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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 •
𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 °°
📍𝐇𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐨

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"And i'd like to propose the idea of her being the team's part time manager."

The table fell in awkward silence as Shin announced the unexpected news out , that even his twin failed to catch that.

"Sukke."

Ko choked , eyes wide , staring back at the matching orbs who glances at her quietly with brows quirked slightly and a subtle smirk residing to his lips.

"Whadda hell do ya mean?"

Sometimes Ko forgets that her 'Perfect' twin even has an annoying mischievous side only her knows about.

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🎋 Silent Appeal 🎋
🦊Chapter 8🦊
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"IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS , I REALLY FIND BEDS AND PILLOWS ATTRACTIVE AS HELL,"

Ko watched in silent glee as Shin ended a small conversation he had with Coach Kurosu about her presence.

She sat in dismay on the cold bench , slithering her hands in her dark red and dark blue tracksuit pockets , relishing the warm creeping slowly by the back of her slender fingers.

look at how attractive that mattress is.If it's not because I'm not alone , i would have thrown myself there.

I might even marry a mattress now.

The other members in the boys gym glanced hesitantly at the first years around the bench Ko sat on.

"A-Ah , uh , I'm Ginjima Hitoshi.Nice to meet ya." A brownish grey haired first year came up to Ko with a sheepish manner , legs approaching in obvious building up fear."Should i call ya..uh..."

Ko gazed straight to his eyes , which shyly averted away before meeting hers again.

Oh , he's a pretty shy and careful one.

"Kohana is fine , it'll confuse cha if ya call me by my lastname." Ko nodded slowly as a good response , putting a staggering smile by Gin's face.

"Damn , how many try did it take me to make you let me call you with your first name?" Suna joked dryly , chuckling as he continued playing whatever on his pho--is that a goddamn flappy bird?

"Do ya have a thing for him :) ?"

Ko huffed a silent sigh as she fished out her phone from her pocket."If ya think being nice is having a thing for someone , then yeah , i don't feel anything at all towards cha.Maybe i shouldn't have given ya the right to , even,"

Suna chuckled as he peered above her shoulder , finding her chatting her women volleyball team groupchat in boredom."Hm hm hm , seems like women's vbc team has more possibility of blackmail-"

"Suna Rintaro."

"Wait what's this? You haven't considered me as a pal and partners in crime? How could you , calling me by my last name after what i have offered to give you ?" Suna gasped dramatically, and Ko rolled her eyes.

Drama Queen.

"What should i call ya then? Rin roll?"

"Rintaro of co--oh wait.Rin roll sounds great,"

"I can feel my hair turnin' grey already."

"Your hair's grey."

"Exactly."

"..."

Ko battled a frown banter with Suna , while she felt stare from her sides.

The twins.

"What is it?" Ko turned to them who sat by her left , who quickly averted their gaze somewhere else.

....

Ko sweatdropped.

Are they scared?

"Yer scared?" Ko muttered , audible enough for the twins to hear.The words had more effect than she thought , as she witnessed their flinching and glance to her direction.

"Nah , i'm not.Osamu apparently does," Atsumu murmured out with a fight."There's no way I'm scared of ya , just because yer Kita-san's twin!"

The Osamu one grimaced."Say it for yourself , I'm not afraid at all, in fact, I'm still angered about the onigiri.The fact that yer Kita-san twin won't bother me , at all," Osamu glared , pouting as he folded his arms in front of his chest.

Ko stared at them wih a poker face , calmly gazing over their figure , which slowly started to froze of stiffen under her tight gaze.

Suna quietly opened the phone camera and directed it to them.

"Oh , yer not scared of me? Ya don't care whether I'm his twin or not?" Ko raised an eyebrow , pretty surprised yet maintained a calm manner.

"Yes! Don't cha think ya can go bossing on us just because yer actually older than us either!" Atsumu stated , pretty loudly for the third years and second years to hear.

Gin stiffened , and looked away in frantic.

Uh oh , Kita-san and Captain Shigoto is looking this way!

"Good then,"

Ko exhaled a contented relief , lips tugging up forming a subtle smile as she looked straight back to the continuing activity in the gym.

