Your hands grip your cell tightly as you immediately called up your brother, one hand holding your cell by your ear while the other held an opened letter from the university you applied at weeks ago.

Your voice couldn't hold in the excitement when you heard your brother answer the phone, cutting him off before he could even let out a proper hello. "Jun! I got in!"

The other line is silent for a moment until you hear a chuckle. "Well that much was obvious." His tone was proud and you could picture that approving smile on his face so clearly in your mind. "So? When are you planning to move in?"

You excitedly tell him your plans about visiting sometime after graduation to check out the university properly and how you'll move in a week before the semester starts so you have a grasp of your surroundings. Jun lets out occasional hums and 'ahs' to let you know he was following along.

Once you explained your plan of action after getting the exciting news, Jun lets out a hum in thought. "...Did you tell any of your friends yet?"

A beat passes when you notice the hidden implication he asked with that question. You lean back in your desk chair as you let out a sigh. "No, not yet. I get kind of sad knowing I won't be able to see them all the time like usual..."

You hear rustling on the other line before Jun speaks again. "You're not giving them enough credit. You've made good friends so if you put in that time and effort, they'll stick around."

Your nose crinkles at his words as you begrudgingly agree. "I know, I know. But at the same time, it's not the same! I just don't want to lose the closeness I have with Tō—them." You correct yourself quickly when you realize what you were about to say.

Jun continues speaking as if he didn't notice your flustered state on the line. "Hmm...I guess you shouldn't be talking to me about this right?" He pauses as he waits for you to let the words sink in. "I'm sure they're thinking the same thing right now."

Your mouth opens to retort but your thoughts bring you back to when you mentioned moving away after high school and Oikawa's lack of energy upon receiving the news. It made more sense now that the biggest piece of the puzzle was found.

When you don't say anything to Jun's response, he lets out an exaggerated sigh. "Well I guess my job here is done. I'll be waiting for some more exciting news coming from you very soon~"

He disconnects the call and you pull away the cell from your ear wordlessly, staring at it blankly.

"...I guess he gets that trait from mom."

~~

Ami's mouth gapes at you, her eyes sparkling when you met up with each other that same day and you caught her up on what had been going on in your head. Your gaze overlooks the park scene you've grown accustomed to as your fingers fiddle with each other nervously, waiting for her to finally speak.

"...Finally," she breathes out as she leans against your shoulder. "I had to bite my tongue to make sure I didn't say anything! I mean there was the photo but I couldn't help it..." Grinning at you, she nudges her shoulder to yours slightly. "So...?" Ami trails off, asking for an elaboration on what you planned to do next.

You bit the inside of your cheek in thought as your eyes instinctively looked up. "Well, I'm not really sure how to tell him? I don't want to overwhelm him with how I feel about him after all..."

Ami looks at your fidgeting form with amusement, grinning cheekily at how lost you looked at the moment. "First, you have to tell him about your acceptance." She raises her index finger and taps it in between your scrunched brows. "Also, it's hard to say how to tell him but life has a good way of working things out for you~" Ami hums, looking away from you as she turns her focus on the other people chattering in the park.

You let out a groan as you slump in your seat. "So it's pretty much a go with the flow thing?"

Ami smiles at you sheepishly. "Or more like a get a feel of the situation I guess...?" She leans back on the bench with you. "Considering Oikawa had been trying to get your attention for a while, he won't do anything unless you make the next move."

Pursing your lips, you sigh inwardly. "...Makes sense."

Your focus turns to the buzzing in your pocket a moment later, your hand reaching in to pull out your cell. You blink at it for a while to the point where Ami leans over your shoulder and laughs.

"See? What did I tell you?"

~~

Currently, you stood idly in front of Oikawa's house, straightening your clothes ever so slightly as you waited for the door to open. Oikawa had texted you about if you wanted to come over to study that day and when you asked why he had given you a vague response on something to do with photos.

...Whatever that means.

