A/N: hey guys...so yes I did make a brand new story involving the same plot...but this is the rewritten version. To everyone new to this story, I will have the orignal still on here, but I'm gonna discontinue that story because I wasn't liking how I was having the story go...so I started over. To everyone who did read the orginal, yes the beginning is still the exact same. It's only a little bit though. Several ideas and content are relatively similar to the orginal, while other ideas and content are added, removed, or just changed completely. So...I'm gonna stop talking and let you guys read! Have fun and enjoy!:)

I own nothing of Haikyuu!

The Karasuno team has been practicing hard in order to win at Nationals. They were more than excited to see who they were facing up against. The third year students were especially excited to go to Nationals since this was their last year in high school. However, just because they're going to Nationals, doesn't mean they can slack off. Everyone has been working hard ever since they won their game against Shiratorizawa.

Practice for the day was about over for the day, and everyone was packing up. To no one's surprise, Hinata ran up to Kageyama.

"Hey Kageyama, throw me a few sets!"

The setter stared at the spiker for a few moments, before sighing.

"Can't tonight. My mother wants me home early tonight. Perhaps we can do that tomorrow."

Hinata looked disappointed, and that only caused Kageyama to roll his eyes.

"Don't give me that look!"

And with that, Kageyama turned away and continued to help clean up. Meanwhile, Asahi was sipping water, and Nishinoya walked up to him.

"Hey nice job out there! You didn't do too bad today!"

Asahi chuckles lightly. "Thanks Noya...you were great out there as always."

"Thanks! I've really been working on my receives! Gotta be ready for nationals am I right?!" Noya lightly punches Asahi with that huge smile.

"Yea we do!"

Noya smiles as he walked away. As Tsukishima and Yamaguchi were finishing gathering their things, Daichi approached the two of them. Yamaguchi tensed up, while Tsukishima looked at the captain not phased.

"Can I talk to you two for a minute before you leave?"

"A-are we in trouble?" Yamaguchi asked timidly.

"No of course not. I just wanted to talk to you two about how to improve your playing."

Tsukishima and Yamaguchi looked at each other before giving the captain a questioning look.

"Like what?" Tsukishima asked.

Daichi began to explain how they can both improve little by little. To Tsukishima, it sounded like things he either already knew or is already working on. It looked like he was paying attention, but was actually kind of bored.

To Yamaguchi, it looked like an opportunity to possibly work on a few tricks on a his serve and get better to get more playing time. He stared at Daichi with all of his attention as he explained. Tsukishima occasionally stared at Yamaguchi to see the slight excitement in his eyes.

After a little while later, Daichi looked at the time and realized how late it was getting. He dismissed the two first years as he began to clean up the remaining of the gym. The two first years looked at each other before back at him.

"Um...are you sure you don't want us to help?" Yamaguchi asked.

"I'll be fine. You two should get home and-."

Daichi was suddenly cut off as the sound of the gym door flying open filled the room. The three were startled by the sudden noise as they turned around. There stood Nishinoya at the doorway panting before slamming the door shut behind him. He was slouched over panting as if he just ran a marathon.

"Nishinoya, what are you doing back here? I thought you were at home by now," Daichi asked, very confused.

Yamaguchi suddenly gasped, and Tsukishima turned his head to see his eyes wide and the look of horror written all over his face.

"What's with you?"

Yamaguchi shakingly pointed forward, and as Tsukishima followed his gaze, he noticed why his best friend looked so horrified. As Tsukishima was about to say something, Daichi seemed to now realize what was wrong.

"N-Nishinoya, what happened?!"

Nishinoya was covered from head to toe in cuts and bruises. However, they were nothing compared to what was the most concerning issue. The whole bottom of his shirt was covered in blood. Without an examination, it was extremely difficult to impossible to know where the bleeding was even coming from.

"It...it looks worse...than it is..." Nishinoya panted.

"You're obviously not fine," Tsukishima pointed out the obvious. "Lying isn't going to help you in this situation."

Nishinoya gave a weak glare at Tsukishima as he unsteadily walked forward. He tried making it look like a normal walk, but no one was convinced. Daichi began walking forward towards him, when Nishinoya suddenly started swaying. He knew that was a signal that Nishinoya was about to collapse. Dachi wasted no time to full on sprint and managed to catch him once Nishinoya was halfway to the floor.

Tsukishima and Yamaguchi ran up towards Daichi as he gently but quickly lowered himself and Noya on the ground. Nishinoya's eyes were close and squinted up in pain as his breathing was shallow. Daichi hasn't been holding Nishinoya for 20 seconds and his hand was already covered in his blood. The third year snapped his head towards the two first years.

"Tadashi, call an ambulance! Tsukishima, help me try to stop the bleeding!"

Tsukishima nodded before looking at Yamaguchi, who was still frozen in place.

"Oi!" Tsukishima hit Yamaguchi's shoulder, which snapped him out of his shock.

"U-uh...right! On it!"

Yamaguchi wasted no time pulling his phone out and ran outside to make the call. Tsukishima joined Daichi on the floor before taking his jacket off, folded it, and put it on the floor.

