"How long more until they arrive, coach!" [name] asked as she was getting pretty restless. She had woken up early in the morning to head over to Nekoma High to help the coach, teacher advisor as well as manager to pack up the training gears for the one-week training, despite the fact that it was Kuroo's drop to actually to do it, but he overslept. Causing [name] having to wake up 3 hours earlier.

"A little while longer. Bear with it [name]." Mukami Sensei patted her shoulder. She definitely had on a frown, and was extremely unhappy because the moment Nekoma High had arrived at the training camp, the others were allowed to rest while SHE, has to wait outside under the hot sun for the other schools to arrive.

"Why didn't you all make bed head wait as well?" she whined.

"Bed head?" Mukami Sensei asked, and faced the coach and manager.

"Kuroo. She's talking about Tetsuro Kuroo." The manager spoke.

"Damn it, he always gets away with all these when I'm around." [name] muttered under her breath.

And a certain bed head who was walking towards the entrance of the training camp happened to sneeze loudly, startling the coach, teacher advisor, manager as well as [name].

"You need to stop talking bad about me, [name]." as he sniffled his nose and settled himself beside her on the steps.

"It is true anyway!" she snapped at him and huffed. Kuroo then just nuzzled his nose to the side of her arm to playfully tease her like he always does.

"Are they together?" the coach asked the manager, which he shook his head indicating no.

"They look good together." The coach commented, and his attention turned towards the road where he saw buses arriving. [name] and Kuroo immediately stood up and got ready to welcome the other schools.

"Hey, hey, hey! Kuroo!" a guy with round, golden-colored eyes and spiky white-grey hair with black streaks yelled out to Kuroo. [name] then noticed that the guy's hair resembled an owl, and she groaned. She had enough of a cat Kuroo.

[name] quickly got out of the way when she saw the guy walking towards Kuroo and shaking his hand. She then quickly stepped to one side and looked out for the other teams.

"Long time no see Bokuto. Or should I saw owl?" Kuroo teased.

[name] then looked around and she realised something. She then walked over to the coach and asked him, "Ne, coach. Where are the girl teams?"

"Oh? The only girl team here is Nekoma High's. Apparently the other school's girls team rejected the offer as they have other trainings to attend to."

"Ah, three in one!" [name] heard someone shouting, and she turned to find that Hinata was pointing at her and yelling.

"Three… in one?" she mumbled, and Kuroo came up to her while laughing his ass off.

"HAHAHAHAHHA, three in one. Nice nickname shrimp!" he called out and immediately shut up when he saw [name] glaring at him. Then she realised everybody was staring at her, except for the Karasuno team. She then shifted a little uncomfortable under their stares.

"Hey, hey hey! A pleasure to finally meet you, [name]! I'm Bokuto Kotaro. Captain of Fukurōdani Academy volleyball boys team." Bokuto came over and randomly grabbed [name]'s hand into his and shaking it hard. [name] could only stare in surprise.

"Stop annoying her already, Bokuto-san." And a guy with short, messy, black hair and slate-grey eyes with slightly thick eyebrows and an emotionless expression, pulled Bokuto back by his collar. He then made eye contact with [name] and bowed slightly.

"Akaashi Keiji."

"[name]" and [name] bowed back slightly as well.

"[n-n-name]-senpai!" [name] then turned her head and saw Tanaka and Nishinoya staring at her. She swears that she could actually see tails wagging behind them.

"Hey, how have you all been?" she asked with a smile.

"F-F-Fine!" they both stuttered out together, and then [name] looked up and saw Daichi, Suga and Asahi. She then waved at them as they waved at her. She then turned and spotted Hinata pointing to one of the transmission tower and shouting out…

"IS THAT THE SKYTREE?!"

"No… That's just a transmission tower…" [name] mumbled out and Kuroo burst out laughing his ass out.

