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one day they were an elementary schooler, just two kid who had took some interest in volleyball and decided that they're going be the best volleyball player duo in japan.
and then one day they were walking home under the dark streets with the only source of light being the moon and street light. walking home after attending their graduation party, they have come to a chapter where one thing ended to begin a new chapter of their life, the start with no regrets even after the countless failed attempts at being the best.
"iwa-chan"
"what?"
oikawa stops on his tracks.
"im going to argentina."
and iwaizumi swears that the world around him suddenly stops spinning, his heart skipped a beat when oikawa said that. because it have to be a joke right? there's no way that oikawa would just make a big decision without discussing it with him first.
iwaizumi couldn't get any word to escape his mouth, well not quite, he have so many things he wants to say to the man that standing in front of him, who had promised him that they'll stay together till the end, that he'll always stay, they're inseparable after all.
he should've seen this coming, they're not a kid anymore and of course they'd go to their own separate ways one day, but he thought that he and oikawa would still have time together, turns out he was wrong.
"argentina?" he stopped on his tracks, staring at each other eyes to eyes, when iwaizumi hajime stared into those big brown eyes, that's when he knows that this idiot, oikawa is serious. he should be proud, he should be glad that his oikawa have made his own decision to go way ahead of him.
yet he can't help but feel hurt, he's angry at him because how could oikawa leave him just like that? they won't be able to play volleyball together anymore, not on the same team, hajime won't be oikawa tooru's ace anymore, and the image of them going to the same university and living on the same apartment after the graduation suddenly crumbled into pieces in iwaizumi's mind.
how can it not? they both had been accepted into their dreams university, well it used to be their dream university. they have searched for an apartment to live on, it's not really that big, but it just what they needed, with a balcony and a big kitchen where they can have their meals together.
everything has been settled up, it was perfect and now they just need to wait until the college starts. they were so excited about finally getting to live together, iwaizumi loved that apartment.
"mhm, i got an offer, and i've talked about it with coach too."
iwaizumi should be happy for his friend, oikawa deserves that offer, he's the best setter iwaizumi ever known. but the thought of continuing playing volleyball without his best friend never really crossed his mind before, that's why when he got the offer from argentina to play on one of their team, he rejected it without any hesitation.
"i really appreciate it, but i have what i need in here, there's a promise i need to keep. it's really precious to me." they had offered him too, but the thought of leaving oikawa behind hurts him more than he though, he couldn't let oikawa live alone in that apartment, it would be too big for him. so he did what he needed to do, and threw away the biggest chance he had, just so he could keep playing with his best friend.
but now they're standing face to face, with his best friend just announced that he will be leaving japan to pursue his dreams on becoming a pro volleyball player, in argentina where their favorite team at, the mixed feelings inside him is messing with his mind.
"you what? you've talked about it with coach but not with me?" iwaizumi can feel the anger inside him, he shouldn't be angry, he shouldn't even be surprised with this, oikawa will always be oikawa.
iwaizumi isn't upset because he rejected the offer, he's upset because it seems that leaving him came so easy for oikawa. when iwaizumi himself didn't put any second thought about leaving his best friend behind.
"you're leaving? just like that? what about defeating ushiwaka?! what about- fuck no just forget it!"
the thing about iwaizumi is that there's time where he couldn't control his anger, he lashed out at oikawa. he doesn't mean to no he doesn't want to argue, he should be happy for this idiot yet he can't help this overwhelming feeling inside him.
'what about me? what about our promise?' he wishes he could've said that, if his ego wasn't so goddamn high he would've cried by now, because his best friend is leaving him behind, but he's proud of him.
they fought, and oikawa is not backing back from his decision. iwa knows that and he doesn't tried to stop oikawa from going to argentina.
"i need to go there iwa-chan! i need to get stronger! i've made my mind, no one can stop me, not even you."
one thing about oikawa is that he knows all iwaizumi's weaknesses, his temper is worse than iwaizumi's and while they argue he would intentionally mention things about his weaknesses, it wasn't the first time that they ever fought over something so stupid.
but not like this, especially this huge. they were arguing about everything, first it was just them throwing words at each other then it became physical, they were screaming at each other.
oikawa has never seen iwaizumi this upset, he just doesn't understand why would he be this upset about him leaving, oikawa didn't even know that his iwaizumi also got an offer to go to argentina, nobody told him about it.
not until it's too late.
they keep fighting until maki and matsukawa came to stop them.
and now just the thought of living in that apartment makes him feel nauseous.
...
2 week passed without them communicating in any possible way, they haven't talked to each other since then. no one dares to reach out first because they have such a high pride on themselves, it's going to be the death of them thats what maki said.
"just text him, say that you're sorry and go explain your side bro, he didn't know that you also got an offer does he?" maki have called iwa everyday since that, he needs to check up on him.
"no, and it's not about the offer that im upset about. don't you dare say anything about it to him."
iwaizumi couldn't careless though, he have been laying on his bed doing nothing, he would stare at the ceiling for hours thinking about how easy it is for oikawa to take a decision to leave, is he really as important as he thought he was? because for iwaizumi hajime, oikawa tōru is his world, though he would never admit that to his face but it was a common knowledge how important oikawa is to iwaizumi.
he thought about having to live in that apartment that suddenly feels too big for him, he used to love that apart, it have the best view ever.
but now iwaizumi hates this place.
...
oikawa is leaving in a few days, yet they still haven't encountered with each other, they haven't called, no text no nothing.
they wanted to but then again, the goddamn pride is holding them back from reaching out and sort the misunderstanding between them, time passed and soon it will be too late to apologize, for oikawa to explain to iwaizumi why he needs to go and that it's not that easy for him to make this decision, he never wanted to hurt iwaizumi.
it was never his intention to hurt the most precious person in his life, he never wanted to fight, he considered about calling iwaizumi that he's sorry and it hurts him to his very best friend got mad at him.
but that never happened, and now oikawa is walking into the airport after saying goodbye to maki and matsun. he was waiting for his iwaizumi to show up because once he walks in, there's no turning back. he will leave everything behind and start a new book about his journey, leaving everything behind.
but he doesn't want iwaizumi to only stay on the first book, he wants iwa to be on his second, third and on.
but iwaizumi never showed up, and oikawa walked away slowly disappearing into the crowd. soon enough the airplane takes off and oikawa has finally started a new chapter of his life.
and iwaizumi watched as oikawa's back disappeared into the crowd, he has to watch his best friend broke the promise they've made, and he have to watch the airplane go taking his very own best friend away.
in the end they never get the chance to fixed things up between them.
and now it's too late for them to fix it.
that was the last time oikawa and iwaizumi ever talked to each other.