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pinkdoughtnuts : Your scar seems to have been painful! Not the scar itself, but the injury! " The truth bout Kiku's scars will be revealed later!
AnimeViolinist001 : Hajime with animals, and especialy baby animals, is a blessed sight. Kiku can make Hajime turn so quickly from one behavior to another! XD I think it's safe to say that everyone wants to protect Kiku - especially Hajime.
AmericanNidiot : Kiku's loneliness, and how she dealt with it and will move on from it, will be mentioned in the following chapters. :)
Houshikun001 : We'll learn little by little about Kiku's secrets, but I want Hajime to be really, really attached and in love with her before that! :) He IS a knight inshining armor, after all! ;D He's King Oikawa's General! :D
LuxKlara : Che è successo a Kiku era spiegato dopo! L'accidento che hai detto, per Kiku è un po simile. Come reagirà Hanamaki ai cicatrici, hai un po in quello capitolo, e un po più dopo quando la verità sarà sapeta.
. : The problem with the world is that they assume and think wrongly instead of asking questions and geting to know people - that's one of the thing I want to talk about in this fanfic. I hope I'm handlinlg it well enough... AN hint on where Kiku's tattoo is... not anywhere that can be seen on her arms or legs. ;)
Florence : All of my stories have happy endings! Theoritically... ;)
Reader fan : I want Hajime, and everyone, to know the truth abut Kiku but... I want him to be head over heels for her, truly and deeply in love at this moment... I can't tell WHEN exactly I'll write about it, but let's just say... the moment there'll be Kiku and Hajime and a lizard, the moment of truth will be near. ;)
onigiriri : I'm so glad you like it! I hope that Sowlmate is still satisfying and that what will happen in Quiet Voice won't disappoint you! :)
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HAIKYUU! : QUIET VOICE
CHAPTER XVIII : From Ruckus to Mayhem
"Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone."
— Charles Bukowski
"People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen and a heart to understand them."
— Anonymous
"... You don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future."
― Jane Green, Bookends
"There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares."
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
"Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan."
― Steven Brust, Dzur
The third-years were gathered in a circle while the second and first-years were playing cards in another corner of the classroom they were sleeping in. Oikawa was telling Hanamaki and Matsukawa about everything he and Iwaizumi had learned about Kiku after their little visit to the cheerleading team. Iwaizumi wasn't piping up, leaning against a wall and looking grumpy.
"That's why I think we should ask Kiku-chan to join as a manager~" Oikawa concluded with a firm nod of his head.
"Even if you say that, why would she? We're on our third-year already, the year has started, and even if she's had all that stuff, she must be happy to be with the cheering team. Otherwise, she would have left." Mattsun said.
"I thought you wanted a manager?"
"A pretty one I could bang, but she's taken already by our Ace," He corrected with a serious expression.
Oikawa rolled his eyes but then, Iwaizumi finally spoke up:
"More importantly – Kiku apparently has scars on her body and I want to know what happened to her to push her to such acts." He said.
"Ah, that's bullshit, she doesn't have any scar!" Makki exclaimed.
All three turned to him curiously and he shrugged:
"The Captain must have invented this, because Kiku doesn't have scars. And come on, she's too innocent and happy-go-lucky to even consider it an option – she probably freaks out if she sees a drop of blood. Why would she do that?"
"I'm pretty sure she doesn't freak out when she sees blood," Matsukawa intervened, "Considering that girls see more blood than boys."
"Yeah, but Kiku wouldn't cut herself! It's the most ridiculous thing I've heard! Also – you checked, didn't you, Iwaizumi? You didn't see anything, right?" Hanamaki continued, leaning towards Ace.
Iwaizumi flushed in embarrassment, thinking back on what had happened not long ago when they had entered the cafeteria, the others snickering when they thought back on it as well.
Flashback, just before dinner…
The moment Hajime saw Kiku, talking with Watari and Kindaichi, the Ace walked straight towards the tiny group, leaving his friends behind.
"Ah! Iwaizumi-san! Good eve–"
Kiku's voice trailed off when Hajime leaned over the counter and grabbed her wrists. Everyone present in the cafeteria gasped – Kiku most of all, blushing terribly – and Kindaichi started elbowing the libero who was shock frozen.
