Hinata wore the helmet and took a deep breath as he fixed the impromptu skateboard. Oikawa stood meters away from him and was raising a flag when Hinata cheered for himself.
"Lezgo!" Hinata shouted as he pumped his fist in the air before he laid himself down on the homemade skateboard that was actually just some wide plywood with four wheels under it. Hinata balanced himself and waited for Oikawa to raise the flag.
The brunette stared intensely at Hinata before dramatically raising the flag and shouting, "Go!" in English.
Hinata pushed himself and let the self-made skateboard slide on the floor and towards Oikawa.
"Whoaaaaaaa!" Hinata shouted as he rolled towards Oikawa.
The two men were in the corridor and therefore blocking the way of the others who wanted to go to the kitchen. Namely Kageyama and Iwaizumi who were watching the two play with their so-called skateboard.
Once Hinata was near Oikawa, he stood up and raised the skateboard with him. Hinata jumped energetically as Oikawa clapped with satisfaction.
"I told you! It would work! We have a skateboard now!" Oikawa spoke excitedly as he took the plywood.
Hinata eagerly gave it to the brunette and beamed at him before saying, "Try it! It's fun!"
"Okay! Lezgo! Come on!" Oikawa yelled in English.
Hinata copied the older male and cheered for him. He held the flag and watched as Oikawa down the corridor and laid on the plywood. Hinata dramatically waved the flag and Oikawa looked like he was competing in the Olympics with how serious he looked. The brunette carefully watched the ginger wave the flag and patiently waited for Hinata to raise the flag so he could start sliding.
Hinata then raised the flag and cried in English, "Goooo!"
Oikawa slid on the floor and shouted on top of his lungs as he felt the air pass by him.
Kageyama then kicked Oikawa off the impromptu skateboard.
Hinata froze while Oikawa stayed on the ground, face first. The two childish men remained frozen before Iwaizumi walked to the kitchen and grabbed the flag that Hinata held.
"What the hell are you two doing? You're making so much noise so early in the morning." Iwaizumi scolded as he stared at the flag. He narrowed his eyes and saw that the piece of cotton was actually a handkerchief while the stick of the flag was just a ruler. Iwaizumi stared at Hinata and saw the younger male smiling sheepishly. Iwaizumi acted like he was about to hit the ginger with the flag but when Hinata dodged, Iwaizumi brought the flag down and sighed exasperatedly.
"God, both of you are legal adults. When will you start acting like it?" Iwaizumi said before heading to the kitchen. Kageyama, on the other hand, eyed Oikawa who still hadn't moved.
"Oikawa-san, stand up." Kageyama spoke calmly.
Oikawa didn't move.
Kageyama grunted and lowered himself before pulling the brunette up. Oikawa faced Kageyama and smiled playfully before tugging on the younger male's collar and pulling him down in an attempt to steal a kiss. Kageyama gazed at the brunette for a while before holding Oikawa's hand and kissing the brunette's forehead instead of his lips.
"Stand up. Come on, we'll be late." Kageyama insisted so Oikawa sulked and stayed down. Kageyama stared at the older male and said, "After work, let's eat outside."
Oikawa immediately sat up and faced Kageyama but in the corner of his eyes, he caught someone staring.
Kageyama looked behind him as a result and saw Hinata with Miho, who had just woken up. The four went silent. Hinata and Miho had seen what happened earlier but they were too confused to understand it. Kageyama and Oikawa knew that the two witnessed it so they felt nervous and prayed that Hinata and Miho would act dumb and forget about it.
"Ahem—" Hinata faked a cough— "wow! Oikawa-san and Kageyama are close, huh? I didn't expect that! Come on, Miho-chan!" said Hinata as he pulled the young girl to the kitchen. Miho kept her scrutinizing gaze towards the two men in the corridor and made a gesture that said "I'm watching you."
Oikawa and Kageyama gulped as a result before they stood up and headed to the kitchen as well.
Sugawara and Tsukishima were currently walking to the cafe near Tsukishima's university. They walked in silence as they wondered about what they'd do in front of Sugawara's mother, Kayo.
"Ahhh, this is bad. This is really bad. If mom decides that she likes Tsukishima, he'll get roped in even further. Mom would keep asking for him and I'd be forced to keep acting like I'm going out with him. Damn it, why didn't I think of this carefully? I hope mom doesn't like Tsukishima," Sugawara thought to himself.
