III. Breaking Point

                                    

                                          
STEAL YOUR LOVE
Part 3: Breaking Point
                          
"I can't stand losing you, [Name]."
                          
Oikawa Tooru's words had weighed heavily in your mind, and you weren't able to come up with an answer. His words and behavior were so inconsistent and you just didn't have it in you anymore to try to figure out what his real intentions were.

                          
"I want you to be mine forever," he added softly, but there was an edge to his voice---something dark and cold. He held your gaze, his eyes boring into yours. "These beautiful eyes that glare at me one instant, then question me the next... I want you to look only at me, [Name]."
                          
The words that left his mouth were supposed to fill you up with love and contentment. Those were the exact words that you had been longing to hear after all. However, this time, they only gave you another wad of stress and disarrayed thoughts.

                          
Oikawa yet once again placed a small kiss at the side of your lips, then whispered, "All of your emotions belong to me. And only to me."
                          
Everything seemed to not make any sense anymore as disjointed thoughts swirled around in your head.

                          
Should you trust him? Should you believe every word he said? But what if he was just saying all of this to get rid of any resistance from you?
                          
You didn't know. You honestly didn't know what to think anymore.
                          
***

                          
Days had passed and yet your body seemed to only get weaker and weaker. You'd been absent from your classes since that day too. It had been a tough week, but you didn't even know where to get enough support.
                          
Oikawa had been paying you visits whenever he had time, however, he had been nothing but an additional burden to you. The bittersweet affection he was giving you, sometimes forcibly, was like a knife on your throat, threatening you to obey his every wishes.

                          
His desire to own every inch of you was overwhelming in a way you couldn't put into words.
                          
It was an empty, terrifying love... Trapping your heart in a maze with no way out.

                          
***
                          
It was Sunday.

                          
Your fourth day of being stuck in bed.
                          
Your parents were invited to your Aunt's birthday celebration at a resort, but with you still sick and all, you were apparently left behind. Alone. Housesitting. You still couldn't move around freely but since you didn't want them to miss this chance to get reunited with distant relatives, you pretended to be okay and told them they could go.

                          
They deserved it, you thought. You had worried them so much these last few days. The least you could do was help them get a breather.
                          
You were currently lying comfortably on your bed when the doorbell rang. Once. Twice. Thrice. Perhaps getting impatient for not receiving a response, they thought it would be wise to press the button a hundred times more.

                          
"Damn," you grunted. It was annoying.
                          
You knew it wasn't Oikawa---the guy was already accustomed to barging in to your house like a criminal whenever your parents weren't around. And knowing that it wasn't him somehow relieved you the tiniest bit. So you got out of bed, careful not to bump into anything as you slowly walked towards the front door.

                          
When you opened it, Iwaizumi Hajime's worried frown greeted you.
                          
You stayed frozen for a minute, surprised of the emotions that suddenly surged through you as you stared at his serious expression. Seeing his face in front of you, seeing him look at you with that same gentle eyes, it was making your heart throb almost painfully.