Paparazzis in Karasuno

ArokuRaita

Disclaimer: 'Haikyuu!' is Haruichi Furudate's work and this fanfic was written nonprofit.

Sorry for the delay! I hadn't had the time to translate it. Thanks for your reviews, follows and favs!


3. Surprises

While the volleyball class was ending, Sawamura, Suga and Asahi went to talk to Kiyoko about the photos.

"We don't want you to feel guilty, but... you should have told us" suggested Karasuno's captain.

"You wouldn't have accepted! That's why I decided to say nothing" the beautiful girl replied, nervously.

"But you see we didn't object, did we? I think it's good if the team earns money in a easy and harmless way" Suga smiled. Kiyoko looked at him and smiled too, relieved. That was why the gray haired setter was one of the girls' favorite players!

"The good thing is that you are righteous and left all the money for the club, isn't it? It's very commendable of you, anyone else would have taken advantage. Thanks for that, Kiyoko-san" Asahi mumbled. Suga and Sawamura nodded and she blushed. She wasn't interested in money, anyway.

When the guys left, the club manager still had red cheeks. Yachi approached to her without noticing: she was looking at the photographs taken by herself during the day.

"I don't want to be egocentric, but I think the pics I took are really good. What do you think, Kiyoko-san?"

"You're right, Hitoka-chan, they're excellent. Especially Hinata's pics..."

The younger one blushed violently.

"Ah, er... Well, Hinata-kun is very photogenic. And Kageyama-kun too"

"I see" Shimizu replied, while looking through the other images. "Hey, but there are only Kagehina and Hinata pics... Isn't there Tsukihina o something like that?"

There was a pause and the third year manager looked at Yachi, whose face expressed deep displeasure.

"I don't... I don't like to photograph Hinata-kun with other people. In fact... I'd prefer seeing him just with Kageyama-kun. I feel bad when I see him with other players, because... because he's closer to the first year setter and... and he could feel awkward with others..."

Hinata, awkward with anybody?, thought the brunette, smiling. She almost made a joke about it, but she refrained herself. Hitoka should have known that her worries were absurd, why did she do it? Was it jealousy? It would be terrible if Yachi-chan fell in love with Hinata just now! She would suffer a lot...

"Don't worry. If you want, I can take care of that photographs and look after Hinata" the older one assured. She knew that the red head wouldn't have any problems: the only thing that mattered was Yachi's peace of mind. The youngest manager looked at her with her eyes full of happiness, and thanked her so emphatically that Kiyoko decided to do all her best to help blossom the love between those two.


After the talk with Kiyoko and his teammates, Asahi waved them goodbye and went home. He wanted to walk with Nishinoya, but the libero was taliking with Tanaka and some fans -or, at least, he tried without scaring them- and he didn't see him.

While Asahi walked, he remembered the libero's words. Was he really that passive? Well anybody would look that way if compared with his energetic friend. Anybody. That was a bit scary. However, it wouldn't hurt to be less shy and to walk upright. He'd start step by step to make Yuu not to worry about him anymore. Decided, he quickened his pace and held his head up while walking, but it was difficult... He was so used to try to be unnoticed! Now people stared at him with fright.

All this is for Noya-san!, he gulped. There were still several blocks to get home...

Meanwhile in Karasuno, Nishinoya had finished to talk with the girls. The good thing was that he didn't scare them away, but the bad thing was that they kept saying how cute he looked with Asahi or Tanaka in the pictures. Speaking of Asahi-san, he thought, looking around. Apparently, he had already gone.

"Well, Noya-san, I gotta go. My sister will kill me if I'm late for dinner! See ya!", Ryuu exclaimed, running towards the school exit.

Yuu was left alone. Reluctantly, he walked home. He would've preferred to go home with Tanaka or, all the more, with Asahi-san... Sometimes, they walked together and the younger one could feel peace filling him completely. He even didn't have the urge to talk loudly or jump. He almost felt the same joy and calm than during matches or difficult receipts.

That only happens to me when I'm with him, he told to himself. The discovery made him stop for a second on the sidewalk. If any idea tried to sneak in his mind during that time, it was discarded by the next second.


In the next days, Karasuno's ace attitude changed slightly. He no longer hesitated, he hadn't shyness' gestures and walked straighter. The third-year students immediately noticed the difference and congratulated him, even Kiyoko said he had a confident aura.

