{kagehina} he smelled like oranges

Chapter 8.

"I think we're going to head out now," Akaashi informed them, "I don't think it would be a good idea to walk around with the cat for long. I want to let her out soon, and we still need to buy supplies for her. There is a store near here that sells that stuff, so that's where we're going." They said their goodbyes and then left the cafe.

"Do you guys want to go somewhere else?" Kuroo asked, "There's a really good frozen yogurt place across the street, if you want some dessert."

"Can we Kageyama?" Hinata begged, "I love frozen yogurt."

"Alright," Kageyama responded, "but I have to do something first." He walked back I into the other part of the cafe and purchased the cat plates.

Hinata got very happy when he saw what Kageyama had bought, "Wow! We should eat off of those every day!" Kageyama ruffled Hinata's hair, "I'm glad you like them."

They all walked across the street to the frozen yogurt place. The inside smelled very sweet, which Kageyama enjoyed. There were many different flavors of frozen yogurt, and Kuroo decided to get the strangest one he could find. It turned out to be strawberry-jalapeño, Kageyama gagged when Kuroo told him what it was.

"Kageyama, you can't say much, you get milk flavored popsicles!" Hinata said.

"Those are actually good!" Kageyama defended. Hinata got chocolate, and put on tons of toppings, including a large number of gummy bears. Kuroo saw what he was doing, and followed suit. Kageyama and Kenma both got vanilla, Kageyama added crushed Oreos and Kenma had Andes mints. Kuroo and Hinata seemed confused by this.

"That's all you're getting?" Hinata asked.

"Yeah," Kenma said.

"Not everyone wants to ruin their frozen yogurt with all those mixing flavors, dumbass," Kageyama told him.

"I think you just aren't as creative," Hinata retorted. They paid for the yogurt and sat down at one of the tables outside.

Hinata began gnawing on a mound of cold gummy bears, and Kuroo tentatively tried his strawberry-jalapeño yogurt, and smiled with satisfaction, "It's not as bad as I thought it would be!"

"You know, it's a novel idea, but maybe you could get a flavor you actually know you'll enjoy next time," Kenma said sarcastically.

Kuroo put his arm around Kenma's shoulders, "Aw, where's the fun in that? I like to live life on the edge."

Kenma sighed, "Kuroo, how many times do I have to tell you? Getting a weird frozen yogurt flavor is not 'on the edge,' it's just stupid."

"It could be, what if it turns out I'm allergic to jalapeños or something. I could die, and you would live with that guilt forever."

Kenma rolled his eyes, "I think I can manage." Kuroo continued eating his frozen yogurt, and offered to let anyone try it, but only Hinata wanted to. He took a very big bite, and immediately regretted it when he realized that it was spicier than he'd originally thought. He swallowed with difficulty and ran off to get some water.

Kuroo leaned towards Kageyama, "You haven't said much tonight, how are you doing?"

Kageyama thought about that, "Not bad honestly, I only came for Hinata, but it hasn't been miserable to see you guys."

This didn't seem to be the answer Kuroo was expecting, "Well you certainly know how to speak your mind. Maybe if you spend more time with me you can see that I'm a pretty amazing guy, Kenma can attest to that."

Kenma shook his head, "I don't think I will."

"He's just kidding," Kuroo told Kageyama, "He wouldn't know what to do without me."

"The reverse is true too," Kenma added.

"That's why we can never break up," Kuroo said. Kageyama didn't know if it was like that for him and Hinata. They hadn't known each other their whole lives like Kuroo and Kenma, but now that they were together, Kageyama would never want Hinata to go. He wasn't sure if Hinata felt the same way, but he hoped so very much. Hinata came back to the table, drinking from a big glass of ice water.

"I feel much better now," Hinata informed them. He looked at Kuroo's frozen yogurt warily, "I'm not going to have any more of that though." He went back to his wad of gummy bears. The rest of them finished and Hinata was still working on chewing through them all, though there were significantly less than before.

Kageyama stopped him for a second, "You don't have to finish them all."

"Is that a challenge?" Hinata asked.

"No, it's good advice," Kageyama corrected him. Hinata set his spoon down, "Aright, I am starting to feel sick."

They all stood up and got rid of their dishes.

"Well, I guess it's time to part ways," Kuroo said, "We'll see you again soon though. Don't forget about the study group." Kageyama and Hinata told him that they wouldn't but Kuroo promised he'd text them about it anyway, just to make sure. They did a big group hug, that Kageyama tried to get out of, but Kuroo grabbed his arm and pulled him in, "You may not like it, but you're my friend now, which means you can put up with a hug occasionally." Kageyama decided not to argue, Kuroo would probably just give him another hug if he did.

They waved goodbye to Kuroo and Kenma and began heading back to Kageyama's house.

"Is there anywhere else you want to go while we're out?" Kageyama asked Hinata.

"I don't think so," Hinata responded, "but I'll let you know if I see a place I just have to go into." They continued walking and Kageyama realized they needed to cross to the other side of the street to get home. They stopped at an intersection and Kageyama pressed the button that would make the lights change so they would have time to cross. He waited for the light up picture of a person walking to appear and stepped out into the road.

He had gotten about halfway across when Hinata screamed, "Kageyama! No!" Kageyama didn't even have time to react, but he felt Hinata shove him forward. It all happened in a flash, but Kageyama knew he would remember every detail for the rest of his life. He stumbled a few feet and heard the screech of tires, a sickening thud, and the sound of someone hitting the pavement. Kageyama dropped the bag he was holding, and turned around as fast as he could. Hinata was lying on the ground, bleeding profusely from a wound on his head. There were scrapes all over his body. Kageyama rushed over, feeling the tears well up in his eyes, this couldn't be happening.