Bokuto Hayami/Aoyama Hayami gave a loud cackle. "I win!" She announced loudly and roughly nudged her husband into the car. "Hurry up! Get in the car next to Yuri-chan! I am driving today." The black haired male next to her grumbled something about his wife cheating before he got into the car, next to his daughter whom was munching excitedly on the cookie.

"You know, you got to drive last time. It's not fair," Daiko complained with a loud grumble. But he smiled when he caught sight of his daughter. "You're happy with daddy, aren't you? Daddy's definitely better!" He cooed to the young girl. She was merely one and half year old, but she could already understand most of what people said. She laughed and slapped him. Daiko stared at his daughter angrily, "Yuri!" But his face softened again. He couldn't get angry at her; she was too sweet.

The couple often fought over who had to look after Yuri in the car. It wasn't that they didn't like her... it was just that she got car-sick if she was upset that day. So driving was definitely the better option.

The car rumbled beneath their feet. "Get ready. I'm may or may not speed. We are quite late to the game, you know. And it's like nationals or something. Kou will have my head if Yuri doesn't turn up - like last time," Hayami noted as she started the car. It quickly zoomed off into the distance.

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"Kou! Kou!" Yuri exclaimed when she caught sight of her uncle in the court. He was being loud and awesome as usual, and Yuri just couldn't take her eyes off her ace uncle. Having slammed the match point of the first set, many were cheering for the ace of Fukurodani already.

The couple took their seats on either side of the small toddler. "Yuri, that's uncle to you. Not Kou. Kou's my nickname for him. And you ain't stealing it," Hayami chided, but her daughter took no notice. She sighed. Her brother probably wouldn't mind his niece calling him that anyway; actually he probably wouldn't even notice.

Daiko got comfortable and his eyes drifted to the game. It was the first game of nationals for Fukurodani, and he was excited to see how his old school would be performing. He knew that their volleyball team hadn't been all that great when he was in school, but he didn't think the team would've developed this rapidly over the past years. "Back in the day, our team really wasn't all that good, were they? Only went to nationals once, and got defeated that round too."

Hayami stared at him from the other side, her white hair swaying loosely. "What are you saying?! Going to nationals once is already outrageously good for a school. But then again, the team is definitely better than before." She directed her gaze to the game. Her brother, unusually, was doing quite well. She knew that he was prone to mood swings in the middle of the game. But considering their wide lead, it seems that his moods had stayed pretty positive. Hayami grinned.

"Whoah! Go Kou!" She yelled loudly from her seat when the team got ready for a spike from Koutarou. Her brother seemed to have heard her as his confidence built up and he spiked another sharp cut shot. He roared, his teammates cheering.

"Ah, Koutarou-kun is amazing as ever," Daiko whistled, "I can't even imagine being one of the top five aces. I wasn't even a regular player on my soccer team!" Hayami's husband had played soccer for all his life, and followed the World Cup and the Euro closely. He was no lesser than a soccer fan.

Hayami gazed at him. "That's why you're a loser," she smirked and wiggled her eyebrows at her husband who winked at her slyly.

"But then again, it was why you married me, wasn't it?" They leaned in close above their child and before anyone could say anything else, their tongues were intertwined and their lips were one. Their eyes fluttered closed, absorbed in their own world.

Suddenly, a rolled up newspaper came flying out of nowhere and a shrill voice screamed at them. "OI! I'm here to watch my grandson play volleyball! Not look at some couple have their lips fly everywhere in front of me! Disgusting! Have some manners, stupid assholes!" The Aoyama couple immediately let go of each other recomposed themselves.

"Yeah, Dai-chan," Hayami hissed with a smug grin.

Her husband glared at her before bowing to the granny, apologising on their behalf. "Gomennasai, obaa-san." But the granny wasn't having any of it; she went on to give them another piece of her very furious mind.

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"Nee-chan! You came! Yuri-chan!" Bokuto cried loudly with happiness when he spotted his sister's family. "Did you see me play?! I was amazing! I bet I can beat you, nee-chan!" He turned to his niece. "Yuri-chan~! Did you see Kou play, huh? Did you see me?"

