ᴛᴀᴘꜱ ~ ᴋᴀɢᴇʜɪɴᴀ

Chapter 28

Kageyama closed the door behind him and sat down in front of Hinata. "Do you want me to hold you?"

Hinata nodded and crawled over to Kageyama. Not this again. Kageyama wasn't built for things like this. Despite this he held Hinata closer, listening to the pitiful sobs that he emitted.

"I-I'm really sorry…"

"I didn't say I was mad. It's alright." Kageyama stood up with Hinata in his arms and sat him on the counter. He washed away the tears and leftover vomit gently with a wash cloth. He had him swish Listerine in his mouth before spitting it out in the sink and going back to bed.

"You're not mad?"

"No." Kageyama eased his arms around Hinata before practically laying on top of him. "Does this hurt?"

"No."

"Mm." Kageyama looked up and smiled sadly. "You failed at my sets for a bit but now you can play. Think of it like that."

Hinata smiled and rubbed Kageyama's hair. Kageyama closed his eyes again. "Do you feel bad?"

"Yes. But I'll be fine. You need to get better first."

"O-okay."

"Call Suga in the morning or go over there."

"Mkay."

"Thank you." Hinata's eyes shot back open. He lowered himself down and put his face directly under Kageyama's. "What are you doing?"

"Kiss."

"No. I'm tired."

"Tobiooooooo. Gimme a kiss!" Kageyama smiled, his eyes still closed. "You jerk!"

"Shut up."

"Tobio. Tobio. Tobio. Tobio. Tobio. To-" Kageyama lifted himself up and pressed his lips onto Hinata's. The smaller of the two felt his breath leave him before a quiet laugh. "Now that's a kiss."

"Okay. Now shut up and go to sleep."

Hinata smiled. This time, he did fall asleep.

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Hinata looked behind him to see Asahi heading up Daichi's driveway and smiled. Asahi waved. "Hey Hinata! How are you?"

"I'm good."

"Great. Is the door locked?"

"Yeah."

"Alright, hang on." Asahi walked to the side of the house and returned with a key. "They're home but I guess everyone is downstairs."

"Oh."

"Yeah." Asahi unlocked the door and put the key next to the door. "I'll take you downstairs."

"I actually need to talk to Suga."

"I'll tell him to come up here then."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

A moment later Sugawara walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch. "You doing okay?"

"No."

"Oh." Sugawara sighed. "Did it happen again?"

"Yeah."

"Did you calm down alright after?"

"Kageyama stayed the night. He found me a few minutes after. He calmed me down and cleaned my face off."

"Okay good."

"I want to know what'll happen if I keep throwing up. I'm really scared that something bad will happen..."

Sugawara nodded. His hands started to fiddle, almost as if he was preparing to set. "Well… you wanna know what happened to me or what else could happen?"

"Something happened to you?" Hinata questioned.

"Yeah." Sugawara looked around. "It was way scarier than what I'd ever want to happen to you."

"Scary? Scary how?"

"I puked up blood. Lots of it too. Some got into my lungs. My esophagus had torn." Sugawara laughed forcefully. "In the bathroom upstairs there's one of those rug things because I stained the tile."

"You threw up blood?!"

"Yeah… not the thing I'm proudest of. I couldn't talk for months because of how much it hurt. I actually started talking properly just before my second year started." 

"Oh… that could happen to me?"

"If you force yourself to throw up continuously, yes. It hurts like hell too. I passed out right after that had happened too. Scared the living shit out of Daichi. He actually started crying… hang on." Sugawara left the room. "BABE! CAN YOU COME UP HERE?"

Hinata looked around, terrified. He wouldn't be able to talk?! What the hell was this?!

"Okay, I got- oh shit." Sugawara hurried to Hinata and held him. "Stop. Breathe."

"T-that could happen to me?!"

"It won't happen to you. Trust me. You're getting so much better. It's okay." Sugawara looked up at Daichi and jolted his head to the side. Daichi left and returned with Asahi. "Okay… okay Asahi's going to give you a hug. It feels way better than when I do it."

Hinata nodded. Asahi laughed nervously. "Hey Hinata."

"H-hey."

Asahi bent down and enveloped Hinata in a hug. Oh this WAS better than Sugawara. Asahi was like a huge bear compared to Hinata. It was way warmer now. Hinata hugged him harder, sighing. "Does that feel better?"

"Mhm."

"Great."

"See? Asahi is great at hugs." Sugawara laughed. He looked over to Daichi. "Don't pout."

"I'm not pouting." Daichi mumbled.

"Oh you big baby." Sugawara rolled his eyes. He watched Hinata for a moment. Thank God Asahi was used to Nishinoya nearly crushing him with hugs. Sugawara started to say something but cried out, feeling hands on his sides. Hinata peeked around Asahi.

Sugawara was giggling, Daichi's hands messing around with his partner's sides. "Does Daichi always tickle him?"

"A lot actually." Asahi stood back up. "You feel alright?"

"Mhm."

"Great."

"Thanks."

"No problem." Asahi turned and smiled at his friends. Sugawara was catching his breath, still giggling faintly. "Are you okay Suga?"

"Y-yeah." Sugawara laughed. "Sorry. Daichi likes to do weird shit like that all the time."

"It's okay." Hinata smiled. "Thank you guys."

"Wait. Why don't we call Nishinoya and Kageyama? We can just lay around here for a bit. Calm down and relax for once."

"That sounds great." Daichi stated, smiling.

Asahi nodded. "I'll call Noya and see if he wants to come over."

"Um… I'll call Kags." Hinata stepped into the kitchen, pulling out his phone. "Hey."

"You good?"

"Yeah. Can you come to Daichi's house?"

"Why?"

"Cause Suga and Daichi want us to relax with them and Asahi and Noya."

"Mm. Okay, give me fifteen minutes."

"Thank you!"

"Yeah."

"Hey."

"What is it?"

"I love you." The other side of the phone went quiet for a moment and Hinata sighed.

Kageyama laughed. "Okay. You too."

Hinata smiled and laughed. "Bye."

"Bye."

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