See you on Mars

8

"Good morning sleeping beauty" Iwaizumi smirked like he always did
     "Good morningIwa Chan" Oikawa said
    "What were you dreaming about?"
    "Going to mars, I want to go to mars one day and make some alien friends." Oikawa answered daydreaming
    "Mars? You're weird." Iwaizumi stated
   "Oh throw me a bone here!" Oikawa whined. "Anyways, Christmas is in 25 days, are you excited?"
    "I couldn't care less"
   "What do you mean you couldn't care less?!"
    "What I mean is that it doesn't matter how far away Christmas is, we're gonna be stuck in here either way so there's really nothing we can do."
     "Well if anyone could figure out a way it's us because we're a team!"
    "That's so cheesy, and how do you plan to celebrate when we can't go anywhere, make anything, or buy any gifts?"
    "All you really need for a good gift is time and we have plenty of that coming our way" Iwaizumi thought of what he could get Oikawa but his brain drew a blank. Iwaizumi started coughing, unable to catch his breath. His hand was stained red and blood dripped through his fingers and onto the white sheet that was laying on top of him. He stared at his hand in concern but brushed it off since this wasn't unusual for the boys in the sanitaruim.
    Now that Oikawa really looked at him Iwaizumi had dark circles under his eyes which were heavier than before, and he had lost weight too. When they first met Iwaizumi was definitely more muscular and built then he was now, but he had been laying in that bed for months so it would've been impossible to keep his figure.

"Iwa Chan, we should get to class," Oikawa said looking at the sun. He was able to tell roughly what time it was by looking at where it was positioned.

   "Do you think it's possible that we'll be out by the holidays?" Iwaizumi asked walking out the door
    "Honestly, I don't think so. Maybe by Easter, wait Iwa Chan, do you know that one hill that is really popular for sledding? It's like pretty close to here actually It's probably less than a mile away"
   "Yeah, I think I know which one you're talking about, really pretty and white in the winter, and covered in flowers and cherry blossoms in the spring."
   "Yeah Yeah that one!" Oikawa smiled, "we should go there"
   "What? Are you crazy? What did I tell you don't get your hopes up-"
    "I mean tonight"
    "What-"
    "Let's go there tonight, just you and me. After class I have my check up, we'll sneak out after that"
     "We'll get in trouble though"
     "So what, you said it yourself, we're gonna die here anyways so might as well have a little fun before it happens"
     "Is this you giving up?"
     "No, I'm not giving up, I'm not an idiot you know. I know that the chances of both us making it out of here is slim and that's not me giving up that's just a fact. I just wanna have some fun y'know."
    "Mm, fine, we can go, but don't mix things up. I'm in charge, you listen to me. If anything goes wrong and I say to leave you listen to me. "
    "Yeah ok"
    "Come on guys we have to leave for class" Mattsun said walking out the door. 
    "You ready?" Oikawa asked behind Iwaizumi's desk. Class was finally over and they were going to execute their plan.
    "Yeah, I came up with a plan, here I wrote it down for you" Iwaizumi said, handing Oikawa a piece of yellow lined paper. "read it over once we get to our room"
    " 'kay" Oikawa nodded before leaving the classroom. He walked down the hallway into a room with a scale and some other medical equipment where he sat on a blue chair. His check up went on like usual but instead of going back to his room he went to the bathroom near the lobby.
    Oikawa walked into the bathroom and knocked on the handicap stall door. The door opened and Iwaizumi was there with clothes for him and Oikawa. Oikawa walked into the stall and closed the door behind them.
     "Where did you get these?"
     "After the nurse washed our clothes she left them in this bag under my bed. I only took our clothes and left the rest under there. Now hurry up and get dressed" Iwaizumi said, throwing Oikawa the clothes he came in, which happened to be sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Oikawa turned around and got changed before handing his hospital gown to Iwaizumi to be put back in the bag.
    "Iwa Chan, is that all you have?" Oikawa asked, noticing Iwaizumi was only wearing a white shirt and jeans.
    "It's too late to back out now, plus I'll be fine. A little snow never hurt anyone"
    "It's snowing?! Please Iwa Chan, you'll get sick, I don't think it's a good idea."
    "I'm already sick, I don't care what's the worst that happens? Come on I planned this much we should go now."
   "Are you sure?"
   "Yeah, now let's go," Iwaizumi said, walking out of the stall with Oikawa following in pursuit. They exited the bathroom and peered through the glass doors that let them see the lobby. There was no one in the room so they ran out and the cold harsh winter air stinged their faces. A shiver ran down Oikawa's spine as Iwaizumi got goosebumps but he ignored them.
    Oikawa stared wide eyed at the snow that laid on the ground and the lights that lit up buildings nearby.
     "You ready to go?" Iwaizumi asked
      "Yeah, but it's not too late to turn back, are you sure that you want to do this in just a tee shirt."
      "Just trust me for once Shittykawa, I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't want to or if I thought something bad would happen. It's still a stupid idea though"
    "Why would you say all that nice stuff if you're just gonna tear me down?!"Oikawa whined
     "Stop whining and let's go" Iwaizumi said, he turned left and started walking with a bit of jog trying to combat the cold weather. Oikawa was able to keep up in pace as they neared the hill. They slowed and Oikawa's eyes gleamed like a child on christmas morning as he started running up the hill through the snow.
    Oikawa stopped at the top and stared at everything around him, the leafless trees, the snow that laid a white cover on the ground, the hospital building he had gotten to know so well, and the boy next to him that he had fallen in love with.
   He stared at Iwaizumi who was now next to him taking in the view of the hospital.
   "It looks so small from here" Oikawa said, the hill was  about two stories tall and about 1000 square feet, but at that moment it felt like so much more. It felt like freedom and like hope standing at the top of that hill.
   "Iwa chan" Oikawa took a deep breath. He looked down and noticed his hands were shaking, "Would you even want to make it out of here with me?" The setter noticed his warm tears rolling down his face, immediately being frozen by the cold winter air
   "Oikawa, why would you ever think that?" Iwaizumi asked as he came to the realization how little Oikawa felt about himself. Oikawa turned away and his cheeks were stained with tears. Iwaizumi moved closer to Oikawa and grabbed his cold clammy hands.
  Oikawa stared at Iwaizumi and more tears spilled out of his eyes. Iwaizumi hated seeing Oikawa cry but was unsure of what to say, "Tooru, I'm bad at putting my feelings into words, but I hear actions speak louder anyway" Iwaizumi let go of Oikawa's hand and used his thumb to wipe away the tears from his eyes. The ace inched his face closer before laying a gentle kiss onto Oikawa's lips. He parted only after a second and Oikawa clung onto Iwaizumis chest and hugged him.
    "Oikawa" Iwaizumi pushed the pretty boy back so he could see his face. He took in Oikawa's looks and softly smiled to himself. "I wouldn't want to leave with anyone else. You might not realize how amazing you are, but you were able to single handedly restore my broken spirit. Before you came I was just waiting to die, I had nothing waiting for me, but now thanks to you I have a reason to live. I forgot how to love..... but you reminded me, so thank you"

     "Iwa Chan, you were the first person I could be myself around. I never felt the need to put up a fake face with you. So thanks for that, you don't give yourself enough credit though, you taught me how to love myself and you at the same time"
    "Oikawa I love you, when we get out of here let's go somewhere far away. Actually let's go to Mars, just the two of us" Iwaizumi smiled
    "Yeah, I'd like that" Oikawa giggled.