Feeling Warmth | h. harem

Chapter 6

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It was around two in the morning when Kyōtani awoke from a nightmare. It wasn't anything serious, it was just about his old middle school bullies. He wasn't scared of them now, but he guessed his brain still hadn't recovered fully.

With a sigh, he stood from his bed and went to the bathroom, turning on the light and washing his face off in the sink. "Are you okay?" A sleepy Hinata stood in the doorway, rubbing at his eye. Kyōtani stared at him for a moment before nodding and wiping his face off.

"Did you have a bad dream?" Hesitantly, Kyōtani nodded. Hinata's eyes widened a little and he brought his hand down from his face, walking closer to his new friend. "Do you wanna talk about it?" Kyōtani shook his head no. Hinata thought for a moment.

"...Do you wanna be distracted from it?" Kyōtani looked at him in confusion. "When I have nightmares, I go to my mom's bedroom and tell her about what happened. Then, she'll take me back up to my bedroom and play the music box she got me when I was a child."

Hinata glanced at Mad Dog-Chan's face, a bit embarrassed. "I know, it's really childish, but it helps!" Hinata stated happily. Kyōtani thought on it for a moment, before he sighed and nodded his head.

A bright smile erupted from Hinata and he grabbed Kyōtani's hand and dragged him over to his bed, reaching under it and pulling out his bag. He unzipped it and gently pulled a music box out of it. One of the Miya twins snorted in their sleep, reminding Hinata to be quiet.

Hinata crawled into his bed and laid down with the box, patting the spot beside him. Though tentative, Kyōtani decided to trust the tangerine. He crawled into the bed with the smaller male and laid on his side so he could see Hinata.

"You ready?" Hinata whispered. Kyōtani blushed a little at that statement. "You make it sound like we're doing something dirty." Hinata smiled at him, turning the music box a few times before opening it and sitting it onto the nightstand beside the bed.

A beautiful melody began to play from it, warming every inch of Kyōtani's being. Hinata hummed along to it, only making it even warmer. Kyōtani stared at Hinata, who closed his eyes to better focus on the music.

Kyōtani swore Hinata had become an angel at this moment in time. It all felt so surreal to him. He felt so at peace... "What do you think? Isn't it nice?" Hinata opened his eyes, only to be met with a sleeping Kyōtani. He smiled, pulling the blanket over Kyōtani more and snuggling close to him, waiting patiently for the music box to stop itself, though he fell asleep before that.

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"What the actual fucking hell!?" Atsumu screamed when he woke up. "Ugh, you're so loud in the morning," Osamu groaned, rolling over. "Well, explain to me why Mad Dog is all cuddly with Hinata!" Osamu sat up straight and looked over. He growled, throwing the covers off of himself and standing up.

Hinata was laid across Kyōtani, whose arms were wrapped around him tightly. They were both sound asleep. "What's that?" Osamu questioned, pointing at the open music box on the nightstand. Atsumu walked over and picked it up, observing it.

"Hinata is carved into it on the top, so it must be his," Atsumu informed his twin. "Oh, right. Wake them two up, Damn it!" Atsumu yelled, making Kyōtani shoot his eyes open. Once he registered the situation, he gently pushed the somehow-still-sleeping Hinata off of him and stood up to stretch.

The shouting from the twins went completely ignoring. He walked into the bathroom and closed the door, ticking the Miya's off more.

"Anyway, let's let Hinata sleep a little longer. I'm sure he'll wake up on his own," Osamu stated as they grabbed their daily necessities and headed downstairs for breakfast. Kyōtani also left the room to meet up with his team members. The door to the room quietly creaked open a little while after, two men sneaking into the room.

"Bokuto-San, I don't think this is a good idea," a black-haired male stated. Bokuto chuckled. "Akaashi, it's our precious crow! We gotta be the ones to wake him up on the first day of training camp!" Akaashi sighed.

