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Akaashi liked to think he had a normal enough life. He ran his own owl sanctuary that was funded by donations and his GoFundMe, had friends he met up with regularly on the weekends, and never had to worry about more than having to go out to buy groceries. Oikawa was starting to try and set him up on dates just to get him to ‘enjoy life’. Speaking of…
Annoyingly hot: C’moooooooon Kei-chan! That last guy was hot!
Akaashi rolled his eyes at Oikawa’s latest text. The last blind date ended in disaster, when the guy’s girlfriend showed up to the same club.
Hootmom: He also had a girlfriend who decided to crash the date.
He assumed by Oikawa’s lack of response that he hadn’t known that. Hopefully he’d be off the hook for a bit. He was about to switch over to the group chat when he suddenly heard loud screeching noises. His head whipped up, recognizing those sounds instantly.
The owls! He practically sprinted out the back door, pulling on a jacket. He let the owls out in the small gated woods behind the building and so far none of them have flown away. Probably because he gives them treats. He followed the noises to the source. The two oldest owls, Snowflake and Rose, were circling around in a clearing, disturbed by something. As he approached, he noticed that something had landed in the middle of the clearing, and on closer look it appeared to be a small owl.
“Easy girls.” He called up to the older owls as he gently picked up the smaller one. It was white with black feathers poking out from the wings, and it looked injured. Akaashi quickly pulled off his jacket, wrapping it around the small owl before hurrying back to the building. Akaashi wasn’t a vet, but he watched Sugawara fix up the owls when he visited, so he knew the basics. He set the owl down on the table, unwrapping it so he could see the wounds, but keeping it around the owl so it wouldn’t freak out when it woke up.
“Let’s see how much trouble you got into…” Akaashi gently moved the owl around, looking for the source of the blood. Strangely enough, there wasn’t any injuries that he saw.
“I could have sworn you were bleeding a minute ago.” Akaashi frowned. Maybe the blood was just from something it had hunted? Either way, the crash landing had to have hurt.
“I suppose you can stay until you feel better.” Akaashi turned, reaching into one of the drawers to pull out a tag. He typically tagged his owls so if they did escape while injured they could be returned. He gently tied the tag around the owl’s ankle.
“I guess you need a name now. It’d be too confusing to just call you ‘little owl’.” Akaashi mused. He gently stroked the top of the owl’s head, trying to think of a decent name.
“Konoha usually comes up with these. I’ll just call you Bokuto.” Very unimaginative, naming a horned owl, ‘Horned Owl’, but Bokuto can deal with it. Akaashi pulled out his phone, snapping a picture of the sleeping owl before he picked him up again, walking over to one of the cages.
“You can’t exactly stay outside until you wake up, but the cages are quite comfortable.” Okay maybe Oikawa was right about the socializing thing. Akaashi was literally talking to unconscious owls at this point. He put Bokuto in one of the cages, deciding to just leave his jacket around the owl as well to provide some more comfort (and hopefully prevent the owl from freaking out when he inevitably woke up). He took a few more photos, some to add to the website but also because the owl was super freakin’ cute. He sent one photo to Konoha, since he’d be coming to take over soon.
Hootmom: new owl. Named him Bokuto. Seems to be young. Thought he was injured but seems okay. Check on him from time to time.
HootUncle: you named a horned owl horned owl. This is why I name the owls
Akaashi rolled his eyes.
Hootmom: Shut up. I’m leaving. Key is in usual spot.
He sent a quick text to his group chat, informing them that he was on his way, before locking the door to the owl sanctuary, placing the key underneath one of the owl statues on the steps. His phone buzzed again and he pulled it out.
Hot Mess Squad
Sugamama: Keiji where r u? We’re at usual place
Nya~: oikawa stop changing my name in the chat
Annoyingly hot: I dunno what ur talking about ^_^
Hootmom: Omw. Had to take care of a new rescue.
