Magnets - a Kagehina AU

𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

My name is Kageyama Tobio. 

24. Living in Tokyo. Not sure what life is all about.

Sometimes I think I'm a sociopath. 

I've lived my whole life alone. My parents and sister died in a fire when I was three. I don't really care though. 

Sorry for being blunt, but it's true. 

It's not like I ever really knew them, I was three.

Sure, I've thought about what it would be like if I had parents, if I had a family. But it's never kept me up at night. I don't know. Maybe that makes me crazy.

Because of this, I grew up in the foster system. Went from house to house. Family to family. No one wanted me. Good thing I never wanted anyone either.

Once I turned 18, I graduated from high school, went to college on a full ride scholarship (not to sound cocky, but I'm very smart), and got a temp job. Moved up from there.

Thing is, I've just never cared too much about connecting with people. It simply never seemed appealing to me. So, you meet someone and fall in love, just to die? What's the point?

Anyways, here we are. That's my story. 

...

Today's Tuesday.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

My alarm. 

What time is it?

Still half asleep, I groggily shoved my arm on the beeping machine beside me in an attempt to turn it off.

I read the alarm clock. 

6:00 AM

Time to get up. I sat up and opened the blinds, allowing just a moment for myself to take in the view.

It's barely light out. The sun must be just rising.

The Tokyo skyline has always been so beautiful this early. It's one of my favorite things about waking up right at daybreak, watching the city as the sun rises over it. 

It's crazy to think about. So many people here at once, in hundreds of buildings, all living, breathing, and yet the city is still. Silent. Peaceful.

Plus, with all the lights off, you get to see the morning begin. All of the clouds make the sky look like cotton candy, giving off hints of orange, pink, and blue. It feels like magic.

It's strange. I feel apathetic about most things.

But the sky... the colors, I don't know. I just find it to be so... engaging.

I sighed and grabbed my watch to check the time.

Gotta leave in two hours.

And with that, I began my day.

I always liked to give myself time. That way possible disruptions can't ruin anything, for the most part at least.

To keep my muscular build, I started the morning, like usual, by doing a small workout. Fifteen minutes on the treadmill, another fifteen stretching and lifting weights.

After wiping the sweat off my face, I walked into the bathroom to get ready.

I showered, brushed my teeth, gelled my hair back, then put on my suit and walked into my kitchen.

In this city, my apartment is fairly large. It's definitely good quality, with nice hardwood floors, two bedrooms, a large kitchen with marble countertops, as well as a bathroom, and a living room. It has a more classy, modern look to it. For a 24-year-old, I would say I live pretty comfortably. 

The first thing I did was look at the schedule for today (that I put on my fridge the previous night):

8:00 AM - arrive at office

12:00 PM - meet w/ possible client for lunch

2:00 PM - conference

4:00 PM - leave office

6:00 PM - hair appointment

Oh right, I thought. I'm going to the barbershop later.

I set reminders based on the schedule into my phone and opened the fridge to cook breakfast.

Let me think... eggs? What else do I have...

For breakfast, I had some scrambled eggs along with a bowl of fruit. 

Once I knew I was ready to go, I put on my shoes, grabbed my briefcase and my coat, then walked out the door.

Damn. This is gonna be a long day.

Surprisingly enough, the day went by pretty fast. The two meetings I had today weren't too bad. 

Using the map on my phone, I walked down the street, as I searched for the place I was planning to go to.

I guess it's just one block down, and-

...

The hell?

My phone beeped, detecting that I was at my destination.

The barbershop before me was covered in "FOR SALE" and "GOING OUT OF BUSINESS" signs.

It's closed. 

But...

I scheduled it last week...

I let out a sigh.

Damn. Guess I won't be getting a hair cut tonight.

I wonder where I'll go instead.

As I wandered downtown, searching for a taxi to take home, I noticed a sign straight ahead of me:

TANGERINE LUXURY SALON & SPA

Huh. I wonder if that place'll take me.

...

Hello! Welcome to my new fanfic I'm working on called "Magnets"! I'm really excited to start this one because it will actually be an AU (alternate universe), Hinata and Kageyama are a couple years older and there's no volleyball storyline, which I thought would be really cool and different to try to write. Not sure how long this will be but it will definitely be longer than my previous fanfic called "Sweet Tangerine Tea" - which you should check out if you haven't yet! I probably won't be updating as frequently as I did for that one because I want to make this one longer and thorough, plus I have been pretty busy with school work lately. Thanks so much for reading and I hope to see u next chapter! 

~molly :)