Chapter 5:
Words Left Unspoken

Iwaizumi smiled as he watched his teammates have fun. Playing with them was surely an emotional rollercoaster. After two years of being on the losing end, they've finally won a championship.

Iwaizumi could still recall their last match in great detail. He could still feel the feeling of fulfillment whenever he scored or whenever he saw someone from his team step up.

Iwaizumi could still recall how shaky he felt while executing his serves. He could still recall the jittery feeling of being under pressure.

He could still recall how pumped up they were whenever their crowd cheers. He can still recall every huddle, every time out, and every pre-game ritual they had.

It was as if the championship match had happened yesterday.

A smile crept up his face as he relished every single moment of that match. It was grueling, it was very challenging - but it was worth it.

Iwaizumi opened the bag of chips next to him and realized it was the one Oikawa brought earlier. His face immediately distorted when Oikawa's presence was nowhere to be felt. He hadn't come back yet, and Iwaizumi started to grow weary.

"Iwaizumi-senpai!" Iwaizumi came back to his senses when Kindaichi called for his attention. "I was wondering if you could grab a can of soda for me inside the cooler," the first-year student asked politely.

"Thanks." Kindaichi flashed a huge grin at his senior as he opened the soda can, causing it to emit a hissing sound. He was quite enjoying the night with his fellow freshmen Kunimi and Kageyama. The three of them were talking about last week's championship and other stuff that had something to do with volleyball.

Iwaizumi pursed his lips as his mind began to wander again. His heartbeat started to beat frantically, an eerie feeling swooping inside of him. He couldn't put a finger on it but he knew there was something wrong happening at the moment.

His thoughts were cut off when their team manager sat beside him. He was wearing a hot pink summer hat, and a pair of sunnies on, even though it was already night time.

"Are you enjoying all of this, Hajime?" The team manager asked in his flirty voice, his hand caressing Iwaizumi's leg. Iwa looked at the hand touching him with a disdainful expression. He never liked the presence of their gay-ish and perverted manager.

"Uh...yeah!" Iwaizumi replied awkwardly as he swallowed the lump forming in his throat, cold sweats starting to drip from his body.

"So..." The manager let out a faint chuckle, as he ran his fingers in circles on Iwa's legs; his actions gave Iwaizumi chills because he knew he was already harassed, "...I guess you didn't want to share a room with Oikawa, right? What if I just share the separate room with you?"

Iwaizumi's eyes widened as he quickly got up to his feet, "I-I prefer Oikawa, sensei. Excuse me!"

He trudged his way back to the beach house when he heard their manager shout from the back, "Where are you going Hajime?!"

"I'm just going to get Oikawa!" He replied, as he mentally cursed himself and the team manager. He knew he should've left the moment he arrived.

Iwaizumi didn't know where he was going, so he just allowed his feet to take him anywhere inside the beach house until he remembered what he said. Right, I have to get that idiot! He's been gone for too long! He said to himself as he approached the blonde receptionist, who flashed a flirty and demure smile.

Why is there always someone trying to flirt with me everywhere I go? He rolled his eyes at the thought and tried to look polite in front of the receptionist.

"Can I ask where can I get some ice creams here?" He tried to sound courteous but the irritating feeling failed him.

"It's at the end of the lobby, sir. Just go left and you'll find the freezer rooms," the blonde girl replied, and Iwaizumi quickly followed the directions she said.

"Oikawa, you bastard!" He tried to call for him when he was already in front of the freezer room. "Oikawa!"

Iwaizumi grabbed the knob when he didn't hear any response, only to find out it was locked. "Hey, Shittykawa! Are you there? Answer me!"

Iwaizumi started to feel cold as he grew weary. He could already hear his heartbeat as each second passed by without hearing any response from Oikawa. He didn't know if the chocolate-haired guy was just playing some joke on him, or he could be in trouble.

"Oikawa! Answer me! It's not funny anymore!" He shouted one more time as he scooted closer to the door, leaning his left ear on it.

"I-Iwa-chan...h-help!" His eyes widened in shock when he heard a faint voice, the owner of which was probably Oikawa.

"OH CRAP!" Iwaizumi cussed when he realized his best friend has been locked inside for quite some time now. He started to panic, all ideas abandoning him. He had a light bulb moment when the janitor passed by with a mop on his hands.

Without asking permission, he grabbed the mop from him, his actions startling the beach house personnel, and making him scratch the back of his head. With all his might, Iwaizumi yanked the knob off the door and quickly opened the freezer room. An expression of both shock and anxiety struck the janitor's and his face.

Oikawa's whole body shuddered, and he was as pale as snow, lying almost lifeless on the floor. Iwaizumi quickly bent down to his level and grabbed both his hands, rubbing them against his and warming them with his breath. "O-Oi! Stay with me!" He said to him faintly, as he averted his gaze from Oikawa to the janitor who was still glued to one spot, looking at them with anguish.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?! GO GET SOME HELP!" Iwaizumi snapped, startling the janitor as he scampered on his way to get some assistance.

"Oi! You better not pass out, you idiot!" Iwaizumi enveloped his arms around him, squeezing himself tightly to Oikawa, sending off some body heat. "Shit!" He started to grow impatient and wanted to get help himself, but he couldn't just leave his best friend freezing to death.

"I'm sorry! I should've come with you!" He was already feeling remorse, and his heartbeat went even more ballistic than earlier.