"Ah sorry. He always asks those kind of questions whenever we come to Tokyo." Daichi explained as Suga hit Hinata on the back of his head. [name] then spotted Tsukki and then she called out to him.

"Oi glasses boy!" and Tsukki turned to glare at [name], which Daichi hit him on the back of his head for his rudeness to a senior.

"I hope to see that your blocking has improved." She smiled, and Tsukki couldn't help but let a blush escape onto his face.

"Oya, Tsukki, do you have a fever?" Yamaguchi asked which Tsukki said no.

"Oya, Tsukki is blushing!" Tanaka then teased Tsukki about it.

[name] then spotted Kageyama looking at her, which she then bowed slightly to acknowledge his presence, and so did he out of respect.

"CAPTAIN!" [name] heard a girl yelling out, and she immediately turned. Everybody soon remained silent as they stared at the girl who had just shouted. [name] then smiled at the girl and walked towards her.

"Yes, Aiyu?" she called out as she walked.

"Mou. I've been calling you on your handphone so many times!" she whined, and [name] chuckled as she followed Aiyu into the camp grounds.

"C-C-C-Captain?!" Bokuto yelled out in surprise, whereas Akaashi seems unfazed by it and simply answered Bokuto.

"She's the captain, ace and middle blocker." And then he dragged Bokuto into the camp grounds following his teammates.

"URGH. THIS IS WHY I HATE IT WHEN THAT BED HEAD GETS AWAY WITH EVERYTHING." [name] yelled as she set up the volleyball net. She was in an extremely bad mood, and being told to set up the volleyball courts by her coach was definitely not helping her mood at all.

"Hey, hey, hey! Do you need any help, [name]?" and she turned to look at Bokuto who was just sitting at the bench the entire time. She then muttered under her breath as she tied the net tightly, but apparently she lost her footing on the chair as she slipped off and fell down.

She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact of the hard floor, but it never came. But she felt warmth instead. She then opened her eyes and look up, staring into the eyes of Kuroo's.

"Enjoying the view?" Kuroo smirked and winked, which then [name] lifted her hand and…

"oh my god, you're so…"

*WHAM*

"cocky." [name] finished as she hit Kuroo on the top of his head and got out of his arms. She then realised the girls were giggling at the side, and the boys were… laughing their asses out.

"This is what I get when I have to help set up the nets." [name] muttered under her breath, loud enough for Kuroo to hear. Kuroo then chuckled and asked;

"Why didn't you ask me for help? Or that owl head?"

"Apparently you and your boys were missing, and THAT OWL HEAD HAD THE NERVES TO ASK ME IF I NEED HELP, AND WHEN I SAY I NEEDED IT, HE STILL SAT THERE LIKE AS IF HE HAS BEEN HIT BY A HARRY POTTER SPELL THAT MAKE HIM PARALYZED." She yelled the last bit and frowned badly.

And a certain owl head who was sitting at the bench sneezed, and Akaashi said that he deserves it for annoying people so much and not helping at all.

"Three in one is scary…" she heard Hinata commented, and then her frowned went deeper.

"Thanks for the help girls. Come gather!" the coach called out, and everybody gathered.

"You will all be playing against each other in one set matches, and there will be a penalty for every time you lose. So I hope you lot will be able to improve with this one-week training camp, bond together as a team, improve together as a team, work together, and most importantly, have fun."

"Captains, please step out."

"Draw lots. If you get the same colour as another captain, you'll be playing against them first."

"But… They're girls team though." Bokuto commented, and in the back you can hear Akaashi face palming himself extremely hard as the sound was heard throughout the gymnasium.

Nekoma High, Karasuno High and even his own coach all face palmed at his comment, and then they turned to [name] who had a very displeased look on her face. Kuroo then rubbed her back to soothe the anger that was hidden within her eyes.

"Ah. You're in luck Bokuto. You're going against Nekoma High girls team."

"OH DAMN." Nekoma High boys team called out.

