The game had been going on, with the score fluctuating back and forth between both teams. Oikawa seemed to really have a kick in his ass, wanting to destroy Karasuno with every play and serve.
Really, he wanted to destroy Kageyama. The passion and anger that he buried from his days at Kitagawa were emerging rapidly.
It scares the living shit out of Kindaichi and Kunimi, which made the third set almost unbearable to play, none the less watch.
"We're going to win this, Iwa! You and me are going to destroy that first year duo. Mister prodigy and shorty don't know what's coming!" Oikawa whispers into my ear before the third set commences.
All I could do was hope his enthusiasm could carry us out of the pits.
~~~~~
Aoba Johsai won the last set, clinching the 26-24 lead. Oikawa and the rest of the group had been cheering and huddling over each other in the centre of the court.
All the while, my eyes were stuck like glue upon the defeated king, now only a minor member of his brigade.
His shadowing appearance made apparent he wasn't in the mood.
That is until Oikawa steps next to me.
"I can see he's not well. Serves him right for thinking he can beat me."
"Calm your ego for 2 minutes...will ya?"
"Iwa, we won though! Bragging rights!"
I look back to Kageyama, his hair draped over his eyes, "yeah well no ones in the mood."
As much as you don't sympathize with the enemy, I couldn't help but feel as though partly responsible for his demise.
Then again, Oikawa was the leader for that. I just stopped in before bruises appeared.
Minus the bloody nose I gave him back at Kitagawa.
"How much time will we play the next game?" I ask, looking to the hallway.
"About 15 minutes, what's up?" Matsukawa responds.
"Gonna go check on the girls game, see what's up."
Oikawa grabs the sleeve of my jersey, whipping me around to him, "Remember our deal, Iwa..."
Fucking psycho!
His whisper chills the back of my ear and the hairs behind. I eye him closely, "R-Right."
"Are you checking on Y/n? I thought you guys weren't talking?" Yahaba asks, looking out general direction.
Either Oikawa said something, or they really didn't see the throw down outside the school.
"Yeah, Oikawa said you guys were ok and then something happened. You guys not cool again?" Hanamaki asks, dragging the again to insinuate annoyance. He really wasn't having it with me and Y/n.
Oikawa infact said something. I'm not about to risk it now.
"I'm checking on Yoko. She and I are going exchanging game results for practice. Why would I invest my time in a careless, lazy bitch like y/n?"
The guys look to me, then away.
"Question answered...ok then. Tell us how they do."
Yahaba clears the air.
I nod and leave to the hall, grabbing my water on the way out. I head to the fill station where I press the button and wait for the bottle to fill.
All the while a silhouette appears behind me, casting a dark aura upon the station.
"You're still not over your pettiness with Y/n? Give her a break..." Kageyama says, his arms folded when I look over my shoulder to him.
"Oh I am, infact we're dating..." I attempt to shut it down.
"Then why lie to all the guys? I thought you told them everything..."
"I didn't tell them you and I were friends. I treated you civilly around Oikawa as to not piss him off. I didn't overstretch or raise suspicion."
"So you're tryna do that with her too?"
"Jeez, it's obvious isn't it?"
"I don't know. It seemed like when you had your arm around her yesterday, it was genuine and not like you had to hide it from me. I felt as though you were being honest with her and me."
"You're not a pain in the ass when in comes to this kinda shit..."
Kageyama pauses, looking around and leaning on his toes, "you did something Oikawa didn't like didn't you?"
Even if he doesn't go to our school, he still knows us both the best, "Evidently. I broke a promise that I guess meant a lot to him, and he didn't really approve of us being together if that meant civility between us."
"So you guys never resolved it before the relationship?"
"It got resolved as a result of the relationship."
He looks to me, confused, "how does that happen?"
"Impulsive sex, do I have to spell it out?"
He nods and looks to the window, "yeah, for an arrogant and tyrannical idiot, he sure hates impulsivity if it's not him."
I nod in agreeable, taking a sip of my water and looking back to the raven haired guy standing in front of me.
"He had been fed up with us arguing, and one time I went too far. I then tried to apologize and somewhat help her out, and then we just kinda went for it." I tried my best to explain without giving away heavy details.
"I had taken her home after a game, and she initially slept over. The next day Oikawa found out at my house, and he made us a deal, in which he forgot and then brought up again when I broke the promise."
"What even was this promise?" Kageyama seems invested at this point.
At least he listened to me.
"We stayed over at Oikawa's, and he asked us not to do it under his roof, his words not mine. And we really didn't think about it and did so anyway. Apparently he had heard and made a huge thing about it at school the next morning. I'm surprised no one remembers." I hide my face, trying to shadow my embarrassment.
"You really challenged him at his own game." Kageyama assures.
"How so?"
