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"tobio?" 

erena approached the vending machine cautiously. the setter was collecting his usual carton of milk, his back to her and his expression unseen.

"how are you?" erena said. "did you win?"

"we..."

he turned around and flashed her a smirk. "won."

"good job!" she exclaimed happily. "i always knew you could do it!"

"thanks, erena-san," he nodded, taking a sip. 

"so how was it?" she asked. "tell me about the match."

kageyama went into a long, detailed explanation that depicted his match. actually, erena had already heard all about the match from her brother, but she like watching kageyama talk about volleyball.

she liked the way his eyes lit up. she liked the way the corners of his mouth lifted up. she liked the way his cheeks were dusted with pink just under his eyes. she liked seeing him happy.

"erena-san?" kageyama called out, tilting his head slightly in confusion. "is there something on my face?"

she blinked and realized she had been staring at kageyama's face. she blushed. "n-no."

"you seem sick," he noted. "you're all red and you're stuttering."

"i'm fine."

he stepped closer and pressed a hand to her forehead. she felt flustered from the close proximity and blushed even harder. kageyama frowned. "you feel hot. are you sure you're ok?"

then he leaned forward and erena couldn't take it anymore, not when his face was so close she could count his eyelashes. "i-i'm ok, but gotta blast!"

she let out a nervous laugh and sped off into the distance, clutching her scarlet face with her hands.

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