"Alright, get into your places! The penalty for the first round is one lap of diving drills." Which Naomi groaned out as she had been doing that doing practices, and the girls could only snicker at her reaction. They then noticed the aura that their captain was giving off, and they smirked.

"Fukurōdani Academy is going to regret for looking down on us girls." [name] muttered as she brought her team together in a huddle.

"Make me proud girls. I have faith in you. We may not seem like the best, or play like the best. But as long as the ball hasn't drop, we play on!" [name] yelled and then…

"Nekoma… Fight!"

"Washio, nice serve!"

"Nice receive!" Naomi received the ball nicely, passing it to Aria who was ready to toss. She then saw [name]'s signal and nodded.

[name] got into her position and jumped up, Aria seeing this as the cue, she immediately tossed a quick toss and [name] slam it down, right through the blockers of Fukurōdani Academy. The ball hit the floor hard, leaving a print there.

"That… quick spike…" Bokuto stared in awe.

"Nice kill, captain!"

"Nice toss, Aria." [name] called out and high-fived with her.

"We're in trouble…" Akaashi muttered to himself as he stared at the print on the floor.

"Yuki, nice serve!"

"Nice receive!"

"Bokuto-san." Akaashi called out to Bokuto and tossed the ball to him. He jumped up and slammed down, but [name] did a solid block on his spike and killed it.

"Urgh, not again!" Bokuto cried out, and [name] just smirked and went back into her position.

"Ne, they're having a hard time already." Yaku called out as he waited for Karasuno's team to serve the ball.

"Who told that owl to say that comment in the first place." Kuroo said and smirked as he saw how devastated Bokuto looked, and all of a sudden…

*WHAM*

The ball that Kageyama served hit him directly in the face, causing him to fall down.

"Kuroo/Kuroo-senpai!"

"PAY ATTENTION, KUROO!" the coach yelled.

"[name], nice serve!"

"Nice receive!"

"Bokuto-san…" Akaashi called out again, and he tossed to Bokuto. [name]'s eyes immediately widened as he saw the smirk that Bokuto gave. She then realised that Yuki and Kyoko weren't blocking the sides, and she quickly ran to the side.

*SLAM*

.

.

.

"NICE ONE, [NAME]!"

"Cover, cover!"

[name] had realised that Bokuto was going to do a cross instead of a straight, and she immediately ran to the blind spot that Yuki and Kyoko didn't cover with their block.

"Damn it!" Bokuto cried out again and got back into his position.

"Bokuto-san, maybe you should apologise and tell them to go easy on us…" Akaashi spoke as he got ready to block.

Yuki then tossed the ball up, while Kyoko, Aria and Aiyu were running up. The ball went behind the trio, and causing the blockers from the opponents' team to fake out.

*SLAM*

[name] spiked the ball after jumping from the backline to the frontline, and it landed onto the floor of the opponents' side and left another mark there. The boys from Fukurōdani Academy stared in shock at what just happened as [name] hi-fived with Yuki.

"Nice toss, Yuki!"

"Damn, our captain is a killer!"

And Nekoma High girls team won Fukurōdani Academy in that practice match, with a score of 25-17

"One lap of diving drills!" Akaashi called out, and started to do it.

"She's so good at reading her opponents." Bokuto managed to speak as he did the diving drills.

"One lap of diving drills. Tanaka you're doing double." Daichi called out as he started the diving drills with his teammates.

"Oh? Shrimpy is getting better at the diving drills!" Yaku called out with admiration.

"Shrimpy? Yaku-san, you're not that different from him!" Lev called out, and immediately Yaku kicked him.

The Nekoma High girls team was playing against the boys' team, and it was a heated match as the score was 25-25, a draw.

"Yamamoto, nice serve!"

"Nice receive!"

