Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Haikyuu, they belong to their rightful owner: Haruichi Furudate.

I hope you'll enjoy this!

[name] stood rooted to the ground with fear as she stared at the person before her. Oikawa Toru. Bruises were seen on her arms and legs, and another hit landed on her face by her boyfriend of 3 months. Oikawa had been abusive towards her the entire time during their relationship.

But she loved him too much, to the point that she's willing to just go through every single rampage he sets upon her. She loved him, not because he was popular. She loved how he could actually be himself around her, but yet it seems he's taking advantage of her love. She loved him when he showed "care" for her when she was depressed. But now?

Roughing her up time and again whenever things didn't go his way, be it due to volleyball, school or family. She never tells anybody about how Oikawa had treated her all these while, nobody would believe anyway. He's too popular among the girls.

The sad thing was, he never protected her from his fangirls. Ever since Oikawa and her got together, whenever she stepped into school, it has been a hectic running for her. She runs away from his insane fangirls. Despite being a year 3 student, and also the Middle Blocker of the school volleyball girls team. She was constantly called the attention seeker, for every week she goes to school with new scars on her arms.

Another hit on her head, and [name] started to black out. Upon blacking out, she heard the words that her boyfriend spoke to her falling body.

"You're mine. And only mine. Only I get to treat you this way."

[name] tried her best to hold in her tears as she stood around the corner, watching her supposedly boyfriend hugging another girl so intimately and kissing her on the lips.

That was the final blow. [name] felt a weight on her shoulder, and she turned to face whoever it was. Surprised that it was Oikawa's childhood friend and "pillar", Iwaizumi Hajime. He had on a disapproving look at what Oikawa was doing, but he led [name] away instead.

[name] held the blade to her arms and started to slash. Staring at how her blood trickled down her arms. She was back to the way she was before. Depressed, feeling worthless. Angry at herself. Hating herself.

From that day onwards, [name] skipped school. She had opted for a transfer to another High School then, and she even shifted out of her parents' house, for the sake of not wanting Oikawa to find her for another roughing time. She had apologised to her teammates, but told them to keep a secret that she was transferring out. Only her teammates knew how Oikawa treated her, as her captain once saw it with her own eyes.

They respected her decisions, but with misery shone in their eyes as they saw the scars on her arms when she gave them a final hug.

[name] sighed as she stood in front of the mirror. She was adjusting the bow around her the collar of her new uniform. She had transferred to Nekoma High, on such a short notice, yet she felt relieved that she was supposedly free from her now ex-boyfriend's abusive nature. She had also moved into the neighbourhood as well, and the school was within a certain walking distance for her.

She slipped on her shoes and was just about to leave the house when all of a sudden her phone rang. She took a look at it, and noticed that it was Ai, the captain of Aobajōsai High's school girls' volleyball team. [name] hesitantly answered.

"[name]! How are you coping? The girls and I miss you!"

"Fine, I guess. I'm just about to head for school."

"You know, you could at least sound excited though! Are you going to join the volleyball team at Nekoma High as well?"

"Maybe. I don't know."

"Really, girl! You're always this indecisive! Alright, I'll call you whenever I'm free ya! Take care!"

[name] then hung up the phone and sighed. She no longer had the feel for volleyball, or so she thought. Whenever she saw people playing in the park, she couldn't help but feel heartache. Volleyball was the reason to how she and Oikawa met. But Oikawa wasn't the reason to why she started volleyball. She loves volleyball ever since Middle School.

She shook her head to stop herself from thinking and she noticed the time. Crap, she was going to be late. On the first day of school as well! She then hurried and left her house, locking the door behind her and ran down towards the school as fast as she could.

"Alright, settle down! The bell has already rung! Hurry up and get to your places! Really." The teacher of year 3 class 5 was shouting and trying his best to get the students into their places, and then he turned to face the door and beckoned [name] to enter.

The chatters in the class soon ceased as most of them stared in shock as [name] entered.

"This is our new student; she has just transferred into this High School. Please take good care of her."

"A pleasure to meet all of you. I'm [name]." [name] spoke, trying her best to ignore the whispers that were going around in the class.

"Isn't she from Aobajōsai High?"

"She's the middle blocker in Aobajōsai High's school volleyball team!"

"Isn't she Oikawa's girlfriend? Why is she here?!"

"I heard Oikawa dumped her for another girl."

"Really?!"

"Enough chattering already and settle down! [name] you can sit at the empty seat near the back." The teacher then pushed [name] slightly and she nodded and started to walk to her desk as the teacher turned to leave the classroom.

