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[havent]

People are missing, too.

Supposedly they disappeared after accepting an offer from one of the regular students to play hide and seek.

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faaantastic. do you know any of them, personally? ones who went missing.

well, new rule i guess. don't accept offers from locals no matter what.

YOU SAID IT NOT ME

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You want them happy. With you, preferably. Your heart thuds a lot, your palms get sweaty when you talk to them. You want to do things like hold them or kiss them or hold their hand.

[Giving a half smile, a small chortle and dropping that hand from his arm to simply pat where he had grabbed before, Oikawa drifts his hand away even as he can't find it in him to settle down again.]

You can't say that's with everyone, Iwa-chan, or you have too big of a heart and aren't looking at it in a romantic sense.

[havent]

I only know one of them. Friend of an acquaintance.

It's not a bad rule to follow, all things considered.

MFKFKFKDKF,DMFK gomen gomen

[catenate]

[He just stares ahead for a long moment, letting the words sink in. Thinks of the times when they have held hands (but that's happened a lot for comfort here, hasn't it? Even Oikawa does that with him here.) he thinks of how many people he's actually held for support too, because that list is probably almost as long.

But he'd never had that weird feeling with it, had he? Is that what that was?

Then there was. The other thing.

It's hard to think about that though without letting his teeth dig into his lip. It feels weird to admit this at all, that it's even come up. Maybe it's just because they're all emotional here or something, he doesn't know. Maybe it really is just because of that singular moment in time because it was such a big first for him he's been thrown off guard.

So, quietly amd almost as a whisper he says:] They kissed me.

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... Are you okay with that? Losing your first kiss to... whoever. It was.

[Oikawa almost asked, it's on the tip of his tongue to ask, and yet he doesn't. Iwaizumi deserves some privacy for something like this, but he was free to tell him if he wanted. That didn't change how curious he was though.]

You're really thinking about it, is that what brought this up then?

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ah. are you okay?

it's a great rule, pass it along from now on. locations should be relatively known, phones kept on us at all times... yadda.

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I don't know. It was pretty much out of pity anyway, I think. [Ah, how sad.] it's not as though I purposely avoided any of it there just never was anyone.

[And now there's this weird mess.]

I didn't think about it much before, though at one point they asked me if I was asking them on a date. [??? He still doesn't know how it came to that either.]

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Iwa-chan, you're more charming than you think.

[Laughing softly, it wasn't out of teasing him despite what Iwaizumi might think. Flopping down again and shifting his arms around him slowly, threading his fingers together with both hands so his best friend was effectively locked into being hugged, Oikawa sets his face against the back of his neck again.]

Go on the date if you want to go on a date with them, that's how you really find out if you like them or not. Maybe it wasn't out of pity, maybe they did want to kiss you. [He hasn't said she. Was it a guy? Was he just trying to be ambiguous?]

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Mm, it's really good.... but you look kind of down about something, if you don't mind me saying. Were you really hoping to run into him after all?

[It's a softer tease, leaning a bit as if he can meet that gaze that is pointed downward because getting Keisuke to look up again is important - eye contact lets him get a better feel for someone, but if he's really that shy, that also tells him plenty.]

Or is this look more about thinking of things, the situations you were just talking about? [His voice was far more gentle about asking this though, he wasn't intending to pry too much into someones life he literally just met.]

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Shut up. [It comes out as a grumble, accepting the hold without much more of a complaint, he just relaxes a little more now he hasn't been outright laughed at, even if it still sounds like he's being teased.

That's easy enough to deal with.]

I can't yet. [He pauses, using the time to shift himself a little so he's more uncomfortable. Considering he isn't really trying to be ambiguous past not giving names, it gets easier to give Oikawa more details now.] She's still upset about what happened last week. And. [At least he can accept the rest, really.] I'm 90% sure it was out of pity, it came after those stupid ghosts.

[Which he probably shouldn't have said because that's a good indicator of when it happened, but at least this way he'll get a fuller picture.]

[canoodle]

[ her eyes dart down to the leg he's favoring, and though she says nothing of it, it's clear from just that look alone that she'd definitely have something to say if she were in a less generous mood. ]

I know where the bathrooms are, [ she tells him simply, though despite the frankness of her tone, she doesn't sound too dismissive. ] You should get some more sleep.

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I don't think I can fall asleep leaving you alone.

