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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 •
𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥°°
📍𝐇𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐨

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"Congratulations , Kita.You got the highest score in this subject too,"

Ko blinked in slight amusement as she waited the teacher's lip to pronounce her lastname.

She pushed her seat backwards carefully,  walking to the front reluctantly before nodding politely as she took her test paper.

By the time she reached her seat , Suna has sat on the edge of his seat , curious to see the red pen marking the score on her paper.

Reflexively , she snatched her paper away , raising an eyebrow.

"Geez." He nudged his lower lips , supporting his chin on his hands , back posture making Ko scrunch in discomfort.

"Straighten up , can't cha? Ya look like master oogway...nonetheless though," Ko sighed longingly , slipping her test result away to a folder while Suna rolled his eyes , digging a comeback from the back of his head.

A topic Ko's pretty sensitive about , which he found out these days , accidentally of course.

"It's because I'm tall.Unlike you , i got a problem from it---"

The glare he received not until a second later send stinging shivers down his spine , cold sweats forming on his arms yet created a victorious satisfied feeling deep down.

If looks can slash , he'll be a julienne cut carrot made by a 5 star chef right now.

"I'm 167 , and it's pretty tall."

"But you're not satisfied with it , I'm guessing.True or true?"

There was a silence , and Suna thought he won.

"Miss Shiro , Suna has something to shar--"
"no no wait don't tell on me!"

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🎋 Silent Appeal 🎋
🦊Chapter 10🦊
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Stretches.

Ko stood in the middle of the yard , a white and dark red lined p.e. shirt and black shorts reaching her knee fit her figure perfectly.Her hair got tied up to a ponytail , hearing aid visible.

"Psst , hey Kohana!"

Ko looked to her side to find Sawamura Akane , hair tied with glasses still on the bridge of her nose.

"Care to be my stretchin' partner?"

Ko nodded calmly , meeting Akane's back before linking their arms together.

"Left side , lift yer partner!"

In a blink , Ko find herself getting lifted from the ground , legs hanging and arms pulled , feeling Akane below her sigh adoringly as she stares away.

"What's wrong , Akane?" Ko muttered , while the lady drools upon the sight beholding.

"Oh dear , i love PE class.." she rambles on , while Ko just stayed there with confusion visible on her face, glancing down to the girl whose face she couldn't find.

"Oh hey , mate."

Ko once again find herself getting called , turning to the side to find Suna getting lifted up from the ground , bent over his partner's back while grinning at her.

"Oh god , it's nearin' me again," Ko groaned quietly to herself and Akane, who blinked profusely at Suna.Ko's head turned to the opposite direction in ignorance , while Akane laughed over her disdain."If yer callin' me justa recite more of those John Mulaney quotes , find another lad,"

"I have a name," Suna cocked an eyebrow , rolling his eyes."And not when you can ruin the life of the infamous Kita Kohana," Suna chuckled , gaze somehow flickering away from her face , to her.....shirt."Priority is priority,"

"Wow , I'm on top of your priority? Glad to hear it ," Ko mumbled sarcastically,  before snapping her head towards his direction , suprised to find him flinching and looking away."Why are you hiding yer face? Oi , i've seen enough of yer ugly face , there's no point in hiding yer face from my sight anymore,"

Okay , that was a lie.I gotta admit Suna is a hella attractive one , and i really need make out money from it soo.

Somehow.

Suna turned back to her , eyes squinted , a sweat rolling down his cheek."Now i can really believe you're a year older than me,"

Ko raised an eyebrow slightly , the instruction leaving PE teacher's lips made Akane and other partners let them down to the ground , changing role.

"If ya wanna say somethin' , say it." Ko linked her arms with Akane again, bending her body and lifted Akane off the ground while the lady giggled upon the sight she rambled about.

Pretty sure the sight she meant was just the boys drenched in sweat.

Suna flinched , a weird smug grin crawling to his face a second later accompanied with a red hue around his cheeks."Are you sure?"

Wait , that doesn't look great.

"..you know what , i take it back , don't say i--"

"That's some nice rack there."

Akane had to take a double look.

Suna's partner chokes.

Suna chuckled at himself.

Ko's face is undetectable.

But her emotion sure is detectable , as she whispered to Akane to prepare her kick and swung her feet towards Suna's face.

"OW , FUCK!"

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Suna was too heartbroken over her indirect kick that morning to even look at her now , pouting as an act for an apology to slip out her mouth--which of course will never happen.

