Warm light from the morning sun filled their room, highlighting the subtle golden in Iwaizumi's hair. He was snoring softly, his head resting on his hand as the breeze from the open window tousled his hair. In his movement of sleep, Iwa had wriggled out of the navy blanket he fell asleep in last night.

Oikawa glanced over at Iwa before returning to his task of heating a pot of water for tea. He took a deep breath, allowing the scent of ginger tea to fill his nose. As Oikawa exhaled, Iwa shifted, making slight noises as he rubbed sleep from his eyes.

"Oikawa..," Iwa yawned as he turned to lay on his back. He sat up suddenly, eyes wide. "Is that ginger I smell?"

"Indeed it is," Oikawa said as he carried over their tea in the porcelain set they bought together. "Drink up, princess," he commands, handing Iwaizumi a cup. Iwa scowls slightly at Oikawa's remark, but sips at his tea anyway.

Oikawa thinks back to the eventful day before, the match against Nekoma.

"Hajime!" Oikawa called out to his ace after Nekoma called a timeout.

"Hey! What's up?" Iwaizumi panted as he ran over.

"I believe that our best bet is to block Nobuyuki from doing one of his aggressive spikes again. I think that they are going to set up so he can spike. In any case, be ready for anything. We are so close to winning this match, Iwaizumi," Oikawa said, feeling doubt cross his mind momentarily.

"We will. I know we will," Iwaizumi reassures as his hand ghosts across Oikawa's palm.

The two gathered their team as they explained the plan. "We have two points left. Matsukawa, I want you to make sure that no spike of number 2's hits the floor. Kindaichi, I'm relying on you to know that if they plan a fake, you are to block the spike in that situation. I want you all to know that I believe in you. You all are capable of winning this game," Oikawa encouraged.

"Let's win this!" Iwaizumi shouted. They gave each other high fives, and then headed onto the floor.

Nekoma moved quickly. After Yahaba's jump serve, Yaku received directly by bump. Kenma, mentally strategizing, sets up an attack on the left side of the court.

Watching the ball fall, Nobuyuki positions himself and jumps to spike. However, he is surprised when he sees Matsukawa's face and hears the ball hit the floor. Looking down, Nobuyuki sees the volleyball bouncing next to his feet and then hears Matsukawa chuckling as he walks away.

The ball now resides on Seijou's side. Oikawa looks up at the ceiling before continuing with his notorious jump serve. Kuroo skillfully receives the serve. sending it to Kenma for a toss. Watching Kenma's toss, Yamamoto goes for a quick attack.

Oikawa feels a pang of fear as he witnesses the energy of the attack. However, that fear dissipates when he sees Watari dive to save the ball from the floor. Recognizing what he needs to do for an attack, Oikawa follows the ball and tosses it to Iwaizumi for a spike.

The next moment seems to come in slow motion. Oikawa follows the ball with his eyes until it hits the floor. At that same moment, he hears a muted crack and a piercing scream echoes throughout the gym.

Everyone falls slient.