After quickly mopping the gym floor, you decided to use the restroom. After all, the match made your stomach quite queasy and weak. You felt drained yet restless due to Hinata's anxiety and his clumsy mistakes, the gym being extra crowded, the screams and stares of the girls on the second floor, most of all: the more unexpected belittling and dissing behavior the team had. It wasn't anything big or grand as if they were truly rotten, but it startled you. It made you feel uncomfortable and uneasy about your decision.

You were walking down the hall connected to the gym when you had these heavy thoughts clouding your head. You were in a trance of worry, and you could not kick yourself out of them.

"Oof...!" You winced at the impact and rubbed your nose. You looked up, expecting to have bumped into a wall, but to your unfortunate soul, you bumped into Karasuno's 1st year setter. The infamous player you would hear snippets of gossip from your team.

"S-s-sorry...!" You quickly skipped back a few feet and bowed your head.

"Ah... It's alright. Sorry." Kageyama bowed his head. 

"Are you alright?" Hinata popped out from behind Kageyama and walked closer to you.

"I-I'm good!" You stammered and took a couple of steps back. "I-I wasn't watching w-where I was g-going..."

"Hm? Kageyama was just blocking the hallway." Hinata blurted out.

"You were too, Hinata boke!" Kageyama scowled.

"NANI?! BUT SHE BUMPED INTO YOU!" Hinata stretched his mouth wide in a downward frown. 

"I-I'm sorry...?" You nervously sweat cold bullets and crossed your arms across your chest. 

"THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU WEREN'T IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALLWAY!" 

"A-ACK! SERIOUSLY?!"

"I-I..." Your voice drowned out in the midst of their yells. You couldn't even try running past them as they yelled each other out. They were BOTH blocking the hallway again, and they bounced back and forth, making it impossible for you to just slide past easily. 

"OI! STOP IT YOU TWO!" Daichi stormed over and grabbed the back of both of the younger boys' tracksuit collar. The two were frozen in place as their captain scolded them.

You sucked in your lips and awkwardly scooted towards the wall to plant your back onto the wall. You stared at the three with wide and lost eyes as the demon inside of Karasuno's captain roared at the two. 

"Sorry. These two were bothering you, weren't they? They tend to be like this." Daichi turned his head towards you and smiled like a saint.

"A-ah... Not really..." You blinked your eyes and then began to trail your eyes away from his, not wanting to tell the truth or else you fear that the two would earn an even greater earful of scolding from the captain with such frightening duality. 

"What'..." Iwaizumi sweatdropped and dropped his arms to his sides. 

'I-I don't know either... But this scene kind of reminds me of Iwaizumi senpai scolding Oikawa Senpai...' 

"Sorry, sorry. These two were quarreling." Daichi laughed and forced both of their heads down with him as they bowed their heads in apology.

"I see." Iwaizumi grinned with a hint of laughter and raised his hand up for a handshake towards Kageyama. "Congratulations on the win. You sure have improved a lot." 

"Mm. Thank you. It was a good match." Kageyama nodded his head and shook Iwaizumi's hand with a stiff face with the smallest hint of pink on his cheeks. 

"Oh..." Your chest caved in and a small pit of pressure formed inside your chest. 

'Perhaps I was overthinking... Iwaizumi senpai has great sportsmanship. ' You loosened your stressed muscles, relieved of your concerns at this moment. 

"Next time we will make sure to take the win." Iwaizumi chuckled through a grin.

"We will also make sure to win the next time we meet on the court." Kageyama reflected back.

"Yeah! We will get better and win!" Hinata jumped up and into the proclamation.

With their farewells shortly after, Karasuno left the campus. You had a timid and quiet farewell, but you did not feel as if you would despise meeting them on the court. They were an interesting team, and you had this thought at the back of your head that you wished to meet different players to analyze their abilities to help Aobajohsai with their strategies. 

"We should head back to the gym. The guys are planning something." Iwaizumi friendly grinned and turned around.

"S-sure." You nodded your head and walked down the hall and into the gym together.

"Iwai-chan~, (L/n)-san~!" Oikawa waved to, gesturing them to hurry over to the huddle. 

"Are you free right now?" Kunimi was sitting on the gym floor as he looked up towards the two.

"Yeah." Iwaizumi nodded his head.

"... Y-yes...?" You hesitantly answered, unsure of what you would be getting yourself into.

"Let's go eat ramen!" Yahaba exclaimed with a toothy grin.

'Oh... Ah. I see. Ramen.' Your brain slowly processed those four words. 'W-wait, ramen?'

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"Thank you for the food!" 

'I-I ended up coming too... My stomach feels weak...' You mentally cried. You tightly clenched onto the fabric of your sleeves. 

You quietly sighed, worrying if you would be able to finish the dish while not wanting to be rude by leaving it full. At the very least, you were thankful that you were able to take the seat at the very end. 

"I-I will pay for everyone..." You pipped up, making the boys drop their menus and drop their jaws.

"No, no! As gentlemen, we should pay!" Oikawa laughed and brushed his hair back with a gentle and proud face.

"Don't worry about paying, (L/n). Just eat as much as you want to strip the captain poor." Hanamaki chuckled, making a couple of others laugh along. Oikawa shouted at him, hurt by his teammates' remarks that may or may not be meant as a tease.

'B-but if I pay I won't feel guilty about the food...' You sweatdropped and wiped away at the sweat forming around your forehead. 

"This is your first meal with us as our manager. Let us pay for dinner. You can pay next time if that's alright with you." Iwaizumi chuckled, leaning his head past a couple of teammates to meet eye contact with you.

"Ah. My wallet isn't in here." Oikawa blinked his eyes and scurried through his bag again.

"Oi. Shittykawa." Iwaizumi dangerously said in a growl-like voice. His grin turned into a deep scowl of disappointment and irritation. He BONKED Oikawa's head. 

"Captain..." The teammates stared at Oikawa with disappointed and deadpan expressions. Their words to reassure you all went down the drain.

"I-I can pay..." You peeped up, raising your hand. 

"No. I will pay." Iwaizumi sighed and scratched the back of his head, still irritated by Oikawa's slip up of wanting to impress his kouhais and their new manager. 

"Thank you Iwaizumi-san/ senpai~!" 

7/18/2020