Hajime frowned lightly, pushing off her sleeves and turning around her forearms… There were some scratches, probably from an animal – did she have a pet…? But there was no scar. Not the scars he had expected…
A part of him was relieved for that… but another was worried because he had no idea what the cheerleading team's Captain had meant by "covered in scars" and it freaked him out. What sort of scars? Where?
"U-um… I-Iwaizumi… san?"
Kiku's tiny voice seemed to resonate in the cafeteria, everyone holding their breaths as Hajime froze and realized that he had acted purely on instincts and that he had acted strangely, probably a little creepily. Blushing, he let go of her arms and stepped away, looking at the ceiling, the floor – anything BUT Kiku's confused (and so darn adorable!) expression:
"S-sorry! I-I was j-just! U-umm!"
Mouth dry and not knowing how he could explain that he had just checked if she had scars on her forearms because of what her team Captain had said previously… Hajime glanced around until his gaze landed on Oikawa. Noticing the 'HELP' flag waving in total panic, Oikawa jumped in and with a charming smile, took a hold of Kiku's hands as well.
"My~! Iwa-chan~! You were right~! I had never noticed that you had such pretty nails, Kiku-chan~!" Oikawa exclaimed.
The others seemed curious as well – Kindaichi, Watari and Makki leaned forward and noticed Kiku's nails, painted a beautiful shade of light blue. Iwaizumi sighed in relief because if he had never noticed Kiku's nails, Oikawa's intervention made it seem as if he had just wanted to check her hands and nails. A little out of character for him, but at least he was saved from any embarrassing explanations…
"Oh! It's true! It's the same color as our jersey!" Kindaichi exclaimed.
"Not really, our jersey is greener than that, isn't it?" Watari added.
Kiku, and basically everyone, ignored their discussion on whether their jersey was blue, or green, or in the middle. The girl stared at a smiling Oikawa then pulled her hands away from him suddenly. Tooru blinked, surprised by the sharp reaction. She threw him an uncomfortable and suspicious gaze, he swallowed hard but then, she glanced at Iwaizumi. Panic flashed in her eyes then she turned away and went back to cooking. No one else but Tooru seemed to notice this reaction but he remained silent, not wanting to add more fuel to the fire. Iwa-chan and Kiku-chan were both panicked enough as it was.
Oikawa turned his attention back on Hanamaki:
"What makes you think Kiku-chan doesn't have any scar, Makki?"
"I'd know it otherwise," he said with a shrug.
"At this point, I'd say that you've been discovering new things about your neighbor instead of being a reliable source of information. What makes you think you know her that well?" Mattsun asked, "Unlike the cheerleaders girls, it's not like you've seen her whole body or anything so, you can't know for sure…"
Hanamaki closed his eyes and let out a deep breath. Oikawa and Mattsun both blinked, silly grins appearing on their faces while Iwaizumi was suddenly very much attentive of the conversation.
"Don't tell me…" Matsukawa started.
"You haven't seen Kiku-chan's body, have you, Makki?" Oikawa asked, faking a shocked voice.
Iwaizumi glanced between Oikawa and Hanamaki, slightly panicked. He straightened up, eyes wide and staring at Hanamaki with a confused, slightly threatening gaze:
"Well…" Hanamaki started with a nonchalant expression on his face.
"What? What do you mean? What is that supposed to mean?" Iwaizumi asked, leaning towards his friend with his hands ready to strangle him depending on the level of perversion of the next words escaping his lips.
"I wanted to keep it for later use, damn it," Makki muttered while pulling out his phone from his pocket.
"Use what exactly?!" Hajime hissed.
Takahiro explored his phone a short moment before showing the three others a video, it had been taken from his bedroom which had a window facing directly… Kiku's bedroom's window. The girl's curtains weren't pulled, probably thinking her nosy neighbor wasn't here.
Oikawa, Matsukawa and mostly, a wide-eyed, panicked Iwaizumi, saw Kiku taking off her tshirt, then her pants and–
"O-OI! OI! STOP IT!" Iwaizumi shouted, jumping on Makki's phone.
