chapter VIII - the inevitable end

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I wake up earlier than I would have liked, and panicked for a moment, not knowing where I was. I remembered, then, what had happened the day before. The sun was just rising, and the colorful sky was beautiful. I've always been fascinated by sunrises and sunsets, and the sky in general. I try to get up without disturbing Tobio, and when I succeed I rush over to the window of the treehouse.

"Pretty, huh?" I hear from behind me. I whip my head around to see Tobio rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "Oh, did I wake you up? I'm sorry." He shakes his head and smiles. "Nah it's alright, I've always liked sunrises, too." I hear shuffling as he comes closer, wrapping his arms around me from the back. Suddenly, an idea pops into my head.

"Let's go, c'mon!" I drag him behind me, my tight grip on his hand never threatening to loosen. I quickly slip out of my sneakers and leave them on the sand, and my tall boyfriend quickly follows suit. I keep running, looking for a good spot while the blanket I brought from the treehouse flows behind me.

Finally satisfied, I lay the blanket out and collapse on it, looking up at the sky that was painted with bright oranges, pinks, and purples. Tobio finds a spot beside me and reaches for my hand again. I take it and our fingers intertwine for a moment of peace, the crashing waves sweeping our worries away with the ocean current.

A moment that felt like it could last forever.

"I'll love you like Wendy loves Peter Pan." he says, out of the blue.

I chuckle at his sudden romantic words. "Well if our love's going to be like that, I'll have to leave." I retort.

"What?! Why?" He snaps his head over to me, concerned.

"I won't be able to keep you, because like Peter Pan, you'll need freedom." Tobio takes a moment to ponder.

"..Then why don't we change the story?" I falter, not necessarily knowing what he meant.

"You mean, make a fairytale?" I inquire.

"Yeah, our own fairytale."

Around late morning, though, we decided to get the team together for a, say, slumber party of sorts. Though today was Sunday, it was a long weekend and we didn't have school tomorrow so we decided a party would be a good use of everyone's extra time. Tobio texted the group chat and somehow convinced everyone to get together at my house, even Tsukishima agreed. So, my house at 2 pm it was, then.

Tobio and I start the drive home and get there around lunchtime. We grab a quick something to eat and then start getting ready. I rummage through my closet until I find something acceptable to wear in front of the team, and then I hop in the shower. God knows I needed one, after being around all that salty ocean air.

When I get out of the shower, I slip on my clothes and do a few other things to get fully ready. When I was ready, I stepped out of my bathroom and made my way down to the living room. It was already almost 2 o'clock, and my boyfriend was on the couch, watching a show. I join him on the couch, leaning my head on his shoulder.

We watch a couple of episodes, and then we hear my doorbell ring. I leap up to answer the door, sliding down the hardwood floor hallway in my socks. I always loved getting visitors because my house was so big. Accommodating guests was always the thing I was best at. I open the door and there was the bright ball of sunshine himself, Hinata Shoyo. I usher him inside and make him feel welcome.

About a half-hour later, everyone had arrived. All of their suitcases and bags were placed by the front door, and we were kind of scattered around, doing our own things. Me, Tobio, Hinata, Nishinoya, and Tanaka were trying our best to bake cupcakes, The managers were off to the side talking to each other, the other second-years were in a corner, and the third years, along with Yamaguchi, were trying to get Tsukishima to be social.

𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 - kageyama x readerWhere stories live. Discover now