Number 19 of the winter prompts with rare pairs of your choice both as the mistletoe misfits and their âvictimsâ thank you!
So this is... yeah. Better late than never and all that I suppose.Â
5+1 - Five times Iwaizumi & Tsukishima got other people under the mistletoe and one time they were caught under it
ONE
Hajime freezes when he hears the distinct sound of someone pointedly clearing their throat behind him. Â Unfortunately freezing makes him go a little bit wobbly â he feels it reflects more on the condition of the step stool he found in the supply closet than it does himself thank you for asking â and he barely manages to stick the pushpin into the ceiling before he half steps half topples off the stool and slowly turns around. Â Tsukishima is standing in the doorway with his arms crossed, wearing an unimpressed look on his face and a sweater that reminds Hajime a little bit of the kind of ridiculous things that Oikawa always manages to find around the holidays.
âIâm the mature, responsible one,â Hajime says before Tsukishima can even open his mouth. Â âNo one will believe you if you try to rat me out.â
âSawamura would,â Tsukishima counters. Â âHe trusts me.â
âHeâs too busy trying to keep Tanaka from convincing Hinata to dye his hair purple to really pay attention right now.â
Tsukishima raises an eyebrow. Â âGee. Â I wonder who put that idea in Tanakaâs head.â
Hajime shrugs.
âDo you think this is too obvious of a place to leave the mistletoe,â he says instead of admitting to anything. Â âOr not obvious enough?â
Tsukishima glances up and then past Hajime into the next room.
âDepends on who youâre trying to catch with it.â
âWhoever I can.â
Tsukishima nods, gesturing for Hajime to move out of the way. Â âHey Kuroo,â he calls into the next room. Â âCâmere a sec.â Â He grins at Hajime. Â âPick a person.â
Hajime spins around and gestures frantically at the first person he makes eye contact with. Â Nishinoya hurries over and nearly collides with Kuroo in the doorway, clearly too worried about the way Hajime had been waving him over to pay attention to what was going on around him.
Kuroo and Nishinoya laugh and start going through the motions of waving each other through the doorway when Tsukishima clears his throat. Â He smiles sweetly when they look at him and points to the mistletoe hanging above their heads.
âSeriously, Tsukki?â Â Tsukishima scowls at Kuroo but keeps pointing at the mistletoe.
Nishinoya looks up and laughs, cheeks flushing. Â Kuroo rolls his eyes at Tsukishima but leans down and gives Nishinoya a kiss that, from Hajimeâs perspective, Nishinoya seems to enjoy quite a bit despite how innocent it is.
Kuroo straightens up and rolls his eyes one more time before wandering back to whatever he was doing before Tsukishima called him over. Â Nishinoya watches him go, cheeks flushed and eyes glittering.
TWO
The suspicious look Kenma gives him from the armchair as he tucks his phone under his leg would probably make a lesser man falter. Â But Keiâs known Kenma for over a decade and has worked with him in the IT department for the last three years. Â So heâs been on the receiving end of more than his fair share of suspicious looks from Kenma.
âWhatever youâre planning the answer is no.â
Kei huffs softly and gives Kenma an offended look.
âI am not planning anything.â
âPlease. Â Iâve seen you talking to Hajime. Â Iâm not an idiot.â
Kei shrugs. Â âAt least you donât automatically assume heâs innocent and Iâm the bad influence.â
âIâve been the lead IT person for four years. Â Iâve worked with Hajime for five. Â Trust me. Â I know heâs no more innocent than you.â
âI would say that hurts.â Â Kei glances over his shoulder at the burst of noise and laughter that pops up from the kitchen. Â âBut your words havenât hurt me since we were twelve and you called me a lanky broccoli flavored popsicle. Â Whatever that meant.â
âIt meant you were as appealing as a broccoli flavored popsicle.â
âSo Iâm an acquired taste.â Â Kenma nods. Â âI can deal with that.â Â Kenma rolls his eyes and reaches for his phone, conversation ended in his mind, and Kei steps back. Â âLet it be known I was gonna warn you.â
Kenma frowns at him and then his lap is full of flailing arms and a solid body. Â Kei glances at the doorway that Hajime is peeking out from, looking surprisingly innocent considering he had just shoved Futakuchi hard enough to topple him into Kenmaâs lap.
Futakuchi finally manages to get a grip on the arms of the chair and goes to lever himself up when Kei clears his throat and points up.
âI will plant a virus so good it will take you years to recover from it.â
âJust kiss him already.â
Kenma gives Kei a rather rude gesture but he pulls Futakuchi in for a kiss that the other man melts into.
