Tsukishima and Sugawara eyed Oikawa and Iwaizumi. The two childhood friends were sitting next to each other as they sighed at the same time. Oikawa changed the channel and accidentally saw some news about Kageyama. The brunette dropped the remote on the couch and covered his face with his hands. Iwaizumi took the remote and switched the channel, coincidentally changing it to a music channel who was unintentionally playing a 80s ballad love song. Iwaizumi deadpanned.
The television sang, "Tell me how am I supposed to live without you? Now that I've been loving you so long... How am I supposed to live without you? How am I supposed to carry on? When all that I've been livin' for is gone..."
Oikawa sniffed and leaned on Iwaizumi's shoulder for support. For the first time in forever, Iwaizumi didn't push the taller male away and simply gazed at the television with sadness.
"Uh... Iwaizumi? Oikawa? Are you alright?" Sugawara asked unsurely.
Iwaizumi suddenly covered his eyes with one hand as he placed the other hand on his knees, further implying that he was in a stressful and depressing situation. Oikawa saw this so he sobbed and hugged his best friend.
"Iwa-chan! It's okay! I'm here!" Oikawa yelled as he strongly patted the shorter male's shoulder.
Iwaizumi didn't respond but simply placed an arm around the brunette as he sniffed.
Sugawara and Tsukishima glanced shortly at each other before furrowing their eyebrows at the two odd male. Sugawara went to grab the remote then changed the channel to another music channel. The song was luckily another classic song. Sugawara grinned and motioned Tsukishima to play along and since it was the ashen-haired male's order, the blond merely sighed and agreed as he pushed his glasses up. All of a sudden, Sugawara held the remote like a microphone as he danced and snapped to the groove.
Once the instrumental finished, Sugawara started. "I hear the drums echoing tonight. But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversations..."
Iwaizumi pulled away from the brunette and narrowed his eyes at Sugawara.
Sugawara continued, "She's coming in 12:30 flight. The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation."
Oikawa sniffed and wiped his nose as he looked at Sugawara with confusion.
"I stopped an old man along the way. Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies. He turned to me as if to say—" Sugawara pointed the remote at Tsukishima, urging him to continue the song.
Tsukishima inhaled deeply and sang, "Hurry boy. It's waiting there for you."
The ashen-haired male flashed a beam then pointed at Oikawa and Iwaizumi.
Oikawa yanked the remote from Sugawara before he dramatically caroled, "It's gonna take a lot to take me away... from you! There's nothing that a hundred men or more could never do!" He stood up. "I bless the rains down in Aaa-frica! It's gonna take some time to do the things we never ha-a-a-a-ad! Woo-oh!"
"Hey! You're doing fine!" Sugawara cheered as he clapped the brunette's back, who was still sniffing.
Tsukishima hid his smile and looked away while Iwaizumi chortled. The chorus repeated and this time, the group sang in unison.
Oikawa was beside Kageyama. The two didn't talk to each other and kept a considerable amount of distance away from each other, making them look like strangers instead of lovers, heck, they didn't even look like business partners. The animosity between them was evident and if someone were to sit in the middle of them it was as if the unfortunate person would instantly get electrified from the hostile spark between the two males.
Currently, Kageyama was supposed to be resting for five minutes but instead of resting, he just felt agitated that the brunette beside him was giving him the cold shoulder.
"Oi, Tobio! Your girlfriend is here again!" A fellow athlete called out, making Kageyama raise an eyebrow.
After a second, the setter stood up and went to the actress without glancing at Oikawa, who obviously didn't give a flying crap if Kageyama didn't look at him before going to the female. Out of annoyance, Oikawa glanced briefly at Kageyama, only to catch the small smile the male had when he approached the actress.
As cliché as it was, Oikawa could almost hear his own heart slowly shattering piece by piece. Oikawa clenched his fist and snapped his eyes back to the court. He observed the athletes who played across the gym and a wave of nostalgia hit him. The way the players looked contented as they made a dig to receive the ball, the invasive smell of sweat, the way the hands of the setter gracefully cradled the ball and how it was tossed to the spiker of the team. Oikawa could almost feel the familiar sensation on his own hands. The longing for another moment of pleasing exhaustion, a thrilling emotion that overran his whole being as he ran to receive the volleyball.