"Tsk! At this rate, Sugawara-san would mess up my brother's plan to get back together with Sugawara-san's sister. I have to stop him from interrupting my brother and get my brother to explain his situation to Fuyumi-san so they can get back together... but honestly, I just want to abandon all of this and sleep. I'm so tired," Tsukishima internally ranted about his situation.
The two were near the cafe so they took a deep breath before going inside. Once they were inside, Sugawara saw his mother so he waved with a fond smile. Tsukishima, on the other hand, instantly caught a glimpse of his brother with Fuyumi. Tsukishima looked at Sugawara and went to the table where he sat. Tsukishima politely nodded at Kayo and greeted her. Kayo smiled softly as she motioned for the two men to sit down. Tsukishima stared at Sugawara and stopped him from sitting down.
"You can sit with your mother," Tsukishima said.
"Eh? Why?" Sugawara queried.
"She's your mother so you should accompany her so she won't be lonely." Tsukishima lied and in some way, Kayo was stunned.
"This kid... he seems like a family-devoted son. To top it off, I've heard from Fuyumi that he's studying to be a doctor and undoubtedly, he already looks like one. I'm so proud of Koushi," Kayo thought as she observed the blond male. She smiled after and nodded in full support.
In actuality, Tsukishima didn't really want to make a good impression, he just wanted Sugawara to sit with his mother because Akiteru and Fuyumi were coincidentally ten seats behind the mother and son. Tsukishima had to do it so Sugawara wouldn't notice his older brother.
Sugawara chose to sit down beside his mother. He gazed at Tsukishima and hoped that the blond male had purposely done that to mess this meeting up somehow, so Sugawara wouldn't have to drag the blond with him because his family assumed that they were together. Tsukishima, on the other hand, sneakily observed Akiteru and Fuyumi.
Fuyumi seemed to have her arms crossed as Akiteru explained something that Tsukishima couldn't hear.
"So... how long have you two been dating? Koushi never told me about you." Kayo spoke softly before taking a sip of her drink.
Tsukishima was opening his mouth to speak when he heard Fuyumi slam her palm on the table as she loudly said, "Why did you leave then?"
Sugawara and his mother heard the familiar voice so they turned around so Tsukishima knew that he had to do something.
"Ahem!" The blond faked a cough loudly, earning the attention of the two people in front of him. "We've been dating for nine years."
Kayo covered her mouth and gasped. She counted the years and said, "You've been dating Koushi ever since he was... in his third year of high school?"
Tsukishima nodded, satisfied that he'd made the two avoid seeing his brother and Fuyumi.
"But weren't you a first year at that time? How is that possible?" Kayo questioned as she mused about how young her son and Tsukishima were when they started dating. She suddenly had a question in mind so she asked, "Since you and Koushi dated for nine years, I'm sure you've thought about marriage at some point?"
Sugawara coughed and cursed under his breath. Forget about Tsukishima messing up, Sugawara regretted the decision he had made and thought about how he should've lied that the blond male suddenly died because of a random accident or something. Anything to stop what was happening now. Sugawara observed his mother and swore that he saw a hopeful glint in her eyes. Sugawara knew it. He had no chance of explaining everything to his mother.
Tsukishima thought about what he would say and as he was thinking, Fuyumi stood up and was about to storm off when Akiteru held her hand.
"No, listen to me! I didn't wanna leave you!" Akiteru exclaimed as Fuyumi sobbed.
"What are they doing? This isn't a drama, why are they acting so dramatic?" Tsukishima thought to himself. He caught a glimpse of Kayo and Sugawara about to turn around so the blond male slammed his palm on the table resulting for the mother and son to look at him with stun.
With a sharp inhale, Tsukishima said "Of course, I plan on marrying Suga – Koushi-san."
Kayo gasped while Sugawara felt himself have a small mental breakdown.
"Tsukishima! What are you doing?! Stop trying to win my mother's approval! She's gonna end up forcing you to marry me!" Sugawara shouted internally.
Kayo beamed and opened her mouth to say, "But... both of you are men. Would you go to America for your marriage? Would you go that far?"
