Chapter X: Possession

Hana slowly opened the door to her home while taking a small breath to try and calm herself. She focused mostly on the feel of Kyoutani's lips against her own or the way his hands had gently held her arms. That feeling was the only thing that kept her from breaking down when she saw her mother sitting on the living room sofa. Hana's older brother sat beside her and though he did seem a bit upset Hana had a feeling it was something completely different from what her mother was upset over.

"You ran off with some boy!?" her brother shouted at her.

"You're playing Volleyball again!?" her mother shouted at her. It would have been funny how completely in sync the two of them were with yelling at her if it hadn't been for the fact that she was well…being yelled at. She looked between the two of them wondering who she should answer first before her mother answered her question for her. "Eiji…sit down and let me handle this! I'll get to the boy in a second!" her mother shouted before pointing back toward the sofa. He sighed out in a bit of annoyance before taking his seat once more, but not before thinking about how his mother had her priorities wrong right now. "Answer my question, Hana," the older woman spoke as she looked down to her brown haired daughter whom softly nodded her head. "I won't accept that. Look at these bruises they're even worse from when you were in middle school! Do you really think a girl should be walking around with bruises like those? And what'll you do if you get injured like that friend of yours?" Hana's mother continued watching as her daughter glared slightly up toward her before quickly looking back down at her feet. Her mother couldn't help thinking about how it had been a while since her daughter gave her a look like that. Sure, the two of them had their fair share of arguments back when she was in middle school, but for the last year or so Hana had been completely complacent.

"I…" Hana started speaking, but paused when she saw her mother's face. It was contorted between anger, frustration, and worry. It was only natural, right? For a mother to be concerned about her daughter's well-being, but wasn't this too much? This was what Hana wanted more than anything…to play Volleyball and watch the expressions on her teammates faces change from worry to satisfaction when they saw her saving the ball. "I…want…," Hana spoke up again this time trying harder to finish her sentence while looking her mother in her eyes. She felt her courage slowly fading as she pictured the look of pain on Yukari's face when the girl's knee had practically snapped. Hana slowly averted her gaze and listened as her mother seemed to nod her head in satisfaction before continuing to rant. At one point she mentioned Hana going back to Hokkaido with her so she could keep a closer eye on her daughter. Hana faltered at the thought of that. Moving to Hokkaido with her mom? She'd never get to see the boys play Volleyball again. Never get to see Oikawa's amazing serves. Never get to see Iwaizumi beat the immature captain again. Never get to see if Yukari managed to get somewhere with the idiot vice-captain. She'd never get to see Kyoutani spike a ball at full force against a three man block like the simpleton she knew he was.

"I-I want to play Volleyball!" Hana shouted nearly at the top of her lungs as her hands gently clenched at her sides. She was sure everyone in the damn apartment complex had heard that one. Her mother jumped at her daughter's sudden outburst and her brother almost chocked on his spit in surprise. It was the middle of the night and here she was screaming about how she wanted to continue playing Volleyball. God…maybe she was a bigger idiot than anyone else on that team of hers. Hana's mother scoffed as if to dispel some of the awkwardness her daughter just caused.

"Alright, we'll talk more about that later then," her mother said backing down from the fight for now since the look in her daughter's eyes was nothing short of pure determination. It was like looking at her middle school child all over again. What exactly put that spark back into her daughter's eyes? For a moment, the boy who stood behind Hana earlier when she had ran off flashed through her mind. Wasn't he also wearing a Volleyball jacket? Could he have been the reason for her daughter's sudden interest in Volleyball again? "Who was that boy from earlier?" her mother finally asked watching as Hana lit up a bright red. Eiji leaned forward a bit in an attempt to better hear the answer to this question since that was something that interested him.

"K-Kyoutani-san? He's a wing spiker for the boys Volleyball team," Hana answered simply hoping that would be enough to quell her families curiosity, but of course it wasn't that simple.

"I figured that much when I saw the jersey he was wearing, but what I'm wondering about is if he's something more than…a friend?" her mother questioned while eyeing her daughters now bright red face. The kiss from earlier came to the forefront of her mind, but of course Hana couldn't bring herself to tell her mother that; after all, what exactly would she say? 'Oh, he's just a friend that I kissed, but I have no idea what he wants from me since we haven't talked about dating.' Yeah…that didn't seem like the smartest thing to say especially when she had a brother like Eiji.

"H-He's just a friend! I mean…I admire his play style and I admit I may like him a bit, but he's just a friend for now!" Hana spoke up quickly while trying desperately to hide her blushing face behind her hands.

"For now?" her mother questioned while raising a curious brow at the way her daughter was acting. 'Crap…it's going to be a long, long night…' Hana thought to herself once she saw the look her mother and brother were directing at her.