"I'll be honest , since i stepped in this school , nobody's ever said that to my face.I'm glad that for once someone truly thinks that way," She stood up , feeling the vibrate all the way from her phone- a notification from Yuka popping up.

The first years watched in disbelief and surprise,  wide eyed as they watch her back furthering away towards her twin by the opposite side of the court.

"Thank you for the honesty." She spared a last glance , striding away while pocketing her phone."Oh , and Miya Osamu , i still won't repay ya."

The bench where the first years crowd around fell in deep silence , four pair of eyes clinging on the back of her different red and dark blue tracksuit.

Suna blinked several times.

"So that's why Kita-san said so..." his voice trailed off as he turned to the twins , whose jaws dropped to the floor.He snapped a few pics , before the twins recovered from the mere shock and yelled at him

"Oy , delete that!!"

"Mmm , i don't think so.I didn't get that earlier snap of Ko smiling , so i guess this will do for 100 yen,"

"Ya sell it?!"

"Aside from my dignity? Yes."

"Give it to me!"

"Nah mate , your amused face is too gold to erase,"

Miya Osamu sat still with wide eyes , going half lidded in a few moments as he watched her talk to her twin , fishing out the phone and seems converse about something important , waving at the fellow second years and getting along with the third years with calm demeanor and elegant vibe.

"Oy , Samu! Help me get his phone! My future fate is in his hands!"

Osamu sweatdropped.

"Don't care." He shrugged , leaning on the bench with a relieved sigh , making his twin bolt a screw out.

"DAMMIT!"

"I thought you were so riled up a few moments ago!" Atsumu groaned , finally giving up as he growled at Suna who smiled 'endearingly' and stomped back to the bench."Oh , you're still looking at her? Planted an interest already?"

Osamu winced , before cupping the side of his mouth , yelling.

"Kita Kohana-san , Tsumu thinks yer hot--"

"GAH SAMU!!"

The entire gym watched in confusion as the twins bickered , the blond's hands by his twin's collar , red faced while they both screamed at each other's faces.

"They're proven as active for first training," Shigoto laughed , approaching greeting Ko."I'm the current captain , Mirasake Shigoto.I heard from Shin 'bout how yer immune to their antics in first meeting , and the suggestion of recruiting ya as a manager for the first time after my three years here is amusing."

Ko consumed the flashing information down her head.

Mirasake Shigoto , Mirasake Yuka.The sibling Yuka-san mentioned?

"Nice to meet cha , i'm Kita Kohana," Ko scratched her cheek." Not that i really mind , but- I'm also a member of female volleyball team , am i even allowed to be a part time manager for the boys?"

Shin patted her back."Yeah ,it's allowed.Also we don't hafta teach new manager the ropes , and you know what to do so well,"

Ko stared at Shin straight to his eyes.

He believed me that much? Cool.

"'Bout that , Yuka-san also asked me for further news 'bout my absence , the female's practice is starting in 30 minutes." Ko showed the notification popping just now by her phone , earning a small laugh from Shigoto.

"Fine then , i'll talk to Yuka about yer participant in this.For now , how 'bout we start the practice? Then ya can go to the female gym , yer going to be a PART TIME manager after all," he chuckled , turning to gain the boys attention.

"Gather! We're starting!!"

Shin walked ahead of her , not before patting her back in assurance , sparing a short glance.

" Thank you,"

Ko exhaled an annoyed sigh , sparing a glimpse at Shin who silently smirked at her.

"Yer lucky , i could decline if i want to , yanno,"

"But you didn't, ya love me too much,"

"Nah , because i'm the actual older twin,"

"We're just 3 minutes apart.."

"Yea yea , go assemble , Shigoto-san's staring at 'cha right now,"

Shin strides back to the bunch of gathering boys with his returning poker face , heaving a small sigh as Ko watched him interact with other team members.

She just doesn't notice the first year's gaze on her as she starting filling the bottles , nodding at Coach Kurosu who finally greeted her and gave her a thing or two only about where the stuff goes.

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"Line up, girls !"

Ko quickened her pace as she jogged to the female gym , hearing Miki's boisterous yell echoing from the big building.

The second she got her hand on the door handle , she slided it open , yelling out her presence despite her slight huff of exhaustion.

