Disclaimer: I do not own Haikyuu! or anything associated with it. I only own the OC's Akumu Yuki and Akumu Shiro. All rights go to Haruichi Furudate.

A/N: Here's another chapter snowflakes. Enjoy~

Chapter 5

Time Skip

Shiro POV

"... has an interesting story line, and the boss fights are challenging…"

Shiro was drifting in and out of focus, barely catching what Kenma was saying. She nodded along absentmindedly while she glanced at her older sister out of the corner of her eyes. Since they weren't huge gamers, Yuki and Kuroo had decided to wait outside the game store while Kenma and herself took their time looking at the wide selection of games.

"Teddy bears, candy, kittens."

"Huh?" Shiro snapped her attention back to the black haired boy who was staring at her.

"What's wrong with your sister?" Kenma asked in a slightly curious tone.

"Why do you assume something is wrong with her?" Shiro asked defensively.

Kenma gave her a deadpan stare, "Well you weren't paying attention to our conversation despite the fact that you are as much of a game addict as myself, and you keep looking at her out of the corner of your eyes in an attempt at being discreet. Instead you made it wildly obvious you were concerned for her."

Shiro shot him an annoyed look at his apt analysis. Earlier during lunch, after Yuki had left, she had challenged the boy to a game of Yugoh assuming he was an easy opponent. She was in the gold league. It was unlikely she'd lose; then she could just tell her sister that he wasn't a true gamer so she didn't want anything to do with him.

Unfortunately (yeah right), she had underestimated his intelligence and lost, though it was a close game. Since she was a girl of her word, Shiro accepted him as her friend. She had been a bit surprised to hear he was a part of the boys' volleyball club. He didn't seem particularly motivated.

"What's Kuroo-san like?" She asked, intense peridot eyes boring into his brown ones.

"Hm? Kuroo?" Kenma paused, looking up trying to think of the right way to describe his childhood friend. "He likes to provoke others for the fun of it and is usually really loud and energetic, but behind it all, he is kind and cares about his friends and teammates."

Shiro nodded quietly processing the information.

"He's also really pushy and naggy. Kind of like your sister." Kenma added as an afterthought.

Shiro hummed in agreement thinking back to all the times her sister had hidden her games in an attempt to get her to sleep on time. Really, she may be two years younger than her, but she knew how to stay healthy… mostly.

"You think Kuroo scares your sister?" Kenma guessed with a skeptical look on his face.

"Can you stop that?" Shiro asked him in annoyance. Geez, she wanted time to realize her own thoughts before he blurted it out for her.

"Sorry." He apologized, not sounding apologetic at all.

Shiro glanced at the duo from inside the tinted glass windows. They were standing side-by-side. Kuroo was casually scrolling through his phone while Yuki stood absolutely still, staring at the ground. It would have been a normal scene for strangers with mutual friends, except Shiro knows her sister. Normally, when she didn't want to talk to someone, Yuki would either read a book as she hated wasting time or stare up at the clouds mentally reviewing for a test or volleyball strategies. Her older sister's mind was constantly working, thinking, unlike hers which preferred to stay in the moment and react as the situation comes.

Based on Kenma's description of Kuroo, she didn't think the problem lied with the black haired boy but rather her sister. Shiro voiced her concerns to Kenma, figuring his knowledge of his friend and observant mind could help her out.

"..." Kenma had no explanation for her either.

Sighing, Shiro shook her head, "Never mind. Maybe I'm overthinking things. Come on, let's check out this part of the store."

Shiro threw one last glance over her shoulder at her sister before guiding the older boy away. Her peridot eyes narrowed at the hint of pink on her sister's cheeks. Or maybe I'm not.

POV Switch (Yuki)

Just respond. Yuki thought to herself. Next time he asks you something just say something. Use your voice.

As if on cue, Kuroo spoke up, "So you're in Kenma's year?"

Okay, here we go. Yuki prepped herself. She opened her mouth to answer, but no sound came out. She tried harder to force her answer out, but all that came was an embarrassing squeak.

"Pffffffffttt Muarahahahaha!" Kuroo guffawed. He wrapped his arms around his middle as he died from laughter. "What kind of sound was that?"

"So-sorry!" Yuki squeaked. "I-I don't- I mean- blegh." She tripped over her words before giving up and just sticking her tongue out of her mouth like a cat trying to get rid of a hairball.

"Are you sure you were the one who got Kenma to actually eat today?" Kuroo asked her skeptically peering down at her from his towering height.

She narrowed her eyes in annoyance at the height difference before realizing he had asked her a question. Looking up, she tried to answer, but her breath caught when she glanced at the teasing smirk on his face.

Instead of answering, she just nodded mutely again before looking back down to the floor to hide her blush. She fiddled with the tips of her white hair to calm her racing heart. Really, this is ridiculous. I don't even know him! One expression should not make me into a blushing stuttering mess. She thought to herself annoyed at her reaction. Unfortunately, her body refused to cooperate no matter how she rationalized it.

Luckily the awkward silence that ensued was cut short by Kenma and Shiro coming out of the store. They were huddled together still discussing whatever gaming things they had been talking about earlier.

"You finally done, Kenma?" Kuroo asked him in fake annoyance. "You sure took your sweet time in there. You sure you guys spent the whole time looking at games and not doing something else?" He asked the two suggestively.

Instead of the embarrassed response he was hoping for, he was met with twin expressions of disgust and annoyance which proceeded to ignore him and continue walking towards the train station. Kuroo stood there, recovering from his exasperation at the two gamers.

Yuki looked sympathetically at him knowing exactly how it felt to be at the receiving end of those kinds of looks. Seeing that he wasn't moving, she went up to him and gently tugged on his sleeve and gestured to the two who were steadily getting farther and farther from them.

Kuroo snapped his gaze down to her before giving her a smile and nodding. The two headed in the same direction at a leisurely pace. The silence between them was tangible. Yuki clenched her hands, praying the other two would slow down and save her from this situation. No, I don't need anyone to save me. I just have to get him to start talking. She thought in determination.

"You like to play volleyball?" The question came out awkwardly and almost sounded like a statement, but it came out. Before Yuki could die from embarrassment, however, Kuroo's eyes lit up and he started talking.

"Yeah! I play middle blocker, but I'm good at spiking too." Kuroo explained excitedly. "I've been playing since I was young. I got Kenma into it when we first met. Now he's the setter for our team."

Yuki snuck a glance at his expression. His face was so animated talking about his sport. He seemed so passionate about it. It wasn't in the overbearing way a lot of people expect from someone passionate about a sport; rather, it was a quiet passion. One that you could spot if you bothered to look close enough.

"Do you play any sports?" He asked her with a curious tilt of his head.

Just answer him. Yuki looked at his face, hair falling over, giving him the appearance of a cat. Just answer the giant cat.

"Yeah." She managed to get out using the mental image of him as a giant black haired cat. "My sister and I play volleyball."

Kuroo's eyes glinted mischievously. He looked ahead at the two walking ahead of them before turning his attention back to her. "You don't have anything going on today do you?"

"N-no?"

Smirking, Kuroo called out to his friend, "Oi! Kenma! Come here a sec."

Said boy glanced up from his game that he was playing with the girl beside him. He gave Kuroo a questioning look before tapping the white haired girl on the shoulder and walking towards the duo.

"Let's do a two v two."

Chapter 5 End