Tsukishima gulped and realized how he had just dug his own grave. He glanced briefly at Sugawara only to see the older male glowering at him. The blond male was in the process of saying an answer that was rather disappointing until Fuyumi shouted something.
"I was hurt and you weren't there! How do you think that made me feel?"
"Those two... are they really causing drama in public?" Tsukishima mused begrudgingly. The two people in front of him were about to turn around again so the blond male swallowed his pride and readied himself for the most ridiculous declaration he would ever make.
"I love Koushi-san and I would do anything for him. Please let me get married to him." Tsukishima bowed to Kayo, who gaped at him.
"No! Tsukishima, what have you done?! Why are you doing this?!" Sugawara thought in agony.
"Oh my... wow... you're unbelievably serious... Oh gosh, this is just so... okay, I approve. Please take care of Koushi and never let him be sad, okay? Tell me when you two would get married and I'll help you." Kayo gave her approval, much to Tsukishima and Sugawara's dismay.
They wished that she could've said no, that way they would be able to sleep peacefully but no! Kayo made the decision to agree and now, Tsukishima pondered over this choice. Had he made the right decision? Tsukishima didn't know but all he was aware of was the fact that he had just unfortunately received Sugawara's mother's approval to marry the ashen-haired male. "What a great achievement," Tsukishima thought sarcastically.
"I'll be leaving you two then. Tsukishima Kei-kun, please take care of Koushi." Kayo smiled softly before walking out of the cafe, leaving Sugawara and Tsukishima mentally exhausted.
The two stayed silent until Sugawara sinisterly stared at the blond male.
"I would get angry at you but for now, there's something I need to do." Sugawara spoke as he pushed himself up and turned around, much to Tsukishima's shock. Sugawara rushed to his sister's side and pulled his sister away from the male.
"You... what are you doing? Didn't I say to stay away from my sister?" Sugawara said threateningly. Akiteru stepped away before shaking his head.
"No. I love your sister and I didn't want to leave her. I could accept that I wasn't going to get her back but she at least need to hear me out." Akiteru spoke seriously.
Sugawara glared before motioning the older male to explain his situation.
Tsukishima, who was more than tired, simply watched the three talk it out. He hoped that his brother would get the girl in the end. That would at least made his efforts just now useful. If he didn't, Tsukishima would make sure that Akiteru paid in full for the futile efforts that Tsukishima had made in an attempt to save the two exes from an early interruption.
Oikawa felt frightened. Not only had Tsukishima been glaring at him for the past three days, Sugawara had as well. The brunette assumed that the two had figured out that Oikawa was going out with Kageyama so Oikawa was more than scared.
In truth, Tsukishima and Sugawara were just irritated by the meeting that occurred between them and Kayo. Tsukishima knew that he'd have a hard time getting out of the situation he had dug himself into while Sugawara had a hard time accepting that his older sister had decided to go out with Akiteru again. The two males were frustrated and somehow, they ended up glaring off into the distance and coincidentally, Oikawa was in front of them every breakfast so the brunette wrongly assumed that they were glowering at him.
"You guys aren't going to work today?" Hinata asked as he placed Miho's lunchbox inside her bag.
"Oikawa-san and I will leave later," Kageyama informed calmly.
"I'll be going to work!" Iwaizumi spoke loudly before heading out when Hinata called out to him. The man stopped and faced the orange-haired male with a confused expression.
"I made bento. Do you want to bring some to work?" Hinata asked with a small smile.
The statement snapped both Sugawara and Tsukishima out of their frustration and made Oikawa grin slyly.
"Shou-chan, why only Iwa-chan? What about us?" Oikawa teased as he smirked at Iwaizumi.
"I ended up making extra food for one person! I thought I had the recipe memorized but I accidentally made an extra serving for each food right so I decided to give it to Iwaizumi-san since he works hard!" Hinata explained in his usual lively manner.
"Hmm... sure Hinata," Sugawara spoke teasingly as he took another bite of his food.
Hinata chuckled sheepishly before glancing at Iwaizumi and asking, "So? Do you want to bring some?"
Iwaizumi glared at Oikawa to stop him from saying something before looking at Hinata and nodding.
Hinata grinned cheerily before handing the lunchbox. "Be careful out there! Bye!" The younger male waved so Iwaizumi lamely bowed before exiting the share house.
