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it was the end of the day. the bell had rung a couple minutes ago, and you were in your locker packing up for the day.

you heard girls whispering along the hall, and then a hand slammed on the locker next to you. you didn't react, you just kept packing your things in your backpack.

you heard a scoff come from behind you and then another slam on the locker. when you didn't react, you heard a quiet whine.

"why aren't you getting all flustered? all the girls would be freaking out if i did this to them."

oikawa took his hand off the locker and stood close to you.

you still didn't look at him. "then go do it to the other girls."

he huffed. "but they're not you."

you turned to look at him before closing your locker. "not my problem."

with that, you walked off, finally able to go home.

oikawa ran up to your side and walked with you. he didn't say anything even though he wanted to.

when you both walked out of the entrance of the school, you turned the opposite way than he was supposed to go. he watched you walk down the street by yourself for a few seconds before he made his way over to you.

you groaned. "you're following me now?"

he kept up with your steps and hummed. "it's dangerous for a girl to walk alone, especially at night."

'yeah, you're the danger.' you thought in your head.

"it's not night."

"doesn't matter, it's still dangerous. i'm just being a gentleman, and this is how you treat me." he scoffed and shook his head. "i don't even know why i keep trying."

you chuckled. "you can say that again."

this time, he glared at you, but he didn't respond. he stayed next to you, pretending to be on the lookout for potential danger.

a convenience store was up ahead and he decided to drag you with him.

he took your hand in his and pulled you towards the store, walking in the entrance. you groaned, but let him drag you around the place.

"what do you need from here?" you asked, genuinely curious.

"you." he wiggled his brows with a smirk.

you froze as he looked around the snack aisle. he noticed the silence coming from you, and that familiar smirk appeared on his lips.

"surprised?" he asked smugly.

you shoved his chest and rolled your eyes, moving away from him.

"disgusted."

he hummed, but he could see the flustered look on your face. you were terrible at hiding it.

when he finally figured out what snack he wanted, his hand wrapped around yours. he held his snack and then pulled you along into another aisle. his eyes searched through all the candy till they landed on the ones he was looking for.

your favorite.

he picked them up with his free hand and pulled you to the counter. he took his wallet out and paid the cashier before pulling you out of the store.

he held the bag in one hand, still holding yours in the other. he was actually surprised you were still holding his hand.

when you got to your place, he waited till you unlocked your door. just as you were about to go in, he stopped you.

"hey, here." he held out the small package of your favorite candy.

you looked at the candy before meeting his eyes. "uh, thanks. i thought you bought these for you."

oikawa shook his head. "nope, i knew you liked them."

"how?" you asked, opening the package and taking a piece out.

"because im oh so in love with you. the power of love, am i right?" he says dramatically. he pressed the back of his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes.

you giggled. it was an accident, but it caught his attention. he opened his eyes and stared at you with shock.

"did you just?"

you shook your head quickly, running inside. "no, good night!"

you closed the door in his face, but he didn't even care.

you laughed and even bid him a good night. it wasn't even nighttime yet, but a win is a win.

oikawa was trying to get to you down the hall. the day had ended and he wanted to walk you home again. he had approximately a minute before you left your locker and walked home, but there were so many girls circling around him.

he tried to be nice and tell them that he was busy, but they just weren't llistening. so many wanted a picture. his eyes kept flickering to you. now he had thirty seconds.

he saw you zip your bag closed and close your locker. you glanced around the hall and noticed him caught up with all the girls. you shook your head before turning away and walking out.

at this point, he didn't even care anymore. he pushed his way through the sea of girls and ran to catch up with you.

you seemed to notice because you started walking faster. were you teasing him?

he scoffed and ran full speed at you.

you started running, squealing when you heard him laugh.

"stranger danger!" you yelled, laughing softly. people shot glances at the two of you, but they could tell it was friendly banter...well, you hoped they did.

an arm wrapped around your waist, causing you to stop. you laughed breathlessly, throwing your head back against oikawa's shoulder. he laughed with you, but it was more panting than laughing.

"you thought you could outrun me hm?"

you laughed softly, finally catching your breath. you pulled away from him and turned around.

"i almost did."

he rolled his eyes. "you're really slow."

"i'm not!"

"mhm." he started walking the way to your house. you had no choice but to follow him.

the walk was quiet at first. both of you were trying to calm down after running as fast as you could. once you passed the convenience store, oikawa spoke up.

"did you eat the candies i got you?"

you hummed. "yeah, they were good."

