[y/n] - your name
[h/c] - hair color
[e/c] - eye color
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{female pronouns}

"Hey, coach!"

Ukai looked up from his newspaper to see the iconic duo, Hinata and Kageyama. He gave them a nod, while giving them a smile.

"Hey, you guys. Are you guys really for practice later?" He asked, noticing how eager they both seem.

"Yes!!" Hinata said as he began to bounce around.

"We want to improve on our quick attack. I think it needs just some more practice." Kageyama added, making their coach nod.

"Of course." Ukai replied back, "just try to make sure not to stay too late. If not I'll have to call each others parents." He went to look down at his newspaper as he mumbled, "and that would be great wouldn't it be."

The duo began to shake their head.

"We won't." Said Kageyama.

"No, please!" Hinata pleaded. "My sister can't know!"

Kageyama stared at Hinata dumbfounded, "Your little sister gets mad?"

Hinata stared at him back. "Huh? No, I'm talking about [Y/N]. She'll freak knowing I've been coming late."

"Woah. I didn't know you had an older sister." Kageyama said, as Hinata frowns, "You never asked. Plus, I don't think it's any of your concerns."

"All right, simpletons. Go get what you need to, school is about to start." Ukai huffed. "Or I will call [Y/N]." The coach said as he gave a sharp look to the duo. Hearing this caused them to quickly look around and get their items.

In the meantime, Ukai stood in thought. "[Y/N]? That reminds me of someone.."

After paying, they both decided to head to class. Kageyama with his milk and yogurt while Hinata got juice and a meat bun. As Hinata began to eat his meat bun, he groaned in unsatisfactory.

Kageyama noticed and looked at him, "What is it now?"

"The meat buns aren't good today." Hinata sighed, "[Y/N] makes the best ones, your mind would be blown on how good hers are."

Kageyama hummed, "Why don't you ask her to make you some?"

"Then it'll be cold once I get home."

"Jeez, you sure do complain." Kageyama says as he sips on his milk. "Why not tell her to bring it here?"

Hinata's eyes sparkled, as he smiled widely. "You're right! Thanks, bakageyama!"

"Huh? What did you say, you human tangerine?!"

———

You were home alone. It was your day off, and really didn't know how to spend the day. Like your brother, you needed to be active and be moving around. You had cleaned the entire house from head to toe, without missing a spot but something felt wrong.

You couldn't be satisfied with how calm your day was going. Heck, you even made lunch and dinner for today.

That's when you felt your phone vibrate, and see that your baby brother had texted you.

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Shōyō 🍊: hey [N/N] !!
Shōyō 🍊: r u busy atm ?

Not at the moment! :You
What did you break this time? :You
I'll pay double in case you break it again (≧▽≦) :You

Shōyō 🍊: ha ha ha
Shōyō 🍊: very funny ( •̀ - •́ )
Shōyō 🍊: i was hoping if you can bring some meat buns for me and my teammates?
Shōyō 🍊: plsssss? 八(＾□＾*)

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You thought about it for a moment, as you began to calculate how long the process will be and how many to make. After a few moments, you decided to text back.

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Alright, I'll do it! :You
How many teammates do you have again? :You

Shōyō 🍊: ty ty ty !!
Shōyō 🍊: there's 16 of us so maybe 20 meat buns?

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What. Why so many people? You were beginning to regret it.

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Okay, I'll be there in a half an hour then :You
Just stay out of trouble! :You

Shōyō 🍊: so mean (ㅠ﹏ㅠ)

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After making the three dozen meat buns, you began to pack them up in tupperware. You decided to bring a cooler for some drinks to share, you can't just have snack without a drink.

Whenever Shōyō asked for meat buns he always made sure to see that you were making them. He had told you how he preferred yours than anyone's out there. It hit you with pride, knowing that your meal can make your brother really happy.

———

You began walking to Karasuno High's volleyball practice, you were able to hear the squeaks of the shoes to the sound of the volleyball being slapped.

"Oh, this must be the place." You thought as you began to walk closer to it. You began to stumble on the amount of things you were carrying until you heard a voice from behind me.

"Excuse me, miss, do you need help?" You turned around to see, a guy around your age right in front of you. You began to notice his appearance, you kept eyeing him up and down.

He had his hair dyed blonde, barely even showing his real hair color (which you're able to see on his sideburns). Which is pulled back by a headband, keeping each strand of hair in place. He had a pair of chocolate eyes, and you found it quite amusing how he has two piercings on one ear. The guy was wearing regular gym clothes, with his black jacket, sweatpants and running shoes.

