"(Y/N)-chan!" Bokuto ran up to your side, "I didn't know you were Karasuno's team manager!"

       "Oh, hi! I didn't know you'd be here, too. Yeah, I actually just started today." You said, letting the chairs go a little bit.

"Here, I'll help you." He grabbed one of the stacks and helped bring it over to the side of the court with you.

"Thanks!" You told him.

"Bokuto-san!" You heard him get called from behind you.

"Akaashi, you miss me already?" Bokuto looked back to his team, he gave you a quick pat on the shoulder, "See you!"

"Yeah." You already felt like you were sweating, you didn't feel natural here at all. You spread out the chairs. And Kiyoko and Takeda all came over to the chairs while Ukai was still running warm-up drills with the boys. Kiyoko walked you through what kind of notes she did, and then you watched as one of the games was starting. Ubugawa high had a crazy serve they started with that looked like it could take your arm off.

"Right, Ubugawa's manager did say they end every practice with 100 serves. I see how that works out for them." You said, watching as they did another one. The force of it was insane, the sound of the ball smacking the floor was chillingly loud, "Geez, looks like that could kill you."

"Probably not, but some players have gotten concussions before from tosses like that." Kiyoko warned, but noted that you had remembered the 100 serves comment. Then suddenly the other team in pink brought the game right back to them. You opened your mouth in awe, "See that combo attack? Shinsen High School, the master of moves just like that."

"And of course, there's our sworn rivals." Takeda continued. Ukai had just finished up the warm-ups. At the court next to you was Nekoma high, hearing Kuroo's team talked about in such an ominous way like that made your stomach churn with guilt.

"Yaku!" You heard Kuroo yell for his libero, Yaku received it perfectly.

"I see that receive is as flawless as ever." Ukai smiled at the challenge, putting his hands on his hips.

"No matter what, they always dig in, connect, and strike back. They're a solid team." Takeda commented, and they were. You could tell by looking at them. They all looked like they trusted each other and were all in 100%.

You watched as Bokuto went in for a kill against them, Takeda continued: "Just like Shiratorizawa, they have one of the top 5 aces in the nation." Bokuto struck down with so much force you swore you could feel the wind blow you. You didn't blame who you recognized as Kenma, who had to jump for the block when he obviously shied away from it.

"Kenma! Don't you run from it!"

"It'll take my arms off.."

"No, it won't!"

"I'm so glad we got to be apart of this. A powerhouse school at the national level with a legendary ace, Fukurodani Academy." Takeda explained, and you listened but after watching them, you really couldn't help but stare at Kuroo playing.

You didn't realize how long, hopefully not long enough for anyone to notice anything suspicious. Was he ever going to notice you? He had so many chances to bridge the gap with you, maybe say something witty, and didn't. He hoped he didn't expect the same thing from you, he knows how uncomfortable you are in groups of new people. I guess you didn't really show that side of you on Friday that well though. Maybe he really just didn't have an interest in continuing anything with you, you assumed that might be a more likely possibility.

Karasuno's first match was against Fukurodani High School, the match went pretty fast losing pretty bad. Then the game against Ubugawa went on a bit longer but ultimately lost again.

"What's up with those guys? It's not like they're bad or anything, just... normal. Which ones were those first years that Nekoma said they had trouble with?" You overheard some Shinsen guys getting ready for the game. You wanted to turn around and defend the team but Kiyoko stopped you,

"Don't worry about them, they haven't seen anything yet." Kiyoko said, and as if on cue, the door to the gym swung open, letting in a fresh batch of air in for everyone. Stood there were two boys in Karasuno warm-ups.

"So, the main characters wait until the last minute to show up? Oh how tacky." Kuroo said over at his court. He was sweating and bending over. He looked over at your court, then down then back over until he met your eyes and then quickly looked away. It was like trying to hide the fact that he was looking for you, or looking to see your reaction, or maybe to see if you were looking at him. Which of course you were, you watched as he smiled and got his head back in the game.

Those two boys and Tanaka's older sister run over to your court. Kiyoko stops them part way and hands them two jerseys and instructs them to go change. The two boys nod an okay and hands her their bags.

"(Y/N), can you go put their bags in their rooms?" Kiyoko asked you, you took the duffel and the backpack over your shoulders for easy carrying.

"Yeah, what room?"

"1-4." Kiyoko informed you and you were off, jogging out the door of the gym and down the hall to the classrooms.

You looked around and finally found 1-4 after only a little bit of getting lost. You found two beds in the middle that had no bags on it and assumed these would be good for the boys. You put their bags on their pillow, took the blanket out and tucked in their bags. Its a silly thing really, but your dad always did it as a superstition for a good vacation.

After doing that you ran all the way back and caught your breath before reopening the door. You tried to do it subtly, but there was really nowhere that you could hide from the guy. You opened the door just a crack and of course he was on the bench stretching right near the door.

