hello i would like to submit this very bad very short fic entitled āthe one where iwa-chan misses his friendsā
Iwazumi Hajime boredly trudged through the countless shelves of the video store, his hands trailing along the boxes of the movies as he sighed, dismissing one after the other.
Iwazumi wrinkled his nose at the next movie on the shelf, playing with the pink colored box. Too corny.
He put the box down to shove his hands into his pants pockets and continued to idly peruse the store. Iwazumi didnāt really know what heād expected out of this experience. Video stores were a relic of a bygone era, filled to the brim with cheesey, mortifying, simply awful movies. He hadnāt even known the store existed until his teammates had introduced him. Hanamakki and Matsukawa had dragged him, against his will, to the store, chatting excitedly about some movie involving sharks and a tornado. Heād sat through an hour and a half of that tripe, tolerating the bad acting, and even worse, Makki and Matsunās terribly loud, cackling laughter and horrific jokes. Iwazumi had vowed never again to go back to that horrid place, and never again to let his outrageous friends pick the movie (although, in all fairness, he knew of Makki and Matsunās affinity for simply terrible movies). Yet, here he was, browsing through the stacks. It was Christmas break, and his mom was somewhere in Tokyo on a business trip, leaving Iwazumi behind. His father had never been in the picture and his motherās parents werenāt around anymore, so heād had to stay behind alone. His friends had left weeks ago. Oikawa has gone off somewhere warm and tropical, and Makki and Matsun had gone to Hokkaido together for some unknown reason Iwazumi couldnāt quite figure out. Makki said something about some sort of treasure hunt, before being given a sharp look by Matsun, which silenced the other boy almost immediately. Iwazumi brushed off the weird attitude of his teammates, knowing theyād already cooked up a crazy scheme to carry out. Iwazumi had, of course, been invited by his friends to join each of them on their winter break excursions, but had declined all of them, mostly out of pride, although heād never admit it. Instead, he ignored the eyerolls of his three best friends, saying it didnāt really feel like Christmas if he wasnāt in Miyagi. His face twisted into something like a mild grimace.
It didnāt quite feel like Christmas anyway. he thought to himself.
He didnāt mean to end up here, really. Iwazumi wasnāt even quite sure how heād gotten here. Heād gone out for some takeout and then suddenly, heād ended up in the video store, as if his legs had carried him there of their own accord, his mind completely on autopilot. But here he was, on December 23, the day before Christmas Eve, at a video store he simply detested. He looked down at his shoes, scuffed and marked up from overuse, as he pondered this thought.
The day before Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve Eve? He frowned, closing his eyes to think as his head rose back up into normal position. He reached up to stroke his chin, wondering what people called the day directly preceding Christmas Eve. He tapped his chin with his forefinger. Eve is from the Christian Bible...and before her was...
āChristmas Adam.ā he announced, lifting his forefinger into the air, eyes still shut, unaware that heād just uttered his thought out loud.
A voice snapped Iwazumi out of his thoughts. Opening one eye, still in his ridiculous pose, Iwazumiās eye focused on the figure before him. He dropped his stance, eyes opening in surprise.
āChibi-chan.ā The shorter male stiffened, face reddening. Iwazumi failed to pay attention to the attitude of the other boy, caught up in being impressed with himself for recognizing the boy out of uniform.
āThatās not my name!ā he declared indignantly, hands balled into fists. Iwazumi shrugged, unbothered.
āSorry.ā he replied. The smaller boy was still staring daggers into Iwazumi, not appeased by his lazy apology. Iwazumi rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. āTo be honest, I donāt really know your name. Thatās just what Tooru calls you.ā The orange haired boy cocked his head to the side slightly, lifting a questioning eyebrow. āOikawa.ā Iwazumi corrected. A knowing look grew over the other boyās face as he nodded wisely.
āThe Great King.ā he said quietly, almost reverently, having snapped out of his desire to fight Iwazumi mere seconds after the impulse had been expressed. Iwazumi looked on, bemused by his sudden change in attitude. He could feel the corners of his mouth twitching upwards ever so slightly. Iwazumi always forgot just how good his best friend wasāand how much respect he seemed to command, even from his opponents. āUh, speaking of the Great King, where exactly is he?ā Iwazumi shrugged.
āThe hell am I supposed to know?ā he asked languidly. The middle blocker gave Iwazumi a quizzical look.
āWell you guys are kinda always together...ā the ginger ventured carefully. Iwazumi bristled. It was his turn to get defensive.
āNot always.ā Iwazumi grumbled. The Karasuno player shrugged, dropping the subject, and the two fell into silence.
āIām Hinata Shoyo, by the way.ā the tiny boy blurted out, breaking the silence and thrusting his hand forward.