The rest of the team didn't seem to have noticed the change. That included Nishinoya, who was acting as usual with him. How frustrating... This is for you, dammit!, the wing spiker shouted mentally. However, at the end of their volleyball classes, he learned the truth.

"Wow, you've gotten stronger, Asahi-san", Nishinoya said, smiling. Both guys were walking together towards their respective homes. The tall young man had to make a superhuman effort not to shrink nor deny it.

"Yes, Noya-san. I decided to take into account what you said the other day. I want to be strong and brave..."

For you, whispered his heart.

"... for the team", Asahi finished.

The libero laughed.

"You really take everything so seriously! But that's fine. Now, everyone who thought you were weak will get a big surprise, hahaha!"


Nishinoya was the first surprised one. It hadn't even been a week since they had that conversation and Asahi was almost as cool as the libero. The pictures taken with his teammates showed him so confident and reliable that Yuu was about to ask who was the new guy. Also, some girls had started asking photos of Asahi alone.

He is stealing my girls!, he thought angrily. But he wished it were just that... He no longer recognized his friend. When walking together, instead of peace, Nishinoya felt vulnerable, as a little child. On one occasion, he was tempted to ask him if he hadn't gone far enough with his attitude's change, but Asahi's smile was so bright that Yuu felt forced to eat his own words. He's so happy... And if he's happy, so am I, Yuu determined.

Azumane was really happy. Not because of his popularity increase among women, but because he finally felt worthy of Nishinoya. At last, he was able to protect him.


A lot of Aobajousai students were in the school gym. When Tooru Oikawa appeared, they started screaming: "Oikawa-kun, you're the best!"

"We're only practicing! You don't need to cause this fuss!", the assistant coach shouted. Needless to say, none of the girls paid him attention.

The team players were already used to the female audience during lessons, practices, practice matches and real matches. It was one of the consequences of having Oikawa in the volleyball club. As he was a superb captain and setter, the disadvantages became more bearable. But the vice-captain, Hajime Iwaizumi, didn't think so, especially when Tooru greeted all his fans.

With a well-aimed slap on his nape, Iwaizumi forced Oikawa to concentrate in class.

"Iwa-chan, that hurts! Why do you always hit me?"

"Because you always act as if you were asking for it. Now, forget those girls and start making serves!"

There was no need to repeat it. Oikawa immersed in the game along with peers and struggled even more than them. He neither heard his fans' cheers, until something caught his ear.

"Wow, it's Kageyama-kun! He looks so handsome!"

Eh?! Tobio-chan is here? Stupid kouhai...! Aobajousai's setter was distacted just for a few seconds, but that was enough to get hit in the head by the ball.

"I'm sorry!", Kindaichi exclaimed from the other side of the net.

Before the captain could reply, Iwaizumi answered:

"Don't be, he deserves it for not paying attention during the game!"

After the class ended, Oikawa approached to his fans, who were gathered in a tight circle. They seemed to look at something in secret.

"Hi, girls! What are you doing? Is it my idea or you saw a certain Kageyama here? I hope you have shooed him away". When it came to satisfy his curiosity, Aobajousai's setter got always to the point.

"Ah, Oikawa-san! You're wrong, it's just that some friends of Karasuno High lent me some pictures of their volleyball players", one of the girls replied, blushing.

"I want to see them, I want to see them!", the young man sang. The girls handed him the pictures, a little nervous. Although his idol smiled, he seemed upset.

The photographs made him even angrier. Indeed, Karasuno's genius setter looked great in them. In almost all, the red headed midget appeared wearing the number 10. In one, his kouhai was wiping his sweat with his team's shirt in one hand and a towel in the other, while his slender naked chest was glistening in the sun. In another picture, Kageyama was drinking water from a bottle while the midget was jumping to his side. In another, he had Tsukishima grabbed by his shirt's collar as he watched with a fierceness that dried Oikawa's mouth.

"Oikawa-san, have you ever thought in appearing in a photo with Kageyama-kun? Because you're beautiful, but together would be incredible", one girl ventured.

"Yeah, kyaaaaa!"

"Haha, I'd never thought about it", the setter muttered, faking a smile.

How dare you to set me up with that idiot!, was the first thing he thought. How dare Tobio-chan to be so photogenic!, was the second. And finally: Why didn't I think about that? If Karasuno could take pictures of their players, Aobajousai could, too! With this in mind, he began to plan his counterattack.