Waking up out of a deep slumber, he slowly opened his eyes.
Oikawa's vision was blurry; he couldn't tell where he was at all. Was he still in surgery or was he out? The room wasn't bright but dark; so maybe he was out of surgery? Or did it just end and they were preparing to move him into recovery? Letting out a groan, he squeezed his eyes shut. Man was he feeling tired. Who knew surgery could make you feel so sleepy. Even if you didn't do anything the whole time.
"Hey, good morning sunshine." He heard someone whispered as that same someone softly stroked his cheek. Who was by his side? He turned toward the direction of the voice and touch to see someone standing next to him. Above him stood a blurry figure with spiky dark hair standing next to him. The figure caressing Oikawa's cheek slowly came into vision.
Iwaizumi stood there with a gentle smile on his face as he watched Oikawa start to wake up. "I kept my promise, didn't I?"
"I-Iwa-chan?" The captain asked as the ace nodded while he moved his hand from Oikawa's cheek to his forehead.
"Hey." Iwazumi whispered again. "You're out of surgery."
"I-I am?" Oikawa asked as the ace gave a nod as he looked at the clock.
"Yeah about an hour ago. Doctor said he was able to fix everything." He explained as he stroked the top of the captain's head. "You did great."
"You…you kept your promise." Oikawa whispered as the ace chuckled and bent down, placing a kiss on the captain's forehead.
"I told you I would, didn't I?" The dark brunette stated with a chuckle. "How are you feeling?"
"Exhausted."
"Yeah I can imagine, you just came out of a three hour surgery. Get some rest, we should be getting the discharge papers soon and we can head home." The aced explained.
"Where's…Onii-chan?" The captain asked, noticing his brother wasn't in the room. The brunette should be getting sleep and he was feeling his eyes grow heavier by the minute, but he needed to know where his older brother was.
"He just left to take a call. He'll be back in a few minutes. Get some rest, Tooru. You look tired. I'll be here when you wake up." The captain finally gave a nod and began to close his eyes again. Iwaizumi watched as Oikawa fell asleep just as his brother came back in.
"Has he woken up yet?"
"Yeah he just woke up, but he went back to sleep." Iwaizumi answered as he looked up Oikawa's older brother.
"How's he feeling?" Oikawa's brother asked as he walked over and placed a hand on his brother's forehead.
"Tired. So I told him to go back to sleep." The ace answered as the brother moved the blanket that covered his brother's leg to reveal a blocky brace that went up to his thigh and down to his ankle. The brother let out a whistle.
"I'll be damned. How long does he have to wear this?"
"Probably a few months." The ace guessed as he watched the brother cover his leg back up.
"I should probably go see when he's getting discharged. Make sure his things are packed and ready to leave, Hajime." Iwaizumi gave a nod as he stood up to double-check everything in Oikawa's bag. Everything was in there, but he did a quick search through the room and bathroom. They had everything. The dark brunette walked back over to his sleeping boyfriend and grabbed his hand. Squeezing it and placing a kiss on the top of his hand.
'He looks exhausted for someone who just came out. Can't image what kind of pain he's gonna be in once that block wears off.' Iwaizumi thought as he laid his head to the side and stroked Oikawa's forehead. 'But I'll be by your side this whole week to help you out.'
Half an hour passed and a nurse entered with a wheelchair and coming up behind her was Oikawa's brother. "Alright, discharge papers have been signed and he is free to go."
"Well first we have to wake him up." His brother commented as he noted his brother was still asleep. Iwazumi, the closest to the sleeping setter, gently started to shake him.
"Oi time to get up. Oikawa, you need to get up. You're being discharged." Iwazumi only received a grunt in response. The ace knew this would probably happen because of how tired he was. "Oi, don't make me hit you."
"Mmmm…so mean Iwa-chan." Oikawa groaned in his sleep.
"Oi, you're asking for it. You might be crippled but that won't stop me from hitting you upside your head!"
"Oh that won't be necessary, dear." The nurse said as she walked up and picked up Oikawa's hand, the one that had the IV. "I'll wake him up."
The nurse removed the tape that was over the needle and slowly removed the needle from his hand. Oikawa hissed as he felt the needle leave his hand. Thanks to the burning feeling, the captain opened his tired eyes.
"Good morning sunshine. Enjoyed your nap?" The nurse asked as she placed a bandage over Oikawa's hand. The captain whined.
