That night. Haruki was locking himself on his room. Can't bear to meet Minato after he show such failure yesterday.

Call him dramatic or what just because of one failure, but that one failure was big. No, not big like they could lose in the competition. But, it could lead to various things he'd been keeping about.

He have a overthinking personality if something happened. Even if it's a little things. That night, he couldn't help but thinking what should he act when in front of everyone? What he should answer if someone ask? What if someone asking for answer? What if. What if.

What if someone noticed something from the past?

It's funny because, those worries could be gone tomorrow when he thought nobody would press any harder and just think of it as a little accident. And left with him drained terribly with all the overthink.

He left early in the morning. Coincidentally, he was in the charge of breakfast. He left after made the breakfast and after his father woke up and eat breakfast.

Haruki now in the gym building. The Volleyball club have a morning practice today, even though he said to others he probably can't present in the practice, now he's in here. Waiting because he don't know what to do, it's a bad timing to go to Kyuudo club right now so, he's here for thinking.

The practice will not start in 20 minutes. He already prepared and cleaned the floor. Now he just waiting for others to come.

'20 minutes... Sleep around that seems a good idea.'

Since he's bored and all. Haruki close his eyes. Attempted to sleep-

"Huh? The door isn't closed?" A familiar voice from afar. Haruki now look at the entrance waiting for the people to walk in, and they did.

It was Iwaizumi, Oikawa, Matsukawa, Hanamaki and few others third years. They looking around as if searching something, and their eyes finally land on Haruki who sitting while leaning his back on the wall.

"Haru, what're you doing here?" Iwaizumi ask loudly.

"Huh? Haruki?"

"I thought you weren't going to be here."

"Oh! Haruki!!"

Haruki just sheepishly smile as he stand up and walk to them. But well, of course, the first thing his eyes went is to look at Oikawa who been strangely silent.

"...You guys early today."

"We wanted to have practice even early right now so yea." Hanamaki said smirked. Haruki immediately understand why, it's because yesterday practice match with the Karasuno impacted them. He just exhaled his breath.

"I already prepared everything so you guys can warm up right away and play." Their eyes brightened immediately. "Thanks Haru!" The others say as they quickly scatter to warm up. Iwaizumi and Oikawa were the only one to stay in Haruki side.

"Haru, you have practice right?" Haruki just averted his eyes. Iwaizumi sighed, he have a hunch why he acting like this. But he didn't ask any further.

"...I will leave soon as the practice start there." Haruki sighed heavily and put his head on his knees, Holding it together. Then he feel a hand on his head, stroking it gently. Haruki look up and see Oikawa's the one doing it.

"You've been acting quiet and that scares me Oikawa-san."

"..."

Still no reply? Now that made him worried. He watching Oikawa, to study his expression who just boredly look into him while stroking his head gently.

"...Oikawa-"

"Haruki."

He quickly shut his mouth and waiting for him to continue. What made him so serious? Did he do something that made him mad? Is it because he didn't paid back the Ramen he bought him yesterday??

Panick rushing to Haruki's mind. Thinking of many possibilities and many words to say if one of them correct.

But, those trains of thought stopped when he feel a unfamiliar sensation on his neck.

It's warm. But ticklish for Haruki. It was Oikawa hand. His hand moved from Haruki's head to his neck. His breath hitched when realized it was his hand. Their eyes locking to each other. While Hariki tried his best to not show any expression (more like he froze that he don't know how to move again), Oikawa didn't let out any expression.

As his hand trailing to his neck bone. Opening his Jersey a little as the neck of his shirt start expanding as he slide his finger slowly to my shoulder gently-

"Oi ShittyKawa!" Then his movement stopped. Oikawa look at Iwaizumi and smiling. "Hm?"

"Hurry and get your ass here."

"Alright alright~ I'll be there~" Then he completely let his hand go from Haruki's neck and look at him. He smirked. He. Smirked. As he goes away to Iwaizumi and start warming up.