"[name]-senpai!" Yuki called out and tossed the ball to [name]. She jumped up and was about to spike it down when she saw Kuroo jumping up and blocking her. She then realised that the ball was already going to the left side of her, and she noticed an opening at the left side. Knowing her right hand isn't able to spike that angle, she raised her left hand, causing Kuroo to widen his eyes in shock.

*SLAM*

The ball ended up hitting the floor in the Nekoma High boys team court. Everybody stood there in shock, while [name] was massaging her left hand as she hardly uses it in volleyball, unless it was just receiving. But never in spiking.

"You. I mean you used. But how. But when. But." Kuroo was in chaos when he saw what happened.

"Captain, that was a powerful left hand spike." Kyoko called out staring in awe.

"How long have you been practicing that?" Naomi asked as she walked up to [name].

"Ah? That's the first time I've used it." [name] spoke without batting an eyelash.

"WHAT?!" they all yelled at her, causing her to cringe.

"She's full of surprises, that young cat." The coach of Nekoma High commented as he saw the other coaches' shock looks at what had just happened.

"I feel so lucky that we're not playing against them yet…" Hinata commented as he shivered from fear.

"Don't get intimidated right now, dumbass." Kageyama hit him on the back, and they two got into an extremely heated argument right in the middle of a match, and clearly you could see Daichi's irritated face.

"One lap of diving drills…" [name] and Kuroo called out at the same time as the match they had against each other ended up in a draw instead, and time was out.

"Urgh, I hate this." Naomi whined as she did the diving drills.

"Woah, [name]-senpai is already finished…"

"What?!"

Sure enough everybody looked at [name], and she was wiping herself with a towel and taking a short break before going on to the next practice match.

"Kageyama, nice serve!"

"Nice receive!"

"Kyoko-san!" and Aria tossed the ball to Kyoko who tried to spike but it got blocked by Tsukki. The ball was about to hit the floor when Naomi dived for it, hitting it up.

"Nice one, Naomi!"

"Captain!" Aria called out and tossed a quick toss to [name], and she hit it with all her might, getting past Tsukki's block and hitting the floor extremely hard with a loud bang.

"Ne, don't you think [name]-senpai is a little off today?" Aiyu asked as they got back to their positions.

"A little. She's more serious than usual. Did something happen?" Yuki asked.

"I don't know. It feels like it's her, but it's not her at the same time. She's distracted, big time." Naomi spoke as she did a few squats to get ready for the next ball.

"Aiyu, nice serve!" Kyoko called out, and Aiyu served the ball, but it hit the net instead, causing them to lose a point. She then paled as she saw everybody staring at her, especially her own captain with a dull look on her face. Something was definitely wrong with her today, usually she will be kind and say 'don't mind'. But this time round she's quiet.

"Don't you think the captain is a bit off today?" Suga whispered to Yamaguchi.

"I noticed that too. She's going all out in every match, I don't think that's like her." He replied as he looked at [name]'s expression. Totally no expression was shown on her face.

But none of them knew, that in [name]'s head, there's so many things going on.

"Daichi, nice serve!"

"Nice receive!"

"[name]-senpai!" Yuki tossed the ball to [name], but she stared at the ball dully as it came to her, which means she reacted too slow, and when she jumped up to spike it, it wasn't her full potential. The ball however did manage to get over to the other side, and score a point.

Everybody on the court stared at [name] in shock.

This was the first time she wasn't paying attention. The first time she nearly missed a spike. The first time that she wasn't herself on court.

The Karasuno team then gathered at the end of the court and Daichi called out…

"One lap of diving drills!" and they started the penalty.

Kuroo was staring at [name] from the bench during the entire match that the girls had against Karasuno, and he himself noticed [name] wasn't being her usual self at all.

"Good job today everybody! You're on your own for practices from now till dinnertime alright. Please remember to clean up the gym before locking it!" the coach called out and left with the other coaches, managers and teacher advisors.

"Aria-san!" Aria heard someone calling her and she turned to look. She then realised it was the Karasuno's number 10, Hinata. He had on an embarrassed look and then he yelled out.