"Oh be careful, nurse. His skin bruises easily." Oikawa heard his brother comment and if he wouldn't be so tired, he would have made a comment. But he groaned and laid his head against Iwaizumi who could see just how tired he was. "Wow you weren't kidding, he does look exhausted."
"If you could please grab the clothes he came in and we'll get him up and into the wheelchair." Iwazumi reached back for the bag, pulling out his Aoba Josai t-shirt and a pair of PJ bottoms that had aliens all over. The ace handed them both to Oikawa's brother who was the one who was going to help dress the setter. Iwaizumi slowly helped the captain sit up and very gently helped him move his bad leg.
"How much pain medicine did they give you? You look out of it." His brother commented as he helped putting the t-shirt on, but only received a groan in response.
"His nurse in the recovery room said he had three shots and asking for a Mr. Iwa-chan." The nurse replied while she walked over with the crutches and passed Iwazumi who looked away as he blushed.
'He probably won't remember waking up but…he really did ask for me?' Iwazumi thought as he crossed his arms.
"Well no wonder he looks out of it. Oi, Tooru, are you ready to leave?" The brother asked as Oikawa blinked but gave a nod. "Alright. I'm going to help you stand up and you're going to walk to the wheelchair all right? Hajime will help you sit down and we'll go home. Takeru is waiting for his Uncle Tooru to come home."
The captain just gave a nod and on the count of three, his brother helped him up. The crutches were placed under his arms and slowly, the nurse instructed him how to walk: Crutches first, then feet. It took a few minutes but Oikawa made his way to his boyfriend who took the crutches and slowly helped him down into the seat. As soon as he sat down, Oikawa leaned back against the back of the wheelchair while Iwazumi fixed the footplate for him.
"Alright, we are set!" The nurse informed as the ace stood up and took the captain's bag from his brother. They followed the nurse out of the room, Oikawa looked like he had fallen back asleep but was probably just resting his eye. The ace only chuckled as they walked outside, Oikawa's brother already ahead of them to pick up his car to return them home.
"So do the two of you play for Aoba Johsai's volleyball team?" The nurse asked as Iwaizumi looked back at her and gave a nod.
"Um yes we both do." He answered as she gave a nod.
"I'm sure it's going to be hard for him to not be able to play for a few months. But if he's determined to get back on the court, he'll fight his way back there." The nurse replied as the car drove up. Iwazumi nudged the tired captain who opened his eyes and saw they were outside.
"Oi, when we get home, you can sleep as much as you'd like." Iwazumi commented as Oikawa just gave a nod.
"Alright, once he gets home, make sure he doesn't take the brace off for two weeks. Keep his stitches dry, don't let them get wet. Also when he gets home, make sure he eats something light, such as a soup. Anything heavy such as a sandwich, you'll be seeing it again later on." The nurse explained to the brother as Iwazumi helped Oikawa get comfortable in the front seat and buckling him up. "If he has any problems, please do not hesitate to call us."
"I will. Thank you for taking care of my brother today." He thanked as the two bowed. "Alright he in?"
"Yes."
"Alright, let's head home!"
As soon as they arrived home, Oikawa was helped up to his room and the moment his head hit his pillow, he was out like a light. Iwaizumi had left for just a minute to grab some pillows to elevate his leg when he saw Oikawa already asleep. The ace only chuckled and elevated the captain's leg who let out a whine. But he stayed asleep.
'Probably doesn't want to be moved for a while. The block isn't supposed to wear off for another eight hours. Oh boy, that isn't going to be pleasant.' Iwaizumi thought as he turned the lights and laid next to Oikawa. The ace didn't get much sleep last night because he was up trying to calm the captain down and roughly got about four hours of sleep. He tried to nap during the three-hour surgery, but the chairs were uncomfortable and his phone kept going off every fifteen minutes. Throughout the day, Karasuno, Nekoma, Fukurodani, Date Tech and Aoba Johsai have all been texting the vice-captain for updates on Oikawa. He pulled out his phone and saw he received a few texts from the captains of the teams and decided it was time for the last update of the day.
Alright this is the last update for the day. Oikawa is home now and as soon as he got into bed he went to sleep. Anyone from Aoba Johsai that wants to come visit, come sometime after practice. Not sure how long he'll sleep. We're supposed to get word soon when he starts therapy but that won't be until probably tomorrow. Now I'm off to sleep. It's been a long day.
-Iwaizumi
The ace put his phone back in his pocket and snuggled up to Oikawa, taking him into his arms before falling asleep immediately.