THREE
Satori had seen the mistletoe hanging above the fridge. Â Hell he had watched Iwaizumi climb onto the counter to stick it to the ceiling; he had been pretty impressed that Iwaizumi hadnât fallen flat on his face considering how drunk he appeared to be. Â Itâs not like any of them are all that sober at this point so itâs not like heâs judging the man at all. Â In fact heâs counting on the fact that none of them are all that sober because then theyâre more willing to go along with his shenanigans.
Though some of them would be willing anyway. Â Theyâre just that awesome of coworkers and friends.
âAre you the guard here or something?â Â Satori grins and gives Wakatoshi a wink.
âOr something.â
âYou planned the mistletoe didnât you?â
âMore like Iâm taking advantage of something that was here when I arrived. Â Using the territory to my advantage. Â You want in the fridge?â
Wakatoshi smiles a little and leans down to kiss Satoriâs cheek.
âYes, please.â
Like he said. Â Heâs taking advantage of the territory. Â He gets a kiss on the forehead from Sawamura. Â A kiss on his hand from Kuroo. Â Three kisses from Noya in about five minutes because he kept coming back in for more shots. Â Kenma stares him down until he opts to step out of the way â the last time he pissed Kenma off he hadnât been able to log into any network in their five building company for almost a month. and despite what some people think heâs not completely stupid.
Just a little reckless sometimes.
âHave you seriously just been standing in front of this fridge all night?â Â He glances up at Tanakaâs voice and grins at him. Â Recklessness often pays off. Â Which is why he does it.
âI have been.â
âYou know most people come to a party to socialize.â
âBasically every single person who has come to this party has come into this kitchen. Â I am socializing.â
âBy blocking the fridge?â
âBy blocking the fridge.â
Tanaka glances around the kitchen and sighs. Â âAnd if someone wants into the fridge because thatâs where their drinks are?â
Satori grins even wider and tilts his head before he flicks his pointer finger up and gestures towards the ceiling.
âOne kiss to get into the fridge. Â Thatâs the fee.â
âHave you seriously been waiting here all night and just kissing anyone and everyone who comes along?â
âI mean. More or less. Â I donât necessarily mind kissing any of them but I will admit that I have been hoping for one particular person to come along more than the others and I havenât kissed them yet.â
Tanaka raises his brows and eyes Satori. Â âOh? Â And who would that be?â
Satori crooks his finger at Tanaka. Â âCâmere and give me a kiss and Iâll tell you.â
Heâs only been wanting to kiss Tanaka for about two years now and the moment their lips meet he knows that itâs been worth the wait. Â Every moment of the last two years has been worth it.
âTanaka whatâs taking so long to get myââ Â He has no idea how long theyâve been kissing when Tsukishima comes into the kitchen. Â âSeriously. Â Seriously?â Â Tsukishima sighs and mutters something but Satori is too busy making up for two years of not kissing Tanaka senseless every chance he got to really listen.
FOUR
âItâs kind of hard to watch,â Hajime says as he sits on the couch next to Suga and grimaces.
âYeah. Â Theyâve been like this since high school.â
âThat long?â
âThat long.â
âDamn. Â And I thought Oikawa and Makki were bad.â
Suga snickers. Â âOh they were. Â These two are almost worse somehow.â
Hajime tilts his head as he watches the two men across the room. Â âItâs impressive in a frightening way.â
âIt really is.â
They watch the other men in companionable silence as the men laugh and talk, heads tilted together gently.
âI canât do this anymore,â Tsukishima says and Hajime looks up in surprise. Â He swears Tsukishima hadnât been there just a second ago. Â But now heâs perched on the arm of the arm of the couch next to Hajime. Â âPut us out of our misery, Suga. Â Please.â
Tsukishima hands Suga something. Â Hajime canât see what it is but it makes Sugaâs eyes light up and he gives them both a wild grin before shooting off the couch and hurrying across the room. Â Hajime figures Tsukishima will get up and take Sugaâs seat but he just stays there perched next to Hajime as Suga grabs Mattsunâs attention and starts whispering to him. Â The way Mattsun smiles makes Hajime wonder for a brief moment what kind of chaos Tsukishima just unleashed.
Then Suga is clambering onto Mattsunâs back and Mattsun is striding over so Suga can dangle the mistletoe in his hand over his unsuspecting victims.