You couldn't help but be distracted by the way the sweat glistened on his forehead and the way his thighs looked so muscular when he pulled them up in a stretch. Almost if on cue to finish it off he used the bottom of his shirt to wipe the sweat from his forehead, revealing his toned stomach. You could feel yourself rolling your eyes in annoyance of how good he looked. It was so annoying. It was only an extra second that you were standing in the door way to admire before walking in and around Nekoma vs Fukurōdani court.

That extra second was just enough time. That was your last looks before moving on and readjusting to life without a lingering crush on Kuroo Tetsurou. Never heard of him.

     "(Y/N)?" You looked over at a face you hadn't seen in a long while. Your body started to shake and you felt paralyzed in your position.

      "Fukunaga." You barely whispered it. You weren't scared of him, only scared of the memories he brought up for you. He looked equally as surprised to see you, he was always a quiet guy but surely he was going to say something.

       In that extra time of you standing there a wicked cut shot spike had been landed, bouncing roughly off the inside of the court and was about to come flying at your face. You closed your eyes, bracing for impact but it never came. Instead you were pushed back against a wall. A hand protecting the back of your head from impact and your nose meeting the chest of someones jersey as his body jolted receiving the impact of that spike on his back.

When you opened your eyes you looked up at Kuroo incredibly close to you. You thought he'd move in a second but he decided to stay where he was. You heard the distant apology of Bokuto, but all you could focus on was Kuroo's smirk.

"I'm starting to get deja vu." Kuroo said, his hot breath tickling the top of your head. He could let you go anytime, but he didn't. You wondered if people were looking, but it was only a quiet thought in the back of your head. Right now you felt so relieved. You clutched at his chest, your hands shaking.

     Kuroo just stared down in confusion of the mess you had become. Surely a volleyball didn't make you this scared? He ran his fingers through your hair and whispered, "Are you okay?"

"You could've just used your hand, you know. I've seen you do that before." You muttered, you didn't hate this but it was easier to act like you did. Act like you hated the way he felt wrapped around you, him completely filling your senses. It's always easier to act like he didn't have the power to make you feel safe.

"I like to go for a more full coverage approach." Kuroo said simply, you could feel his chuckle erupt deep in his chest.

      "Kuroo! Stop flirting, I'm subbing you in next rotation." A voice yelled from the sidelines. He groaned and your face heated up at the sound of someone thinking he was flirting with you.

"Well, uh thank you. Again." You said, slightly pushing his chest away and feeling embarrassed. He had saved you from two things today and he didn't even know. A minute ago he didn't care enough to acknowledge you and now he has you wrapped in his arms like this. This crush was going to be harder to beat than originally anticipated.

"Anytime, pipsqueak. Blocking all these spikes from your pretty face is the only pro bono work I'm interested in." Kuroo finally let you go and got a good look at how red your face was.

"Don't call me that." You rolled your eyes and you could feel his eyes burning against your back as you jogged back to your court. You couldn't bother with him right now, you looked out at your teams court and the set already started.

"I'm sorry Kiyoko, I got a little lost finding the first years hall." You admitted.

"It's alright, I started taking notes while you were gone. I want you to watch our guys do our quick attack too..." Kiyoko kept instructing you directions as she had all day.

Kuroo watched as you listened intently to your senior from next the bench, he had his arms crossed and looked focused. To anyone else he hoped he looked like he was watching his game or the Karasuno game.

"How is it?" His vice captain Kai asked him.

"What'd you say?" Kuroo looked down at him. Knowing already that wasn't the correct response to his question.

"I thought so." Kai said, "Captain, we're against Fukurōdani right now. You need to get your head back on, let's not let our other teammates think anything is up.. and you can talk to your girlfriend at dinner."

"You're right." Kuroo stepped back and took a breath to keep his eyes on the game. "And she's not my girlfriend."

"Mhm." Kai just smirked and continued on with the games.

Finally, Karasuno won their last game against Shinsen, and it was getting late. You handed out waters and towels to your boys, all of them being very polite. You overheard the conversation between Noya and Tanaka:

"I'm starving!" Noya said,

  "Looks like its Ubugawa against Nekoma over there," Tanaka looked at the clock, "it's late now. I bet that'll be the last game today."

"Yeah. I hope it's time for dinner."

You took a look over at their game with the rest of the Karasuno team. They all sat around talking about how intimidating Lev is. You got that he was new and he was obviously one of the tallest guys here. Even taller than Tsukishima and Kuroo. Even with the game still finishing up, some of the guys on your team filed out slowly to go wash up before dinner.

You didn't really notice, you stayed watching their game just as thoroughly interested as the next person and that was honest. Kuroo wasn't even playing, so this time there were no alternative motivations for your interest. It wasn't until Kiyoko motioned you to come along to help the other managers set up dinner that you actually left the courtside.