Merman Iwaizumi X Oikawa

Aliens Don't Exist

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the art. All the characters are the property of Haruichi Furudate. All the art is the property of the various artists. The song lyrics in this chapter are entirely of my own making. Author-chan out!

The next morning, Hajime was up at the crack of dawn. He ran to the dock, hoping to see the merman waiting for him.

The dock was empty. Disappointment ran through him. The nagging worry he had dreamed everything got louder.

He sat down and waited. Seconds ticked by. Every minute felt like an hour. Ten minutes slid by. Then another ten.

Iwaizumi started to wonder if Oikawa was coming. He said he would meet me here. So where is he?

He started to worry. Maybe something went wrong. Maybe he got caught in a net again. Maybe-

A brunette head broke the surface. "Iwa-chan! You're here early," Tooru greeted him. Thank Asahi.

"I was waiting for you, Crappykawa," Hajime retorted. "Did you just wake up?"

"Nope. I had to do my skincare routine. Why would you think that?"

Iwaizumi pointed. "You have bed head."

"Bed head? What's that?" Oikawa looked genuinely confused.

"You know, when you wake up and your hair is all messy from sleeping," Hajime explained.

"Oh! Well, that doesn't really exist in the sea. It's underwater, so your hair just floats around unless you braid it really tight," Tooru said.

"Kuroo should become a merman," Iwaizumi muttered. "More importantly, you have a skincare routine? Who does that?"

"Lots of people!" Oikawa protested. "Me, um, uhh, um, lots of people!"

The surfer just looked at him. Tooru huffed.

"Whatever! Come on, Iwa-chan, let's go play!" Hajime groaned at his childish enthusiasm and jumped into the sea.

They spent the day together, swimming and playing in the shallows like children.

That night, they laid on the beach in the shallows, admiring the night sky. It was very peaceful. 

For about thirty seconds.

Then Oikawa started talking. "Isn't the sky pretty? I wonder where all the aliens are. I think lots of different types of aliens are out there somewhere. I mean, come on, it's a huge universe, we can't be the only planet that can support life. Do you think aliens exist? Oh look, a UFO!" He pointed eagerly at a distant satellite.

Iwaizumi stared at him. "That's a satellite, Crappykawa. And no, I don't believe in aliens."

"But Iwa-chan! There has to be intelligent life out there somewhere!"

"Right now, I'm not sure there's intelligent life on this beach."

"Hey! Rude!" Tooru protested. "Besides, you didn't believe merpeople existed before we met, so how can you say aliens don't exist?"

Hajime rolled his eyes. "I wish merpeople didn't exist."

"Mean Iwa-chan!"

A few weeks passed. They spent it all together. 

Sometimes Iwaizumi go surfing, and Oikawa would try to keep up, swimming under the waves. Iwaizumi was actually faster surfing than Oikawa was swimming, which was a great source of amusement for him and embarrassment for the merman.