"I'm here!"

The whole gym turned their heads to her slumped figure , which straightened up immediately as she closed the gym door behind her and zipped off her tracksuit , revealing a black T-shirt and white spandex with gold linings , matching everyones.

"Ahh , finally.Shigoto have told me beforehand , but in order to make it pretty easy for you , we'll discuss about the matter of time later," Yuka urged her to jog to the line , helping her setting her tracksuit aside.

Ko gets stares as she lined up with the back row , fixing her unruly ponytail styled grey and black locks.

"Okay , now yall can sit down.We'll be waitin' for the coach and starting the regular announcement," Anzu, as a manager , reclaimed , slightly dispersing the tension in the air.The girls sat down quickly crosslegged on the wooden floor , while the second years settled some taped boxes near the entrance.

I wonder if i can be a regular? I mean , i was only a bench warming setter in middleschool...although i can help setting in some scores while i got subbed in.

And who's the coach?

"--st--"

Hm?

"Pst!"

A harsh tap landed on Ko's shoulder , making her wince and snap her head to the girls beside her.

A girl with curly black hair , tied high on the back and dark blue obsidian orbs flinched as she noticed the discomfort , painted across Ko's features.

"O-Oh , i'm sorry ! I didn't mean to scare you uh...i'm Takeda Sueko , class 1-5.What's your name..?" She retracted her hand , lowing her head in guilt as she introduced herself.

(Author info : "Sueko" means the youngest child.)

Ko had to swallow the short circuited shock she just had , gathering the voice by her throat so it won't crack.

"I-I'm Kita Kohana.Class 1-4 , Nice to meet you," Ko nodded , glancing warily at the others to see if the coach has arrived."..And i'd couldn't be more glad if ya can get my attention by wavin' a hand in front of my sight instead of touchin' me,"

Sueko flinched.

"I-I'm sorry...eh? Y-Yer...ears.." Sueko seemed to be intrigued as she caught a glimpse of the planted BTE by Ko's both ears she didn't notice beforehand , yelling from the top of her lungs."Wait , yer actually deafphmmhSJF!!?"

Ko franticly slammed a hand upon her mouth , sending a warning glare which sent shivers to her spines.

"I'd rather have people finding out by themselves, so don't yell it out loud, Takeda-san,"

Sueko squinted her eyes in mere guilt , a muffled apology emits behind Ko's fingers before she rectracts it.

"Sorry...uh , nice to meet you! I'm from Inarizaki middleschool, but i never saw you.Which middleschool do you come from?" She scooted over more , her whispering caught several other's attention.

"..Akashi Shimizu."

"Oh hey! You seem to get along with the second years very well , Kita-san.Do you know them longer?" A tall girl with short ash curly hair and brown tips , end only reaching her nape turned on them in a swift motion.Her ash brown orbs glimmered in glee , reflecting the mischievous tone lacing her words.

"..Do i look like i get along with them already..?" Ko stumbled backwards , leaning away as the ash head crawled further towards her."Also , what are ya doing?"

The ash head realized her personal space intruding , before sitting back straight with leg crossed facing Ko."Oh , i'm Eina Semi , by the way.From Shiratorizawa Academy's Middleschool Miyagi! You're Kita Kohana from Akashi Shimizu right?! We're versing each other during middleschool Nationals!"

Ko tried her best digging the past 3 years memories in junior high , but ended up shrugging it off anyway.

And it's not like I'm participating in that effort going to Nationals.There's a deserving talented person taking that position.

A better setter.

"Ah.Yeah ,i see now.But it's not that i really play much there , how come you even remember my name?" Ko hugged her knees close , eyes once more glancing at the gym door to make sure.

And as if on cue , it opened.

"Wait what? Are you kidding?! I mean yeah , you were only subbed in the court for what--once or twice but hey! You robbed straight at least 5 points in a row in three minutes!" She laughed , slapping her own thigh before rubbing the aching red mark with a staggering pained tone.

Ko processed the statement slowly and carefully,  tilting her head while Eina rolled her eyes.

"What i mean is , you might be a bench warmer , but you're the most feared player that time--to the point where my coach mentioned your name moreless ten times during the match..you're the Akashi Shimizu Middle's secret weapon!!"