Akane watched something on her phone enthusiastically, turning her chair in front of Ko.

Yep , she happened to be in the same class , it's just that Ko didn't really notice her before.

"Hey , Ko.They're asking whether you want to eat with them today," Akane waved her hand in front of Ko's gaze , pointing to the bunch of excited girls crowding near the front of the class.

Ko shook her head politely with an apologetic manner , calmly declining their offer , which they responsed with considerate nods.

It just happens to spread out mildly.That Kita Kohana from class 1-4 , is a half deaf late students whose twin resided by the second year seat.

Ko couldn't care less , as long nobody makes a fuss over it like some uneducated animal living a new life out of a cave.

Yet she still couldn't understand how people think exactly.Because right that day in the morning when she was opening her shoe locker , a few letters written in neat writing and formal language sprang out , sliding across the wooden floor.

Love letters , or more of confession letters.

Mostly states confessions upon their feelings , neither asks whether she wanted to be their girlfriend.Maybe because of her cold looks and attitudes.

But what suprises her more , is how her slick shit of a seatmate gets daily letters too.

"Another letter..?" Suna chuckles , glancing at the envelope between her fingers , swinging playfully as she sat down on her seat."Girl or boy..?"

"You sound like a mom asking for baby's ultrasound checkup result," Ko muttered in a matter of fact , finding the name of the sender by the end of the envelope."It's another girl.I....I don't understand,"

"I can tell, you can't understand anything aside from lessons and volleyball," Suna chuckled , sliding his letters to the crevice of his desk hastily."A dork in disguise,"

"And that makes you the fool in disguise," Ko retorted back , making him scowl as other class students filled the classroom.Lunch break was supposed to be peaceful period filled with light chatterings fleeting in the air while the noises from the hallway creeps in subtly.This is a rare occurrence, for real.But why?

"Ah , i get it." Ko hummed , finally catching a vague conversation in her BTE."The 花見 (Flower/ Sakura viewing) event coming up , huh."

"Yeah , to be honest , it's getting boring to the point im not looking forward to it anymore," Akane commented , peeling her orange down as she ignored the noisy mutters filling the room."My brother still looks forward to it every year , though."

"And then there's mid semester exam around the corner," Ko's lips pursed , fingers gently laying her phone on her wooden desk as she leaned her head backwards.

The sigh emitting from Suna and Akane almost send a chuckle through Ko's throat.

"Don't get too cocky , Kita Kohana.It's either 'teach-me-free'  or 'terror-time'," Suna stood up from his seat , waving at Ginjima who waits by the door." Trick-or-treat exam week style,"

"Ooh , Kohana-san! Why don't you eat with the team?" Ginjima lightens up at the sight of Ko , waving calmly as Suna scoffed."Gin , you ruined my grand exit,"

"There was none in the first place."

"Stop right there , save the bullying for Atsumu later,"

"Great minds think alike."

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"Eh.What?"

Ko stopped by the corner , trying to catch a few words she failed to hear from her grandma from the other end of the call.

"I'm sorry , it's Shizuku-san's request.I had owed her before too , and i can't help but to accede her wish," Grandma's voice was clear now , and aside from the low sigh she exhaled , she nodded.

"Okay , sure.I don't mind doing it," Ko assured , a faint smile on her face as her grandma's relived sigh emanates from her phone."I'm going to club activities , bye grandma,"

By the time Ko had shoved down her phone in her bag , her legs had brought her to the boys gym.

InterHigh , when is it again...? Doesn't that mean i'll have to take care of two teams at once...???

Yeah , everyone must be prioritizing that for now--

The door shifted open , and Ko instantly regretted her choice of opening the door that moment.

In the middle of the court lays : Osamu on top of Suna , Ginjima caught around a bundle of volleyball net , and Atsumu stealing the entire spotlights , crowded by his new fangirls.....

..with his trackpants pulled down and his pokemon shorts displayed to the entire gym members.

The moment their eyes met Kohana's mentally exhausted ones , their face turns redder than the soft blush of the pokemon print on Atsumu's shorts.

"I was not paid , especially for this."

And that was how Coach Kurosu enters the gym along with the rest of the team from the other entrance , sending Ko sympathetic gazes all along the practice for dealing with the rest.

A̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶"̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶t̶"̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶s̶
̶c̶a̶l̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶O̶s̶a̶m̶u̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶u̶n̶a̶ ̶
d̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶b̶l̶a̶b̶b̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶
a̶t̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶
̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶,̶ ̶s̶a̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶G̶i̶n̶j̶i̶m̶a̶
̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶,̶
̶u̶r̶g̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶n̶g̶i̶r̶l̶s̶ ̶a̶w̶a̶y̶ ̶,̶
̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶a̶l̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶A̶t̶s̶u̶m̶u̶ ̶d̶o̶w̶n̶.̶.̶
w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶l̶l̶e̶n̶g̶e̶ ̶
b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶k̶e̶p̶t̶ ̶
a̶v̶o̶i̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶.̶

Ko filled the rest of the water bottles and neatly coordinated them all over the bench , before stretching her arms as she turned to the gloomy atmosphere wrapping the other bench.

The other four first years looked like they just got busted doing some criminal shits and are on it--reminiscing their foolish act.

"I wanna die," Atsumu squeaks out.

Ko sweatdropped at his sudden mental breakdown.

"Don't worry , i don't think anyone got the second to glance at your pokemon shorts," Ko exclaimed , collecting the scattered towels as the bleach haired twin slumped down on the floor like a dead deer.

"Kill me...."

"I said don't worry , didn't i??"

"You just indirectly pointed it out,"

"Pointed what out?"

"That he has-"

"YOU'RE GOING WITH ME TO HELL!!"

"....."

"Don't worry Atsumu , my 10 years old brother wears cartoon printed shorts too..."

"THAT DOESN'T HELP!"

In the end , the first years laid like a thin piece of paper on the wooden polished floor , reminiscing their life choices as Ko prepared her belongings , striding out of the door towards the female gym.

"Aight , im out , losers."

"Shut up..."

But apparently, the female team doesn't really think profusely about the InterHigh either.

Because by the time Ko shifted the door open , all she can see is her fellow teammates sitting in a circle ,white t-shirt sleeves rolled up and sports bra a bit visible as they all enjoyed the moving fan blowing in the middle of the hot grilling gym , letting the cooling breeze went up their t-shirts.It's not even summer yet.

"Nah , I'm pretty sure Ueno Park's leaving no spots this year again..so we should look for another place for Hanami," Miki sat up straight , closing her eyes as the fan turned her way.

"Forcing ourself in there during the Hanami mid May like this is a hella nightmare," Anzu chuckled , shuddering while the others sweatdropped.

"Based on personal experience?"

"Blame Yuka."

Ko sighed contentedly , feeling the fan cool down her sweating skin in the middle of the hotter( ✨women✨ ) gym.She walked to the bench and dropped her bag , taking her tracksuit off just to reveal her white t-shirt and sports bra beneath , but sleeves unrolled match with a dark blue yoga shorts.

"Oh , Kohana! Oh wow.You looked beat," Akane lightens up , whistling slightly as Ko joined the circle , sitting on the empty spot Akane prepared next to her.

"Boys," ko sighed desperately , and she doesn't need to say another word for them to relate."Also....aren't we supposed to go practice?"

"No no no no , it's not the time.Do you know what's coming tommorow?  The Hanami event," Ryo grinned fanning her own neck with a paperfan.

"And i think this can be a chance for us to bond as a team!" Yuka bounced a volleyball in her cradle, suggesting an idea everyone seemed to be fond of.

Ko hummed in consideration.

"You'll need to understand your teammates more than anyone else,"

"I see," Ko said it to particularly no one , mind recalling to the short speech Coach Ume gave out."Uuh , wait.Tommorow?"

The girls nodded eagerly , and Ko silently whined.

"What is it , Kohana? Are you perhaps, not liking the idea to hang out with us?" Ryo faked a hurt whine , followed by Kaz and Eina who finally laughed at Ko's unamused expression.

"It's just sight seeing , what's with the fuss..." Azu scoffed , yelping as Ryo circled her arm around the first year's neck , attrecting her attention from her phone."Terushima-san , please let go."

"What's with the so formal calling! We're a team , we've dealed to call each other by first names!"

"It's childish..."

"GEH!"

Ko might be too occupied in her plan managing for tommorow , but she couldn't miss the way Azu's eyes linger on her side profile.Ko turned to respond to the glance , only to find her snatching her gaze away , busy retracting herself off Ryo's grip.

"About the Hanami..." Ko started , finding their gazes merge into a spotlight at her , stopping their respective activities in enthusiasm.Maybe it's because Ko rarely said anything unless it's really important sometimes?

"I was assigned to work in one of the street stalls."

The soft pop from the way Miki pulled out her loli out of her mouth filled the shortlived silence.

"HEEEEH??!"

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