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With that said! Here's Chapter 1
Chapter One: The Fateful Meeting
In San Diego, California, reporters, newspapers, sport's bloggers, magazines and radio stations were preparing to release a story that will change the history of Seaside Academy's girl's volleyball team. The captain, Mizuki Sora, an eighth grader, Captain of the girls' volleyball team and wing spiker for the team, was in a tragic car crash.
The Mizuki family was on their way back from Sora's volleyball tournament, where her team, The Soaring Dolphin's had defeat the Red-Eyed Sharks. While on their way home, a black car hit the car holding Sora and her parents head on and vanished from the scene of the crime. The Mizuki family was quickly rushed to the hospital, but the medical team was only able to save Mizuki Sora.
The girls' volleyball team pulled out all tournaments that they were going to participate in and the school demanded that no reporters be permitted to enter the school and probe for information. But, all of these precautions did not help Sora deal with the pain. Her best friend and setter, Stephanie Morris, granddaughter to the Academy and her family has taken Sora in so she may finish her exams in peace.
The Morris family watched over Sora as she recovered from her injuries, but they could tell that the young girl has changed. She would always go back to her room or sleep in all day. They knew that this was going to be hard, but not to this point. Once bright and energetic Mizuki Sora, had lost her light, as well she had lost her love volleyball. Her father had been the coach for the team and was a noted volleyball player in his younger days while her mother had coached her over the basic plays and teammate play strategies. After the funeral, Sora and the Morris family sat down to discuss her future.
"Sora, you are welcome to stay with us as long as you want," Mrs. Morris said worriedly.
"I agree, you have always been like another daughter to us and I'm sure Stephanie would be happy to have another sister," Mr. Morris said. The two adults looked at the young girl and sighed.
"But, we have a feeling that this is not what you want," Mr. Morris said with a hint of sadness in his smile.
"…I'm sorry, but you have helped me enough. I appreciate you for everything you have done, but I cannot burden you any longer. I have already discussed it with Mr. Smith, but I will be moving to Japan after graduation and will be staying with a family friend," Sora answered. The two adults looked at the young girl and went over to give her a hug.
"We understand. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact us," Mrs. Morris said as she tried to hold back her tears. Sora bowed and left the room. She closed the door behind her and quietly walked back to her room to only see her friend waiting for her.
"So I guess this is it, huh," Stephanie asked with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
Sora looked at her friend and sighed. "Steph… I…"
"Save it. I already prepared myself for this. Just promise me… You won't forget me ok," Stephanie said as tears flowed down her face.
A week after graduation, Sora began to pack her things and was then taken to the airport. Before she entered the gates, she gave the Morris Family, her best friend, her teammates, and her five close friend's good-bye hugs and boarded the plane. Before the plane departed she looked at her cellphone to make sure she didn't receive any messages. She only received one from the person who was supposed to pick her up from the airport once she landed.
'I will be waiting by the gate with five kids. Be ready.'
Sweat dropped down Sora's head. 'Be ready for what?'
She shrugged and put her headphones into her ears, allowing her to lull herself into a light slumber.
A few hours later, she got off the plane and exited from the gate, heading turning left and right for the person and the apparent five kids who were waiting for her. She soon saw a sign that was colorfully decorated with drawings obviously drawn by kids that had her name on it.
"Ah, Ryuu-nii-san, there she is," A small boy yelled. A tall man who looked no younger or older than his twenties glanced in her way. Sora studied his appearance as she nervously fumbled with her carry on bag. He was dressed in a nice, clean navy suit, black shoes, dark black hair, a muscular body, small face, dark brown eyes. Very unlike the appearance of the Americans she was accustomed to in California. He walked up to Sora with the five children trailing behind him.
"Are you Mizuki Sora?"
"Hai." Sora replied.
"I am Takahiro Ryuu. I am the secretary and assistant caregiver at Taiki Orphanage. It is a pleasure to meet you. These are some of the kids who go there," Ryuu explained.
"I'm Kiyoshi Sota, nice to meet you," the boy said with a grin. Sora looked over the group of children, picking apart the appearance with meticulous care.
The Sota boy had caramel brown hair and dark black eyes. He was wearing a navy blue baseball cap, and yellow shirt with a red power ranger on it, blue shorts, and white tennis shoes. Overall, he looked like he was around six or seven.
"I'm Hibiki Keiko! I am happy to meet you Sora-nee-san!"
The little girl, Keiko apparently, looked around eight years old and had silky skin, light brown eyes and flaming red hair that came down to her shoulders with blue headband to keep her bangs from covering her face. She was wearing sky blue shirt with little flowers in the middle, a yellow polka-dot skirt, and sliver flat shoes.
"Hello, I'm Kichiro Naoki. It's nice to meet you," the boy said shyly.
