Hey guys! AkashiSeijuro105 here! Sorry for not updating the story as much as other authors! I get sidetracked all the time during the writing of the fanfictions, that's why they take a long time to finish! X'D Sorry guys! But finally, I managed to finish the new chapter! First though, please read through the character profile I inserted below, because it will help quite a bit in the story! If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments section in this story! So without further ado, enjoy the character profile and the new chapter!

Character Profile:

Name: Natsumiya Kirara (夏宮 きらら)

Age: 13 (Prologue)・14 - 15 (Current)

Gender: Female (女)

Height: 148 cm (Prologue)・153 cm (Current)

Weight: 36 kg (Prologue)・40 kg (Current)

Birthday: 4th July 1997

Physical Appearance: Iris Deep Blue hair which reaches her thighs, tied up in a high ponytail, with a Sky Blue streak starting from the left side of her head. Part of her hair covers her right eye, with tufts of hair dangling beside her face.

Hair Color: Iris Deep Blue with a streak of Sky Blue (See above)

Eye Color: Sapphire Blue (Left/Visible eye), Silverish Platinum (Right/Covered eye)

Likes: Volleyball, Gymnastics, Reading, the Wind/Breeze and the Mountains.

Dislikes: Social interaction, Crowded places, Nosy people and the media reporters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Haikyuu!, only my OCs and my fanfic!

Rating: M

WARNING! - Descriptive scenes of violence, blood, mental disorders and bullying, please read at your own risk!

Pairing: Kageyama Tobio x OC

Bold - Important Clues/Information/Thoughts in Flashbacks

Italics - Thoughts/Inner Monologue/Time passed/Flashbacks

Underlined - Emphasized words/actions/news report on TV

Normal - Present Time

Chapter 1

"How are you feeling, Natsumiya-san?" The therapist asked kindly, looking at a extremely depressed Kirara.

Kirara averted her eyes, and shook her head, refusing to speak.

"I see..." The therapist said sadly, writing down 'still refusing to speak' onto the file.

Half a year has passed since the incident, Kirara has been hospitalized for 5 months after Nagisa and the team found her, 1 month since Kirara regained her conciousness, and her refusal to speak. The only people she would speak to are her extremely close friends and her volleyball coach/father, and even then she only spoke a few sentences at most. No matter how much they plead her to tell them what happened on that day, none of the details of the incident was uttered to anyone. The details of her trauma are locked in the chest in her heart, with ten locks and ten destroyed keys.

"Natsumiya-san," The therapist began sympathetically, already knowing these are empty words to Kirara. "You should know that if you don't tell us what has happened, we can't help you solve anything."

Kirara still refused to speak, closing her eyes and ducking her head into her hands. Her still healing wrist throbbed in pain, reminding her of the non-existent help she could get. No one can help me... If someone knows about it... Everyone's dreams will be...

The therapist sighed. Another failure huh... She closed the file and set down her pen. "We'll end the session today, Natsumiya-san." She looked at Kirara sadly, feeling helpless because she had failed yet again to get Kirara to speak. "Let me escort you out..."

Kirara stood up silently, her face casted in the shadows, as she followed the therapist back to the waiting room. Why... why has it come to this...

~Flashback to half a year ago~

Nagisa stood in front of Kirara's hospital bed, the beeping of the machines doing nothing to sooth her anxiety and worry for Kirara. "Kirara-chan..." Tears fell from her eyes, as she reached out her trembling hand, to touch Kirara's heavily bandaged, yet peaceful face.

"A deep stab wound on her thigh along with multiple snapped tendons next to it, several ripped muscles in her right shoulder, a dislocated shoulder and a shattered wrist..." The doctor listed out, flipping through the medical board. Nagisa went pale, her knees shaking and threatening to give way. Sonoko raised her hand to her mouth, shocked at the extreme damage Kirara had sustained. Raia's iron grip was the only thing that prevented them from falling, though if you look at him, he is a bit pale too. "Is Kirara awake?" Raia asked, his grip tightening onto Nagisa's shoulder.

