Oh boy. Thanks everyone for patiently waiting and putting up with me everyone! I've had a really rough semester. Shoutout to Savage Kill for PM-ing me so kindly about updates. I do want you all to know that I do read all the reviews and PMs people send me. Also I have been thinking a lot about this story and I'm thinking about expanding it? potentially developing it into a crossover series with Haikyuu! We'll see. Let me know what you think!

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lotusalchemist: I know that Mai isn't strongly developed at this point which can be hard to come to a decision about her. I have plans to do some chapters from her POV but overall I wanted to get the feel of the readers slowly learning about her as other characters do. Her personality is very reserved and closed off and gernerally hates interacting with people which I recognize can make it difficult to get a strong feeling on her. Luckily Suki is here to help us out.

Savage Kill: all will soon be revealed ;)

Chapter 7 - The Manager

"You've reeeeeeeeeeeally done it now Tatsy-chan~." Suki said to the tall shooting guard.

"...How mad is she?" Himuro asked as he shot a three pointer. He was half scared and half bemused.

"Really mad." Suki hummed as she played with the lollipop in her mouth, legs swinging back and forth as she sat on the small ledge. "It's worse than the time Dai-kun accidentally ate her espresso bean candies."

Himuro had gone to the park that weekend afternoon to shoot some hoops and the small teal-haired companion had stumbled upon him, a fresh bag of goodies in hand. She sat on the small stone wall ledge as she watched the basketball player experiment.

"Dai-kun?" Himuro asked as he pretended to evade an invisible opponent.

"Mhmm." Suki muttered as she rummaged around for another treat. "Mai-chan's oldest brother! He's studying in America but one time he-"

"Oi." Someone said as they hit the small girl on the head.

"Ow~!" Suki complained twisting her neck to see who injured her. Her face split into a wide smile. "Mai-Chan!"

"Stop saying unnecessary things." Hikari stated plainly.

"Hello Hikari-san." Himuro smile politely.

She glared at him coldly. "Traitor-san." She muttered curtly at him.

"Muro-chin made Cake-chin mad." Murasakibara stated matter-of-factly from behind his teammate.

"Oi, oi!" Himuro argued, "why is everyone ganging up on me!"

A flash of annoyance crossed Murasakibara face. "You're making Cake-chin do something troublesome. If she's working at the school then she won't be working at the bakery!"

"...That's why he's upset..." Himuro thought to himself. "But if Cake- I mean Hikari-san, works with the team then she'll bring food to practice." Himuro countered.

Murasakibara blinked. "Oh." The giant's face revert to its normal bored expression.

"That was easy..." Himuro sighed in relief.

"...wait...Where did they go?"

The two basketball players scanned the park but Hikari and Suki had disappeared.

...

Mai grumbled as she trudged slowly to the Yosen gymnasium. Ever since Himuro had put that troublesome idea in her mother's head last Friday, she's been one grumpy grump grump (to quote Suki). Mai had tried every fool-proof method to get out of it.

"I have to work." "I'll change your hours."

"I have homework." "If the Basketball players can handle it you can."

"I'm too tired." "You're always tired."

"I can't." "Yes you can."

"I don't want to." "Too bad."

The tall girl groaned, stopping in the gym's door way.

"Cake-chin."

Hikari looked up, an irritated expression plastered on her face. The purple-haired human wall was standing in front of her, a basketball was held in one hand and he was looking expectantly at her bag. Peeking around him she saw the other basketball players looking curiously at the pair.

"Mu-san." She nodded politely.

He motioned her over to follow him as he ambled over to the other members of the team.

"Hikari-san!" Himuro smiled and waved at her as she approached.

"Hmph." Mai pouted and turned her head away from him childishly. "Traitor-san."

Liu, Fukui, and Okamura watched with wonder at the trio's interactions. Mu-san? Cake-chin? Traitor-san? What the hell did they get themselves into?

...

"Okay let's take a break!" Coach Masako called out. The Yosen basketball team sighed in relief. Since Mai didn't know a whole lot about basketball Coach Masako wanted the boys to do some intense three on three in order to explain the different mechanics and stratagies to the newly appointed manager. Mai of course wasn't too interested in learning about basketball but Masako scared her slightly. In fact she reminded Mai of-

"Cake-chin."

Mu-san was standing over her expectantly, his eyes betraying a hint of eagerness. After a couple weeks of learning and getting used to the expectations of her this was Atsushi's one word signal for his desire for sweets. Mai regarded his expression for a few seconds before walking to the bench where her bag, and the rest of the team, was hydrating themselves. She rummaged around her school bag before producing a bag of ginger snap cookies and tossed it to the giant who of course caught it easily and began at once to devour the treats.

"Ah. Hikari-san." Fukui began tentatively.

The tall white-haired girl looked at him boredly.

"Do you...play sports?" The girl stared at him further. Was she...glaring?

"I mean..." Fukui stuttered, "that is to say. You're quite tall yes?"

Pause.

"180 cm." Mai stated.

"Excuse me?" The Yosen team paused, the sound of Murakisabara devouring the crunchy ginger snaps the only sound reverberating in the gym.

"That's how tall I am." Mai muttered as she rummaged through her bag for her cell phone. "180 cm..." after checking the small screen she walked over to coach Masako and said something to her in quiet undertones.

Okamura let out a low whistle.

"She's almost as tall as Himuro..." Fukui pondered allowed. The team murmured in agreement.

Mai nodded and bowed to the basketball coach before heading back to the team. They watched her in silence as she texted someone back on her cellphone then, closed it, and started to put her things away.

"...So..." Fukui continued tentatively, "You must have played a sport. At least once."

Mai turned her head so sharply, the boys took a step back. Although they had become accustomed to her sharp glares and sullen attitude. But this glance was different. It was venomous, a killing intent. Even Murakisabara stopped his snacking (later it was discovered he had run out of cookies).

"I-I-I mean. Surely, with your height you played basketball perhaps? And, um, you're pretty fit as well. Maybe track?" Fukui's voice slowly peetered out, buckling under her stare.

Another pause.

"Once." Mai said quietly, slowly rising to her full height. She walked slowly to the door, her heels clicking in the silent gym. She turned in the doorway, her eyes hard and cold. "And never again." The tall girl stated tersely, before letting the gym door slam shut behind her.

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