✧ With Love ✧ || A Haikyuu Fanfic

✧ 4 || Feelings ✧

Tobio Kageyama's POV

Perhaps you have a crush on him?

I read Sugawara's text in my head once again. A crush on him...? What would make him think I like that dumbass? I turned off my phone and continued to drink my milk, looking off into the distance.

Do I have a crush on that dumbass?

"Hey, King!"

I could recognize that annoying voice from anywhere. It was that salty beanpole. I looked at him and removed my lips from my straw.

"Quit it, Beanpole," I snapped back.

He and Yamaguchi walked closer to the bench I was sitting on, weaving through the people that stood in our school hall. I just wanted a lunch break to myself, but looks like that wish of mine was too much.

"Aw, did I hurt your feelings, King?" he scoffed.

"I said-"

I was cut off by someone else.

"Hey! What's your problem! If he says he doesn't like that nickname, you should stop using it, Saltyshima!"

And when I looked up, my eyes met that lovable dumbass.

He looked at Tsukishima with an angry frown, but no matter what expression he made, there was always a glint of sunlight in his eyes. It made my heart skip a beat. Suddenly I couldn't think straight, all I wanted to do was admire him.

Wait... what am I doing?

I pulled my eyes away from him and sipped on my milk, deep in thought. Why am I so nervous...

"Well, would you look at that. I was wondering what the King was doing without his Queen," he said with a mocking chuckle before disappearing into the crowd.

Queen?

Yamaguchi looked at me and Hinata with an apologetic gaze. "I'm sorry about that," he said with a nervous laugh, "he's just joking around. Don't mind him!"

And with that, he was gone too, perhaps looking for his friend.

I tore my lips away from the straw and looked at the dumbass. "Thanf-thank-thanks," I stuttered.

He chuckled. "Did he make you that nervous," he teased.

"Shut up."

He sat down next to me and sighed, perhaps thinking about something. But then again, what would that dumbass have to think about? It's not like he has a brain or anything.

"Something's wrong," he said. The seriousness in his voice unnerved me.

I turned to look at him with my eyebrows furrowed.

"Between Daichi and Sugawara, I mean. I was practicing receiving in the gym with Daichi and I don't know... they seem weird."

"Dumbass, that isn't a good enough explanation. Tell me more."

"Well you know how Daichi calls Sugawara, 'Suga'? Well, when Daichi called him by his nickname, Sugawara got irritated and snapped at him, telling him to call him by his full name. And they seem to be ignoring each other a lot, don't you think?"

I couldn't call him a dumbass at that point, because for the first time in a while he actually said something smart. I hadn't noticed the way they were ignoring each other until Hinata brought it up. Maybe he's finally becoming more observant.

But still, that sounded like something to worry about. We've never seen them mad at each other.

"Well yeah, that is concerning..."

I drank the last few sips of my milk.

"I'm sure they'll work it out though!" he said in an optimistic tone, which made me melt. Even though I always made fun of him for it, it made me feel a certain way.

Could Sugawara be right...? Do I really like him?

I wanted to shake the thought out of my head but I knew it would be stupid to do that. I thought about taking his advice and asking him to hang out after school or something. Maybe that might do something...

"Hey... uh dumbass."

He looked at me, the smile on his face was still there. "Yeah?"

"Wanna, maybe..."

Shit, my heart is pounding. Why am I shaking, what's wrong?

"Bakayama? Bakayama!" he yelled, flailing his arms around like a moron.

"Oh, yeah." I cleared my throat and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Wanna hang out after school together? Like maybe go to a boba shop?"

"That's it? Well, sure I guess," he replied, a bit of suspicion etched on his face.

"Why are you looking at me like that, dumbass! Did I say something wrong?" Why is he so good at making me nervous...

"Well of course I'd look at you like that! You've never been this nice to me! Are you sick?"

This little... "Are you saying I'm not allowed to be nice to someone!" I exclaimed.

"Well it isn't like you at all!"

I pouted. "Well okay then, dumbass!" I said as I got up to go throw away my milk carton.

"Okay! Sorry!" he said as he followed me. "But sure! I just don't have any money with me... I spent the last bit of it already."

"I could pay." I shrugged, hoping it would help me look casual.

"You could? Thank you so much Bakayama!" he exclaimed with a bright smile on his face.

That smile of his... It made me wonder why it always make my heart skip a beat. But I liked it. I liked feeling that way around him. I liked being around him. I liked him.

Wait... I liked him?

I took one more look at him, admiring the way his eyes glimmered around me. The way that smile of his always reached his eyes. The way he emanated happiness. I couldn't have a doubt after that.

I liked him.

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Well then, I hope my Kagehina fans like this! It's way more angst-free than the Daisuga plot-line, at least for now.

I couldn't find a song that really fit this part so I went with one from the Haikyuu ost! Wow, there isn't much I want to say, that's odd.

Edit from future me: I just skimmed through this chapter and wow, he really is out here being like "hInAtA bOkE". Take a shot every time he says "dumbass". Or maybe don't, that sounds dangerous.

Did anyone count? Someone drop the score, I wanna know how many times he said it.

If you liked this part, feel free to vote! I hope you're having a wonderful day!

With love,
Kiri ✧