Shield The Baby Crow #1 | ✓

Chapter 27

Between Us | LABOUM

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Hinata smiled and looked at Kageyama. He pressed his lips together and turned to see Yamaguchi awake. He smiled and ruffled the child's hair and sat up. Hinata held his hands wide asking him to pick him up which he did and held him.

"Waaah!"He said and stared at Yamaguchi's freckles smiling widely.

"It looks pretty."He touched them and Yamaguchi flinched.

Yamaguchi frowned, confused as the kid touched his freckles on his face. He was just so amazed, even Yamaguchi knew that. He smiled as he saw the boy focused only on his face. Hinata touched it and looked into Yamaguchi's eyes.

"Does it hurt?"He shook his head and smiled at the touch of small hands on his cheeks.

Yamaguchi just smiled for a moment as he watched him touch his freckles in amazement. No one has done that to him before and he's always thought his freckles were ugly on his face. He's made sure to cover them or make them less noticeable because of how uncomfortable he is with them on his face. He's never liked them. He thought they were ruining his face and wish he never had them, but for Hinata to call them pretty made him feel better about them.

"Stars."Hinata blurted out making a few groans come from the team hearing his voice.

"Stars?"He whispered and Hinata nods touching them softly then smiling.

Tsukishima woke up and saw Yamaguchi looking at Hinata who touched his face. "Stars!"

Yamaguchi gulped and Hinata frowned as he saw some tears fall. He wiped them and smiled at Yamaguchi who then hugged him. The child frowned as the male hugged him with his face on Hinata's shoulder. Hinata didn't know what was going on, he didn't even feel like crying. Instead, he touched the boy's arm softly.

Hinata pushes a little and looked at Yamaguchi. He frowned and showed his hand to come forward. The boys started waking up and were getting up to go get ready for their day. When Hinata had kissed Yamaguchi's left side of his cheek right on the freckles.

His eyes widened and looked at Hinata who just grinned then pressed his lips together making his cheeks become chubbier. Did he just get a kiss from Hinata? Does Hinata really like his freckles? It seemed like it and Yamaguchi knew that. It was the first time he felt comfortable in them, somehow.

Tsukishima's eyes widened and Kageyama stared at Hinata who just smiled. Most blinked after what happened and their eyes widened. Yamaguchi sniffed and picked him up. He kissed Hinata's right cheek who giggled. He got up and took the boy to the bathroom who held his arms around his neck.

He made it to the bathroom and gave him his brush with toothpaste. He handed it to him who sat on the sink table. He helped him brush his teeth and face and Yamaguchi did his. He wiped the boy with a clean towel who giggled. Then wiped his own face with a clean towel. Kageyama walked in and Hinata waved.

"Kageyama! Yamaguchi!"He said and Yamaguchi gulped hearing his name being called out by Hinata for the first time.

"Yamaguchi! Star!"

Kageyama just stared at him then nodded. He ruffled the boy's hair who giggled then swayed his legs. Yamaguchi noticed how Kageyama has become soft for the child more than Tsukishima has. He knew Kageyama fought with Hinata and would cause problems with him but never noticed how soft he became for him.

"Kageyama, have you gotten soft for Shouyou?"Yamaguchi said and Kageyama stopped, then turned to him with his eyes seemingly confused.

Kageyama stared for a moment and remembered that. He knew he had started to become soft for him. He knows he shouldn't because what if he changed but he can't. He can never stay mad at the boy at all. The one who seemed to calm him down and the one who cares for him. As if he's the only family he has.

"So what? What's your problem with it?"He asked him and Yamaguchi sighed.

"I'm just saying. It's a good thing."He told him and picked up Hinata walking away.

The child, who looked at Kageyama smiling with a wave. He sighed and looked at Tsukishima standing there looking at Yamaguchi. He felt jealous of his childhood friend but it seemed that he needed that emotional help.

Hinata smiled looking behind Yamaguchi then frowned. He heard a hum and noticed the boy who carried him didn't. He noticed the others not hearing the same hum. He knew that hum.

Once they made it to the eating room, the others were already there. Iwaizumi put his high chair beside him and Yamaguchi put him in his seat. Hinata turned and frowned.

Iwaizumi noticed and looked to see no one in the hall. "What's wrong Shouyou?"

"Shouyou? You okay?"Hinata turned to them and nodded ignoring it since it stopped.

Pom-Pom ran after Lev who kept running away after he goofed around with him the wrong way. Kageyama snickered and picked the dog up then to his table smiling.

Hinata was given yogurt with crackers and blueberries. He's obsessed with berries and he looked at them. He started eating the crackers slowly while the others smiled. Iwaizumi gave him a cup of water and he took a sip then smiled.

"Thank you!"He smiled and Iwaizumi ruffled his hair, then continued to eat.

Kunimi gave him a spoon for his yogurt which he happened to start trying his best to hold on and try eating it himself until he felt the shivers to his core and the humming. The spoon fell and he turned to hear it again. He turned and saw no one.

"Shouyou? Is he calling you?"He shook his head and heard the hum again.

He wanted to be put down and Oikawa allowed him then took his hand to follow. "What is it?"

Hinata walked with Oikawa and turned around but the humming stopped. He turned to Oikawa confused and wanted to be picked up. He was picked up and looked around.

"Anything?"He shook his head and Oikawa walked back confused, shaking his head to the others.

Again the hum came and Hinata quickly turned to see something but with light. He frowned and stared at it.

"You have to know everything now before it's too late."

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