The Guardian Deity
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"Shou! Wake up! I need you to pick something up at the store!"
Lazily sitting up, the ginger-haired teen stretched, yawning as she headed toward the bathroom. After splashing cool water onto her face and tying up her hair, she marched down the stairs to the kitchen, where her mother was preparing breakfast.
"Oh, thank goodness you're awake!" her mother sighed, and handed her a large bowl,
"Mix this for a second, I'll go get my bag," she rushed,
A few seconds passed before her mother came rushing back into the kitchen and handed her some money,
"Can you pick up some eggs? I forgot to pick some up yesterday at the store."
"Sure, what are you making anyway?" she inquired, setting down the bowl, and moving to check the pot on the stove,
"It's a surprise..." the older woman smirked teasingly,
"Oh really? I bet it's-" she started, reaching for the pot's lid, only to be stopped when her mother smacked her hand with a spoon,
"Oww..." she whined in pain,
"I told you it was a surprise!",
"B-"
Cutting her off, her mother pushed her towards the door "Now, I need you to pick up some eggs,"
"and tell Keishin I said hi," she added as an afterthought
"Okay, okay, I'm going, I just wanted to see," she smiled innocently,
"You'll see later," her mother called out, waving her off as she headed off to the store.
After paying for her purchase, Hinata walked out of the store, and headed across the street to a familiar storefront,
"Ohayō" she called out happily as she stepped into the store,
"Ah, hello Shouko, haven't seen you in a while" he smiled at the smaller girl as he reached into the steamer (is it even a steamer?) to grab a pork bun, which he then handed to her
"Yeah, I've been busy with school,"
"So how's Seijoh,"
"It's good, we just had a practice match against Karasuno,"
"Interesting,"
"So why are you acting so nice today Keishin?" the ginger-haired teen eyed him suspiciously,
"Can't I just be nice?"
She shot him a look of disbelief,
He sighed, "Fine, you got me, I have a proposal…" he paused,
"I have gotten the offer to be a coach…"
"And… what about this offer,"
"It's at Karasuno." he finished.
"That's great! So, what's the problem then?"
"I need someone to help me analyze the team…"
"No, no, no, no, no, and no,"
"I'll let you have free meat buns for a week…" he offered,
Taking a second to think about the offer, she still shook her head,
"How about 2 months?" she suggested,
"No way in hell! Three weeks!" he countered,
"Hmm, how about four, and I'll join a practice match. That's my final offer." she finished, eyes gleaming excitedly,
The older man sighed in defeat, and hesitantly, he agreed "Fine, I know I can't win against you,"
"Yes!" Hinata grinned triumphantly,
"It's a deal."
The next morning, after getting ready, Hinata waved goodbye to her mom and set off towards Karasuno.
On her way to the school, thousands of questions went through her head,
Why did I even agree to this?
Because of the pork buns, her subconscious answered for her,
Damn, those pork buns.
As she mulled over her decision, she failed to notice another teen walking down the sidewalk...
and proceeded to crash into them.
"Oh my god! I am so sorry!"
"Hnnn," the dark-haired teen moaned in pain,
"Are you okay?" she asked with a panicked tone, and frantically waved her hand in front of his face.
The male lay dazedly on the sidewalk, trying to understand what had just happened,
a person, who was trying to talk to him, had just hit him, with a bike...
Interesting...
Noticing that the pain in his leg had subsided, he opened his eyes,
Before even stopping to think, he opened his mouth and asked,
"Am I in heaven?"
"Huh?" the goddess-like girl gawked,
"You have pretty hair," he continued dazedly before finally snapping out of it,
"I m-mean..."
Hinata turned back to the injured teen.
"Oh, you're okay!" the girl sighed gratefully, tucking her phone back into her pocket,
She held out her hand to help the shorter boy up.
"I'm so sorry for hitting you, I wasn't really paying attention," she flushed embarrassedly,
"It's okay, I'm stronger than I look," he grinned reassuringly,
"So where are you heading?"
"To Karasuno, I'm supposed to be helping the boys' volleyball team,"
"Really? I was heading over there too!"
"Awesome! Should we head over there together, then?"
"Okay!"
As they were about to enter the gym a wave of panic struck Hinata.
Breathe, it's okay, just do it for the meat buns.
Pulling up her hoodie, she stepped into the gym.
I'm back! Sorry for the late update again. :(
But I hope I'll be able to update again this week!