Hanamaki pulled the phone out of his reach but Hajime was too determined to get the phone – not to see the video, obviously, simply to make sure his other friends wouldn't see it. He got the device, cheeks a deep red, the entire room turned to stare at the third-years.
"Oh my…" Oikawa started.
"I want to keep watching, give me the phone, Iwaizumi," Mattsun requested, holding out his hand.
"LIKE HELL I'LL GIVE IT TO ANY OF YOU!" Iwaizumi shouted with a demon look, "And you!" He continued, whipping towards a very calm Hanamaki, "What were you THINKING?! Recording Kiku while she's taking off her clothes! Have you no shame?! She was innocent and didn't know you were! You were!"
"Calm down, she should have pulled her curtains close. I didn't get off from seeing her naked anyway…" Makki answered.
"That's not the problem here! AND DON'T SAY SUCH STUFF! I know what sort of pervert you are so don't give me that crap! DON'T do that again! Respect her privacy!" Iwaizumi shouted.
"And I wanted to send you all the videos so you could enjoy them, Iwaizumi~" Hanamaki continued with a sly grin.
Iwaizumi gasped, taking a step backwards and covering his mouth with the back of his hand. It ended up with the phone being dropped, thankfully on a futon, but the Ace was too busy trying to keep down his crazy heartbeat to notice that firstly, the phone wasn't in his hand anymore, and secondly, Mattsun and Oikawa had already taken it away from him.
"W-wha- whu! D-don! Y-you! Y… you have more?! How many exactly?!" Iwaizumi screamed, voice going a little high-pitched from shock (and embarrassment).
"On my phone or computer?" Hanamaki asked calmly, raising an eyebrow.
Hajime made a strangling sound, wanting to keep Kiku's virtue safe and sound and away from this pervert of Hanamaki.
"Look at the size of these boobs! Iwaizumi, you're one lucky bastard!" Mattsun exclaimed.
Iwaizumi startled and looked over his shoulder – not only Oikawa and Matsukawa were watching more videos (apparently with even less clothes than what he had seen) but most of the team had gathered curiously as well. Yahaba only blinked, Watari and Kindaichi blushed and quickly looked away, Kunimi only raised an eyebrow…
"O-OI!" Iwaizumi shouted, running to his friends.
Matsukawa kept the phone out of his reach and threw it to Hanamaki who caught it with ease. Iwaizumi spun around and tried to get the phone but they passed it back and forth in between the different players while Iwaizumi was a blushing mess, screaming insults and trying desperately to get the phone.
"A-ah!" Kindaichi screamed when he was the one receiving it (by accident).
Unlike the third-years who had been laughing and teasing Iwaizumi, Kindaichi blushed and looked up, keeping the images on the phone away from his gaze – but he had still caught a little bit of it.
"KINDAICHI!" Iwaizumi shouted.
"I-I didn't look!" He exclaimed, giving the phone to the Ace.
"Aaaw! You're no fun, Kindaichi!" Hanamaki whined, "Oi, give my phone back," he asked, trying to get back the phone from Iwaizumi's hands.
"Not until I've erased all of the videos and pictures you've taken of Kiku!"
"Don't take my blackmail and fun away!"
They battled for the phone, screaming insults, Hanamaki climbing over Iwaizumi's back and trying to reach his phone while Mattsun was recording the whole thing at another side of the room.
"OI! ENOUGH! WE HEAR YOU IN THE WHOLE NEIGHBOURHOOD!"
Everyone startled and froze, the laughs dying out when Mizoguchi suddenly appeared, slamming open the door and shouting louder than all of them combined.
"I'M TAKING ALL PHONES! GO TO BED NOW!" He shouted, grabbing a plastic bag and taking the phones he saw while everyone whined.
"We won't be able to wake up without our phones tomorrow morning!" Someone said.
"I'll be the one to wake you up!" Mizoguchi shouted, earning more whining, "If I hear of a SINGLE phone hidden during the night, you won't get the phones back until the end of the Golden Week! Understood?!"
