Day 557
"M/N, I don't understand..." Kageyama buried his face in his palms.

"Why did they...? How could they?" Kageyama shakes his head slowly, his hands still covering his face.

"Was I wrong? I only select the best position to set to. I had my sights to win. I know I'm good, so what went astray?" Kageyama's brows furrowed as he grumbled almost pitifully.

"They abandoned me. I turned around, and no one was behind me." Kageyama's face contorted into one of melancholy and hurt.

Looking at M/N, Kageyama sighed once more. "I don't get it. You once told me that with six people, the strong are even stronger."

Kageyama paused for a second looking like he had been caught in a flashback.

His face instantly softened as now, with a much gentler expression on his face, Kageyama continued, "I remember asking you what it meant and where you heard it from. But, back then you only shook your head laughing a little before uttering Iwaizumi senpai's name."

A small sigh escaped Kageyama's lips.

"I'm not a king. I am talented and that is a fact. I'm not like some people who looks like a mess joining volleyball. Like that overly excited orange-haired kid. All that talk but I don't see any skills to back it up." Kageyama huffed.

"If only you were here with me M/N." Kageyama whispered out before letting his sadnesses run dry with no one but an unconscious M/N as witness.

(Side note: Kageyama actually tripped and face-planted onto the hospital ground on the way out that day as he couldn't see properly after rubbing his eyes too much.)

-

Day 586
"Happy Birthday to you~!" Everyone sang as M/N's gifts were once again piled up neatly in a corner awaiting to be unwrapped by M/N.

This year, one could feel the tension among the visitors. Washijo seemed more uptight than usual, along with some invisible sparks flying between Oikawa, Iwaizumi, Semi, and Tendou(who insisted on tagging along since he claims that he wants to see Akiri-san's handsome face once more).

Not only that, most obviously, this year the tensions between Kindaichi, Kunimi, and Kageyama were astoundingly charting.
The number of heated glares shot from Kindaichi was astonishing, along with Kunimi deliberately avoiding Kageyama.
Kageyama, on the other hand, was more hurt and angry then anything else, since he couldn't understand why the fallout.

One could say that this year, the attendees were only barely managing to maintain civility due to it being M/N's special day. You could only imagine the mess that the now 15 year old M/N would have to clean when he wakes up.

-

Day 692
"You are one awful child." Washijo shook his head as he stared at the still unawakened M/N.

"Didn't you promise me to enter Shiratorizawa Academy for high school? But now look at you, just laying here. It's been two years and counting since you fell unconscious. When the heck are you going to wake up from your peaceful slumber?" Washijo spoke as he eyed the beeping machine, watching as the line went up and down.

"Doctors said you are in the pink of health. And yet you still lay here, in a logically abortive sleep." Washijo sighed as he gently flicked M/N's forehead.

"Rise and shine you brat, rise and shine. Or else I'm going to throw my aggressive cat onto you. He's one grouchy and fierce boy I assure you."

-

Day 748
Kageyama tears up within the four walls of M/N's hospital room.

"I didn't make it M/N." Kageyama hung his head down in dejection.

"I'm definitely not getting into Shiratorizawa. Especially without a sports scholarship." Kageyama sighs despondently.

"Where am I going to go now, M/N?" Kageyama questioned, but no answer was returned.

-

Day 749
Kageyama once again wordlessly entered M/N's ward. This time, his shoes dragged along the floor of the room noisily.

Kageyama clumsily dropped himself onto the chair that stood by M/N's bed, and all without a single word spoken. Kageyama's face remained stoic and expressionless, but swimming in his eyes were a great amount of grief and forlorn.

"He's gone, M/N. He's gone." Kageyama barely manages to whisper out, his palms over his face

"My grandfather, has passed on and I'm all alone now. My whole life has been a complete downward spiral this year." Kageyama's voice stung with raw emotions as oceans of grief drowns him.

"I didn't want to tell Kunimi-kun and Kindaichi-kun. They've made it clear that they didn't welcome me anymore." Kageyama shook his head.

Looking at M/N's eyes which were still shut, Kageyama begins to question out of sheer desperation "What do I do M/N? I feel so lost. My grandfather left me and I can't bring myself to tell anyone of my state, no one cares anymore either. I'm thinking that I'm losing myself. The path I walk upon seems so dark without my grandfather. How can I go on?"