"I'm afraid not." The doctor sighed tiredly, sitting back down to place the board on the desk. "She has lost a huge amount of blood, and she's also in shock as diagnosed by the AE when she is administered to the hospital. Though she is no longer in danger, it is hard to tell when she would be able to regain conciousness."

"N-no way..." Nagisa finally said, shaking with worry as her knees finally gave way. Luckily, Sonoko grabbed her before she collapsed, as Raia gently pushed her into a nearby seat, his hand touching her shoulder in comfort. "When do you think she will be able to regain conciousness?" He asked the doctor.

"Unfortunately, we don't have a clue." The doctor turned to his computer and clicked into some files. "Her records state that her brain activity is still dormant, which means it may take at least a few months to at least get some brain activity. At this time, we can only say she is in a coma."

Nagisa covered her mouth, horrified at the news. "Kirara-chan..." Her voice shook, as tears started to fall from her eyes. Why is this happening...

Sonoko gritted her teeth in anger, as her tears threatened to fall. Kirara...

Raia kept a stoic face, though his facade started to crack, revealing the worry he had for Kirara. "Will she be able to play volleyball again?" He asked the million-dollar question.

"At this point, it's hard to tell." The doctor replied. "Natsumiya-san has received intensive injuries, and unless we know how she is recovering, we can't be sure. But at this point, we reckon that there is only a small chance of her playing volleyball ever again."

Nagisa sobbed, her hands reaching to clutch her face. "Kirara-chan..." What did she ever do to deserve this?

Sonoko wanted to scream in anger and agony, because she knew how much volleyball meant to Kirara, just like herself. Who did this? Kirara...

Raia turned his head away, angry with the fact that he couldn't do anything as her guardian. Steeling his nerves, he faced the doctor and gritted out. "I see..." He bowed stiffly to the doctor. "We'll pass the details to the others. Please do your best to treat Kirara."

"We're sorry we can't do much now, but we'll do our best to treat and rehabilitate Natsumiya-san." The doctor replied, bowing to Nagisa, Sonoko and Raia in apology.

The door closed.

"Coach..." Raia turned to Sonoko, who was gently wiping Nagisa's tears away, though there are new ones springing up to take their place. "We... we'll have to tell the team..." Sonoko's voice shook, but she pushed on.

"I know..." Raia placed his hand onto a still sobbing Nagisa's shoulder, and with Sonoko silently trailing behind them, they started to walk back, heading back to Kirara's hospital room.

~Timeskip~

The door to Kirara's hospital room opened, alerting the team to the entrance of Raia, Nagisa and Sonoko.

"Coach..." Lena started. "What are the extensives of Kirara-senpai's injuries?"

Raia exchanged grim glances with Sonoko, as Nagisa burst into a fresh set of tears.

"C-captain..." Lena and the team were worried that the extent of the injuries were quite bad, but to make Raia and Sonoko look sad, and make Nagisa cry...

Raia gritted his teeth, as he revealed the extent of Kirara's injuries. "...The doctor said that the chances of Kirara being able to play volleyball again is..." He choked up, emotions rising and cracking his normally stoic facade.

"N-no way..." The team was horrified. "Why did this happen?!" "This is horrible!" "What will happen to Kirara-senpai?"

Raia stepped into the room, Nagisa and Sonoko following his lead. "How is Kirara?" He asked quietly.

Lena and the team parted, revealing Kirara sleeping in her hospital bed. Seeing Kirara being hooked up onto many machines, heavily bandaged and with several IVs connected to her arm, sent Nagisa into another bout of tears and for Sonoko's tears to finally fall.

Kirara's right shoulder, right wrist and left thigh are heavily bandaged, set in casts to let her bones heal properly. Her head was also bandaged, as she suffered wounds when her head hit the floor during the incident. The machines are attached to almost every spot possible, with several IV drips attached to her wrist. Even with many machines and needles attached to her body, Kirara's face was serene, peacefully sleeping on the hospital bed.

