Old Friends Reunite!
“Okay, team! Our first practice match of the season! The captain of Aoba Johsai has done this for the past two years now and constantly thinks he can beat us, so let’s prove him wrong!” Sounds of agreement rang throughout the team as they made their way into the gym where the game was being held. Waiting for them at the door was a familiar face.
“Katsu-nii! So glad you could make it!” Iwaizumi Akira had grown to be Tooru’s height, his dark hair tousled and his skin tan as ever, rivaling Itsuki’s. His deep green eyes looked friendly enough to the first years. “We’ve been waiting for you! Come, come! Let’s get this show on the road!”
“Don’t be fooled by his friendly personality. He’s just trying to get you to drop your guard.” Katsurou muttered to his team as they followed the other captain further into the gym.
“By the way, I thought you got two new first years that were playing. I only see Kyou. Who’s the other one?” Akira asked, rubbing the back of his neck.
“You’ll find out when we play, won’t you?” Kyou said, smirking slightly. Akira clicked his tongue and smiled, heading over to his own team and pulling on his practice jersey. Katsurou handed out the practice jerseys for Karasuno, deciding the starting line up and lining up with his team. The game started with Riku, Nobu, and Kyou in the front; Katsurou, Hayate, and Itsuki guarded the back with Itsuki’s serve first, Haru switching out with Kyou and Itsuki when they would rotate into the back. Itsuki let out a breath, tossing the ball in the air when the whistle blew, jumping and slamming the ball down onto the other side of the net. Akira’s eyes widened, a smirk crawling onto his lips.
“So this is what Itsu-chan’s become, huh?” Akira, much like Tooru, was very deceptive. He seemed sweet and innocent at first, but once you got to know him, he was a completely different person. Green eyes trained on Itsuki as the boy tossed the ball up again, hitting a jump float serve this time. Akira watched the ball’s movements, diving to receive it. Unfortunately, he hit it out, earning another point for Karasuno. “My bad~! I’ll do better next time~!” Itsuki let out another breath and did another jump serve, blinking when it was received easily by Akira. The rally started, Kyou, Nobu, and Riku jumping to block the incoming spike.
“One touch!” Itsuki dove forward, grunting when he hit the floor, arm outstretched as he hit the ball back up in the air. “Nice receive!” Riku quickly glanced around, noting that Itsuki was scrambling to his feet and running towards the net, crouching to jump. Kyou was getting a running start to jump as well, Nobu already up in the air. Riku smirked and tossed to their last spiker, Hayate, the boy having jumped from behind Itsuki who never left the ground. Seijoh’s blockers had already scattered, two on Nobu, one on Kyou; no one was ready for Hayate. Riku grinned and cheered, his team following his lead. They rotated, Itsuki hurrying to the front as Katsurou stepped into his place to serve. Kyou swapped out with Haru, standing on the sidelines until Haru got to the serving position.
“Katsurou, nice serve!” Riku cheered, grinning widely as he gave the signal for a synchronized attack, a planned one this time and not the mess that oddly went well last time. Katsurou smirked and served, quickly getting into position to receive. Seijoh’s setter set the ball to Akira, Haru diving forward when it was smacked right into Itsuki’s hand, flying off his fingers and towards the floor. Riku grinned and listened as sneakers squeaked against the floor, tossing the ball to who he thought would best score this point. Itsuki leapt into the air, long arms hitting the ball right past the blockers.
“Itsuki, nice kill!” Itsuki blinked and smiled, glancing through the net at Akira’s frown, his smile turning into a smirk. The game went back and forth for a while, though Karasuno won 2-1. Katsurou and Akira shook hands, leading his team outside so they could go home.
“Hey, hey, hey!! Itsuki!!” Itsuki froze and blinked, turning his head to see his brother waving at him. Hiroto grinned widely and hurried towards the Karasuno team, the Fukurodani team not far behind him. “Itsuki!! What’re you doing here?”
“...I could ask you the same thing…”
“True, true. Akira called us over for a practice match! I’m guessing that’s why you’re here too?”
“...Yeah, we just finished… Akira’s kinda mad he lost…” Hiroto laughed, running a hand through his wild black and white hair. His hair was intentionally messy, styled that way as compared to Itsuki’s natural bed head.
“Ah, well! Guess he’ll be really pissed once we kick his ass! See you at home, Itsuki! Tell Mum I’ll be home late!” With that, Hiroto grinned at his twin and hurried after his team. Itsuki relaxed and let out a breath, running his fingers through his hair.
