[0: Prologue]
A/N: This is my first time writing a multi-chapter fic. So please bear with me.
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"All right, practice is over!" Daichi's voice booms throughout the gymnasium. Hinata and Kageyama went to pick up the brooms and mops as Tsukishima and Yamaguchi took down the net. "We'll leave you first years to clean and lock up, alright?" Sugawara said as the rest of the volleyball team headed out of the gymnasium. "Hai!" shouted all of the first years. Yachi went and picked up all of the balls before Hinata and Kageyama proceeded to mop the floors. Today has been a hectic day as the Nekoma volleyball team went to Miyagi and requested to play a match with Karasuno. They played a gruesome three-set match, with Nekoma winning with 29-27.
Kageyama shouted "Hinata boke!" as he was getting left behind in mopping half of the gym's floor. "Keep up, Bakayama!" Hinata taunted Kageyama with a teasing voice. This made Kageyama speed up his cleaning process. Meanwhile, Tsukishima and Yamaguchi were laughing at the freaky duo, watching by the doors as they were done taking down the net. "Hurry up, you two! It's getting very late" Yachi said with the loudest volume she could muster.
After they have shut down the lights and locked the doors, they stopped by Ukai's shop to get some meatbuns and Gari Gari Kuns[1] as they were famished. "Don't forget to get a proper meal when you get home you brats" Ukai reminded them very sternly. "Yes coach!" the first years replied gratefully, for Ukai gave them the treats for free. After they finished their snacks, they bid Ukai goodbye and headed out. A loud revving of a motorcycle greeted them as they stepped out of the store.
Then a gunshot was heard.
The first years were shocked beyond belief. But then, they saw the orange-headed boy collapse before their eyes. Kageyama reached out to catch Hinata, with blood already gushing out of the ginger's head. Ukai rushed out with a cloth to press onto Hinata's wound. Yamaguchi was crying and Yachi was dialing 119. Meanwhile, Tsukishima was frozen on his feet, still not registering what happened.
Minutes after, the ambulance arrived and Ukai went with Hinata. "The ambulance only allows one person to board, so you will have to go to the hospital by yourselves, alright?" the paramedic explained calmly while wrapping Hinata's head. And then the ambulance sped off, leaving four teens scared and trembling.
Kageyama broke the silence. "We should get going, right?" The first years went to the nearest bus station and boarded the incoming bus. 15 minutes later, they arrived at the hospital, where they saw Ukai waiting by the lobby. "How is he?" Yamaguchi asked their coach. "I really don't know. They rushed him to the emergency room and I haven't heard from the doctors since then. They advised us to wait here for further news." Ukai spoke with his voice breaking. An hour or so later, a doctor came out looking for them. "Are you Hinata Shouyou's relatives?"
Ukai stood up and replied, "No, but I'm his coach and we were with him when he got shot. Is he okay, doc?" he asked.
"We have done everything we can, but he's in coma right now. All we can do now is hope and wait for the best. If it's possible, please let his guardians know his condition right away. That's all."
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[1] Gari Gari Kun is a popular Japanese ice cream brand, rated as Japan's all-time favorite ice cream bar.
A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger! Review and let me know what you think might happen, or what I can do to improve my writing. I will (try to) update weekly, so please subscribe to this series. Thank you for reading this first installment!
PS: Sorry for any errors, I was sleepy and had this idea for a story so I just let it all out.