BlackSakura-Chi: Well... not quite... XD Don't worry though! The romance in on it's way (Just want them a bit older first coughcough)~ And when the romance hits off it's gonna focus on it quite a bit, so c:

And that song is quite nice! :D

Looking back on it, Oikawa realized what a bad idea it had been in the first place. Emi had always freaked out whenever he got even the smallest bruise from a stray volleyball, so what was he thinking, showing up with a bleeding nose.

She started fussing over him instantly, and while the frown on her lips made him feel somewhat guilty, being fussed over was something he actually liked. Having her attention all to himself was something he didn't have the luxury of getting a lot lately. Especially as they were both busy with studies and the like, being third years.

"Nee, Emi-chan?" he spoke suddenly, holding a bag of frozen carrots – Emi didn't like peas for some reason or the other – to his aching nose, looking at his cousin curiously.

"… Mmm?" she responded after a while, halting her rummaging through a first aid kit to look at him.

"You skipped a grade, right?"

She nodded, blinking in confusion.

"I did, why do you ask?"

Managing a grin instead of a grimace – was his nose really supposed to hurt that much? – he let out a happy sigh.

"Have you decided what high school you're gonna apply for yet?"

The sudden look on her face told him she knew where he was going with his inquiry.

"Ah… I've been considering a high school not too far from here…" she mumbled, a sudden blush erupting on her cheeks. Tooru had to admit it confused him, but it made her look cute, so it wasn't a bad thing.

"What school?"

"Aoba Jousai…"

The name rang a bell, Tooru realized, as he'd also been considering applying there. A pout settled on his lips.

"Aoba Jousai, huh… Why not Shiratorizawa? You're smart enough to get in, I'm pretty sure."

She mumbled something quietly, turning her face away so he couldn't see how red her cheeks had gotten. Tooru blinked, having not heard what she had said.

"Hmm? I didn't really catch that?"

It took a while before she responded, and when she did she still refused to look at him.

"I like their volleyball uniforms better…"

Tooru blinked before a large grin settled on his lips.

"Oooh~ I've been considering Aoba Jousai too, you know! Iwa-chan said he was gonna apply there for sure," he spoke, refraining from telling her Iwa-chan had simply told Tooru to apply wherever and he'd follow. Well, Iwa-chan had phrased it differently, with a lot more insults thrown in, but Tooru had gotten the gist of it.

While he couldn't see it, he could practically tell she was smiling, even with her back turned.

"I see… We might be classmates, then…"

He liked the sound of that.

He liked it a lot.

Ritsu: So, I wanted Emi to be younger than Tooru, but not too much younger and I wanted them to be in the same grade, so to make it simple, I had her skip a grade. I would like to clarify this doesn't mean she's a genius. She's just very dedicated and studies a lot.