Reluctantly, everyone gave their phones to Mizoguchi, some even dared glaring at Hanamaki for starting it all from the beginning – Kunimi was particularly pissed off to not have his phone anymore. But the third-year ignored them and made sure that Mizoguchi's eyes would catch his phone screen before giving him. The coach seemed even more annoyed to know that this ruckus had been caused because of naked girls (he hadn't recognized Kiku.).
"So, all that to prove my point: she doesn't have any scar." Hanamaki concluded while they were all putting some order in their futons for the night (they had three minutes given to them by Mizoguchi but then, all lights out).
"We didn't exactly see in details, considering someone panicked and started screaming," Matsukawa answered, giving a long look at Iwaizumi who blushed once again.
"OI! I think you saw more than enough details!"
"Not enough."
"All right, all right~!" Oikawa exclaimed to calm down everyone (it failed), "Let's not continue, okay~? We shouldn't have looked at Kiku-chan's videos, and Makki shouldn't have recorded these videos at all, and Iwa-chan shouldn't have overreacted to the point where Mizoguchi came in here~!"
Before anyone could answer – Iwaizumi had a few more things to say – Mizoguchi came in one last time and everyone jumped into their futons frantically. Two seconds later, the coach turned off all lights, warned them one last time, then his footsteps echoed as he walked away. Some snickered under their covers but quickly, some snores started resonating and everyone fell asleep, exhausted by practice and emotions.
The next day, at the cheerleading club practice…
"Aw~! It's Oikawa-senpai!" A second-year exclaimed with a happy squeak.
At once every girls, and some boys, turned around to see the Captain of the volleyball team waving at them from the entrance.
"Yoohoo~! How is everyone?" He asked, glancing over at a thunderstruck Kiku.
She was more than confused to have received the visit of both Oikawa and Iwaizumi the previous day – but it was even more confusing to see him again here, and without his best friend.
Oikawa approached the cheerleading club's Captain, apparently discussing about some papers to fill, both being Captains. Miyano-san (the cheerleading Captain) called for a break and everyone went away.
"Oi, Akiyama!" A third-year boy called, "Go get us some drinks!"
Oikawa over-heard this and glanced over his shoulder curiously.
Akiyama half-stared and half-glared at the third-year who raised an eyebrow. She sighed then walked away to get her teammates drinks.
"Is this all you came here for?" Miyano asked Oikawa, raising a curious eyebrow when she noticed the stare after Kiku.
"Are you aware that Kiku-chan isn't a manager or your servant? Why don't you treat her correctly? Forget treating her like a teammate – treating her like a human being would be a good start, don't you think?" He answered with an overly sweet smile.
Miyano startled and pouted. She glanced at Kiku who was sitting in a corner and staring at her feet then at her other teammates and shrugged, but she looked uncomfortable.
"It's how it's always been."
"Why Kiku-chan lets herself be treated in such a way?" He asked, tilting his head on a side.
Frowning and now annoyed that the volleyball Captain – as charming as he was – was bothering her team, and also she had to admit that she was a little jealous that Kiku of all people was receiving such a treatment from the King of Aoba Jousai… Miyano couldn't help but glare lightly at Oikawa who didn't even react at her gaze:
"I don't know! Go ask her if you're so interested, Oikawa-san! Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to take my break!" She exclaimed, walking away from him.
He stared at her going away then approached the team, some girls fawned over him and after some niceties, he managed to reach Kiku.
She glanced up at him without a word, her eyes showing that she was deeply thinking about all the possible reasons why he'd come here – for the second day in a row.
"Iwaizumi-san isn't here to keep you in check?" She asked with a tiny voice.
Surprised by her question, Oikawa chuckled, putting his hands on his hips. Both ignored the way everyone on the cheerleading team (and the basket ball team on the other side, sending curious glances as well) was staring at them, a little bitterly to see their favorite man, giving attention to a girl like Akiyama Kiku.
"Iwa-chan doesn't know I'm here! Sorry you can't see your Iwa-chan for the moment!"
Kiku startled and glanced away, blushing at his words.
"H-he's n-not…" She mumbled but her voice trailed off.
"May I?" Oikawa asked, pointing at the seat next to her.
She nodded and he sat, ignoring the way she scouted away to keep her space safe.