Nagisa stumbled to the side of Kirara's bed through her never-ending tears, as she reached out a trembling hand to touch Kirara's face. "K-kirara-chan..." Her vision blurred through her tears, heart breaking to see her best friend at the ends of the rope. "Kirara-chan..." She repeated in a broken whisper, chanting her name like a broken record.

Sonoko wiped away her tears, though new ones are springing up to take their place. Kirara...

Raia gritted his teeth in sorrow, but steeled himself, because as he is the coach of the team, he needs to stay strong and push the other members of the team forward. So he clapped his hands to gather everyone's attention. "I'm afraid that even with Kirara in the hospital, we still need to practice and move forward. We'll be leaving tomorrow for the final practice and briefing session." Raia stated, even though his heart says otherwise.

"EH?!" Everyone yelled out in shock.

"Isn't Kirara-senpai our priority though? We've just lost our ace! What will happen if Kirara doesn't wake up?!" Lena protested heatedly. "By the way you are reacting, you aren't even concerned!"

"You're the worst Coach!" Nagisa burst out in anger through her loud sobs. "Why?! Aren't you worried about Kirara-chan too?!"

"Enough!" Everyone turned to Sonoko, who is wiping away her tears furiously.

"Sonoko-senpai..." Lena started, but Nagisa cut her off before she could continue.

"Why are you taking Coach's side?!" Nagisa slammed the palm of her hand onto Kirara's hospital table, rattling the glasses of water. "If he had noticed things sooner, none of this would had happened!" If we had noticed it sooner...

"Nagisa!" Sonoko finally shouted as she lost her temper, startling everyone in the room.

Everyone fell silent, watching a still sobbing Nagisa and a furious Sonoko. With her hands clenched into fists, nails digging into her palm, Sonoko exhaled to calm her temper, as she drilled her gaze into Nagisa's wide tear-filled eyes.

"Look..." Sonoko began, unfurling her hand and placing it on Nagisa's shoulder. "We still have to move forward, 'Gisa. I know you are extremely worried about Kirara, but I'm sure Kirara would be disappointed if she finds out you haven't moved forward."

"Sonoko-senpai..." Nagisa breathed out, still shaking slightly. "I-"

"No." Sonoko abruptly cut Nagisa off before she could make excuses. "Kirara would wish for us to move forward, no matter what the circumstances are. No matter how tall the walls are, no matter how far our destination is, she would push us all to move on." Her gaze softened, as she kept her eyes on Nagisa, who stopped sobbing, though still sniffling. "You are Kirara's best friend... You would know that already... right?"

"I..." Nagisa looked at the floor, ashamed. "I already knew it from the start..." She admitted out quietly. "But Kirara-chan..."

"It doesn't really matter anymore." Raia spoke up, directing everyone's gaze to him. "It has already happened. No matter how we cry or plead, things won't turn back. All we can do, is to move forward. Not just for the benefit of Kirara, but to the benefit for all of us. This applies to everyone in this room." He swept his gaze across the room, making eye contact with everyone present.

Everyone looked away, ashamed that they had allowed their anger and worry to cloud their judgement.

"At the moment, all we can do is wait and pray." Sonoko spoke up, as she unconsciously balled her hands into fists. "For the benefit of everyone in this room... Please. Move forward." She ended their conversation.

"Captain..." The team exchanged glances, as they made their mind up.

"Got it..." Lena spoke up for all of them, determination burning in their eyes. For Kirara-senpai... No... For all of us as well... We need to move forward...

Nagisa wiped away her tears, as she casted a glance at an unconscious Kirara. Kirara-chan... Please... Please wake up soon...

~Timeskip to 4 months later~

Nagisa sat beside Kirara's hospital bed, face pale and tired from the lack of rest. The machines besides Kirara had dwindled from a ton to a few, the only machines left being the IV drip, several blood pressure and heart monitors. The bandage wrapped around her head has been removed, as the wound is healing up nicely, exposing Kirara's serene face. Even though Kirara's condition is now stable, she still shows no sign of waking up. Everyone in the team is getting extremely worried, the ones taking the brunt of the worries being Raia, Sonoko and Nagisa. Being Kirara's captain and Kirara's best friend, Sonoko and Nagisa knew that Kirara had a really traumatic childhood, but to what extent, remains unknown. All they know is that Kirara has been bullied physically and mentally, and nothing more. As for Raia, who is Kirara's legal guardian, he knew to an extent how bad Kirara's childhood was, but he does not know who or what was the cause of her demons.

