Yachi Hitoka is the embodiment of the stars along with everything that is cute and people around her can't just stop falling for her charms because she is just Yachi.


Chapter 1:

Yachi never thought about joining a club seriously when she entered high school. Her first week of school was not as good as she thought it would be because it was just that nerve-wrecking. She had a difficult time making new friends with her classmates because she finds her awkward approach and overthinking brain overdrives her before she could fully say a proper sentence out of her mouth without embarrassing herself.

It was quite a difficult first week of high school.

Although entering her second week went a little better than she thought because her mom bought her a new set of highlighters and colored pens which Yachi happily used them for her note-taking in classes and now she had fun in writing her notes in neat and cute styles at school. Surprisingly her note-taking skills got noticed by her nearby seatmates and this marked the start of new bond of friendships with her classmates ever since.

Afterwards Yachi didn't feel like her school days were a burden anymore and she was looking forward to the days she goes to school and meet her friends. Although she had a bumpy start in the beginning, Yachi thinks she can do well and maintain her peaceful days for the remaining year.

"Club?"

Yachi sipped her apple juice while she bit on the edge of her straw. She just finished her lunch box and her seatmate asked her whether she was joining any clubs from the school.

"Yes, I was wondering whether you join any clubs. It's already a few months after we entered first year but I really don't know if you're in any club." Mikoto says, sipping her juice box until it was empty. She looked back to the blonde haired girl and tilted her head "So are you in any club, Yacchan?"

Yachi shook her head. "No, I'm not in any clubs. To be honest I'm not interested in joining one too. I don't feel like I can fit into any of the clubs available at school."

"Eh? But you're like really skilled with art stuff, I was a little surprised that you're not in art club."

Yachi shook her head once more, feeling a little bit flustered. "I'm not really skilled though. Drawing is just a hobby of mine so I'm not sure if I can fit into the art club easily. Besides I help my mom sometimes so I don't feel like joining any clubs at school for extra work."

"Ah, you did tell me that your mom works in a design firm." Mikoto hums before she looked straight to Yachi again and asked. "Are you really not interested in joining any clubs?"

Somehow this question made Yachi feels flustered all over again. Thinking of joining a club where she has to meet new people and re-doing the steps of trying to bond with strangers again made her feel a little queasy. "It-it's just – I don't feel like I'd be able to fit anywhere. I don't really know whether I can do well or not so…I just don't join any."

Mikoto nodded. "Well, that's fine. I won't force you to it then."

"Eh?" Yachi perked up, confused by her friend's previous statement.

Mikoto crumbled her empty juice box in her hand. "There was a short guy from another class asking around whether there is anyone interested in joining his club. Didn't remember which club though."

Yachi lowered her upper body and laid her head onto her leaning hand on her desk. "It was that, huh?" She understood now why Mikoto asked her whether she was in a club or not.

Yachi was glad that Karasuno high school didn't implement a mandatory rule where every student must join a school club. Her previous middle school enforced that rule and she reluctantly joined the art club. Even though she made friends in the club, she didn't feel particularly active as a member of the art club either. So she decided that she won't join any clubs yet when she entered high school.

As Mikoto gradually changes the topic of their conversation, Yachi's mind didn't wander to the issue of joining school clubs again. Though she feels idly curious at times when she meets her friends who were particularly active and excited in attending their own school clubs – with them sharing stories of their experiences and funny moments, but in the end Yachi didn't particularly show any interest or thought about joining any clubs at the moment.

She was often the last one to tidy up afterschool whenever she is on class duty. While the remaining of her classmate who were on duty already cleaned up their spots and threw the trash bags away, Yachi was always the last one to make sure the class was in perfect shape before she leaves. She tidies up the chairs and desks again, made sure that the podium for the teacher was neatly arranged in the front center of the chalkboard, and closed all the windows before she leaves the empty classroom.

Nodding to herself as she sees her class was finally spotless after the cleaning session, Yachi went over to her desk, which was placed near the window, and grabbed her bag. While she wears her bag on her shoulders, she hears a loud yell of laughter from the window as she looked down from her spot.

She sees a group of boys dressed in somewhat sports clothes running a hurried pace as they all run around the baseball field together. Yachi's own lips quirked into a small smile.

'It must be nice…having something fun to do together' her mind wonders before shaking her head. What was she thinking? Wasn't she scared of joining a club at school earlier?

Hurrying her pace, she ignored the sound of joyful laughter from the group of boys that was running around the baseball field from before, she was guessing that it was perhaps one of the sports club having their practice, and went out of the classroom.

As she walks through the hallways, she only now realized that it was already quite late and that she was spending a little too long at the cleanup session earlier. Usually it didn't take more than an hour to clean up the class but somehow she ended up doing it longer than she had expected. She has to hurry up now because she remembered that she promised her mom that she will make delicious chicken curry dinner tonight when she gets home.

As Yachi walks through the hallways, she passed by the music room on the second floor while she walks to the stairs. The music room was placed right near the stairs so she was able to hear the voices of the people singing in a melodious harmonic tune that was quite nice to hear. Yachi slowed down her pace and catch a glimpse of who were practicing and found out through the small window of the door that it was the choir club.

She had seen the choir club performing before in one of the school assemblies as well as during the pep rally. She might not be well-versed in musical department but she knew that they were quite good. And now she was able to witness the moments of the school choir doing their best in their practice session too afterschool, she suddenly felt in awe all of the sudden.

'That must be nice…working hard together with friends to perform together' Her mind wonders again. Yachi hurried down the stairs and was eager to get out of the school building.

She never thought about joining school clubs before but why did it bother her a little when she looks at other people in clubs. Yachi was confused.

