"I don't want to work on this anymore."

He sighed, running a hand through his hair. "(F/N). You know you have to."

You grumbled. "Yeah, I know. But not when I have absolutely no motivation to do anything. I mean, what even is this? Past tense? What kind of an elementary project is this? We're third-years. The past tense is for kids."

"What do you propose we do, then?" Oikawa questioned, looking at you. He was determined to finish the individual projects you guys were assigned to do. After whining to him to help, he gave in to your pleads.

You lit up. "Eat. Let's call Hajime!"

He eyed you carefully. "Hajime? As in Iwa-chan?"

"Who else? No, I mean that rock over there," you said sarcastically, whipping out your phone.

"You're genius for guessing Iwa means rock, I get it."

You stared at him. The glow of the laptop was bright against his milky white face, but his eyes seemed dead. "Why aren't you as chipper and flirtatious as always?"

Oikawa looked up from his laptop, seemingly pissed. "I don't need to be when I don't want to. Besides, why would I need to be flirtatious? You have your precious Hajime."

"Are you jealous of Iwa-chan?"

He winced. "What? No. Maybe I sound like it because I'm tired of all these projects. Are you mistaking weariness for jealousy? And why would I be jealous? I can easily make a girl fall for me. Come on. I have a fan club."

You looked at him suspiciously. "Tch, what a pain. Acting so boastful because you have a whole fanbase after you? You're just envious of my real life interaction."

"I'm not jealous."

"You're tired, yeah right."

"Believe what you want."

You drooped your shoulders and put your phone down. "Why are you being like this? Are you having man-period or something?"

He shook his head violently. "Gross. No. Do your work."

"Tooru, smile for me."

Oikawa faced you, leaning close to your face. He reeked of that glorious cologne. Though you'd never admit that he indeed smelled nice, you couldn't help but blush. He flashed a toothy grin.

"(F/N)-chan~ Let's do our projects now. We should work so that we can have a more flexible day tomorrow!" he smiled, patting your head. "Buy me a meal!"

Just then, his phone beeped. The sound was different from his usual notification tones, indicating that it was most probably a special ringtone for someone.

"Ah, there it is," he mumbled under his breath, moving away from you and to his phone.

You tilted your head. "Mm? Who's that?"

He stuck his tongue out. "No one."

You clicked your tongue. "Yeah right, your ringtone for that one is different."

He put down his phone and smiled like the cheeky boy he was. "Mmm, you noticed?"

He leaned close again.

You faced him with a glare. "What do you take me for? Of course I noticed. You're best friend, remember?"

He nodded once, then moved away from you again. "Oh yeah?"

"Gosh, whatever. If you're not going to stop, I'm going to go eat with Hajime. We're gonna have ramen without you!" you exclaimed, sticking out your tongue like he did to you earlier. With a swift move, you picked up your bag and turned away.

"Chotto matte yo!" Oikawa yelled after you, hastily shoving his laptop into his bag. "Geez, so rushy!"

--

"I'm getting this one, how about you, Hajime? I'm actually having second thoughts," you said, looking at the menu. "It's cheaper to buy that one though..."

Iwaizumi laughed at your logic. "I'm getting miso ramen. You should try it, too. Oh, but their fried rice is great. Auntie makes great tea, too."

"Auntie?" you asked, curious.

"Oh, ah, I go here a lot! The kind woman who cooks, yeah, I call her 'Auntie'! She's really nice."

You looked back at the menu. "Oh, the fried rice is cheaper than ramen... I think that's perfect."

Iwaizumi couldn't resist smiling more. He pat your head, messing up your hair. "You're such a cheapskate."

From behind, Oikawa shoved his way in the middle of both of you, casually putting his arm around you. "Yeah, well I think you should choose what you want. Tell you what, (F/N), choose whatever you want, I'll get it for you. I think that's good!"

You eyed Oikawa suspiciously. "Free food? Really?

He nodded. "Of course!

Your face lit up like a little kid. Ah. He grinned.

Iwaizumi, on the other hand, snickered to himself. Oikawa was such a teenager, and it was evident.

After ordering, the three of you sat down on a table near the entrance. Iwaizumi went off to get some of the legendary tea that he spoke of, so you and Oikawa were left to deal with the silence.

The brunette looked at you with his pair of wandering eyes, starting from your eyes all the way to your lips.

He caught himself in his act, turning away.

'Ah, that's right. The only way to stay by her side is to stay friends. That way, nobody gets hurt.'

Before he could explore the painful thought further, Iwaizumi came back with three cups of tea and a smile.

"Here it is, the epic tea you will never forget," he grinned, excited as a child.

You chuckled. "You're such a dork."

"Me, a dork? I have muscles," he answered back, plopping down on the wooden stool.

You burst out in laughter. "You think having muscles makes you less of a dork? That's cute."

Oikawa almost spit out his tea, but because he respected the legendary drink, he swallowed it all at once, causing him to choke.

"Oi, Stupidkawa. Careful," Iwaizumi rolled his eyes, watching you rush to the counter to fetch a glass of water.

"Here, drink this. Geez, slow down. I know it's great, but there's no need to sip all the tea at once," you told him, handing him the glass of water and wiping his mouth gently with a tissue afterwards.

The proximity of his face and yours was inexplicably close, making his eyes widen and cheeks flush. He resisted the smile, but a small grin made its way to his lips.

"Aah, gomen. Arigato," he mumbled hastily, voice hushed and shy.

You looked at him, cracking a smile that eventually turned into a laugh. "You're crazy, you know that?"

'For you,' he thought, cheeks reddening all the more. 'Ack, shut up, Tooru! Have some restraint!'

Iwaizumi joined in the laughter, making that two who were more than amused by Oikawa's contretemps.

--

"Jaa mata ne," Iwaizumi waved, heading off to the train station. You and Oikawa bade him goodbye, walking off into the lamplit streets.

The faint sound of the breeze was enough to keep you two in comfortable silence as you walked along the sidewalks.

"Hey, what am I to you?" Oikawa asked, looking off into the distance. Hands in his pocket, head toward the concrete.

You stopped. "What are you to me?"

He turned back at you, daring to look you in your eyes. "Yes. Am I your friend? Best friend? Just another guy in your life?"

You tilted your head towards the sky, where the stars shone brightly.

"You're not just my best friend, Tooru. You're a lot more than that."

He seemed to be confused. "I don't understand, (F/N). What do you mea—"

"I like you, you idiot."

--

a/n: it was supposed to be angst, it really was.

i spARED U KIDS BE GRATEFUL

lol does anyone even read this book anymore

idts lololololol

to those who still do how and why and thank u pls have a nice day and a cookie

to those who dont

its ok man i understand yo,, there are plenty of books i dont read anymore bc im lowkey lazy and i doNT HAVE TIME ANYMORE

MY SCHEd doesnt permit me to read fANFIC

HECC

IM SORRY

tell you what if you guys have any HQ books for me to read comment away;; doesnt have to be HQ tho

i like BNHA and Hamilton, too ;;

honestly tho where is the haikyuu fandom

like where yall at are you afkin before s4???? did we all leave after s3

i miss u hq fandom i rlly do

anyway

THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT W ME I PROMISE LIKE NO ONE READS THIS BOOK ANYMORE HAHAHHAHA im thankful we reached this far. honestly im rlly grateful and in awe !! thank you guys for your support.

even if it wasnt like it was then, im still not giving up. FAITO !!!!!

(' v ')/ see yOU LATER !!

jaa ne i am supposed to be asleep and resting and maybe watching kdrama and anime

cerys