You sit next to Takeda on the bench, waiting for the second half to begin with owlish eyes.

"Hey, you. Hinata!" Tanaka says sternly as he approaches the bowing ginger with a glare. "You." Then Hinata gets on his knees.

"Yes." Hinata squeaks. Tanaka crosses his arms. 

"Are you thinking you have to play well, like the others? As if you have the experience?"

"If I don't, I'll get switched with another player." Hinata voice trembles. "I want to be in the match till the end." You smile sadly at him. 

He's so adorable.

"Hey. Don't underestimate us. We all know you're a lousy player." Tanaka yells and you choke back slightly at his bluntness, as does Hinata. "Daichi-San knows it, and yet he lets you play. As for getting switched for another player... Think about it when you get switched."

"Shouldn't you jump in?" Takeda asks Sugawara.

"Oh, yes. But I think it's alright." Sugawara informs him.

"Listen to me." Tanaka yells. "In volleyball, everyone on this side of the net is your ally. It doesn't matter if you're lousy. It doesn't matter if you're a nuisance. You can slow us down. That's okay. But to make up for those things... That's why you have your team and your Senpai's!" Tanaka grins, jeering his thumbs towards his chest. Hinata stares at him in awe. "Go on. Call me Tanaka-Senpai." The second-year persuades.

"Tanaka-Senpai." Hinata said in awe. You deadpan at them.

"He just wants to be called 'Senpai'." Sugawara said tonelessly.

"Was it really that obvious?" You question boredly.

"But Tanaka was really helpful just now. His speech was totally effective because he seems to have no ulterior motive." Daichi said. You hum in agreement as the whistl blows for the match to restart. Ennoshita starts off with a serve and the other team pass it back over the net and Tsukishima sends it to Kageyama. Hinata runs over to the empty space and Kageyma sends it to him. But Hinata misses the ball. You sweatdrop as you watch it bounce on the floor and roll away.

"Defiantly only a 4." You mutter. You watch as Kageyama calls on Hinata, making the ginger flinch only to have Kageyma apologise. You smirk to yourself as you see Kindaichi's shocked expression. Then you cast your gaze back to the duo to see Kageyama squishing Hinata's head.
The game continues on and you watch from beside Takeda with plain eyes, watching the ball be passed back and forth. The only thing that brought amusement to you was when the crowd got fired up over the freak duos quick. 

Whys everyone so surprised by it? It's a normal thing to do. Just like Hinata jump. If he didn't have some sort of weird trait that made up for his lack of diameter he wouldn't be on the court. Teams, as experienced as this, should know this by now.'

Karasuno hurdled together and cheered, putting their fists together.

"It's like team spirit!" Hinata squeals.

"Huh? Not like. It's a for real." Tanaka grins.

"Right, Right." Hinata pumps his fists in the air. 

Ah Sunshine, too pure for this world.

 The match continued on, again, with Hinata becoming the decoy as Seijoh became immersed in stopping him and forgot about the shaved head dude at the other side; earning Karasuno some more points for their rookie slip up.

"How do you like me now, Turnip?" Tanaka yells. "I told you we'd get you in the match."

"Turnip? His choice of vocabulary never ceases to amaze me." You sigh.

"There's plenty more where they came from; whether they are wanted or not will be unknown." Sugawara sighs, obviously thinking about last years matches with Tanaka. You two both share a smile then soon Seijoh calls a time out.

"Shimizu-Senpai, I'll help you." You say, approaching her and the bottles.

"You don't need too." She said gently.

"It's fine, I want to help." You grin as you take half the drinks off her hands. The team swarm over to the benches as you hand out towels and drinks.

"Was I awesome (S/n)-chan?" Tanaka grins.

"Yes, the whole team was great." You smile brightly, handing him a bottle of water.

"Ah, you're so cute. My precious Kouhai!" Tanaka coos. You laugh nervously and then feel the presence that had been behind you since the match began.

"Don't think I haven't noticed you standing behind me this whole time!" You purse your lips at Satoru. "I'm not a child."

"Legally, you are."