While you were observing him, he couldn't help but check you out as well.

Ukai noticed your [H/C] hair was in a waterfall hairstyle, as pieces of your hair was flowing through the wind. Your [E/C] eyes were wide and full of life, not caring for the tiny eye bags that might be hanging under your eyes. Your lips were covering in lip gloss, as it plumped your lips making them look irresistible. You were wearing a crop tank tops showing your lovely arms, neck and collar bone. Your legs were exposed, showing how long they looked while you were wearing a high rise shorts.

Ukai gulped at the sight of you, as he began to feel flustered.

"If you don't mind, of course." You replied with a smile, as Ukai's heart skips of beat from just hearing your honey-like voice.

Ukai went to help you with the cooler, and tried to grab the dozen of meat buns.

You began to notice and shook your head, "Don't worry, just take the cooler."

"Don't worry, I got it." He said as he almost stumbled with the amount of items he was hold.

There was a quiet silence, as you didn't know if you should ask him to help or ask if he was all right. On the other hand, Ukai felt that he just embarrassed himself especially in front of a cute girl. His face was heated up as he didn't know how to ask for help.

"Would you like-"

"If you don't mind, of course." He repeated your words back to you, quickly trying not to say anything else that might make him look bad.

As you were still holding the three dozens of meat buns. "Lots of food, huh." Ukai commented, trying to get rid of the awkwardness in the air, "are ya lost?"

You thought about it, "I don't think so. This is the volleyball gym, right?"

"I sure do hope so, if not I've been coming to the wrong place this whole time." Ukai joked, as you softly giggled.

"So, are you a teacher here?" You asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Nah, I'm the volleyball coach." He replied.

"Ah, that means you must be the amazing coach my brother seems to talk about." You teased, catching Ukai off guard.

"It's not biggie. I wouldn't say 'amazing', you must've confused me for my grandfather." Ukai replied, as you gasped.

"Wait, are you Ukai Keishin?" You asked, as he began to stare at you confusingly.

"Why? Who wants to know?"

"Me, duh."

He stared at you with a deadened expression. "Haha, how do you know me?"

"Everyone knew you. We went to Karasuno together, same year as well. You had quite the reputation for being the grandson of the coach. I can't believe you don't remember me anymore." You replied with a tease at the end as Ukai felt flustered with the amount of information he had just received.

"Well, look who has been doing their homework." Ukai joked. "I don't seem to recognize you, though. What's your name?"

"Can you ask for a easier question?" You joked back, as he chuckled from your response.

"I'm kidding, it's—"

"[Y/N]! You made it!!" Hinata yelled as he approached his sister and his coach. You turned to face your brother, as you began to smile widely, while greeting your brother. Ukai stood their dumbfounded.

"HUH?! That's his sister?!" He thought to himself as he was trying to find the resemblance between you two. That's when he noticed both of you guys cheerful and energetic personalities. "Never mind, they're definitely related."

You turned around to look at Ukai. "As you can tell by my brother, I'm [Y/N] Hinata. I played as a Libero in the girl's volleyball team."

That's when the mic dropped. He remembered you now, you were the girl that used to dye your bangs blonde, or any other color. He remembered that because when he went to dye his hair, he thought about you and your blonde bangs. You always had that your hair short to a bob, and was wild. You had a contagious laugh, that once you start there was no turning back because you'd be laughing with her.

That girl that was in high school completely changed. He couldn't believe that it was you.

"Wow, you really changed." Ukai said, "I-In a good way, not saying you were bad then. But not saying you're-"

You interrupted his rambling with your laugher, causing him to laugh too. Her laugh was like laughing gas, and it can last a long time if she wanted to either.

You stopped laughing as you stared at him with a soft smile. "Let's take these to your pupils, coach."

"Jeez, you're making me sound super old."

———

"Thank you so much!" Yelled the volleyball team as they began to much their time away.

You smiled with pride as you watched them enjoy their meals. Especially when you would hear one of Hinata's friends say something good about the meat buns.

"So, you were a Libero?" Asked Nishinoya, as he took a bite from the meat bun.

"Yeah, just for two years." You replied.

"Why only two years?" Tanaka asked, as you shrugged. "Honestly, I wasn't really interested in volleyball until later on."

"What changed your mind?" Yamaguchi asked in curiosity. You pondering in thought, trying to remember why you actually played volleyball. You really were not interested in it back then, you seemed to have forgotten the reason til you saw Ukai in the corner, talking with Takeda.

Your face got warm, now remember the reason. Instead of telling them the reason, you only replied with, "My friends needed a Libero, and I couldn't say no to them."

