"M-my, my name is, uh, (Y/n) (L/n). Ni-nice, to..." The rest of her words grew more incoherent as her head lowered. Her face was hot and her body was trembling.

"So cute..." A couple of boys awed at her cute-like features and shy personality.

"Eheh..." The majority of the class sweatdropped at the overly shy girl.

"Go ahead and sit next to Shigeru Yahaba. Raise your hand."  The female teacher instructed.

The said boy with neat light brown hair raised his hand. He had a calm and serious like expression, but his eyes were sparked in interest. 

"Make sure to treat your new classmate with respect and open arms." The teacher's expression soften. 

"Lucky~..." A nearby student whispered and pursed their lips in disappointment.

(Y/n) nervously walked down the aisle and the curious eyes that sized her up. Her knuckles were white and her face was paler than her fair skin. The sides of her hair covered her bright red ears as she sat down.

"Ah...!" (Y/n) yelped out when she clattered the chair's leg against the desk and dropped her schoolbag. She hurriedly grabbed her bag and sat down with her head lowered.

"Her voice is super cute..." Some muttered with wide eyes.

The boys and girls around her snickered inside her head, but their attentions were snapped away by the teacher. She shakily took out her books and tried blending into the lesson.

'She already got her books?' Yahaba raised a brow.

'Well, she is really cute though...' He blushed and nodded his head to himself.

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(Y/n) closed her books when the bell rang to dismiss school. She quickly grabbed her bag and quietly snuck out of the classroom before anyone could approach her.

"Who is that?"

"I heard the classroom next door has a new student."

"Seriously. But it has only been two weeks since school started?"

'Why... Wh-why are they talking about me?'
(Y/n) clutched the bag closer to her body, and her pace quickened.

(Y/n) kept looking left to right from in front of her. The many gazes and whispers entrapped her from all sides. Her breathing became heavy and her (e/c) eyes were stressed by the strain of her thoughts. She felt light-headed and her stomach ached.

'They're talking about me! They're covering their mouths and looking at me! What are they saying?!' (Y/n)'s (e/c) welled up with tears and she hastily rushed out the doors of the end of the hallway.

"Hah... Hah... Ah!" (Y/n) coughed and patted her chest. She took deep breaths to regulate her thumping heart.

'I need to find someplace quiet...' She began walking and walking, unsure of where she was going.

'I wish I had a map...' She frowned and began to panic.

"Ugh!" (Y/n) planted her face into someone and quickly backtracked herself. She rubbed her nose and looked up at the looming figure.

"Are you alright?" The deep and serious tone of the taller boy made her flinch and tremble. His olive-green eyes were piercing her (e/c) eyes. His tie was loose and his shirt untucked. His tough appearance made him look intimidating. Almost as if he was a high school gangster.

"S-SORRY!" She screamed and ran back around the corner.

"Ah...?" The boy was hit with a deadpan and disappointed expression.

"Iwa-chan~! Sorry for being late! You should have waited for me! I wasn't finished talking to the girls~!" The boy gave a broad smile as his friend turned around.

"Oh, Shittykawa."

"That hurts~!" Oikawa exclaimed with a hand over his heart. "Oh. What's that?" He walked over and pointed to Iwaizumi's chest.

"If this is a joke for you to flick my chin-" Iwaizumi's eye flinch and his growl quite prominent.

"No no! You have something shiny! I didn't know you decorated your uniform haha."

Iwaizumi looked down onto his shirt and let out a small sound in realization. He pulled off the metal piece from his shirt and held it up to his eyes.

"It's a necklace charm..."

"What?! Did you score some girl in just a few minutes! What a player!" Oikawa teased.

"Oi. That should be you!" He scoffed and rolled his eyes. "We have practice. Hurry up." He turned and walked away, putting the small piece into a secure spot in his bag.

"That charm looks expensive. The gem looks real!" Oikawa hummed.

"*Sigh* I'll give it back if I get the chance."

(Y/n) stopped running after a quick minute. She leaned onto the wall of the building and slid down. Her eyes were watery and her lips were quivering. She used her inhaler and let out a sigh.

'I ran too rashly...' (Y/n) let out a disappointed sighed.

"Ah..." Her eyes lit up when noticing a large building that resembled a gym. She trotted over with quick, small steps.

"You! I saw you in the halls! The new student!" A boy's voice called out from behind.

(Y/n) whipped her head quickly and gasped. After all, she just ran away from interaction but kept bumping into more people. She pointed to herself and put her finger down knowing that she was the only new student. 