"I'm home!" Takeru called out as he walked in through the door and took off his shoes.
"Welcome home, sport!" Looking up, Takeru saw his Father leaning up against the wall. "How was school?"
"Is Tooru home? How is he feeling? Did they take anything off? Does he still have his leg?" The eager child asked as the man chuckled while looking at his watch.
"Yeah he's home. We got home about three hours ago. He's pretty tired at the moment and I'm sure he's still asleep at the moment. I went to check on him and Hajime about an hour after we got home and they were both asleep." His Father explained. "And no, they didn't take anything and yes he still has his leg. They did surgery inside his knee."
"So he didn't get his leg removed?"
"Nope. Just had his knee repaired. Why don't you go see if he and Hajime are awake? I'm sure Tooru will be happy to see you."
"Okay!"
"BUT," Takeru stopped as he rushed up the stairs and turned around to his Father. "Don't touch his leg. You'll know which one it is because it has a huge brace. Can't miss it."
"I won't!" The child rushed back up the stairs and headed to his uncle's room. Cracking the door open slightly, Takeru looked in and saw his uncle and Iwaizumi in bed and fast asleep. The child opened the door just a bit more and stuck his head in.
"Tooru?" He whispered. What he expected was not receiving an answer. But…
"Hmmm?" Tooru's voice came. Slowly, he opened his eyes and blinked a few times. Takeru softly gasped and rushed over to his uncle's side. "Mm? Takeru, good morning."
"It's not morning anymore, Tooru. It's afternoon!"
"Hmmm? It is?" Has he been asleep all day? He had no idea. But a small smile crossed his face when the captain turned his head and saw his nephew. "Can you turn on the lamp for me?"
Click
"Are you okay, Tooru? You look really sleepy." Takeru asked as he took note on how tired Oikawa looked, despite being asleep for three hours. The captain chuckled and patted his nephew's head.
"I'm okay, just still very tired. But I'm glad I got to see you." Oikawa replied with a smile. "I haven't seen you since I left last night. How was school?"
"It was good. OH!" Digging into his book bag, the child pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to him. "For you! I drew it today!"
Chuckling, Oikawa took it and saw it was a childish drawing that said 'Get well soon Tooru!' "I wanted to make you something to help you get better faster!"
"I appreciate it, Takeru. This makes me happy." Oikawa smiled as he patted his nephew's head. "I'll get Iwa-chan to put it on my board when he gets up, okay?"
The child gave a nod as he watched his uncle place his card on the nightstand next to him. They both heard a groan that came from Iwaizumi who sat up and gave a yawn.
"Oi, why is the lamp on? Why are you awake?" Iwazumi questioned as he looked down to Oikawa who smiled tiredly at him.
"Takeru is home."
"Yo!"
"Yo. What time is it?" Iwaizumi greeted as he dug into his pants and brought out his phone.
3:37pm
"Three thirty. Well we had a nice nap. Wonder if the team is coming to visit." Iwazumi wondered as he checked his messages.
"I'm going to tell Dad you're up, Tooru!" Takeru commented as Oikawa chuckled while rubbing his eyes.
"Eh if you want. But I'm probably going to end up falling asleep again soon, Takeru."
"Oi, you need to eat something before you fall back asleep." Iwaizumi commented as he looked down at the captain. "You haven't eaten since last night and need to get your energy back."
"Fine, but at least let me get a little bit more sleep, Iwa-chan. I'm still so tired." Oikawa whined as he gave a pouty face toward the ace who was busy reading his messages.
"Alright fine, but you're going to take a quick nap and then eat. The team is coming over after practice to see how you're doing."
"Sounds," Oikawa gave a yawn. "Like a plan."
"Should I tell dadl to start making dinner, Hajime?" Iwaizumi gave a nod as he closed his phone.
"Yeah go on. By the time he wakes up I know he'll be hungry." Takeru gave a nod and rushed out the room, closing the door behind him. Iwaizumi leaned over the captain, who had fallen back asleep, and turned the lamp off. He also lay back down and snuggled him close, burying his face into the captain's shoulder.
A few hours later
"Oi, what did you first years get for Oikawa?" Hanamaki asked as they all prepared to head over to visit Oikawa. Practice had ended and they just finished cleaning up the gym.
"Huh? We just got him a bear dressed as a doctor." Kindaichi replied as Kunimi held up the brown bear dressed in a surgeon's outfit that had a balloon attached to it with, 'Get Well Soon!' written on it.
