Serve Nine
"Gum?" You offer to Satoru. He sends you a small glare then takes one from your pot. You giggle to yourself, a stupid grin on your face. He glumly chews on the food as he walks next to you towards the gate. You then spot a ginger jumping around.
"Satoru!" Hinata shouts, running towards your twin.
"Shouyo!" He grins, greeting the boy.
"What am I? A ghost." You grumble. Then Hinata looks at you in shock and becomes flustered.
"(S/n)-chan! You look nice!" Hinata shouts. You raise a brow at him.
"I'm wearing jogging bottoms, a plain shirt and a jumper." You laugh through your nose.
"Are you hitting on my sister?" Satoru asks, glaring at Hinata.
"N-no!" Hinata squeaks.
"We should really just get on the coach." You sigh, approaching the vehicle everyone was already boarding.
"Glad to see you could come (S/n)-san." Daichi smiles. You bow to him.
"Thank you for inviting me Daichi-Senpai." You say. Daichi waves his hands slightly, his face dusting pink in slight embarrassment.
"It's fine, it's fine." He smiles sheepishly. You stand up and nod curtly before hesitantly making your way down the isle. You look at each member of the club and wonder who to sit with. Tsukishima had Yamaguchi. Daichi had Sugawara. Tanaka had Hinata. Kageyama... That blueberry can sit by himself for a while.
"Sis, I have a designated seat for your butt!" Satoru shouts as he waves you over. You grunt under your breath but dissmiss his language. You'd never been able to stop him.
"Don't shout 'butt'." You scold under your breath. He huffs and shuffles closer to the corner and plugs in his earphones. You roll your eyes and sit next to him, then look to your right to see Hinata stuck stiff. "Are you alright Hinata?" You ask worriedly. He looks at you and seems as though the life had been sucked from him. "Hinata, what's wrong?" You ask, leaning towards him as you places our hand on his shoulder. He shakes his head, brushing off your concern. The coach started to move and the conversations bubbled up over the coach.
"Hey, Satoru, want something to eat?" Tanaka asks. Satoru looks over to him, his face pale and a soulless look in his eyes. Your twin just groaned in reply and stared out the window again. Tanaka panics quickly, but you laugh.
"Sorry, Satoru is just travel sick. Talking, eating or reading just makes him worse. Plus smells. Funny smelling cars have always had his stomach in... He'll be alright once he gets used to the motor of the coach." You explain.
"How long will that take?" Tanaka asks. You scratch your head, laughing sheepishly.
"Four drives I guess." You shrug.
"Four drives?!" Tanaka gapes.
"Honestly it better than it was. Normally he was sick every single ride." You add. Tanaka then shuffles closer to his window, away from you and your brother.
"Hinata, want something to eat?" Tanaka then offers the ginger a Pocky stick. You follow Tanaka's gaze on to the ginger to see he was worse than earlier. "What is that look on your face?"
"I couldn't sleep last night..." Then Hinata suddenly forces his mouth closed and with a shaky hand, reaches out to the window on Tanaka's side. "The window... Can I open the window?" He asks. Your eyes widen as Hinata reached over Tanaka and pukes onto Tanaka's lap.
"Stop the bus! Stop the bus!" Tanaka shrieks.
"Hinata." You grumble with a scowl as he flops onto your lap, away from his spillage on Tanaka.
It kinda looks like Tanaka-kun wet himself... Except for all the lumps and chunks.
The stench filled your nostrils and your cringe and lean back slightly, only to feel movement to your right. Satoru nudges you. You panic and pull out a plastic bag and hastily hand it to him, just in time for him to empty his guts out.
"Really?" You ask in disbelief. "Am I your sick mate or something? Why do I have to deal with the idiots?" You ask rhetorically.
"Because you're the only one willing to touch their puke." Chiaka answers, watching you stuck between the two ill boys.
"I'm not okay with touching puke. I just have more gut than they're spilling." You answer tonelessly as the coach comes to a halt. The team opens the window to get the smell out. You pat Hinata's back, motioning for him to move. He doesn't move so you gently place his arm over your shoulder.
"I can do that (S/n)-san." Daichi offers. You shake your head, a smile on your face.
"It's fine, I've got it." You decline as Satoru mopes behind you and Hinata, groaning.
"If it isn't the small children and their babysitter." Tsukishima remarks. Yamaguchi chuckles into his fist as Satoru sent them a glare and grumbles about not being a small child.
"You'd have to pay me to be their babysitter. I'm just the diligent older sister." You sigh bitterly as you drag Hinata out the door.
"I thought you were the younger sibling?" Sugawara asks as he hops out behind you, helping Satoru.
"It sure doesn't feel like it." You add, a grin on your lips as he laughs slightly. After clearing both boys up and arriving at the designated destination, everyone clears off the bus.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Tanaka!" Hinata apologises, bowing.
