"This is Sakura. Haruno, Sakura." Takeda-sensei introduced, gesturing towards the pinkette beside him who had her head bowed down in greeting.

The female, from what they could see, was short. With a pale complexion, and long shoulder-length pink hair, she could almost be mistaken as a fairy.

"She's going to be helping us as another manager besides Kiyoko-san." Coach Ukai continued.

The team bowed in greeting. "Please take care of us!" Finally raising her head, Sakura smiled, nodding.

The team gasped. Sakura Haruno, their new manager, had bandages over her eyes.


"How is she going to help us?" Hinata wondered out loud.

The team was unsure as well, the same question floating in their heads.

Kageyama slapped him at the back of his head, "Idiot, don't be rude."

"You should be asking about the hair color." Tsukishima snickered.

Suddenly appearing behind the males, he forced their heads down in a bow. Sighing, Daichi spoke up. "I apologize for their behavior, Haruno-san." Then letting the males go after realizing the other wouldn't be able to see it.

Said female smiled. "It's fine, Captain-san. I get those a lot."

The unusually quiet duo, Tanaka and Nishinoya, suddenly had hearts in their eyes. Her voice was alike to that of an angel's!

"That's enough chatting for now, continue training!" Ukai stepped-in, pointing towards the court.

"Are you sure about this, Sakura?" He asked her, putting a hand on her shoulder and turning her towards him.

Nodding, Sakura replied. "Of course. It's the least I could do, Ukai-kun."

"If you say so."


"That's enough for today."

Training was over and the males began to clean up. In the midst of picking up the scattered volleyballs and mopping the floor, the males couldn't help but send curious glances towards their new manager. Why haven't they seen her before? With hair as unusual as that, she's like a beacon. And why did she suddenly decide to join as a manager? And just after their practice much with Nekoma. Why not earlier? Question after question began to plague their minds, unconsciously causing them to stop midway in their cleaning. Which Coach Ukai and Takeda-sensei took notice of.

"Now, now, team. You can ask questions later after cleaning up." With the sudden voice pulling them out of their thoughts, they hastily continued finishing their tasks. Sakura giggled, which made the team clean up faster in embarrassment at getting caught up in their musings.

"Huddle up." Coach Ukai called out, after watching his team finish their last set of stretches. They followed his instruction, sitting down on the floor, averting all their attention to their Coach.

He turned to the silent pinkette who had her head turned towards them. Even without the aid of eyesight, the pinkette had impeccable hearing ability to sense where they were."Would it be fine to ask you questions?" He asked, scratching the back of his neck. It felt like they were interrogating the female.

Sakura nodded. "Shoot." Hinata's hand shot up first. "Is your hair naturally pink?" After hearing Tsukishima's statement a while ago, the question had stuck to him, and he wanted to know if it really was.

Sakura nodded. "It is."

Hinata gasped, astonished. "Sugoi!" the rest aside from Tsukkishima nodded, the tallest male simply snickering.

He followed it up with another question, "What's your height?"

Coach Ukai sweat dropped. "Now, now, Hinata, let's not-"

"160cm." The pinkette answered.

Small, indeed. The team thought, with Hinata inwardly rejoicing at the thought of another person being smaller than him. Nishinoya was sulking, he was a centimeter shorter!

Kageyama was next. "Why did you join? Why just now?"

Blunt as always, the others thought, shaking their heads in slight bemusement. Sakura was silent for a few moments, looking down. Takeda-sensei and Coach Ukai exchanged glances.

Raising her head and sighing, Sakura replied. "Well, I'm going to have to say it sooner or later, so now would be a good time as any." The team leaned in, curiosity skyrocketing. The pinkette seemed uncomfortable in revealing the answer. What could be her motive in joining?

"I owe your previous coach, Coach Ukai, a favor. I couldn't think of any other way to repay him, so I decided to help you guys." She shrugged. The team was disappointed, so that's it?

Sugawara spoke up, "Then how come I've never seen you before in the school?"

Ennoshita added, "Neither have I."

Then one by one the team replied with negatives as well, none of them has ever seen the female before, not even in the hallways.

Takeda-sensei was the one who answered them. "She doesn't study here. She goes to Konoha High, a school located somewhere in the east."

Is having a manager from a different school even possible or allowed? They thought. Well, coaches were, so why not?

