Chapter 4- Karasuno vs Aoba Johsai
"Sumimasen Tanaka-san!" Shoyo cried in embarrassment and bowing to him frantically, Michiko came out of the mini bus along with Kageyama, Suga and Megumi.
"Like I said, don't worry about it." Tanaka began before facing Shoyo "Never mind me. Are you all right?"
"Yes. I rested a little on the way here. I feel better now that I'm off the bus." Shoyo replied as Megumi chuckled at Tanaka
"The only thing Baldie here has to lose is his money on a new pair of trousers" Megumi laughed, Michiko looked at Megumi
"Megu-chan, t-t-that's not very n-nice!" she stutter, confrontation was something she didn't like, even when it was only over petty quarrels. "BAKA!" Tanaka shouted at her as Megumi continued to chuckle. "All right then Hinata! We're counting on you for today's match." Shoyo froze with fear and nervousness. "Do it just like the three-on-three. Let me spike freely like that." He continued slapping his back in confidence. Suga and Michiko both looked at each other and panicked. "Tanaka" Suga whispered, he turned to look at the duo.
"D-Don't pressure h-him." Michiko whispered nervously, while Suga made a cross with his fingers.
"What? What's that?" Tanaka questioned with confusion, Shoyo interfered the conversation
"I'll…I'll… I'll do my b…" before he could finish his sentence his stomach rumbled and Shoyo began to clench his stomach "I'm going to the bathroom" he declared before sprinting off to the bathroom "Sho-chan!" Michiko shouted
"First the top, then the bottom! You're a busy guy" Tanaka laughed
"There he goes again. how pathetic" Kageyama rose from his crouching position "I'm going to knock some courage into him." he continued as he was about to chase after him ready to hit him, Suga and Michiko both tried to restrain Kageyama before he does anything "What are you thinking? "Suga questioned
"That kind of think won't work on Sho-chan" Michiko stated
"But we won't know 'til we try it" Kageyama retaliated
"Tanaka! Megumi-chan! Keep this simpleton away from him!" Suga demanded
"Hai!" Tanaka and Megumi said in unison. Michiko and Suga let go Kageyama and made their way to the gymnasium. "Oi! Megumi! Michiko! Come over here and help out Kiyoko!" They saw Kiyomi waving at them to get their attention "Okay! We will be right there!" Megumi shouted as the walk over to help Kiyoko, they began filling up the water bottles and getting the sweat towels then after they were finished with the preparations, they made their way to the gym, Megumi and Kiyoko giggled, Michiko turned around and looked at them with confusion "W-What's so f-funny? is there something on my back?" Michiko frantically tried to pat her back as paranoia began to make it's way throughout her body "Gomen, I didn't mean to worry you, its just that you're not exactly dressed to play volleyball" Kiyoko said. It was true she wasn't, her long straight hair was down, she was in her Karasuno High School uniform, which consisted of a black blazer, a red bow, a white blouse tucked into a black skirt with thigh high black socks and brown school shoes- which have been tailored with heels due to her petite height. The paranoia and confusion was gone and she giggled "Oh did I not tell you? Our match was cancelled today but I still wanted to come and watch the match" Kiyoko nodded but then question Megumi, "If you've not got a match, why are you dressed in your kit Megumi-san?" Megumi looked down at Kiyoko , well she is 5"9, and smiled "I'm training straight after the match so I though it would be quicker and easier to come already dressed in my kit" After addressing the 'Clothes' situation, they we're nearly at the hall where the match was being held.
"Wow! Those three are totally hot!"
"The girl in with the black hair looks so sexy in those glasses"
"I bet the tall one is a model, she's sexy enough to be one!"
"The small one! She has huge boobs! They're the size of melons!"
"The girl with the ginger hair has sexy curves and beautiful long hair- her smile is super kawaii!"
"I'm so jealous! those girls are so pretty!"