"Please play 3 on 3 with us!" and Aria looked behind him and noticed that Kageyama, and Tanaka were there bowing as well. Aria then looked around, and all of a sudden she felt a weight on her shoulder and she turned to look.

"Let's do it then. Aiyu and I will team with you, Aria." Kyoko then ruffled Aria's hair and got into position on the court.

"Anybody seen [name]?" Kuroo called out after he had come back from the washroom.

"Hey, hey, hey! Kuroo! Come help me with some blocks!" Bokuto called out.

"Later, I need to find [name] first. She disappeared." Kuroo spoke as he looked around.

"Wow. Has the cat finally found his fish?" Bokuto teased, and Kuroo's face went beet red.

"S-S-Shut up!"

"We'll help you look for her. Oi four eyes! Come with us too!" Bokuto yelled, and Tsukki glared at him before running along with them; Bokuto, Kuroo, Akaashi.

[name] was alone in another gym. She had used some white tape and taped a few places on the other side of the court. A lot were going through her mind ever since she used her left hand spike, and she wasn't happy with her results at all. She got out a few volleyballs and tossed to herself and she did her own spiking, trying her best to aim the markings on the floor with her left hand. Some made it, but some didn't and she was getting upset about it.

"Ah? It didn't hit the spot I wanted it to hit…" [name] thought to herself as she spiked with her left hand against Kuroo.

"Maybe if I try harder, it will hit the spot…" she thought to herself.

"Damn, it went the other direction!"

"What's wrong with me, urgh."

"Alright, I'll try in the match against Karasuno High then."

"[name]-senpai!" ah Yuki is tossing to me, I should… Huh? Since when did the ball drop, oh crap.

"That… Made it into the boys' court… What's wrong with me…"

"Maybe you're not cut out to be a volleyball player." – Oikawa

[name] clenched her hands into fists tightly as she remembered what Oikawa had said to her that one time, and she will never forget about it. Not at all.

She then picked up another ball and tossed it to the front, running up and slamming it down with her left hand.

"Damn it." She cried out as she ran to get another ball.

[name]'s left hand was shaking terribly after she had spiked so many balls. She had made big improvements within that short 20 minutes, but her left hand was at its limits already. She tossed up another ball up in front and used her left hand once more to spike it, but it didn't come out powerful as before.

She then landed and bended her knees slightly, resting her hands on it. She then looked at her left hand which was trembling a little too much, and then she sighed and sat down on the floor, lifting her left hand up to her eyes.

"I didn't know I was that weak." She mumbled to herself.

"You're not cut out to be a volleyball player."

"Oh, shut up already." She muttered under her breath and stood up once again, grabbing a ball and doing her own practices.

"Was there anybody using the 3rd Gymnasium?" Tsukki asked as he stood at the sheltered walkway along with the others; Kuroo, Akaashi and Bokuto.

"No, why?" Kuroo asked and turned to look at Tsukki.

"The lights on, and there's sounds coming in there." He said and pointed.

Sure enough they decided to check it out.

They were greeted by the sounds of volleyball being spikes, and groans as well. And all of a sudden a loud thud. They immediately rushed in, and sure enough they spotted [name] lying flat on her back on the floor, and staring up to the ceiling.

"Hey, hey, hey!" [name] immediately sat up and looked at the entrance. She smiled a soft smile when she spotted Kuroo walking towards her, along with Tsukki, Bokuto and Akaashi.

"Practicing on your own?" Kuroo called out.

"I was just about to wrap up." [name] answered and grabbed hold of Kuroo's hand and he pulled her up. Kuroo then noticed her left hand was trembling slightly, and he couldn't help but to…

"DAMN IT BED HEAD, STOP IT! STOP, STOP, STOP!" [name] cried out as she fell to the ground with Kuroo tickling her nonstop.