"Like I said, don't worry about it. Never mind me. Are you alright?" Tanaka asks.
"Yes. I rested a little on the way here. I feel better now that I'm off the bus." Hinata explains, hunching forward in relief.
"I'll say." Satoru jumps off the coach, running to the small grass patch and flopping down on it.
"At least you didn't puke on me." You roll your eyes. Then Hinata bows down to you suddenly, and you become flustered as hell.
"Hinata! Get up! Don't bow!" You say waving your hands around in embarrassment.
"You did look after him for the remainder of the ride." Sugawara points out, getting off the coach.
"That's only because I'm used to it. I might as well do something whilst I'm here. I'm not wanting to waste space." You explain, less embarrassed as Hinata stands up.
"You can cheer for us!" Tanaka clasps his hands together. "Then show them Sejio boys who's better." He turns to Hinata." Speaking of the match, we're counting on you for today's match." Then Hinata stiffens as Tanaka pats his back. "Do it just like in the three-on-three. Let me spike freely like that."
"Tanaka!" Sugawara shout/whispers, cupping his hand over his mouth. He then creates a 'x' with his fingers. "Don't pressure him."
"What? What's that?" Tanaka calls. You deadpan at your Senpai.
"I'll... I'll... I'll do my b-..." Hinata then clucked his stomach. "I'm going to the bathroom."
"First the top, then the bottom. You're a busy guy." Tanaka laughs.
"Tanaka-kun! That's disgusting!" You scrunch up your face in disgust.
"There he goes again. How pathetic." Kageyama scowls. "I'm going to knock some courage into him." Sugawara jumps and holds the ravenette back.
"What are you thinking?" Sugawara shouts.
"Hinata's not like you. No hurting your teammates on my watch." You point at him, blocking his path. Then you look over to Satoru. "Sat, go! Operation Sunshine is a go!" You order. Satoru straightens up and salutes before running off. "Gah, you guys are so much to handle." You sigh, placing your fingertips on your forehead. Daichi pokes his head out the coach to see the fuss.
"Are you enjoying yourself (F/n)-San?" Daichi asks.
"I'm doing fine. But someone's going to do something stupid. Watch your team." You warn him and turn on your foot, walking away from the group.
"Ah, (S/n)-chan is acting different today, isn't she?" Sugawara laughs sheepishly.
"Yuu mentioned this." Tanaka purses his lips in thought. The rest of his team looks at him in confusion. "Apparently she changes so she fits in with a situation. I guess that was... 'Teacher'? Or maybe 'Boss'..." Tanaka taps his chin in thought.
"Or Coach." Daichi peers through the corner of his eye to the group.
"Daichi, you look scary." Tanaka points out. "I'm going after (F/n)-chan!" Tanaka flees away and runs around the corner. He soon catches up with you and comes to a halt next to you. You smile up to him.
"Hi Tanaka-Senpai." You grin, your personality a 180 from earlier.
"S-Senpai?!" Tanaka looked as if a thousand bolts of lightning went through him.
"Are you serious?" A voice shouts from around the corner. It peaks your curiosity so you slowly walk towards it, then stop at the corner.
"I see... I guess since he went to Karasuno, his strength as a player must be a thing of the past." The second man said. You scowl into the distance and clench your fist. Tanaka notices your distress quickly.
"(F/n)-chan?" Tanaka whispers.
"It's nothing. Just listening to some cowards back chatting a friend." You say passively, an innocent smile on your face. Tanaka sweat drops at your calm demeanour but white knuckled hands. You hear footsteps from behind and see the first years walking your way.
"Oh yeah, and there's a riffraff kind of guy there, too." Tanaka tilts his head back, his threatening look appearing on his face again. "He's got a shaved head, and an unpleasant look in his eyes."
"He looks real stupid." The other man said. You hold in your laughter as Tanaka pokes his head around the wall and surprises the men. Then Tsukishima, Yamaguchi and Kageyama walk out too. "Um..."
"Don't underestimate us too much." Tanaka warns. Just then a crow squawks in the distance and a group flies overhead. You look at them in awe as the group look more threatening by the second. "Or we'll eat you alive."
Senpai is so cool...
"You shouldn't say things like that Tanaka-San. Look what you did, you scared the poor elites. Now I feel sorry for them." Tsukishima said. You hold back a snicker from around the corner, trying to stay unnoticed.
"We're not intimidated." Kindaichi shouts.
"Oh, you're right. We should save our bullying for the match." Tanaka chuckles. Then thundering footsteps come from your right and you watch as Daichi storms over.
"You guys." Daichi shouts.
"I guess it's time to stop them." You say reluctantly.
"I can't let you out of my sight." Daichi continues to scold as Tsukishima sneakily leaves. You make your way to the front of the group won Daichi. "I'm sorry." Daichi forces down Tanaka's head.
