Hiding In The Stars.

Gay Panic

Yachi kept thinking about Kageyama's reaction to Hinata before. When she and Kiyo had arrived, Kageyama was bent down by the side of him, rubbing his face with his sleeve, much to Hinata's dismay. He had been the first to offer to take Hinata to the showers, and he had also been so scared of losing him. And yeah, Yachi was all for boys showing affection to thier freinds, and what was with that steryo type that if you do anything more than high-five your friend who's a boy, your either dating him or gay, depending on your gender. Yachi recalled a convosation she had had with Hinata the other day, waiting for Kageyama and the bus to arrive. 

"Yachi how does Kiyoko make you feel?" Hinata had said. 

"Uh- safe? I'm not good with emmotions, you need to ask Suga that." 

"I guess so- Suga would understand."

"Whats up?" 

"Nothing, nothing!"

"Your so annoying, Boke."

"Hey!" Hinata had turned away, covering his face, and Yachi had laughed, and whilst he thought she wasn't listening, he said "Only Kags can call me that."

She sighed, figuring it was nothing and layed down on her sleeping bag. Tomorrow she'd meet Kiyoko's family. She wasn't sure if they'd like her or not, she was small, timid, shy, couldn't look people who she'd just met in the eye, would probaly ramble on about her intrests, and then what- what would Kiyoko think, seeing her out of school? Never mind that, what would she wear? Did she dress up, did she dress down? She was- something- she didn't know what- to the other girl on the team, and then she didn't know about the boys, because they- they were- idiots. To put it simply, the boys were idiots. 

Whilst Yachi panicked in the tent, Kiyoko panicked outside. Tomorrow Yachi, her- whatever she was to Kiyoko, and whatever Kiyoko was to her- was going to meet her family. What if they didn't like her, Kiyoko had planned to tell them all that she was gay, but was it too soon after having her sister released from the hospital? She didn't want to steal her sisters thunder, at all, that was never her intent, and then there was her Mum and Dad. She knew her siblings would accept her, and if all went wrong, she could always go and live with one of them, but still. "Hey, Kiyo, why do you look so- not-Kiyo?" The voice was Daichi's, but she couldn't place where his body was, she saw only Suga, leaning against a wishing tree. "Hey, just use your mind."

"Are you-" Kiyo looked up and around, and spotted him, "In a tree. Daichi, really?" He hopped down and kissed Suga on the cheek. "Haha, very funny, Daichi in a tree." 

"But really, Kiyo, are you ok?" Suga laughed. "I'm glad your being more open with your emmotions, but really, it makes you alot eaiser to read." 

"Its my family." She blurted out, sitting in the wishing tree. "My sister who I told you about- she's in the- well, she gets out tomorrow. My familys coming home to support her tomorrow, and its my siblings, thier dogs and kids, and my sister- the older ones- husband. I managed to get my mum to let Yachi come, and I'm planning to tell them I'm gay. I'm only doing it if Yachi's ok with it, but its-" She was pulled up by Suga, and Daichi, and they both hugged her. 

"If its anything- your alot braver than us. The only reason that we told the team is because I slipped up, but I am glad we don't have to hide it anymore." Daichi smiled, and released her from the hug, same as Suga. Kiyoko sighed, taking her seat in the tree again. "Anyway, let's get back to the campsite, maybe Hinata's back." The two started moving, but Kiyo hung back. 

"Hey, Daichi, wait." Kiyoko took a deep breath. "Why were you in the tree?" 

"For fun." 

Hinata poked his head inside Yachi and Kiyoko's tent, and climbed in after seeing Yachi curled in a ball. "Hey mermaid." She said. 

"Got a new nickname for me?" He asked. "Better than Boke. Kags won't leave me alone, because I fell in the river and all that." 

"Idiot." She looked up. "Kags, eh?" Hinata turned bright red. 

"Moving on-" He hid his face. "You good? You look- terrified. Or very- un-Yachi like." He looked his friend up and down, she lifted her head, and stared at him, frowning. "So, what's wrong?" 

"I'm meeting Kiyoko's family. Tomorrow. And what-"

"I'm going to stop you right there. They are going to love you, like Kiyoko does. I can tell in the way she looks at you, the way she quickly glances at you whenever she-"

"Observant, aren't you?" Yachi joked back. "So- anyway- can you help me?" 

"Help you? With what? Your a gay disater Yachi, I don't think that anyone can help you. You are happy with Kiyo, right? I'm glad though, your- doing good. Do you need style advice?" 

"Yes." Yachi replied, and they both went quiet. "I- don't know how I- Is it formal?" 

"I'll meet you at your place, what time are you heading out tomorrow?" 

"5:00." Yachi paused for a second. "Just to be safe, I'll probably leave about 4:55." She added on. 

"Your Place, 4:00, Sunday, got it." He got up to leave, and Yachi stopped him. 

"Hey, Hinata-"

"What?" 

"Oh- Nothing."