"Good. Second years, what did you get?" The wing spiker asked as Mad Dog held up a basket.
"Kyoutani's Mom baked him some goods last night so this is his gift from us! Oh and also a card that Yahaba picked up during lunch." Watari answered as Yahaba held up a card.
"What did the third years get for him?" Yahaba asked as Matsukawa held up a bear dressed in a volleyball uniform that held a ball.
"We saw this on the way to school this morning. So we got it." Matsukawa replied.
"Is the coach sending him anything?" Watari asked as Yahaba nodded and held up an envelope.
"They're sending the card with us. Come on, let's go. Iwaizumi-san said he's awake now and doesn't know how much more longer he'll be up." The setter replied as the team gave a nod, packed up the rest of their things and headed to Oikawa's home.
Iwaizumi had just brought down his and Oikawa's dishes when he heard a knock at the door. Handing the tray off to Takeru; who wanted to help as much as possible, he went to the door. Opening it, a smirk crossed his face when he saw Aoba Johsai in the doorway.
"Yo, he just finished eat-"
"Oi! There's the team." Oikawa's brother cut in as he walked up. "Tooru is in his room. You're all welcomed to come visit him whenever you like." The team bowed and thanked him.
"Alright follow me. How'd practice go?" Iwaizumi asked as the team removed their shoes and followed the ace up the stairs. Matsukawa and Hanamaki filled him in on how practice went, what they still need to work on, the improvements they've seen and the drills they ran. Walking up to the door, Iwaizumi gave one knock and walked in.
"You have visitors." He announced as Oikawa looked up and saw the team walk in. Somehow managing to fit into his room.
"How are you feeling, Oikawa-san?" Kindaichi asked as him and the first years sat on the floor.
"Tired."
"How's the pain?"
"I actually don't feel anything right now. They put a block on me so I can't feel anything." Oikawa explained with a chuckle.
"But that block should wear off sometime tonight and you will be in a lot of pain."
"Don't remind me, Iwa-chan." The captain pouted.
"Well as much as we'd like to stay longer, we're going to have to get going soon. But we brought you get well soon gifts and all the years brought you something different." Matsukawa explained as the first years stood up and presented him with his bear.
"Aww look how cute it is." Oikawa commented as he accepted the bear. "Iwa-chan, look it's your twin."
"OI!" As much as he wanted to hit him right then and there, Iwazumi held it back because later on, Oikawa would be in a lot of pain. The second years stood up and presented their present to Iwazumi.
"This is for everyone, but Kyoutani's Mom made these for Oikawa." Watari explained as the ace looked in the basket.
"And this is a card from us also." Yahaba added as he handed that to Oikawa who opened it.
"Please tell her we said thank you. But he won't be eating this until tomorrow just because we were told he needed to eat something light." The ace explained as Kyoutani gave a nod.
"I will pass it on to her. She will be grateful to hear that." Kyoutani answered as Oikawa finished reading the note in the card.
"Thank you all for the card. Definitely something I'm keeping near me when I'm having a rough day." Oikawa smiled as he placed it next to his nephew's card.
"Alright now our turn." Hanamaki said as him and Matsukawa stood up and presented him with the second bear. Oikawa smiled and accepted it.
"Also, the coach told us to give you this." Matsukawa added as he handed him the envelope. Smiling at his teammates, Oikawa gave a nod.
"Thank you everyone. I do appreciate you all coming to visiting and the gifts are very thoughtful. I'll do my best to get back onto the court as soon as possible!"
It was the middle of the night, roughly around two in the morning. The house was silent, everyone fast asleep. Oikawa and Iwaizumi were both asleep, Iwazumi holding onto Oikawa who was suddenly awakened. Blinking a few times, the reason why he suddenly woke up became clear to him.
He needed to use the bathroom.
"Mmmmm…Iwa-chan," Oikawa whispered as he nudged his sleeping boyfriend. "Iwa-chan."
"Hmm?" Slowly, the ace woke up and looked up at Oikawa. "Hm? What is it?"
"I need help getting up. I need to go to the bathroom." Iwazumi gave a nod while he yawned, sitting up and crawling out of bed. Oikawa turned on the lamp to help the ace find his crutches better. As Iwazumi grabbed the crutches, he heard a sharp gasp come from Oikawa. Turning forward the captain, the vice-captain saw Oikawa grasping onto the brace, his eyes closed and biting down onto his lip.