Perhaps the early signs of her wondering thoughts was a mark of something life-changing. One that she wasn't really aware of it too.

During one of her school breaks as she was walking through the hallways to her class, she was suddenly called by someone who she had never met before. Yachi was surprised when she turned around to see who had called her.

"Hello, can I talk to you for a minute?"

Yachi felt like her jaw was dropping to the ground but she kept the silly facial movement away and looked expectantly at the beautiful tall girl with glasses who just called her out of nowhere. Who was she? Yachi didn't think she had seen the other taller girl before? She was beginning to feel nervous at this sudden call.

"Y-yes? Can I help you?" She replied, unsure whether she should say anything else.

The beautiful girl smiled (Yachi swore she felt her heart skipped a beat in her chest) as the taller girl handed a paper towards Yachi. "My name is Shimizu Kiyoko and I'm a third year. I'm currently a manager in the boys' volleyball team."

Yachi robotically accepts the paper in her hands and continued to stare. Yachi was pretty sure that she was starting to zone out as she looked at the black haired beauty in front of her. Yachi wasn't sure if she heard the other girl correctly but she hears that she was a third year manager and is currently recruiting any first years who isn't in any club.

The situation fits Yachi perfectly somehow as she is not in any clubs and also doesn't have any other extra jobs that she had to currently pay attention to but she wasn't also particularly interested in joining any club but right now so she can't think straight when she suddenly met the third year manager who was really pretty and is saying things that Yachi probably needs to listen properly.

'Woah, she is so pretty…so she is a third year…so pretty. Also she also has a beauty mark which makes her sexy… and her hair is so smooth and silky…pretty…ah the others are looking at her too' Yachi's mind wonders as she stares at the third year numbly.

"…so, why don't we try a trial membership?" the pretty senpai says, looking back to Yachi again with a smile.

Yachi didn't really pay close attention to what the older girl was saying because she was too busy staring in shock, but somehow Yachi managed to get it all together and reply.

"Huh? Y-yes." She choked out.

The third year's face brightened as she suddenly leaned in forward and grabbed Yachi's hands and shake them. "Really? Thank you so much! Then, I'll pick you up to meet the team afterschool!"

Yachi froze, processing what just happened a few seconds ago and finally went back to reality when she realized what she replied just then. Somehow she answered to the third year that she was okay in trying out a membership for the boys' volleyball team as a manager.

Why did she do it?! Stupid, why did she say that?!

Yachi felt like ripping her hair out of her head in frustration.

As Yachi was zoning out the rest of the lessons in that day, she didn't realize that time was passing by so fast that it was already the end of the day. Her friends were quite busy with their own schedules after school so they were quite quick in leaving her alone after they packed all of their things.

Yachi felt a nervous from meeting Kiyoko-senpai. The third year beauty said that she will pick her up to meet the team and Yachi was constantly thinking about how she'll be able to do it properly.

'Manager, huh…I don't really know how to manage things especially for a sports team.' Yachi thought nervously as she packs all of her books in the bag numbly.

"Yachi-san, there's a third year who says that she's looking for you." A classmate called her from the door and Yachi somehow flinched at their words.

'She's here!' Yachi screamed in her mind before she takes her bag and hurried to the class' door. And there she was, Kiyoko-senpai waiting for her patiently with a small smile as Yachi walks nervously towards her.

"S-sorry for the wait, senpai." Yachi apologizes and bows repeatedly.

Instead of dismissing her, Kiyoko-senpai gave a small smile instead. "Don't worry. Let's go to the gym and meet the team right away."

"Un." Yachi nodded and followed the third year right through the hallways. Yachi felt a little bit pressured by the eyes staring at them as she walks beside Kiyoko-senpai. Since this was the hallway where the first year classes were, there were many students watching them as they were walking by.

Yachi does understand that Kiyoko-senpai is quite the beauty but Yachi feels intimidated by the eyes that were staring at them. 'I really hope none of her fans would kill me for walking next to her.' Yachi thought mindlessly.

Kiyoko looked down to Yachi and chuckles, "Don't be too nervous. The people at the team are really nice and you don't have to force yourself to do anything yet."

"Yes, senpai."

"Do you have anything else to do after school today?"

'Oh, now that she mentions it…' Yachi thought, "I had to give some printouts for committee duties but I can do that after this. I- I'm sorry for not mentioning it to you earlier." Yachi bows again but Kiyoko waves her hand.

"It's okay. Today we'll just have a try out so you'll know our team faces and what we're like in practice. Later on you can join our practices and see what we really do and I will show you the ropes on how to manage and support the team."

As Kiyoko explained the general ideas and rules for being a manager of volleyball team, Yachi began to understand that it will not be a simple task to help the team but also an important one. Kiyoko also mentioned how it has been a little challenging to find a first year who wants to participate the short try out for managerial position at the boys' volleyball club. Since she was a third year, she did not have much time left and needed few extra hands to make sure the team do well in the future.

Yachi was very impressed by the passion and generosity that Kiyoko-senpai has shown her and somehow Yachi couldn't help but be drawn by the older girl's reasoning. Besides she also has been curios lately about joining school clubs, so this might be a small chance for her.

"I – I haven't been in any club from the start of the year so I'm not really sure whether I can join the club officially as a manager but I'll…I'll give it a try."

Kiyoko-smiled brighter. "Thank you. It's very reassuring to hear that. Ah, we're almost there."

Yachi slowed down as Kiyoko came in to walk her way towards the smaller gym at the side of the school building. Even from the distance, Yachi could hear the shouts and yells of boys' voices coming out from the gym and loud sounds of balls smacking against the floor were quite clear from the distance she was walking.

Yachi felt her stomach was getting colder as she walks closer.