"Kou!" Yuri squealed as Koutarou picked her up, laughing as she kicked him with her little socked feet.

Hayami smiled, "Yeah. You were awesome Kou. Though I'm pretty sure I'm better."

The male behind her, snorted. "Have you seen yourself?" This, in turn, got him a punch in the gut from Hayami. Koutarou was too busy playing with Yuri to hear the couple. Hayami's lips turned up as she smiled; seeing her brother play with the light of her life was always so heart-warming.

Suddenly, she caught eye of the team exiting the court. The doors slammed open and the tall high school boys trailed out, laughing, chatting about their win. Hayami almost immediately spotted the deadpanned setter that Koutarou so often talked about. But before she could call him over to say hi, Koutarou had already beat her to it.

"Oi! Agaaaaaaashi! Come over here and see my niece! All of you guys too! Come!" Soon, he had everyone - even the deadpanned setter Akaashi - crowding over Yuri, cooing and playing with her. Hayami couldn't have hoped for a cuter sight.

Yuri bubbled in laughter. She always shone the most in the center attention. "Kou! Kou!" She couldn't stop saying.

"She's cute right, Akaashi? She's the most amazing human being ever!" Koutarou boasted with a deep guffaw.

Akaashi gave a smile. "Yeah, she's really adorable." It was always amusing to him when he saw Koutarou with his niece. It was like she was the only thing he had his eyes on at that moment.

"Kou! A...ta- da- Ga... AGASHI!" Yuri squealed happily, clapping her hands at her achievement. "Kou! Agashi! Friend!" The small toddler laughed, her pale, white hair bobbing about.

Koutarou burst out laughing. "She thinks your name is Agashi now? Ha!" His teammates snorted.

"Influenced by her uncle, is she not?" One of the third year managers said with a cheeky grin. "After all, you're the one who calls him that!"

"What? I do? No I don't!" Koutarou protested before wondering to himself, "Do I?"

His older sister chuckled. "Alright," she said as she moved to pick up her child from the center of attention. "We've got to get going now. Thank you, everyone, for getting her so worked up that she probably won't be able to get any sleeps in tonight. Or any afternoon naps, for that matter."

"Ah, sorry about that!"

Daiko chuckled. "At least it's not my turn putting her to sleep." Hayami shot him a glare, immediately silencing him up.

Koutarou straightened up. "Ah, nee-chan, You're staying over tonight, right? Though, okaa-san and otou-san aren't home tonight," Koutarou said as he finally redirected his attention to his sister. "Aaaaaaand, I haven't done any shopping recently..."

Slowly, the team began to leave, saying their goodbyes. Mostly to Yuri, who basked in all her glory. "Ah well, that's expected of you, isn't it? Don't worry, we'll go to the shops now. And yes, we're staying over until Tuesday; me and Daiko got a few days of leave." She leaned over and ruffled her brother's hair carelessly, causing him to cry out in pain due to the possible pinching of her long nails. "You did pretty good today! First round of nationals done, right?"

Koutarou grinned, "Yup! I was carrying the team the whole time, did you see me? The fifth ace of Japan was absolutely invincible!" He turned to Akaashi, who was next to him. "Did I use it invincible right?"

The black haired boy nodded. "Also, you did not carry."

"HAH?! What do you mean?!" Koutarou's face was nothing short of aghast as he pouted at Akaashi. "I brought us to victory! Though you did a bit I guess.. And Konoha... and..." He tapped his chin. "Hm. Everyone did do a bit."

Hayami laughed as she jumped on to her little brother - who was several inches taller than her - and swung her arms over his shoulder, grinning. "Oh, you're so cute, Kou-chan~! I've really missed you, you know!" Hayami's cheeks were pink and her smile shone with happiness. Even her husband, who stood a few meters away, had not seen her so happy in a while. He secretly pouted at the fact that she never seemed this joyful when he came home.

"Nee-chan! Stop it already!" Koutarou complained as he peeled the older girl of his muscular frame, but inside, he was glowing with delight. I've missed you too, nee-chan.