ᴛᴀᴘꜱ ~ ᴋᴀɢᴇʜɪɴᴀ

Chapter 29

Hinata walked back into the living room and heard a shout.

"Noya quit! Don't scare Asahi!"

Hinata walked upstairs and looked into Daichi's room. Asahi was on the ground, laughing quietly. Nishinoya was on his back, grinning. "Asahi~ Did I scare you big guy? Hm?"

Sugawara groaned and leaned back, giving up. Daichi sighed and patted Sugawara's thigh. "Noya, careful."

Nishinoya laughed and rolled off of Asahi. Asahi sat back up and let Nishinoya sit in his lap, peppering his face with kisses. "At least you're not a big baby anymore."

Asahi smiled, closing his eyes. Hinata sat on the edge of the bed, curling up. Sugawara smiled sadly.

"It's okay Hinata. He'll be here soon."

"Mm."

"Hey guys, do you think Asahi is ticklish?"

"Careful, he's like a foot taller than you. Kicking comes with tickling." Daichi warned.

Asahi laughed nervously. "Noya, muffin-"

"MUFFIN?!" Hinata said quickly.

Asahi blushed. Nishinoya laughed loudly, bending back and going into a fit of giggles. Sugawara and Daichi laughed quietly, knowing that this was another new thing for Hinata. Asahi hadn't ever used nicknames for Nishinoya around any other teammates except Nishinoya and the other two.

"Woah wait! You call Noya muffin?!"

Asahi nodded shyly, still blushing. "Yeah… he gave me three names to call him other than his own name…"

Nishinoya sat up and hugged Asahi. He laughed again, patting Asahi's back. "Yep. He loves meeeee."

"N-noya…"

Nishinoya laughed softly and kissed Asahi's forehead. "I think it's cute. You're the one who had asked if I could have a nickname."

Hinata laughed loudly. "That's cool! I'm not judging!"

"Hinata, Kageyama literally calls you a dumbass." Sugawara pointed out.

"Eh… it doesn't bother me." Hinata rolled on his back.

"T-thanks." Asahi whispered.

Hinata nodded. "What other names were there?"

"Oh?" Nishinoya glanced down at Asahi before kissing his forehead again. "Jeez you're flustered. You okay?"

"Mhm." Asahi smiled. "Thank you."

"No problem." Nishinoya looked up, putting his chin on Asahi's shoulder. "The other names… Hm… Bullet, Muffin, and uh… sprout. He wanted them to be height related, for some weird reason." Asahi mumbled something and Nishinoya laughed. "I think you're cute too."

"Noya, he whispers for a reason." Daichi warned.

"Yeah but he's adorable." Nishinoya bent back, plopping on the floor. He held Asahi on top of him, patting his back. "Sorry Asahi." He paused. "Why exactly is my nickname height related?"

"So it'd fit you and so I can easily call out for you in public."

"Of course… you damn bean pole."

"Noya be nice." Sugawara mumbled. He closed his eyes but jolted back, inhaling deeply. The doorbell had rang, forcing him back awake. "Mm. I'll answer it."

Daichi pulled him back down and sighed. "Noya or Hinata go answer the door."

"I'll do it." Nishinoya said quickly. Hinata nodded, burrowing into the comforter under him.