And without meaning to, Oikawa shed a single tear.
Kageyama, who was on his way back to the brunette, spotted the single drop that escaped the brunette's eye. Kageyama frowned and approached Oikawa but before he could, the older male stood up and walked away and the coach of the team asked Kageyama to return to the court. Hesitating, the setter kept his attention on his lover before furrowing his eyebrows and heading to the court.
After the practice ended, Kageyama rushed to search for his lover. He spent the whole time roaming the whole place to find a certain brunette but to his disappointment, he didn't find him. With gloom, Kageyama headed to the nearest cafe. Once he was there, he spotted the person he was searching for.
Oikawa swiped through his phone as he leaned on his seat with a dejected aura. He was then stunned when Kageyama sat in front of him.
"Why did you leave?" Kageyama greeted.
Oikawa didn't appreciate the question so he huffed instead of replying. This irked Kageyama but he bit his tongue and avoided spilling his thoughts so there wouldn't be another argument between them, especially since they were in public.
The silence was not helping. In fact, arguing seemed more effective rather than ignoring the problem and avoiding the conflict that rose. Oikawa had a hunch that it was the case that silence would perhaps kill their relationship but he wasn't willing to do anything about it. He was afraid as well because who would want to have a full-out fight with their lover? Oikawa didn't want that so he stayed quiet and stopped himself from talking about it.
"Why are you being so quiet? It's weird," Kageyama finally said.
"I don't wanna talk. I'm busy," Oikawa countered.
"How are you busy? You're just scrolling through your phone," Kageyama snapped back, eyes narrowing.
"Drop it, Tobio-chan. I don't wanna talk right now."
"You don't want to talk or you don't want to have a word with me? It's the last one, isn't it?"
Oikawa shifted his eyes away from his phone and towards the man in front of him. He heaved a sigh and pushed his phone inside his pocket before saying, "You're the one who said that. The only thing I said was that I'm not in the mood to talk right now, not whatever you're thinking I'm feeling."
"Then why do you not wanna talk?" Kageyama interrogated persistently.
"I said, drop it," Oikawa retorted, his words somehow sharp and hurtful.
Kageyama was perplexed and pained. "If you're going to keep acting like this, just go home and rest," Kageyama suggested, trying to remain civilized since there were people in the cafe.
"Will you go home with me?" Oikawa queried.
"No."
"Why? Where are you going?"
"I... nowhere."
"…Fine. I'm going." Oikawa stood up, swallowing the countless questions he had. His insecurities were eating away at him and he didn't like it. He grabbed his drink and brought it with him home.
"Oikawa-san," Kageyama called out.
"What?" was the brunette's short retort.
"...I'm going... with Ara to her interview later. The interview might happen at 8 or something," Kageyama informed.
Oikawa clenched his jaw and sat back down with an angry look glued to his face. "Yeah, keep spending time with her. I mean, both of you are popular, why wouldn't you two flock together?" Oikawa clicked his tongue.
The athlete couldn't understand why the brunette was angry so he said, "Why are you getting annoyed by this? You said it's fine if I spend time with her."
"I said it's fine to spend time with her but I didn't say it's okay to lie to me and go inside a hotel with her!"
Kageyama immediately pulled his hoodie up to avoid attention as the cafe had become busier. If they weren't careful, Kageyama would be recognized. He glared at the brunette to keep it down and Oikawa got it. It was so clear that Oikawa chuckled mockingly.
"Of course. It's me so it's not okay to show my feelings for you but if it's with a certain actress, it's more than okay. It's great! If you like spending time with her so much, why don't you just start seriously dating her?"
"Oikawa-san, quit it." Kageyama groaned.
"Now, I can't even say my thoughts without being warned? Really? Are you fucking serious?" Oikawa hissed.
Kageyama glowered at the brunette and muttered, "I swear, all we do is fight these days. This isn't even healthy anymore."
Oikawa chortled before he exclaimed, "Well if you wanted healthy, you could've told me sooner! I would've gladly cooked some vegetables for you!"
"Let's stop this. I don't wanna go through another fight again."