[Shaking his head and leaning at the doorway, Oikawa waits there for her with that little smile remaining - sure, he's tired, but he knows damn well that because someone isn't in the room, he's going to sit here staring into every dark corner and fret anyway. It's not that she can't defend herself, but being alone means anything could happen. If she were attacked, they couldn't help.]

I'll try again when you come back.

[havent]

I don't know them well. It's cruel to say this, but .... that makes me slightly relieved, at least.

I'll send out a reminder.

[ it feels redundant at this point, but really, they can't be too careful. ]

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Do you wish it hadn't been out of pity then?

[His mind is working, even if he isn't reacting as much as Iwaizumi thought he might; it was clearly throughout the hauntings of the week that it happened, when he was out with other friends and taking care of other people and. Oikawa idly curls his arms just a little more tightly, possessive without really realizing it.]

You could try it again when the moment is right. Kiss her. See if the feeling remains.

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I wish I'd had the time to realise this before it even came.

[He doesn't think anything of the tighter hug though, assuming it's supposed to be for support. How naive.]

Isn't that like leading someone on?

[He's not doing that????]

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Not really, if you've said you aren't sure about you're feelings to begin with and you want to confirm if she's okay with it. Being upfront is key to not being told "you led me on".

[Ah. Does it sound like someone learned something from his previous girlfriends? Maybe.]

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So I'd need to ask first, right? [It's to confirm, so he doesn't fuck this up if he ever does try it. He's not sure if he will or not, if he'll just brush it aside like all other parts of this.]

Urgh-- [The noise comes out after, as he pulls his hands away to rub his face.] Why is this so frustrating?,

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Absolutely should ask first.

[Letting Iwaizumi confirm that and then cracking a smile at that noise and the movement, Oikawa just rubs his face in place with a little laugh, opening his eyes to stare at some freckles absently.]

Because you've never thought about it before or really had crushes and you feel like you should have some inkling because of your age and life situations. Because most people our age have at least come to understand crushes and all the ups and downs that go with why it's called a "crush", not full blown love. [When did I become a fucking love guru.]

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[He squirms to try and nudge his elbow back for the laugh, struggling to aim it at the other's ribs when he laughs.]

It's not like I never thought someone was attractive or anything, but back home I didn't have a reason to care. They were in class or whatever anyway, it was easy enough to not really dwell on it. They're just... [He can't finish it, he doesn't want to.]

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They're just?

[He's going to wait for him to finish it, squeezing his arms tighter to avoid that elbow aiming for his already sore ribs, he isn't better yet damnit, stop abusing him! That laugh still is there, soft and muffled when he presses his face more firmly in place and lightly swats at his hands as if they are the culprit.]

What do you mean you had no reason to care, dummy Iwa-chan?

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Different. [It's the first word that comes out, followed by:] Special? Not like Yachi or Hinami but... [He cares too much already either way.]

She's just as dumb and reckless as you are sometimes and keeps getting injured and even though I know she can handle herself I still want to try and help. I do that for a lot of people at this point though so I don't know if it's just because she's a girl or not. Compared to back home where we had matches to worry about and exams and stuff I guess I've had more time to think here. Especially after... [He trails off, rolling his wrist of his right hand even if Oikawa can't quite see.]

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You might be weak to her type. Maybe that's why you're thinking of her as special.

[Oikawa doesn't see that movement, no, but because of where his hands eventually drifted, he feels that right one move and his fingers curl gingerly around the wrist then, as if placating the motion with touch.]

So. I don't know. Go for it if you feel you want to. If you think she might feel the same. It can't hurt, and the most that would happen is that she expresses she only wants to be friends. Right?

[Patting in place then and lifting his head to playfully blow air against the back of his ear, Oikawa detaches entirely to roll over and away, shifting to sit up and rub his face. He isn't tired anymore, his brain doesn't want to turn off of this instead of everything else he should be actually worrying about. Maybe he should try a shower...]

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I guess.

[He goes quiet after that, relaxing his hand once Oikawa's curls around his wrist. Really? He has no idea if she does, especially as the whole point of it was because that ghost called him a loser for never being kissed, and it was more to diminish that title.

He doesn't know, but that was the point of asking, wasn't it?

Granted, over-thinking it now goes out the window when Oikawa blows air on his ear, shoulder jumping up to block the weird sensation as a growl forms in his throat.] Oikawa... [Thankfully he knows he needs to keep his voice down or that might have been a yell. It quickly switches to confusion though when he pulls away to sit up, finally looking back over his shoulder and...

Huh.]

...You okay?

Late July 28th

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Tooru-oniisan?