Bokuto was about to start tickling Hinata until he got enraptured by his adorable sleeping face. "A-Akaashi, he's so cute. I don't think I can wake him up... What do I do?" Bokuto's hair went down at the thought of getting rid of Hinata's sleeping face. Akaashi heaved a heavy sigh.

"Imagine what he'll look like awake. Plus, if you wake him, you'll get to be the first person he sees today." Bokuto brightened. "You're right!" The dual hair-colored male began tickling Hinata viciously until he woke up. "Okay, okay! I'm up!" Hinata said grumpily.

He cracked his eyes open, seeing Bokuto and Akaashi there smiling at him. "Oh, Bokuto-Senpai! Akaashi-Senpai! What are you guys doing here? Did I oversleep!?" Hinata shot up and ended up falling out of the bed and onto the floor.

Bokuto laughed and pulled the small male off the floor and into a hug. "Nope! We just wanted to see you!" Hinata giggled, wrapping his arms around Bokuto's neck as he was spun around. Akaashi coughed into his fist.

"Hinata leaped from Bokuto's arms and into Akaashi's. "It's great to see you again!" Hinata beamed. He slid out of Akaashi's arms and told them he had to get ready for the day and headed to the bathroom.

"Hey, Akaashi," Bokuto muttered, looking at his hands. Akaashi glanced at him, his eyes widening slightly. The dual hair-colored male's eyes shone with libido. "I wanna touch him," Bokuto stated lowly.

Akaashi grinned a little, gripping his shirt as he thought back on the warmth that emitted from the baby crow. "Me too."

The bathroom door slammed open not long after their conversation, revealing Hinata in a white sweater and short, black shorts with black and white shoes. "Alright! Let's go get breakfast!" Hinata placed his hand on his stomach as he approached the door.

"Man, I'm so hungry!" He whined. When the crow didn't hear any footsteps behind him, he turned around, his body freezing. The looks Akaashi and Bokuto had on their faces were the looks of a predator. Hinata gulped.

"U-Um, are you guys okay? W-W need to go get breakfast, s-so-" Hinata cut himself off, turning around quickly and pulling open the door to the hallway. "W-Wait, Hinata!"

Frightened Hinata sprinted down the hall and running to the first person he saw. "Kenma! Kuroo-Senpai!" Hinata yelled. The two males turned their heads, but not before nearly getting pushed over by the tangerine.

"S-Shouyou, what's wrong?" Kenma questioned, feeling Hinata grip his jacket. "I just want breakfast!" Hinata sobbed. Kuroo laughed but stopped upon hearing footsteps approach them. Bokuto and Akaashi appeared before them, breathing heavily.

"Why'd you run, Hinata!? We could've walked together!" Bokuto shouted at him. Akaashi continued trying to catch his breath. Kuroo looked at them suspiciously. "Were you guys going to do something to Shrimpy?"

Kenma looked back at Hinata, who was observing Bokuto and Akaashi closely. "Bro, you really think of us that way?" Bokuto said dramatically, placing a hand on his heart. "Of course not, bro," Kuroo said, also placing a hand on his heart.

"Bro..." Bokuto answered? "Psst, Kenma, let's go get breakfast!" Hinata whispered happily. Kenma smiled a small smile, nodding his head. Hinata motioned for Akaashi to follow them, and he obliged.

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~TimeSkip~ (There may be a lot in this story because I'm impatient AF, so anyway-.)

After breakfast, everyone was driven to the training camp about a mile away and separated into their respective areas. Fukurodani and Karasuno just so happened to have a gym to themselves today.

"Hinata, you're going in first, then after you serve we'll sub Nishinoya in, so be prepared for that." Hinata nodded enthusiastically. Coach Ukai continued, "Great, and I'm sure you're aware of Bokuto's crazy spikes, so everyone be on your toes! Go get 'em!"

"Okay!" Everyone yelled. Hinata bounded onto the court, a familiar feeling of joy overcoming him.

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A/n: That's all for today, folks! Gotta finish my homework and crap, but I'll try to update soon! Sorry if this is bad or not what you expected, hehe.