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"kageyama!"

erena's calls reverberated throughout the still school as she ran around in the early morning. the boy's volleyball club weren't in their clubroom. or the parking lot. or the gym.

"hello?"

erena blinked and turned around to see a third-year with short brown hair and round eyes. "hi. i'm oikawa erena. i'm looking for yama-, i mean, the boy's volleyball club."

"i'm yui michimiya," she introduced herself before flashing erena a sympathetic look. "i'm sorry, oikawa-san, but you just missed them. they left for the tournament just ten minutes ago."

"oh."

michimiya had voiced the conclusion that erena had silently come to, but didn't want to believe in it. as michimiya entered another gym, erena slumped against the vending machine.

the token fell out of her pocket, identical to the one she had given before but instead of the kanji for 'victory', it was inscribed with the kanji for 'soaring victory'. she thought it was fitting, considering that karasuno's motto was 'fly'.

she traced the swirling patterns with her fingers, assuring herself that kageyama didn't need the token. he was a genius, a prodigy. he was strong. the whole team was.

but she knew that her brother was the more capable setter. aoba johsai had been training for this moment too. both teams were undeniably strong. 

karasuno will be fine without this token, she told herself. karasuno's strong, it's not like their victory is depending on this gift.

it's not like they'll lose, right?

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