Oikawa Last Wish/Wishes

Part 10

Something between them changed that night. And when Iwaizumi celebrated his 21st birthday in Tokyo, Oikawa made sure not to miss it.

“Yoh, Iwa.” His block mate, Satoshi Ryu who lives across the hall draped an arm around his shoulders while he was on his way back to their table, precariously balancing five bottles of beer in his arms.

“Yeah?” He quipped. He and the guy were not really close as he found the other guy too loud and obnoxious which were two things Iwaizumi sincerely hates unless your name starts with Tooru and ends with Oikawa.

He was out drinking with his friends, including Hanamaki who happened to be in Tokyo for his internship. Oikawa arrived a little later that night as he had a practice match to win. Iwaizumi already told him he need not come, but the guy was persistent. I never miss your birthday.

Of course, only after he said that Iwaizumi realized that he was right. Oikawa made it a point to always spend his birthday with him, no matter how short of a time it was.

“Your friend, Oikawa is it?” Satoshi continued and Iwaizumi froze. There were a few couple things he knew about the guy—that he swings both ways; that he has an obsession with pretty things ; that he is a serial player; and that it doesn’t help that he has seriously good looks to back up his games.

In fact, standing a few inches taller than Iwaizumi and with a brown mop of hair, the guy sort of reminds him of Oikawa.

“He’s cute,” Satoshi commented and paused as if he was waiting for Iwaizumi for something— anything. Iwaizumi didn’t give him any so he decided to come clean, “Do you know if he’s dating anyone?”

Iwaizumi looked back at their table where Oikawa was sitting and laughing at some joke his friend, Chiyo probably told. The small group was lowkey the entire night until Oikawa arrived looking like a freaking supermodel and now eyes have been lingering at their table, attracting animals like this guy .

Is he dating anyone? Iwaizumi didn’t even know and Oikawa never told him. He since learned that like Satoshi, Oikawa swung both ways, but they never really discussed that. A part of him wanted to say yes because he wanted to protect Oikawa but then again, what if this guy who is so similar to him could actually make him happy?

He wasn’t sure if it was their long-standing and freaky connection or their natural gravitation towards each other (which Hanamaki called really fucking weird either way) that made Oikawa spot him in the crowd. The guy’s smile widened upon seeing him before he waved at him enthusiastically, his mouth forming that annoying nickname.

His heart stopped for a moment and when he recovered, he had turned to Satoshi and told him yes, Oikawa is dating someone.

“Who was that?” Oikawa queried when he got back. “Just an acquaintance,” he responded.

A look passed over Oikawa’s face… and somehow bled through the rest of the people at the table. He also noticed that their group had switched seats and he, who was sitting beside Hanamaki the entire night had to sit beside Oikawa now. He didn’t mind this, except… for the remainder of the night, they were basically leering at both of them which piqued his curiosity. But he ignored it, in lieu of having a simple, uncomplicated night where everyone could just get crazy drunk and not think of anything else.

“Did something happen while I was getting us some beer?” He demanded when they were back inside his dorm. Oikawa was staying over, Hanamaki, was also supposed too—but for some reason, the latter decided to stay at a hotel tonight, claiming the expense will be paid for by the company he was working in. So that left him and Oikawa here, in his dorm, alone and drunk.