After his first day of school was over, Kageyama began looking for the Volleyball practice gym. There were 3 gyms at Karasuno, and so finding the right one took him a few minutes. During that time, he had to escape from 3 girls that were following him around creepily. Kageyama did not understand what girls saw in him. He didn't think he was overly attractive at all. He also didn't understand why others found girls attractive. He had never really found them to be very interesting. Of course, Kageyama was a rather shy person except when he was on the court. When he was playing volleyball, his entire personality would change, and not necessarily for the better, as he had discovered in junior high.

Kageyama was lost in thought when he finally found the gym. Inside, Hinata was running around, bouncing balls off his arms in all directions while trying to hit them, receive style. Honestly, he was as bad as Kageyama remembered. He sighed and pulled his ear phones out before walking towards Hinata.

"Hey, where are the changing rooms?" He asked nonchalantly. Hinata pointed,

"They are over there! The rest of the team is inside." Kageyama nodded his thanks and walked into the room Hinata had just pointed at. Inside were a bunch of boys changing into volleyball practice clothes. Kageyama nodded their directions and tried to head to the back of the changing room, but Daichii saw him and pulled him back.

"Everyone, this is Kageyama Tobio. He is joining the team as a setter. Please make him feel welcome."

"If he is welcoming, then maybe. But I hear that the 'King' is little more than a dictator on court." A tall curly haired blond boy commented from the other side of the locker rooms. He slipped on his white shirt, put on his glasses, and sneered at Kageyama. Daichii shook his head, frustrated.

"Look, Tsukishima. If I have to tell you to be nice to your teammates again…." Tsukishima made a disgusted face and grabbed his water bottle as he left the room.

"Yeah, whatever. I got it" he commented on his way out. He was followed by a dark-haired boy that called out after him to wait.

"That was Kei Tsukishima, middle blocker and first year, same as you. The one who follows him around like a lost puppy is Tadashi Yamaguchi, same year. Those two are really the bullies of the team. Don't mind them." Daichii explained. Kageyama nodded in response.

"Ok." He said.

"Hi, my name is Asahi Azumane" A huge person came up to Kageyama. Kageyama nodded at him and took the hand that was extended, shaking it.

"Asahi is our Ace, and a wing spiker. He looks scary, but he is a teddy bear." Daichii commented, getting awkward looks from Asahi as he chuckled. "The shorty over there is our libero, Yu Nishinoya," He added.

"Oi, who you calling shorty?!" Noya called out. Daichii laughed.

"Hi, nice to meet you. Don't worry, if a ball can be saved, I'll save it. I'll make sure you get lots of chances to toss to the setters!" Noya beamed proudly.

"Um…thank you." Kageyama replied, quietly.

"Do you ever smile? You've been frowning all day." A familiar voice called out. Hinata had snuck in without Kageyama noticing.

"Oh uh, no." He replied. Hinata shrugged,

"You're such a sour puss." Kageyama wasn't sure what to say in response. Daichii cut the two off,

"Kageyama, you should get changed. The rest of you, introduce yourselves to him when the time comes. I'm going to go get the gym set up." Daichii left, followed by the rest of the team, all of who had finished changing. Hinata stayed in the locker room with Kageyama.

"Aren't you going to go with the rest of the team?" Kageyama asked, curious. Hinata looked away.

"Daichii-senpai said I need to stay with you and that I'm supposed to teach you the ropes."

"I don't need a teacher. I can play volleyball without a tutor as bad as you." Kageyama commented, truthfully. Hinata growled,

"Hey! I don't need to waste my time with a dictator like you!"

"I'm not a dictator!"

"Well, I was trying to call you something else, but I thought if I added "–tator" at the end it would be less insulting. SOOOOORRY for trying to be considerate, King."

"Idiot! Stop calling me that!"

"King, King, KING!"

At this point, both boys were red-faced and growling. Kageyama was shirtless and holding a white shirt in one clenched fist, ready to deck Hinata with the other. Suddenly realizing the position he was in, fist raised and looking down at Hinata with rage, he stepped back. He realized if he got physical with the argument, he would be no better than his father. He took a deep breath, inhaling the smell of sweat that permeated the air, and turned around. Hinata wasn't happy.

"Hey! Don't turn around when I'm yelling at you!" He yelled. "Hey, you're bleeding…" he commented, no longer yelling. Kageyama's eyes went huge and he felt his back. Sure enough, the scabs were reopening, and he could feel his wings shifting underneath. Could it have been a response to his anger? He concentrated really hard and managed to calm them down. He hadn't realized how much effort it really took to control the wings until he had loosened his control on them during the argument. It was like he was constantly sucking in his abs as he walked, and it was exhausting to pull them and hold them in all day. When he got home, he would have to let them out for a little bit.