"Mentally, I am not."

"Physical--"

"I can still kick your butt." You counter before any words came out his mouth that he'd regret. The group begins to talk about stuff you had no interest in, so your attention fell over to the opposite side of the court and your gaze catches with a certain someone's. You send him an awkward smile and nervously scratch your head. He in return sighs through his nose and shakes his head.

"Can I have a drink too?" Daichi asks, popping up beside you.

"Oh, yes. Right away." You nod, getting one for him as well as a towel. He thanks you and you smile in return before jogging over to the other first years, your brother trailing behind.

"Wanna drink?" Tsukishima offers, only to place the bottle on Hinata's cheek. "Oh, sorry. Your face is lower than I thought..." You watch as Yamaguchi snickers and you slouch at the scene.

"You've had your fun, but, Hinata needs to drink too." You say, snatching the drink off bean pole and passing it to Sunshine. "You played good out there, Hinata."

"Yeah, much better than bean pole." Satoru agrees.

"Th-thank you!" Hinata shouts as he straightens up.

"Don't be so rigged. We don't want you going stiff like you did during the first half." Satoru laughs, patting Hinata's shoulder.

"Bro, we don't want to remind him of his failures and make him go bad again." You say plainly, ignoring Hinata's shrinking figure. "Oh, and you did good too Tsukishima. Good job on blocking." You look up to him. He quirks a brow at you.

"You're not falling for me, are you?" He asks boredly.

"Hey, my sis-!"

"Huh? Unfortunately for you gangly poles aren't my type, Moon-Moon." You smirk, waving him off with your hand. Satoru stops mid rampage and breaks out laughing.

"Fucking Moon-Moon! Priceless!" He laughs, slapping his knee as he cradles his stomach.

"Oi, don't let Daichi-san catch you saying that." Tanaka scolds, approaching the group. "And captain wants you all over there." The group jogs over to the bench where Daichi gave a pep talk and the whistle went soon after. You sat on the bench again next to Takeda with Satoru standing behind you and Sugawara to your right.

"I see..." Takeda-Sensei mumbles, catching some attention. He held the players layout in his hand. "The rotation moves every time we score and we get to serve. So now it's Kageyama-Kun and Ennoshita-kun in front positions." You look at the board he held, listening to him talk.

"Yes, it's the exact opposite positioning from the start of the match." Sugawara said, leaning over you. You stare at him in slight shock and lean back slightly, not wanting to get in his personal bubble. 

He probably didn't even see me here.

"When Hinata-kun is in front position, his being a decoy raises the level of the entire teams offence. On the other hand, if Tsukishima-kun is in front... We'll have a powerful block equal to the Seijo teams." Takeda said.

"That's right about power, but I don't think teamwork is the same as Seijoh's." You comment.

"Huh?" Takeda looks at you in confusion, to which you point to the court where the two first years were currently bickering. You sigh as you watch them argue. Sugawara rolls his eyes at the behaviour and looks to you, shrugging in a 'what-can-you-do?' manner. You laugh through your nose at this, hiding your smile behind your palm.

"Your opponents are on the other side of the net!" Tanaka shouts, getting easily agitated by their arguing. You watch as they block Iwaizumi, making you pout slightly. 

Even though he's on the opposite team, I still feel bad about a friend losing points for their team.

Seijoh quickly loses their grounding and Karasuno rack in the points, winning the second set quickly.

"On to winning the final set!" Tanaka yells, slapping Hinata's back.

"Tanaka, you don't want to brake him. Small things are fragile." You laugh, handing them both water bottles.

"But he sure rocks! Their faces every time you do a quick is hilarious." Satoru grins. "If only I was out their too, it would be even better." He sighs dramatically.

"Can it Bro, you'll get your turn." You sigh. 

Why does everything have to come back to him?'

You jump from your thoughts when loud screams resonate from the bleacher. "Hide me." You squeak, standing behind Tanaka. Satoru joins you and pokes his head out from the right of Tanaka. Tanaka scrunches up his face in confusion. "Just hide us." You order, poking your head out too to watch the brunet by the Seijoh bench.

