"I still don't understand why you retired from the volleyball team or why you're handing the Captain's position off to me..." She mutters towards her cousin, Yui Michimiya, her face twisted slightly in confusion. Honestly, she's not sure how to even feel right now... Jade had just transferred to a school back in Japan because her Father's work required the two of them to travel a lot and she was always stuck being drug along with him. And here to find out that her cousin is passing off the Captain's position to a new transfer student who always happens to be a freshmen... And that freshman is her.
"Because, you're the only one who can bring the team back to the top." Yui says, smiling gently at her.
"Yui, I don't..." Jade starts but gets silenced by Yui shaking her head.
"I truly believe that. And I'm just not fit for the position anymore." She says with a soft sigh. Her sigh makes Jade sigh in response but nod her head.
"Fine, fine... I understand... I think? Thank you for entrusting your team to me." Her face is serious, her eyes shimmering with excitement.
"I'm not the Captain they need me to be. But I think you are. Come on, I'll introduce you to the girls." Yui grins proudly as she leads Jade towards the gym.
"Okay!" Jade shouts, a wide grin spreading across her face.
"So, the boys gym is on the other side of the wall and we're not allowed to talk with them during practice." Yui laughs at Jade's facial expression.
"Why? What's wrong with talking with the boys?" She asks in surprise, blinking a few times. Yui shrugs.
"They don't want us distracting each other I guess? We might be too much of a distraction for them. Which means, leave the boys alone Jade." Yui smirks, making Jade roll her eyes.
"Fine..." She mutters, hands clasped behind her head as she sports her spandex and volleyball jacket. The word "CAPTAIN" written in large white letters below 'Karasuno High Volleyball Club.'
"Ladies! Listen up." Yui yells as she slides open the gymnasium door. "You're new captain is here. She's amazing at volleyball and she's my cousin so treat her as you would me." Yui's voice is serious as she scolds the girls lovingly. Some of the girls scan Jade over in awe. She is way taller than all of them so it's a little awkward to have to look down at all of them.
"Wow! She's so pretty!" Mao Aihara says a little loudly.
"Look at her hair!" Nozomi Watabe says happily, all the girls surrounding her instantly. Jade blushes slightly, not good with attention and compliments out of nowhere from females. From guys it's different. From guys it's expected. From girls? Not so much. She laughs nervously as Nozomi plays with her hair.
"Doesn't you hair get in the way of a game?" Nozomi asks curiously, staring up at the tall female in front of her. Jade looks down at Nozomi with large blue eyes.
"I am sorry but I don't understand what you mean... Why would my hair get in the way?" The girls all stare in awe with wide eyes as if they're staring at some sort of volleyball goddess. Jade looks pleadingly at Yui who is laughing behind her hand, averting her gaze when she glares at her.
"You're so cool!" All the girls shout in unison. Jade is confused as all hell. Why the fuck were they telling her that she's cool? She didn't evens anything!
"I wish I was tall like you!" Another girl on the team whines, making Jade laugh. She shakes her hands.
"No, no you don't. It's hard to find pants the proper length!"
"All right, back off of the new girl." Yui says suddenly, making everyone take a step back.
"I have a few rules to set." Jade says as she shoves her hands into her jacket pockets. "We will have practice before school for an hour and after school for four hours. Anyone who can't make it better have a legitimate reason otherwise you're being put through spartan training." She smiles, making the girls shiver in fear at the look on her face. "Understood?"
"Yes, Ma'am!" They all shout excitedly. Jade glances at her watch before covering it back up with her jacket sleeve.
"All right, we have about thirty minutes before class so I want to sit down and get to know everyone." Jade grins wide, excitement growing in the pit of her stomach as she tries to shove it down to keep from squealing like a fan-girl. "So, let's line up on the side and go through everyone's position and see what we've got going on. Spikers! I want to know your favorite tosses to receive." The girls all chatty and perky run to the side line and line up in order of their number as they introduce themselves one-by-one.
"Alright, you all seem to have some strong legs and arms but they could always be stronger. So, the hour practice in the morning will be resorted to weight lifting and running in circuits. I hope you're all ready for that?" She asks them all, hands on her hips until she glances at her watch again. "Oh, we have three minutes before the first bell. We should get going to class." Jade stretches, yawning, still feeling the difference in time from moving from the US to Japan. Walking through the halls, she chats with her cousin Yui as they walk together to Jade's first class. She is trying to ignore the whispers from the students as her and Yui walk together... The height difference was obvious so it's a topic of conversation. Jade has never been insecure about her height but being around so many short people was making her feel awkward. And they were already talking about her body. She just happened to over hear some particularly nasty comments from a group of third year boys.
"What the fuck?" Jade mutters, coming to a stop just after a group of trouble-makers talking about her. "Did you say something about me just now because I better not have heard that right." She warns the small group of third year boys, her eyes blazing angrily. "If ever hear you say anything like that about myself... Matter of a fact, if I ever catch you saying anything like that about anyone on my team or myself again I won't hesitate to whoop your fucking ass up and down this hallway." Jade has a bit of a cursing mouth, it comes from living in America for so long. She doesn't know how to not swear.
"Oh?" The small leader of the group asks, he's actually the same height as her, taking a step toward her. "Was that a threat?" She just smiles at him sweetly.
"No, that was a promise." Jade winks at him, making the trouble maker reach out and grab the collar of her shirt, pissed off.
"You stupid bitch. How dare you talk to me like that!" The guy shouts, reaching back to slap her across the face.
"Jade!" Yui shouts, her eyes wide in surprise and fear as she moves to come towards you.
"How tacky." Jade mutters at the kid before snapping her arms up, breaking his hold and kicking his knee out from under him at the same. "Don't touch me." She mutters angrily, shoving her hands in her pockets. The feeling of being stared at makes Jade turn around to see two freshman standing there. She smiles at them in a way to say 'sorry, you had to see that mess' before stepping over the kid she just knocked over and walking to class with Yui.