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kageyama tobio
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"when you love someone,
their name itself becomes an emotion."
— shilpa goel
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under the blazing sun, kageyama and you were tossing the volleyball to each other. both of you were in second grade and were childhood best friends. you guys were like siblings: annoying the crap out of each other, playing with each other, and loving each other.
trails of sweat slipped down your forehead. you caught the ball with two hands, instead of setting it back to the boy in front of you. he tilted his head in confusion.
"tobio," you stated, looking at your childhood best friend in front of you. "when we grow up, we're still going to be friends right?"
the boy with short black hair looked at you with his eyebrows knotted. The sun was slowly setting, painting the endless sky with shades of orange and pink.
"what are you talking about? of course, we are!" he stated. "why wouldn't we?"
you clutched onto the volleyball tighter as you started crying. warm tears were starting to trail down your cheeks, surprising the young male.
"because... i'm going to be moving somewhere far away from here," you quietly mumbled as you tried to wipe your warm tears away with the sleeves of your shirt.
"why are you crying, you idiot!" the dark blue-eyed boy yelled, walking over to you and trying to calm you down. a sudden burst of cries left your lips as countless trails of tears came rushing out of your eyes.
"because that means I won't be able to play with you anymore. i'm going to go somewhere far away, and you're probably going to forget me."
kageyama looked at you with sorrow in his eyes. he grabbed both of your hands tightly and looked into your eyes.
"i won't forget you!"
you looked at his sapphire eyes and instantly stopped crying. you dropped the ball and clutched onto his hands as if they were your favorite stuffed animal.
"you promise?"
"i promise."
"you won't forget me?"
"i won't."
kegeyama held onto your hands and pulled you closer into a warm embrace. he softly patted your back as your tears came running down continuously. he promised, and he was keeping that promise.
the following day, you left to tokyo because of your parent's work. you couldn't stop crying in front of kageyama as he said goodbye to you. he tried to send you away with a smile on his face, but when you started crying, small drops of salty tears fell down his chin.
you couldn't stop crying on the way there because all you could think of was kageyama. you guys had spent time with each other ever since you guys were born, and suddenly leaving him felt like a part of you was leaving your soul.
. . .
it's been several years since you arrived at tokyo, and you were now in your first year of high school at nekoma high. you became very close to kuroo and kenma when you first came to tokyo because you guys lived in the same neighborhood. you joined the boy's volleyball team as the manager because a kuroo would not stop bothering you unless you joined.
you, of course, agreed because you loved volleyball. you loved watching and playing it with all your heart. you loved how the ball felt against the palm of your hand and the loud sound it made when the ball was slammed down onto the ground. it also reminded you of kageyama. you had introduced it to kageyama, and ever since then, you guys would always toss the ball to each other until the sun set.
you enjoyed spending time with the members of the team. you would often spend time with kuroo and kenma because you guys were neighbors. kuroo would always find ways to annoy you, while kenma simply stood there, watching you guys bicker and argue. he found it amusing how you guys would end up arguing over the stupidest stuff.
you also became close to yaku and kai when you entered high school. they were always kind and polite to you and often reminded you of your mom. they made sure you wouldn't get hurt, and yaku, especially, made a huge deal out of it if you had a small scar of your finger.
taketora would often flirt with you and ask you out numerous times, only to get kicked by yaku and scolded by kuroo. at first, he could barely even talk to you, but after spending time with him, you became friends with him. you found him hilarious. taketora and you would often have screaming competitions in the middle of practice and always end up getting scolded by kuroo and the coach. but that didn't stop you guys from doing it again.
as a fellow first year, you became extremely close with lev and inuoka. lev would always make fun of how small you were compared to him. every time you would walk to class or volleyball practice with him, you would have to take fast steps to keep up with him. he would make fun of you and annoy you by taking longer and faster steps. inuoka, on the other hand, reminded you of a puppy. he was always bright and positive, and he always made your day brighter. he would always give you encouraging words and take your side when you were arguing with kuroo or lev.
nekoma had a special place in your heart, and you enjoyed spending time with every single one of them.
"we have a training camp with fukurodani, shinzen, ubugawa, and karasuno. " the coach stated. "we've been rivals with karasuno since a long time ago, and even though they've never beaten us in any practice games, don't let your guard down. okay, you guys are dismissed."
you walked over to kuroo and kenma, who were both drinking water from their bottle. the last time nekoma and karasuno had a practice match, you were at home because you had gotten a cold. so you didn't know what kind of team karasuno was like.
"is karasuno strong?" you asked. "i've never heard of them."
