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THINGS HADN'T BEEN THE SAME RECENTLY.

It wasn't because of a volleyball match, nor was it because L/N was now the manager of the team. No, it was because she and her friend-turned-ex-friend was now her friend-turned-ex-friend-turned-boyfriend.

She had a boyfriend, and he was Iwaizumi Hajime, as of last night.

L/N spent the entire night screaming into her pillow, face flushed and her doing laps around her room trying to make sense of everything. Iwaizumi, the tall, muscular ace whom she had been crushing on since the start of the year, was now her official boyfriend.

No freaking way.

The first people she told were her friends from another school.

They freaked out alongside her, a video call immediately taking place as they all squealed and kicked their legs back and forth with each other (and by they, she means her, Kuroo, and Bokuto). Then, she texted her group chat with her group of girls, and they, just like the previous ones, all started squealing and kicking their legs back and forth with each other (and by they, she means her and Osi). 

Now, all that was left, was the volleyball team, and for some reason, L/N was dreading that the most.

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It was long after lunch had started. But there should still be enough time to finish everything up. Iwaizumi looked at L/N, who was squeezing his hand tight.

"You good?"

She flinched but nodded and took in a deep breath. "... Yeah. Let's go."

The doors flung open, and all attention was quickly drawn to them. A stray volleyball that Mattsun was about to slam down fell to the ground and so did he. He blinked incredulously, all eyes on them.

"... You two are official now, huh?" Makki broke the silence.

"... yes." L/N nodded, hiding her face in her free hand. "We... uhh... thought you should know."

"We know." They answered simultaneously, which kind of freaked the couple out.

Iwaizumi looked surprised, "Huh? How? I never told you."

"No, it's just that L/N's friend won't stop posting about it online." Makki pulled out his phone, scrolling down on Osi's profile to see back-to-back, dozens of posts with photos of you two (how did she even get those?) ranging from Iwaizumi holding L/N up when she jumped into his arms, to them holding hands as they walked away, even a photo of him resting his head on her shoulder with a large, goofy grin.

L/N's face went sheet white like she had seen a ghost. How did she even get that last one?! She wasn't even there??

"And you know..." Oikawa let out a long, dramatic sigh. "It took you two long enough. Like, honestly, we all made bets on how long it would take," he sighed again.

Then, started laughing wickedly, "And I won! Ahaha! Pay up, plebians!"

Grumbling, at least 5 people handed him 100 yen, Oikawa smiling coyly the entire time. "I told you! I know my Iwa-chan the best! And I know L/N-chan pretty well. Nobody else could've even gotten it!"

"You guys should've waited a week longer until you announced it," Kunimi glared, huffing. "I could've won."

"What??" 

"Iwaizumi-san is so lucky! All in two days, he gets both a cute manager and a cute girlfriend!" Yahaba wilted like a flower, Kindaichi patting him on the back. "L/N is even cuter than those girls who fan over Oikawa. Even cuter than Oikawa's girlfriends!"

"Hey!"

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"Oh my gosh!" Oikawa gasped, hiding his smile behind his hand. "And she just said it??? Just like that???"

"Yeah. I don't know what the big deal is." Iwaizumi shrugged, tossing a ball up and slamming it down.

"Maybe because she's been like this for like... a good few months now, and hasn't even made a solid flirt," Mattsun shrugged, receiving the spike and squinting his eyes as he looked over the net.

Makki received it with his hands and passed it to Kindaichi, who slammed it down yet again. The pinkhead wiped his forehead and looked at the vice-captain, "He's right. I mean... we all helped her formulate a plan like a month ago. And you didn't even react to it."

"Haha, I forgot about that!" Oikawa laughed, pointing at his friend with teary eyes, "Maybe it is because when you play volleyball, you lose a good few brain cells!"

"Shut up!"

"Ow!" Oikawa falls back, a large red mark on his pale forehead.

L/N looked over, to see Kindaichi physically holding Iwaizumi back, and she got a strange sense of deja vu. Huh... It looks a lot different from down here.

She jogged over, peering down from over the tall first-year's shoulder, to which he jumped back in surprise and a flushed face, "Is he okay?"

"No!" Oikawa wailed.

"Yeah," Makki deadpanned.

L/N smiled, holding her clipboard close to her chest. "Okay! Do you want me to throw up some balls?"

"Sure," Iwaizumi, who probably had whiplash from how quickly his personality had changed, smiled back at her. But he looked troubled.

She frowned but rushed over and threw a ball up.

She would ask him about it later.

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Practice was over, at least, for the couple. "L/N, you ready?" Iwaizumi called out, and the girl nodded, grabbing her bag and slinging it over her shoulder.

"Let's go," She trotted off beside him.

Their walk wasn't so different from all the other times, but it felt... quieter. He seemed bothered, and by the far-of look on his face, it was obvious to her it had something to do with her.

Maybe he regrets what happened yesterday?

She frowned at the thought, but quickly shook it away. She shouldn't assume the worst. "Iwaizumi-san?"

He seemed to be snapped out of whatever he was thinking about, hazel eyes looking down at her. "Huh?"

"Are you okay? You look troubled," she made eye contact, blinking a few times. Hands found their way to the hem of her skirt and she started fiddling with it. "You can talk to me about it..."

"Well..." He bit his tongue, looking away. He gripped the strap of his bag tighter, swallowing nervously. "The others said you made a... plan, and that I didn't even react to it... When?"

Her cheeks suddenly felt hot, and she tugged at her shirt collar. Her lids fluttered shut and she pressed her lips together. "They... uh... Well... I... talked with the others about... me like you..." She didn't miss the small smile that formed on his lips. "And Oikawa wanted to make a... plan to get you to notice... because he knew that you liked me back but didn't want to tell me... so I tried to be a bit more forward. But... you didn't notice at all. I mean.... you were in the middle of a practice game, but you did seem pretty..."

She gulped, "Oblivious... Haha..." L/N laughed awkwardly, wanting to relieve the awkward tension that came from his silence.

"Oblivious? Really, huh?" He finally talked, and she let out a heavy sigh of relief. A very Iwaizumi-like grin pulled at his lips. "What about you? I mean... I would like to think I was pretty forward with my own feelings."

"Huh? Seriously?"

"I mean, what about that time you let me have your food?" A smirk pulled at his lips. "I looked like I was going to explode."

L/N laughed, punching his arm playfully. "I just thought you weren't used to girls touching you."

"Wow, okay," he laughed in disbelief, rolling his eyes. "That's great to hear from my girlfriend."

The word made butterflies tickle in her stomach, and it all finally sank in. Girlfriend...

"I'm your girlfriend," she says dumbly, which makes him cock an eyebrow at her. The tips of her ears go red, and she keeps talking, "Which means, I can touch you all I want, right?"

She smiled. "It's not weird anymore."

"I mean..." Saying it like that makes it sound... Iwaizumi's face flushed red. "Sure, whatever."

Her hands snake around his, and their fingers intertwine.

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