Nagisa brushed her hand through Kirara's hair, as she let a tear escape from her eyes. "Kirara-chan..." She whispered out. Please, God... I don't care what happens to me... Just allow Kirara to wake up...

The door slid open, alerting Nagisa to the entrance of Sonoko and Raia. "How is Kirara?" Sonoko asked as she entered the room, with Raia closing the door after Sonoko.

Nagisa shook her head. "She's still..." She trailed off, gazing sadly at a still peacefully sleeping Kirara.

"I see..." Sonoko looked down, pain evident in her expression. Kirara...

"Did you manage to choose a high school Nagisa-san?" Raia spoke up as he changed the topic. "The Junior High final results are out, right?"

"About that..." Nagisa smiled sadly. "I got an offer..."

"An offer?" Sonoko asked, interest piqued. "From which school?"

"Shiratorizawa High School..." Nagisa flipped open her binder at Kirara's desk and showed the offer to both of them.

"Wow!" Sonoko exclaimed, scanning through the offer and gave Nagisa a thumbs up. "Great job 'Gisa!"

"Well done, Nagisa-san!" Raia smiled at Nagisa. "Your hardwork finally paid off. And to make things better, you got accepted into a predigious school!"

"Thank you Sonoko-senpai, Raia-kantoku... But..." Nagisa casted a glance at a still unconscious Kirara, and smiled sadly.

Sonoko sighed, already knowing what and why Nagisa is hesitant to accept the offer. " 'Gisa, you already know that worrying doesn't help in this situation." She said, going straight to the point. "Kirara would be fine, she has Raia-kantoku and I to look after her."

"But..." Nagisa started to protest, already worrying out of her mind. What if...

"I know you are still worried, and we still do. to be frank." Raia comforted Nagisa. "But we need to move forward, as Kirara would want us to do so. So... Don't worry about it, okay?"

Nagisa took a deep breath and made her choice. Breathe... Calm down... "Okay." She smiled, closing the binder with a click. "Then I will accept the offer from Shiratorizawa High."

"Great!" Sonoko exclaimed loudly, hugging Nagisa in excitement.

"Ow! Sonoko-senpai!" Nagisa complained.

"Shhhh!" Raia shushed them, reminding them they are still in the hospital.

A groan pulled them out of their wrestling. Confused, they looked towards the source of the sound. Which was Kirara's hospital bed. They collectively gasped as realization dawned on them.

"Kirara-chan!" Nagisa wriggled out of Sonoko's chokehold and rushed to the side of Kirara's bed. "Can you hear me?! Kirara-chan!"

Another groan. Then Kirara's fingers twitched.

"I'll call the doctors!" Raia said in relief, hitting the button next to Kirara's bed to call the doctors and nurses.

"Kirara! Can you hear us?" Sonoko exclaimed in happiness, glad that Kirara responded.

Slowly, Kirara's visible eye opened. Blearily, she stared at a tearful Nagisa, a relieved Raia and a very emotional Sonoko. "N-nagisa...chan...?" She rasped out, voice scratchy from the lack of use. "S...sonoko...senpai...?"

"Can you sit up?" Raia asked gently, as Nagisa burst into tears, and Sonoko wiped away hers.

Kirara's eye landed on Raia. "D-dad...?" She rasped, but broke into a coughing fit from the pain in her throat. The machines went into overdrive, as Kirara's heartrate sped up.

"Easy there, Natsumiya-san." The door slid open, as a doctor and a few nurses stepped in. The doctor smiled at Kirara, handing her a glass of water. "How are you feeling, Natsumiya-san?"

Kirara stared silently at the team of doctor and nurses, gulping down the water. "...tired..." She muttered out, trying to shift her body but to no avil.