You were pulled in many conversations, getting to know your brothers peers was interesting. From the saltiest people to the sweetest ones, you really enjoyed talking to each one of them. Until each one of them kept leaving the conversation, just leaving you and your brother.

"[Y/N], thanks again." You turned to see your brother as you gave him a genuine smile. "Of course, you know I'm here for you." You told him. "Plus, you're lucky it's my day off."

"Hey, [Y/N]," Hinata said as you faced him, "why didn't you tell them the truth?"

"A-Ah.. well it's kinda embarrassing to tell people. I don't really tell people the reason." You replied.

You noticed a stare as you turned to see Ukai staring at you. He quickly turned away as he continued to talk to his students.

Hinata gasped dramatically gasped as if he had connected the dots, "[N/N]! Is coach the guy you had a crush!-"

You quickly covered his mouth before he said anything ridiculous or embarrassing. "Shōyō. It's not what you think."

"But, isn't he the guy you had a thing for?" Shōyō asked, obvious to the circumstances you both are in.

"Back then, now it's different I haven't seen him over years." You replied. "And I never really talked to him during my high school days."

Hinata's head turned to the side in confusion. "But he seemed to remember you as well."

"He just remembers me, that's all."

"You didn't notice how he changed around you when he remembered you?" Now it was your turn to be confused. "What do you mean by that?"

"Hinata! Time to get back to court!" Kageyama yelled, catching your brothers attention. "Ah! I have to go! Can you stay and watch me play?" He asked you.

That's when the whole crew decided to come back. "You are welcomed if you are interested, miss." Daichi said as you sheepishly grinned. "Just call me [Y/N], you make me sound old with the 'miss' thing."

"I don't know if I'm allowed to." You added. "Plus, I don't want to cause that much problems."

That's when Sugawara did a 180° turn to his coach and started yelling. "Oh coach! Is it fine if Miss [Y/N] stays during practice!?"

You felt the heat rise to your face with the sudden action. Ukai looked up from his notebook and noticed the crowd. He had such a serious expression, almost like his grandfather back in the day. They really do seem very alike.

"Huh? Yeah, yeah sure." He replied as the crowd cheered as they get ready in position. You sat down, hearing the two managers talk about the moves in volleyball.

"It's nice to meet you, Hinata. My name is Takeda Ittetsu." You turned to see a young man around your height — give or take — leaving his hand out for a handshake.

You smile kindly as you went to shake his hand. "Please, just called me [Y/N], it'll get rid of any confusion."

"My, you look very young to be a coach. You must have good genes." You complimented as Takeda looked flustered.

"Don't worry, Takeda. She's just being nice, she won't bite." Ukai commented as he was hearing the whole conversation. You giggled by his joke as it filled Ukai with pride.

"You really haven't changed, have you?" You told Ukai as Takeda stated between the two of you.

"Do you guys know each others?" Takeda asked, unsure what he is seeing here. "We used to go to high school together." You replied as you hear your brother yell.

You turned to see him, jump extremely high in the air. It amazed you how quick it happened, you couldn't even comprehend what happened until it happened. Your hand twitch of excitement, it made you want to receive the ball. You signed as you shook your head, Ukai seemed to noticed your small action.

It made sense to Ukai of Hinata's actions wanting to receive or spike the ball. It was as if it runs in the family, you seemed to have the same habit.

"You seem to have the jitters." Ukai asked, causing you to freeze.

"Huh? What do you mean?" You asked, as you turned to look at your brother's coach. "I don't know if you notice, but your brother does the same thing. It's like he has an excitement that he can't contain to hit or receive the ball. It shows how he's determined to play good."

You were amazed as you heard the advice from your old classmate. You could tell that he had matured, and seems to be more connect to his students unlike his grandfather.

"I guess that's where the line crosses." You thought to yourself.

"So, what I'm hearing is, is that I'm was a good player?" You teased as Ukai got stunned. "Huh?! That's not what I said!" Ukai exclaimed as Takeda stood in the side, with a mischievous look.

———

"Shōyō, let's go!" You said as you were getting ready to leave. That's when your brother turned around, "But, my friends and I planned to get something to eat." Your brother announced as he gave your a puppy look, "can i go? I promise to go home right away!"

You signed as you knew you couldn't resist his puppy look. "Fine, just call me if—"

"Okay! Thank you! Bye [Y/N]!" Shōyō exclaimed as he ran to give you a tight hug and ran to his friends. You sighed happily, knowing your brother was fitting in was enough for you.