“Itsuki. Let’s go. The team’s waiting…” Itsuki blinked and looked up at Kyou, smiling slightly. He slipped his hand into Kyou’s, smiling softly and walking to the bus with him. After a brief meeting, the team was free to go, Kyou insisting on walking Itsuki home. Once they reached the Bokuto household, Itsuki smiled and kissed Kyou softly.
“Thanks for walking me home… You, uh… never stay over my house… do you want to?” Kyou blinked in surprise before smiling and kissing his forehead.
“Sure. Lemme just check with Mama.” After a quick call to Tadashi, who gladly allowed him to stay over, Itsuki brightened and happily pulled Kyou inside.
“Itsuki, that you? Where’s your brother?” Tetsurou called from the kitchen.
“He said he’ll be home late, Mum… He has a practice match against Aoba Johsai… So did we…! We won… Oh, um… Is it alright if Kyou stays over…?” Tetsurou peeked out of the kitchen, grinning slightly when he saw his little boy with Kyou in the front room.
“Sure. His parents bringing a bag over?”
“Yeah. Dad’s gonna be by soon with it.” Kyou answered, slipping his shoes off and placing them next to Itsuki’s.
“Nice. Dinner’s ready, by the way. Itsuki, get your dad. I think he’s passed out in our room.” Itsuki nodded and hurried upstairs, Kyou watching him disappear before heading into the kitchen. After a few minutes, there was the sound of thumping footsteps and Itsuki begging to be put down. Tetsurou rushed out of the kitchen, eyes wide. “Kou! Put Itsuki down before you hurt him!”
“Aw, babe, I’m not gonna drop him or anything…”
“Does it look like I care? You’re scaring him anyway, put him down!” Koutarou sighed dramatically, but carefully put Itsuki down, the boy having been placed on his father’s shoulders. Tetsurou sighed and stepped forward. “Are you alright, sweetheart? Go into the kitchen and get something to eat.” Itsuki nodded and hurried into the kitchen, sitting next to Kyou. Koutarou grabbed Tetsurou’s arm before he could walk away.
“Tetsu, can I talk to you real quick?”
“What’s up, Kou?”
“Tetsu… Don’t you think you’re kind of babying Itsuki? I mean, I get he’s your little boy, the one who got all your genes and everything, but you’re treating him like a child. You don’t treat Hiroto like that…” Tetsurou blinked in surprise, as if this had never occurred to him.
“...I-I mean… I don’t want him to turn out just like me… You know how my childhood was… I don’t want him to suffer through that…” Koutarou frowned slightly, a concerned look on his face as he pulled his husband into a hug.
“Aw, Tetsu, babe… Itsuki has both of his parents… I’m not going anywhere and neither are you… We don’t favor Hiroto over him… He’ll be fine… You can still take care of him, just don’t dote on him every minute of the day…” Tetsurou smiled slightly and kissed his cheek.
“Yeah, I got it. Can’t help but worry, though. He still hasn’t grown out of his shyness…”
“He will, babe. I mean, he’s got us and he’s going to Karasuno with those weird Azumane kids. He’ll grow out of it eventually. You gotta trust him, Tetsu. Anyway, I was told dinner’s ready and I dunno about you, but I’m starving.” Tetsurou laughed and kissed him quickly before following him into the kitchen. Tetsurou affectionately ruffled Itsuki’s hair as he passed, earning him a soft whine as a few clips fell out of Itsuki’s hair. (“Mum, stop…!”) After dinner, Itsuki showed Kyou his room, cuddling up to him as they watched a movie. A knock sounded on his bedroom door, Itsuki pausing the movie. “Hey, Itsuki! I got Kyou’s bag!” Itsuki stood and hurried to the door, opening it to take the bag.
“...Thanks, dad… Also, could you please not carry me around on your shoulders again? I think… I’m too big to do that…” Koutarou blinked in surprise before grinning and ruffling Itsuki’s hair, laughing loudly.
“Aw, of course, Itsuki! ‘Sides, if I did it again, your mum would probably kill me! Anyway, here’s Kyou’s bag! Don’t stay up too late!” Itsuki nodded and smiled, taking the bag and shutting the door.
“I can see where your brother gets it from.” Kyou commented, smiling and taking his bag from his boyfriend.
“Yeah… Mum’s glad I didn’t inherit dad’s attitude…”Itsuki smiled widely and flopped back on his bed. Kyou chuckled and gently ruffled his hair, pulling him into his arms and leaning down to kiss him. Itsuki smiled and leaned up to meet him, yelping when his door was suddenly thrown open. He looked over, pouting when he saw it was just his brother. “...Ever hear of knocking…?”