"STOP ALREADY. I-I-I CAN'T BREATHE!" she cried out, and Kuroo finally stopped tickling her.

"Hey, hey, hey! Want to help with blocking?" Bokuto called out.

"I… I don't… Mind…" [name] spoke in between breaths.

"Can I ask you something?" and suddenly [name], Kuroo, Bokuto and Akaashi turned to look at the one who has spoken, who was none other than Tsukki.

"Sure." Both Kuroo and Bokuto answered as [name] sat up on the floor.

"Nekoma High and Fukurōdani Academy are both sometimes considered the powerhouse schools right?"

"Of course!" both Bokuto and Kuroo answered with a displeased look in their faces, and a pout.

"Even if your schools are able to make it into the nationals, it's still going to be difficult to win right?"

"It is, but not impossible!" Bokuto snapped.

"Calm down and listen to him. It's just a what if…" both Akaashi and [name] mumbled out.

"I'm sorry. But I just don't understand how can one be so devoted to volleyball." Tsukki mumbled out.

[name] then stood up and stood beside Kuroo. Kuroo then placed his arm on her head and rested it there, making her pout. But she then turned her attention to Tsukki and asked him.

"Ne, four glasses. Is volleyball fun?"

"Not really…"

"That's because you suck." Bokuto continued, and Tsukki looked offended.

"You suck too, Bokuto." [name] commented, and then she turned to Tsukki and said,

"You play the same position as bed head and I, right? Middle blocker."

"Yeah."

"One day, you'll definitely be devoted to volleyball."

"Why do you say so?"

"That feeling you get when you totally shut out an opponent's spike, and also that feeling you get when you spike past all the blockers and score a point. That feeling, my dear, will make you addicted to volleyball."

"Ah…" Tsukki stood there trying to absorb everything that [name] had said when all of a sudden.

"Alright, we answered your question. So help us with some blocking~" Bokuto called out as he appeared behind Tsukki, with an arm behind his back.

"Come on!" Kuroo too, pushed Tsukki towards the court.

"Your block is weak, Tsukishima! Your arms are so frail that I'm afraid that I'll break them. You need to stop the ball like you mean it!" Bokuto spoke as he managed to spike through Tsukki's block.

"I've just started to gain muscles, I'm still a growing boy!" Tsukki managed to speak out through his agitation for the owl head, and that comment agitated Bokuto.

"How about two blockers this time round." And Kuroo stepped beside Tsukki.

"We don't mind." [name] called out, but was ignored instead.

"You should put your arms in front of you when you block instead of over your head. In front of you. AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE THIS ANNOYING OWL SHUT UP." Kuroo yelled and pointed at Bokuto.

"Just try it!" Bokuto stuck his tongue out and pulled his eye bag down.

"Ah… Nobody is paying attention to me… I should probably leave before I get really outcast here… Why did I even agree to help with blocking when I'm not even doing anything here. I think I'll just head to the showers and sleep already…" [name] thought to herself as she grabbed onto her shoes and started to walk out of the gym until…

"[name]-senpai, where are you going?" Akaashi called out.

"I think I'll turn in already. Have fun." And then she left the gym.

"What's up with her?" Bokuto asked.

"In case you all didn't know; you three idiots have been ignoring her the entire time." Akaashi called out as he bounced the volleyball.

"Ah, crap…" Kuroo mumbled, but he knew Bokuto isn't going to let him find [name] at all.

[name] was walking down the sheltered walkway towards the sleeping area where the girls were designated to. She had just finished showering, and boy was she feeling extremely refresh. Her body was aching from the amount of practice matches they had done today, 26 in total with 20 wins and 6 loses. And also that one hour of left spiking she had done on her own.

"Hey, could you teach me some blocking techniques?" [name] then turned and was surprised to see the famous setter, Oikawa Toru asking her for help. Oikawa then blushed slightly as he saw [name] staring at him with a cute smile on her face.

"Sure." [name] answered with a smile, causing Oikawa to blush more.

