Hoshizawa Hotaru was currently standing in the middle of a sea of people inside Karasuno High School. It was in Miyagi prefecture and just 10 minutes away from her house where their family just moved in since her father's job got relocated.
Since it was the start of a new school year, the students are all out in the hallways and trying to recruit first years into their designated clubs, either luring them in or simply appealing to them. After all, the entrance ceremony was already finished too.
Voices could be heard all around the school and Hotaru felt quite nauseous because of her surroundings. She wasn't exactly used to so much people and she's always trying her best to avoid large crowds like this.
It wasn't that she's afraid of it or anything, but she's simply getting dizzy at the sight of different faces and the shouting wasn't helping either.
Several people already approached her and asked her to join their club. Saying that it would help a lot if there was someone as tall as her in their team or it would be good if they have an attractive girl, as their club would probably garner a lot of attention if ever she were to join.
Just because she was a little good-looking and a little tall, doesn't mean she's good at the things they were suggesting to her to join at. Oh man~ now she feels a little irritated. She just wanted to get this day over with and relax at her home.
A girl wearing glasses, with black locks and her fringe covering her forehead walked up to her, handing out a flier with a smile, "Would you like to join?" She was also wearing the school uniform with the blazers and black stockings on, like Hotaru.
Hotaru looked over at the piece of paper then back at the girl's face. The word pretty wasn't going to cut her description for the girl. Also, she seemed like a senior according to her guts, though if she said that to anyone, they'd probably give her a weird look.
"Uhmm… Can I think about it first?" Hotaru got the flier from her hand, plastering a small smile at her face so that it would at least show that she was interested.
"Sure! If you ever want to submit it, just find me at the second gymnasium after classes, alright?" The girl waved goodbye, still wearing a smile. Hotaru just nodded and bowed a bit before starting to walk.
She was looking around and was reaching the third years' classrooms when someone zoomed past her, making her skirt fly up a bit and startling her.
Her eyes followed the person and all she could see was a flash of maroon, possibly because he was wearing the school's tracksuit and a flurry of bright, orange hair. She tip-toed a bit and saw that someone from the basketball club tried to stop the lively boy from going further and asked in a loud voice if he had decided on what club activities he's joining.
Unfortunately, the shorter guy has some amazing reflexes and just slipped past through the now-gawking third year basketball player, not forgetting to respond, "Volleyball Club!"
Some player he is. Hotaru fought back the snicker that she was holding in and held up a hand when she saw the paper that was still intact. Interesting, was what she thought when she read the words again.
She might as well try this one out; of course, not as a player but only as someone who would help out to either clean up or run errands and such.
Hotaru was currently sitting inside her classroom now, beside the window at the row second to the last one. Unfortunately, she was placed in one of the college preparatory class; Class 1-4
She didn't know how she ended up there but she could tell that this would be somewhat one of a hellish school year for her. But at least, she wouldn't worry about her mom pestering her to study more.
Hell, she was studying enough to be put in one of the best class there is in this school. "See? I studied my ass off for the entrance exam!" is what she'd like to say to her mother and adding, "I reap what I sow" at the end would be a whole lot better.
It was time for the attendance as soon as the teacher went inside, which she didn't notice until a few seconds ago as she was a bit preoccupied by spacing out and staring at the clouds drifting in the sky.
"Hoshizawa… Kei?" Their teacher, who called herself Takahara-sensei, hollered the name of the person. The other students looked around the classroom and Hotaru made sure to check too since she noticed that the surname was the same as hers.
When no one raised their hand, she assumed that it was probably her and the teacher just read her name wrong, again. "Sensei," she raised her hand and Takahara-sensei looked over to her with inquisitive eyes.
"Are you Hoshizawa Kei?" Hotaru's eyes slightly narrowed out of annoyance when their teacher didn't get the clue. Does the name 'Kei' sound girly to her? Like hell, it was obviously a guy's name!
"You read it as Hoshizawa Hotaru, sensei." She quietly said, looking up at the teacher. Her eyes flashing with irritation and she could hear most of her other classmates snickering at her not-so-obvious sarcastic remark at their adviser.