"Use this as a pillow."

Daichi nods as he slowly laid Nishinoya on the ground and made sure his head touched Tsukishima's jacket. Almost immediately, a pool of blood started to form on the floor.

"Holy shit!" Tsukishima mumbled under his breath.

"Tsukishima, we need to stop the bleeding," Daichi said calmly, but was internally panicking.

Tsukishima thought for a moment before an idea struck through his head. He took his shirt off and immediately pressed it against Noya's side. Noya grunted and hissed in pain, but otherwise didn't move.

"Tsukishima, why did you-?"

"We need something else. The shirt's almost entirely covered in blood."

Daichi was shocked of how quickly that happened, but he nodded.

"Can you stay with him for a moment? I'm gonna see if I can find any bandages or something that might help."

Tsukishima nodded before Daichi got up and sprinted off. Tsukishima looked back down to see the blood was now dripping from the shirt. It didn't make any sense...Noya was just here practicing, and now he's bleeding badly.

Tsukishima was never close to Nishinoya, but he didn't think he was in any type of trouble. Then again, he never really paid attention to what was going in anyone's life outside of volleyball really...aside from Tadashi.

Tsukishima frowned at this, before Nishinoya began to stir and turned his head slightly. He only stared at Noya, wondering if he would wake up or not...and then after a few moments his eyes opened and looked at his underclassman.

"T-Tsukishima?" Noya's voice was weak.

"Good, you're awake. Now stay that way."

Nishinoya noticed he was laying on the ground with a jacket under his head. Last thing he remembered was Daichi running up to him and then catching him as he fell. There was Daichi and...Yamaguchi. Nishinoya looked around the room to see they were nowhere in sight.

"W-where are...T-Tadashi and...D-Daichi...?"

"Daichi went to go find somethings to help you stop the bleeding because you're losing a shit ton of it. Tadashi is outside calling an ambulance."

Nishinoya only stared for a few moments, before his eyes widen and then suddenly adrenaline rushed through him.

"D-did you say Tadashi was outside?!"

"Um...yea?" Tsukishima answered confusingly.

Nishinoya went to sit up, but the pain was still there, and he had to bite his lip to avoid screaming. All that came out was a grunt as he laid back down, clutching his fists together.

"Idiot...you're still hurt," Tsukishima rolled his eyes. "Now what are you saying about Tadashi?"

"He's in danger! You need to get him inside now!"

Tsukishima stiffened at this. Having his best friend's name and danger in the same sentence is making him feel uneasy.

"What do you mean by that?" Tsukishima asked calmly but slowly.

All the adrenaline that Nishinoya felt vanished in a blink of an eye. Tsukishima seemed to notice that...especially when Nishinoya's eyes dulled and began to droop again.

"Oi, don't fall asleep!" Tsukishima said his voice raising slightly so Noya can hear it. "What happened with you, and why is Tadashi in danger?"

Nishinoya's vision blurred and he began to see black spots. He can barely see Tsukishima clearly anymore. However, with the little bit of strength he had left, he figured he would at least tell his underclassman what happened.

"...w-was in a f-fight...and...st-st-stabbed..."

And then Nishinoya's body couldn't fight it anymore, and forced him to fall unconscious. Tsukishima checked his pulse. It was there, but it was going a little bit faster than what it was supposed to. After checking Noya's pulse, Tsukishima started to gently slap his checks.

"Oi! I said don't fall asleep you-!"

"Tsukishima!" Daichi yelled out

Tsukishima turned his head to see Daichi coming in with some bandages, towels, and other things he can find.

"What took you so long? He's bleeding out quickly!"

If it wasn't for these circumstances, Daichi would confront him about his attitude. However, he wouldn't get on him about it.

"It was harder to find bandages than I thought. I figured we could use the towels to help stop the bleeding."

Tsukishima nodded as he took his bloody shirt off Nishinoya, and they replaced it with a towel. Nishinoya's flinched, but otherwise didn't move. Tsukishima thought about what Noya said about Yamaguchi being in danger. Considering the situation, Tsukishima knew he wouldn't lie about something as serious as this.

"Hey captain, can you-?"

Suddenly, the gym door swung open, and there was Yamaguchi. Tsukishima felt slight relief seeing nothing was wrong with his friend...well physically.

"I called the ambulance and the coach! I figured he might be some help!"

Daichi nods. "Good thinking."

"How's he doing?" Yamaguchi nodded.

"Not good," Tsukishima said. "He's bleeding pretty badly."

Yamaguchi's eyes widen to see the pool of blood surrounding the libero and he covered his mouth.

"Oh my gosh..."

Daichi put a new towel on Noya.

"I wonder how this even happened..." Daichi trailed off.

"He was stabbed in a fight," Tsukishima said, which caused his teammates to look at him in shock and confusion.

"W-what?!" Yamaguchi's voice cracked.

"How do you know that?" Daichi asked.

"He told me, that's why," Tsukishima said. "I don't know any details about it."

