Christmas day was one occasion that Mei takes very seriously.

With her New-Year's money she'd talked to your parents to receive in advance, she throws a party.

An actual party.

The day is hectic while you help your sister open the snack packets and pour drinks into cups.

Little by little, your friends come over, there's Eiko, Sugawara, Tsukishima, Hinata, Kageyama, Misaki, Hanamaki, Matsukawa, Iwaizumi...

And of course, Oikawa.

When you open the door, all sweaty and hair a mess under the Christmas party hat you have on, Oikawa is smiling at you, holding a present up.

"Mei-chan, [Name]-chan, I've got you two a Christmas present!" He sings, grinning when Mei comes and hands him a glass of juice.

"Oh Tooru, what have you got here?" She asks, snatching the present from your clutches and tearing the wrapper off. The packaging was a little heavy, so you take a glance at Oikawa while his smile grows wider with the closer your sister got, taking the tape off from the top of the box.

"Holy takoyaki balls." Mei has to say, eyes wide for a second before she pulls out a large... Ball?

"It's a floor lamp," Oikawa explains, while your sister hands you the round crystal-glass ball. "You plug it in and it lights up."

"Tooru, I don't think you need to explain to us what a lamp is."

Oikawa laughs in response, and you walk towards the closest socket, plugging it and turning the switch on. As promised, the bulb lights up, and the crystal glass of the lamp glows, a semi-gold colour brightening and you gasp because, despite how minimalist it looked, it was beautiful.

"Since I'm leaving the building soon, I kind of... wanted you two to have something that could remind you of me every day," Oikawa explains, turning to your sister with a sheepish smile. "But mostly [Name]-chan, but you understand, right, Mei-chan?"

"Oh, Tooru, this is so pretty! Thank you!" Mei has to gush, punching Oikawa's arm playfully as she smiles. "Of course I do understand. It's beautiful."

While Mei hurries to take the lamp back inside your room to make sure no one playing tosses - aka Kageyama and Hinata - could knock the glass and break it, Oikawa looks at you expectantly, as if waiting for you to speak.

"Well?"

"Well..." You start, but there are the loud shrieks coming from the living room where everyone was having a good time. "Can we... Follow me."

Oikawa looks a little startled, but nods when you motion for him to follow you. Mei had kept the lamp near your bed, and Oikawa closes the door shut, minimizing the noise of pop music playing outside.

"It's beautiful. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Merry Christmas, [Name]-chan" Oikawa responds, holding a hand out towards you. And it makes you smile, because it's been a couple days since he had stopped being a little prat and done things to annoy you.

Maybe he tames down during the holidays and then becomes the trashbagkawa that he is.

"Merry Christmas to you too, Oikawa-san."

"When are you going to start calling me Tooru?" He whines, squeezing your hands in his clutches.

"Maybe... Never?"

"You do realise that, now that we're dating, you need to call me that, right?"

"Since when are we dating? I don't remember agreeing to date you." You cross your arms and huff. The male shakes his head as he smiles.

"But you love me, don't like on such a day, [Name]-chan." He says, taking a step closer. Instinctively, you raise both your arms up in defence.

Yet, Oikawa is quick to press a kiss to your cheek, and when you look away from his eyes in embarrassment, the setter grins and grabs your hand before joining the rest of your friends outside. 

All you can think about as everyone munches on snacks and eats cake is how warm Oikawa's lips felt like pressed against your cheek. It makes you sigh, watching as the party comes to a close.

Mei walks Sugawara out and you watch as Oikawa slowly smiles a little at you. There's something different about his smile today, and you follow him to the door as he walks ahead.

"Oikawa-san?"

"Yes, [Name]-chan?" He responds, turning around to look at you.

"Is something wrong? You look a bit upset..."

Oikawa responds with another smile, nodding as he motions for you to follow him. Unsure of what to do, you step outside, walking down the steps and reaching his floor. Upon opening the door, you see that there are a lot of boxes.

A lot of boxes, most of them packed and secured with tape.

Your eyes go wide as you blink, horrified, and as you enter the place, you notice that a lot of Oikawa's belongings, such as the clock on the coffee table and small vase of carnations are now gone. The frames of his family are gone too, and most of his trash is cleared as well.

You feel like hurling as you turn to look back at Oikawa. The small smile on his face makes so much sense now, and he has an arm opened out for you, as if he is waiting for you to come up to him and hug him.

There's a part of you that yells to not do so, that he probably brought you here so that you would feel bad, but another part of you yells about how he would move away soon and wouldn't be around to hold your hand soon.

It makes you sigh, frowning as you walk towards him, and Oikawa wraps an arm around your shoulder and sits down on the couch. When the male sighs as well, you turn to look at him.

"These few days are going well, that's for sure, but just. When I got these boxes to pack up, I realised just how much I'd miss you." He says, fingers curling in your hair a little while you look at him.

"Me too."

"You know that I love you, right? I tell you that enough, right?"

"... Yeah, you do."

Oikawa smiles in response, taking his arm off from around your shoulders and taking your hand in his.

"I know I told you to wait till you can tell me that love me, but can you please tell me that now?" He requests. And he's been such a good sport all day, and he still looks a bit upset, and that's the reason why you turn away from his face. Your eyes go to the small hook on the wall right beside the television, where a small canvas used to be at, before.

"I... I-love you, O-Oikawa-san."

You can feel the way he squeezes your hand in his, gasping a little, enough for you to turn to face him despite how embarrassed you were feeling. And it seems like you weren't the only one, because Oikawa's cheeks are a little red as well, his chocolate brown eyes wide as he blinks in utter shock.

"Holy shit. I didn't think you'd actually say- Shit. Say it again-"

"No!"

"Oh my God, you actually stuttered." He says, before he actually has the audacity to burst out laughing.

"I DID NOT."

"Come on, stop being such a wet waffle and say it again!"

"No!" You yell again, standing up and breaking free from his grip. "Once is enough."

"Once is not enough. Gah!" He groans, standing up and placing his hands on his hips. "Wow, I sure deserve this. I used to cringe when my friends would repeatedly tell they love each other on and on, and now I have to beg my girlfriend to tell me she actually loves me. And she doesn't even listen even though I do that."

"Serves you right."

"Yes, but," Oikawa's eyes light up, grinning a little slyly, "You didn't deny that you're my girlfriend, this time."

"You prat-"

"I think it's the perfect time to ask you, [Name]-chan," He interrupts, "My parents will be coming over on the 27th to move out the boxes with me. Will you join us for dinner?"

"I what?!"

"Dinner. You know, that thing families do where they sit at a table and eat food at-"

"You idiotkawa, I know what a dinner is!" You exclaim, wide-eyed. "But, with your parents?"

"Think about it, okay?" He has to say, taking hold of your arm and taking you towards the door. "I'm pretty sure I head Mei-chan calling you from upstairs."

When you put on your shoes, you can hear Mei's voice as well, and you turn to look at Oikawa who grins at you while having his arms crossed over his chest.

"Let me know before tomorrow ends so I can tell my parents!~" He says in a singsong voice, before he slams the door shut on your face.

What on Earth was happening to the world you were living in??

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a/n; guess whICH BIHHH IS B A C K