Hello again my lovelies!
It's my birthday today! And as a thank you for making me finish this fic I'm giving you an extra looooooooooong chapter! OVER TWO THOUSAND WORDS NOT INCLUDING THE NOTES!
Does anyone watch Haikyuu! here? Send me a PM if you wanted any one shots done... the only characters I can't really write about are Tsukki and Suga... I just can't. They can be side characters for sure but I would feel bad if they were written poorly as main characters. I'm also willing to do original characters, just give me a description (eye color, hair color, height and so on).
Anyway! Without further delay, enjoy this chapter!
And as always, review!
~PrincessNoodle
Gou was up bright and early, opening curtains and going into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the twins. She was halfway through her batch of pancake batter when the doorbell rang, she cursed flipped them over hastily and ran for the door.
Opening without looking through the peephole she called, "Hello?"
Before she even knew what was happening Gou was engulfed in a hug with nonstop questions being yelled into her ear. The weight was lifted from her as Haru pulled Rin back.
"Sorry, I couldn't stop him," He paused, "Is something burning?"
Gou cursed again and ran back into the kitchen where she flipped the pancakes onto a plate to find the bottom half blackened.
"Damn," She turned off the burner as Haru and Rin walked into the living room. "So what brings you two here?" She asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"What happened last night?" Rin pressed and Gou finally sighed, giving in. The twins wouldn't be up for another hour so she had no distractions.
"Okay I'll tell you the whole story. See, two weeks ago-
"TWO WEEKS?!" Rin yelled.
-I got a new client at my office," Gou ignored his outburst and continued on, "his name was Tsubasa and before he walked in I never even realized that he was Sousuke's son. I found out that he was unexpectedly dropped into his hands and before that Sousuke had never even known he existed. Apparently an old college girlfriend is to blame but Sousuke didn't dwell on it. He came to me not even knowing it was me until I knew it was him. Tsuabsa had some kind of outburst at his old daycare and he was recommended to a therapist, AKA me. I didn't tell you guys because I didn't think he would even become part of my life. But when I picked up the twins I ran into them and we had dinner, that's when you called, and the twins like Tsubasa so they might be demanding a playdate sometime." She paused, "Last night we talked, we talked a lot and he apologized for leaving all those years ago and I might have gotten a little emotional at him."
Rin gave her a look saying 'of course you did', Haru shoved him, "She gets it from you, idiot."
"She does not! Who's the idiot here?"
Gou snickered, "Well anyway, we agreed not to see each other anymore, only for Tsubasa's meetings with me. I am a professional after all."
Rin stopped his assault on Haru and looked at her, "Don't you love him?"
Gou blushed and covered her face, "Of course not! It's been five years! I can't be that dumb as to hang on for so long to someone who obviously doesn't feel the same way."
"Doesn't he?"
"I waited for Haru."
"Don't you mean I waited for you?"
Gou banged her hands on the coffee table in front of her, "It doesn't matter. I can't get involved with a patient, or their parents. Case closed."
"Fine," Rin relented.
The sound of fast uneven footsteps filled the room and soon two figures were launching themselves at Rin and Haru.
"Daddy!"
Gou smiled, thankful for the interruption and got up to prepare the finished pancakes for the five of them.
Gou hadn't given Sousuke Rin's number to call him but it wasn't long before they ran into each other. He and Haru greeted each other with indifference but Rin had to control his temper unless he wanted to have to find a new daycare for the twins.
Awkwardly enough Sousuke found himself sitting in Rin and Haru's living room the children playing in the twin's room.
Haru set down three cups of tea in front of them and took a sip from his.
"So," Sousuke started off, "How have you two been?"
Rin scoffed and looked away and Haru shook his head at him, "We've been okay. It surprised us how attached Mizu and Sakura have gotten to Tsubasa. They make friends easily but they've never felt the need to play with them outside of school or daycare."
"They took a liking to each other when Gou picked up the twins and we ran into each other."
Rin's ears pricked up, "We know," He said, finally talking to Sousuke, "And speaking of Gou, how do you feel about her?" His voice was sharp and Sousuke resisted the urge to flinch.
He didn't speak right away and Haru nearly looked at him in pity, Rin could be cruel sometimes. "I have to say that I didn't know how she felt about me back then. And I have a feeling that neither did you or you wouldn't have let me leave so early," He pointed out, "I wouldn't have left if I knew because I felt the same- and I still feel the same. When I saw her sitting behind that desk nearly a month ago I had to do a double-take. She looked just the same as she did in high school, beautiful." Sousuke paused, "And if it were up to me I would be dating her right now. But we can't because she is Tsubasa's therapist. And I respect the professional part of her but it's getting increasingly harder to just do nothing about it."
Rin blinked at his confession and Haru glanced at him as if to ask what he was going to do now.
Sousuke sighed, "Sorry, I didn't mean to blurt that all out there."
Rin got up and sat down beside him, clapping a hand on his shoulder, "I know what you mean, us Matsouka's tend to make everyone go crazy."
"Or tend to drive everyone crazy," Haru teased with a small smirk.
Rin glared back, "Anyway," He turned to Sousuke once more, "I don't really know how you feel, I mean I had to wait a hell of a long time for this loser," He said while throwing his thumb back to Haru who protested, "But I may have some good news."
Sousuke looked at both of the in confusion and when neither of them spoke he raised the question, "What is it?"
Rin smirked, "Tsubasa can't be in therapy forever, and from what I can tell he's a good kid who just needs help to get over some things and then guidance from there, which is what a parent usually does anyway. You can handle it I'm sure. Only one child must be easy," Rin commented, "Not that it's not difficult no matter how many. In any case Tsubasa doesn't seem like the kind of kid who would need lifelong help for his issues as long as he has support, which would be you. So getting back to my point," Both Sousuke and Haru rolled their eyes, "After he's done with his therapy then Gou is free to date you, if she so chooses to."