"So...he was awake then? It must've been when I went to get some bandages."

"He seemed to be alerted for about 30 seconds or so before passing out again."

"So...if Nishinoya was in a fight and managed to escape with that type of injury then...w-what happened to the other guy?" Yamaguchi asked slightly terrified.

Daichi and Tsukishima looked at each other, and before either could say a word, the sound of sirens filled their ears.

"That's them!" Daichi says, starting to get up.

"I-I'll wave them down!" Yamaguchi quickly said. "You keep helping him."

Daichi would've argued, but now isn't the time, so he nodded. Yamaguchi ran to the door and started waving his arms as the ambulance got closer. Behind the ambulance was a car, which Yamaguchi guessed was Ukai. The car screeched to a stop a few feet away from the ambulance and the person was quick to get out. Yamaguchi was right, it was Ukai.

"Coach!"

"Where is he?!" Ukai said, trying but failing to keep the concern and panic out of his voice.

"I-in the gym with Daichi and Tsuki!"

Ukai wasted no time running inside the gym. Yamaguchi waited outside to wait for the paramedics to come in to help Nishinoya. Meanwhile, Ukai ran in, and his eyes widen at Nishinoya's condition. He knew Yamaguchi said was injured badly and bleeding heavily...but he didn't think it was this bad.

"Coach!" Daichi exclaims as Ukai ran and slid to his knees towards Nishinoya.

"What happened to him?"

"He was apparently stabbed in a fight," Tsukishima answered. "At least that's what he told me."

"A fight? And he got that type of wound?"

"We don't know how deep the wound is. He came into the gym like this," Daichi said. "All we were trying to do, is stop the bleeding. We didn't see where the wound was exactly."

"I see," Ukai said before looking at Nishinoya. "Hey Nishinoya, can you hear me?"

No response. Ukai was afraid of this. Suddenly, Yamaguchi came running in, with the paramedics behind him.

"Everyone stand back!" one paramedic shouted.

No one objected as they scrambled to their feet and out of the way. Three of the paramedics tended to Nishinoya while one of them started to ask the three high schoolers and the coach questions.

"Ok so can anyone explain what happened?"

Tsukishima knew he had to answer this.

"He told me he got into a fight and was stabbed in the process."

"Do you know where the fight was?"

"No, but I'm assuming it was still on school grounds. He was bleeding pretty badly so I doubt he would've made it too far with an injury like that."

The paramedic frowned. "I see. Well if it was on school grounds, it would be best if we got the police involved. If the assailant is still on campus, then it would be best to capture him as soon as possible. We can't afford to let anyone else to get hurt."

Neither of them liked the idea of the police being involved, but they knew it was necessary. The paramedic then looked at Ukai.

"Are you this young man's guardian?"

Ukai shook his head. "No...I'm his volleyball coach. One of my players called to tell me what happened."

"I see. Do you know his contact information? His parents? A guardian?"

Ukai nodded. "I do."

Before the season started, it was necessary to have an emergency contact from everyone.

"Ok...you may follow us to the hospital if you wish," the paramedic then looked at the high schoolers. "May I have your names? If the police catch the guy, they might call you in for questioning and potentially be witnesses."

Everyone looked at each other, not liking this idea, but they still wanted to help in anyway they can.

"Sawamura Daichi."

"Tsukishima Kei."

"Y-Yamaguchi Tadashi."

The paramedic wrote their names down.

"And the young man?"

"Nishinoya Yuu," Ukai answered.

The paramedic nodded before the other paramedics started wheeling Nishinoya quickly out of the gym.

"We need to go! His condition is worsening!" one paramedic shouted.

"Right!" the paramedic asking the questions nodded before taking off.

No one missed how much paler Nishinoya's skin was, and it was frightening.

"You three, come with me! We're following them!"

"Shouldn't we clean up the mess first?" Tsukishima asked referring to the pool of blood on the floor. "I mean it's gonna stain."

"This isn't really the time! I also can't let you three here alone. The paramedic was right. If there really is a dangerous person here, he can go for you next."

"But we can ta-," Tsukishima began saying.

"And what happens if you end up like Nishinoya?! We can't take any chances!" Ukai snaps, which caught Tsukishima off guard.

"H-he's right," Tadashi's soft voice came.

Ukai sighs. "Sorry, but we can't risk someone else getting injured."

"Yea, I guess you have a point," Tsukishima shrugs.

"We can clean up the blood later. We should head over to the hospital now. I'll have to let his parents know anyway."

The others nodded as they grabbed their things quickly and began to follow Ukai to his car. The two first years sat in the back while the third year sat in the passenger's seat. After about a minute, the ambulance took off full speed, sirens and lights blaring. Ukai started up the car and started following it.

A/N: ok so I was actually gonna add more to this, but the chapter would be extemely long, so I decided to split it into two chapters. I hope that's ok. I'm still new at writing Haikyuu fanfictions, so let me know if any character are ooc. I will take constructive critism and thoughts on the rewrite. Do you like the orignal or rewrite so far? let me know and I hope to see you guys in the next chater! Buh bye!