Part-Time Lover [NoyaHina]

Chapter one 「1 課」

The orange haired boy sat by the door of the gymnasium, inside already were the third years spiking and serving balls at Nishinoya. The sound of synthetic leather hitting skin was all too familiar, Hinata winced at the thought of receiving one of Asahi's bone shattering spikes. He untied the laces to his outdoor shoes and slipped them off, swapping them for his white volleyball sneakers. The same ones he had when he was in middle school, a little bit too big for him because his mother thought he'd grow into them. Kageyama brushed past him, already changed and ready. Hinata hurriedly pushed his feet in and left his school shoes by the door, swinging his duffle bag over his shoulder. Today he bought his treasure, a new Molten 5000 ball. He took it out his bag, caressing the inanimate object. His eyes almost shined at beauty of this volleyball. Hinata had to save for weeks to afford this marvel, and his reasoning was that he wanted to practise with the ball that was actually used in games. He may be broke now but it was all in the name of volleyball.

The others were still practising their spikes so Hinata rushed over to join them, taking the spot at the end of the line behind Tanaka. Tanaka eyed his new ball widely. "Ayeee that's a good ass ball, Hinata. Where'd ya get it??" Hinata was almost proud "I saved up for it, isn't it so COOL???" He gushed just in time for Kageyama to tell him to shut up because he was ruining his concentration. "Hinata go!!" Nishinoya shouted from the other side of the net.

Hinata pursed his lips before realising it was his turn. His small hands bounced the ball against the ground before tossing it to Kageyama who set it up high in the air. Hinata took a few steps backwards before propelling himself up in the air via his back leg. The toss was too high, he clumsily hit the ball and unsurprisingly—it was received by Karasuno's guardian deity.
Hinata tutted and looked at Kageyama who muttered a quiet "my bad." The others went to collect their balls for the next drill, Hinata sprinted to catch up to them. He wanted to practise more with Kageyama but he was late and missed out, only fair, he thought, disappointed.
Hinata couldn't find his ball at the other side of the court, his eyebrow arch as his dug through the ball trolley. His heart dropped, had he already lost his expensive, new ball? He almost began to shout accusations when he heard a ball being bounced behind him. Nishinoya was playing with his new ball, marvelling at it. "Wow, Shouyou. This is a really nice ball!" The dark haired boy grinned widely, squeezing the ball in his hands. "Personally, I prefer the feeling of Molten against my arms over Mikasa." He tossed the ball up in the air with a toned arm, he gently received the ball and it dropped back to the ground. Nishinoya handed the ball back to its owner. "You should serve to me more, I love the feeling of a new ball." With that, the shorter male walked off and joined coach Ukai with the rest of the team. Hinata quickly followed. He considered taking up his senpai's offer, he did need some practise, actually a lot, with his receives which were mediocre.

Coach Ukai stood triumphantly as usual, a wide grind plastered on his face. Hinata wasn't sure if he was supposed to be worried or excited. "Good news guys, I've managed to organise some practise games with my old teammates again. They're really keen on beating you this time." Ukai's teeth were almost grinding in excitement. Hinata let out an excited shout "WOOH!!" He clapped his hands, he was always excited to play any games. It was fun seeing how differently everyone plays, Hinata was determined to learn how to play against every type of player. Kageyama slapped the back of his head, cutting off his victory cry. "Cmon Bakayama.." he whined and rubbed his head. Kageyama grunted "Listen to the coach first before you lose your shit." Hinata dropped to the ground, in a crossed legged defeat. "Fine!" He huffed, sulking about having to sit still for five minutes, which was a challenge enough. "Though, you'll have to stay back later than usual, the boys don't all get out of work around same the time. Is that okay?" Ukai looked across at everyone, most giving him a nod or quiet yes in reply. He wasn't sure if his mum would be too pleased with him biking home so late at night, but she's just has to deal with it. Hinata didn't plan ahead often, obviously. The energetic spiker just wanted to play. He usually walked home with Kageyama. "it'll be fine, Kags can just fight off the muggers while I run off." He reassured himself.