....

Ko squinted her eyes in confusion , lips forming a thin line.

Huh.

Me? Akashi Shimizu Middle's secret weapon? Yeah sure , earth's flat too.

"I don't think so.I---"

"Everyone stand up!!"

The second years yelled , immediately urging them to stand up quickly as a figure approached them.

"I'm sorry for the lateness," the women who approached them speaks , dark blue hair were tied low loose , and a big framed glasses chilled on the bridge of her nose.Her gleaming dark indigo orbs stared back behind the lenses strictly.

"I'm Tsumugi Ume , the current coach of this team.Feel free to call or ask me anything , despite my lack of ability to give an exact example by direct actions," she pushed the bridge slightly , eyes wandering along the heads of members.

Right , doesn't seem to be the kind to have much stamina...but let's not judge too early.

"Now , let's give out these hella attractive positions , yeah?" She smirked , taking a new set of black , gold , and dark blue jersey with a big number 1 painted on the front and back side.

"Mirasake Yuka , Captain and Wing Spiker,"

Yuka smiled warmly as she jogged to Coach Tsumugi , who handed the jersey before giving out inaudible advices and congrats.

"Terushima Ryoko, Vice Captain , Middle blocker,"

Ryo whistled slowly before getting herself hit on the head playfully by Coach Tsumugi , finally grinning her ass off while hugging the number 2 jersey to her flat chest--oh shoot , we need flex tape.

"Nanao Miki , Libero,"

Miki walked reluctantly , before posing with a peace sign towards Anzu who rolled her eyes as she took a photo for documentary.Coach Tsumugi had to slap the back of her head , saying : "Take the jersey first , diabetes kid," and replied with a : "Ma'am , take care of your vodka addiction first,"

"And now , for the first years...we have four spots!" Coach Tsumugi displayed her playful smirk again , sending shivers to the sitting first years."Let's see....we have a wing spiker ready , a blocker ready , a libero ready....how about a setter..?"

Ko had to admit , her sweats turned cold at the mention--the mention of the posiiton she had drilled on and trained on for straight three years now.

"Let's see...." the Coach hummed , sliding her fingers down the list of names by her grip."How about..."

Keep your shit together , Ko.

Even if she didn't choose you , keep your shit togethe--

"..Semi Eina?" Coach Tsumugi smiled upon the girl next to Ko who flinched in surprise.

...ah.

"C'mere! Yer our regular setter now!"

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New characters !

Eina [Semi]

• Setter
• 1st year , 15 y.o. / 168 cm
• One sibling : Eita.
• That one girl who always says "teehee" then runs straight to glass door.
• Practically like Oikawa but minus the narcissistic part.
• Pranks , pranks.
•Will get along with Suna , DON'T LET IT HAPPEN.
• Hobby : Annoying the hell out of her brother.
• the literal human that reflects "i put the milk first , then cereal , the spoon, then the bowl,"
• Half a braincell active , except if it's about volleyball.
• What is personal space.
• Nicknames : Ei , Nana(rare).
Quote : Don't play with my feelings and appreciation! I can play with your sanity if i want to.

Concern : Her brother's being pretty difficult to annoy these days , based on her survey of how long he fumed.Also he's rarely calling these days too.They live apart.

Sueko [Takeda]

• Position : ?
• 1st year , 16 y.o. / 158 cm
• Three Siblings : Ittetsu(27) , Saina(24) , Tsuna(20).
• Sunshine , literal sunshine , angel.
• A cute short girl.
• Prolly the most sane one this far.
• Actually wear glasses but only for reading.
• Can't deal with heat much , nosebleeds and faints a lot before.
• Has subtle freckles on her hands.
• SMARTAAAASS
• Hinata but make it ✨ smart ✨
• Nickname : Sueko , Takecchan.
Quote : Enjoy YOUR life , it's not a media for people to have fun and shape their own life.

Concern : (1) Her siblings are all living independently now , except her.She's home , taking care of her mom alone.She wants to live independently to stop spending her late father's money , but she doesn't want to leave her mother.(2) That annoying ass aunties of hers always urge her to marry rich man instead , or to urge her to use make up so she'll look "pretty for once".