Despite losing to Karasuno in the preliminaries and missing their final chance at going to the Nationals, Aoba Josai's third years kept on attending club practice so as to play with their teammates until they graduated, and teach their "kouhais" all they could.

That day after practice, Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime were headed towards Tooru's house to play some videogames, when they noticed someone with a different school uniform at their school gate. It didn't take the ace setter even one second to realize which school's it was: Shiratorizawa. "Urgh", he thought. After losing so many times to the powerhouse, he had gained a certain "disgust" towards them (more like he felt inferior, specially to Ushiwaka, and that was a feeling he didn't particularly enjoy, being the cool setter admired by all that he was).

But that someone standing there wasn't the ace of Shiratorizawa, thankfully, but a girl. A dark-red haired girl, 170 cm tall (give or take). As soon as she saw the guys from the corner of her eyes, she turned to them and smiled (a smile that Oikawa couldn't quite understand if it was honest or fake; either way, it wasn't towards him, but surprisingly, towards his good friend, "Iwa-chan").

As she came closer, Hajime quickly realized who it was and greeted her "Oh, Fujimoto-san, long time no see!", and the beautiful girl answered "Osu! Long time indeed! Sorry for bothering you after your practice, but my brother who came to visit us some time ago couldn't meet with yours and so he asked me to deliver you this, whatever it is. Could you give it to your brother?" she asked while handing Hajime a small package.

"I see, thanks, I'll give it to him! Sorry you had to go out of your way." After thanking her he sensed the look Oikawa was giving him as if he was saying «Iwa-chan~, mind presenting us? You're leaving me out ~».

"Hum…yeah, by the way, this guy here is…" Hajime started.

"Oikawa Tooru, yes, I know" she suddenly interrupted him with a grin on her face "You're quite famous", the red-head said, now facing Seijoh's captain.

"AhAh thank you~" he said, not really knowing what he was thanking her for, "Well, you know me, but I'm sorry, you are?"

"Oh yeah, my name is Fujimoto Ayano. My older brother is friends with Hajime's. I'm also a third year in high school like you guys. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Hai, pleasure to meet you too, Ayano-chan~" answered Tooru with his fake smile that could fool all his girl fans, but not his good friend Iwaizumi, and apparently, not Ayano, but she said nothing and returned the smile with one also pretty fake, while thinking «Ayano-chan? AhAh, quite flamboyant…».

For a moment there, Hajime thought he could see sparks between the two, but he wasn't sure, I mean, he did know Oikawa's mask really well, but did Ayano also have one? It's not like he knew her, they were just acquainted. But what he did know is that this meeting had become quite dangerous for some reason.

END OF PROLOGUE