"STAY AWAY FROM OUR MICHIKO-CHAN AND KIYOKO-CHAN!" the voice that was heard was of course Tanaka,
"Ryū-san it's okay" Michiko smiled, Tanaka looked at her and Kiyoko, tears began to well up in his eyes "I'm so glad those monsters didn't hurt Karasuno's Manager and most precious volleyball player" Kiyoko and Michiko and walked away and Tanaka got hit in the back of the head and turned around to see Megumi "HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" Tanaka shouted "I'M HERE TOO Y'KNOW! I'M ALSO A GIRL!" Megumi retaliated however Tanaka smirked and shrugged his shoulders "Yeah well you're tall so you can handle yourself" He waved her off before walking back to the team "Baka…" Megumi mumbled as she too made her way to the team.
"Huge… The gym. The people" Hinata quivered in fear
"Greeting!" Daichi shouted
"Nice to meet you!" Everyone shouted, the members of the Aoba Johsai Volleyball Club stopped what they were doing "Nice to meet you!" They replied, Michiko, along with Suga stepped forward next to Daichi "Aoba Johsai is known for each it's members being highly skilled- Equally in offence and defence. These could go to any school and become the ace."
"It's Aoba Johsai we're talking about, of course they're highly skilled" Michiko replied
"Their powerful blocks are famous." Suga said
"What's the matter Suga-san, Daichi-san?" Daichi and Suga turned to face Tanaka "Hinata's here to throw them for a loop, right?" Tanaka said with beaming confidence before placing a hand on Shoyo's shoulders, "We know you're lousy, so we'll cover you. leave it to us." He finished when the third years and Shoyo looked reassured, Tanaka then crossed his armband held one finger up in a matter-of-fact manner "But when you hit a serve, you're on your own. You'd better not miss" after he finished the sentence, the reassured look that Michiko, Daichi, Suga, Megumi and Shoyo had, now disappeared and were shocked at the words her just said "Just kidding, just kidding. A missed serve is no big deal. You don't have to worry about a thing, just give them your…" However before Tanaka could finish off his sentence, Shoyo disappeared "Huh? Where did Hinata go?"
"He went to the toilet" Yamaguchi replied
"Again!" Tanaka shouted, Michiko sighed,
"I suppose I will go and get h-"
"NO MICHIKO-SAN I WILL DO IT! ANYTHING FOR YOU!" Tanaka shouted as he sprinted off to find him "Errr… Arigato Ryū-san" She began as he was no longer in the room.
Shoyo came back with Tanaka by his side, Daichi and Michiko walked up to Shoyo "Hinata, you don't have to be so nervous. Relax" Daichi said, in an attempt to calm his nerves- however this was not successful. "Yes. I will do my best to relax." Shoyo shouted as Daichi's and Michiko's facial expressions showed worry "I-It will be okay S-Sho-chan just relax and do you're best!" Michiko tried to calm him down although she was panicking while doing. "Okay Nee-chan I-I w-will do my best to make you p-proud!" Shoyo said as his face went pale, Daichi had already left to speak to Kiyoko while Suga tried to talk to Hinata "Hinata, hurry up and get into your uniform"
"H-Hai.." He replied, Kiyoko walked over to Shoyo and Michiko "Hey, there" she then placed a hand on Shoyo's shoulder and continued "I'm counting on you." Shoyo mentally exploded and was frozen. Michiko and Daichi froze with regret and worry "We're doomed…" Everyone got into their positions on the court, Michiko, Kiyoko, Megumi, Kiyomi and Takeda made their way to the side bench, the whistle was blown- "We will know begin the practice match of Karasuno High School versus Aoba Johsai High School"
"Let's play" everyone bowed and took their place on the court. Everyone on the side line seated themselves and watched the match progress- the progression of the match wasn't good on Karasuno's half; Shoyo was knocked over Tanaka, trips over and falls at Kageyama's feet and even knocking over the umpire off his stand. "Sho-chan snap out of it!" Michiko thought as she clenched the hem of her skirt. It was match point for Seijo, any mistakes that was made would lead to them winning the first set- Of course Shoyo had to serve the ball, fear and nerves crossed everyones face, Shoyo was shaking uncontrollably, "Hinata!" someone shouted, he responded by throwing the ball up in the air, Michiko's eyes closed as she heard the impact of the ball hit Kageyama's head. Silence. Silence filled the sports hall. "Crap" Tanaka began then roared a huge laugh- "Nice!"