"If she still doesn't want to cross that line then that's up to her and you have to respect whatever she decides," Haru chimed in with a firm look.
"This is the most I've ever heard you talk, Nanase," He paused, "It is still Nanase isn't it?"
"Unfortunately until Japan changes the law it is illegal for us to get married, so yes it's still Nanase."
The doorbell chimed and Haru got up to answer it while Rin grinned, "I have some more good news for you my friend."
Sousuke was about to question him before he heard a feminine voice from the front door.
"You can thank me later," Rin smirked.
"Haru, why did my brother want me to come over so badly today?" Gou asked after they said their greetings, "Are you two going out?"
Haru merely shook his head and before she could venture further into their house he put his hands on her shoulders. "I hope you don't get mad at Rin."
She pouted with a frown, "Why? What has he done now?"
He didn't answer her, just sidestepped and allowed her out of the hall.
She saw Rin first and was about to question what Haru had just told her before a black head of hair caught her eye.
"Sousuke?"
He stood up to greet her, "Hey. Tsubasa is playing upstairs with Sakura and Mizu. I didn't know you were coming over."
Gou sighed, "Of course, some other," She pointed a glare at Rin, "human being pushed his big nose into this situation." Rin cowered slightly at her words and she sat down next to Sousuke who breathed out in relief that Gou knew her own family well enough to not blame him. "Well I guess since you got us here what did you want to do?"
The seven of them ended up going out bowling. The kids were set up in one of their 'kiddy lanes' with bumpers to make sure the ball most likely hit the pins. The adults were in the lane right next to them playing for real.
"Okay here's what's going to happen," Rin dictated, "Matsouka's VS Nanase and Yamazaki. Losers have to do whatever the winners tell them to do," He gave a small suggestive wink to Haru who stayed straight faced but with a miniscule blush.
"Ew don't put us in the middle of your sick sex game," Gou shuddered, then gasped looking over to the children to make sure they didn't hear. The twins were high fiving while Tsubasa hit nearly all the pins, then they engulfed him into a hug, completely unaware.
Sousuke hung his head, he might be a little rusty but he had been a pretty good bowler growing up and if he remembered correctly, Gou was not. At all. Rin and Haru had nothing to lose, they were married and if either of them won then they would probably just be doing whatever the other told them to do anyway. He chanced a glance at Gou who was scolding Rin off on 'their side' of the lane. If he won what would he tell her to do?
Make her go on a date with him?
Make her kiss him again?
Everything that came to mind was too low for him to even consider. He didn't want to have to make her do anything.
But the stakes were set and he had no choice but to play the game.
"The scores will be set on average between the two teams, and then set on three games which will be essentially be best two out of three," Rin explained, "If a team manages to win in the first two games then the third will be just for fun, or we could switch up the teams and see how that goes. Either way. Let the games begin!" He ended dramatically.
Gou sighed and they played a small game of rock paper scissors to decide the order.
1st Haru
2nd Rin
3rd Sousuke
4th Gou
Rin pulled Gou aside, "Okay I remember Sousuke being a good bowler but so am I. Haru is alright, keeps up at least."
"Rin," Gou interrupted.
"I wonder if Mizu and Sakura will start liking bowling," Rin continued on like she hadn't said anything.
"Rin," She tried again.
"Tsubasa might become a good player too one day."
"Rin."
"Don't worry we will win, then you can get Sousuke to do whatever you want-
"Rin! I don't know how to bowl!" Gou nearly screamed.
Rin hung his mouth open and the girl looked over to the opposing team with embarrassment.
"Then Sousuke will tell you what you have to do?" Rin asked dumbly.
Gou nodded, "Thanks for this little outing, it'll be fun," She said sarcastically.
Halfway through the second game Rin and Gou had started to accept defeat. The first game was over almost as soon as it started when Sousuke got a strike and Gou's three balls went straight into the gutter. She began to grow frustrated and looked over to the kids' side and longed for the barriers to be on her lane.
Thankfully no one was making fun of her skills and Haru had even helped her with her form when Rin had gotten irritated at her inexperience during the first round. That was all over now. Gou's top score was 32, Rin ended with 96, Haru had 94 and Sousuke had 111. Gou begged them not to calculate the actually average and to just say that team Haru/Sousuke had won.
Rin sighed in defeat, "Okay Sousuke, I just have one request." Sousuke looked over at him curiously, "Don't make my sister do anything weird."
Both Sousuke and Gou blushed and avoided making eye contact with each other, "O-of course not," He stammered in reply.
"Daddy!" All three children yelled at the same time and all three dads looked over at them, "We're hungry!"
Haru, Rin, and Sousuke hung their heads and nodded. Gou laughed at the parents who went over to see what they wanted to eat. The bowling alley had fries and pizza but that was about it.
"I should take Tsubasa home," Sousuke said while picking up the little boy, "He could use a nap."
Sakura and Mizu whined but shut their mouths when Rin threatened them with a nap. "Don't worry you guys, Tsubasa will come over again," Sousuke reassured them.
Gou smiled and waved as they left.
"So who won?" She questioned the remaining kids who shrugged in response.
Hi again guys! Hope you liked this!
I'm going to say maybe 2 more chapters until this is finished, and like I said you can ask me for some one shots and I'm sure I'll get around to them, try to PM me though.
If you DO like Haikyuu! but are not in need of a one shot then keep a look out for a story that I may be posting soon (it's already over 20,000 words) and support me there.
FINALLY, I hope you have a great day/night
~PrincessNoodle