"Who's causing this argument in the first place?"
"You."
"Me? Wow... I'm speechless. Well, I wouldn't be acting like this if you weren't acting like a complete jerk! Do you even know how much pain you're causing me? I tried to hold my insecurities back because I knew you were loyal but honestly, the fact that you lied about not going inside the hotel with that actress was the last straw. Why did you even lie? Don't tell me you did something with her inside that hotel?"
Kageyama froze. He gulped and looked away as he kept his mouth shut. The older male sighed at the reaction he got then covered his eyes with his palm.
"We haven't even went inside a hotel together and you let another person take you there."
Oikawa pushed himself up and pulled his mask over his face. He emptily gazed at the younger male before shaking his head in disappointment, an expression Kageyama couldn't stomach. After a few seconds, the brunette exited the cafe, leaving Kageyama alone with his thoughts.
The athlete huffed then slammed the table in frustration.
Oikawa hailed a cab and instantly entered it without hesitating. He told the driver where to go and after that, he leaned on the window. He eyed the sky and sniffed. He pulled his phone out and wondered who he should call. He saw Iwaizumi's name then Sugawara, then Tsukishima. Oikawa didn't want to call them so he sighed. Until a great idea entered his mind.
Hinata was on his way to go back to the hospital where his mother was when he unexpectedly found Oikawa in front of him, crying his heart out.
"Shou-chan! I miss you!" Oikawa whined and quickly hugged the smaller male.
Hinata yelped in shock but soon hugged back out of worry. The ginger smiled fondly before he chuckled awkwardly. Oikawa snorted at the reaction Hinata gave before tightly embracing the male. The two stayed that way until Hinata pulled away and eyed the taller male with confusion.
"Why are you here? Not that I don't want you here but I'm confused on why you popped up here out of nowhere!" Hinata fussed, the same way he would when he was nervous.
Oikawa missed the endearing actions of the shorter male so he pinched the ginger's cheeks and whined, "Why can't Tobio-chan be cute like you? It's really pissing me off!"
Hinata guessed that the two men had a fight again. Before he could say something, someone shouted.
"Hey!"
Oikawa blinked and looked behind him. He saw a girl who wore a high school uniform and had unruly, orange hair. The brunette narrowed his eyes and briefly glanced at Hinata before the girl yelled again.
"You goddamn molester! Let go of my brother!" Natsu shouted as she launched forwards, ready to hurl anything at the brunette.
Oikawa shrieked and hid behind Hinata, who simply stared nonchalantly at his sister. Why did his sister have to act so protective of him? It was normally the other way around.
"Natsu, calm down," Hinata urged with a soft smile.
Natsu yanked her older brother away from the suspicious male, glared at Oikawa, then said, "Oi, ah dunno who ya are but ya better stay away from my brother. If ya take a step closer, ah'll chop yer head off, get it?"
Oikawa almost didn't understand the high-school girl's sentence since her accent was so thick but after a while, the brunette hummed once he understood it. He eyed the female and wowed at how similar she looked to Hinata.
"She looks like you... she could pass as your twin, Shou-chan," Oikawa mused out loud.
"Heh! Many people say so." Hinata rubbed the back of his neck.
Natsu observed her brother then Oikawa. Her eyes suddenly widened. "No way... don't tell me that this is another suitor of yours... Ah don' even have boys who like me and ya got attractive men lining up for ya?! Wah! That's crazy, nii-san!" Natsu voiced her amazement.
Hinata blushed in embarrassment as Oikawa snorted at how adorable the siblings were.
"Still! Just because yer pleasing to the eye doesn't mean that ah'll let ya date my bro! Ya better make yerself look better before ya get my brother!" Natsu glared.
"I don't wanna date your brother. I'm dating someone else," Oikawa retorted.
"Eh? Who?" Natsu titled her head to the side.
"Natsu, do you remember Kageyama?" Hinata asked.
Natsu's eyes lit up when she heard the name. Oikawa narrowed his eyes when he saw the strange reaction.
"Him? The person I said I'll marry?!"
Oikawa huffed out of irritation before saying, "Dream on. I'm dating him."
"What? No way!" Natsu pulled away and glared at the brunette.