āLooking for a movie, Hinata Shoyo?ā Iwazumi asked, although not particularly interested in the other boyās answer, more interested in having someone to talk to. He shook Hinataās hand briefly. This was the first person heād had a face-to-face conversation with in days. The preceding days had been followed with āthank youāsā and āexcuse meāsā said to several strangers, and a handful of texts between him and his friends, but no real conversation. Hinata shook his head quickly, enthusiastically relaying his response.
āThis store is close by my house. Iām just here to pick up some sweets.ā Hinata gestured to the bag in his hands. āTheyāre for my sister. Natsu-chanās favorite!ā he exclaimed, lifting a peace sign and sticking his tounge out of the corner of his mouth in a pose Iwazumi knew all two well. The boy in front of Iwazumi was now practically radiating happiness, despite having been so angry and defensive mere minutes ago. Iwazumiās bemused expression morphed into a sly smile as he bit back laughter.
Iwazumiās train of thought was suddenly interrupted when Hinataās expression changed into quiet curiosity when he looked down at the DVD box in his hand. āButāā Hinata continued, staring down at the movie he held, āthis movie does look really good.ā Iwazumi shuffled over to Hinata, curiously taking the movie from his hands. As he read the name on the case, Iwazumiās eyes began to water. Hinata, noticing this, widened his own eyes, disturbed at the sight of tears in the older aceās eyes.
āIwazumi-senpai? Are you okay?ā The other man bent down, face not visible to Hinata. His shoulders began to shake and Hinata began to panic.
āUwaaa Iām sorry, you must really not like that movie!ā Hinata apologized, flustered by the aceās sudden show of emotion. āI didnāt know it was a bad movie, it just looked really good and I was excited about seeing it and itās about my favorite animals and I think theyāre really cool how they go āsliceā when they move but thatās beside the point Iāll totally put it back if it upsets you Iām so sorry Iwazumi-senpai please donāt cryāā Hinata continued to ramble unintelligibly. Tears of sheer fear had started to prick in Hinataās own eyes. Heād heard tale of the aceās fearsome athletic ability and his notoriously short temper. Wide-eyed, he wondered if the rumors about Iwazumi having murdered someone just for looking at him a little funny were true. āIwazumi-senpai please donāt kill me.ā Hinata squeaked.
A loud, bellowing laughter filled the video store, causing many shoppers to look and interrupting Hinataās panicked blathering. Tears streamed down Iwazumiās face as he held his stomach from laughter, gasping for breath in between laughs. Hinataās worried expression soon shifted into a scowl.
āHey whatās so funny?ā he asked, gritting his teeth. Iwazumi merely slapped the shelf in response, unable to speak.
Iwazumi held on to the shelves for dear life, trying not to fall to the floor as his body was racked with laughter. Hinataās face began to heat up. He hated being made fun of, especially when he didnāt know what it was about.
āI really donāt understand.ā Hinata said flatly, sounding almost defeated as the volume and pitch of Iwazumiās laugh began to raise.
āChibi-chanāā Iwazumi cackled āplease tell meāthatās notāā Unable to finish his own sentence, Iwazumi wiped the tears from his face in an attempt to calm down, but instead, doubled over again when his eyes caught the movie cover again. Hinataās expression had morphed into a scowl, staring daggers at the taller boy.
āThis could not possibly be that funny.ā Hinata muttered, to no avail. Iwazumi finally managed to calm himself down enough to regain his powers of speech, snickering into his hand.
āPlease tell me thatās not Sharknado 2.ā Iwazumi said, voice cracking under the weight of his held back laughs. Hinata wrinkled his nose at the older boy as he devolved into laughter yet again, snatching the movie out of his hand.
āIt looks good.ā Hinata muttered. Iwazumiās laugh had started to subside, but his face still wore a broad grin as he blearily wiped his eyes. He placed a hand on Hinataās head, mussing his hair.
āYāknow, Iām really glad I ran into you today, Chibi-chan.ā Iwazumi said, smiling down at the middle blocker. āI havenāt laughed that hard in a while.ā Hinata frowned.
āIām still not quite sure what was so funny.ā he said flatly. Iwazumi shrugged, grin still intact.
āYou just remind me of someone is all. A few people, actually.ā Iwazumi replied. Removing his hand from Hinataās head, he turned to leave, casting a wave over his shoulder.
āDonāt be a stranger, Hinata Shoyo.ā he called out, leaving a very short, very confused boy rooted to the spot, not quite sure what heād done to win the favor of one Iwazumi Hajime. Iwazumi strode out of the store, smiling to himself.
It was starting to feel like Christmas after all.
Iām terribly sorry this is awful I just love him so much heās such a dork and he actually loves his friendsā antics.