The Summer Side of Volleyball (On Hiatus)

Ch. 5 ~ Lies

3rd POV

"Holy shit..."

He rolls his sweatshirt up to his neck revealing deep big bruises on the sides of his body, along with a few on his chest. Iwa's eyes widen as he slowly runs his hand across the damaged skin. "Tōru..."

"It's not as bad as it looks, trust me." Iwaizumi sighs and looks up at Oikawa who is giving him a smile, eye glossy.

"What happened? Because this is way worse than just getting into a little trouble with a few guys at the store?"

"I all-"

"I know that's what you said ok. But..." Iwaizumi sighs. "Look you don't have to tell me what happened. You can say you don't want to talk about it. I'll accept that. I just don't want you to lie to me anymore, ok? So..." Oikawa takes a deep breath, biting his lip. He reaches out and takes one of Iwa's hands in his own, squeezing it lightly.

"I already told you what happened." He says lightly, wearing a small smile. Iwaizumi sighs, knowing he is still lying but doesn't want to push him. He's clearly not ready so he'll leave it. Still, the fact that Oikawa is lying straight to his face still hurts.

"Ok...alright." He nods and brings Oikawa's hand to his lips, lightly pressing them against his skin. Oikawa hums and smiles. A real smile this time.

"Now, come here. You owe me kisses." Oikawa does a small grabby motion with his free hand and pouts. Iwa chuckles at his childish behavior but doesn't waste time leaning back over him and connecting their lips in a strong passionate kiss, sweeping Iwa's mind away from his worry and pain.

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"Come on Shittykawa, we gotta go!" Oikawa comes out of the bathroom wearing a glare.

"You have no right to call me that right now." Iwa sighs.

"Look I'm sorry ok. But it's not that noticeable. Your shirt covers it."

"If my shirt moves slightly it will show." Iwa frowns and sighs again before walking up to his boyfriend and wrapping his arms around the boy's waist. He kisses his cheek and squeezes him.

"I'm sorry ok. I'll be careful next time. I promise." Oikawa tries to keep his anger but can't due to how sweet and cute Iwa is being. He sighs and gives in, wrapping his arms around Iwa's neck and burying his head in his shoulder.

"Fine I forgive you. But you can't use any of your mean nicknames the whole practice." Iwaizumi sighs and hesitates before agreeing.

"Fine..." Oikawa breaks the hug wearing a big smile.

"Yay!" He cheers and his shirt moves slightly, revealing the mark that was lightened by makeup. Iwaizumi fixes his shirt and gives Oikawa an apologetic smile before they grab their volleyball bags and head out of their room.

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There is a big gym, right next to the beach that's also about a mile from three hotels. The perfect place for a training camp. Almost as if it was made for it.

The teams all gather on their own courts. They have the entire gym to themselves since all the schools participating pulled money together to rent it out for the whole two weeks. Some schools contributed a little more than others.

Along with Karasuno, Nekoma, Aoba Johsai, and Fukurōdani, a fifth school joins them from a separate hotel. Shiratorizawa. Most everyone is excited to get to practice with the super Ace himself, Ushijima. Some are more excited than others. Shiratorizawa gets there last and greets everyone.

"Hello Oikawa." Ushijima greets him while Oikawa scowls.

"Well if it isn't the miracle boy." He says harshly before getting elbowed in the side by Iwaizumi to remind him he promised coach he would play nice. Oikawa winces more than he should, both forgetting about his bruises. They don't acknowledge it since Ushijima is there. "I look forward to playing with you." He says wearing a clearly fake smile.

"As do I." Ushijima bows and leaves the two alone, letting Oikawa breathe out a painful sigh.

"Shit sorry are you ok. I totally forgot." Iwaizumi subtly places a hand on his shoulder as Oikawa nods.

"Yeah I'm fine. I forgot to so, don't worry." They share a sweet smile before heading over to their team as "friends."

As practice begins a group of girls, the same girls Iwaizumi saw earlier at the hotel, show up. Heading up to sit above the gym. They giggle and gaze at all of the boys.

Practice is simple today since they don't have the whole day and had an early morning and long drive. They do cardio and strength drills as a whole before splitting off as teams, each getting a net to practice serves and receives.

A few more girls have joined the group and all eyes on Oikawa as he gets ready to practice his killer serve which is impressive, to say the least. Oikawa takes a deep breath, ready to ignore any pain he'll feel before throwing the ball into the air. He runs forward, jumps, and slam! Within seconds the ball has hit the other side of the gym. The girls all squeal and cheer gaining Oikawa's attention. He turns to them and smiles like he did at the hotel before turning to Iwa with a wink. Iwaizumi rolls his eyes, hating the tightness in his heart as the girls ogle his boyfriend.

When it's his turn to practice a serve Oikawa is on the other side to receive. The girls start whispering about his stance and how hot he is. Their words loud enough to reach Iwaizumi's ears. He grits his teeth and goes to serve. Though in his state of jealousy and anger he adds too much power to the ball, sending it powerfully out of bounds. Shocking his entire team since that rarely happens. Oikawa whistles, impressed and slightly intimidated with the power he just used.

That's how all of practice goes. The jealousy and anger making every spike, and serve, shot with too much power. His mind is clouded as he resists the urge to claim Oikawa right there and then. But he made a promise. A promise he can't break. No matter what.

"Alright everyone, gather around." Their coach calls them over, as do the rest of the coaches. "Good job today. It's about 4 right now so you guys have 2 hours until dinner. We met at the restaurant as a team. They reserved an area for us to share with Fukurōdani but there will still be others there so be on your best behavior. There are showers here as well as a lounge so you're free until dinner." They all bow and thank their coach as well as the other teams before most of them head to the locker room to shower. Iwaizumi sighs, really ready to get out of there as the girls compliment Oikawa's performance.

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A handful of people decide to hang out in the lounge, chatting with people from other schools like Bokuto and Akaashi who stayed back, chatting with people like Hinata and Suga as well as a few other people.

In the locker room, Kenma yawns, practically falling asleep against the wall as he waits for Kuroo to finish. He doesn't even have the energy to play a game on his phone which says something about the level of exhaustion he's feeling. He lets his eyes fall shut for a second before feeling a tall presence approach him. "Hey, sorry that took a while."

"It's fine." He mumbles, eyes still closed.

"Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, just tired."

"ok well do you wanna head back to the room then? You can take a nap until dinner." Kenma looks up at him surprised.

"Don't you want to stay and catch up with Bokuto?" Kuroo smiles and starts to walk out of the locker room and to the doors, bag hanging over his shoulder.

"Nah, I can talk to him later." Kenma wants to protest more but can't find the energy too. Instead, he just follows close behind Kuroo, dragging his bag on the ground. Kuroo chuckles and picks it up, carrying it for him as they head towards their hotel.
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Yay another chapter! Sorry this took so long. Hope y'all are likening the drama with Oikawa and Iwaizumi. Don't worry though, a lot more drama with the other ships is on its way so stay tuned.

And Happy New Year everyone!

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