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Once reaching the gym, Kawanishi and Goshiki raced each other into the locker room, leaving me behind to set up the court. Just then, a familiar girl walked in, and a smile was placed on my face. "I-I came to see w-what I would have to do in this c-club if I decided to join."

"Great! I'll lead you during the whole practice," I smile. But my smile soon turned to a frown when I saw Shirabu walking in the gym with the girl that gave him the gift by his side.

"A-Are you okay?" the young first-year asked as she scanned my face. I quickly averted my gaze from the two to her.

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine," I rub my nape as I wave in reassurance. "So, the court is all set up. Now as a manager, I have to get the water bottles filled and towels for during and after the practice. Do you want to come along?"

She nodded her head and followed me to the outside of the gym. I could hear Shirabu's admirer laughing loudly inside and unconsciously furrowed my eyebrows. "A-Are you sure you're okay?"

"Sorry," I apologize. "I just had a tiring day. No need to worry!"

"Y/NIIEEEEE," I heard Tendou call my name as he stepped out of the gym to find me. "Oh? Who's this?"

"The first year that Goshiki-kun recommended to me, Kudo Kaori," I present her to him. A blush instantly rose in her face and she seemed to be even more nervous than before. "Kudo-san, this is Tendou Satori, our middle blocker."

"H-Hi-"

"So you're going to be the new manager huh? I'm a bit saddened that I won't be able to spend more time with you Kudo-chan. But I'm sure that you will be a great help for this team once we're gone," Tendou smiles and Kudo hesitantly smiles at him back. "Anyways, I have to talk to you later on Y/N. Oh, and also did you know that Shirabu's ad-"

"Admirer is here, yeah," I nod.

"Are you going to be okay?"

"I'll be fine," I tell him. "Now go on and stretch before practice starts."

"Okay," Tendous nods and shifts his gaze to Kudo. "It was nice meeting you!"

Kudo gives him a small wave goodbye as he watches him disappear into the gym. It took me a few seconds before getting her full attention back which made me smirk inside. "You know, I've heard that Tendou also has an admirer Kudo-chan."

"Oh, really?" She started to fidget with her fingers and looked down to the floor. "I had no idea. Do you think his admirer would have a chance with Tendou-san?"

"I'm pretty certain that she does," I shoot her a smile and she nods in response. "Now let's go back inside, we don't want to be late." We started to head back to the gym and I almost forgot that Ikeda, Shirabu's admirer, was here but her loud laugh served as a reminder.

"Thank you so much for agreeing to tutor me for biology," she exclaimed as if she purposely wanted me to hear her.

"Ikeda-san," I called her and she made it seem as if she hadn't heard me. "Ikeda-san." No response. At this point, I started to get irritated by her and called her once more but with more volume and a demanding tone in my voice. "Ikeda-san!"

"Oh? Yes?" She finally shifted her gaze away from Shirabu onto me. I also seemed to grab Shirabu's attention which made me shift in my spot.

"I need you to sit by the stands," I point at the bleachers. "You can't be on the court if you're not part of the team or a manager."

"But Shirabu agreed to help me on my test," she protested with a pout and I tried my hardest to not roll my eyes.

"We can't have any distractions during practice, so either sit and wait on the stands or leave." Her stare soon turned to a glare and I could see her struggle on trying to maintain calm in front of Shirabu.

"Well, why don't I become a manager? You said that I could only be on the court if I was part of the team or if I was manager, correct?"

Before I could snap at her, Tendou placed his hands on my shoulder in order to stop me from doing so. "Sorry but that spot is filled already! Kudo-chan is our new manager!"

"Oh," Ikeda looked disappointed.

"Just wait on the stands or we could meet up sometime later," Shirabu told Ikeda and she nodded in response.

"I'll go get something to eat while you're in practice. I was hungry either way," she scoffed in my direction. "I'll see you later Kenji-kun." Kenji-kun? When did that happen?

Shirabu looked in my direction and opened his mouth as if he was about to speak but Semi beat him to it. "Which reminded me Y/N, is it okay if we meet up after practice as well? You asked for help last time so I could come by your dorm today if you want."

"Um, yeah. I'll see you after practice Eita," I could see Shirabu raise an eyebrow from the corner of my eye at the fact that I called Semi by his first name.

"See you then," he smiled and walked towards the middle of the court. Shirabu stared at me momentarily before slowly walking to the middle of the court as well. Throughout the whole practice, I would show Kudo the tasks that I had to do as a manager and explained each position in volleyball.

"Wait, so how come Shirabu-san plays more than Semi-san during games?" Kudo tilted her head in confusion.

"Well, Shirabu-san is a better setter than me," Semi responded before I could. "Which is why I practice very hard each day."

"You're not mad about it?"

"I have to admit that I am a bit pissed at the fact that someone's better at being a setter than me but, he is also my teammate and very valuable for the team," Semi responded and then shifted his gaze to me. "I just hope that he doesn't beat me on everything else."

"I'm sure he won't. Plus, I believe that Eita's hard work is paying off. Your serves are getting much stronger," I tell him.

"Thank you Y/N," he smiles. "It was great meeting you Kudo-san. I think you will do this team good soon. I have to go change now, I'll see you later Y/N."

After Semi left, I turned my attention back to Kudo and handed her a small book. "If you have time, check out this book. It should help you understand more stuff about volleyball."

"Thank you L/N-san," she slightly bowed.

"That's it for today," I gave her a small pat on the back. "If you wish to be part of the club and be manager, come tomorrow 'kay?" She gave me a small nod before gathering her stuff and leaving the gym.

I stretched out my arms before walking to the court in order to take down the net and clean up. As I reached for a volleyball on the floor, a hand brushed up against mine. I quickly look up and see brown eyes staring into mine. "What are you still doing here Shirabu-san?"

"I was hoping that I could have a chance to talk to you while I'll help you clean," he responded.