“Yeah, sorry ‘bout that!” Hiroto said, smiling widely and not sounding sorry at all. “Anyway, just came to tell you that we totally kicked Akira’s ass! He looked so pissed when we left!” Itsuki simply stared at him, narrowing his eyes slightly. Hiroto held his hands up in surrender, reaching for the doorknob. “Right, I got it. I’m gone.” As fast as he could, he shut the door and ran down the hall. Kyou snickered a bit, looking down at his lovely boyfriend.
“How do you deal with that everyday?”
“...Headphones and lots of coffee…” Kyou laughed and kissed the top of his head, rubbing his back slightly.
“How ‘bout we get into our pajamas and finish watching this movie?” Itsuki grinned and nodded, leaning up and kissing his nose before pulling away to get changed. Both quickly pulled their school uniforms off, Itsuki changing into a t-shirt and sweatpants while Kyou changed into just a t-shirt and his boxers. The taller of the two sat on Itsuki’s bed, pulling the other onto his lap and pressing play. “Comfy, darling?”
“...Of course I am…” Itsuki smiled widely, curling up and leaning against Kyou’s chest. It wasn’t long before amber eyes were closed, Itsuki going limp against Kyou as he fell asleep. The blonde smiled softly and quietly turned off the TV and light, laying back and closing his eyes, relaxing and drifting off to sleep as he felt Itsuki tuck his head under his chin.
“Itsuki… Itsuki, come on.” Itsuki groaned and reached around Kyou’s head, grabbing the pillow out from under him and hitting him with it. Kyou snorted and smirked slightly. “Really? Was that necessary?” Itsuki only nodded and curled up more. “Come on, it’s almost 10:30.” No response. “I’ll make you breakfast if you let me up.” At that, the dark haired teen rolled off of Kyou’s chest, head somehow managing to find its way under the pillow. Kyou chuckled and got to his feet, stretching and pulling on the sweatpants his parents packed for him before heading downstairs. Tetsurou and Koutarou had already gone off to work, and Hiroto was probably off with his friends since it was Saturday. He blinked when he spotted a note attached to the fridge, walking over and reading it.
Kyou,
Quarter cream, four teaspoons of sugar. Scrambled eggs with cheese, chocolate chip pancakes, strawberries are in the fridge. If he’s not out of bed by the time the coffee is done, drag him downstairs. If you’re still staying for tonight, I’ll be home by 4:30 at the latest. Love you both.
~Tetsurou
P.S. His favorite mug is the Neko Atsume one. It has the special cats on it.
Kyou smiled slightly and shook his head, getting the coffee pot started and setting Itsuki’s mug underneath it before starting on breakfast. The coffee was just about done when Kyou felt something thump against his back and stay there. “Good morning, sleepy head. Sleep well?”
“Mmhm…” Itsuki mumbled turning his head so he could watch the coffee pot, pushing off of Kyou’s back when it was finished, fixing his coffee how he liked it. “How’d you know which mug was mine…?”
“Your mom left a note. He gave me instructions on how to make your favorite coffee, favorite breakfast, and what to do if you weren’t up by now. Sit, breakfast’s almost ready.” Itsuki mumbled and sat down at the table, sipping his coffee contently. Kyou smiled and set a plate in front of him, kissing his cheek affectionately. “How did you manage to get bed head in the short amount of time you had that pillow over your head?”
“Genetics and magic…” Itsuki smiled slightly and happily started to eat, his cheeks dusted a light pink. “Kyou, everything you make is delicious…!” Kyou blushed lightly and looked off to the side.
“It’s not anything special… S’just scrambled eggs and pancakes…”
“Doesn’t matter…! Anything you make is my favorite…!” Itsuki said, a bright smile on his face, amber eyes alight with joy. Kyou blinked and blushed more, smiling back and chuckling.
“I don’t think you know how adorable you look right now.” The blonde blinked in surprise when his phone went off, looking down at it to see a text from Riku.
[11:00] Loud Twin: ayy, kyou! we’re all gonna meet up at the arcade in town around noon. you and itsuki coming?
“Hey, you wanna hang out with the team in about an hour?” Kyou asked, glancing up at Itsuki, the teen nodding and gulping down the rest of his coffee.
[11:01] Kyou: Sure. We’ll be there.
[11:01] Loud Twin: nice! see you there!
Kyou let out a breath and finished his breakfast. “Come on, let’s finish up, shower, and get dressed. Maybe we can tame your weirdly genetic bed head.”
“I’m already done… Can you clean up while I shower…?” Kyou nodded, waving him off and getting to his feet to do the dishes.
“No problem. Don’t towel dry your hair when you’re done. Maybe that’ll help with your hair.”