âDaichi,â Suga calls out. Â âChikara. Â I love you both and I know you both very well. Â So just trust me when I say just kiss already.â
Daichiâs cheeks flush and Ennoshita looks ready to kill Suga but the entire living room starts to chant for them to kiss and Ennoshita shrugs and pulls Daichi into a deep kiss that has the whole room bursting out in cheers and whistles.
âSo,â Hajime says. Â âWhoâs next?â
FIVE
He will deny it to his dying day but Kei actually does kind of have a soft spot in that dark pit he calls a heart for a certain overly enthusiastic ball of sunshine and happiness. Â He doesnât want to date Hinata but he does like to make the little shit happy when he can. Â It usually doesnât take much. Â A cute cat meme or a meat bun left on his desk here. Â The absolute destruction of an opposing company whose CEO thought Hinata was an easy target there. Â Little things.
The look Iwaizumi gives him when he suggests giving Ushijima the mistletoe with a little bit of instruction is highly uncalled for. Â Itâs far too soft and fond and it makes it look like Iwaizumi thinks Kei is sweet or something.
âDo you want to do this or not?â Â Iwaizumi snorts at Kei, which is also uncalled for. Â âLook just give him the mistletoe and leave Hinata to me. Â And stop looking at me like that.â
âLike what?â
âLike Iâm some puppy who just learned a new trick or something.â
âWhatever,â Iwaizumi says as he grabs the mistletoe from Kei. Â âJust get him to us in a couple minutes. Â Iâll make sure no one else is there.â
He watches Iwaizumi wander out of the room and takes a moment to brace himself. Â No matter how long heâs known Hinata he needs to prepare himself to interact with the guy. Â Thereâs just so much energy there. Â Itâs a lot to take in.
After he gathers himself he heads for the front porch. Â Heâs pretty sure he saw Hinata head outside a few minutes ago.
âHey,â he says as he leans against the railing next to Hinata. Â âHowâs it going?â
âNot too bad.â Â Hinata chuckles. Â âYouâve been busy tonight.â
âDidnât know you were keeping tabs on me.â
âWell when half our coworkers are suddenly making out it tends to draw some attention. Â Especially since before this party all of one couple was already a couple.â
âThatâs fair.â Â Kei bumps their shoulders together. Â âYou wanna make another couple happen tonight?â
Hinata peers at him curiously. Â âWho?â
âYou and the tall wall of muscle you drool over during your lunch breaks.â
Hinata perks up. Â âI like the sound of that. Â But do you think he does?â
âIwaizumi is talking to him now. Â From what Iâve seen while youâve been drooling itâs a safe bet that he does too.â Â He pushes away from the porch railing and starts to head back inside. Â âYou coming with to find out,â he asks over his shoulder. Â âOr are you going to chicken out?â
âLead the way Tsukishima. Â Iâm not afraid of anything.â
Kei leads Hinata to the home office in the back corner of the house. Â He can practically feel Hinata vibrating behind him and he shakes his head. Â He opens the door and ushers Hinata inside. Â Iwaizumi is leaning against the desk next to Ushijima but he pushes away from it when Kei and Hinata step inside the office.
Iwaizumi pats Ushijimaâs shoulder and smiles at Hinata.
Hinata heads for the desk and Ushijima stands up straight when Hinata gets to him.
Kei doesnât work with Ushijima much so he canât read him the greatest but he thinks the guy actually looks nervous as he pulls his hand out from behind his back and holds a sprig of mistletoe above Hinataâs head.
Hinata smiles up at Ushijima and nods enthusiastically.
PLUS ONE
Tsukishima pulls Hajime out of the office just before Hinata and Ushijimaâs lips meet.
âSo,â Hajime sighs happily. Â âJob well done all around I think.â
Tsukishima laughs softly and nods. Â âWe did good. Â Though you werenât nearly as sneaky as you seemed to think you were.â
Hajime waves his hand as they walk down the hall.
âBeing sneaky wasnât the point.â
âWhat was the point then?â
Hajime leans against the wall next to the hall closet and Tsukishima stops in front of him. Â Hajimeâs gaze flickers to the ceiling and then he watches as Tsukishima looks up and a smile slides onto his face. Â He reaches out and grabs Tsukishimaâs sweatshirt, tugging him closer with a grin.
âCome on and kiss me already.â
âWell if you insist.â Â Tsukishima lets Hajime tug him forward until heâs pinning Hajime against the wall. Â âHappy Anniversary, Hajime.â
âHappy Anniversary, Kei,â Hajime mumbles against his lips.














