He Will Fly Again

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Ushijima Wakatoshi was unsure of what possessed him invite the energetic orange hair in front of him and Satori to practice volleyball with them today. The three of them were walking to the gym on Shiratorizawa's school grounds. He laced his right hand with Tendō's left.

"Waka-chan, we need to talk," Tendō spoke.

Ushijima gulped, believing it to be something horrible. Like Tendō breaking up with. He didn't want that. "Calm down," he felt a reassuring squeeze from Satori. "It's nothing bad, trust me." Ushijima looked at his boyfriend to see him with a small, genuine smile.

He let out a breath be didn't know he was holding, relief flooding through his body. "Ok. But what about?"

Tendō turned his gaze forward, Ushijima following suit. "Hinata Shōyō? What about him?"

"We still need to work on you recognizing your emotions," came the exasperated voice.

"And why are my emotions involved with that boy?" he asked, genuinely confused.

"Wakatoshi, I love you, but you are a goddamn idiot," Satori spoke, smacking his forehead in desperation of not losing braincells.

"Hey!" Ushijima exclaimed, slightly offended.

"It's true though!" Tendō exclaimed. "Either I tell you now so you don't start overthinking shit, or I leave you to suffer in the foreign waters known as emotions."

"Ummmm..." Ushijima was unsure of what to say. "Tell me?"

Tendō sighed. "I was going to anyways."

"Well?"

"You're attracted to the shrimp."

Ushijima stopped, turned his head to face Satori. "Huhhhh?" he practically yelled, drawing the attention of surrounding bystanders.

"Satori-senpai? Ushijima-senpai? Are you two okay?" the joyful boy they had met earlier asked. He had a concerned frown.

"We're fine Shōyō-kun," Tendō replied.

"Okay, if you say so," he replied. A small trace of doubt was noticable on his words. "Anyways, we're almost there."

"Wait, how do you know where Shiratorizawa is?" Wakatoshi asked.

"Accidentally ran over the mountain from Karasuno to there during some afternoon training," he replied casually.

"How do you 'accidentally' run over a mountain?" Tendō asked, using his hands to accentuate accidentally.

"Ummmm.... by running full speed with your eyes closed and no sense of direction?" Hinata responded sheepishly.

"...you are something else," Tendō muttered.

Hinata smirked before dashing off at an incredible speed, leaving everyone, including the two males, awestruck and disbelieving. "That's a terrifying middle schooler," Ushijima commented. He felt a sharp whack to the back of his head. "Ow!" he exclaimed, turning to pout at Tendō.

"He goes to Karasuno? A high school Baka-chan!"

".... Oh..."

Satori sighed, again, before giving a tug on his hand, dragging him in the direction of Shiratorizawa. "Now come on, I don't want to do some ridiculous punishment for being late. You also need to create an excuse as to why we let a random kid on school grounds."

"You have a point, but can you stop dragging me please? The grip of your hand hurts, and I am capable of walking."

"Nope."