THIRD PERSON

"thank you for having us!" the crows yells with all their might to keep themselves awake. hitting the road on an early hour sure is exhausting.

the players started warming up altogether to finally start the training camp while the ladies helped out on arranging some seats and the players' drink. it sure gets busy early in the morning.

"how are you holding up, aiko-san?" yachi asks towards her friend who was staring at her two friends who were warming up for the games.

"great! i never knew i'd get to tag along, so i'm really happy to be here." she replies, smiling towards the latter.

as the two continued to chit-chat, the practice game between karasuno and shinzen high has begun.

"woah, tsukishima-kun is doing well today." yachi says with her mouth agape, making aiko land her eyes onto the blonde male.

"you're right." aiko murmurs but it seems that yachi didn't hear it at all, for her eyes were glued on the current match.

on the other hand, tsukishima heaved out a deep sigh as he successfully read the opposing team and blocked the spike, his gaze landing towards the female from the pen.

"alright!" the crows, except tsukishima, cheers.

"nice one, tsukishima! your blocks are pretty accurate today. lucky charm, eh?" sugawara asks, nudging onto the latter, making the blonde jump out of surprise.

giving the senior a nod, tsukishima diverted his gaze away from him, sighing as he felt himself shaking on his volleyball shoes, not wanting to let sugawara know about his current situation.

aiko noticed the sudden action, so, she gave tsukishima an intent stare for the blonde to notice.

the male noticed the sudden stare as his eyes were exploring the main gymnasium, making him stare back at the latter.

"what do you want?" tsukishima mutters under his breath with his left eyebrow raised, only earning a sweet smile from the lady as she shakes her head from side-to-side.

clicking his tounge, tsukishima diverted his attention to the team as they plan for the next strategy to use.

"you seem close with tsukishima-kun and yamaguchi-kun these days. is there something you aren't telling me?" yachi asks with curiosity written on her eyes, putting her hands onto her hips as he stares at her friend.

"we're friends, okay? does that have to be suspicious?" aiko asks back, not wanting to let yachi know about the trio's current situation.

"wow, who would have ever thought that someone as loud as you can get into their circle. i'm impressed." yachi says, giggling.

aiko fell silent for a few seconds. she didn't wanted to talk about the situation as of now, not until they heard a whistle blow, signaling a time out.

sighing in relief, aiko cracked a small smile as she grabs her friends' drinks before approaching them.

"yamaguchi-kun, great work with the serves today." aiko says, handing his drink over.

"thanks, aiko-san!" the cinnamon roll happily replies, grabbing the bottle from the female's small hands.

"kei! great blocks today!" aiko says with a wide smile, handing his drink over.

"it's because you're here i'm doing well." the four-eyes mutters under his breath as he grabs his drink, slightly brushing his fingers onto hers.

though tsukishimi muttered the sentence, aiko widened her eyes as she gave tsukishima a stare.

"am i hearing it right, kei?"