-Time Skip (Friday)

That fight had been about five days ago and though things for Hana could have been better at home at least she was no longer in danger of leaving Aobajousai with her mother. She smiled lightly as she took her seat in the stands. Today was Friday and it was the first game for the Inter-High; Apbajousai vs Oomisaki. Aobajousai was of course not only the fan favorite right now, but also the team that was more likely to win. She was a little upset that she couldn't be down there with the team, but she also understood that they could only have one manager down there at a time and Yukari had been their manager far longer than she had. A light smile spread across her lips as she watched the team's line up to bow to the opposite team.

"You're Kyoutani-san's girlfriend, aren't you?" a feminine voice pulled Hana from her thoughts and she quickly turned behind her to see one of Oikawa's fangirls sitting down; more specifically it was one of the girls that had approached her a couple of days ago.

"Um...uh…well you see…" Hana began trying to explain her current situation to the girl while her cheeks steadily grew brighter in color. She was thankful when the girl interrupted her to speak.

"Ah, no need to explain. You're not dating, but you like him, right?" the girl spoke up and watched as Hana franticly nodded her head before trying to cover her blush behind her hair. "Anyways, I wanted to apologize for the other day. The president talked to me about it and if she's not mad about you becoming a manager then I guess I shouldn't be either," the girl spoke up before giving something of a sheepish smile. The whistle blew to begin the start of the game and Hana quickly turned to look at the starting positions of the players. Oikawa was obviously going to be first to serve. She swore that man won every coin toss when it came to deciding who was first to serve. She shifted slightly in her seat and watched as the captain threw the ball high into the air. He took a running start before jumping high, his body curved slightly, and then the palm of his hand slammed into the colorful volleyball. The ball hit the opponents court and the opposing team could do little more than stand in utter awe of the sheer power behind that serve. Hana had a feeling this game wasn't going to go so well for the other team, but she wouldn't have wanted it to be any other way.

The sound of the whistle signified the end of the game (2:0 / 25-14, 25-12).

The other team toppled over in defeat, but Hana could hardly bring herself to care about that.

She hadn't ever doubted that the team would lose; however, she couldn't help finding herself extremely happy for their victory. She could still feel her heart pounding away in her chest as if the game was still going on and the teams were neck and neck. The grip she had on the railing increased and the smile on her lips quickly grew wider. The boys looked so happy as they jumped in excitement, gave each other fists bumps or slapped each other's backs, and she was sure the smile on their faces were even larger than her own. All she could repeat over and over again in her head was 'Good job, guys…you did great.' That line of thought repeated in her head until the boys lined up to thank the audience for their support. Her eyes locked with Kyoutani's for a second and before she could stop herself she found herself calling out to him.

"Kentaro-kun! Will you be my boyfriend?!" she questioned the delinquent teen loudly. She swore her voice echoed through the gym and she could feel more than just a few sets of eyes on her. She could hear the whispers behind her, but at this moment the only thing she could bring herself to care about was the boy staring back at her with eyes wide from surprise. He couldn't believe that she had just boldly asked something like that in front of hundreds of people…the team included. Kyoutani could feel the looks of his team mates on his form and the grin coming off of Oikawa was something he wanted to punch off.

"What the fuck are you talking about?! Do you enjoy embarrassing the shit out of your boyfriend?!" Kyoutani shouted back at her before stalking off to join the coach and Yukari at the bench. Oikawa raised a brow as he watched his team mate march by him before he tossed a curious gaze up toward Hana. The girl was smiling ear to ear and one of the girls from his fan-club was patting her back, but he couldn't tell if she was congratulating the girl or not. He certainly hoped she was especially since…

Kyoutani had just called himself her boyfriend.

It definitely hadn't been the most romantic way to answer her, but if she wanted something romantic from the Mad Dog than she had chosen the wrong man to call her boyfriend. Hana smiled down toward Oikawa before giving him a thumbs up which he happily returned.

"Good luck with taming him Hana-chan!" he called up to her and watched as she turned a bright red, but her blush quickly faded when she saw Iwaizumi closing in on him.

"Oi! Trashykawa! Get your ass over to the bench and help us pack up!" the darker hair male stated before grabbing the back collar of Oikawa's shirt. He half dragged the man behind him toward the benches with the rest of the team.

"Tooru-senpai! Thank you!" Hana called after him before raising a hand and waving toward him with the large smile still plastered on her face. He waved slightly back toward her before looking over toward his blond team mate.

"Hana-chan's so cute Mad Dog-chan. You wouldn't mind if I stole her, right?" Oikawa said teasingly toward his team mate, but said team mate hardly seemed to take it as a joke as he chucked his water bottle at the older males head. Iwaizumi didn't even try to stop the fight that came next.