Ch.4
"OIKAWA SAN! KYAAA!" squealed a bunch of girls from the bleachers.
'Uwaah. He's definitely a sight for sore eyes.' Aoi thought, unable to look away despite her disinterest towards all men except Nishinoya.
"Say Kageyama? Who would that pretty boy over there be? He's getting on my nerves." growled Tanaka, cracking his knuckles intimidatingly.
"His name is Oikawa-san, a highly skilled setter who has a very aggressive attack style. He was my senpai at Kitagawa Daiichi and is also the person I learned to to serve and block from by observing his plays. He's a force to be reckoned with." Uttered Kageyama, glaring at the said setter who's eyes widened in recognition as he headed towards Karasuno's team.
"Hey Tanaka-senpai, that's a lot of praise coming from Kageyama isn't it?" Asked Aoi, gently nudging his arm as Tanaka nodded in agreement.
"Then wouldn't that make him the great king?" Hinata thought aloud, only to be met with looks of confusion.
"Also he has an incredibly crappy personality. He's the worst. He's probably even worse than Tsukishima." He deadpanned, as Tsukishima merely blinked.
"That's also a lot of criticism coming from Kageyama." Replied Tanaka, nudging Aoi back "Just who is this guy?"
"Yoo-hoo! Tobio-chan~" Cooed the man himself, waving at Kageyama with killer smile. "Long time no see, you've really grown a lot. How's my adorable kouhai doing, having fun being the king?" he taunted. Oikawa left to go warm up after smirking at Kageyama, who glared daggers at his retreading figure.
The match resumed and Karasuno steadily gained momentum, since Tanaka was fuelled by the irritation of girls cheering for Oikawa and was on a roll. Kageyama and Hinata's quick attack was also taking effect and bagging a lot of points, until eventually they were at match point and a whistle sounded.
Oikawa was to be thrown in as a pinch server.
He pointed at Tsukishima, before running into one of the most elegant serve jumps Aoi had ever seen. She was snapped out of her momentary trance as the ball slammed into Tsukishima with incredulous brute force. "As I thought, you and chibi-chan over there are bad at receiving right? First years I'm assuming? " He announced, as a dealt another devastating serve towards Tsukishima.
"GYAA TSUKKI?!" Screamed Yamaguchi from the sidelines.
Aoi was getting pissed off at being ignored. "Hey Grand King! Aim it at me too, I'm right here you know?" She provoked. "Oh? Another chibi-chan? You're even shorter than the other one! My bad I didn't notice you." He replied playfully, further aggravating her.
"Alright everyone move closer to the sidelines, Aoi and I will cover most of the court." Announced Daichi as he readied himself. "BRING IT!" Yelled Aoi and Daichi in unison.
Despite their efforts, Oikawa still pinpointed Tsukishima all the way over in the corner with that monstrous aim of his. Tsukishima received the ball with much difficulty, however it was sent back over onto Seijoh's side. Turnip head spiked the ball that was tossed by Oikawa, but Kageyama received it before they could score a point. Although that meant he couldn't toss the ball for the spiker.
Aoi quickly jumped off from the attack line, shocking her teammates for they were unaware that she knew of such a technique, and tossed it over to Tanaka yelling "TANAKA-SAN!"
Since Aoi had never told her teammates she could do the libero set up, she'd never matched up with any of them and the toss was too short for Tanaka's liking, resulting in it being dug up by the opponent as she slipped and fell on the ground.
Turnip head had once again shaken off the defence and was about to land a spike on unguarded court, however Hinata managed to spring in to action and and got in a one touch. This gave Aoi enough time to scramble to her feet and return the ball to Kageyama, who tossed it to Hinata and sealed the deal with a quick attack that left everyone speechless.
"HIBARIDA??? WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT BACK THERE?" screamed Tanaka as he held her in a headlock whilst she was questioned and praised by the rest of her teammates, especially Kageyama who mustered up all his courage and mumbled "...Nice...Toss.."
The referee blew the whistle, signalling the end of the match that ended with Karasuno's victory. After a celebratory cheer, they lined up to shake hands with the opposition, and thanked Takeda sensei who gave them words of encouragement and feedback.
"Aoi, we're leaving now!" Called Daichi from afar. "Nature calls Daichi-san! I'll be right back!" Replied Aoi with a grin. In actuality, her binder had been awfully uncomfortable since her collision with Hinata.
She walked headed towards the toilet only to be met by a crowd of Seijoh's volleyball club members. 'Crap I can't go into the girl's toilet with so many people here and I don't want to risk seeing something I shouldn't in the boys toilet.' She cursed to herself. Before she could make a getaway unnoticed, she was called out.
"Well, if it isn't the shrimp that drastically reduces Karasuno's average height? I've seen plenty of short players but you're on another level." Taunted the turnip head boy.
Aoi glared at him, "You're one to talk. Are you as tall as you claim to be or does your turnip hair add on about 20cm?" She sneered. Some of his friends snickered and teased him so she used this as an opportunity to slip away, sacrificing her comfort to avoid a potential conflict.
Aoi resisted the urge to tweak her binder as best as she could until she heard the bickering team head back into the restroom, before quickly lifting her top up and adjusting her binder so it fit her snugly.
Unnoticed by Aoi, Iwaizumi Hajime started at her retreading figure after she piqued his interest by picking a fight right in front of him. 'Who does that brat think he is coming to our school and causing a fuss?' he thought.
Iwaizumi couldn't help but notice her foreign actions and the weird garment, but quickly shrugged it off, deeming it as adjusting a bandage or sports tape.
As Aoi arrived at the front gates of Aoba Johsai, she noticed Oikawa walking away from her team. Though she refused to admit it, she silently admired his tall stature and features before snapping her eyes away to avoid suspicion.
She was met by the sight of her teammates looking oddly serious. "D-don't let him get to you Daichi-san, he has a crappy personality and enjoys riling people up." Stuttered Kageyama.
Daichi chuckled darkly in response, sending a shiver down everyones spine, "Although it might be true that our defence is weak and there's hardly any time left until the inter high prelims, It's about time he returned." He smirked.
"Karasuno's guardian deity!"
As the other first years looked at their captain with confusion, Aoi's eyes lit up. She knew exactly who was making a comeback.
Hello readers!
Aoi needs to step up her game my girl's being so obvious hhhh.
I hope you're enjoying the story so far!
-Katsukinoya
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