[name] soon settled down and placed her bag onto the floor when all of a sudden she felt someone getting extremely close to her. She quickly turned her head around and noticed that she was staring into a pair of narrowed eyes and cat-like pupils.

"Excuse me?" she managed to speak.

"What's the middle blocker of Aobajōsai High's volleyball team doing here in Nekoma High?" and that's when [name] realised that she was seated, just beside the captain of Nekoma High's volleyball boys team, Kuroo Tetsuro.

"Do you mind, backing off?" [name] snarled as she pushed him back a little. He shrugged his shoulders and moved back to his desk space, still waiting for her answer.

"It's none of your business anyway." [name] shot down his question and got out her books for the lesson.

"Of all people, I have to be seated next to this lanky captain." She muttered to herself, not noticing that Kuroo was smirking at her the entire time.

The bell rang, indicating that it was lunch break already. [name] didn't have the appetite to eat, so she just stayed in her seat while she got out her phone and looked at the messages she has been receiving ever since the start of the first day for her.

"Nene, how's school so far for you?" – Haru

"Hopefully they're not giving you a hard time!" – Aikiko

"[name]! I miss you! Hope you're doing fine!" – Mira

And she immediately glared at the very last message that she had received.

"Why aren't you in school anymore? You're not supposed to be hiding from me." – Oikawa

Her hands immediately trembled as soon as she read finished that message, she didn't even notice that Kuroo was looking over her shoulder. She then tapped and held onto Oikawa's message, and deleted it straight off. She sighed and leaned back in her chair.

"Yaku, Kenma and I are going to grab some stuff to eat. Want a tour around the school?" Kuro whispered into [name]'s ear and she flinched and punched him in the chest. Hard.

"Stop invading my personal space, damn it!" she whisper-yelled. Kuroo just shrugged his shoulders as he walked away. That's when she noticed a light brown hair and eyes boy standing beside Kuroo, and an average height with a small build boy who has cat-like golden colored eyes and blonde hair with black roots standing at the door.

"Yaku Morisuke." The brown head held out his hand and shook [name]'s hand.

"Kozume Kenma." Kenma mumbled and nodded at [name], that's when she realised that she didn't notice Kenma walking into the classroom.

"[name]." she spoke and nods back in reply and watched as Kuroo, Yaku and Kenma left the classroom.

[name] sighed as she stretched. It was a pretty hectic start for her for the first day of school. She was just about to set her head on the table when all of a sudden the classroom door was slammed opened, and in came a few girls.

"You're [name] right?" the first girl to arrive at the desk asked. [name] stared dully and just nodded.

"I'm Kyoko, from Nekoma High's volleyball team. A pleasure to meet you." Kyoko held her hand out, and [name] gladly shook her hand.

"A pleasure to meet you as well. May I help you with anything? You seem to be finding me." [name] spoke with a straight dull look.

"Please join our volleyball team." The whole volleyball team bowed down and asked in union.

[name] sighed as she rubbed her temples. She hadn't had the thought of joining the volleyball team as she wanted to avoid Oikawa as much as possible. She had somehow… Lost the reason to continue playing her favourite sport.

"I… I don't have the feel for volleyball anymore." [name] mumbled and looked away from the team in front of her.

"You're lying! Big sister always talks to me about you!" a sudden voice piped up from behind.

They all turned to take a look, and [name] stared at her wondering why does she look so familiar.

"Are you, Ai's younger sister?" [name] asked.

"Yes! I'm, Aiyu. Big sister always talks to me about how well you block, how well you spike. And how much you love volleyball and devote yourself to it! There has to be another reason to why you're hesitating to join the volleyball school team! Is it because of Oikawa-senpai?" Aiyu spoke.

The moment Aiyu mentioned Oikawa's name, [name] gripped the edge of the desk tightly.

"Ne, Iwa-chan~ Who's that girl?" Oikawa asked as he saw [name] block an extremely fierce spike from one of the boys in the volleyball team.

"That's [name]. A first year like us." Iwaizumi answered as he continued to play passing with Oikawa.

"She's interesting." Oikawa smirked as he suddenly slams the ball down and hit Iwaizumi in the face instead.

"Shittykawa…" Iwaizumi muttered as fire surrounded his body and he immediately slam back the ball right in the face of Oikawa.

"S-Sorry!" Oikawa squeaked out.

"You're [name], aren't you?" Oikawa asked as [name] was taking a break from playing a practice match with the boys. [name] turned and nodded in response and turned to grab her bottle of water.

"How long have you played volleyball?" Oikawa asked again, a little agitated from being responded in that manner.