"That is to be expected, you have been unconscious for 4 months." The doctor flipped through his clipboard, as the nurses set to work removing the heart monitor and most of the blood pressure monitors.

4 months?! Kirara's eye went wide in shock. How...

Everything came rushing back to her as she realized where she was. I see... She thought sadly, her expression turning blank. The doctor and the nurses professionally finished their quick examination and excused themselves, stepping quickly out of the room, leaving the trio alone with Kirara.

"Kirara-chan..." With tears streaming down her face, Nagisa reached out to clutch at Kirara's hand. "Please... Can you tell us what happened during that day?"

Kirara slowly opened her mouth to speak, but memories flashed through her mind. Akemi threatening her teammates' life and future... The threat to Nagisa's future and wellbeing... And the threat of thwarting everything her family and friends built up to now...

"I..." Kirara whispered out sadly, gently removing her hand from Nagisa's grip and turned away. I'm sorry...

Nagisa's eyebrow furrowed in anger and confusion. "Why are you turning away? We're best friends... right?" She asked Kirara, hurt that she turned away. "Why aren't you saying anything?!" She raised her voice, getting emotional. And I was really worried for you too...

"Kirara..." Sonoko spoke up, sad that Kirara is shutting them out. "We're friends, right? You can tell us what's wrong..." She coaxed, trying to get Kirara to talk about it.

Kirara averted her gaze, still refusing to speak. Nagisa-chan... Sonoko-senpai... I'm sorry...

"KIRARA!" Nagisa kept raising her voice, dropping the honorifics, as she shouted in hysteria and anger. "WHY AREN'T YOU SAYING ANYTHING?! CAN'T YOU JUST BE HONEST AND TELL US WHAT'S WRONG?! NE! KIRARA!"

Still, Kirara refused to speak.

"Kirara! Please!" Sonoko knew that something was wrong, that the normal Kirara won't hide something important from them like this. "We need to know what's wrong! We want to help you!"

Kirara refused to even look them in the eye, curling into a ball as she got really depressed and sad. I can't... If I told you all... Your futures will be...

Nagisa sobbed angrily, furious and frustrated that Kirara refused to be honest. "That's it! I've had it with you!" She screeched out, tears brimming in her eyes."I'm not going to speak to you if you stay silent!" With that, Nagisa stomped out of Kirara's hospital room.

"Wa- 'Gisa?!" Sonoko rushed out after Nagisa's dramatic exit. "Nagisa! Wait!"

The door closed, leaving Kirara, curled into a small ball, and Raia alone in the room.

Kirara buried her head into her knees, wallowing in despair. That may be the best thing to do... She thought sadly, heart wrenching in pain. To protect everyone... I will need to cut all ties with you all... I'm sorry...

A warm hand rested on her arm, pulling Kirara back to reality. "Kirara," Raia's gentle eyes met with Kirara's watery eyes. "I won't force you to tell me what happened, nor who and why this happened." Raia spoke concernedly. "Just tell me whenever you feel comfortable... okay? Just like the old times."

Kirara's eyes watered, as she started sniffling. "D-dad..." She whispered out, tears threatening to fall.

Raia gave her a toothy grin. "Don't worry about it. Just take it slow."

At this point, Kirara's tears finally fell, as she let out all the tears and sorrows from her past and present.

~End Flashback~

Raia is waiting outside at the receptionist area, standing up as Kirara appeared from the consultation room, followed by the therapist. "How is she?" Raia asked, concern evident in his voice.

"Natsumiya-san still refuses to speak I'm afraid..." The therapist shook her head sadly.

"I see..." Raia mused, glancing at a silent Kirara. "But still, thank you for your service." He paid the therapist, and tapped Kirara's shoulder, snapping her out of her daze. "C'mon, let's go, Kirara..." He encouraged her, offering his hand.

Kirara stared at his hand blankly, but accepted it nevertheless. Together, they stepped out of the therapist's centre into the bustling streets of Tokyo City.

The walk to the car is silent, as Kirara stared blankly at her surroundings and Raia giving her some personal space. When they reached Raia's car, parked in a cheap parking lot, Raia opened the door on the passenger's side, and gestured Kirara to sit.