"Well he's one to speak. He constantly broke your promises, never showed up and initially made it clear that he was better off. Even your guidance and help was unnoticed by him. He couldn't give a damn."
I look over Kageyama, thinking about what he said it made sense, I just never thought deeply enough.
Or cared enough about it.
"My advice, despite being single, don't let Oikawa dictate your relationship. He might just be jealous she chose you and not him, it's likely. His arrogant ass thinks every girl loves him, and he's tryna keep some sense of that alive. If you're going to see her, don't put on a facade that confuses or scares her. Be Hajime Iwaizumi, the man she's with. Be caring and loving in front of everyone."
I look to him turning to leave, sending me off with a genuine grin and his head up high.
"Thanks man. Good game today, you played well. I see unlike Oikawa, you've changed. For the better."
"I have them to thank." He gestures to the down looking team leaving out the front doors down the opposing hall.
"You should probably join them...thank you." I say my regards and wave him goodbye.
"Likewise." He responds, running off to meet with the rest of the slumped team.
I'll take your advice, Kageyama.
I head to the girls gym where the sound of the ball smashes onto the ground sends waves and echoes all over. I hear cheering from the other side.
It didn't sound like Seijoh cheers. I rush into the side door where I see the Aoba Johsai girls huddled in the middle, their arms around each other and Y/n...
...her head sunk low and Yoko rubbing her back endearingly. The other girls comfort her as the watch Niiyama jump up and down on their end.
They had lost.
I walk in, shifting Y/n's attention over to me. She slowly makes her way over, tears in her eyes and her face all red. Her posture seemed to diminish with every step she took.
I pull her into me, wrapping my arms around her tightly and dragging her into the hall behind the wall, away from the main corridor.
She cries into my jersey, sobbing and gripping tightly. My hands run down her back and over her hair. All I do is hold her there.
Her sobs penetrate a wave of emotions I never thought possible. Her eyes don't look to mine, but simply the darkness that lays in the back of her head. Her legs weak and sunken to the floor. Her voice becomes quieter with the wails becoming a quiet screech.
I sink down to her level, sitting infornt of her, my hands holding hers.
She looks to me, "We lost...and it's my fault."
POV CHANGE : Y/N
I look to Iwaizumi, my face a mess and my overall being crushed.
We had just lost to Niiyama. They took the last 2 sets, us with the first. The momentum slowly crashed when we thought one set was the be all end all.
Our attacks weren't landing, and our special moves were too predictable.
I could only sense the comments that would've come through the boys team if they had watched. I only sink lower into Iwaizumi with each thought.
"I'm sorry..." I quietly say into his jersey. It was now drenched in tears.
"It's ok. I'm sorry you lost. I know you worked so hard for this. There's always gonna be the Spring Nationals. That tournament starts in August." He responds with hope, guiding my face to meet his. He plants a soft kiss onto my soaked lips and holds my cheek up to his. His endearing action made me feel a bit better.
"With our finished position, I don't know if we qualify. Plus I don't wanna be the only third year left."
"I thought Yoko was staying?" He asks, holding he closer into his chest.
"She doesn't know right now. I'm staying though. I want another chance!" I grip his jersey tight, my knuckles appearing faintly white and my head clashing into his collarbone. He guides us both up and into another embrace.
"That's my girl. You never give up." He kisses my forehead, leaning his against mine. We stand in each other's hold, matching the tone of the silence we leave.
"We beat Karasuno, and I ran into Kageyama after the game." Iwaizumi breaks the silence, looking to me.
"Congrats. I feel bad for Tobio though. What did he have to say."
"Just that he thought we were genuine..." he says, kissing me on the nose and smiling. I thought we were genuine.
When he wasn't pretending to hide it all.
He must've read my intuition, because he takes a deep breath and looks up to the ceiling, hiding his expression from me.
"Oikawa's not letting us go again. He's very persistent about everything. He made a deal with me."
I look up to Iwaizumi, slowly releasing myself from his embrace, "what do you mean? I thought we were good?"
"He never said so, and he emphasized that. He made a bet on our game, and that if we won, we could date, but would have to hate each other in front of everyone." His fists ball up, and his arms start to shake. I can hear the anger in his voice as his teeth grind.
I place my hand on his shoulder, holding it firmly, "I'm not having it with him on this. Something tells me he might be jealous. Yeah sure I don't like being a third wheel in the group, but I'm not going back to treating you like shit if that reassures him."
Iwaizumi looks to me, his eyes shining and his smile creeping back. I loved his smile.
I loved him.
"I agree. I can't do it anymore. I say we just keep going..."
He pauses looking to me for the rest.
Well shit you left me kinda loose there!
"Do we...announce us officially? What if he mentions the shit and everything and..."
Iwaizumi silences me with a kiss and his hand wrapping my back. His grip firm on my waist.
