After having breakfast with Tendou, he was too excited to go back home so you accompanied him to Shiratorizawa's gymnasium, where the volleyball match would happen in less than two hours.

Ushijima was already here stretching (he's probably the one who opened the gymnasium). Tendou wanted to train a bit before the others arrived so you just set him a few balls to attack before the last members of the team arrived.
After that you just went to sit in the stands and watched the purple team training.

You tried not to make eye contact with your grandfather but your eyes just wanted to look in his direction so you ended up doing quick eye contacts, which was really embarrassing. You were not used to come see the team train after all, so some members of the team were also staring at you sometimes.

You looked at your watch, 'It's already 8:45am, Seijoh's team should arrive soon now.' you thought.

"You can take a pause !" shouted the coach, and the players spread out in the gym. You ran up to a breathless Tendou and gave him his water bottle.

"Are you okay ? I hope you're not too tired... it would be a shame right before the match" you said with a smirk.

"Hahaha... But let me tell you bestie... that it takes a lot more to tire me out !" he responded with a cocky face.

You giggled "Yeah yeah... let's go take some fresh air outside before Seijoh's team arrives."

You went out and sat on the steps in front of the gymnasium and gazed at the sky in silence. After a moment you saw a group of people from Shiratorizawa coming towards you. They were holding music instruments and entered the gym without a word. Shortly after you heard the coach calling for the team so Tendou went back in and you stayed alone outside still gazing at the sky.

You had not yet had time to question the sense of your entire life that you once again heard a group of people approaching. However this time they weren't from Shiratorizawa... but from Aoba Johsai.

You got back on your feet and stood there, paralysed, watching them approaching without being able to move an inch.

They were wearing white jerseys with turquoise shorts and were at least as tall as Shiratorizawa's team. Their captain approached you (not Oikawa at that time yet) and you had to lift your head up in order to meet his eyes...

"Good morning ! he said. We're here for the match."

"Oh ye- yeah right of course ! Come in..." Ugh... you felt so stupid for stuttering, but they were quite intimidating.

You shifted to let them enter the gym and mumbled little "hello"s to the ones who didn't ignore you, and finally came in after them.
Right after you ran up discreetly to the stands and sat a little further from the group of people from earlier to watch the match, which was just about to begin.

The two teams lined up opposite to each other. "Good match !" they shouted and the players set up on the court.

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The first set was dynamic, each player gave all they had and they all looked so focused and serious it was scary. Shiratorizawa's first years were really talented. But so were the second years. Ushijima's hits were impressive and you kew Tendou had a gift for volleyball but seeing him block almost all enemy attacks on instinct was mind-boggling.

The other team was powerful too. Their attacks were strong and effective in tiring the opponent. But their setter was maybe the most astonishing one of the whole team. He looked a bit younger than the captain you met earlier... a second year perhaps ?
'If a second year has actually made it to a titular post and plays so well, he might be at least as strong as Ushijima.' you thought to yourself.

The referee whistled. Seijoh won the first set 25 to 23. You were so focused on the game you didn't even realise how much time had passed. 'Well... I certainly did not expect it to be that interesting.' you thought.

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