Haruki's watching him walking away. 'It feels like I was in a dream. What.... huh.... what the....'

...

Huh?

Oikawa looked at him. And laughed silently. Haruki was like, what's he laughing at?

"Haruki-senpai?" He flinched as he turned his face, Kunigami was the one called Haruki and seems confused at him. "H-Hmm?"

"Your face are quite red. Are you sick?"

"..."

He quickly shook my head. "No, I'm alright. Just a little over heated I guess..." Kunigami just nodded and acknowledge his words and walk away even if he still have his worry.

As he go away. Haruki stand up and went outside to cool himself down. When he's outside, he went to a nearest wall and hit the wall with his hand but resulted in pain (as expected) and groaned.

But still, Haruki hit the wall few more times as he let out a small noise. Trying to take a deep breath and let out again. But even so, his heartbeat not calming down. It's beating so hard that he wouldn't calm.

It was a burst of happiness. But, it hurts him because of the heartbeat. He leaned to the wall and sighed.

'...What was that. The feel, he was actually touching me with.... his hand...'

'And even slide into my shirt?! Really?! What have I done to get that rewards???'

'His hand from my neck was... strange and then slowly to my shoulder-'

......

To my shoulder?

......

And my right shoulder.... My...

Where my scar carved is.

Haruki immediately gripped his shoulder hardly. His nails was digging into the flesh but he was too panicking to care about that.

'...He didn't saw it right...?'

Little did he know. Oikawa was watching Haruki when he's panicking right now.

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"...You're alright now Haruki?"

"...Yes..."

The atmosphere around was tense. Too tense for Haruki. He can't get his face up to face Masaki right now. To everyone. He feels pathetic. Then he hear a sigh, he close his eyes, preparing himself to get angry by Masaki. But, instead, big hand is in his head, stroking his hair gently.

He froze, but then relaxed. "...You really made us worried like hell. Especially Minato." His shoulder tensed at that, he knew he made his brother worried. But he didn't do anything. What a pathetic brother he is.

"Yes..."

"...Haruki, do you afraid of shooting?"

He narrowed his eyes. Haruki love Kyuudo. He love every moment of it. Everytime he shoot it feels like something just got off his burden. Everytime he wants to calm down, the arrow will bring that anxious feelings away as it hit the mato.

But now, does he afraid?

Ever since something happened in the past, he's been very conscious of his play. Rather than enjoying it, he was trying to land it. And... at some point, he was afraid that it will land.

He was afraid of other presence. Others opinion. Others thought about him. He was afraid that if he land his shoot, others will think of him by many opinion. Many thoughts. Many hateful thinking.

He was... Afraid of other expectation.

"...No. I'm not afraid of shooting, I..."

"...Haruki. Want try a shot?"

His face looked up to see Masaki just smiled gently. Masaki went to Seiya and ask him to put the Mato on. Haruki feels pressured. He can't shoot in this state. He can't.

"Haruki, it's okay if you fail. Nobody here will judge you or see you in hateful stares." Masaki commented. His body tensed at how his coach seems see through his concern.

By he was about to refuse, Minato already brought his bow and arrows to Haruku. Haruki look at Minato.

"Minato... I-"

"Nii-san. I... I want shoot with you. I want do Kyuudo with you. I love your shoot. Your tsurune. I want see you shoot even if it's bad or good!"

"...Minato..."

"That's why... Please. Nii-san, shoot like how you are."

Haruki smiled fondly to Minato. Even though Minato is smiling and seeming calm, he knows how much worried he is. Ah, he failed as a big brother isn't he.

He slowly hold his bow and arrows as he took a deep breath. He walks forward and preparing to shoot. Now he's sitting, trying to calm himself first.

The others were watching him, worried but excited. In this club, all of them admired Haruki of his shooting. Haruki as a captain he is, always helping them and their wind who always push their backs.

Because of him, the first years could go to National.

