in the other life. (Bokuaka: in another life series)

chapter 6

He throws open the doors to the classroom, and then steps in quietly. Then Akaashi realises he doesn’t exactly know where to sit. He would sit anywhere at random, but he really doesn’t want any conflicts with students saying that the seat was theirs. Luckily, he spots someone waving to him, motioning him to sit beside him- and for god sake, out of every single person he knows in his life, it’s Oikawa Tooru.

Did the gods seriously just press the Mix and Match option for the lineup of characters in this school? He guesses so.

“Hello. Oikawa. What lesson is it now?” Akaashi greets him aimlessly.

“Hiya bestie! It’s English, but sensei isn’t here, so it's a free period!” Oikawa greets him with a wink, a smile, and two times more energy than Akaashi’s own greeting had held.
But Akaashi nods, and sits down anyway. A free period means one thing- more time to brainstorm on how to save Bokuto. Akaashi didn’t know how much time he had to stay in this world, but he swore he was going to save Bokuto with all the time he had. He wouldn’t even go to class, because it was meaningless at this point- and did nothing but waste his time, but if he wanted to see Bokuto, he had to go to school…also he didn’t really have a choice to skip class.

First he needed knowledge.

“Can I ask you a question.”He deadpanned.

“Of course! Oikawa, which is me- knows everything.” Oikawa smirked.

“Are Bokuto and I close?” Akaashi asked. He had to start off somewhere, and to save Bokuto, he needed to know how close they were to each other in this world.
Oikawa’s smile dropped instantly. Akaashi frowned. Did he do something wrong?

“Man, Tobio-Chan said you were acting weird but I didn’t want to believe him. Tch, I owe him one.” Oikawa groaned.
“....” Akaashi ignored the remark about him, waiting for the answer impatiently.

“You...really don’t know?” Oikawa asked, concerned yet curious.

Akaashi shook his head, “I….just forgot?” Akaashi only remembered things about Bokuto and work anymore in his life. He probably had to change that…
“Okay. Well, you aren’t that close to Bokuto. I guess he just talks to you in volleyball practice at times? He seems to like you though!” Oikawa smiled kindly.

Okay. So he wasn’t that close to Bokuto. More work then, but he would put it in to save Bokuto.

...just like Bokuto saved him.