Akaashi sent the last picture he took of the newest owl before calling for an Uber. The club they typically go to was pretty nice. There was a private room in case Kenma needed to hide away, the music was always decent and Sugawara had managed to charm all the employees. Akaashi had no clue how he managed to do that.
Annoyingly hot: better hurry up Keiji~ Rumor has it there’s all sorts of nasty monsters running around at night
Nya~: you’re already here.
Annoyingly hot: RUDE. Say that to my face!
Annoyingly hot: holy shit he said it again out loud. Kei-chan hurry up, I’m being bullied ;m;
Akaashi snickered as the Uber pulled up. Kenma seemed so shy and quiet but was secretly the sassiest of all of them. He got into the car, pocketing his phone.
“Club Suno please.”
“Keiiiiii-chan!” Akaashi was amazed he didn’t flinch as Oikawa slung an arm around him the instant he walked in. He let himself be led to their usual corner, Kenma sitting in the far corner of the booth on his phone, his bag on the table. Sugawara was at the bar, laughing at something the bartender had said.
“Sorry I’m late. An owl fell into the sanctuary and startled Snowflake and Rose.” Akaashi slid into the seat next to Kenma, nodding at him.
“Saw the picture. Seems pretty cute.” Kenma noted. Akaashi nodded in agreement.
“He’s pretty small, but he’s not a baby. I was worried when I saw him covered in blood, but he wasn’t actually injured.” Akaashi added.
“The picture wouldn’t load, I wanna see!” Oikawa reached for Kenma’s phone and whined when the other slapped his hand away.
“It’s not my fault you don’t understand tech, grandpa.” Kenma muttered. Oikawa gasped, offended, as Akaashi snickered.
“Are we insulting Oikawa again?” Sugawara asked, sliding into the last seat. It didn’t take long for a waiter to drop off shots for them.
“Always.” Akaashi smirked before taking out his phone, pulling up the photos he had taken. He slid his phone over to Oikawa, who eagerly picked it up with one hand, his shot in the other. Much to all of their surprise, Oikawa suddenly spat out his shot, coughing. Akaashi quickly grabbed his phone, relieved it had managed to escape the spit take unscathed.
“What the hell Oikawa?” Kenma had scooted far back in his seat, barely managing to avoid getting sprayed. Oikawa managed to get control over himself, taking a few deep breaths.
“You okay? I didn’t get strong ones.” Sugawara frowned, examining his own shot.
“Y-Yeah I’m good. I uh…swallowed down the wrong pipe.” Oikawa smiled but it seemed a bit forced. Sugawara and Kenma exchanged looks.
“Hey Keiji, do you want me to double-check on the owl? After all, you did say he was covered in blood when you found him.” Sugawara asked, swiftly changing the subject.
“Well, I looked for injuries but he seemed fine. If you think it’d be best, then feel free to come over and double check.” Akaashi blinked, a bit confused. But he supposed it was actually probably safer for Sugawara to double check.
“Enough work talk! We’re here to relax and have fun.” Oikawa grabbed Sugawara’s shot, downing it before the other could protest. This earned him a pout and a smack upside the head.
“That was mine!” Sugawara huffed. Kenma rolled his eyes.
“You can just get another one. You’ve managed to enchant the entire staff.” Kenma pointed out. Sugawara smirked.
“Don’t sound so jealous, Kenma.” He teased. The other boy just wrinkled his nose before taking his own shot.
“You make it sound like he’s having sex with them all.” Akaashi snorted.
“Only one….” Oikawa murmured. Sugawara jabbed him sharply in the side as Akaashi’s eyes widened.
“Wait seriously?” He looked at Sugawara, whose face was flushed red.
“I-I’m not just sleeping with the guy! We’re dating!” Sugawara explained quickly. Oikawa was still giggling next to him as Akaashi stared.
“You’re dating one of the club’s employees?” He asked. Kenma snickered.
“He’s dating the owner.”