~Back In The Game~

~Chapter Twenty-Seven~

-Last Time-

"AAAA" Asahi yells, frightened.

"GAAAH!!" Tanka yells worriedly.

"HINATA!!!" You scream, quickly running over to him.

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You get to Hinata first, with the others arriving right after.

"Hinata! Are you okay?" You ask worriedly.

"...! OWWWW..." He replies.

"Aha! He lives!" Noya says.

"You okay, bro?" Tanaka asks.

"OHMYGOD. OHMYGOD. OHMYGOD. Are you okay I'm sorry I'm sorry!!!" Asahi panics.

"It's his own stupid fault for zoning out like an idiot." Tsukishima says nonchalantly.

"Tsukishima! Quit!" You scold, earning a "tch" and an eye roll.

"A-Ambulance! C-Call an Ambulance!!" Takeda freaks out.

"Calm down, sensei." Ukai says.

Hinata begins to sit up, so you help him by telling him to move slowly.

"Oh, uh, it's okay. I'm fine. Sorry to make you all worry." Hinata says, rubbing his head.

"You sure? Maybe you should sit out a rally or two..." Daichi says.

"No! I'm fine! I promise!" Hinata says quickly. "I just...didn't dodge all the way in time. Besides, I'm used to getting hit in the face!" 'You shouldn't be though...' You think sweat dropping. "I'm very sorry!"

"Don't be." Suga smiles. Before you can say anything you feel a very familiar dark aura. You and Hinata look at the source, Kageyama. He's pretty pissed off.

"What'd you think you were doing? Zoning out in the middle of a rally..." Kageyama asks.

"Um! Uh! I, ah!" Hinata tries to respond but he's too scared.

'The fact that Kageyama isn't yelling is not a good thing...' You think and know that Hinata is thinking the same thing.

"I know what you were thinking."

"?!"

"You were thinking about how cool the Ace is but that all you're good at is being a decoy, which is stupid and boring. You were wishing you were as tall and strong as Asahi so you could be an Ace too."

"Enough Kageyama..." You say but are ignored.

"I...I was not!" Hinata defends but only earns a glare from Kageyama. "O-Okay...so, uh...maybe a little."

"Once you realized our team had an Ace...aside from all the idolization or whatever...you got jealous." Kageyama begins. "Quit letting your brain wander off onto stupid crap during a game."

"...So I got a little jealous. So what?"

"Hinata..." You say softly.

"YOU'RE BIG AND TALL AND SKILLED ALREADY! YOU COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR ME!!"

"Guys. Stop!"

Suddenly the gym doors open. An older man is standing in the doorway.

"Hey! What are you all still doing here? It's time to close up!" He says. "Hurry and clean up."

"Excuse me!" Takeda begins. "Could we please at least finish this game first?"

"But it's awfully late..."