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Over the past three years, you've learned that when Bokuto Koutarou really wants to go somewhere, he won't take no for an answer. That list of places includes McDonald's at two in the morning, the spa to get cucumbers on his eyes (though you'd tried to convince him that he could have easily done that at home), and now, the two-week-long road trip with "just some friends from university" that he's pestered you to go on.
Because of your summer job starting late, daily calls whining for you to come, and having a safe amount of savings stashed up, you finally fold and agree to the trip.
"Come on, (Y/N). You said it yourself-- it'll be hard to travel once you start working, so there's no better time than now."
You switch your phone to your other ear,
"Shouldn't I at least meet the people we're going on the road trip with?"
"Eh, they're pretty busy getting their shit together before the trip. I'm sure you'll like them. Finding out is part of the fun, after all."
You sigh. A friend of Bokuto's is a friend of yours-- but he won't even tell you their names so that you can creep their Instagrams.
"Fine, fine. You know what? I do need to be a little more spontaneous, I guess. As long as we're not listening to your shitty music, I'll come."
Bokuto cheers enthusiastically from the other end of the line,
"(Y/N)! You have no idea how much this means to me. I need to drag someone from high school along, especially since Akaashi's flying out to Europe this whole summer."
You can't help but smile at how excited he sounds about the whole thing. You spend the next hour figuring out details about the route, packing, costs, and gas-- but it looks like he has it all sorted out. It seems that he's become much more responsible since high school.
"Anyways, my shift starts in a bit, so I better get going. I'll see you in a week!"
You say your goodbyes and end the call. The road trip can't be that bad, you figure. After all, you haven't seen Koutarou in months. Since graduation, the two of you have become busy with your own lives-- him with volleyball, and you with your career.
He'd been your first friend when you transferred to Fukurodani in your third year, along with Akaashi, of course. Though you hadn't known either of them for a very long time, you had clicked from the moment you met.
You're halfway through university, burdened with the constant nagging of adulthood, responsibilities, job applications, and bills to pay. Bokuto brings with him a sense of nostalgia; of a simpler time when you didn't have to imagine yourself in the real world.
You write yourself a few lists, and begin packing.
Though you don't know it at the time, you're soon to be in for the trip of a lifetime with your best friend, longtime high school crush, handsome ex-boyfriend, and one old soccer mom minivan.