Conquering the Great King

𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 39

Iwaizumi knocked at the door, grocery bag in hand.

Kuroo opened the door, "Finally," he said, "someone can harass Oikawa with me."

Iwaizumi smirked, stepping inside and moving to take off his shoes. "Sorry for the wait, my boss is--"

"A bag of air," Oikawa said, peering around the corner.

"He's not wrong," Iwaizumi said, kneeling to untie his shoes. Two cats approached him, one long haired and black and the other short haired and orange with white feet. The orange one mewled at him.

"That's Zelda," Oikawa said, pointing to the black one. "And the talkative one is Link."

Iwaizumi smiled, reaching out to pet them. Link ran his face against Iwaizumi's arm after a tentative sniff. "Cute names," Iwaizumi said, glancing up at Kuroo and oh, Kenma was there too, blinking at them silently. "Perfect for you guys."

Oikawa and Kuroo's foreheads creased.

Iwaizumi glanced around, almost nervous. "Because Link and Zelda were childhood friends?" he continued, suddenly uncertain. "And because in some iterations there were hints of them being in love?"

Kuroo slowly turned to look at Kenma, whose eyes were wide and cheeks were red.

"Kenma?" Kuroo asked, tilting his head.

Kenma didn't look at him.

"Did you really do this on purpose and leave me in the dark for five years?" Kenma didn't say anything. Kuroo stepped toward him, "Hug me."

Kenma shook his head with a small, "No," and fled to the kitchen.

Kuroo chased him, "Kenma let me love you."

Oikawa covered his giggling with his hand.

"Oops," Iwaizumi said, still running his hand over the cats. Link chirped at him.

"Jeeze, they really like you," Oikawa said, watching the animals. He narrowed his eyes, "I bet you're one of those people all animals instinctively love."

Iwaizumi looked up at him, "They do seem to like me, usually." Iwaizumi smiled, "When I move somewhere with a yard I want a dog."

Oikawa peered down at him, "A Labrador?"

Iwaizumi's eyes went wide as he grinned, "Yes," he breathed. "Or maybe a German Shepherd, or a Collie."

Oikawa turned away from him, covering his mouth.

"What's wrong?" Iwaizumi asked.

"Nothing," Oikawa said, waving his hand at him. "The imagery is just so cute I think I might vomit."

Iwaizumi finally stood and moved toward where Kuroo had chased Kenma, "Can I use your freezer? I bought mochi on the way here for desert."

Kenma glanced at him, suddenly intrigued, "Mochi? I love mochi." He reached out his hands and took the bag, moving to put it in the freezer. Iwaizumi was sure to examine his expression so that he could remember what joy looked like on the face of someone so purposefully reserved.

"Thanks Iwaizumi, we just have green tea ice cream," Kuroo said, moving his gaze from Kenma to Iwaizumi.

"Oh," Iwaizumi said, "That's better."

"Iwa-chan likes green tea ice cream?" Oikawa asked cocking his head.

"Yeah," Iwaizumi answered, moving his hands around to try and pluck words from the air, "it's a desert that's not too sweet, it's perfect."