Kageyama perked up at that, recognition welling up. 'Konoha High? Isn't that the school..' His thought process came to a halt, eyes widening. He suddenly stood up, surprising those around him.

He pointed at the pinkette, exclaiming, "Do you know Uchiha Sasuke-sama?!"

Uchiha Sasuke-sama? The team collectively thought, slightly baffled at the thought that Kageyama would refer to someone so highly. Another Oikawa?

The pinkette tilted her head in confusion, slightly surprised at the question. "Uchih— Sasuke? Of course I know him. Why the sudden question?"

Noticing how quiet Kageyama has become, Asahi spoke out, "Who's Uchiha Sasuke?"

Daichi followed, "Are you okay, Kageyama?" The genius setter had his eyes wide, staring at Sakura.

"Hey, Kageyama?" Hinata tried to get his attention, suddenly scared of the eerily quiet teen.

Coach Ukai sensed the unease of the team, and took over. "It's getting late, let's—"

"Uchiha Sasuke is my idol." Kageyama suddenly spoke up.

The team was now gaping, dumbfounded with the new information. Kageyama, idolizing somebody? That's new.

"Oh? Don't let him hear you say that, he's already too full of himself." Sakura said, sounding exasperated.

The team was confused, so much that Tsukishima asked, "Who's Uchiha Sasuke?" His tone depicting annoyance. Uchiha Sasuke here, Uchiha Sasuke there—who were they talking about? Even Coach Ukai and Takeda-sensei were curious, also not knowing anything about the male being discussed.

"Uchiha Sasuke is the setter of our school's volleyball team—" She was suddenly cut-off by Kageyama.

"He taught me how to set."


The next day, Hinata was buzzing with excitement. They were going to meet Kageyama's idol!

Flashback:

"EH?!" The whole team plus the Coach and Takeda-sensei exclaimed.

The team had enough surprises for the day. First, they get a new manager who apparently doesn't have the ability to see, who's going to 'help' them. Then they find out the same person has connections to a certain someone who their used-to-be-arrogant setter idolizes.

Sakura had her eyebrows —it's pink! The team notices for the first time. Her hair really is natural— raised, displaying surprise. "Hm. I could invite him tomorrow."

Kageyama was suddenly infront of the female, eyes wide and glittering in excitement—not like the female could see it. "P-please do." He stuttered, not used to saying the word.

The team had mixed reactions, excitement in seeing the 'Uchiha Sasuke' their setter speaks so highly about, unease at the new Kageyama they're seeing, and overall surprise at the events.

Sakura giggled. "Will do."

End of Flashback

Walking—or speed-walking, rather— towards the gym, he passes by an unmoving Kageyama who was standing just outside the gym door.

"Kageyama, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Kageyama suddenly took hold of Hinata's collar, dragging him off to the side of the building. "Do I look okay? Is my hair just fine? What about my clothes? I should—"

Hinata was aghast, what has his rival become? Kageyama stopped rambling, suddenly walking away and going inside the gym without a word. The orange-haired male stood there for a few moments, unable to process the turn of events. Eventually, he snapped out of it when he heard their new manager approaching. Rushing out, he saw her being guided by Kiyoko-san. The pinkette was on the phone.

"Sasu-chan, pick me up. See you." She says to the other person on the phone, barely giving the other a chance to reply as she ended the call.

Sasu-chan? Sasu.. Sasuke! That must be Uchiha-san! Hinata thought, stifling a laugh at the ridiculous nickname. Kageyama would probably be frozen stiff in rage if he ever heard the female address his idol as such. Such disrespect, he'd say. Hinata barely suppressed a snicker at the accuracy of his imagination. Totally Kageyama. They proceeded to enter the gym and start training. Or in Kiyoko and Sakura's case, take down notes. Kiyoko relayed said notes to Sakura, much to the pinkette's pleasant surprise and silent relief, thanking the other female, appreciating the help.

Darn these bandages. She grumbled inwardly, before sighing happily, much to the confusion of her companion. 3 days to go.


In another school

Frowning at the mobile phone he had clasped in his hand, a male with spiky blue-tinted hair turned to his blonde companion, "Dope, we're going to fetch Sakura."

The other male almost had a whiplash at how fast he turned his head to his friend, almost jumping up and down in excitement. "Really, teme?!"

"Hn."