The door flings open not a second too soon revealing Oikawa with a tint of color on his cheeks, his parents trailing behind him with grins on their faces. You opted to raise your hand up to do a small wave, paired off with a soft hello. Oikawa's mouth twitches up into a smile and he opens his mouth to respond but his mom cuts him off.

"You must be [Name]-chan~" His mom subtly pushes Oikawa to the side to let you in their home.

You blink confusedly at the sunny expression his mom presented you with but your attention soon turns to the person who lightly taps your shoulder.

"Nice to finally meet you!" His dad also held the same sunny expression, eyes smiling along with everything else on his face. He starts to usher you somewhere but Oikawa stops him.

"Ahh!" Oikawa quickly cuts in and tugs your arm to pull you towards him. "We have to study, go do whatever you were doing before!" He pulls you away from his parents that were starting to crowd around you in their excitement and leads you to the stairs. "We're studying in my room!" Oikawa calls out to his parents, his hand still tugging your arm to lead you away from their prying eyes.

It happened quickly as Oikawa pulled you into his room and closed the door with a deep sigh. He stared hard at the door for a while and you wondered if he could actually see through it.

Not being able to take his odd behavior any longer, you breathe in and open your mouth to speak up but it seems that Oikawa knew what you were going to ask.

"My parents are pretty nosy..." he mutters quietly, implying that they were most likely listening in right now.

You shake your head and laugh a bit. "Same with mine but yours are quite friendly!" You start pulling out your books and spread them on the smaller table in the center of his room. "Lets get as much studying as we can today~"

He groans as he leans back and lies on his carpeted floor. "How can you be so focused so fast?"

Rolling your eyes at his already defeated figure, you pull out the last few materials out of your bag. "Well if you're not in the mood to study, do you mind telling me about what the photos were about?"

It's silent for a while as your brow quirks at his still figure. After a couple more seconds, his arm raises up slowly to point at something on his study table. You trail your eyes to where he was pointing, widening slightly at the framed photo on the corner of his desk.

"Wha—Why did you frame that?!"

Oikawa rolls to his side, his elbow propped up so his hand could support his head as he glanced at you with amusement. "It's a nice memory~" He teasingly taps his cheek with his free hand when he sees you narrow your eyes at him.

You look away from him in a huff, your eyes glancing back at the framed photo when you notice something else. Blinking slowly, you realize there was a small flower petal encased in the frame. You let out a sigh to compose yourself. "...Yeah, it's a good memory."

Before Oikawa could say anymore, you smack down on the small table lightly. "Okay, break time over. Lets actually get some studying done!" You flip open to one of your textbooks and start working through some questions, not noticing the fond look Oikawa was giving you.

~~

It's only been a couple hours since you two had studied and unsurprisingly, Oikawa was the first to lose focus. By lose focus you mean that he was sleeping so soundly in front of you, using his textbook as his pillow.

At this point you just let him sleep, grabbing a thin blanket from his bed and draping it over his shoulders before you studied some more. It continued in this fashion until you heard a light knock on the door before it opened slightly, his mom's head popping in.

"Ah, Tōru's asleep?" She clicks her tongue, disappointment present on her face. "Too bad, it's so fun to tease him~" She winks in your direction, making you realize the similarities she had with Oikawa. "Well, do you want to help me bring the snacks up? Then we can wake up Tōru."

"Sounds good." You nod and stand up, stretching your back slightly to relieve yourself from crouching over your books for hours.

Oikawa's mom sends you a smile as she leads you to the kitchen, opening up for some small talk to fill up the silence. The small talk continues for a while until you see the slight change in her expression, a mischievous look on her face.

"So, I heard you set up a nice surprise party for Tōru~" She eyes you with a glint in her eye. "That's some present you got him!" She lightly taps her cheek, her lips pursed teasingly. Seeing you blink slowly at her in surprise, she laughs before speaking once more.

"Tōru isn't very good at hiding things..." she opens the door to the kitchen and leads you in. "So when I was cleaning up some stray items in his room, I came across the photos from your surprise party~"

She grabs a small plate, placing it on a tray on the counter and ushers you to place the small desserts next to you on the plate as she heated up some water. "I especially like the one where it's zoomed in towards you two!"

