Unhealthy obsession (Haikyuu AU)

Chapter 52

"So Iwa-chan has the night off, he deserves it," said Oikawa. "Although he has to tell me more about that boyfriend of his, I haven't managed to get any information out of him, I don't know who he is."

"I mean, you are not protected right now?" Kuroo asked worriedly on the other end of the phone.

"Technically not," Oikawa replied, "but don't worry. Aka-chan had the idea: I've turned off all the lights and it's all locked, as if there was no one at home. So if the stalker comes, he'll think there's nobody at home. We'll see how much fun it's gonna be to shower under the candles light."

"Damn it, now I want to see you naked by candlelight," Kuroo said in a thick voice. "I have to get rid of Ryan. For once I can do whatever I want to you without anyone listening to us and Ryan doesn't take his eye off me, I can't walk away if he's watching me."

"Maybe he's so aware of you because you have a tendency to escape without warning which compromises your safety now that there's a stalker nearby?" Oikawa said with a laugh.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Kuroo replied, feigning innocence.

"And what were you trying to do to me that you don't want them to hear?" Oikawa asked in a slow, low voice, the kind of voice that he knew drove Kuroo crazy.

"I'm not going to tell you and get horny without having you here to suck me off," Kuroo replied hoarsely.

Oikawa laughed and heard Kuroo laugh from the other side. Due to the confinement to rule out reasons why the stalker was following them, they saw each other very little lately, so they spent much of the day talking on the phone or making video calls. In that moment it was just a phone call, since there were no lights in Oikawa's house and a video call would have been useless, Kuroo would have only seen darkness. But it was not necessary to see Oikawa, just by hearing his voice and his laugh, Kuroo felt happy and relieved to the point he forgot that they had someone dangerous following them.

"How is Bo-chan?" Oikawa asked, looping a strand of hair absentmindedly on his index finger.

"This morning I went to the rehab clinic, and they told me that he's feeling much better. He's started going to therapy and they say he's transformed into a jovial and energetic young man," Kuroo said, pride echoing in his voice. "I'm so glad that Akaashi convinced him to finally go to rehab... I don't know how I'm going to thank him. I've seen Koutaro and he looks different. He looks... Healthy. He's still in treatment for the abstinence syndrome, but he looks different, Oikawa-kun. It's like... if I didn't know him. He asked me about Akaashi and Tsukki and... You won't believe it."

"What?" Oikawa asked curiously.

"He asked me about you," Kuroo said. "And he told me that when he leaves the center he owes you a huge apology. I don't know, it seems like an incredible advance considering how he felt towards you, like a threat... But now it seems like he's changed his mind."

Oikawa smiled widely, partly from hearing that Bokuto was feeling better and partly from hearing Kuroo's excited voice.

"I'm so glad to hear that," Oikawa said sincerely. "I can't believe you're so sweet, Kuro-chan..."

"What are you talking about?"

"This. The way you care about Bo-chan. The way you always call me and ask me how my day has been, if I've eaten and if I've slept," Oikawa replied. "I don't know, it's something... I didn't expect. Before I met you I never thought you were like that, always with that bad boy reputation who ignores the rules and punches the paparazzi when they take pictures of him... But the reality is that you're a enchanting prince. Well... I'm in love with you for a reason, and that reason is your way of being. You're too good, even if you don't show it to the rest of the world."