See you on Mars

9

           "He's awake" A nurse rejoiced. Oikawa shot up from the blue chair he was sitting in and grabbed onto the side of the hospital bed, only to be quickly pushed back by a nurse.
       "You have to stay on that chair for the time being" A different nurse said. Oikawa stood behind the nurse he was taller than and watched Iwaizumi slowly sit up in the bed. He looked around then all of the sudden his eyes widened. He waved his hand in front of his face as a look of worry grew on his face.
      "Is everything alright?" The first nurse asked
      "W- Where am I?" Iwaizumi asked, he looked over towards Oikawa and stared at him. Oikawa was confused and waved neverosly at Iwaizumi who seemed to have no reaction.
      "You're in the ER" The second nurse answered
      "Oh, where's Oikawa? Is he OK?" Iwaizumi asked, causing Oikawa and the other nurses to be even more confused.
      "Iwa Chan, you're looking right at me" Oikawa said slowly trying to make sense of everything.
      "My eyes are open?" Hajimine asked in disbelief
      "Huh? Yeah your eyes are open super wide, you're looking straight at a window too" Oikawa answered just as confused.
      "I can't see," Iwaizumi said, immediately being surrounded by nurses. A nurse held his eyes open and took a light to see if his eyes would follow.
     "I'm going to need you to leave the room" The second nurse told Oikawa. He left the room and waited next to the door for what felt like forever. Oikawa paced back and forth attempting to peak through the window. He wanted to know what was wrong and if Iwaizumi would be alright. He wanted to wash the guilt away, he just wanted Iwaizumi to be ok, he just wanted him to be around forever. Oikawa had butterflies in his stomach as the first nurse came out of the room.
     "Oikawa" The nurse started "About Iwaizumi,"
      "What is it?! Is he OK?! Don't tell me he lost his memory, What will I do?! What if he doesn't like me anymore" Oikawa stressed
     "I understand that you are concerned with your friend but I'm going to need you to let me finish. We ran some tests and it seems that Iwaizumi has gone blind" Oikawa's eyes widened in shock as tears pinged his eyes. He held back his tears and made sure he heard the nurse correctly.
    "Blind?"
    "Yes, you're lucky it wasn't worse. You can go in there to visit him now, but I will have a nurse present since you two can not be trusted." Oikawa nodded and walked into the room where Iwaizumi was staying. He sat on a bed propped up with pillows and had bandages covering his eyes. Oikawa's heart stung as he wished for the wave of guilt to be washed away.
   "Iwa Chan," Oikawa said, unsure of himself. Iwaizumi's face lit up and he attempted to find where Oikawa's voice was coming from. Oikawa grabbed Iwaizumi's hands so Iwaizumi was faced in his direction. "So, do you remember what happened?"
    "The last thing I remember is us saying we wanna go to Mars together. What happened after that?" Iwaizumi asked and Oikawa began to tell the story.
    "Well after we said we'd go to Argentina together, you began coughing really hard. Your face even started turning blue. Then you started to cough up blood all over the snow and all over yourself before you fell limp. I picked you up, the best I could and ran to the hospital through the snow. I ran through the lobby and the receptionist saw you and they took you into the E.R. and were luckily able to stabilize your breathing. You were asleep for three whole days! I thought you would die!" Oikawa said, staring at the boy who was now hooked up to all machines and blind because of what he did.
     "Oikawa" Iwaizumi started "This isn't your fault"
     "how did you know-"
    "You think just because I can't see I can't know what you're feeling? I don't need stupid words or sight. Hell you could take away all of our senses because our connection goes beyond that level. I don't need to see you to know what you think" Oikawa looked down and saw his hands were trembling and Iwaizumi was holding them steady.
    "I'm sorry"
     "Shut the hell up! You think that this is just your fault?! We're both to blame, it could be you here just like me! So stop blaming just yourself because we both know that you clearly didn't want this to happen. Please Oikawa, forgive yourself, for me"
     "Iwa Chan I-"
     "Oikawa, yes, I still love you stop worrying it's only been three days"
      "How the hell are you reading my mind you weirdo" To that Iwaizumi only chuckled and looked out the window at the snow slowly making its way towards the ground. "No seriously though how are you doing that?! You're like that creepy number five from shiratorizawa"
     "Are you talking about Tendo?" Iwaizumi asked, Tendo had made quite a name for himself being able to geuss block almost every spike he hit, yet so had Oikawa being able to conduct a team so effortlessly.
    "There's only 21 days until Christmas" Oikawa beamed in an attempt to lighten up the mood. "Of course if it wasn't hard before it's going to be even harder now to get you a gift since you can't see it."
    "We're still doing the gift exchange thingy?" Iwaizumi whined. It's not like he didn't want to get the setter something, it's just that he wasn't sure what to get him.
    "Of course we are" Oikawa smiled, deep down he knew that whatever he gets Iwaizumi could be his last memory of him.
    "Oikawa, I hate to intrude but looking at the time I think you should head back to your room so you can be up for class tomorrow,  I'd be happy to bring you back afterwards though" The nurse said. Oikawa didn't put up a fight, beat from worrying all day he slowly walked back to his room. He walked through the door and captured the attention of everybody in the room but he just laid in bed letting his thoughts wash over him.