Once he was outside, he closed the door behind him and stared at the lunchbox in his hand. "He actually gave me this," Iwaizumi muttered as he smiled with flushed cheeks. "Yes!" he whispered as if Hinata giving him something to eat was an accomplishment. Iwaizumi pumped his fist lowly before heading to his workplace. He kept a small smile as he marched his way to his work.
On the other hand, Hinata was eating peacefully when Oikawa and Sugawara decided to team up on him and question his actions.
"Shou-chan, aren't you very different when it comes to Iwa-chan? Isn't that what they call—" Oikawa paused— "special treatment?"
Hinata froze before he shook his head and explained his side. "Of course not! It's just that... Iwaizumi-san is very confusing. He can be kind and doting then be brash and angry a second later. I thought I should treat him like Kageyama but since Iwaizumi-san's older than me, I didn't feel like that was appropriate," Hinata said.
"Wow, you matured Hinata. You've become cool," Sugawara complimented, making Hinata blush as he munched on his food.
"Heh, did I? I'm still me." Hinata rubbed the back of his neck while bashfully smiling.
Oikawa thought this was cute so he chuckled and mused about his childhood friend. When would Iwaizumi confess? Oikawa was eager to know the outcome.
After breakfast, the group went their separate ways. They worked (studied in Tsukishima's case) hard and kept busy until the day came to an end and they went home eager to sit back on the couch and rest.
Iwaizumi, on the other hand, was eager to go home. His day at work had been rather laid back and for once he was leaving with a decent amount of energy. It was a good thing since today he had a plan for what he'd do when he got back to the share house. As he left the office building, his phone began to ring and when he checked it, he saw it was Oikawa. Clicking his tongue, he picked up the call.
"Iwa-chan! Bring something home!" Oikawa whined in the usual manner.
Iwaizumi tightened his grip on his phone and ignored his friend's statement, realizing he might as well check to see if his plan was going to work. "Oikawa, is Hinata there?" Iwaizumi questioned.
"Yeah. Why? Are you gonna confess to him on the phone?" Oikawa retorted.
"What? No! Not on the phone, later in person."
The line went silent for three complete seconds until Oikawa started his rant.
"What?! Later? Iwa-chan, are you serious?! You can't be... argh! Tobio-chan, I got something to tell you! Come here in my room!" Oikawa was heard shouting as the sound of rushed footsteps was heard in the background. The sound of the door creaking and slamming closed confused Iwaizumi.
"Tobio-chan, Iwa-chan was planning on confessing now! Can you believe that?!" Oikawa said and Iwaizumi felt irritated when the brunette easily blurted out the information that Iwaizumi hadn't really wanted anyone to know. But he should've expected this since it was Oikawa so Iwaizumi hoped that Kageyama wouldn't make the decision to say it to anyone else.
"Huh? Iwaizumi-san, now? Where is he?" Kageyama's voice was audible but not loud.
"Iwa-chan, where are you?" Oikawa asked.
"I'm nearing the house. I just passed by the bar where Hinata works," Iwaizumi answered.
"He's close. Tell Shou-chan to wait outside!" Oikawa told Kageyama.
Afterwards, Iwaizumi heard the sound of the door creaking open and Kageyama loudly yelling Hinata's name. Iwaizumi chuckled at unconcerned tone of voice that Kageyama had. It was just a few weeks ago that Hinata was being guarded by Kageyama yet now, Iwaizumi had the unusual support of the black-haired male. Iwaizumi showed a small smirk of amusement.
Iwaizumi kept listening until Oikawa suddenly hung up on him. Iwaizumi stared at his phone with a baffled look before shrugging it off. He rushed to the share house and once he was near the place, he saw Hinata coming out the door.
"Hinata!" he called out before he drew near her. Hinata looked at Iwaizumi with uncertainty.
"Iwaizumi-san... I—"
"I need to tell you something important." Iwaizumi grabbed Hinata's shoulders and smiled gently.
Hinata gulped and gazed at his wristwatch before looking at Iwaizumi with sadness. "I'm sorry but," Hinata suddenly apologized, "whatever you're about to say isn't important to me right now."
Iwaizumi's smile turned into a frown once he heard that.