"Iwa-chan..." Oikawa called out and Iwaizumi looked at him tenderly, concern evident in his eyes. Oikawa smiled at him, as his eyes started to flutter close.

"Why are you smiling you idiot?!" Iwaizumi arched his brow as he gently slapped Oikawa's cheeks. "Hey! Don't pass out!"

"Grrr!" Iwaizumi groaned, as he carried Oikawa gently in his arms, exiting the room and heading towards the reception area, where he saw paramedics also coming their way.

"Help him!" He shouted as the resort's medical assistants took Oikawa from him, placing him on the stretcher.

The whole team entered the main building, all looking worried for their senpai. "What happened?" Their coach approached and asked Iwaizumi, who was still mad at what happened to Oikawa.

"He got locked in the freezer room for a couple of minutes, Coach." He replied through gritted teeth as his jaws clenched, balling his fists tightly.

"WHERE WERE YOU GUYS?!" He snapped at the staff, who were all gathered in the main lobby after what happened. "NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU HEARD HIM SCREAMING FOR HELP?! WHAT KIND OF WORKERS ARE YOU?!" Iwaizumi finally lost his temper as tears started to brim his eyes.

"S-Sorry, sir, it will never happen again." The receptionist started to quiver as her voice broke midway.

Their coach tried to calm Iwaizumi down, but his actions were to no avail when the young boy's expression remained unchanged. His teammates and manager saw how angry he was as well, so all of them maintained a safe distance from him.

"If something happens to him, I'm going to talk to the owner of this resort and tell him how irresponsible his employees were!" Iwaizumi pointed his finger at all of them, sounding authoritative. The crew apologized one more time to the team and their coach as they continued on to their respective duties.

Iwaizumi ran his hands down his face, cupping it in sheer frustration as he sat down on one of the couches. He saw his coach talking to the receptionist, asking pardon for the scandal. Crap! This wouldn't have happened to him if I was there. He thought, mentally cursing himself. He came back to his senses when he felt a hand pat his shoulder. He turned his head to the side and saw Kageyama Tobio, smiling at him in hopes of comforting his senior.

"He'll be fine, Senpai." Iwaizumi uttered a soft 'thanks' as Kageyama went back to his teammates, sitting at the long couch with their manager.

After a few minutes, he decided to go to the infirmary where Oikawa was, and the nurse told him that Oikawa will be spending the night in there. Iwaizumi went to their room, freshened up and changed into clean clothes before heading to the infirmary again, deciding to stay by Oikawa's side until he wakes up.

•••

"Ugh!" Oikawa let out a soft grunt as his hand landed on his head. It was pounding really hard and the pain was really tormenting. He tried to recall what happened last night and remembered how his head felt like it was freezing.

The thought of last night made Oikawa quiver a little bit, but his nerves calmed down when he felt a hand squeezing with his own. He turned to his left and saw Iwaizumi's fingers intertwined with his - he was still in a deep slumber with only his head resting on Oikawa's bed and the rest of his body situated uncomfortably on a stool.

Oikawa smiled subconsciously at the sight of his best friend by his side. He didn't remember much of what happened last night, but he was able to recall himself being wrapped in Iwa's arms and Iwa scolding the staff, while he was carried in the stretcher.

Oikawa felt a peculiar feeling washing over him, feeling his cheeks heat up after recalling those incidents. There was a tingling sensation inside his stomach, as if butterflies were swarming in there.

Iwaizumi grunted a little bit, his voice husky and hoarse which Oikawa found very attractive. He couldn't elaborate what he was feeling as of the moment, but he knew it was a very nice feeling. He had been feeling this for quite a while now; since the finals match last week, to be exact.

He has known Iwaizumi since God knows when, but it was only these days that he felt so drawn to him, not that they weren't inseparable before, but Oikawa knew this was something new. Oikawa knew this was something different, and Oikawa knew this was something on a whole new level.

Is he sexually attracted to him? Is he starting to develop feelings of dalliance for him? Oikawa really didn't bother answering those questions. He was just so happy, so happy that there was someone like Iwaizumi Hajime in his life.

Oikawa came back to his senses when Iwaizumi moved a bit. He was still squinting his eyes, adjusting to the light that streamed into the room. "Good morning." He flashed a sweet and genuine smile at Oikawa who seemed to be really happy because of it.

"Good morning, Iwa-chan!" Oikawa squealed, but his giddiness was cut short when his head throbbed again. His face grimaced and Iwaizumi scooted closer to him, they were already sharing the bed this time.

"Are you okay, Oi?" Iwaizumi asked, a hint of concern in his voice. He draped his arm around Oikawa's shoulder as he held his chin with his other hand. "Sorry, Oi," tears threatened Iwaizumi's eyes as he looked at Oikawa with a soft expression on his face.

"F-For what, I-Iwa-Chan?" Oikawa asked, clueless of what Iwaizumi was saying.

"I should've come with you. You wouldn't be in this situation right now if it wasn't for me." Iwaizumi sniffed, as he gently caressed Oikawa's cheeks. His weird and unusual actions made Oikawa flush bright red.

"I-I thought I was going to lose you!" Iwaizumi exclaimed, as he sealed Oikawa's lips with a kiss. Oikawa wasn't able to react at first, because it all happened so fast, so suddenly. Oikawa didn't know the base of Iwaizumi's actions. But nonetheless, he slowly closed his eyes as he relished the feeling their sudden and unexpected kiss evoked.