"Oikawa, you're back. How's your ankle?" The coach asks.

"It's fine." Oikawa smiles, making the okay sigh. "I can get back to regular practice. It was just a slight sprain."

"For crying out loud! Be careful. You're the one that asked to play against Kageyama. What do we do without our official setter? It's embarrassing." The coach said sourly. Oikawa apologises, rubbing his neck. Then girls from the bleachers start to scream to him. You purse your lips in distaste as Tanaka turned sour too.

"Kageyama-Kun, who's that laid back guy? I find him unpleasant, and it's not just because all those girls are screaming." Tanaka grumbles.

"He's the captain of Seijoh." Daichi explains.

"Oikawa-san is a super aggressive setter. His attack power is also at the top of his team." Kageyama adds. The Satoru perks up.

"He's also--" you slam your hand over Satoru's mouth before he could say anything, and luckily no one questioned it.

"And he's got a terrible personality." Kageyama adds. "Even worse than Tsukishima."

"Coming for you, that's scary..." Hinata flinches back.

"He's not that bad." You mumble from beside Kageyama. He sends you a look. "I mean, he is sometimes annoying, but that's part of his charm." You laugh nervously under his gaze. 

Shit, I forgot Kageyama-san knows that I know Tooru and Hajime. I can't lie my way through this one with him here.

"Do you know him from Kitagawa Daiichi?" Tanaka asks. 

Huh?! ...Oh wait, he's talking to Kageyama-san.

"Yes. He was my Senpai in junior high." Kageyama confirms. Suddenly Tooru turns to face your team, a large smile on his face.

"Yoo-hoo! Long-time no see, Tobio-chan." Oikawa waves. You look away, trying to make your self invisible and hopefully, Oikawa wouldn't notice you standing next to his Kouhai. "I see you got yourself a girlfriend. You're all grown up." He chuckles, and Kageyama became shell shocked. You look towards Oikawa with a shocked expression.

"He's not my boyfriend." You say, scowling at Tooru. His eyes then widen in shock. "Oh, crap." You mumble.

"Girlfriend?" Kageyama mutters under his breath. You scrunch up your nose in bewilderment. 

Don't think about it stupid!

"You know the grand King?" Hinata asks. 

Huh? Oh, he must be referring to Tooru.

"You guys need to watch out for his serves. The 'Grand King' is the one who taught Kageyama." You explain, ignoring Hinata's question.

"But we have to go on the match now. We're going to win the final set for sure." Kageyama said.

"Y-yeah." Hinata nods.

"Tanaka-san, please stop with the intimidation." Kageyama adds, looking over to said Senpai. The third match begins and you watch, but ever so often looking around just to see where Oikawa was. After Tooru had finished winding up your team, pointing out the flaws with receives and aiming at Tsukishima too. You watch the game intensely, watching for the next move, your intuition telling exactly what was going to happen. And it did. Hinata and Kageyama did their quick and at the last second Hinata aimed it to pass Tooru. You gawk inwardly, not watching to show how happy you are. Thirty minutes later everyone heads towards the coach. That match was exhausting.

"Takeda-Sensei complimented us, but frankly, if we were facing Seijoh and Oikawa in an all out match, we'd be lacking," Daichi said. 

True.

"Spoken like a true captain." Oikawa said, standing by the gate. You jump back at his voice and watch him sceptically. "You know your stuff."

"The Grand King makes his grand entrance," Hinata yells. 

"You got a problem, dude?" Tanaka questions, trying to intimidate Tooru as Hinata hides behind him.

"Wanna fight, huh?" The ginger echoes. Oikawa steps forward, waving them off.

"Don't be so hostile. You, little one." Oikawa said, smiling down to Hinata. "Your last one touch and broad attack were amazing. Let's give it all we got next time, right from the start." You watch as his face seems to darken.

"Tooru's being scary." Satoru whispers to you.

"Really? I didn't notice?" You mutter sarcastically.