"they've been to nationals before, and they're a former powerhouse of migagi," kenma stated, taking out his phone from his school bag.
"i heard that their new coach is coach ukai's grandson," yaku said, walking up behind you. "and their setter is pretty good."
"wait, y/n, aren't you from miyagi?" kuroo asked.
you nodded. "but i was only there until i was in second grade, and then i moved to tokyo."
you couldn't help but think about kageyama and wonder how he was doing. you weren't able to contact him or anything because you didn't know his number or his address because he had moved to a different house.
you walked home with kuroo and kenma. kuroo and you were arguing over which letter in the word taxi was the best. while you believed that the letter x was superior, kuroo argued that it was the letter i that was superior.
"are you stupid?!" you exclaimed. "it's obviously x that's better than i. x is so fucking rare, it's got to be a rare pokémon!"
"you're obviously unintelligent to know the remarkableness of the letter i. this letter just confidentially sits there at the end of the word with no concern about not being followed by another letter. what a legend!"
"both of you are wrong. it's obviously the letter t," kenma muttered, shoving his phone down his pocket.
"kenma, you were supposed to be on my side!" kuroo and you yelled in unison.
the three of you returned home after the intense argument. summer break had started, and you had no reason to bury yourself in homework or studying. so you instantly buried yourself in blankets and drifted off to sleep, not knowing that the following day would be full of surprises.
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the first day of the training camp was intensely hot. one by one, schools from tokyo came to the training camp. almost all of the volleyball players were extremely tall. you felt like a midget standing next to them.
after receiving a short announcement from the coaches the players got on the court and started playing practice matches against each other. you were taking notes on every player nekoma played against and keeping up with the scores.
after a couple of minutes, another bus parked in front of the school, and players wearing black jackets came out of the bus.
"oh, it's karasuno!" taketora exclaimed, pointing at the students that just got out of the bus.
"i'll go greet them," kuroo stated, walking out the door.
you were teaching lev how to serve as the karasuno players walked into the gymnasium. you had played volleyball throughout primary school and junior high, so you had a better understanding of the basics than lev.
"where's shouyo?" kenma asked, scanning the players that just walked in.
"their setter is also gone," yaku stated.
"uh, apparently they had a supplementary exam," taketora answered.
you spent the entire day taking notes on the opponent teams and getting water bottles and towels for the players. the sun was starting to set, changing the blue sky to orange.
the gymnasium doors suddenly slammed open. when you looked up from your notebook, two boys were standing there, messily panting and covered in sweat.
black hair.
dark blue eyes.
sharp glare.
permanent scowl.
you felt your knees weakening and your arms started trembling. yaku looked at you worriedly when you suddenly dropped your notebook and pen. when you were about to crouch down to grab it, a hand was already reaching for it.
"ah, thank y-"
you couldn't finish your sentence because the one who had reached for your notebook was the one and only, kageyama tobio.
"t-tobio?"
he had gotten a lot taller than the last time you saw him. he was the same height as you when you guys were still little, and now, he was significantly taller. he had also become more muscular. there was noticeable muscles on his calves and legs. his hair had gotten longer and his jawline was incredibly sharp. even with these notable changes he had gone through, his sharp glare and scowl were still there.
his eyes widened when his name left your lips. to kageyama, there was barely anyone who called him by his first name, except for his family and oikawa. besides them, there was only one person who called him that, his childhood friend. when his name left your lips, he couldn't believe what was happening.
he had always wanted to see you ever since you moved. you were the one that introduced volleyball to him, and without you, he probably wouldn't have realized the beauty of volleyball.
you had obviously gotten taller, but he had to look down at you because he was taller than you. you had also developed curves around your body, which made him blush immediately. you had also gotten prettier. back then, you were cute and childlike, but now, you looked more mature.
"y-y/n?" he stuttered. "is it really you?"
he couldn't help but ask because it all seemed like a dream to him. he had never expected you to be here. if he had known you were going to be here, he would've tried harder on the exams so he could've seen you earlier.
"yes, yes! it's me, tobio!" you exclaimed. "it's your childhood friend who played in sandboxes with you and tossed you volleyballs until the sunset."
he engulfed you in his embrace, wrapping his arms around your shoulder and bringing you close to his chest. he rested his forehead on your shoulder as you brought your arms around his waist.
"i missed you," he whispered softly, tightening his grip around you. a small smile curved up your lips as you gently patted his back.
"i missed you too, tobio," you replied, closing your eyes and placing your ear on his shoulder. you could feel the stares from numerous volleyball players on the court, but you didn't mind them at all because the one person you longed for was right in front of you.
i missed you so much.
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