FINALLY GYAT DAMN. im going to throw up i actually love them so much they are so gagsydvdyuhdgd

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THE WINNER OF THE INTERHIGH PRELIMINARIES WAS NOT AOBA JOHSAI.

It was Shiratorizawa. L/N watched as they fell to the ground, defeated and lost. But all she could see was...

Ushijima Wakatoshi.

How is he even human?

She frowned, walking out of her chair. No matter what he was, all that mattered, was that he was good at volleyball. Freaking good. His teammates all catered to him, all served him everything on a silver platter.

It made a feeling stir in her stomach.

"Ugh!" Osi groaned, kicking a rock. They were going home now. Since they didn't take a bus, they'd be walking back in the darkness. "That's just... unfair!"

Auyumi sighed, looking away into the distance. "They are the better team. We just... Have to accept that, I guess."

"But..." Yusa took in a heavy breath through her nose. "...They just...! Ugh. They looked so sad. It made me feel pity for them."

"I don't know," Gigi shrugged her shoulders, walking out of the convenience store and passing the others drinks, "It didn't look like they were sad, to me. It looked more... defeated."

"That's like, totally the same thing." Osi rolled her brown eyes, puffing out her cheeks and crossing her arms. "I don't think that Ushiwaka guy is cute anymore. Nuh-uh, no way."

"I don't know why you thought that in the first place," Yusa scoffed. "I thought you had a crush on Oikawa."

"Nope! Not anymore. Besides, he has a thing for Auyumi," Osi walked closer to her, wiggling her brows unnaturally. "Didn't he ask you out before the match? Hmm???"

"Yeah." The girl with glasses nodded. "But, I said no."

"WHAT?!" Osi gasped, eye twitching. "Why?!"

"Because..." She sipped on her drink, black eyes watching L/N, who was walking in front of them, on her phone. "It would be weird. And I'm not interested in a relationship with a guy."

"Oh... Oh!!" Osi gasped, cheeks flushing pink when she realised what she meant. "So you...! Oh! Shoot!" 

Yusa laughed loudly, slapping the smaller girl's back. "You seriously didn't know?! Aha!"

"It was honestly pretty obvious," Gigi shrugged, flicking her plait over her shoulder.

"Huh?! No way! I had no idea?!"

L/N stared down at her phone, squinting at the bright light compared to the dark night in Miyagi. She was texting Iwaizumi.

iwazuUUmi

hey iwaizumi-san

hey l/n
what's up

you doing okay? i heard abt shiratorizawa

im fine
ig im jus a bit upset because i told you we would win and we didn't and ugh

its okay
dont worry 

idk ig
i'm really tired too lol

lmfao me too 
we have to walk back home

in the dark??

ik its so stupid but wtv
i'll be fine

maybe i should've walked home w u
its like a 30 min walk right

yh

r u sure ur okay
like 100 percent sure

lmfaoo yes
its nice that ur worrying abt me n all but i swear im ok lol

ikk im 
ugh idk
sorry i didn't go and look for u after the game
coach looked pretty upset so i doubt he wouldve let me anyway
and oikawa was rlly mad too so i didnt want to leave him alone with the rest of the team

u don't have to explain urself lol
its ok im not mad

i know you arent
but i'm mad at myself so
jus let me try and make it up to you

LMFAO how? 

idk ill think of smth lol
ok but for sure this time.
r u actually okay

YES i am its all good

okay mb mb

lmfao

ill see u tmrw okay
promise ull be there
i really don't want to go back to school w/o u

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L/N felt her cheeks heat up, and she moved the screen a little closer to her face.

i promise.

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She looked around, peeking her head out from behind the walls of the buildings, expecting to see him like he would be waiting there. Still, she was disappointed each time he wasn't.

L/N had signed up for the position of manager earlier this morning. Now, during lunch, she couldn't find him anywhere. Anywhere, except...

The gym.

The one place she thought he wouldn't be, ended up being where he was. Still, what did she expect? Of course, he would be practising, especially after yesterday.

She opened the big doors and peeked inside, already hearing the squeaking of shoes and bouncing of volleyballs. L/N walked inside, holding her lunch in her hand and taking a seat on a nearby bench, watching silently.

It wasn't too long before she was noticed, not by Iwaizumi, but by Oikawa. He saw her, and his face immediately brightened. "L/N-chan!"

He immediately dropped down next to her on the bench, letting out a long sigh and slumping down. "I'm so glad you're here. Iwa-chan is being even meaner than usual, even to the first years! I mean, can you believe it?!"

His eyes darkened, and he looked away. "All because of yesterday..."

L/N stopped chewing and placed down her chopsticks. She placed a hand on his shoulder, making him look up at her in surprise. She stared him dead in the eye. "You did really well. Don't beat yourself up over it. There's still another chance. There always will be."

A smile spread across her lips, and soon, as if it were infectious, it spread to him. He started laughing, shoulders shaking as he clutched his stomach as if she had said the funniest thing ever. "Awwhh... L/N-chan, you really are the sweetest! Wouldn't it be so amazing if you could be with us all the time, hmm??"

She tilted her head to look at him from the direction she was facing, blinking froggishly. "Hm? Oh... I forgot to tell you. I signed up for the manager position... since I hadn't joined a club... and Iwaizumi-san said I should..."

