Hey guys! Hope y'all had an awesome Christmas and New Years! So I'm gonna try and get back on my schedule but we'll see what happens. Sorry it took so long to update!My laptop broke so I can only update when I use the schools laptop. Plus we've had a virus going around and my whole family got it. So if I miss a update it's probably because we had a school vacation or I was sick. Just letting y'all know. Enjoy the new chapter!

The next day was Thursday. Iwaizumi and Oikawa had talked about it the night before, and they decided that today would be a good day to check out Aoba Joshai High School. Iwaizumi had called the school and set up a tour for ten a.m.

They were out the door and on their way by nine thirty. When they arrived at the school, the principle and student body president were waiting to greet them. After introductions were over, they started the tour.

First, they went through the basics. Cafeteria, nurses office, bathrooms and so on. When this was finished, the principle told the student body president to show Oikawa the classrooms and any other areas of interest while he talked to Iwaizumi.

After the student body president, whose name Oikawa had learned was Kunimi, finished showing him classrooms, Oikawa asked to see the gym.

As soon as they walked through the doors, Oikawa felt like he had found a second home. There was apparently a game that night , so the entire volleyball team was in the gym practicing. Oikawa immediately loved the sound of volleyballs bouncing off the walls, spikes being slammed against the floor, and boys sneakers squeaking on the ground.

Kunimi walked him over to introduce him to the coach. "Hey coach, new potential student. This is Oikawa Tooru." The coach gave him a quick glance. "Well, if he does join, he'd better understand that I won't go easy on him just cause he's new. He'd better work just as hard, if not harder, than all the other boys."

Oikawa was very happy to hear this. He didn't want people to go easy on him. He would work really hard and become the best player on the team!

In the car on the way back to the house, Iwaizumi asked Oikawa what he thought about the school. Oikawa's answer was very enthusiastic. "It was awesome! The gym was huge, and the volleyball players looked so cool!" Iwaizumi laughed when he heard that. "So was there anything you liked about the school besides volleyball?" Oikawa grinned. "Yeah, their cafeteria serves milkbread!" Iwaizumi sighed. This child was hopeless. "So would you be interested in gong to school there?" Oikawa thought about it seriously for a minute before nodding his head yes.

"Okay, we'll enroll you next semester so you have a couple of weeks to catch up to the rest of the class." After nodding, Oikawa lapsed into silence. Eventually, Iwaizumi brought up another subject. "So do you think you'll be okay meeting with Kageyama tomorrow?" Oikawa nodded again. Now that he knew Iwaizumi wasn't going to choose between them, he had much less reason to hate Kageyama.

After Iwaizumi made Oikawa promise to at least try to get along with Kageyama, they talked of trivial things till they reached home.

After dinner, Iwaizumi taught Oikawa how to play checkers, where he quickly discovered that Oikawa's devious mind was much better at this game than he was. He would jump one piece, thinking he was doing good, only to then watch as Oikawa jumped four of his pieces in a row.

After playing for a couple of hours, Oikawa went upstairs to get ready for bed. He was surprised however, when, after he was in bed, Iwaizumi came in. He was even more surprised when Iwaizumi kissed him on the forehead, before saying goodnight and hurrying out of the room. It was very different from what Oikawa was used to, but it was a good different. That night, for the first time, Oikawa fell asleep with a smile on his face.

The next morning, after showers and breakfast, Iwaizumi and Oikawa got ready for their second meeting with Kageyama.

When they arrived n the foyer of the orphanage however, chaos was ensuing, and Kageyama was right in the middle of it.

There were three boys about Oikawa's age that seemed to be teaming up on Kageyama. Although he was outnumbered, and all three boys were bigger than him, Kageyama was holding his own pretty well. Iwaizumi and Oikawa stepped through the doors just in time to see one of the boys scream like a little girl from Kageyama biting his hand. One of the other boys had a bloody nose from Kageyama headbutting him in the face.

Yachi had been standing to the side, helpless to make them stop. After enlisting Iwaizumi and Oikawa's help, they managed to pull the boys apart. Oikawa was the one holding Kageyama, and as Kageyama struggled to get back at the other boys, Oikawa was amazed at the amount of strength hidden in that small, skinny body.

When they finally got all the boys to calm down, Yachi took Kageyama over to the side and asked him what the fight was about. Oikawa watched as Kageyama stubbornly pressed his lips together and refused to answer. After trying for a few more minutes without success, Yachi gestured for Iwaizumi to follow her out of the room.

When Yachi and Iwaizumi left the room, Oikawa scooted over to sit next to Kageyama on the couch. Remembering his promise to try and get along, he decided to try and act like a big brother usually would. "Hey Kageyama, can you tell me what happened? Maybe I can help." At first Kageyama glared at Oikawa suspiciously. That did not sound like something you would hear Oikawa say. But as he looked closer, he saw something in Oikawa's eyes that said he might actually care.

Deciding to trust him, Kageyama took a deep breath. He was determined to get through saying this without crying. "They said you only wanted to adopt me cause I was funny to look at and that's the only reason anyone will want me cause it's impossible to love someone who doesn't have a heart."

By the end of his rushed speech, Kageyama had given up and there were tears silently streaming down his face. Oikawa panicked. He didn't know what to do! Tobio wasn't supposed to start crying! Then he thought about what Iwaizumi did when he cried. Scooting closer, he pulled Kageyama into his arms and rubbed his back while rocking back and forth. "Hey, calm down. That's not true at all. Those boys are just jealous that you're getting adopted and not them. Besides, you already know theres people that love you."

Kageyama hiccupped. "Who?" Oikawa froze, he wasn't expecting that question. "Um, well, Iwaizumi loves you, and I love you and...I'm sure you're mother loves you." Oikawa was confused when Kageyama's tears, which had been slowly dissipating, started coming in torrents again. "No she doesn't! She said she hated me and that I was gonna ruin her new life so she left me here!"

Oikawa was shocked. He hadn't known that. Hearing it made him sad and angry all at once. "Well then she's stupid. I love you and you're an amazing little brother and anyone who thinks otherwise is a idiot!" Oikawa just said what he felt and it seemed to be calming Kageyama down. After all that crying, Kageyama was exhausted. He soon fell asleep with his head on Oikawa's lap. Oikawa absentmindedly stroked Kageyama's hair as he thought about everything he had told him and debated whether or not to tell Iwaizumi.

This was the scene that Iwaizumi and Yachi walked in on when they returned.