Chapter 2
Sugawara watched Kageyama toss with amazement because how on earth could he toss this perfect onto a pin needle?! The black haired setter tossed over and over again during Suga's tiny break, Asahi, Tanaka and Tsukishima spiked down ball over ball and it was just perfect how good they were in sync. Suga bent down to pick up his water bottle and took a large sip, eyes closing while the cold liquid rushed down his throat, as he heard the ball slam so hard onto the ground everyone flinched.
Kageyama, his default Kageyama-glare changing into mild pride, glanced at the spot the ball just slammed against.
"Where do you keep all that energy dumbass?" he huffed out and went to fetch the ball. Daichi patted Suga's shoulder and nodded over to the club members, silently encouraging him to talk to Kageyama.
No one had been where Kageyama's toss went.
Suga grabbed himself another water bottle, knowing it was a good start for a conversation, and strolled over to the setter who collected ball over ball.
"Oi Kageyama~ Thirsty?" he chirped and held out the watter bottle with a grin, Kageyama dropped his load into the next basket and took the water with a grateful nod, clipping the bottle open and raising it to his lips.
"Kageyama... see... I just wanted to know if there is anything wrong. Are you feeling well? I hope Tanaka didn't get on your nerves, he is quite the troublesome character."
"I'm okay. Uhh... can I ask you something?"
"Sure!" Suga smiled and gave him a look which could even encourage him to study English vocabulary.
"Why are you never training with Hinata? Why is that dumbass only pestering me? You can toss to him, too."
Sugawara's smile faltered ever so slightly and confusion settled in his concerned eyes.
"Hinata...?"
Kageyama didn't understand the bewilderment of his fellow setter; he simply nodded over to the bouncy orange head who devoured a pack of juice. Sugawara swallowed and Kageyama noticed this.
"Kageyama..." Suga's voice had dropped a little, making sure none of the others would stumble over their conversation, "There is no one over there."
Kageyama's face turned blank.
"Of course there is. I know he's small but don't tell me you oversee him on purpose."
Sugawara glanced a second time over to the empty benches because he could have missed someone. Nothing and no one.
"I... I honestly can't see anybody. Kageyama, are you sure you are doing fine...? Perhaps the nurse-"
"No!" Kageyama spat and gestured wildly over towards Hinata who looked up, surprised to be the focus of a conversation, "Hinata! Hinata Shouyou! Middleblocker, first year! You can't seriously tell me you don't know him! He wears the club uniform, goes to school here, trained the entire week with us and stayed with me for afterpractice, he is-"
Suga stared at Kageyama with shock written all over his face and suddenly shivered. It was becoming colder in the gym and yet Suga couldn't tear his eyes away from the desperate setter right in front of him, gesturing wildly around and trying to convince him of the existance of a so called Hinata Shouyou. By now everyone was staring at them, utter silence laid like a thick curtain above the gym and the rapidly dropping temperature lowered more and more until Suga saw himself breathing white clouds.
Kageyama's rant slowly died out as he noticed the tiny clouds the silver haired Suga breathed and narrowed his eyebrows, blue eyes darting back and forth between the trembling setter and Hinata.
Hinata glared at him blank faced and a tiny shiver ran down Kageyama's spine. Since when could that bundle of sunshine be this scary?
"...I..." Kageyama tried but words died out inside his throat. He understood.
"Ghost", was all he muttered wide eyed and slowly backed away until he was far enough to dash out of the gym. Nobody followed him but Suga noted with pleasure the temperature going back to normal as soon as Kageyama had left.
Everyone was still trembling from the cold but something else had caught Suga's eye beforehand, Kageyama didn't seem to be affected by the entire situation.
Asahi finally came out from behind Nishinoya, a sight Tsukishima tried his best to ignore for the sake of temporare peace and sat down, shaking in fear.
"What was that?" Tsukishima voiced the entire team's thoughts and Daichi sighed softly, lowering himself onto the ground next to Asahi and everyone followed suit.
"I hoped that was gone by now..." Daichi muttered, followed by tiny protests how he could keep this secret all along.
"Strange things happened since a few months and I guess I am the only one who noticed since I am the one locking the gym up and unlocking it the next day. Volleyballs would be scattered all over one half of the court. Brooms moved to another part of the closet. Once, even a trikot went missing but that was a story the former captain had told me. But... I am honestly surprised of all people, Kageyama found out what that thing is."
Tsukishima rolled his eyes, obviously sick of Kageyama's 'I'm so much better in everything' role.
"Hinata Shouyou. Middle blocker," Sugawara stated with a curious look and giggled quietly.
"I wonder how he came to Karasuno. Ah, I'm almost a little jealous of Kageyama."
Tsukishima got up on his feet again and turned to leave the gym, obviously done with the conversation.
"His Highness is just delusional."
Yamaguchi waddled after him and started a conversation which beginning was something about homework. Daichi watched them leave with a deep and defeated sigh.
Kageyama had purchased a pack of milk and was now emptying it, lost in thoughts. Hinata Shouyou, a ghost? Why could he see him? The setter started to become annoyed. Now everyone would hold him for insane if he would spare a single word at Hinata again.
"Oi Kageyama~! Want to practice later?"
Speak of the devil, there he was. Kageyama just ignored him until Hinata snatched his milk away, made a run foe his life and that was the moment Kageyama snapped.
"GIVE IT BACK DUMBASS!! HINATA-BOKE I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!"
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