we touched him, I wrapped my arm around his shoulder, and Iwazumi set his hand beneath my arm on his wack. His face shot up and he went to stand, to get away from us, but I held him there pulling him towards me. Finally realising who it was Hinata eyes widened "Grand King? Iwazumi-san?"

"It's okay Hinata we got you." I said softly pulling him even closer, and was happily surprised when he bared his head in my chest crying.

Iwaizumi POV

Oikawa pulled Hinata more into his lap, rubbing his back lightly as he cried. Hinata had let down his walls for a second, seeing his old team hurt. He missed them. We stayed like that till Hinata's sobs turned to soft sniffles, and finally he breathed easy and calmed down at last. Hinata pulled his head away from Oikawa's chest looking down at his hands, trying to hide his red cheeks. He was obviously embarrassed now that he was done crying.

"It's okay Hinata." Oikawa said, noticing Hinata's embarrassment and continued to rub his back slightly. I hadn't seen this side of him before, Oikawa was protective of Hinata. But then again was I. Hinata crying just didn't seem right and I wanted to make whoever was causing him to cry pay, and without asking I knew Oikawa felt the same.

Hinata POV

"I'm sorry guys..." I finally said into the long silence that started. I was still sitting in Oikawa's lap, not exactly sure how or when I got there just remembering being there. I was embarrassed about how I just cried like a baby in front of them, but seeing my old team had thrown me for a loop. It was why I haven't messaged Daichi or anyone else back. I couldn't handle seeing them.

"It's okay." Iwazumi was the one that spoke this time, before it was Oikawa who whispered it in my ear while I cried to them. "Are you okay?" There was worry in his voice.

"I'm okay...." I was gonna leave it as that half truth but decided it would be wrong since I just cried to them for a long time "...or at least as okay as I can be...." I whispered.

No one moved, I don't think any of us knew exactly what to do, so we sat there for awhile. Then finally breaking the silence Oikawa suggested that they better take me home before my mom worried. I only nodded and followed them. When we got to my house they each hugged me, I was surprised that Iwazumi had hugged me but I accep-ted it. It surprised me to find how comforting it was, especially hugging Oikawa. It was nice, I hadn't felt comfortable hugging people in a long time.

Aoba Johsai POV

Iwazumi and Oikawa returned to their houses in silence. Hinata had spent a good thirty minutes crying to them today. They were shocked to see him cry but happy that they were there to comfort him.

"It doesn't seem right, does it?" Iwazumi finally asked, meaning Hinatas crying

"No it doesn't." Oikawa agreed

"Daichi and Suga seemed surprised that he wasn't playing volleyball..."

"I don't think they know what happened to him, they're probably even more confused than we are."

"Yeah you're probably right." Iwazumi said, nodding at his friend.

"I had wanted to ask Chibi-chan about the razors but I didn't think it was the right time."

"It wasn't, he probably would have ran from us."

"Hajime..." Oikawa said stopping and looking at his friend, he only ever used his first name when it was important "I'm really worried about Hinata." Oikawa said looking at his friend, his eyes sad.

"Don't worry we will, we'll find what's hurting him and end it." Iwazumi said to place a hand on his friend's shoulder, an intense look in his eyes.

Karasuno POV

They sat in the gym, Daichi said he had something to talk about once they got home.

"I didn't want to tell you before the game because I didn't want you guys to be distracted...." Daichi said sitting in front of his friends and teammates, he and Suga had come up with what to say on the bus "I've talked to Hinata he's alright and says he's sorry for not telling us he was leaving." Before he could go to the gym he erupted with questions. "Look guys I don't know much just that he's fine and sorry. That he misses us, and will contact us soon."

The looks of the team ranged from sad to somewhat happy. They missed their little ball of sunshine, but they were happy to hear he was okay.

"How'd you hear from him?" Tanka asked

"He called me." Daichi lied, he wasn't happy about lying but he wanted to comply with Hinata's wishes.

They asked him a few more questions and when he said he didn't have any more info they were sad again. Then Daichi sent them home, saying it was late and that as soon as he heard more from Hinata he'd let them know.

Kageyama POV

He walked next to his friend smiling. They had found him, Hinata was at Aoba Johsai.

"You saw him right?" He asked, but he knew he had. "Great." He left down his road smiling. Hinata could run but he couldn't hide. They would always find him, he was theirs after all.