"Hey, don't you feel it? You're bleeding a lot! Where did you get those cuts? Did someone hit you with something or something?"

"No!" Kageyama hissed as Hinata reached out and touched the scars, getting blood on his fingers.

"Don't touch that." Kageyama snapped, fearful that Hinata may feel the wings directly below. Just then, Sugawara and Daichii walked in.

"Hey, we can hear you guys yelling in the court. Are you changed yet?" Daichii called in. Sugawara gasped,

"Oh my god, you're bleeding a lot! What are those scars?" He called out. Daichii's eyes got wide.

"I'll go get the medical kit."

"No it's…" Kageyama started, but Daichii had already run out. Crap, he didn't want a lot of people seeing the scars. What if someone guessed? No, he was being stupid. Who would guess that these scars were caused by wings? They'd rather believe he was undergoing some sort of abuse or something at home. That wasn't much better in his eyes, but at least it was a better alternative than people realizing he was a freak.

Sugawara, who had walked over to Kageyama, pushed Kageyama onto the bench to sit down.

"Hey, if there is anything going on, please don't hesitate to tell me or Daichii. We are here to support you. Here is my number if you want to talk later." Suga handed Kageyama a piece of paper and squeezed his shoulder comfortingly. Kageyama nodded and took the paper.

"Wait…what's going onnnn!?" Hinata called out. Suga shook his head,

"Hinata, why don't you go out and help Daichii find the first aid kit?" Suga offered. Hinata nodded,

"Right!" he called as he ran out the room. Suddenly, a tall blond haired man came running in, followed by a few team members. Of course, Tsukishima was one of the ones to come in.

"Oh, did the king get a lashing? Poor baby."

"Shut up! It isn't like that…" Kageyama called out. Tanaka, another team member that had entered, ran over.

"Who do you want me to beat up for this?" He asked, making his snarling face. Kageyama pushed him away,

"No one did this. Go away, please." He said, curling his legs up to his chest. The blonde-haired man snapped at the rest of the team.

"Everyone, please leave us. That means you too, Sugawara. Thanks for your help."

Suga nodded and helped to usher everyone out of the gym rooms.

"Why did this have to happen to me?" Kageyama wondered silently to himself. Suddenly he felt a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, Kageyama. I'm Ukai Keishin. I'm the coach for the team. That makes me your coach too. So if there is something you need to talk about, you can come to me anytime. I know this may seem a little out of place, but welcome to the team. I'm sorry that this had to happen to you on your first day, but I don't think you can participate in practice when you are bleeding this much. You should really go see a doctor about these wounds." Kageyama, still curled in a ball, just looked at Coach Ukai. He was trying his best to hold back tears. It wasn't fair that this happened to him, and that this was the first impression he had made on the volleyball team.

"Do you want to tell me what caused the injury?" Ukai asked, worriedly. Kageyama shook his head.

Ukai shrugged.

"Alright, it's up to you with what you want to share. Please just keep your safety in mind." Just then, Daichii comes flying in with a large white box.

"I found the injury kit!" He called out, placing the box on the ground next to Kageyama. He sat on the bench next to Kageyama and began to use a disinfectant wipe on his back to clean up the blood. Kageyama hissed in pain, despite Daichii's attempt to be gentle. He then pulled out a type of gel medication that he applied to the scars before pulling out bandages and gauze. He put large, flat bandages on top of the scars themselves.

"Hey, do you mind putting your legs down so that I can wrap the gauze around your chest?" Daichii tapped Kageyama's knee. He nodded and planted his feet on the ground. Daichii took the gauze and wrapped it around Kageyama's back and chest, covering the scars. Then he used medical tape to tape down the gauze.

"You should really make sure that you see a doctor about this. It looks like the scratches are really deep." He said. Kageyama nodded,

"Yeah, ok."

Daichii smiled at Kageyama.

"Don't worry. You can participate in practice tomorrow. We won't be mad at you about this." Coach Ukai nodded in agreement,

"Yeah, if you would like, we can start over fresh tomorrow." Kageyama nodded.

"I think that I'm going to just go home…" He said. The two men nodded in agreement,

"Yeah go get some rest. We will see you tomorrow." Kageyama reached over and put on his school uniform, coat, and a dark blue scarf/ earmuff combo. He also slipped his headphones under the earmuff and began blasting music into his ears as he tried his best to walk out as dignified as possible. The entire team watched him as he walked out of the court in shame. He was sure none of them were actually feeling the way he imagined they did, but he couldn't help but feel like they did. Hinata came running towards him as he closed the gym door, but he ran as soon as he got outside and by the time Hinata got to the door, Kageyama was lost in the darkness.