"7 years. Started at age 11." [name] mumbled.

"That's quite long. Let's be friends?" Oikawa held his hand out, and [name] stared at it for a little while before shaking his hand, and that's when he saw the fresh cuts on [name]'s arm.

"Nene! [name]! Let's practice volleyball together!" Oikawa called out from where he was, surrounded by his fangirls. [name] could only smile and just show a thumbs up as she walked into her class with Iwaizumi.

"[name], you're still self-harming aren't you?" Iwaizumi asked as he grabbed and lifted [name]'s arms to his eyes. [name] could only look away as she tried her best to get out of his hold, which he eventually let go and sighed, letting her walk to her desk.

"SHITTYKAWA, STOP IT!" Iwaizumi shouted as he saw how tired [name] was from practicing with Oikawa. She had bruises forming on her arms as she tried to receive Oikawa's jump serve. He was clearly venting his anger on [name], and Iwaizumi noticed it.

"Oh, hi Iwa-chan~" Oikawa called out, going back to his usual happy go lucky self. [name] soon collapsed as she was extremely tired. The bruises she had were extremely painful, and her new scars opened due to the impact as well, and she was about to cry but held it in instead.

"[name], I'm so glad that you're in the school team~" Oikawa called out as he walked towards Iwaizumi. She trembled slightly at how Oikawa talked to her about that, and knew that… He didn't really mean what he said. He took advantage of her depression.

"Hey." And all of a sudden [name] felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up and was staring into the eyes Kyoko.

"I'm from Year 3 Class 2. If you need any help in settling down, just look for me! And if you still love volleyball, that alone is one strong reason to join us." Kyoko smiled and turned to leave the classroom along with the other volleyball teammates.

[name] was really debating hard, to whether should she continue volleyball or not. She loves volleyball, she knows that. But the memories of Oikawa seem to haunt her pretty badly. She sighed and leaned back into her chair, and looked up to the ceiling.

All of a sudden she saw a hand stretched with a sandwich, blocking her view of the ceiling. She sighed and grabbed hold of the sandwich and looked down, knowing that Kuroo, Yaku and Kenma had already returned from the canteen.

"Eat up." Kuroo spoke as he munched on his sandwich.

"Thank you." [name] mumbled as she unwrapped the sandwich and started to take small bites out of it. She then felt her phone vibrated and she looked down at who had texted her, and she… felt heartache almost immediately.

"You transferred? Haha, wow. So you abandoned your boyfriend eh?" – Oikawa.

[name] gripped her phone tightly as she trembled and it vibrated once more and she took a look again.

"Iwa-chan told me that you've broken up with me. Silent break, really? Hah. You do know that you belong to me forever, don't you?" – Oikawa.

[name] shut her eyes tight as the tears started to form in her eyes. She managed to keep it in, but she didn't notice that Yaku, Kuroo and Kenma had on a worried look on their faces. She then opened her eyes and continued to eat the sandwich.

The dismissal bell signalling that school has ended soon sounded, and [name] packed up her stuff. She was just about to leave when Kuroo pulled her bag, causing her to look at him.

"What do you want, bed head?" she asked, and Kuroo widened at the nickname that she had called him.

"Bed head?" he asked and tilted his head to one side, and [name] imitated him and answered back.

"Yes, bed head."

"Tch. Where do you stay? I'll walk you home." He said that all of a sudden and [name] was taken aback slightly. She then shook her head and tugged her bag out of his grasp and started to walk away, shouting back.

"No need for that. I'm good on my own."

"Tch, stubborn." Kuroo muttered to himself, and yet a smirk formed on his face.

[name] was walking around the school for a short while, trying to familiarise herself with the new environment. She then stumbled upon the gym where the volleyball girls were having their training.

"Nice serve!"

"Cover, cover!"

"Alright!"

"Nice one-touch!"

[name] was standing behind the door with her head popped out. She was watching how the volleyball girls were practicing, and she noticed her hands were itching to play, but she controlled herself instead.

All of a sudden there was silence, yet [name] didn't notice until…

"[name]-senpai!" Aiyu called out, and she realised that the whole volleyball team was staring at her. She yelped and quickly ran away, not realising that Aiyu was chasing after her.

When [name] stopped at the school's entrance gate, she realised that Aiyu was just behind her, panting as well. She was just about to walk off when Aiyu grabbed her bag and spoke.

"P-Please, I'm hoping to be on the same team as you. B-Because of you, my relationship with my sister has gotten better! I can't thank you enough at all!" Aiyu burst out, and immediately ran away.