Your hand stiffens at her words as you laugh awkwardly, not knowing what to say and put your focus on plating the desserts.

She continues speaking, amused by your reactions. "But I'm happy to put a face on Tōru's new friend. I was getting worried about his knee but after a while, he was starting to take care of it properly. I thought maybe it was your influence." Placing a hand on your shoulder, she gives you a soft smile. "Thank you for being patient with Tōru. He's as stubborn as his father." She laughs as she makes tea and places the tea cups on the tray.

"I'm not sure if it was my influence alone..." you speak up. "He has an amazing team that backs each other up."

You start to lift the tray as you walk with his mom back to Oikawa's room. "I'm glad to be Tōru-kun's friend and he's also been quite patient with me." You grin at Oikawa's mom as she grins back.

"Well, I hope to see you here often~" She opens the door and lets you inside before entering, pushing aside some books so you could put down the tray. After you put down the tray, she stands and gives you a light pat on the back. "Good luck on your studying and I'll let you wake up that heavy sleeper!" She winks before she leaves the room and closes the door quietly, leaving you alone with Oikawa once more.

You sigh as you glance down at Oikawa, still innocently sleeping but had fallen back and sprawled out on the floor. Stepping towards him, you crouch down and poke his cheek softly.

Nothing.

You poke a little harder.

Still nothing.

Feeling irked at this point, you were about to just pull the blanket away from him but his soft grumblings stop you from doing so. You curiously glance at his sleeping face, your lips twitching up in amusement for discovering another thing about Oikawa. Who knew he would sleep talk?

His grumblings are incoherent for a while so you grab some sweets from the tray and some tea, munching down on it as you just relaxed for the moment, sitting by Oikawa as you played with your phone. You look up when his grumblings start getting louder, your fingers halting from scrolling through your social media any further.

"...can't leave..." His brows are furrowed as he shuffles in his sleep. You strain your ear when you hear him say your name after.

You put down your phone promptly as you pinch his cheek, pulling it until his eyes snap open.

"Fuaa—" His half asleep eyes look at yours for a moment before he blinks a couple times, his eyes becoming clearer to the situation he was in.

"Good morning to you sunshine." You raise your brow at him as you pull your hand away from his cheek, letting him sit up.

Oikawa pouts as he nurses his pinched cheek. "Couldn't you have woken me up in a nicer way?" He reaches for the sweets on your plate, nudging your hand that was blocking it. "I deserve this sweet treat after being woken up so harshly!"

"This was the only way you were going to wake up," you retort, shrugging your shoulders. You slap his hand away when he reaches for more of your sweets. "There's more on the tray, get your own."

He just hums innocently at you, still pursuing your own treats. "I want this one~"

You sigh and push the plate towards him, seeing a smug smile on his face when you did so. You watch him steal your dessert and nibble on it, waiting for him to swallow his bite before you speak again. "...Hey, were you having a bad dream?"

Oikawa pauses as the treat he was about to bite into was still balancing on your fork. "...I guess." He places it down as he combs through his hair. "But rather than a dream, it felt more like a premonition..." His eyes dart around the room as he lets out a deep sigh. "Was I talking in my sleep again?"

You scoot closer to Oikawa, pressing your side against his. "Yeah, with this stupidly peaceful expression on your face." You say with a teasing tone but mellow down for your next few words. "...You know I'm going to visit right?" You nudge him lightly. "That includes visiting you."

"That's a relief but..." Oikawa breathes out softly. "I'm just used to seeing you almost every day, you know?" He sets down the dessert on the table, his hands dropping down by his sides as he steadied himself on them, leaning back a little.

You let out a small laugh, making Oikawa turn to you quizzically. "I was thinking the same thing." You grab your teacup and take a sip before you speak again. "...I got in." Your gaze was focused on the ground in front of you, not wanting to see Oikawa's distraught expression again like the time when you first mentioned going away after high school.