Naoki looked more around Sota's age. He had light blonde textured hair and dark brown eyes. He wore a plain blue shirt, light brown shorts and blue sandals.
I'm Yoshiro Nori. Please take care of me Mizuki-san," another boy said politely.
He had orange spikey hair, had dark gray eyes, and wore black glasses. He had a red shirt on , black shorts and red sneakers on. His manners did not adequately fit his appearance of a typical seven year old.
"Hello, I am Yoshiro Ren, I am Nori-onii-chan's twin sister. I really glad to meet you," she said shyly. She looked just like Nori, but her hair was in two pig-tails that came half way down her arm and fare skin. She was wearing a red dress with a small butterfly belt around her stomach and black shoes.
"It's nice to meet you all. I'm Mizuki Sora. Please guide me for now on." Sora said with a small smile on her face.
"Let's go and get the rest of your things," Ryuu said. Sora nodded and they went to collect the rest of her things. The kids began to ask Sora a lot of questions, until Ryuu told them to stay silent and help collect Sora's bags. The kids did what they were told and grabbed some of the small and easily to carry items. They soon began to load up the van and left the airport. While in the car, the kids were talking to one another and Sora just stared out the window. She was thinking to herself how different her parent's home country was from America. Sora's parents taught her about the Japanese culture, just in case they went there one day. Besides Japanese, Sora learned, Spanish, German, and Italian.
"Sora-san," Ryuu said.
"Hai."
"Once we arrive at the house, you can begin to unpack your things. If you wish to go out, please let me know because the mistress is not here. Also, if you do go out, you are to back home around eight. If you are late, you will be punished. Is that understood?"
Sora nodded and returned to look outside the window until they arrived at the orphanage.
"Sora-nee-san, do you need any help unpacking," Sota asked.
"No, I can handle it myself. Thank you all for coming to greet me. I truly appreciate it," Sora replied. The kids looked at each other. Ryuu leaned down to Sora's ear-level.
"You are making the children uncomfortable, try to relax more," he whispered.
"Ah, sorry I'm just a little tired that's all. Thank you Sota-kun Nori-kun, Ren-chan, Keiko-chan, and Naoki-kun," Sora said with a small smile. The children lit up with small grins, loosening up a bit themselves. They then went into the house and left Sora and Ryuu to bring her things in. They arrived at her room and placed her things down.
"It's 3:00 o'clock. I would advise for you to start unpacking, but if wish to go out you may. I will be in my office on the second floor on the right. Please let me know if you need anything." Ryuu said.
"Hai, I will Takahiro-san," Sora said.
"… Ryuu, call me Ryuu."
"But isn't impolite to call people by their given name if they are not close?" Sora asked.
"It is, but you are now a resident as this house and we treat each other like family. As you may have seen when you walked in, you are the oldest of children to stay in the orphanage. Many of our kids either get adopted before they are twelve, so it is not common for us to have a high school student stay with us. Also, I find it awkward since everyone here calls me Ryuu or Ryuu-nii. So please call me by my given name," he clarified. Sora was surprised, but stiffly agreed. Ryuu then left and Sora went into her room to unpack. An hour later, she had finished putting stuff away. She decided that she wanted to familarize herself with the area, and thus asked Ryuu if she could leave. When he granted her permission, Sora then left the orphanage and walked around the neighborhood.
It was quiet and overall peaceful: she met some elderly people who greeted her, so she justly returned the favor. She then began to walk until she stumbled across a huge sports complex. Sora was about to turn away, until she noticed the sign that said, "Men's Junior High Volleyball Tournament." She was about to walk in but stopped herself.
'What am I doing?'
She was about to turn around, but stopped again, and slowly made her way inside the sports complex. She arrived at the courts where the tournament was being held, bringing up a rush of memories that made Sora smile a small, queasy smile. She remembered the warm-ups that she and her team did and how she would have a ,"talk," with them afterwards. She giggled and decided to take her seat. She then began to walk to the find the staircase to the bleachers when she overheard a conversation between some freshmen and a boy with spiky orange hair. The curious orange boy was wearing a lime green uniform and looked rather sick, judging by his hands clenched around his stomach.
"Hey, you guys," the boy said. The three freshmen stopped filling the team water bottles and turned around and looked at the sickly boy.
"Don't underestimate us. Soon as my stomach settles, I'll teach you guys a lesson, so be ready."
The other three boys looked at him for a minute and then burst into laughter.
"Is this guy serious," one of the boys said.
"He's got the captain label on him."
The boy in the green looked pretty upset or was that because he was in pain? Sora really did not want to involved, but she knows how it feel to be looked down upon. She wasn't exactly one who had an immaculate stature like the tall volleyball players the riddled the hallways.