"Kiku-chan, may I ask you a question?" He asked with his constant smile.
She only stared at him and he took that as a 'yes':
"Are you aware that the cheerleading club doesn't consider you one of their teammates?"
His voice was nice, his intentions were good, but his words were harsh. Kiku didn't react, but her heart clenched painfully. She swallowed discreetly before answering his question:
"You're wrong. I'm on the club, since my first-year… it's just… it's how we work. We help each other out with the drinks, the towels… everything. I'm sure they wouldn't… they'd be bothered if I weren't here… I'm having a lot of fun…"
Oikawa's smile didn't waver, but when he looked at her, she held her breath. He looked… not saddened, but he was pitying her. And she hated this gaze.
"Are you sure they would help you out if you needed? Would they care if you'd be gone from the team? Are you sure you're having fun when they treat you like that? You do know that they're treating you badly?"
"…T-they treat me as best as they can…" She answered, glancing down at her hands on her thighs.
Tooru pouted, understanding that Kiku was very well aware of the way she was being treated. She just ignored it, because as terrible as it sounded, she was used to it. She had always been treated like that, she didn't seem to be pained by it anymore. But if Tooru couldn't see through her masks the way Iwa-chan did, he could catch a glimpse of her loneliness. He knew what it was like, wearing masks, and he knew how hard it was to fake cheerfulness.
"Why don't you leave this club? Why don't you join us as a manager?" He asked suddenly.
Shocked by this sudden proposition, Kiku turned wide eyes towards him, lips falling open.
"You're having more fun with us than with them, don't you, Kiku-chan?" Oikawa asked with his enthusiastic smile.
Hesitation appeared in her eyes but then, she shook her head no.
"I-I can't… I…"
"We're going back to it!" Miyano exclaimed, cutting Kiku's stammer.
Everyone got up and approached the center of their part of the gymnasium. Oikawa pouted because he had wanted to convince Kiku to join the team. But as surprising as it was, Kiku didn't move right away. She remained sitting by his side. No one even glanced at her – it was as if they were shutting her out, along with Oikawa (for once). They preferred ignoring the King of Aoba Jousai than acknowledging his friendship with Akiyama.
"You have to go back to it, but just think about it, will you? Mizoguchi and your uncle would probably be relieved to have someone helping out, everyone would be overjoyed and Iwa-chan…"
His voice didn't finish his sentence but when Kiku glanced at him, he smiled before standing up.
"Go tell your teammates you hurt your ankle, and see how they'll react. Even though, I'm pretty sure you already know how they'll react…" He said, sounding a little sad.
Kiku stared up at him, lip trembling but then, he showed her hand. For a moment, she was frozen shocked, wondering when was the last time someone had showed her a hand to help her up… if someone had ever done such a thing…
She swallowed the lump in her throat, taking shyly his hand as he helped her up with a smile. If Oikawa had caught sight of the tears in her eyes, he didn't mention it. He left soon after, getting scolded by Iwaizumi for being late as they had already started practice. Of course, Oikawa laughed it off, not mentioning where he had been.
When the end of practice was off, most of the volleyball club's players remained behind for more free practice. Mizoguchi left but Irihata remained as well to keep an eye on his players, correcting them on a few mistakes here and there. Unlike during official practice where he focused on the regular players, during free practice he focused on the first and second years.
No one was really surprised when they started noticing Kiku sitting on the coach's bench, wearing her sports jersey from the cheerleading club. She waved shyly from afar at the few who greeted her with smiles before they went back to their practice. Then, she focused at staring at the regulars who were playing a three-on-three – Iwaizumi barking at Oikawa before giving gentle advices to Kindaichi. Makki and Mattsun were being complete fools, as per usual, while Oikawa was laughing.
She stared at them and felt a strange sensation in her heart. It warmed up from the light-hearted and welcoming atmosphere of these dorks, but her heart also clenched because… it was so different from her team. She was always here without being noticed, like a ghost haunting their steps. She knew that most of the time they were whispering in her back, thinking she was too foolish to understand what they were talking about. They ordered her around and if they could get rid of her, they would. She was a pain. It had been even worse today, after Oikawa's visit. Not only his words haunted her, but everyone glared at her bitterly or ignored her totally – they hated that Oikawa Tooru, King of Aoba Jousai and Prince Charming of every girl in the high-school, had paid her, pitiful, shy, awkward Akiyama Kiku, the slightest bit of attention.