"Please excuse Karasunos behavior. It won't happen again." You bow.
"Oh. It's okay."
"Tanaka, stop with that look." Daichi scolds him. The group slowly disbands but you stay for a moment and make eye contact with Kindaichi.
"Isn't that... Erm, wasn't it 'Gaboo' he called you?" He said.
"You know her?" His friend asks, a weird grin on his face as he looked you over. You worry that something is wrong with your appearance because of the looks he was sending you so you brush your hair back.
"Yeah, she'd come over and we'd pay her, other times she was with Oikawa-Senpai." Kindaichi scratches his head.
"You paid her for her services? Didn't realise-" the boy starts. Kindaichi turns bright red.
"No! She was the delivery girl for our sports equipment. I haven't seen her since the second year at junior high." Kindaichi persuades. His male friend nods slowly.
"I delivery sports equipment for Z.B. Sports. I'm (S/n) (F/n), It's nice to meet you." You bow to the male. He grins and bows back.
"I'm Shigeru Yahaba. The pleasure is mine." The look he was sending you made you feel disturbed, then you see Kageyama behind you.
"Kageyama-San?"
"It's been a while, King." Kindaichi greets. "What sort of dictatorship do you belong to these days? I look forward to it in the match." Kageyama stands still for a second, his bangs shading his face.
"Yeah." Then he kept on walking. You chuff to yourself in amusement and then send a gleaming smile and a salute with your regained happiness to the boys and walk off with Kageyama.
(A/N - Chuff the verb. Learnt this the hard way.)
Everyone makes there way inside the gym to see the team practising.
"H-huge. The gym. The people." Hinata stumbles.
"Greetings." Daichi shouts. The teams greet each other. You hide behind the team but watch Aobji practise. You spot Iwaizumi and smile brightly as he does a serve. You clasp your hands together and grin.
I doubt Oikawa will play though... Even though I wanted to see him play. His hair always goes fwoop when he serves.
"Huh? Where did Hinata go?" Tanaka questions.
"He went to the toilet." Yamaguchi points to the hallway.
"Again?" Tanaka yells. You sigh bitterly.
"Bro, Sunshine, but lag back." You order him tonelessly. Satoru nods and tiptoes past the team.
||| Back to Kindaichi |||
"Who is that girl really? She's quite the looker." Yahaba said.
"I wouldn't try to flirt with her when Iwaizumi-Senpai or Oikawa-Senpai is around. They seem protective of her." Kindaichi advises.
"Is she a relative?" Yahaba asks.
"No, just a friend of theirs. But she's talented."
"In what?"
"Volleyball." Yahaba laughs. "Yes, I know she doesn't look like it, but she managed to spike one of the Kings tosses."
"What?! I thought you said no one can get them!" Yahaba shouts in disbelief. Kindaichi looks up remembering the incident. It was an image of you jumping up to the net, an excited gleam in your eyes with a pure white light around you, Kageyama in the background and his bangs shadowing his face. You both glowed, except you with a white innocent light and Kageyama with a dark evil glow.
"I know it sound crazy, but you shouldn't mess with her." Kindaichi warns. You sneeze, covering your mouth.
"Are you getting a cold, (S/n)-chan?" Sugawara asks worriedly. You shake your head, rubbing your nose.
"Even her sneeze is cute." Tanaka praises. You turn red and look away, a pout on your lips in embarrassment.
"Can it." You mumble. The teams start their match and get on the court. Hinata looks like he is ready to blow, Daichi trying to calm him down, Tanaka sending the opposite team an unpleasant look, Kageyama is calm as ever and Tsukishima looked like he was posing. The opposite team starts off the serve and it heads towards Daichi, only for Hinata to jump in the way. You facepalm.
"Please don't let the whole match be like this." You mumble. The first half consisted of Hinata messing up and even knocking the umpire off his seat. It was no surprise when Kageyama finally put his hands on him.
"Hey, you! That's enough nervousness!" Kageyama shouts in his face.
"Alright. Let's steady rack up points." Daich encourages.
"Shimizu-Senpai, is there anything I can do?" You ask, bored watching your team lose points.
"Not at the moment." She speaks.
"Okay, if there is, tell me." You say, smiling softly to her. Her cheeks tint pink and she nods, then goes back to watching the match. You watch her gulp then you follow her gaze to Hinata doing a serve. "Oh god." You mutter. "Definitively first half to them. He better do something to sort himself out soon or we'll lose this practice match because of him." Hinata stands still like a statue, then suddenly throws the ball and hits it with his right hand. It flies through the air and connects with the back of Kageyama's head. All is silent for a moment before you clamp your hands across your mouth with shaking shoulders.
"Are you alright (S/n)-san?" Shimizu asks, seeing your shaking form. Her eyes widen when she notices tears in the corner of your eyes.
"He-he... To the back of-of the head!" You shout/whisper through laughter.
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