Learning New Things...
“So you must be Hinata… It’s nice to meet you. I’m Kiyoko the daughter of Aphrodite and Yamaguchi’s older half sister,” A tall girl with long black hair and glasses said with a smile and Hinata immediately felt red in the face. The girl was stunning and he couldn’t take his eyes off of her...
“Um- H-Hi! It’s nice to meet Yamaguchi’s half sister. I- I hope we can be- Be friends,” Hinata stuttered out as he looked down at the ground and his hands clasped together tightly. Kiyoko couldn’t help but giggle at the boy’s nervous reactions. The girl was used to people acting like that around her since she was the daughter of Aphrodite.
“I think you’re going to have a fun time here Hinata. The people here aren’t that bad once you get to know them. Yes the life of a Demigod can be bad… But having family with you can make the journey better,” Kiyoko said with a smile before turning around to walk out of the building. Hinata waved the girl goodbye but when he turned around he ran into someone he had never seen around camp before.
“So you’re the boy Bokuto and his hunters brought in last night… Your hair is much more orange than Sugawara described it but still… From what Asahi was telling me you’re a weird one. A good one but weird,” An older boy said to Hinata, leaning down so he could become face to face with the ginger. “My name is Ennoshita and I’m the son of Demeter. It's nice to meet you.”
“It’s nice to meet you too Ennoshita! Say… Um, Ennoshita? Would you be willing to answer some questions for me?” Hinata asked and Ennoshita hummed and nodded, giving the ginger his full attention. “So one… What is this building? Yamaguchi didn’t give me that much insight… And two! I know Camp Karasuno is here to give Demigods like yo- I mean… us! But… How come no outside, or at least in my village, know about this place?”
“Oh! Well first off the building that we’re standing in is the main hall… Where we keep our food and everything! This is basically our own hangout spot! And as for your second question… Some people out there want to take advantage of Demigods to get to our parents… They are the gods after all… Even though they don’t really care about us, mortals think we’re worth a fortune since we do have magical qualities and stuff like that. So our parents made different camps for us to hide out in that are protected using charms and other weird godly stuff,” Ennoshita explained and Hinata slowly nodded as he let the gears in his brain turn.
“Wait… What other camps? There are other camps other than Camp Karasuno?” Hinata asked and Ennoshita sighed as he thought of all the other places that were open to Demigods. Yes they were nice places but sometimes they could get a little complicated. Not that Karasuno itself wasn’t complicated too…
“Well there are two other camps open to Demigods plus some groups and other things that are deemed Demigod safe… But usually the camps are the safest option since they are protected by magic. There is Camp Aobajhosai and Shiratorizawa which are a lot like Camp Karasuno. I know that the Immortal Hunters of Fukurodani take in some of the older Demigods once and awhile. Also some Demigods that don’t make it to camps get taken into other groups! All we know of is the Nekoma group of thieves and Johzenji’s Traveling Performers. Some come visit since we’re all Demigods at the end of the day! Then there are the Date Tech Soldiers that protect sacred areas and stuff like that… They don’t visit much,” The older teen told the ginger nodded trying to remember the names.
“Speaking of the different camps! Camp Aobajhosai is coming to visit us in a few days! We’re planning to have a few games of volleyball then just hang out for the rest of the day before they have to head back to their respective camp over that mountain,” Ennoshita said as he pointed to the mountain outside of one of the windows and when Hinata looked over at the huge mountain and wondered how they would get over it in only a matter of days.
But they were Demigods afterall…
“So Camp Aobajhosai… What are they like? Do they act like us?” Hinata asked and Ennoshita couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle as he shook his head. “Then what are they like? Are they nice and stuff? They are family after all.”
“Well… They’re a special bunch like us. They’re nice yeah… But they’re really competitive when it comes to things like volleyball. They can also be mean sometimes but they are still family. So we’ve gotta stick together whether we like it or not… But some people don’t get along as well as others do… As you saw with Kageyama and Tsukkishima,” Ennoshita said and motioned over to Tsukkishima who was getting healed by Yamaguchi.
Hinata saw how the two boys didn’t speak but moved with a flowing motion. It was like they were one entity working together. On the other hand Kageyama was sitting at a different table, far away from the other two teens patching up himself. Tannaka was nowhere to be seen… But he was one the floor a few seconds ago. But Hinata looked back at Yamaguchi and Tsukishima and to his surprise both of them were smiling… Yamaguchi smiled more at Tsukishima but still. The blonde was smiling.
“Those two showed up a few weeks ago… A little bit after Kageyama and Yachi showed up. Those two are practically inseparable. Kageyama had traveled alone and we don’t know much about where he came from… But when he arrived he was pretty knocked up. Only a handful know about what happened to him. But when Yamaguchi and Tsukkishima arrived Yamaguchi was gratefully injured and Tsukkishima didn’t have his side for a whole week and a half. He never left his side... Kiyoko found Yachi wandering around an open market,” and with that Hinata was surprised how close they acted… Yeah they’ve been here for only a few weeks but it seems like they’ve been here for a few years.
“Don’t worry little guy! You’ll fit in after a few days of being here! Matter of fact Golden Boy Kageyama over there finally started to fit in after only three days of being here! Look how he acts too! Come people here thought it would have taken him months to make it here. It was just because we let him play one game of Volleyball with us!” Tanaka came out of nowhere, holding an ice pack up to his head. “Have you ever played Volleyball Hinata?”
“Oh! I used to play it all the time at home back in my village! But no one was able to play with me cause they were doing other kinds of stuff. So I was usually playing alone,” Hinata said sadly and Tanaka looked over to Ennoshita, asking him a silent question.
“Hey umm Hinata? How would you like to play a game of Volleyball with us?”