"Akiyama-senpai!"
She looked up and saw Kindaichi and Kunimi, walking away with their knee-pads in their hands.
"I hadn't noticed you! You had a good practice?" Kindaichi asked with a kind, enthusiastic smile.
Kunimi greeted her with a quiet nod and she stared at them with wide eyes. There was this warmth in her heart again.
"Akiyama-senpai?"
Kiku startled and blushed in embarrassment, realizing she had been awkwardly silent. She chuckled then smiled – she couldn't tell if it was convincing or just weird, because she, herself, couldn't tell if she was happy or sad at the moment:
"I-it was! Thank you! You?"
Kindaichi perked up instantly:
"Iwaizumi-san gave me advices! It worked out so well during the three-on-three! I can't wait to try it tomorrow at the official practice!"
"I… I'm glad then…" She answered, blinking at the awe everyone felt towards her Iwaizumi.
"Let's go, I'm tired and I want my phone back." Kunimi said before glancing at Kiku, "Thank you in advance for taking the time to prepare our dinner, Akiyama-senpai." He added.
Kindaichi waved at her as they walked away and she smiled to herself. The kouhais were cute and attaching. They were enjoying themselves so much. They were thanking her for something as normal and simply as preparing dinner…
"Ki– Akiyama-san!" Iwaizumi exclaimed, running to her.
She glanced up and her heart immediately went frantic, she couldn't keep down her huge grin, cheeks turning a bright, joyful red. He smiled at her and she swore she had never felt more blessed in her life than in this moment.
"I-Iwaizumi-san…"
"You're okay? You've been here for a while? I hadn't noticed you, sorry…"
"I-it's okay, y-you were focused on your match…" She answered.
Hush, hush, little heart. I can't hear what he says if you're beating so hard! She thought to herself, standing up and leaning forward just enough to pretend it helped her hear him better. The truth was, she caught his scent – sweat covering something close to… was it pine? Forest? A musky scent that reminded her of something incredibly peaceful.
"I was mostly focused on keeping Oikawa's stupidity at bay…" He grumbled with a roll of his eyes.
It made Kiku chuckle, and he couldn't help but smile at the sound – he didn't even realize he was smiling until she glanced at him and he held his breathe.
"What is it I have heard about Kunimi-kun's phone being taken away?" She asked curiously, tilting her head on a side.
"Ah, uh…" He continued, flushing and scratching his cheek awkwardly, avoiding her gaze, "We all had our phones taken, we… uh, sort of made a ruckus last night so Mizoguchi confiscated them…" He explained sheepishly, his hand rubbing the back of his neck.
"Ah ah! It must have been quite something!" She exclaimed.
You have no idea… He thought to himself, trying not to think on the fact that Hanamaki had videos and pictures of her naked – how could he do that when she was so innocent and adorable, seriously?
"Iwaizumi! Can you help us gather the carts inside the storage room instead of flirt– ah, I mean, chitchatting with Akiyama?" Hanamaki called (loudly) from the other side of the gymnasium.
Iwaizumi ignored the way his ears warmed up as he trotted to volley balls and started putting them in a nearby cart. He didn't have to look in Hanamaki's direction to see his smirk – and the snickering of Matsukawa and Oikawa were explicit enough to understand that Hanamaki's slip of tongue had been all BUT accidental.
He sighed annoyingly, throwing a ball inside the cart with a little bit too much strength. It rolled away but it was stopped by Kiku with a foot on it and smiled up at Hajime, as she put two balls into it as well.
"Y-you don't have to help… we can handle it…" Iwaizumi mumbled, but a grin was appearing on his face once again just to have Kiku at his side a little longer.
"It's fine, I like helping out. Plus…"
She blushed and glanced down. Hajime thought she wouldn't add anything when she bent down to retrieve another ball.
"I get to spend a little more time with you…" She breathed.