[name] stood there dumbfounded, and soon remembered that she had helped Ai with building up her relationship with her sister.

"Stop taking my things, damn it Aiyu!" Ai shouted into the phone and immediately hung up. She then sat beside [name] on the bench, resting from the previous match that they had.

"Seriously, I can't believe she's getting even more bold!" Ai whined and leaned onto [name]'s shoulder.

"Don't you think you're being too hard on your sister? I mean, she is your younger sister." [name] mumbled.

"Hard? How is that hard?! Do you know that she has been taking my things without permission and I caught - ." [name] then immediately cut her off with;

"But you do realise that she has no mother love since young, while you had. Think about it." [name] mumbled and pushed Ai's head off her shoulder as she went back to practice.

Ai could only stare at the back of [name], and mumbled to herself, "Mother's love…"

"Hm, what else do I need to get?" [name] spoke to herself as she walked down the aisles in the supermarket. She had to do her own grocery shopping since she was already living alone. She looked down the aisle, not looking forward and all of a sudden she bumped into someone.

"Ah, I'm sorry!" she bowed and apologised, when all of sudden her eyes narrowed. Before her stood the very same bed head that has been annoying her during the first day of school, and right behind him were the volleyball boys team.

"Ah, [name]! Fancy bumping into you here. Watcha doing?" Kuroo asked as he walked closer to [name], and she took a step back following the rhythm.

"Shopping, obviously." She muttered and turned to walk away when Kuroo held her by the arms.

"Isn't she the middle blocker from Aobajōsai High?" a guy with thick eyebrows and a mohawk that appears to be dyed spoke.

"Isn't she Oikawa's girlfriend?" an extremely tall guy asked.

[name]'s free hand tightened into a fist, and Kenma noticed. He then looked at Yaku who quickly got the others to shut up.

"Please let go of me." [name] spoke, and Kuroo made no sign of wanting to let go.

"Oya oya oya. Aren't you going to join the volleyball team? They're missing a middle blocker and a captain as well." Kuro whispered into [name]'s ear, and all [name] did was to nudged him with her elbow right in the chest, and he let go due to the pain he received.

"Stop annoying me, damn it bed head." She spat out and grabbed her basket and quickly walk off to the cashier to pay.

"Tch, feisty." Kuroo smirked as he rubbed his chest.

"Nene, Kuroo. What's up with her and Oikawa?" Lev asked.

"I don't know. But it seems that she has bad blood with Oikawa already. That's why she transferred to Nekoma High." Kuroo mumbled as he picked out an ice-cream.

"Oya? Is Kuroo struck by her charm?" Yaku smirked, and all of a sudden Kuroo pushed his head down.

"She's interesting." Kuroo mumbled as he walked towards the cashier.

[name] sighed as she stepped out of the shower. She then grabbed hold of a towel and headed towards her room's balcony and stood there, looking up to the night sky full of stars while drying her head.

"Someday, I'll bring you to watch the meteor showers!"

[name] smiled faintly at the heart-breaking memory that went through her mind, and she felt heartache. She sighed and continued to look up at the night sky and dry her hair when all of a sudden…

"Oya?" she heard a voice opposite of her balcony and she turned to face down and look at who it was. She immediately widened her eyes and stared at the person opposite of her.

"You got to be kidding me…" she mumbled to herself as she continued to stare at the tall and thin with a muscular but still slender frame, with narrowed eyes and cat-like pupils. And of course, his stupid bed head hairstyle. None other than, Kuroo Tetsuro.

"[name], you stay here?" Kuroo called out, and [name] immediately duck into her room, slamming the balcony doors shut and pulling the curtains in.

Kuroo stood there, with a bewildered look and was wondering what had just happened.

[name] threw herself onto her bed and turned to look at her bedside table. There laid her very last photo she had with the volleyball team from Aobajōsai High. She smiled sadly at it, and then she realised that she hasn't checked her phone yet. She quickly grabbed hold of her phone and read off the message from the screen.

"Nene, I hope to see you in the volleyball team! I want to play against you, [name]!" – Haru.

"[name]! I heard that my sister, Aiyu was pestering you to join the team! I'm sorry if it was bothering you too much!" – Ai.

"[name], how was first day of school for you? I hope you coped well!" – Mira.

[name] then widened her eyes at the very last message.

"Hey [name]. I hope you're coping well in Nekoma High. Don't worry, I didn't tell Oikawa where you are. Take care. And don't give up on your favourite sport for shittykawa. Don't cut yourself already. Goodnight." – Iwaizumi.

[name] then laid back in her bed, and sighed.

"Maybe, I should. I don't know anymore."