"This won't be goodbye, I hope you know that."
In the one of the few gymnasiums that stood on the campus, three friends stood together. March had come had so quickly, bringing with it the cold and wet. Despite such a happy day, it was showering outside as if the reflect the tears on many of the students faces. For many this way goodbye.
Some friendships have expiry dates, graduation day.
Others would hold strong, bond together through three years of laughter, tears, victories, loses and secret shared in the dead of night.
It was hard to say in that moment if those three would share the former or latter of friendship. They had shared so much in the short three years. It was almost hard to believe that they had once all met in the smaller gym as new members to Karasuno's volleyball team.
"I promise this won't be goodbye."
'You can't promise such things."
'Don't be a cry baby. I will promise these thing cause they're true."
"Daichi..."
The former captain look at his two best friends in the world and thought back to when they met. Suga hadn't changed much, he was still full of spirit and kinder then what seemed possible. Asahi had grown too much, but was still the timid goofball he had always loved. He loved both of them and despite his promise there was a fear. Was this the end?
He wondered if it would be the same with Shimizu too. He had grown to love her as well. These were his friends and they were all going their separate ways. Daichi himself was going off to the University of Tokyo, Sugawara to Kyoto and Asahi who had turned 18 before any of them was still deciding. There would be a four hour distance between all of them not considering Shimizu who was going to the University of Ottawa as an international student.
"I promise..."
His voice gave. The weight of the words seemed too much.
Some friendships have expiry dates and even though they had all been through so much, there was still doubt.
Things die off and fade away so easily.