Soon, they erupted into an argument and Hinata was forced to suffer through an endless barrage of roasting and shade throwing. Hinata took a deep breath before he shut the two up. Afterwards, the three decided to head to the room where Hinata's mother stayed in and although the brunette chose not to go, the two gingers were stubborn enough to pull the tall male in with them. Once they were inside the room, Chiharu sweetly smiled at them and welcomed them inside.
"You two should try and speak like city people. Other people doesn't understand you that much," Hinata urged and since he asked, his two family member agreed with him and tried to make their words understandable, much to Oikawa's relief.
"So, Oikawa-kun. Why are you here? You look down," Chiharu queried.
"Uh... it's nothing," Oikawa politely answered, masking his usual petty attitude since he was in front of an adult.
"Lies! He said he was sad about his boyfriend since they had a fight!" Natsu dropped the tea.
Oikawa was almost willing to throw the kid out of the room if only he wasn't a polite and civilized individual.
Chiharu was stunned to find out that the brunette swung the other way but she didn't ask any questions about it and instead said, "Fights are normal when you're in a relationship! What kind of topic did you even argue about?"
"It's about infidelity," Natsu answered for Oikawa, much to the brunette's dismay.
Hinata watched in the sideline as he made tea for his mother.
"It isn't about that! It's just," Oikawa faltered before he sucked a sharp breath and said, "I was told that he went inside a hotel with a woman and I asked him about it but he lied and said he didn't go inside the hotel. It isn't like I suspect he's cheating since I know he's a loyal person! I'm just worried that maybe he did something with the woman!"
Chiharu blinked, Natsu gawked, while Hinata almost spilled the tea he was making. The three gingers gaped at the brunette who huffed and puffed while glaring at the wall. Chiharu and Hinata glanced at each other before the old woman chortled and laughed heartily. The two males were confused and kept staring at the old woman with a puzzled expression plastered on their face. Natsu took a sip from her juice as she observed the events unfold.
"My, your problem is making me nostalgic. It's like an argument I used to have with my late husband." Chiharu smiled at her son then added, "Come to think of it, Shouyo complained about something that sounded like how I complained about my husband! What was it about?"
Hinata became pale as he shouted on the top of his lungs to stop his mother from saying something that would definitely make him cringe. Chiharu let her son shout and when Hinata finished, she smiled sweetly.
"Shouyo complained about this man who drinks his stress away. He would go and say 'he never listens', 'he drinks too much', 'isn't he worried about his health?', 'he's wasting money over alcohol', 'he comes home late and drunk', 'what would happen if he gets in an accident while coming home drunk?' and he even says 'there's a kid in the house, shouldn't he be ashamed to show up smelling like alcohol?' Heh, it reminds me of when my husband wasn't a seaman yet and would get home late and drunk."
Oikawa gazed at Hinata, realizing who the ginger was complaining about. The brunette then noticed that Hinata looked like he wanted to bury himself fifteen feet under and this caused Oikawa to chortle. Natsu scanned her brother and lowered her gaze. She puffed her chest out as she ignored the thought she had. On the other hand, Chiharu was happy that her son had found someone who seemed like a good friend. After her son graduated, she was worried that Hinata wouldn't find another respectable group of friends. Chiharu was pleased to find out that she was wrong. She then recalled her husband and sighed melancholically.
"You two, if there's someone you love, make sure to say it to them before it's too late. It's common advice but it's the best advice there is." Chiharu stared out of the window and noticed the orange hues of the sky. It must be going on 6 o'clock now.
Natsu frowned and stood up. She said, "I'm going home. I need to get something."
"Do you need help?" Hinata asked.
"No. I'll call you immediately if I do. See ya later." Natsu then went out of the room.
The two men were left to accompany the old woman as Natsu headed to her home. She pushed her hands inside her pocket and sighed wistfully. 'Talk about being wrong,' Natsu thought, 'I clearly misunderstood something.'
An hour later, Hinata got a call from Natsu saying that she needed help and would probably need Oikawa's help as well. Of course, the two males were confused but they were forced by Chiharu to go to the young girl so they went out without another word. The two men conversed about random topics as they went to Hinata's home. Once they were there, both of them were surprised to see four bags outside the house with Natsu standing in front of them with folded arms.