"It's true, your offence was amazing, but your receives are slow. You'll reach your limit very quickly. I'm not the only one who hits powerful hits." Then he steps towards the group. "The Inter high preliminaries are coming up soon. Don't get eliminated, okay? Because I..." He points at Kageyama. "Want to pulverize my kouhai, setter to setter, in an official match."

"The receivers will train." Hinata yells, grabbing Tsukishima's arm.

"Hey, don't grab me." Tsukishima scowls.

"Receivers don't get better overnight. Ask the captain. He should know." 

Well that didn't sound insulting at all.

"Kageyama-San was right, his personality is terrible." You mutter. "But if I wasn't with Karasuno i'd find it funny."

"Ooo, Buggaboo!" Oikawa sings, smiling brightly. You freeze then suddenly get shoved forwards by Satoru. 

Traitor.

"Hiya, Tooru." You smile awkwardly.

"Buggaboo, I missed you." He jumps forward, squishing you against his chest. Your arms were stuck to your sides as you stand on your toes.

"Don't touch me." You squirm. Kageyama makes brief eye contact with Oikawa, who in returns brings you closer.

"You know the Grand King?!" Hinata shouts in reply. Oikawa turns you around and squishes your should to his chest as he poses a peace sign over his eye.

"(F/n)-chan and I are been friends." Oikawa grins.

"How come you didn't tell us, (S/n)-san?" Sugawara asks.

"It was never brought up." You shrug, looking more embarrassed by the second as you shyly stare at the floor.

"(F/n)-chan's just a bit shy. She feels like people will be intimidated by her friends." Oikawa said innocently.

"More like embarrassed by them. What sort of person calls another Buggaboo in public?!" You scold, breaking free from his hold.

"You love me really." Oikawa chuckles at you. You humph and cross your arms.

"Not as much as I'm going to love rubbing it in your face when we win." You retort, smirking up at him. He looked taken back for a second before cuddling you again.

"Ah, you're just too cute when you act all tough. I can't even be mad at you." He buries his face in your hair.

"Oi, get off me. No touching, Tooru!" You squirm, pushing against his face. Then suddenly your arm is yanked and you're pulled into a chest. You stare at a collar bone for a second before you are compelled to looking up into dark blue eyes that take your breath away. Kageyama then looks away from you and all his emotions disappear.

That was intense.

"I'll win." Kageyama tells him, his hand still on your wrist as you stare up at him in surprise.

"You don't sound like you're talking about the match Tobio-chan." Oikawa teases.

"What else would he talk about, you're going down Tooru, whether it's by Karasuno's hand or mine, you'll lose." You smirk proudly. Oikawa looks down to you and sends you a lopsided grin, your nose twitches at this. Kageyama and Oikawa have a stare-off.

"See you later (F/n)-chan, Sat." Then he starts walking away and stops next to Kageyama and you craned your neck to see his sour facial expression. "Tobio." Then he left.

"You can let go of me now." You say plainly and Kageyama lets go of your wrists with a red face, his brows furrowed firmly. "I know Tooru's annoying, but he can't cause any real harm." You flick your wrist at him, then brush yourself down from the manhandling. "Oh and.." You turn to face Daichi and Sugawara, scratching your head. "Sorry about him, he likes to wind people up as a hobby. Don't take it personally." You advise the captain. Daichi then smiles.

"It's true. We don't have time before the inter-high preliminaries, but he should be coming back soon." He said.

"Who's coming back?" Hinata asks. 

Does he mean..?

"The Guardian Deity of Karasuno." The air seemed to stand still at the name. You grin excitedly, along with Hinata and Satoru.

"I can't wait to see him again." You whisper.

"I wonder if he's grown." Satoru jokes beside you. Everyone begins to move towards the coach again and you just so happen to be within judging view of Tsukishima Kei.

"Who knew we had a traitor among us?" Tsukishima smirks.

"I'm no traitor, I just have friends outside of school." You retort.

"Okay 'Buggaboo'." He rolls his eyes as he boards the coach.

"Hey! Don't call me that!"

"Says the one that called me Moon-Moon."

"Moon-Moon suits you perfectly!"