"Makki!" Iwaizumi yelled as he saw a very distressed boy walking in circles near the entrance of YahaPets.

"Iwaizumi! Thank God you're here. I'm so scared!" Makki practically flew into his arms and sobbed loudly.

"How serious is it?" Iwaizumi grabbed Makki's shoulders and looked into his teary eyes, he didn't seem to be pulling some sort of sick act.

"His paw was all covered in blood, Mattsun carried him. He's inside now, Yahaba-san is taking care of Hawk, but I'm afraid he won't make it..." Makki looked down and wiped his tears. "I'm sorry, Iwaizumi. It's my fault"

"Don't say that. I'll go in, okay?" Iwaizumi gave Makki a reassuring hug before going into YahaPets.

Now, what he expected to see was an evenly distressed Matsukawa, a really busy Yahaba and Kyoutani being an emotional support to the puppy (Not Mattsun, because he's kinda afraid of him).

What he got instead was Mattsun sitting in the corner as pale as a sheet of paper, Kyoutani hugging Hawk as if he was his newborn child and Yahaba drinking instant coffee while reading a book about "Behaviour of cats and how to deal with it".

"Yahaba? Is he okay?" Iwaizumi asked as he looked straight into Yahaba's eyes, the other didn't seem at all phased. Actually, Yahaba seemed to be re-thinking his life.

"Huh? Oh yeah! There was this tiny scratch on his paw, probably from stepping on something sharp. No stitches needed. I cleaned the wound and that's it. Kyoutani, as you see, is busy with Hawk right now" Yahaba smiled and pointed at his boyfriend. Kyoutani was playing with the puppy, baby-talking him and doing other stuff that dog owners do.

"What? Hanamaki told me that Hawk's bleeding a whole ton" Iwaizumi raised an eyebrow.

"He might have overreacted" Mattsun chuckled from the corner of the room. Ah, Iwaizumi's gonna be mad.

"Matsukawa Issei, I left Oikawa at the mansion without saying a word and now he's probably worried about all of us. I thought that something serious happened and you call me over a scratch? Are you fucking insane?!" Iwaizumi raised his voice (very rare). Mattsun just gave him a weak and apologetic smile,he then continued growing mushrooms.

"Oh, Yahaba, excuse my language" Iwaizumi politely apologized.

"Ah, bitch it's alright. I am cursing all the fucking time" still unphased Yahaba said before walking away and checking Hawk's paw.

In the mean time, Iwaizumi took out his phone which had been buzzing for a while. It was Oikawa. Apparently he sent those four home and was now worried about him. Calling him seemed like the best option now, he didn't want Oikawa to worry.

After briefly explaining the situation, Oikawa told him that he'll come and pick them up. Then again if Oikawa decides to take the Mercedes he'll probably end up crashing it again.

"I-Iwaizumi.... you're not mad, right?" Makki asked quietly as he poked Iwaizumi's arm.

"Ha. Me? Mad? Haven't heard of it." Iwaizumi had a weird smile on his face and it creeped everybody out, including Kyoutani who's natural instincts were telling him to stay away from him. Clearly Iwaizumi was a super alpha male.

"So, Iwaizumi, are you gonna continue working as a butler, or will you take up some serious career?" Yahaba suddenly asked, making the two idiots in the corner turn to him.

"You need degrees for serious careers" Iwaizumi sighed, but continued petting the kitten that had come to him.

"You don't need a degree to be a clothing hanger" Makki interfered, but that cost him a glare from Iwaizumi.

Iwaizumi quickly regained his posture and nodded to himself. "Plus, Yahaba, I have plans for the future. I don't think I need to worry about career paths now"

"Ah, Iwaizumi-san, can you carry this kitten to its place? I'll show where" Kyoutani stood up and gestured to the bright green door. The two of them disappeared into another room.

It seemed like finally the place was going to calm down and Yahaba will be able to enjoy the sound of silence, but the door swung open revealing Oikawa, he was panting. Did he run? No one knows.

Yahaba stared at him, trying to remember his name, but it was stuck on the tip of his tongue. So, he had to go with something else. "Yo, Iwaizumi's boyfriend!"

"Hmm? Is he here?" Oikawa turned to him, this time Yahaba was genuinely confused. Wait, so calling him Iwaizumi's boyfriend was okay now? It wasn't okay before!

"Y-Yes! He's with Kyoutani. Before you ask, everything is okay and your assistants exaggerated the whole situation" Yahaba immediately pointed his finger at two guys in the corner of the room, smiling innocently at Oikawa.

"Ugh... I'm just glad everything is fine. Iwaizumi bolted out of the house faster than my will to live" Oikawa sighed loudly. He was really worried about the other, since it wasn't like Iwaizumi to just run off somewhere.

Once Iwaizumi came back, Oikawa and him yelled at Matsukawa and Hanamaki as if they were their parents. The whole speech included "no more TV after 11 PM", "I won't buy you chips anymore" and "Do that again and I'll throw a shoe at you".

The car ride home was oddly quiet apart from Oikawa reminding Iwaizumi about the photoshoot and describing the idea of the clothing line. To be honest, Iwaizumi didn't listen to more than half of it because he kept on thinking about that new recipe he wanted to try.

"Can we go to McDonalds?" Makki suddenly asked.

"We got food at home" Iwaizumi didn't take his eyes off the road, so Oikawa glared at him in his place.

"But fries" Makki pouted and pet Hawk who was peacefully sleeping on his lap.

"The fries Iwaizumi makes at home taste just like McDonalds" Oikawa said making Iwaizumi chuckle.

"I argue. Iwaizumi's fries are much tastier" Mattsun interrupted Makki who was beginning to say something, but judging from his nod Mattsun concluded that Makki wanted to say the same thing.

Mattsun must have taked Iwaizumi's "We got food at home" too seriously, because the moment he stopped the car Mattsun jumped out and sprinted towards the mansion. They found him in the kitchen eating poorly made sandwiches.

"Wait, why is it this late already? How much time did we spend at YahaPets?" Oikawa asked as he looked at his watch, no wonder it was so dark outside.

"No clue, but can you come with me for a second?" Iwaizumi grabbed Oikawa's arm and dragged him into his room before the two hungry hippos could see.

"What is it?" Oikawa raised an eyebrow, but Iwaizumi just pulled him into a hug. "You were worried, weren't you? You really do have a golden heart, Iwaizumi"

Oikawa couldn't help but smile at Iwaizumi's sudden affection, after all he didn't show it that often. He rarely showed his soft side too, so it made Oikawa realize just how lucky he is to have someone like Iwaizumi: kind, loving, caring and loyal.

After Iwaizumi finally released Oikawa from his grip, he pointed the at window.

"When I moved here, Makki told me that that window seat is perfect for romantic evenings. Want to stargaze a little bit?" Iwaizumi asked, his voice as soft as cotton.

"I'd love to. Speaking of stars, didn't we have our first kiss in similar circumstances?" Oikawa blushed at the memory.

They ended up cuddling and looking at the stars above, talking about the things they went through. And yet, neither of them could ask the big question.

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A little bit boring, but it's more like a filler/segment that is crucial to get to another major part of the fanfic.

Anyway, I didn't get to thank you all properly in the last chapter so let me do it again.

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