confused

12

it was December 31th when Oikawa woke up. iwazumi's head was laying on the bed while he still sat in the chair. he felt the movements of his friends hand and lifted his head immediately. tired,puffed eyes stared at him. "Hajime" Oikawa's voice sounded sore and iwa had trouble hearing him. "you woke up. I'm going to get a doctor" the older one jumped up excited and went to the hall to find a doctor. when they went back to the room Oikawa had sat up and leaned back a bit. "oikawa,how do you feel?" the doctor went to check on his patient and iwa walked over to the other side to stand next to his friend. "tired mostly. a little headache. and hungry" nodding,the doctor took of the drip from the setter's arm. "you will be receiving a special diet to help your body regain his strength. we're going to have to run some tests and keep an eye on your values. but overall we're positive you're going to be fine" the doctor smiled at the boys before leaving them alone. iwazumi sat down on the bed facing Oikawa who now smiled wildly, at least he tried. his face was pale and skinny,almost like a skeleton. the dark circles under his eyes made him look even sicker and his body lost his muscles. "how do you feel?" hajime's eyes were fixed on his friend and he smiled weakly. "tired. but I'm glad to see you. what did i miss?" Oikawa's enthusiasm was enough to take the pain away that iwa had felt through the last days. "not much. I was mainly talking to a ghost" a smirk decorated the ace's face and his friend showed his teeth. "was I a good ghost? I bet I looked fantastic" he laughed but only quietly because his chest was hurting and he was still laggy from the coma but the fact that he even laughed warmed Iwazumi's heart. "I hope you didn't sit here all day and night,Iwa-chan." the shorter one shook his head. "no. but I met kindaichi in the hall the other day" Oikawa's eyes glowed a bit,they always do when they talk about Seijou or old times. "is he going to visit me?" "I don't know" for a second it was quiet but not the unsettling silence. they enjoyed each others company as they sat on the bed,just admiring the fact that they're both here. "are you okay?" Oikawa's voice pulled iwa back in reality. "hm? yeah sure" he mumbled. "you didn't have to stay you know? I appreciate it,I really do,but it's also a lot of stress for you and you need to take care of yourself" in Oikawa's voice was a tone of concern and his friend looked up. "I know,but i wanted to." toruu laid back down in bed,the sitting had exhausted him. slowly and in pain he slid down,covering his body under the blanket. he was still connected to the tubes for his breathing. "come on iwa-chan. lay down you look tired" he moved a bit to the left and iwa climbed over his friend to lay down on his right. oikawa was right,he was tired but he wouldn't admit it. his head hasn't completely touched the pillow yet but iwazumi's eyes were already closed. he felt his friend putting some blanket over him and he cuddled deeper into the sheets. the boy tossed off into sleep but he tried to pull himself back everytime. his friend had just woken up how could he fall asleep now? it would just be a waste of time. "iwa-chan?"  oikawa whispered in case his friend was sleeping. "mhm?" iwazumi turned on his side with his eyes still closed. Oikawa hesitated before deciding to not continue his thought. "sleep well" iwa mumbled into the pillow before he tossed off. oikawa watched his friend as he slept peacefully. he was thankful for all the support he had been receiving and now it was his turn to give something back. for the next couple of hours Oikawa watched the tv without sound so his friend wouldn't wake up. Iwa's head was leaning against Oikawa's arm and he tried to stay in the same position but his body started shaking from the effort. "you can move dumbass" iwazumi mumbled and rolled over on his back. "I didn't know you were awake" oikawa turned his head to look at his friend. "yeah I just woke up. guess I needed the sleep" the older one stretched himself and cuddled back into the bed. it was dark outside already and Oikawa was watching some weird comedy show. "hey,there's a firework later. you wanna watch?" iwa looked at his friend who's eyes were glowing already. "yes. yes. we're going to watch that" iwazumi smiled at the childish behaviour of his friend. oikawa unmuted the tv and they kept on watching that stupid comedy show,that he has been watching since his childhood but iwazumi never liked it. he leaned on his friends shoulder as he raised his eyebrow. "what do you even find funny about this?" oikawa smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know,it just is. you don't have a good sense in humor." for a few hours it was all the boys did. no doctor or  nurse came in again,they've kind of given up on the fact that iwazumi would ever leave. he got up and walked to the other side of the bed to support his friend while getting up. they walked over to the window and iwazumi kept his arm around his friend. he was still weak and shakey on his legs and he had to pull the air flask with him but he was happy to even stand with his friend at the window. the firework started and they had a good look on it. people started cheering and laughing however the hospital was silent. oikawa held onto hajime's tshirt as tears flood into his eyes. "thank you iwa-chan" he looked down on his shorter friend and smiled. "thank you for coming back"