"Guys, hurry up! We're going to be late!" Mother cried rushing us.
"We'll be fine," I shouted after her, the two of us running several steps behind.
"I can't take the chance of being late for my son's graduation!" she hollered. We rushed inside the school and into the auditorium. "Look its Kenma! Kenma!" she yelled waving over at the blond. Kenma turned around with a smile and put a finger to his lips. When our eyes met, he gave me a wink and turned away. Chuckling, the three of us found a good spot and sat down. "You two aren't ditching school or anything right?" she asked turning to me and Bokuto.
"Of course not!" Bokuto chimed. "I mean it's just review and personal studies. Our exams are next week," he chuckled scratching the back of his head. Mother sighed and gave me an unamused glanced. I shrugged.
"I'm smart, I'll be fine," I smirked.
"Tetsu's out of school, so he'll help me study!" Bokuto chimed happily.
"Well you're always welcome at my house," she smiled kissing his forehead lovingly. "It's nice that you two are going to the same college, not to mention getting an apartment together," she chuckled.
"Thank god we both love volleyball so much," he grinned.
"Thank god you both love each other so much," she teased. Suddenly the band started playing and mother flailed excitedly. As the ceremony went on, I thought back to all the struggles I had to go through in the past year. Coming to terms with who I am, coming out to my father, getting disowned, moving in with my mother and older brother who I hadn't spoken to in about ten years, reuniting with my childhood friend and crush, opening up to my friends, and—by some divine power—dating the boy of my dreams. Not to mention, eventually hooking up my brother with my captain and going on very terrible, yet wonderful, double dates with them.
As we all sang Hotaru no Hikari¸ Kenma looked over his shoulder at me. Smiling at him, he smiled back and looked away. When the ceremony ended—all of us filing out into the school's corridor—Kenma caught up to us with two of the other second years, the delinquent and the maneki, from the volleyball club following behind him. "I'll take you to Kuro's class," he stated. The two of held hands as we walked down the crowded hallways.
"Still can't believe you two are dating," Mother chuckled pinching Kenma's cheek. "I knew you would become my in-law son eventually, but not this soon," she sighed happily.
"Mother!"
"Oh please! I'm just having fun," she laughed. We waited outside of Tetsu-nii's classroom, the majority talking about volleyball and how much we'll miss the third years, Bokuto beginning to sob at the idea of becoming an adult. The moment Tetsu-nii stepped out, the libero beside him, Bokuto tackled him, showering him in kisses and affection.
"Get a room," Yaku shouted. Kenma gave a look of disgust and I chuckled bumping him with my shoulder. I wrapped my arm around Kenma as we still held hands and gave my brother a smile.
"Congratulations, Tetsu-nii," I hummed giving him a nodded.
"Thanks, Keiji," he smiled back, his arms wrapped around his boyfriend.