"no wonder you're so sweet."

you smacked his arm, rolling your eyes.

he held the spot you smacked him and pouted.

"why do you hate me? im just little ole oikawa tooru."

"you're annoying."

oikawa gasped dramatically. "i'm not annoying! this is the real me!"

you shook your head. "then i feel bad for your future wife."

he smirked and stopped walking. he took your hand in his and sighed dreamily. "but you're my future wife."

you pretended to gag, pulling your hand away from him. "gross."

you started to walk away from him as he laughed at you, rushing to be by your side again.

"you can't deny your love for me forever!"

you had the most stressful day of your life today. test after test and teachers that wouldn't leave you alone. you were just ready to go home and take a well needed nap.

you were in your locker, gathering the pages of notes that you stuffed in your locker during passing hours after a particularly hard class.

you heard footsteps stop behind you, and you knew what was coming. you decided to stop him before he could even get a word out.

"not today, oikawa." you mumbled. you knew he froze at your words. he could tell by the tone of your voice that you weren't having a good day.

he stepped beside you and tilted your chin up so he could see you better.

"you're tired." he whispered, pushing a strand of hair behind your ear. "did you have a hard day?"

you nodded, pulling away from him and zipping your backpack up. "there were so many tests and the teachers wouldn't leave me alone."

he frowned at your words. he took your backpack in his hand and closed your locker for you. "come on."

he grabbed your hand and pulled you out of the hallway.

"no, i wanna go home." you whined softly. he just kept pulling you.

"oikawa." you said in a serious voice, but he ignored you.

you sighed. "tooru."

he froze. you never called him by his name like that. never. he wanted to hear it again, but he could tell you were serious.

he turned to look at you. "yeah?"

he could see the tired look in your eyes. he just wanted to make you feel better, but he realized maybe you did need to go home and rest.

"i just wanna go home."

he nodded and turned the other way, leading you home.

his hand held yours tightly as he walked you home. he was lost in his head.

you called him tooru. it was his first time hearing his name come out of your mouth, and he loved the sound if it. it sounded so personal, so sweet. he just wanted to hear it again.

"so what did you call me?"

you looked at him with a glare. "oikawa."

he shook his head. "after that."

you sighed. "nothing."

he squinted his eyes at you. a smiled started to appear on his lips, and you started to wish you had never called him tooru.

"so are we like best buddies now or what?"

"shut up."

the days passed in a blur. everything was the same, girls still circled oikawa, he still flirted with you, and teachers were annoying.

as the days passed you started to notice a certain skip in your heart when oikawa came around. even if he wasn't around, your thoughts always lead you straight to him.

it was weird at first, you didn't understand why you were feeling the way you did, but then once you started thinking about it, you realized.

even though he was flirty and really weird, he also showed a lot of genuine care. the day you had a bad day and you were tired, he wanted to help cheer you up. he also would never let you walk home alone, and that meant more than he thought.

he was talking your ear off, rambling about volleyball practice and the next game. you were listening, sort of, you were mostly in your head, trying to figure out your feelings.

oikawa was sweet, a little annoying, but mostly sweet. you never paid as much attention as you did to him now. it was kind of weird that now he was catching your attention, but you didn't mind.

"and then he yelled at me because i set the ball too high, can you believe that?" he scoffed, but when he looked at you he noticed you weren't listening.

he nudged your shoulder with his. "did you hear me?"

you just hummed.

he turned towards you and grabbed your wrist gently. "hey, are you okay? you seem a little out of it."

you snapped out of your thoughts and looked at him. he genuinely looked concerned.

"why do you keep saying pick up lines to me?"

oikawa froze for a few seconds. he didn't know what to say.

"um, it's the only way i can share my feelings with you." he said, scratching his nape awkwardly.

you let out a stunned chuckled. "what?"

he sighed softly. "i really like you, but im not good at the emotional stuff, so i thought i could make it fun."

you stared at him with shock for a few seconds. oikawa liked you. oikawa tooru liked you.

"say something." he whispered. his cheeks were flushed pink as he waited for your response.

"what do i say?"

he rolled his eyes. "you tell me you've been in love with me for ages and this is a dream come true."

you laughed. it was a genuine laugh, different than what you normally gave him. oikawa thought it was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard.

"fine, i think i might have developed feelings for you."

"might?"

you nodded. "im still trying to figure them out."

oikawa smiled, wrapping an arm around your shoulder. "can i help you then?"

you chuckled softly, looking up at him. "mhm."

"great, im gonna make you fall in love with me till you can't get enough."

and fall in love, you did.