Takahara-sensei blushed and cleared her throat before repeating her name correctly this time. "Well then. Hoshizawa Hotaru?"
Hotaru raised her hand again, mumbling, "Here," before putting her hand back down and went to her own little world again.
After a few minutes, there was another commotion which snapped her out of her trance. This was starting to annoy her, really.
"Tsukishima Hotaru?" Someone sighed beside her and she looked over to see a blonde guy with tall built, glasses sitting on his nose bridge and with headphones around his neck.
"Sensei," The guy called out lazily. "It's Kei. Tsukishima Kei, not Hotaru." Another round of bully-the-teacher by laughing at her mistake and Takahara-sensei didn't know what to do anymore. It was already her second time misreading her students' names and it embarrassed her.
"Sorry…" She mumbled before resuming, "Tsukishima Kei and Hoshizawa Hotaru, right? Sorry for misreading your names."
Hotaru was getting fed up with this particular mistake. She has had enough of it ever since she was elementary. Does she look like a guy? For Buddha's sake! She'll be throwing a fit soon.
Not noticing the pair of golden brown eyes that was looking at her, she crossed her arms and lowered her head with her eyebrows meeting at the center and her eyes glaring daggers at her desk.
The time flew fast and it was already time to go home. Hotaru stood up and packed her bags quietly not forgetting anything valuable in her desk. She reached out under it when she pulled out a piece of paper from this morning.
Hotaru had already forgotten about it but she remembered that she was going to join and hand the paper in to the gorgeous third year who gave it to her, to the second gymnasium as far as she remembered.
She quickly filled up the required information and wrote the word 'manager' for the position. Done writing, she threw her pen inside her bag before closing it and slung her bag on her shoulder grabbing the sheet and rushed out of the classroom's door.
When she reached the gymnasium, the door was open and she was surprised to hear yelling, the sounds of sneakers and bouncing of balls. Since the door was open, she poked her head in just in time to see a ball bounce off of the principal's face, knocking the rug out of his head and making it land onto the head of a guy with a slightly large build than the rest.
A light-haired male called out, "D-Daichi!" Hotaru assumed that it was the name of the male who had the elder's wig on top of his head. Three more guys were fighting over about what just happened. One, Hotaru recognized as the short guy that she saw earlier this morning.
He was saying something to the raven haired male on his left side, along the lines of, "Took you long enough to notice. Everybody figured it out since the entrance ceremony"
The bald one on the other hand was trying his hardest not to laugh out loud and roll on the floor. The light-haired male reprimanded him.
Hotaru noticed that the vice-principal and the guy with large build would be heading out and she sneaked inside the gym quickly without anyone noticing. She sat by the stairs, which led upstairs for the visitors.
After half an hour, 'Daichi' went back inside. Hotaru assumed that he was the captain of the Volleyball club, seeing as to how scary his aura is right now and she could certainly feel it even in this distance.
'Daichi' started lecturing the two males; the raven haired and the orange haired, which almost brought trouble to the whole club. Must be first years too… She thought as she quietly listened to them.
A little while, the captain's scolding got a little bit intense and she could literally see the two younger boys' world falling apart when 'Daichi' said that they are not allowed to step inside the gym as long as they don't recognize each other as teammates or something like that.
Hotaru decided to stay back for more until the girl (she forgot to ask her name) who asked her if she'd like to join, would come. She hoped that it would be soon though...
Author's Note: Hi guys! :) A Haikyuu! fanfiction for y'all.
This series needs lots of love since it's uberly-awesome! 3 Also, Tsukki-love would be much appreciated too.
Although the guy's a jerk, he's getting adorable in every chapter and episode of the anime. TT n TT
Anyway, I hope you liked the first chapter. And please, drop a review. It would mean a lot for me, whether it's constructive criticism and so on.
Also, I would be using the manga as a guide and base, so I'm going to apologize in advance if there are any spoilers. :P
Love 'ya guys! :** 3 3 3
P.S: I DO NOT OWN Haikyuu!, just the OC (Hoshizawa Hotaru)... (Even though I wish I do...)