"You're leaving?" Ukai asked, while you turned behind you. "Well, I don't see anyone here. So I must get going," you joked as he chuckled.

"Your brother is going with you?" He asked.

You shook your head, "Nah, he's too cool to hangout with me. Plus, he's hanging out with his friends now."

There was a silence, no one really knew what to say next. It was just the two of you, and you couldn't help but feel the warm feeling on your chest.

"Do you wanna receive before you go?" Ukai asked. You looked at him in confusion, not knowing where this was going. "You have the jitters, remember? You're gonna want to get it off your system."

That's when your noticed your need to play volleyball. After playing the first round during your second year, you ended up liking playing volleyball. It wasn't anything passionate like your brother but it was something at least.

"Will I finally see your amazing set?" You asked as Ukai grinned.

"Will I finally see your amazing serves?" He teased back as you gave him a loopy side grin.

"All right, since you asked so nicely."

You began to stretch, trying not to get sore or anything the next day. You lifted your hair up into a ponytail (if your hair is short that you brushed your hair back) as you began to warm up by jumping around.

"Wow, you're really getting worked up." Ukai commented. "Don't get too over the top."

"Heh, just trying warm up. I'm trying to still be able to work tomorrow." You replied back as you got into position.

Ukai lifted the ball and he began ready to serve as it barely lifted up in the air was smacked upper handed. As it flies over the net, you stared at it with determine in your deep [E/C] eyes as you squat to your position and receive it, you purposely made it strong to return it back to him. Ukai sees this and catches the ball as you cheer while jumping up and down.

"Woohoo! I forgot how good it feels to receive!" With a huge smile in your face, warming up the entire room. Ukai grins at the view. "Ready for another one?"

"Hell yes, I am!" You yelled excitedly as you got ready in position.

It continued a few times, until you two began to play 1 vs 1. Serving, hitting, blocking even if it ended quickly or just looked weird in general, you two enjoyed it.

You huffed in exhaustion as you sat crossed-legged and Ukai just laid on the floor in exhaustion. "I forgot how tiring volleyball gets.." you sighed.

"Tell me about it." Ukai replied back.

"It's just so tiring, I can't believe that vollyball is also—"

"I didn't actually mean it, stop.." Ukai tiredly interrupted as he began to sit up. "You are as good as remembered from last time. You sure you haven't played recently?"

"Well aren't you sweet. No, I actually haven't played recently." You said until you gave him a shocked expression. "Wait, this is the first time I played with you. How did you know I was good?"

Ukai gave you a sheepish smile as his finger nervously scratched the side of his head, "Well, I remembered that I walked in on one of your practices and saw you do this crazy amazing receive."

"Huh? What receive?"

"You were in position, but you noticed that you were too close and wasn't able to receive it. So what you did was you kinda bended backwards and threw it up in the air for your setter to catch it." Ukai explained.

"You're a creep, y'know that Ukai." You teased.

"Oh shut it." He snapped as you chuckled at his reaction.

"Y'know I thought you were cool back then." You confessed as it seemed fair since he confessed his stalking ways.

"Were? I'm still cool," Ukai answered back as you grinned goofily.

"Ha, you wish." You joked. You began to to play with your strands of hair as you looked at him. "I remember this one time when you cut your buzz cut your hair, you looked so cool."

Ukai looked flustered as he moved his gaze away from you. "Jeez, you're such a tease."

"But now looking at you now." You added. "I think you look way cooler."

———

Ukai was helping putting your stuff in your car as you were getting ready to leave.

"Well, it's been nice catching up." You told him as he nodded back.

"Yeah, it's been good." Ukai agreed.

"Y'know what, you should come to practices. You seem to lift these kids spirits up." He offered as you took this opportunity to tease him.

"Huehuehue, are you just saying that cause you want to see little o'l me?" You teased, as you played with your hair.

"That's not what I mean!" Ukai bursted out as his face was covered in embarrassment. "Never mind, you're officially banned from entering the gym."

You laughed as he couldn't help but join in as well. "I'll try to come in and bring snacks for these scholars."

"Nah, nah, nah, I banned you remember?" He joked as you laughed a little harder, causing it to start tearing up of joy.

You sighed happily as you began to calm you self down, as you noticed him lifting up the cooler to your trunk.

You were quite mad at yourself for not really talking to him as you were now. That's when you had a sudden idea in your head. This time, I can't wuss out.

You pulled out your phone from your pocket as you began to click around it. You gave him your phone as he stared at it confusingly. You smiled widely as your eyes softened, "How about you give me your number?" You asked him. "So you don't get to use your kids to see me."

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sorry if it feels rushed ^^;