"You guys have no right to say that," Sora said, stepping forwards. The group of boys stopped talking and turned their attention towards her, the boy in the green did the same.
"When you look down on someone who may look to be weak, you will only end up regretting your words."
The boys looked like they wanted to say something, but Sora's icy glare stopped them.
"Who is she," one of the boys whispered to his friend.
"I don't know, but she's really pretty," the boy whispered back to his friend. Sora huffed, a bit irritated that the first thing that comes out of a guy's mouth when they see her was, 'She's really pretty,' rather than take her warning seriously. Rather than her words, most boys were focused on her long dark brown hair, fair skin, soft pink lips, and violet eyes.
She was about to say something, until she felt a strong presence behind her.
"Hey second years," a rough voice said.
She turned to see a boy who was wearing the same uniform as the younger ones: a blue and white jersey jacket, blue collar and white shirt, blue shorts and white tennis shoes. He had black colored hair with rather long fringe reaching into his face and navy-colored eyes.
His presence was like a king gracing his presence to his subjects.
"It's time for the official warm-up. Hurry it up," he said with a glare.
"I'm sorry, right away," his subjects cried with a hint of terror in their voices.
He looked at the boy with the green and one and made him flinch, then at Sora. He glared at her and she returned the favor. If he was trying to intimidate her, then he was sadly mistaken.
"Is there something you want to say," Sora asked with a hint of irritation in her voice. The boy didn't say anything and began to leave. Sora decided to walk away until she heard the freshman talking again.
"Hurry up, two more energy drinks," one of the freshmen said.
"We don't need to drink that much. Just look at our opponent," the friend said as he pointed the boy in the green, causing the other to laugh.
"That's for sure."
"What did you say," the boy in the green said angrily. Sora was irritated now. She hit her fist against the wall, which stopped everyone in their place. Everyone turned their attention towards her.
"You brats are still far away from being great players. You think your all high and mighty just because you strong. Cocky people like you, really tick me off."
"You guys. You're not even on the bench. You think you're good enough to look down on your opponent? Don't ride the coattails of your school's reputation," the tall boy said glaring at the boys.
'I guess he was agreeing with me,' Sora thought.
"G-Gomenasai," one of the boys cried and ran back to the team. Sora was surprised and looked at the boy.
"You, mind your own business," he barked. A vein popped onto Sora's head.
"Learn to control your team and I wouldn't have had to say anything," she snapped back.
Sora exhaled sharply through her nose before walking over towards the boy in the green, still clutching his stomach.
"Are you ok?"
"Eh? Uh, Hai. Thanks for standing up for me, but I was going to tell them a thing or two myself, too," he answered meekly as he looked at the taller boy, hiding behind Sora when he caught the taller boy's attention.
"You're not even physically ready. Don't talk big. That's why they look down on you," he quipped.
"What did you say," the boy in the green growled.
"What are you doing here, anyway? Making memories?" The boy said.
"I came here to win. Nothing else!"
The two continued to argue, with Sora watching from the side, somewhat impressed that the smaller player did not stand down when the taller one degraded him. The taller boy then left and the boy in the green watched him leave.
"You have some guts," Sora said. The boy in the green turned around.
"Eh, really?!"
"Un, but the other boy was right. You're physically not ready," Sora answered. The boy felt like an arrow just went through his heart.
"I understand that. Demo, I have to give it my all," he said innocently. Sora's eyes widen. She has not met anyone like him before. She could tell that he was not physically ready to participate in the tournament, but his drive to win made Sora smile.
"What's your name?"
"I'm Hinata Shouyou! Nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you Hinata. I'm Mizuki Sora," she said with a small bow.
"Nee, Mizuki-san, did you come to watch?"
"Hai, I just moved her from America and just kind of ended up here," Sora said.
"You should come watch me and my team play! We're not very good, but I know we can win," Hinata said excitedly. Sora giggled: Hinata reminded her how she was when she was just starting with her team.
"Sure. But shouldn't you get back to your team instead of talking to me," Sora asked. Hinata scrambled for a minute and then ran to join his team.
The first match was Yukigaoka Junior High vs. Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High. Sora saw Hinata and his team and then looked back at other team and notice the boy who was glaring at her. She could tell that was huge gap between the team as far as physical abilities. As the match went on, Kitagawa took the first set with no problem. Sora watch the winning team and shook her head.
"They may be good, but they are still far from being a team. Especially the glaring guy."
As the second set started, Sora sat at the edge of her seat and made mental notes about both teams, especially when she saw Hinata jump high in the air to spike the ball. Of course, the blockers blocked it back, but that didn't discourage him. The small boy kept trying, which made Sora get up from her seat and lean over the balcony. The match soon ended with Kitagawa as the winners. Sora was about leave until the tall boy started yelling at Hinata.