A wide grin stretched across his lips, and he immediately engulfed her in a hug. It was a bit uncomfortable for her to be squished like that, but she didn't want to ruin his mood so she just patted him on the back in return. "Oh my gosh, really?! That's great! You'll be such a wonderful manager! We haven't had a manager since I was a first year!"

"Shittykawa, let go of her!" A volleyball suddenly came flying at the two of you, and he narrowly ducked out of the way of getting slammed in the face with it.

He yelled, "You could be a little nicer about it!" Before smiling at her one last time, she walked away.

Iwaizumi quickly took his friend's place sitting next to you, and he let out a dreary sigh, before he leaned over, his head resting on your shoulder. "Hey." He said, a smile evident in his voice.

L/N smiled back at him, even if he couldn't see it, and placed another bite of her food in her mouth. "Hey. You doing good over there?"

"Better than ever," he grinned.

"Cool." She swallowed. "I signed up for the club this morning. The coach seemed... a little less than thrilled, so maybe you should talk with him about it," L/N laughed nervously.

Iwaizumi laughed back, before breathing out and looking up at her. "Of course. I'm pretty sure he's seen you a few times, but he might've forgotten. He's not the youngest person in this room," his voice dropped to a low whisper.

L/N stifled a chuckle, then placed her chopsticks back in her lunchbox, wrapping it back up and placing it gently on her lap. "When I'm the manager... will I have to take notes on everything? And help pack up all the equipment?"

"I think so... But you sometimes do that stuff anyway, so it shouldn't really be any work for you," he removed his head from her shoulder to look her in the eyes. "Besides, if you need any help, just ask. I won't mind."

"What makes you think you'd be the first person I would ask?" A grin spread across her lips as his expression faltered for a moment. "Kidding! I would totally come to you first. Who else would I even go to? Makki? He would tell me to do it myself unless I bought him something. You're super reliable."

Reliable, huh?

Iwaizumi looked at her as she sprung up out of her seat to go and talk to his teammates. 

Is that the only reason why?

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The day faded to sunset, and L/N looked out the door. She quickly ran off to change her shoes, coming back after putting her jacket and spare shoes back in her locker. 

L/N came back to see her bag nowhere. Suddenly, she was freaking out. Had she lost it? Did somebody steal it? Where could it be?!

Only to see a smiling Iwaizumi holding up her shoulder bag with a cute bunny keychain dangling off it, in the air with one hand. She rolled her eyes, but her lips twitched up regardless and she took it from him.

"Thanks," she slipped it on her shoulder. "Are you all done?"

"Yeah. Well, I am. Kindaichi and Kunimi are gonna stay later and lock up when they're done, but we can go." 

She nodded. "Alright."

They walked out together, talking all the while.

"So you really spiked it right over his head just to piss him off?" She covered her mouth to hide her giggles and looked up at him.

"Hey, to be fair, he was trying to tick me off the entire match." He laughed at this like it was a fond memory. "That middle blocker from Shiratorizawa is crazy. His guesses are insane, and it gets annoying pretty fast, especially after dealing with it for three years."

"I bet," she leaned a bit closer, bumping his shoulder with hers. "So... you have any plans for the weekend?"

He chuckled, "If you don't count practising with Stupidkawa like always as plans, then no. Why? What did you have in mind?"

They stopped walking by now and were looking at each other. 

"I... was wondering... if..." She took in a deep breath through her nose and shook her head. "If you wanted to... I don't know... Hang out at that nearby park, or something?" Her cheeks grew hot as she kept talking. "I don't really have anything to do, so..."

A grin crept up onto his mouth, "Sure. I'll tell Trashykawa so he doesn't get butthurt when I don't come."

They walked next to each other again, in silence.

Until they reached the street where she lived, she looked back up at him. "That... wasn't what I wanted to ask you... Iwaizumi-san."

He cocked his head, looking at her, "I know. It was pretty obvious."

"I..."

It's now or never.

Just do it.

All that training and fake confessions Osi made L/N do really paid off.

"I really like you. And not just like... in a friend way. I like you... in a couple way. Like... I want to be boyfriend and girlfriend. For a while now." She slapped her hands over her mouth, feeling how her face was on fire. Stop talking!

He stopped in his tracks, staring incredulously at her.

"You..."

He smiled, eyes visibly softening and his hand reaching up the back of his neck. "I... I like you too. And not just in a friend way. I... wouldn't mind being boyfriend and girlfriend."

A shaky grin crept onto her face, and she nodded, turning her head away from him. "Okay. That's good." She hid her face in her hands, not believing this was truly happening. "Thanks." She said dumbly.

He laughed, "'Thanks'? Seriously?"

"I've... never done this before, okay?! I don't know what to say!" She snapped defensively, flush blooming on her ears. He didn't respond, not for the rest of the night.

He only grabbed onto her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers in his palm. His hand was warm. Hot. Maybe even a little sweaty, but she didn't mind. Not one bit.

Because all she could think about, was the fact that Iwaizumi Hajime was here, right next to her, returning of her feelings, and maybe even her boyfriend.

She squeezed his hand.

And she couldn't ask for anything more.

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