Random One-Shots

The Bad Joke (Haikyuu!!)

Ships: KageHina (but more of a friendship in this chapter)

Word Count: 733

Other Notes: Kags is honestly the only character I've seen that I actually think has autism, so. I had to write it.

The two teens walk outside to eat their lunch just like any other day, with Hinata chatting away at Kageyama's side. The tall, stoic male drinks his milk, crushing the box in his hand after he's done just like he always does.

The only difference today compared to any other day is that this time, Kageyama is finally going to tell him. He's going to let Hinata see the chink in his armor, tell him something about himself that only his family knows.

His heart feels about ready to burst out of his chest as he lowers himself to a sitting position against the fence like he always does. Hinata, on the other hand, has decided to take this time to precious his jumping.

"You're going to get dirt in my food, dumbass!" He snaps at the slightly older male, not meaning to sound as aggressive as he did. He never means to sound aggressive, honestly. He just doesn't know how to make his voice and face more gentle.

Hinata stops jumping, hands on his hips as he looks at him indignantly. "Well, why don't you eat somewhere else then, Bakayama?" He says, using the nickname that was, according to him, "absolute genius."

Kageyama's heart freezes for a moment, his eyes going wide for a split second before going back to normal. He knows how to hide his fear, at least. "Because I always sit here." He spits out with a glare up at the orange haired male.

Hinata sits down with a huff, although he continues to toss his volleyball that he had brought with him up into the air. Kageyama usually doesn't mind the sound of the ball hitting skin, but for some reason it's too much in this situation. He flinches every time he hears the ball hit Hinata's hands before finally snapping at him. "Will you stop that?"

Hinata surprisingly does, dropping the ball onto the ground and rolling it between his hands. "What's your problem today?" He grumbles more to himself than to his friend.

Kageyama takes a breath, drumming his fingers against his leg in a familiar rhythm as he stares into his lap before finally speaking. "I have autism." He says quickly, refusing to look at Hinata, who he can tell stopped moving at his declaration.

"Look, Kageyama, I know you have a bad sense of humor, but that's not okay to joke about." Hinata says, sounding somewhat serious for once.

Kageyama blinks, looking up at Hinata with a furrowed brow, pure confusion evident on his face. "I wasn't kidding." He says after a brief silence.

Hinata furrows his brow as well for a moment before the words sink in. His eyes widen slightly, a soft "oh" escaping his lips as everything suddenly starts to make a lot more sense.

"So, wait... You're autistic, so does that mean..?" He trails off, giving Kageyama a look that he can't decipher. He doesn't like it.

"I can't read your mind, dumbass." He says in an irritated tone, wanting Hinata to elaborate. He wants to know what people mean, he really does. He just can't understand.

Hinata rolls his eyes, except he has a small smile on his face. Kageyama calms down a bit; He knows what that look means. "You're autistic. So then, you aren't actually trying to be a jerk?"

Kageyama sighs. Of course that's his first thought. He shakes his head slightly, at least glad Hinata understands that now. But then he asks another question that makes Kageyama tense up.

"Who else knows?" He asks, tilting his head slightly. The short boy guesses based off his reaction, though. According to him, he's "fluent in Kageyama," which is actually pretty accurate if the black haired male is being honest. "Just your family?" He asks in an uncharacteristically soft voice.

Kageyama nods slowly. He hasn't felt close enough to anyone else to share this with them. None of them understand him; None of them will talk about volleyball with him for hours on end, even listening to him repeat things several times within the same conversation.

But Hinata does. So he decided to trust him. Now, however, he's a little worried. That is, until Hinata speaks again. "I won't tell them." He says, quieting Kageyama's worry.

He then crouches in front of the taller male, opening his arms and allowing himself to be pulled into a tight hug.