"Tooru?!" The ace rushed over to his side and kneeled down, taking one of the captain's hands into his, squeezing it. "What's wrong? Tell me what happened. Take a deep breath and slowly let it out. I can tell you're hurting."
"I-It hurts so much, Iwa-chan." Oikawa whispered, taking a deep breath before looking at Iwaizumi. "I think I moved wrong."
"Here, let me get you your pain medicine and some water. I'll be right back." Iwaizumi replied as the ace rushed downstairs to grab a bottle of water. He made it back in record time and opened the bottle after he handed the medicine to the captain.
"Here, this should help you with the pain." Iwaizumi said as he checked the time and wrote it down while Oikawa popped the pain medicine in his mouth and washed it down with water. "…Are you okay? Do you need anything else? Should I go get your brother?"
"I'm fine, Iwa-chan. I think I just moved wrong." Oikawa answered as he finished taking another sip of his water.
"Okay good. Don't think I could get any sleep while in the hospital again. Damn that was a nightmare." The ace commented as he crawled back into bed.
"Yeah the beds were uncomfortable. But um…Iwa-chan?"
"What?"
"I still need to go to the bathroom."
"…Oh right. Sorry. Here." Iwaizumi remembered as he got up to get the crutches. Oikawa gave a small giggle.
"Thank you Iwa-chan."
Three weeks later
"So how did therapy go this morning?" Iwazumi asked as he met with Oikawa outside of his class at the end of the day. The captain walked out with his crutches, someone carrying his bag out for him and handing it to Iwazumi as the two headed toward the gym.
"It went well." Oikawa answered as they reached the stairs. The ace went down a few steps before he stopped and let the captain get onto his back. Since going down the stairs wasn't such a good idea, Iwazumi offered, well more like demanded, to carry the captain up and down the stairs.
"So what did you do?"
"I was only there maybe for about an hour and we didn't do a lot actually." Oikawa explained as he laid his head on his boyfriend's shoulder. "I got on this exercise bike and they told me to go as far as my knee will let me."
"How far was that?"
"Not that far. Barely. But I had to do that for ten minutes, both forwards and backwards. Then there was this table I had to lay on and push myself up. I think I did that for ten minutes too. And then he gave me like a shock therapy treatment for a little bit while he went to look after his other patients."
"Shock therapy?"
"Yeah it was weird. And then the last thing he did was massage my knee which was relaxing a little. But then…he bent my knee."
"Ouch. That couldn't have been pleasant."
"You have no idea how much it hurt." Oikawa whined as they came down to the first floor. Slowly, the ace put the captain down on the floor gently and handed him his crutches before the two continued towards the gym.
"So how many times a week will you be going?" Iwaizumi asked as he held the door open for the captain.
"Three times a week after school starting next week. So I won't be able to attend practice for those three days." He explained as he entered. "Thank you Iwa-chan." He smiled.
"Doing what I can to help you. Better go tell the coach about next week. I'm going to get changed."
"I am. Besides, my goal is to be back by Inter-High." Oikawa answered as Iwazumi stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"You do realize Inter-High is next month right? Are you going to be even be able to get down the stairs by then? Yet along spike?" The ace questioned. It was May and he was aiming to come back by Inter-High? That only made a month difference from here and then.
"Hmmm…yup!"
"Oi, you listen here and listen to me closely, Tooru," Iwaizumi started as he walked back over to the captain. Iwaizumi was usually serious, but when he used Oikawa's first name, he was very serious. "You better not overwork yourself trying to fix your knee or you'll cause more problems. Look, we all want you back by Inter-High, but is it possible? No, that's less than two months after your surgery."
"Don't worry about me, Iwa-chan. Just focus on getting ready for Inter-High. I promise I won't overwork myself."
"Look, you need to take is slow. Slow and steady wins the race." The ace placed a hand on the setter's shoulder, squeezing it tight. "You focus getting back to the court safe and with a stronger knee. Not an unstable knee."
Iwazumi turned and walked into the locker room to change for practice.
And we are back!
Sorry for not updating any of the fanfics sooner! I ended up taking part in a couple of event weeks and finished most of them up last week!
The part where Oikawa is talking about therapy, I tried my best to remember what I did on my first day of therapy. BUT that was...like almost three years ago. SO yeah *Shrugs*
I will actually be finishing this fanfic up soon so after I post this, I will be working on chapter 4!