(A/N: The first time Iwaizumi avoided telling Oikawa his feelings for him was also the first time he realized said feelings.)
On a hot day, about a year after Iwaizumi moved in next door to Oikawa and the two became best friends, Iwaizumi walked up to Oikawa's door net and plastic box in hand and rang the doorbell.
The door opened with a small click.
"Iwa-chan you're here already!" Oikawa called out, slipping on his shoes before turning his face back to his house, yelling a short "Mom Iwa-chan's here I'm leaving now!" and running out to greet him with a hug.
"Good morning Iwa-Chan!" Oikawa yelled with his signature bright smile, after pulling back.
"Morning Trashykawa." Iwaizumi said, smiling back.
"Rude Iwa-Chan!" Oikawa pouted.
Iwaizumi had promised Oikawa that they would go butterfly catching in their favorite spot today and then have lunch together as a way to celebrate Oikawa's birthday which had just passed. It wasn't anything special since they would be spending the day playing together anyways but it's the thought that counts.
"Stop pouting and let's go, I brought the net and stuff so we can go to the spot and catch the butterflies today," Iwaizumi told him, watching the way his face lit up again.
Iwaizumi snorted a little.
"Jeez, he's so easy to please!" Iwaizumi thought to himself.
"What's so funny Iwa-Chan?" Oikawa asked raising, his eyebrows in Iwaizumi's direction.
"Nothing." Iwaizumi told him and grabbed his arm to pull him towards the entrance to the forest near their neighborhood.
"Ok, ok Iwa-Chan I'm coming slow down!" Oikawa yelled to him while laughing.
They walked through the forest talking for what seemed like forever before they finally arrived at the small clearing where the butterflies always are.
" Iwa-chan look!" Okinawa yelled pointing towards the group of monarch butterflies fluttering around the clearing.
"I see it." Iwaizumi responded, continuing to walk forward towards the clearing.
"It's so pretty!" Oikawa mentioned, sighing
(A/N: This is what I imagine the clearing to look like.)
"Ok, so when you're trying to catch these guys you have to keep the net angled down towards the ground and approach them slowly so they don't get scared and fly away. Then when you're ready to catch one quickly twist it and swing it towards them before twisting it again so it can't get out. Like this." Iwaizumi told him, demonstrating and swiftly catching two butterflies in his net.
"Wow, Iwa-chan!! You're awesome!!" Oikawa remarked.
"Yeah, I am." Iwaizumi responded, folding his arms. "Now you try!"
"Ok," Oikawa replied. Oikawa stalked up to the crowd of butterflies like a predator looking for an opportunity to strike. He walked around in circles around the small creatures for what seemed like hours and Iwaizumi started to get impatient.
"What are you doing Trashy-kaw-" Iwaizumi started.
"Shhhh, Iwa-chan I'm almost ready!" Oikawa interrupted.
Iwaizumi sighed leaning his back against a nearby rock and basking in the sun watching his best friend get ready to catch a butterfly.
Then seemingly out of nowhere, Oikawa charged forward and caught a butterfly.
"You caught on?!" Iwaizumi asked excitedly.
"Not just any butterfly. This one's different!" Oikawa told him.
"What do you mean?" Iwaizumi questioned, before patting the spot next to him and scooching over slightly.
"Just look." Oikawa rolled his eyes, taking the seat next to his scowling best friend. Oikawa slowly unwrapped the net to reveal a small, pure white butterfly.
"See, Iwa-chan it's different from all the others!" Oikawa exclaimed. The butterfly started flapping its wings and taking to the air in front of the right in the sunlight.
"Yeah, it is." Iwaizumi replied, exasperated, staring at the pretty sight in front of him. The white butterfly and his best friend sitting in a beautiful spot next to him in a grassy spot with sunlight shining through and making his best friend's eyes shine impossibly brighter like billions of stars bunched together in those beautiful eyes of his.
"I love him." Iwaizumi thought to himself.
He immediately came to his senses and flushed a deep red upon realizing what he thought what he almost said. He clamped a hand over his mouth as if he was scared that if he didn't the words would fall out before he could stop himself.
"What is it Iwa-chan?" Oikawa asked with a worried expression on his face.
"Nothing...." Iwaizumi replied, noticing how he was staring and quickly looking away. "I was just thinking that we should head back from lunch now."
"Oh, yeah! Then after lunch can we head over to the field at the park and play with the new volleyball I got for my birthday? It's better than my uncle's old one we've been using!" Okinawa exclaimed, rising.
"Uh, yeah sure.." Iwaizumi replied standing up and joining his friend. Oikawa ran towards the way they came and Iwaizumi quickly followed.
"What was that?" Iwaizumi thought to himself while running.
"Hurry, up Iwa-chan you're so slow!" Okinawa yelled to Iwaizumi, turning around, smiling brightly, and continuing to run without looking where he was going.
Iwaizumi smiled back and quickened his pace.
"Yeah, yeah I'm coming!" Iwaizumi yelled back, laughing.
"Well, whatever it was I can figure it out later." Iwaizumi thought.
YOU ARE READING
I couldn't say it then, but I can now.
Fanfic*UPDATES ON THURSDAY'S* Love is a tricky thing. Being in love with your best friend is even trickier. Iwaizumi knows that best. Or The three times Hajime Iwaizumi didn't tell his best friend Toorū Oikawa that he loved him, and the one time he did.