"Let him do that. If people wanna judge so be it. I'll be here for you if it seems bad. It's him being petty."
He kisses me again, this time with tongue and everything. His entangling mine, and his arms carrying me around him and lifting me up to him. My hands rest on his shoulders, rubbing up and down his neck.
"So...how do you want to do this? Should we do it later or after the game?" I ask, his lips slightly parted from mine.
He looks to the clock in the hall, and back to me, "I'm still clear. I don't have to head back yet. Before?"
"Before?"
"Everyone will be there, and we can make it a bit bigger. The girls are coming to watch right?"
"Yeah..."
He smile to me, placing me down on the ground again, "then that's what we'll do. You ok with that?"
Was I really gonna be okay with this? I mean I was fed up with the lying, but I didn't want to loose a friend.
I express my fear, "Hajime..."
"Yes Y/n..."
"Am I going to lose Oikawa doing this? I don't want to lose him as a friend. I know you're gonna be annoyed at that."
"I am. I don't see the point in fretting over it. He has an issue, he can sort it out. In the end, he's losing you for he's the one to walk out the door." His eyes narrowed.
"O-ok..." I respond, still not sure at all.
"If you're not ready, it's ok we can do it later. Think about it and let me know after the game. Everyone will still be there."
He turns on his heel, heading towards the hall that leads to the gym. I stand in his shadow, thinking it over.
Do I get this done, and make this better for us by telling the truth, and just being happy...
...or do I risk a friendship and a true human that not even money can replace?
Do I choose love over friend?
Or do I just...not?
I still ponder when I see Iwaizumi's shadow disappear, leaving me behind. I knew he had another game, i didn't want to keep him.
He had to go. And I needed to watch.
I walk to the gym, slowly behind Iwaizumi. I didn't know if he would pretend this last time infornt of everyone to spite Oikawa.
But I knew I wouldn't hold it against him. I was dealing with the same person and situation too.
"Y/n-chan!! Did you win?!" The man of the hour gleams as I enter the gym.
"Shittykawa, don't ask." I hear Iwaizumi yell from the bench.
"Why, what happened?" Hanamaki asks, approaching me.
"We...lost." I silently say.
"You couldn't tell from her pathetic tear streaks?" Suspicion confirmed.
I look to him, not wanting to start something we'd have to deal with later.
I nod and head to the bleachers. My feet feel heavy as I sit next to Yoko. Her face looked worse than mine.
"Tough crowd i guess. Are you and Iwaizumi-san just gonna end this BS?" She articulates the BS.
"We talked about it. I think we will. After the game."
"Can't wait. Count me there."
~~~~~
The game against Senseki ended with a bang and a bop. The teams tired and slagging off the court. Seijoh had won, and had yet another game to play.
AOBA JOHSAI HIGH SCHOOL VS
SENSEKI HIGH SCHOOL
2:0 / 25-20, 25-22
I make my way down the bleacher steps, with Yoko right behind me. I walk to Oikawa, who stills has his ego like smile all over his face.
"Congrats on winning again! Wow didn't know you had it In you!" I toss my hands up for a high five and admire his confidence in his smile.
"We're determined to beat Ushiwaka, Y/n-chan! And that's what we're gonna do!"
I smile at and look to Yoko, who's congregating with Iwaizumi and Hanamaki.
I make my way over, looking towards them. I feel a tug on my jersey.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"To congratulate Iwaizumi." I say his name formally, trying to no give it away too soon, "the least I can do."
"I thought you guys would mute the relationship around others?" He suggest, looking to me with his eyes. The eyes that say...
...don't you fucking test me right now.
"Well, let me just go discuss that real quick." I smirk, letting his grip on me go. I head to Iwaizumi and stand next to him.
"Do you want to do this?" He whispers, only for me to hear."
"I'm ready. I'm in need of some clarification for the group."
He smiles and wraps his arm around me. That action alone garners enough attention for us to have this in the bag.
"Iwa?! What are you doing?" Oikawa's sounds freaked out, his hands in his hair.
"Chill...just wanted to let you know that..." I begin, before Iwaizumi slides me down into a cheesy rom com kiss. The one where he has me in one arm, draped down close to the floor and my hand in his.
The one we did the night this all started.
The night we really met.
"Oh my god! Awww!" The first years chime. The girls squeal and gawk from afar.
Everyone's gleaming with joy and pure admiration but Oikawa. He seems the most envious.
"We're dating. We've been dropping subtle hints but I guess you can say we're done hiding it." Iwaizumi finishes, looking to Oikawa with the last remark.
Oikawa doesn't say anything back, his head just lowers down. The group starts to fan around us, with questions and pure curiosity.
My eyes move from the to Oikawa, slowly leaving the gym and beyond my sight.
I don't know if I fucked this up or if it was already...