𝐂𝐇. 𝟐𝟕

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Y/N's POV

The group chat had been dead for days. Then:

[Hinata 🧡]:Y/N CHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[Kageyama]:stop yelling

[Hinata 🧡]:I MISS HER I'M ALLOWED TO YELL

[Y/N]:oh gosh

I was sitting on the floor of the gym, pretending to organize rosters while actually hiding from reality. I had glitter stuck in my shoelaces from the last prank. My throat hurt from yelling at Oikawa all week. And for some stupid reason, I couldn't stop replaying that one dumb one-on-one practice moment in my head.

His smile.My accidental "nice spike."Me threatening to quit while blushing like a moron.

[Y/N]:what do you two want 🧍‍♀️

[Hinata 🧡]:just checking in!!! also wanted to know if your love story started yet

[Kageyama]:that's not why we're texting

[Hinata 🧡]:yes it is

[Y/N]:you're lucky you're cute hinata

[Kageyama]:is he still flirting with you

[Y/N]:... define "still"

[Hinata 🧡]:YESSSSSSS

[Y/N]:it's so annoying. i can't go two minutes without hearing "manager-channn~" or "you're glowing today" or "don't look at kageyama he's not as pretty as me" LIKE SHUT UP

[Kageyama]:he's threatened. good. stay mean to him

[Hinata 🧡]:omg he's jealous of us???

[Y/N]:insanely. he yelled at me for telling you good luck before your last match

[Hinata 🧡]:he's in loooooove

[Y/N]:SHOUYO

[Kageyama]:do you like him

I froze.

[Y/N]:what kind of question is that

[Kageyama]:a normal one. you blush. you don't yell as loud. you were smiling during the match.

[Y/N]:STOP OBSERVING THINGS

[Hinata 🧡]:it's okay if you like him! he's still kind of annoying but you bring out the better version of him

I didn't respond right away.

Because the truth?

Maybe I didn't hate Oikawa anymore.

Maybe I... liked when he smiled for real. Maybe he wasn't the worst person in the universe. Maybe I remembered every word from the rooftop.

And maybe—just maybe—I thought about him a little too much.

I looked up from my phone.

And almost had a heart attack.

Oikawa was sitting across the court, stretching with his team. And he was staring.

Not glaring. Not smirking.

Staring.

I blinked.

He looked away fast. Too fast.

Almost like... he saw me smiling at my phone and didn't like it.

Oh my gosh.

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Oikawa's POV

She was smiling at her phone.

Not just smiling. Grinning.

And she wasn't even near me. Which meant one of two things:    1.    She was texting someone she actually liked.    2.    That someone was probably Kageyama.    3.    I needed to go lie in traffic.

I tried not to look again.

But I did.

Her expression softened as she typed. She looked happy. Safe.

I hated it.

What was worse? The fact that I liked seeing her happy. I just didn't want Kageyama to be the reason.

Because if I wasn't careful, I'd start being jealous.

And if I was already jealous?

I was screwed.

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Y/N's POV — Later That Day

"Hey."

I turned to see Oikawa walking beside me, balancing a volleyball on his finger like a show-off. (Because he was one.)

"You were smiling earlier," he said casually.

"So?"

"Just wondering what was so funny."

"Why? Jealous?"

His eyes flashed. "No. Just curious."

"Mmhm." I smirked. "You're jealous."

He pouted. "Was it another guy?"

"I dunno. Maybe."

"I hate that."

"Cry about it."

"Already did."

I turned away so he wouldn't see me trying not to laugh. Because god, he was exhausting. And dramatic. And—

"You're smiling again."

I pushed him.

He stumbled. Then caught my arm to steady himself. And for one dumb second... our eyes locked.

The air went still.

Then someone (probably Hanamaki) yelled, "GET A ROOM."

We both jumped back like idiots.

"I hate everyone here," I muttered, stalking off.

But my heart?

Still racing.

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[Y/N]:i hate you both

[Hinata 🧡]:you're so welcome 🧡🧡🧡

[Kageyama]:tell him you like him or suffer forever

[Y/N]:blocked.

[Hinata 🧡]:this is so romantic i'm crying

[You]:I'm gonna set your hair on fire