'...Remember. Even if you fail, it's alright. It just a practice. A practice'

He feels his feelings are being crazy right now. Swirling around with his fingers can't stop fidgeting. But even so, he decided to try shoot in this state. Instead of trying hard to stress himself to calm himself down, he try to shoot with his feelings right now.

He stand up, take a step to adjust his distance and he brought up his first arrow. Place it in the bow as he pull the strings slowly and steady. His holding shaking like crazy right now that he can't pin point the mato.

It feels like his body burning. There's no time to calm. It feels like he shooting to kill, like in the middle of war. Trying to focus on the mato more than anything.

Trying to find a space to calm.

But in a war, there's no such as a peace or calm in the slightest even if you try to create it in the middle of it. There was two different people in war, fight calmly for create a peace. Fight wildly just to kill and create chaos.

Haruki was the first one. He always like that. He prefer peace than chaos, that's why he can easily block out all chaos that happening around him easily.

But now? He doesn't know which side he is.

To kill or to be safe.

But the state he's in, does he even have time to be at peace with himself?

'...Argh! Whatever! I'm going to shoot it like I'm going to kill!'

He chooses to kill.

But what he will kill? He immediately think of one thing.

The scar.

'...The scar they left me... If only... the scar gone... if only all the situations in the past gone... kill... kill it...? Erase... them.'

That's his answer.

His eyes widened. His gaze suddenly focusing solely on the mato. Even his back became straightened and his arm could hold the posture even longer. His finger was pulling the strings until the maximum he could do.

Masaki who noticed the change of atmosphere amused at it as he crosses his arms. Minato who noticed it too widened his eyes. It feels like Haruki, but at the same time it's scary.

Then at of a sudden. Haruki shaking stopped as he let go of his hold.

A loud sound came out in his shoot. To the point the sound of the arrow going to the mato can be heard. Everyone surprised at the sudden rough sound from the usual calming and beautiful tsurune from Haruki, it tensed them.

It feels like they got hit by a storm that attacked them rather than a wind who always supporting them.

And the arrow? It hit the mato cleanly into the middle.

Everyone was astonished. There was a long silence as Haruki done shoot. He was standing there didn't move an inch. He's in disbelief, he couldn't compherened what just happened to him.

"Haruki. Good job." Masaki was the first one to broke the silence as he walk towards him. Haruki looked back. "Masa-san..."

"You did a great job hitting by all your feelings there. Instead of calming down, you decided to let it show."

"...It feels... quite satisfied."

"I can see that. Your expression changed immediately." Masaki laughed briefly. "It feels great changing you style of shooting for once isn't it?"

The first-years who watching them became quiet. As Seiya was the one first to say something among them. "...Did Haruki-san did that in one try?"

"Haruki-senpai so cool..." Ryouhei commented his eyes were sparkling towards Haruki. Nanao could only smile nervously and laugh. "What a scary person..."

"...Haruki-san, that one shoot was so amazing. It's exceeding every shoot he ever did in the past." Kaito gulped and look at Haruki closely with admire. Minato's quiet. Among them, Minato was the one who got surprised the most.

"Say Haruki, what did you think when you shoot earlier?"

"...I gave up on trying to calm myself and start to see that mato as my own feeling to kill."

Everyone now even shocked. The way he thinks was quiet brutal even though it was a simple mato. While the others get a scare by that, only Minato and Masaki were the one smiling.

"Nii-san... I can never win to you." Minato laughed fondly. He was more happy that his big brother able to show something he can never surpass.

Haruki looked at the mato he hitted. He laughed bitterly.

In the end, violence was the answer to calm himself down. Ironic. That he just can laugh at the fact it helped him let go of all his bottled up feelings.

"...It's funny isn't it...? Senpai..." Haruki mumbled under his breath bitterly with his expression full of hatred and grim that just showed for a brief second.

'The scar you left me became my way to calm down.'

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"Coach. Can I request something for the next practice camp we have in golden week?"

While Karasuno discussing about a practice match with their long rival since long time ago, Nekoma High School. Kageyama decide to request something as he raised his hand.