"You're really good, [name]-chan!" Oikawa called out as they were cleaning up the gym together with the rest of the girls and boys in the volleyball teams.

"Not really." [name] spoke with a little sadness in her voice.

"Mou, what's wrong, [name]-chan?" Oikawa asked as he grabbed hold of her arm.

"Ah, it's nothing. Let's hurry up and clean up." [name] spoke as she tried to get out of his grasp.

"Ne, [name]-chan. I've been wanting to ask you though. I know we haven't really talked much in school ever since year one, but I figured that before we get into year 3, I want to tell you that I like you a lot, and I want to be there for you. Whenever I see your arms, I feel heartache and I want to protect you from any harm that may come." Oikawa spoke as he grabbed hold of [name]'s face with both his hands, and pulled her face in for a kiss on the lips.

Things changed ever since they moved on to year 3. Oikawa and [name] had got together at near the end of year 2, and [name] sure was happy. Sure she got beaten up most of the time by her boyfriend's crazy fangirls, but she still loves him. Waiting for him every day for his practice to end before walking home together. Going out on short walks in the night at the nearby park and going out for dates. The surprises that he gives her, she felt love from it, and she repaid him back with double the amount of love he had given her.

But things changed ever since that one time [name] found out that Oikawa had been seeing other girls. She never confronted him about it, but she knew Oikawa had been kissing other girls behind her back. She only talked to Ai and Iwaizumi about it, knowing that those two will keep their mouth zipped. But she didn't know that Iwaizumi cared so much for her that he went to beat Oikawa up. At first she thought it was the normal routine that Oikawa pissed him off or something, but this time round it was different.

Texting got less, calls got less. But meet ups were frequent, and [name] was happy about it. She thought that Oikawa had decided to just focus on her, and she was happy. Happy to the point that she didn't feel depressed for a whole week. But then she found out that Oikawa hated her instead of loving her. He will vent his anger on her whenever Iwaizumi was angry at him, or if he lost a match to another school. He will hurl profanities at her, shout at her, hurt her. Why does [name] think that Oikawa hates her?

She found out soon when he had been treating her badly. She realised he has been going out with another girl on dates, holding her hands, laughing with her, giving her gifts. And it was a girl from year 2 class 1. The difference was huge between the treatment.

And [name] thought that Oikawa's love, was the real deal. Heck was she wrong.

And now she's in a state of having no reason to love. Feeling afraid. Feeling betrayed.

[name] wasn't looking at where she was going when all of a sudden someone bumped into her, causing her to fall down.

"Ah, I'm sorry! I was chasing after Hinata and Kageyama." And [name] opened her eyes and looked up. She then noticed it was Sugawara from Karasuno, and he held out his hand for her. She had on a soft smile but didn't accept his hand and stood up on her own.

"It's alright." She mumbled and proceeded to walk down the sheltered walkway once again.

"You changed a lot, [name]…" Suga whispered while he stared at the retreating figure of [name].

"Ne, where's [name]-senpai? I haven't seen her after the practice matches." Aiyu asked as she stuffed herself with the curry rice before her.

"I bumped into her just now when I was leaving the bedroom, she said she wasn't hungry and wanted to sleep." Kyoko spoke as she stood up to get her share of the food.

"Ah… She seems pretty distracted; don't you think so?" Naomi asked as she took a sip of her drink.

"Do you think she's going to be alright?" Yuki asked as she looked around the room.

The girls were seated at one side while the other boys including the other schools were seated at the other side of the room, creating an extreme loud ruckus.

"She should be. But I'm still shock at the face that she's distracted during a match today." Aria commented as she took a bite of her food.

"Mou, let's just see how it goes tomorrow. If she's the same then we'll talk to her. [name] doesn't like it when we force her to talk about what's on her mind." Kyoko commented as she sat back down with her plate of food.

And a certain [name] sneezed a few times in her sleep.