Only silence answered Kageyama.

"How...? How? What do I do now? I was even notified that I failed to enter Shiratorizawa yesterday. It's awful." Kageyama let out a breath of air.

That day, despite the overwhelming emotions in this turbulent time, and vast sadness that flooded the room, Kageyama held on. Not a single tear had fallen from Kageyama as he held on, tightly.

-

Day 761
Oikawa this time was alone in M/N's hospital room. He had told Iwaizumi that he would be staying back a little to continue practicing. But in the end, his heart couldn't fully focus on his initial task at hand, constantly drifting off to where a certain boy lay deep asleep.

Tossing his Volleyball bag aside, Oikawa sat down on the chair beside M/N's bed as he always does. This time though, he holds M/N's hands tight within his like M/N had once done to him. Interlacing their fingers together Oikawa prays a little to M/N as he squeezes M/N's palms for reassurance.

"Hey M/N-chan, I'm here again. I was supposed to be getting in some extra practice, but like you always do, you kept on appearing in my mind. Aren't you tired? You've never failed to constantly run through my mind and yet you're so cruel. To lay here without a care in the world as the whole world revolves around you. I revolve around you. My only wish now isn't even to defeat Ushiwaka. Of course, I'd want to win him but without you by my side to support and witness the success, everything just becomes duller. You aren't intending to miss another one of my graduation ceremony next year right?" Oikawa holds M/N's hand a little tighter.

A peaceful silent moment was then interrupted by the hospital room door slamming open.

"What the hell Oikawa?!" Risu yelled as she violently swung open the door without a care.

Risu's face only serves to redden in fury as she sees Oikawa, her boyfriend so intimately holding M/N's hands.

"Risu, what is going on?" Oikawa instantly stood up while giving her a shushing motion.

"Don't ask me to shush! What's going on? You being so busy to even care about your girlfriend is what's happening!" Risu closed the door shut as she constantly took steps forward towards Oikawa.

"What do you mean?" Oikawa frowned as he felt rather unhappy at her volume and attitude.

"You give no care to me! You hardly spend time with me because you are always so busy with volleyball. It's Volleyball this and Volleyball that! Not only that, whatever free time you barely have besides Volleyball, you spend it on this useless trash there!" Risu screamed loudly as she pointed at M/N who laid there innocently.

"Do not speak of M/N-chan that way!" Oikawa yelled, extremely infuriated by the fact that Risu has just insulted M/N.

"Oh, whatever! I'm speaking the truth, aren't I? He had been like that for like what two years? If he isn't worthless what is he?!" Risu did not back down as she continues her strings of verbal assaults.

"Risu! You will not disrespect him in front of me!" Oikawa stood firm as he glared fervently at his girlfriend.

"Fine! It's either him or me, your girlfriend!" Risu scowled as she shot daggers from her eyes.

Oikawa kept silent this time.

Risu looked at Oikawa and instantly she knew his choice. She huffed angrily.

"Fine! Stay with your stupid Volleyball and dumb M/N-chan! We're done!" With that she stormed out of the room while once again slamming the door shut loudly.

Oikawa could only sigh as he gazed on, "Looks like I'm single again."

-

Day 776
No one was visiting M/N today. His room was silent and empty. Mostly void of life.

It was the first day of school once more for the Haikyuu boys, and each one of them were not free to visit M/N today.

Kageyama was in Karasuno, along with Hinata (probably already fighting right now).
Semi took on a new role in volleyball in Shiratorizawa while Kunimi and Kindaichi were joining the adventures of Aoba Johsai with their senpais Iwaizumi and Oikawa.

And as each of them were busy handling the new school year, M/N's fingers twitched for a moment before a loud gasp followed by a choked cough erupted within the once silent room.

_________________

Author's note:
And we're finally done with this! You'll be seeing M/N in the next chapter(no longer just laying there)🥂. Also, wow you guys were so annoyed at Risu. I mean she's just one of Oikawa's exes who dumped him here 💀.

Anyways, please don't mind any errors, vote, stay safe and

Stay happy readers! /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\