"I've thought about it and... I heard you rejecting the guy who brought your bags," Natsu started. Hinata went red as he tried to explain but Natsu didn't bother hearing it and simply shouted, "Just go back to your second home! I don't mind after all! The attractive brunette as well! Both of you are obviously whipped for someone so why are you even here in Miyagi?! Go back and man up!"
Oikawa and Hinata gawked at what the high-school girl said. Natsu hated to let her brother go but after hearing her mother's words, she realized that she might be torturing her brother instead of making him happy. Wiping her eyes, Natsu sulked.
"You two better marry the people you love," Natsu mused.
Hinata sniffled before rushing to hug his sister. Oikawa smiled at the two before taking two bags.
"I'm leaving, Shou-chan! I'm taking your bag with me!" Oikawa exclaimed as he walked away.
Hinata shouted for the brunette to wait then thanked his sister one more time before chasing after Oikawa.
"I... I forgot to say bye to my mom," Hinata grunted.
"Just text her," Oikawa lazily suggested.
The two were on the train and they were nearing home. It was nearing 8 in the evening and they were just minutes away from Tokyo. The two kept silent, anxious about what they should do and why they decided to go home instead of staying in Miyagi to ease their minds. Then, the train stopped and the two men internally panicked. They stood up and they walked out. Once they took a step outside, they felt the cold air greet them.
They were nervous.
"Shou-chan... let's go back to Miyagi," Oikawa said.
"Okay," Hinata agreed.
The two were about to enter the train again when the door closed and the train started to depart. The two men stood with soulless expressions as they turned around and started walking out of the station since they had no choice.
Once they were finally in the city, they saw the tall building and the blinding lights. A huge television was up and it caught Oikawa's attention. Why? It was because Komiya Ara was shown and she was looked like she was holding a press conference. The brunette clicked his tongue when he recalled that Kageyama went with Komiya for her interview.
Hinata observed the older male before turning his attention to the huge television stuck on the building.
Just when the two male were about to ignore the huge screen Komiya smiled elegantly at the camera before saying, "I'm holding this conversation to finally reveal that I'm quitting acting."
The two males froze when they heard that, as well as the crowd that seemed to be a fan of the female.
"You might have heard rumors about me and my supposed boyfriend, Kageyama-san, going in a hotel but the truth is, we entered the hotel to discuss about this matter. I will be quitting showbiz in order to inherit the business that my family wants me to have. But this isn't the only thing that I want to say. There's another thing I want to stop lying about." Komiya dropped her smile to show a serious expression before she continued and blurted out, "I am not dating Kageyama Tobio. I did in the past but now I'm not. I only pretended to go out with him to hide who I truly am."
The crowd gasped as they heard that. Oikawa could hear whispers and curses thrown but he kept calm as he felt a bit glad about what the female said. He stayed focused on the female as she smiled at the camera with a proud look.
"I might be bashed or hated for what I'll say next but I won't regret revealing this to everybody. I, Komiya Ara, am dating another woman. I will not reveal who she is because I want her safe from the public's harsh opinion. Also, before I end this press conference, I have something to say to Tobio's lover."
Oikawa managed to snicker at the woman he used to hate.
"I'm truly sorry for making you jealous. Don't worry, he isn't my type anymore. I quite like cute girls who have their sexy side," Komiya smirked as she pushed herself up. She winked one last time at the camera before the television station cut to a commercial break.
Hinata held his breath while Oikawa laughed out loud. He was laughing so hard that he could feel tears in his eyes. The ginger beside him glanced at him before smiling fondly.
"Come on, Oikawa-san! We have to go home! Now!" Hinata dashed away and Oikawa had to calm himself before trailing behind the shorter male.
The two men were in a great mood as they rushed to the share house. Forget about the ruckus the crowd made and the shock they had after learning Komiya Ara was homosexual, they needed to go to somewhere, or rather, to someone.
A/N:
Whoa whoa whoa! Komiya is full-on homo?! Yup! That's the end for this fucking problem everybody! And don't worry! There's one chapters left so hurray for spending your precious time in this story of mine! Congrats and thank you very much!