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"Hajime-chan, I like you.” Oikawa smiles with a small blush across his cheeks, looking up at his best friend who’s only two inches taller.
Iwaizumi blinks, then puts his bug catching net down to cross his arms behind his head. “What’s that suppose to mean?”
The look Oikawa gives him makes him feel like he just asked the stupidest question in the world. “Exactly what it means, I like you!” Oikawa beams another smile, flashing his missing front tooth.
“Uhh, okay.” Iwaizumi says, bending down to pick up his net. The sun’s going down and soon it’ll be time for dinner, so if he wants to catch any bugs before the day ends, now’s the time. Once Iwaizumi gets his net from the ground Oikawa grabs his free hand and tugs it a few times.
“What about you Hajime-chan, do you like me?” He whines, tugging on Iwaizumi’s hand again.
Iwaizumi looks at Oikawa carefully. He likes bugs, he likes catching them, showing them off to Oikawa just so he can freak out, then releasing them. He likes Godzilla, he's the best. He likes his grandma’s Spanish cooking, and he also likes Oikawa's mom, she’s nice. He likes playing with Oikawa, sleeping over his house and sneaking downstairs to get snacks while everyone’s asleep, then staying up late watching TV even though they’re not suppose to. Iwaizumi likes being with Oikawa and secretly there’s nothing Iwaizumi prefers doing than hanging out with him. Even though he cries a lot and always forces Iwaizumi to be his side kick when they play Alien Invaders, he likes Oikawa. Oikawa shares his snacks with him. So, yeah, Oikawa’s nice.
“Yeah, I like you too.” Iwaizumi looks down at the ground, not sure why the words seem more embarrassing said out loud than in his head.
Oikawa smiles excitedly. “Really Hajime-chan? Really, really?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stop tugging on my hand already!” Oikawa lets go of Iwaizumi’s hand and starts fidgeting with his fingers.
“Let’s go catch bugs now.” Iwaizumi puts the net over his shoulder hoping he’d have enough time to catch something, since it’s almost time to go back home.
“Forget that Hajime-chan.” Oikawa takes Iwaizumi’s hand again and walks him out of the park. “Let’s go play Alien Invaders, I’ll be the leader and you be my sidekick.”
Iwaizumi frowns but let’s himself get dragged by Oikawa. “Why do I have to be your sidekick and why do we have to play what you want? I want to catch a beetle.”
Oikawa turns his head around to face Iwaizumi then closes his eyes and grins. “Because Hajime-chan likes me.”
Iwaizumi rolls his eyes. But what he really wants to say is 'So? You like me too stupid' but the mere thought of saying that makes Hajime blush. So instead he pulls away from Oikawa’s hand and runs forward. “Fine then, I get the big toy gun.”
Oikawa's eyes widen in shock, “No fair Hajime-chan, you can’t have the bigger gun!” Then run’s after Iwaizumi.