He turned to her, eyes slightly widened, not sure he had heard her well. But just as quickly as Kiku had bent down, she was advancing towards another ball, as if nothing had happened. Feeling like he was just hearing his wishes, Hajime decided to ignore it and continue retrieving the balls, continuing their conversation easily. On their way to the storage room, Kiku grabbed another cart and both pushed the balls-filled carts through the gymnasium, conversing quietly with more smiles than the volleyball team had ever seen on both of their faces:
"And that's why this reboot is the best compared to the American one! It gave a new breathe to the movie and Godzilla, but while keeping the Japanese, original meaning and atmosphere, y'know?" Hajime said enthusiastically, eyes gleaming excitedly to talk about his favorite movie franchise – and be listened nonetheless.
"I see…" Kiku answered, blinking as she listened carefully to his passionate explanations.
"And here he goes…" Oikawa sighed as the two walked by, his hands on his hips, "He's going to make her run away if he keeps talking about Godzilla…"
"You're no better when you start on the aliens," Mattsun commented with a raised eyebrow.
"HEY! They exist – they're here!" He hissed with wide eyes – Iwa-chan could not tell the same thing about his dear Godzilla!
Iwaizumi and Akiyama pushed the volleyball carts in the storage room, followed discreetly by Oikawa just as Hanamaki exited said-room. The two disappeared in the mid-darkness to organize the carts, Hanamaki and Matsukawa staring curiously at Oikawa as he made them a sign to remain silent. Too busy talking about the Godzilla franchise, neither Hajime nor Kiku noticed Tooru sticking his tongue out as he carefully pushed away the box filled with knee pads that was holding the door open. Then, he pulled it close.
Kiku and Hajime both startled when the door slammed behind them.
"Tch, this door never stays open…" He muttered to himself as they walked back to it.
"And it locks itself on its own when it closes, uncle Nobuhiko always complains about it because the school doesn't fix it," Kiku answered, just behind him.
Iwaizumi started pulling at the door but as expected, the stupid door had closed and locked. He tried to force before hitting the metal door.
"Oikawa! Guys! It closed again! Open up!" He exclaimed.
He waited a moment but no one opened it.
"M-maybe they went ahead and didn't hear…?" Kiku hesitated, glancing up at him.
Hajime slowly clenched his fists and jaw, he breathed out to calm himself and closed his eyes. They had not gone ahead. These bastards had closed the door on purpose, knowing it could only be opened from the outside.
"OI!" He shouted, suddenly punching the door.
Kiku almost jumped out of her skin as Iwaizumi started shouting through the door, punching and hitting it until his hands turned red. He was furious that they'd lock him alone with Kiku in the storage room – but he wasn't even surprised!
"It's not funny anymore! Open this damn door, Trashykawa! OPEN IT!" He shouted.
On the other side, Oikawa, Hanamaki and Matsukawa were covering their mouths with their hands, biting hard on their tongues to not start laughing.
"I-it's so childish to do that, Oikawa!" Hanamaki exclaimed.
"Y-you're saying that, b-but you're laughing as well!" The setter answered, smothering a chuckle.
Iwaizumi's screams and hits finally quieted down.
"Well, let's come back in a few minutes – once we'll have found a good excuse to explain the sudden closed door." Oikawa decided.
"Let's hope this silly plan of yours will work…" Mattsun sighed.
The three third-years calmly exited the gymnasium, deciding to go take their showers while they kept prisoner Iwaizumi and Akiyama together.
I KNOW. It's cliché. But totally an Oikawa-ish action.
MESSAGES: I'm drawing again (a bit) and I might post some fanarts of my OCs (Like Ayaka, Kiku etc.) on my tumblr someday. If you guys are interested, I might even do some drawings of scenes of the OC with their boys. Also, I don't remember if I have said it 'officially' in Sowlmate for hte ones who read Sowlmate you know Akaashi, and Ami, and I was asked for a special for them. I've had the idea of a one-shot but it depends if you want it.
NEXT CHAPTER : CONVERSATIONS IN THE DARK
Preview: " "I don't blame you, Oikawa." He murmured. " (OoOooOOOoooh! What happened?! What did Oikawa do?!)
Thank youf or your support! :D
Yours Truly,
May