Hinata heaved a sigh and pushed the male off before bowing lowly. "Excuse me. I need to go," Hinata said before raising his head and staring at the older male guiltily.
"Hinata... what I'll say... isn't important to you, is that what you're saying?" Iwaizumi asked for clarification.
Hinata clenched his hand before nodding. "I'm really sorry! I don't wanna hear what you'll say right now. Say it to me some other time, okay? I'll be going then," Hinata said hastily before rushing away, leaving Iwaizumi standing in front of the share house with a stunned and gloomy expression.
After a while, Iwaizumi chuckled lamely before he entered the house sluggishly.
Oikawa and Kageyama welcomed him but when they saw the male's expression, they frowned.
Iwaizumi headed to his room and Oikawa as well as Kageyama trailed behind him.
"Iwaizumi-san...what did Hinata say?" Kageyama asked.
Oikawa glanced at the younger male and wondered if he should really be asking that.
"He said that whatever I was going to say isn't important to him." Iwaizumi spoke solemnly as he leaned on his bed.
"Iwa-chan... Shou-chan's sister called through Tobio-chan's phone. Apparently, Shou-chan's mom was sent to the ER, that's why you're not important to him right now, neither are any of us in the share house," Oikawa informed. "Don't get yourself down because of it. Shou-chan was just extremely worried about his mom that's why he said that."
Iwaizumi stared at Oikawa and Kageyama before he sighed.
"You two...you're dating, aren't you?"
The two froze when they heard that.
Iwaizumi smirked when he saw the reaction. "I noticed it but I won't tell anyone. You're secret's safe with me." He spoke lowly before he said, "And about the failed confession... I chose the wrong time so I'll just try some other time."
Oikawa chuckled at this and nodded. "You should. It's unexpected for Shou-chan to say something that sounds like a brutal rejection. I'm sure he didn't mean it, right Tobio-chan?" He glanced at Kageyama, who had a serious look.
"Uh... yeah. That dumbass wouldn't be like that." Kageyama spoke with a level of uncertainty. He knew the orange-haired male. If Hinata liked someone, then he'd spare time for them no matter how much he was needed by someone else. Hearing what Iwaizumi said, Kageyama couldn't help the thought that maybe, Hinata had no interest in dating at the moment. Still, Kageyama couldn't say that. He knew how serious Iwaizumi looked like and Oikawa was there as well. It would be better if Kageyama just offered his support.
"Wait, Kageyama why did Hinata have to use your—" Iwaizumi mentally kicked himself as he realized. Both he and Kageyama were the reason that Hinata didn't have a phone. Frustrated, he resolved to make things right.
After a few days in Miyagi, Hinata returned back to the share house. He had a bag of exotic foods from Miyagi that would be given to his housemates. Hinata recalled his mother's condition and sighed heavily. How would he pay for that? His father had accumulated lots of debts for when Hinata's mother had difficulties giving birth as well as her frequent illnesses. Hinata had to pay all of that debt as well as his sister's education. He needed time before he could pay for his mother's open-heart surgery as well.
Hinata tapped his pocket for his phone but when he didn't feel it, he groaned at the memory of what happened. His phone, which Kageyama and Iwaizumi had broken, didn't work anymore so Hinata was forced to throw it away.
As he came up to the share house, he covered his face before groaning. What should he do? He needed a phone but he couldn't use any money for a while. He had to save for his mother.
"Hinata?"
The orange-haired male flinched at the voice and lowered his hands before staring in front of him. It was Iwaizumi with a small paper bag in his hands.
"Oh... Iwaizumi-san." Hinata bowed lowly as he stood awkwardly. He recalled that he had said something harsh to the older male and Hinata cringed at the memory.
"You finally came back, huh? How's your mom?" Iwaizumi questioned calmly.
"She's fine! She just had a stroke so she was sent to the ER," Hinata assured sheepishly. "You were about to say something to me three days ago! You can tell it to me now…if you still want to, that is," he said with a smile.
Iwaizumi observed the male and noticed that he still looked troubled. He recalled what Kageyama had said to him before and instantly, Iwaizumi felt himself step back.
"I might not look like it... but I'm worried for him. If you're not serious with him, then don't even try in the first place... Hinata has a lot of things to worry about, so don't add yourself to that list. You're not welcome."