"What were you doing for the last three years?!"
Sora finally snapped.
"What right do you have to talk," she yelled. Everyone turned their attention towards her.
"Stay out of-" the tall boy was about to finish, until Sora jumped off the balcony and landed on her feet, sending a jolt through both Hinata as well as the setter.
"M-mizuki-sa-an," Hinata stuttered, still shellshocked that she had actually jumped off of a balcony and landed on her feet.
"Not everyone can have the same training as you, but they find the courage to stand tall! He may lack in training and he may never get better, but I know one day, he will rise above you," Sora yelled. The players still on the floor were shocked. No one has ever told off the 'King of the Court.'
"What is your name?" Sora asked angrily, glaring sharply up at the, 'King.'
"Kageyama Tobio, you," Kageyama asked angrily.
"Mizuki Sora and you better start treating your teammates better or they will stop following you, King," Sora said before walking away. She made for the entrance to leave when she heard a voice calling her name. She turned around and was Hinata.
"Mizuki-san, umm… Arigato!"
Sora looked at him and sighed.
"Don't thank me yet. You better start getting better so you can beat that guy."
At the Orphanage
"Welcome back, Sora-nee-san," Nori happily chirped.
"I'm back," Sora said as she took off her shoes and put on her slippers. Ryuu then came into the hallways and walked towards Sora.
"Welcome back, Sora. Please come with me," Ryuu said. Sora nodded and followed behind him. The walked into the dinner room only to hear shots of confetti go off in front of her.
"Welcome Sora-nee-san/san to our home," a group of kids said. Sora was shocked. There was a banner with her name on it and a strawberry short cake.
"What is all this?"
"The kids thought it would be a good idea," Ryuu answered. Sora looked around and tears of happiness fell from her eyes.
"Thank you all so much. I love it," she said with a gentle smile as she gave each of the kids a hug. The party lasted for a while and then it was time for bed for the little ones. Sora helped them get ready and put them to bed; after she put Sota to bed, she left his room and then walked to her room and got herself ready for bed. Sora just stared out the window at the sky. She wondered why she stood up for Hinata just a few hours prior.
Was it out of an impulse or what it because he reminded her of that time?
Sora couldn't help but feel excited, when she thought about Hinata's spike. His presence was like a bird spreading his wings in the air, and needless to say, she was mesmerized. She felt a sort of exhilaration that she hasn't felt in such a long time.
She pushed the thought to the side, and snapped her eyes closed, struggling to find sleep.
The next morning, she got up early to go for a run: for, even though she wasn't currently playing volleyball, she kept up with daily training as a sort of habit. She stumbled upon the sports complex again and decided to go inside. She went to the volleyball courts that were still up and looked around.
Sora remembered the time when she could hear the crowd cheering her school's name. The squeaking of shoes moving across the court. The feeling of bouncing the ball in her hand. She then remembered the car crash and opened her eyes. She had volleyball in her hand. She looked down at it and then at the court.
'Is this truly what you want,'
Sora began to get in position. She then remembered what she said yesterday to Kageyama yesterday and threw the ball in the air.
'Go and fly, Sora!'
She jumped into the air and spiked the ball over the net. This is what she has been feeling. The feeling of flying once again. Sora ran back to the orphanage and went upstairs to Ryuu's office. She opened the door and slammed her hand down on his desk.
"Ryuu-nii-san… What high school is close with a good volleyball team?" Sora asked. Ryuu blinked a couple time and then open one of the desk drawers. He pulled out a file and handed it to Sora.
"This school was very well-known for their volleyball team back in the day. But has fallen since then. If I am not mistaken, their nickname is the 'Fallen Crows.' The school is called Karasuno."
Sora looked through the documents and then handed them back to Ryuu.
"I want to go there and join the volleyball team."
A year later
"Sora-nee-chan! I can't find my ribbon," Keiko yelled down the hall.
"Hold on," Sora yelled back. She did a final check of herself. Uniform looks good, hair is tied up in pony-tail, and black stockings are not ripped. Ok, Sora was ready for school. She then went to help Keiko find her ribbon. After that, she then left for school. When she arrived, Sora looked up at her new school. A smile was placed on her face and she then went to go find her classroom. After class was finished, it was time to sign up for clubs. Sora signed up for the Volleyball club right away and then she went to change into her gym clothes. She wanted to go to the gym to start practicing, but when she arrived, the door was already open and she heard voices. She took a deep breath and walked in, but with one step in, she saw two familiar faces.
"… Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio… What are you two doing here?"
The two turned around.
"Mizuki-san?!" Hinata yelled.
Kageyama's eyes widened, his pouting, stoic mouth dropping into a hardy frown.
This was their fateful meeting.
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