"What is it Kageyama?"

"I want invite my friend to watch our match."

"Ah! Is it Minato?! Is it him?!" Hinata immediately ask excitedly as he leaned into Kageyama with his eyes contain of excitement that's too bright for Kageyama.

"Why're you the one excited Boke!" Kageyama became irritated at his reaction how Hinata was so excited to meet Minato. Since when they became close??

"Minato?" Ukai raised his eyebrow as Daichi immediately explain it to him. "Narumiya Minato. He's Kageyama's friend in Seijoh. Seems the freak-duo became kind of quite attached to him since the practice match in there..." Daichi sighed.

"Narumiya? Ah, that one." Ukai seems recognize Minato from his name. Which made the others curious. "Ukai-san, do you know that person?"

"He's quite famous in middle school because of how he was a prodigy in Kyuudo along his big brother." Ukai explained while remembering his memories about the Narumiyas brother. "They was a duo that brought the school to national many times."

"So those two were really something..." Sugawara commented. Feels awed at the fact they both are a prodigy and a very talented one.

"Anyway, I allow you to invite him." Ukai said made Kageyama perked up. "But, why do you even want invite him in the middle of the camp?"

"...well... I just want show him how my play is because I promised him a while ago to show Minato." Kageyama explained, he genuinely want show Minato how he is. In short. He wants to show off.

The others look at him like 'are you for real?' But well, they want tease Kageyama in front of Minato so it's exciting. Especially Tanaka and Tsukishima who want to roast him.

"Alright alright." Ukai sighed while laughed at the end. He waved his right hand meaning like do as you like to Kageyama.

Meanwhile in Narumiya's household. Minato got a message from Kageyama. He see the the message as he put his apron on and his eyes lit up.

He quickly went to Haruki who's relaxing on the sofa. "Nii-san. I got a message from Kageyama that if I want to watch their match! Can I go?"

Haruki looked up and smiled. "I'm not sure why you shouldn't go." Then at the same, a notification sound rings from his phone as he open his phone and see he got a message from someone.

"Nii-san, can you go with me?"

Haruki was quiet. He didn't reply Minato immediately as he read the message first before look at Minato and nodded.

"Sure. Let's go together."

Tetsu
Hello Haru ( ΦωΦ )
We have a practice match around there in two days. Can you go watch our match?

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"Oh? Haru said he's gonna watch Kenma. Ain't that good?"

"Really? I thought he's gonna be busy."

"Seems he knew people in Karasuno."

"Hmmm." Kenma hummed as he still playinh his game in switch.

Kuroo sitting beside Kenma's bed who now playing switch. Kuroo now showing Kenma his phone where Haruki replied. Kenma just took a second  to see as he continue to play.

"Oh, he's coming with his brother. Interesting."

"I heard they successed on getting to National."

"We can meet Haru in Tokyo again then."

Kuroo just smiled as Kenma stopped playing because it show he lost the game. He flopped his head to the pillow and see Kuroo was smiling creepy and all made him put on guard.

"...Kuroo. You're scary."

"What? I just excited to see him again."

"Uwah, and you smiled like that? That's..." Kenma trailed off. Trying to find the right words. "...Gonna make Haru avoid you."

"...Did I show that much strange expression?"

"Try and see in the mirror."

"...I'm not making it right now."

"Just don't suddenly laugh when saw Haru later."

Kuroo was checking his expression and all that night in his room with his mirror. While Kenma forgot about what he said immediately and just sleeping peacefully.

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HELLO!! I FINALLY CAN PUBLISH THIS CHAPTER BEFORE THE YEAR END!!

Anyways, sometime I was thinking why did I made the timeline of Tsurune and Haikyuu different with Tsurune already in season 2 while Haikyuu is in season 1... Well, it will work out. I suppose.

The next chapter will be the golden week one!! And yes Nekoma appear yeay!

Might gonna show many Kageyama and Minato moments and write how they meet and all probably. If I have the motivation.

Anyways, thank you for reading!