The damn vending machine wasn't working again. Or not fast enough for Tobio's taste at least. He had been thinking about drinking strawberry milk all morning and now that he finally had time to buy it, he was impatient about getting it.
As Tobio jabbed the button several more times than was necessary, Oikawa Tooru walked up behind him.
"Heyyy Tobio-chan," Oikawa said, dripping with faux-sweetness. "How's that milk working out for you?"
Tobio jumped and almost dropped the milk, which had finally come out of the machine moments before. What was it about Oikawa-senpai that always threw him off guard? Getting a grip on the carton, he jabbed the straw violently into the hole.
"Fine. Senpai," he said stiffly. Part of him wanted Oikawa to leave, but for some reason he also really wanted to say something cool more than he ever had before. There he was, Oikawa Tooru, in the flesh, and alone. Where's Iwaizumi anyway, Tobio thought, drinking through the straw with remarkable determination. Iwaizumi Hajime would be useful in this situation because he tended to keep Oikawa in check, or at least he tried. Tobio appreciated that.
Oikawa pushed his hair down over his face and frowned. "Fine, senpai," he said in a grouchy voice. It was an imitation of him, Tobio realized. He frowned deeply. "I'm not like that, senpai."
"I'm not like that, senpai," Oikawa mimicked again. "Lighten up, Tobio-chan! Live a little! Have some juice for once, even!"
Despite his irritation, Tobio noticed Oikawa's hair. It had a niceness about it, he realized, in the way the sunlight hit it. He wondered if Oikawa noticed anything about him. He wondered why Oikawa kept calling him Tobio even though they weren't friends. There was also a silence happening, Tobio realized with alarm. A silence that would have to be broken.
Oikawa broke it first. "Well Tobio-chan," he said nonchalantly, "I've got things to do. I am sure I am needed elsewhere." He turned to walk away, and then stopped. "And before you even ask, I'm definitely NOT teaching you the jump-serve today!" He stuck his tongue out at Tobio.
Tobio, having just finished his milk, crushed the carton in his hand and said the worst thing he ever said in his life to Oikawa Tooru:
"Well, that's fine, senpai. I came here to drink milk and kick ass, and I just finished my milk."
Immediately realizing what he had done. Tobio sprinted away without turning back.
For the rest of the season, Oikawa called Tobio "milk-lover-chan," and Tobio regretted his entire existence.
FILL: TEAM HAZUKI NAGISA / RYUUGAZAKI REI, G
The damn vending machine wasn't working again. Or not fast enough for Tobio's taste at least. He had been thinking about drinking strawberry milk all morning and now that he finally had time to buy it, he was impatient about getting it.
As Tobio jabbed the button several more times than was necessary, Oikawa Tooru walked up behind him.
"Heyyy Tobio-chan," Oikawa said, dripping with faux-sweetness. "How's that milk working out for you?"
Tobio jumped and almost dropped the milk, which had finally come out of the machine moments before. What was it about Oikawa-senpai that always threw him off guard? Getting a grip on the carton, he jabbed the straw violently into the hole.
"Fine. Senpai," he said stiffly. Part of him wanted Oikawa to leave, but for some reason he also really wanted to say something cool more than he ever had before. There he was, Oikawa Tooru, in the flesh, and alone. Where's Iwaizumi anyway, Tobio thought, drinking through the straw with remarkable determination. Iwaizumi Hajime would be useful in this situation because he tended to keep Oikawa in check, or at least he tried. Tobio appreciated that.
Oikawa pushed his hair down over his face and frowned. "Fine, senpai," he said in a grouchy voice. It was an imitation of him, Tobio realized. He frowned deeply. "I'm not like that, senpai."
"I'm not like that, senpai," Oikawa mimicked again. "Lighten up, Tobio-chan! Live a little! Have some juice for once, even!"
Despite his irritation, Tobio noticed Oikawa's hair. It had a niceness about it, he realized, in the way the sunlight hit it. He wondered if Oikawa noticed anything about him. He wondered why Oikawa kept calling him Tobio even though they weren't friends. There was also a silence happening, Tobio realized with alarm. A silence that would have to be broken.
Oikawa broke it first. "Well Tobio-chan," he said nonchalantly, "I've got things to do. I am sure I am needed elsewhere." He turned to walk away, and then stopped. "And before you even ask, I'm definitely NOT teaching you the jump-serve today!" He stuck his tongue out at Tobio.
Tobio, having just finished his milk, crushed the carton in his hand and said the worst thing he ever said in his life to Oikawa Tooru:
"Well, that's fine, senpai. I came here to drink milk and kick ass, and I just finished my milk."
Immediately realizing what he had done. Tobio sprinted away without turning back.
For the rest of the season, Oikawa called Tobio "milk-lover-chan," and Tobio regretted his entire existence.