"I just," Iwaizumi started, noticing the look on Hinata's face, "I was just worried about you. You suddenly came running out of the house and you seemed really troubled so I wanted to ask if you were fine." He lied.
"Ohhh... you were worried, huh?" Hinata mused out loud before he grinned at Iwaizumi and stepped closer to him. "I'm fine now! Mom is alright so don't worry about me! Worry about your work instead but not so much that you get stressed!" He spoke cheerily, as if he hadn't been distressed earlier at all.
Iwaizumi nodded as he motioned for Hinata to enter the house. The two men went inside and found no one in the corridor. The doors to the rooms were all closed so Hinata assumed that the others were inside their rooms. They went to the living room and sat down on the couch. Hinata sprawled himself out and relaxed. He wanted to sleep his worries off and wake up with a clear mind but whenever he did that, Hinata would only wake up with more problems so he decided to stay awake and simply gazed at the ceiling.
"Here, take it."
Hinata glanced at Iwaizumi and saw that Iwaizumi was giving the small bag that he had been carrying earlier. Hinata blinked and shook his head politely.
"It's yours. I don't need it," Hinata said even though he didn't know what it was.
Iwaizumi smirked as he pulled the object out and showed it. "It's a phone. Kageyama told me your sister had to call him since your phone didn't work anymore, and I felt responsible as the one who broke it in the first place," Iwaizumi explained leaving Hinata speechless.
He took the phone with hesitation. He observed the phone and saw that it was the newest model. Hinata gazed at Iwaizumi and recalled what he brutally blurted out towards the older male. "Iwaizumi-san... even though I said something bad... honestly, you didn't have to..." Hinata muttered with a shaky smile and grateful eyes.
"Shut it. I didn't do this to please you. I bought it so you could stop bothering others." Iwaizumi lied and looked away.
Hinata was used to Kageyama and Tsukishima acting like complete tsunderes so Hinata nodded and understood what the older male meant. "But... this is the newest model though," Hinata said as he awed at how expensive the phone was.
"Get over it. It wasn't that much." Iwaizumi brushed it off and leaned on the couch.
Hinata kept his gaze towards Iwaizumi and felt himself tearing up. "But, why are you suddenly kind to me? You're making me feel bad." Hinata spoke as he sniffed.
Iwaizumi turned to him and gawked when he saw the ginger crying.
Hinata suddenly leaned forward and hugged the older male, stunning Iwaizumi. "Thank you, thank you! I really needed a phone right now! You're a life-saver!" Hinata thanked gratefully.
Iwaizumi gulped and felt his cheeks warming up. He carefully patted Hinata's back and noticed how small the male was compared to him. Hinata then pulled away and when Iwaizumi saw that Hinata was full-blown crying, he groaned.
"Why are you crying?! Cut it out and stop crying so easily!" Iwaizumi scolded as he fished for his unused handkerchief. He pulled it out and gave it to Hinata, who accepted it and used it to wipe his eyes and nose.
"Oi! Why is Hinata crying?!" Kageyama's voice was heard, making Iwaizumi wince.
"What the – Iwaizumi, you made Hinata cry? Are you serious?" Sugawara added as he scoffed with disbelief.
Tsukishima crossed his arms and leered at Iwaizumi while Oikawa and Miho watched the scene unsurely. Before the situation could get out of hand, Hinata raised the phone and showed it to everybody.
"Iwaizumi-san bought this for me! I'm just really thankful!" Hinata assured as he smiled brightly. He stared at the phone again and felt his eyes brimming with new tears so he glanced at Iwaizumi before hugging him again and crying his thanks out.
Oikawa gasped at this and smiled while Sugawara smirked. Kageyama shouted in disapproval as he felt irritated that Iwaizumi made Hinata cry while Tsukishima and Miho went back to play with the dinosaurs.
Meanwhile, Iwaizumi didn't know if he was happy or terrified. Nonetheless, it was undeniable that he was blushing madly.
A/N:
You thought! I wanna write a romance that isn't gonna be like any other. I also want to make it as different from the other pairings :)) Anyway, it seems like SugaTsukki would get married. What do you think? Will there be chemistry between them or nah? And will Iwa be able to confess for real or nah? Find out next time ~(*v*)~