Iwaizumi was stressed, like always. Not only was school getting challenging but nationals were just around the corner, which meant that Oikawa and the team would want to practice as much as possible. Not that he minded, he was just so exhausted all the time, he felt like he couldn't breathe. He woke up in the morning, got ready for school, went to practice, went to class, practiced some more, came home and studied, ate and then he went to sleep, that's what his day looked like. He never got a break, he always had something to do and his health was not benefitting from that.
There was one small thing that bothered him, he got out of breath quickly, which was weird since his endurance was really good, but it's probably because he's so tired. No one on the team has noticed yet, so it almost certainly isn't anything to worry about. But the ace was noticeably worn out, Oikawa saw it. His eyes looked different; they weren't as bright as usual. His movements were also slower than normal. Something was going on, Oikawa knew it, he had a gut feeling, but he couldn't just walk up to Iwaizumi and ask him what was going on. The ace would throw a volleyball at him and say "Shittykawa, get back to practice, I'm fine!" Oikawa hated how stubborn Iwaizumi was, it really isn't easy to talk to a hot-head like him. Even though Oikawa loved Iwaizumi, as a friend of course, he had to say that he's never met as big of a pain in the ass as Iwaizumi. He had to come up with a plan so that Iwaizumi would tell him what was going on. He saw Iwaizumi walking towards the school and he decided that he should jog to him and start talking about what their practice sessions are going to look like now that nationals were coming close.
Tooru was about to call for the ace when a group of girls gathered around him. They were all squealing his name and desperately trying to talk or touch him in any way possible. Oikawa usually really enjoyed talking to his 'fangirls' but now he really had to get to Iwaizumi. He tried politely telling them he had to go practice but they wouldn't listen, they just continued asking him questions and telling him how much they loved him. They made drawings, cookies and many other things, and even though the setter really appreciated the gesture, he really had to leave. He tried coming up with other excuses but they still didn't let him go. That was until he felt someone hold his hand, intertwine their fingers and politely say: "Hey girls, I'm sorry, but Oikawa has to come to practice now. Nothing works without the captain. Come on, Babyboy, let's go!" At first, Oikawa didn't recognize whose voice it was, it sounded so strangely familiar yet something was off. He saw all the girls apologize and start to leave and that's when he realized whose hand he was holding. He felt his face instantly heat up and he ripped his hand out of Iwaizumi's own. "You know, Iwa-chan, I would've been able to get away by myself, also, what was that all about," Oikawa said as laid-back as possible while trying to hide the blush that formed on his cheeks. Iwaizumi let out a laugh and turned to look at him. "It didn't look like it when you were so desperately trying to tell them you had practice," Iwaizumi started mocking Oikawa and ignored his question. "Iwa-chan, you're so mean," Oikawa whined and looked at Iwaizumi with puppy eyes. The ace couldn't help but giggle at that. Iwaizumi didn't exactly know why he went to help Oikawa, it's just that every time he sees all these girls around Oikawa, he feels sick, he just wants to go there and get Oikawa away from them. He doesn't like to admit it but he gets insanely jealous of his fan-girls, they get to spend a lot of time with Oikawa, not that he minded, it's just that Oikawa was his best friend so shouldn't he be the one spending time with the setter. So when he saw Oikawa surrounded by all those girls, he had to get them away from him. Maybe he overdid it a bit by pretending to be his boyfriend but Oikawa wasn't complaining about it so maybe it wasn't that bad. "Also, Iwa-chan, did you have to pretend to be my boyfriend?" Iwaizumi didn't know what to say so he kind of just stopped walking and coughed. At first, he was coughing on purpose but after a few coughs he couldn't stop. He felt like he was out of breath. Oikawa rushed to his side and made him sit down, he wanted to give Iwaizumi some water but that wouldn't help.