Oikawa once again surprises you when he gingerly places his hand over yours, making you look towards his proud expression. "I knew you could do it. Don't forget me when you're famous~" He gives you his infamous wink paired off with a grin.

Your face breaks out into a wide smile as you nod. "How could I forget you if you'll be around me all the time?"

Oikawa smiles softly at you before he pulls you in a hug, his face muffled in your hair as he mumbles something.

Hugging him back, you strain your neck to glance at Oikawa. "I'm sorry, I couldn't hear what you said." He hugs you tighter but says nothing. "...What's wrong?"

His words are incoherent so you waited for him to speak clearly, rubbing his back to calm his nerves. "I don't know what to do anymore..." Oikawa's thoughts were all over the place as you tried to connect what each of his phrases meant. "I really..." Oikawa pauses as he pulls away from you promptly, eyes not meeting yours. "Ah, sorry. Lets just study some more before you leave."

He readies himself by starting to open his textbook to the proper page but you stop him, gently placing both your hands on his shoulders. "Do you trust me?" Oikawa gives a small nod but his eyes still aren't meeting yours. "Then...would you be able to look at me and tell me what you see?" You pull your hands away from his shoulders, waiting for him to look at you.

His head doesn't move from his books but he glances at you from the corner of his eye for a moment. "...You already know what you look like."

You sigh as lean forward and tap your forehead to the side of his head before pulling back a little. "But you sure don't, Spotty. C'mon, take a good look."

He complies as he turns his body slightly towards you and his eyes lock onto yours. "...I see that expression again..."

"Right." Your smile is amused when you hear hints of his pouting voice. "Now, who am I looking at right now?"

You wait for a while as you see Oikawa's eyes slowly widen as he slowly leans forward and presses his forehead against yours. "...Me?" His eyes are still locked onto yours as he asks almost breathlessly, like the air had been knocked out of his lungs.

"You trust me, don't you?" You say teasingly, seeing Oikawa's face drop to a look of disbelief.

Oikawa gently places his hands over yours as he sends you a cheeky grin. "As much as you trust me~"

You roll your eyes as you place your free hand on his cheek, feeling him stiffen under your touch. "It's been you for a long time," you murmur out softly before you close the gap between you two, tilting your head slightly and lightly brushing your lips against his.

Oikawa gasps against your lips, stiffening up just like the when you had hugged him for the first time. However, he relaxes quickly, leaning his head forward the moment you pulled away to get a breath in and pressing his lips more firmly to yours.

"W-wait Tō—" His lips capture yours once more when you pull away, his hand sliding through your hair slowly before cradling your head gently. When you grip his shirt lightly, he pulls away, both your eyes being unable to open fully from the haze you both were in.

"...Too long. But finally, you finally—"

Knock. Knock.

The both of you shuffle away from each other instinctively, the sound breaking you guys from the haze. You glanced at the door but it never opened, Oikawa's dad only saying that it was getting late and that he should walk you home. Both of you guys just sat there as you heard his dad's footsteps fade away, leaving only the awkward silence after realizing what the two of you just did.

Oikawa was the first to move, turning his attention over to the small study table and packing your things. Once he sees you staring at him, he grins at you, a flushed tint on his cheeks. "Come help me pack up your things Rudolph~"

The awkward air dissolves as you grin back, making your way over to the table to clean up your materials with him.

"I would help you with yours but you barely opened your books~"

~~

The walk to your house was peaceful, like the stress weighing down on both your minds was finally gone. You walked side by side with Oikawa, listening to him hum softly in the quiet streets. It continues like this for most of the way home until you feel Oikawa brush his hand against yours almost nervously, as if testing to see if you would get mad. You bump your hand to his before gripping it, letting him lace his fingers with yours.

You glance at Oikawa from the corner of your eye, his eyes sparkling and his face beaming. You feel him squeeze your hand for a moment before gripping your hand tighter. It felt like that night Oikawa comforted you and even though his thoughts were unvoiced, it somehow made its way to you anyway.

You smile and reciprocate the gesture.

I like you too.