“I’ll give it a try…” Itsuki mumbled as he walked off, grabbing a change of clothes from his room before heading into the bathroom. 15 minutes later, Kyou looked over at Itsuki’s bedroom door when it opened, snorting and covering his mouth to hide his laughter. “...It didn’t work…” Standing there was Itsuki, his hair dry and sticking up in its normal bed head style. “I think I’ve been cursed… Stop laughing at me!” Kyou snickered and ruffled his hair, messing it up further.
“Aww, I think it’s cute, Itsuki! I’m gonna shower real quick and change. Then we can get going.” Itsuki mumbled an affirmation, digging in his pockets for his hair clips and pinning his bangs out of his eyes. He checked the weather quickly on his phone, whining a bit when he saw it was colder than yesterday. He sighed and sat on the counter, toying on his phone a bit, blinking when he got a text from his brother.
[11:17] Noisy Owl: hey hey hey itsuki!! wanna come hang with your bro??
[11:17] Itsuki: i’m already going out with my volleyball team. maybe later tonight we can watch some movies if you wanna hang out still?
[11:18] Noisy Owl: sure thing!! kyou can even join if he wants!!
[11:18] Itsuki: i’ll ask when he’s out of the shower. see you later tonight.
[11:19] Noisy Owl: yep! see ya itsuki!!
Itsuki let out a breath and went back to messing on his phone, looking up after a while to see Kyou standing there. “...Oh, you’re done… Hiroto wants to know if you wanna watch some movies with us later tonight… You don’t have to if you don’t want to…” Kyou blinked then smiled and shook his head.
“Nah, you two have fun together. I’ll head home when it starts to get dark. Come on, let’s head out.” Itsuki nodded and hopped down, pulling on a jacket and slipping his shoes on, reaching around Kyou to grab his keys. Once the door was locked and they were on their way, Itsuki held Kyou’s hand, the other texting his brother.
[11:25] Itsuki: kyou says he’s not gonna stay the night again, so it’s just you and me for movie night. unless mum and dad wanna join in.
[11:25] Noisy Owl: no prob! we’ll have fun anyway! see ya later!
He smiled slightly and shoved his phone in his pocket, intertwining his fingers with Kyou’s as they walked. They were one of the first people to arrive at the arcade, beaten only by Katsurou.
“Hey! Looks like we’re the first ones here!” their captain called cheerfully, jogging over to them. “Riku should be making a group chat soon so we can find everyone.” As if on cue, all three of their phones went off.
[11:40] World’s Okayest Setter: hey nerds! we’ll be around soon! sis is taking forever to get ready!
[11:40] Guardian Crow: omw! gimme like 10 min!
[11:41] Crow Captain: already here w/ kyou and itsuki
[11:41] World’s Okayest Spiker: be there soon! can see it up ahead!
[11:41] World’s Okayest Ace: yuko omfg would you hurry up already?!
[11:42] World’s Greatest Child: shut up, nobu!! i’m almost done!
[11:42] Crow Handler: I’ll be there soon. I think I can see Kyou and Itsuki up ahead.
[11:42] Crow Handler: Oh… Hayate just knocked them to the ground. I think they’re okay. Katsurou’s scolding him.
[11:43] Flying Kitten: help, i’ve fallen and i can’t get up.
[11:43] Megane Crow: Itsuki, please, it’s not that bad.
[11:43] Flying Kitten: call life alert.
[11:44] World’s Okayest Setter: finally on our way! be there in 15!
[11:44] Guardian Crow: omg riku itsuki’s seriously not getting up off the floor.
[11:44] Guardian Crow: [Attachment Sent]
[11:45] World’s Okayest Setter: omfg that’s hilarious
[11:45] Megane Crow: Just a few minutes ago, I lost my dear boyfriend, Bokuto Itsuki.
[11:46] Flying Kitten: stop telling everyone i’m dead!
[11:46] Megane Crow: Sometimes I can still hear his voice.
[11:46] Flying Kitten: stop laughing at my pain and help me up
[11:46] Crow Captain: guys most of us are standing literally a foot away from each other. why are we still texting each other?
[11:47] Flying Kitten: it’s not as funny to hear me say call life alert out loud
Katsurou sighed softly and smiled fondly, watching his team joke around and laugh with each other, leaning down to help Itsuki off the floor.
“...My hero… At least somebody helped me up… I’m not naming any names…” After a small pause, with everyone present staring at the dakr haired boy before he faked a cough. “(Kyou…!)” At his words, everyone started laughing again, even Itsuki. The captain smiled more, chuckling softly at his team’s antics. He had a feeling today was going to be quite a day.