the trial ➢ 𝘢𝘰𝘣𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘩𝘴𝘢𝘪

ch. twenty four

iwaizumi bows to the older woman working the front of the store when we walk in, leading me over to the counter she's standing behind.

she immediately notices my arm, "are you alright, honey?"

"do you have any bandaids, or a first aid kit by chance?" iwaizumi speaks.

"oh, yes, i have one behind here."

"thank you..!" i smile, watching as she crouches down.

the lady stands back up, placing a small box of supplies on the counter.

iwaizumi opens it before i can, taking out the sock of cleaning wipes. "here." he cleans up the minimal streaks of blood that leaked from the scratches. he picks up the roll of tan colored bandage after, lightly wrapping it around my arm.

"sorry i took over, i'm usually the one helping the team with minor injuries. is this too tight?" he tucks the end of the bandage in, under the wrapped bit.

i roll my jacket sleeve back down, "it's perfect, thank you, iwa-senpai!"

iwaizumi barely smiles, handing the kit back to woman.

"katsumi!" makki gestures us over, "look at how many options they have!"

"so high tech.." mattsun adds.

i take quick steps over to the two, iwaizumi following closely behind. "woah.."

my eyes glance around the small, self serve boba-bar and the toppings it has to offer. there's a fridge next to the counter, with iced cups of different drink flavors that weren't there earlier.

"for such an old looking market, this isn't what i was expecting!" mattsun crosses his arms while i go over to the fridge, looking at the flavors the market offers.

makki lightly pushes mattsun, "dude."

"what? you were thinking the same thing."

"i wasn't gonna say anything out loud!"

mattsun presses his lips together to keep himself from laughing, joining me at the fridge. "what've we got here.." he looks through the glass.

i move out of the way so he can open the fridge door, taking one of the drinks. i decide on one labeled 'matcha,' since they don't have my usual with strawberry. i place the cup on the counter, taking off the lid while trying to decide what toppings to add.

oikawa comes into the market when iwaizumi and makki are taking their turn at the fridge. "those girls were something.." he drops his shoulders, a look of exhaustion on his face.

"aww, is your hand tired from signing?" mattsun holds oikawa's right hand, "do you want me to kiss it better?"

"i'm serious! they wanted so many pictures, i lost count.. one even wanted me to sign her chest! isn't that crazy?"

mattsun and makki give each other a look, making oikawa suck his teeth.

"what happened to your hand, katsumi-chan?" oikawa questions as i'm adding a spoonful of agar pearls to my cup.

"oh, there was this cute, little cat outside.. so i pet it! but it scratched me.." i add a few scoops of pudding to my cup, snapping the top back on.

"oh.." he pouts, "are you feeling okay?"

i nod, poking a straw into the top of my cup, "iwa-senpai helped me bandage it up!" i take a sip of my drink. mm!

oikawa glares at iwaizumi.

iwaizumi's lips leave his straw when he realizes oikawa, "what."

oikawa keeps his eyes on iwaizumi as he walks by him, going to the fridge.