Always and Never

Middle School

Exhaling heavily, Tooru slowly pulled his track pants up over his shorts. He would deal with getting clean later. Or more specifically, when he got home. His steps treaded against the floor, weighed down with his hesitation as he made his way to the clubroom door. He wanted to practice some more. No, he needed to practice more. He let out another long breath of air, opening the door and stepped outside.

He bypassed other students from different clubs during his walk to the school entrance. As he got nearer he spotted Iwaizumi. Tooru was about to call out to him but his eyes settled over the smaller boy at his side. He wasn't alone. Tooru's lips curled downward, disgusted. Why was Iwaizumi with Tobio-chan?

Annoyed, Tooru stood up straighter, his chest out, practically posturing as he walked up to the pair. "What's all this then?" He asked, his voice falsely sweet.

Iwaizumi raised an eyebrow at him. Kageyama's eyes went wide. "Oikawa-san."

"Kageyama is waiting for his mom." Iwaizumi answered the silent question.

"Oh?" Tooru smirked. "What's that? Tobio-chan needs to be picked up by his mommy?"

He received a stern frown from Iwaizumi and furrowed brows from Kageyama. "My Mom said we had to do something today. She told me to wait for her after practice."

"Practice has been over for over thirty minutes already." Tooru pointed out coldly. He stepped past Kageyama so that he could lean against the wall next to Iwaizumi. "I suppose you've decided to wait with him?"

"I already said it was all right..." Kageyama turned to Iwaizumi, his eyes imploring. "You can go with Oikawa-san."

"Well there you have it Iwa-chan, let's go." Tooru said, pushing himself away from the wall. He turned expectantly to Iwaizumi who remained firmly in place.

Iwaizumi glanced to Kageyama, his expression resolute. "I already said I would wait." To further emphasize his point he reached out to ruffle Kageyama's hair and even smiled a little. Tooru made a face but quickly returned to a neutral expression when Iwaizumi faced forward again. "You can go home." He told Tooru, his voice flat, barely regarding him.

"But I'm going to your place today!" Tooru replied indignantly.

Kageyama turned to face them both, his eyes wide in alarm. His expression shifted into guilt. He opened his mouth to speak, but Iwaizumi interrupted him. "I can pick you up from your house later."

That wasn't the answer Tooru desired. He crossed his arms, turning to pout childishly. "Feh." Iwaizumi didn't react. Instead he was facing Kageyama, handing him a piece of dried seaweed from a small packet.

"Thank-you Iwaizumi-san."

"Where's mine?" Tooru asked, affronted that Iwaizumi hadn't offered him any.

"You don't even like these." Iwaizumi rolled his eyes but he leaned down to dig around in his bag. When he was upright again he tossed Tooru a package of Yan Yan. "There." He huffed, his cheeks slightly pink as he munched on a piece of seaweed.

Tooru beamed brightly at him. It was even the milk flavoured kind. His favourite. This meant that these were specifically for him because Iwaizumi didn't like that flavour. While Tooru peeled the lid off he watched Iwaizumi share some more of his seaweed with Kageyama. Tooru wrinkled his nose, spotting bits of seaweed on Kageyama's face. He dipped his breadstick into the cream, gathering a generous amount.

"Oi, here." Iwaizumi lifted his hand to remove the stray pieces from Kageyama's face. Tooru narrowed his eyes, stabbing another breadstick into the cream. He broke it in half. "Here, have some more." Iwaizumi insisted, holding the bag out even as Kageyama shook his head.