"Y-yes? Did you need... something?" She avoided making eye contact and played with a strand of hair that brushed over her clenched hand.

"Not really haha. I just thought you were really cute!" The black-haired boy said and inched closer to her face. "The name's Soka!"

"Ah!" (Y/n)'s eyes widened and moved her head back. She took a couple of steps back.

"Your voice is so cute haha!" The boy next to him exclaimed. "Want to hang with us? We can go to karaoke and a pc cafe! There's a new arcade too!"

"No need to look so scared. We just like to make friends!"The third buddy of theirs explained and placed his arm onto Soka's shoulder.

"I-I..." (Y/n) panicked in the uncertainty of how to politely put her words together.

"Hey, don't leave us hanging." The second boy sighed, his eyes losing its soft exposure, which startled (Y/n).

"Don't scare her." Soka scoffed and nonchalantly punched his arm.

"Ex-excuse me!" (Y/n) began running without much thought. She bolted out of there and her quiet screams scrambled throughout her head.

Her legs quickly grew weak when she had barely arrived at the gym's entrance. She panted furiously and quietly slide the door open, thankful that it wasn't locked. She closed it shut and shuffled her legs to the corner of the room. She shakily tried taking out her inhaler and put down her bag.

"Oi! Check around the place~!" Soka's voice was clearly heard from afar.

'I need to hide!' She dropped her inhaler from the shock of hearing him close by and ran into the storage room. She closed the door quietly and stuck her hand around in her pocket.

"It's not here...!" She whispered with a cry and shuddered.

'It doesn't matter if I get caught! I need to get out!' She jumped up to the door and pulled on it.

"N-no way..." (Y/n) paled and coughed violently. She took increments of deep breaths and placed her folded hands over her chest. Her forehead was covered in a cold sweat and her (h/c) hair messily stuck onto her forehead.

She looked around the dark room and let out a small sound of disappointment that she had also left her bag with her phone in it. She paused and let another cough take over her.

'Who would I even call? There's no one to ask for help anyways...' (Y/n)'s expression grew dim. She disliked the dark room.

'Surely there would be club sports! Someone will come...' She loosened her tie and shook her head. 'No... Surely some sports team would have already been in here to set up...'

Convinced that no one would be entering the gym for some time, she shakily stood up and leaned on the wall. She had a fit of violent coughs for a couple of minutes. (Y/n) squinted into the dim area and an idea lifted her hopes.

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"I'll go ahead and bring out the nets. Yahaba. Kindaichi." Iwaizumi called out to as he opened the gym doors.

"Wheres's the captain?" Kindaichi asked the vice-captain.

"Changing." He shortly answered. "Hm?"

"Hah~. He arrives late and remains late." Yahaba sighed.

Iwaizumi's eyes were caught by the items in the corner. He walked to the corner and squatted down to inspect the oddly left items. He picked up the inhaler and raised a brow.

"Vice-captain?" Kindaichi questioned and walked up behind him. "Someone left their belongings?"

"Hah? Who would leave their stuff here when school is out?" Yahaba joined the join.

"Then that means they didn't leave-" Iwaizumi picked up the items and stood up.

The three heard faint coughs coming from the opposite end of the gym. They were all surprised and startled for a quick second.

"I think it came from the storage room..." Kindaichi stated quite tensely with a perplexed expression.

Iwaizumi walked up to the storage room and the gym was slowly crowding with entering teammates.

"Huh? What are you guys are doing standing there?" Oikawa whistled and took off his outdoor shoes by the door with the rest of the team.

"Hurry and set up the gym." The coach from behind said and walked past those who were still taking off their shoes.

"Someone is in the-"

As Iwaizumi unlocked the door and opened it, he was greeted with a rushing cart of volleyballs. The cart was aggressively pushed and crashed into him.

"OOF!" Iwaizumi flew back and let go of the bag from his grasp.

Since the cart was put to an abrupt stop, (Y/n) tipped over the cart and fell into it. Her stomach made an impact on the equipment and let out a painful whimper. A couple of volleyballs dished out of the cart and bounced away from the impact.

"Ow ow..." She covered a coughed and looked up.

"A... A girl?!" Everyone's eyes were peeled open and their jaws dropped to the ground at such entrance.

"AN ANGEL?!" A couple screamed.

"P-PEOPLE?!" Her eyes popped out of her socket and she choked on her spit. "U-uwah! (Y/n) rolled off the volleyballs and landed onto the ground with a loud thud.

5/3/2020