Kirara nodded silently, as she entered the car and sat down, buckling her seatbelt. Raia closed the door, walking back to the door on the driver's side. Once they are both seated and safely buckled in their seats, Raia started the engine, and they are on their merry way.

"Kirara." Raia spoke up, keeping his eyes on the bustling road ahead. "Had you chosen a high school yet?"

Kirara gazed blankly at her hand, opening and closing her hand. "No... Not yet..." She whispered out, fiddling with her fingers.

Raia sighed, already used to this banter. He stopped the car at a red-light intersection, turning to Kirara. "Kirara... You do realize you will have to choose a high school soon right?" He asked in concern. "It's already a month into the first semester... no? You've already received numerous offers from different predigious high schools... You will have to make your choice soon."

"I know... But..." Kirara ducked her head. "I don't know..."

Raia exhaled, as the light turned green. He turned his gaze back onto the road. With a single hand, he reached into his backpack, fumbling and searching for something. "Kirara..." He started. "I might have an idea on which high school you should pick." He pulled out a leaflet and handed it to Kirara, who took it with a confused look.

"Karasuno High School...?" Kirara tilted her head when she saw the title, confused.

"Look..." Raia turned into the familiar neighborhood, though he kept speaking to Kirara. "I know you aren't on good terms with Nagisa-san... And you won't want to stay in Tokyo... right? I've heard through the grapevine that the legendary coach of Karasuno, Ukai-san is coming back... You would want to get some advice from him, no?" And whatever is better than to ask the legendary coach directly himself? "Besides, you are interested in the Little Giant, so that's a win-win situation too." He added after a second thought.

"Little... Giant..." Kirara's eye took on a small spark. That is extremely tempting...

Raia smiled, seeing the spark re-ignite in her eye. "So... What do you say? Do you want to enroll in Karasuno?"

"Y-yes please!" Kirara clutched the leaflet tightly, a ghost of a smile visible on her face. Maybe I will get my questions answered...

"Great! I knew you would say that!" Raia pulled into the driveaway of their house. He turned to Kirara in excitement. "Well, pack up! We're leaving immediately!"

"Eh?! We're leaving now?!" Kirara questioned incredulously, surprised at how quickly the whole situation esculated.

"Yes!" Raia unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped out of the car. "C'mon! Last one in the house is a rotten tomato!" He rushed off into the house.

"W-wait up!" Kirara called after him, unbuckled her seatbelt quickly and raced after him. Geez... For an adult of his age, he sure has so much energy... But... A small smile formed on Kirara's face. That's just one of the many reasons why I love Dad...

"Hurry up!" Raia's energetic voice snapped Kirara out of her musing.

"Coming!" Kirara speed-walked to the door, and entered, just in time to see Raia collide into a wall, clothes and miscellaneous objects spilling everywhere. Ouch... She winced in sympathy.

Raia shook himself off, picked up the objects and clothes, dumped them hastily into a cardboard box and he kept rushing around to pack up, stumbling and tripping over some of their things in the process. Kirara shook her head in exasperation, as she joined him in the mess, calloused fingers picking up some of Raia's clothes, thoughts running through her head. I wonder what will be waiting for me at Karasuno...

To Be Continued...

And that's one chapter down! Phew! How was the chapter? Was it to your liking? Did you enjoy it? I have to apologize for the non-canon content that took up most of the chapter here, because if I don't go a bit in depth into what happened during these 6 months, everyone will get confused in the upcoming later chapters! That's why I have to explain some of the incidents before I delve into the main storyline, sorry for the long chapter!

As for why Kirara was not speaking much, unlike most of the OCs in Haikyuu!, she is pretty much an introvert, so she does not like to talk that much, but on the other hand, she expresses her emotions in a different way! Hope that explains why!

So... Kirara will be enrolling in Karasuno in the next chapter! What will happen next? Please R&R, and tell me your thoughts on this chapter! Also, some criticism would be appreciated, so that I can improve more on my writing! That's about it for this chapter, AkashiSeijuro105, signing out!