"Nice headshot, man!" Tsukishima laughed clenching his stomach, Megumi fell off the bench from laughing and stood up and pointed at Kageyama
"Well, It's not hard to miss a bigheaded shit like him!" Megumi cried.
"Don't razz him!" Suga warned, Michiko stood up and placed her hands on Megumi's extended arm, trying to lower it down,
"M-Megu-chan, s-stop it; h-he will get really m-mad" Michiko stuttered. Megumi calmed herself down and sat down along with Michiko,
"Even though it was funny, if this was an official match the pressure would be a 100x more than what he's feeling right now" Megumi said in a serious tone,
"Megumi is right, that serve could have costed them an entire match- The first years need to improve, especially with their serves" Michiko looked to her left as her sister joined into the conversation "I know that, I just hope they will all able to improve before the prelims; however I know that it doesn't take over night, I mean look at us, it took us over three years" Michiko replied. After Tanaka's speech, Shoyo seemed to have calmed down "I would have to thank Tanaka later" since Shoyo's confidence seemed to have flourished, Kagyama thought it would be the right time to do their duo attack, he set the toss to Shoyo however, the ball went straight over his head. Shoyo landed on his feet and looked at Kageyama with fright- "My bad, that toss was too high" Kageyama apologised, Michiko giggled, Megumi and Kiyomi smirked "It seems like the kid is warming up to the team huh?" Kiyomi said, Megumi nodded with agreement
"I'm happy that he is settling in, he was so troubling at the start with him- he's not very hostile anymore and he now realises that he is part of a team" Michiko said with a smile. "I'm glad he's okay" Michiko thought to herself. After that mistake, the team's confidence seem to have increased, Kageyama and Shoyo also performed their quick successfully. The match progressed and they also pulled off the "Ultimate Decoy" move much to Shoyo's dismay, "I really thought it was coming right to me! I even shouted 'Oh yeah!' as I hit it… How embarrassing!" He shouted, Michiko and Kiyomi giggled. However, in the end they lost the second set, Michiko and Megumi began to hand out the teams water bottles, Michiko grabbed one and passed it to him "Here, I bet you're thirsty- I could tell by just watching you play, all that concentration made me thirsty too" Michiko giggled, Kageyama blushed,
"A-Arigato Michiko-senpai" Michiko blushed a little,
"T-Tobio-chan please just c-call me M-Michiko, t-theres n-no need for f-formalities" she stuttered as she tried to cover her flustered face,
"GAHHHH MICHIKO-SAN IS SO KAWAI!" Tanaka shouted in the background
"G-Gomen Michiko-san" Kageyama apologised frantically, she giggled as she tried to stop him from bowing too much. The team placed their bottles in the bottle rack and placed their towels on the benches and got into position ready for the second match. The whistle was blown and the began to play, it was going very well, Tsukishima's blocks were very effective, Daichi's received the balls with great balance, Tanaka's spikes were so powerful that Sejio found it hard to receive them and Kageyama's and Shoyo's quick attack was unstoppable. It was Tanaka's serve and he served it well "Nice serve!" Suga shouted
"Nice one Tanaka!" Megumi shouted
"I see" Suga, Michiko and Kiyoko turned to look at Takeda as he was staring at the set up for the positions for the match. "The rotation moves overtime we score and we get to serve" he began "So now it's Kageyama-kun and Ennoshita-kun in front position" the three nodded their heads
"Yes, it's the exact opposite positioning from the match" Suga stated
"The rotation goes clockwise as well, personally I feel like it gives the players the opportunity to develop their skills and get a real good feel of the court" Kiyoko stated
"Oh okay I see now" Takeda said showing that he understands.
"However in beach volleyball, there isn't really any kind of rotation. I suppose there is, in a way, so let me explain" Michiko began " Let's say there are players A and B, A is at the front of the court and B is at the back of the court, say the team scored, it would be A's turn to serve the ball and B would move to the front. This happens whenever they score the point, since there is only two people on the court this is the only possible rotation they can do- there is also no substitute players so the matches are a lot shorter." Michiko explained, Suga and Megumi chuckled
"Wow! Mochiko-chan you explained that really well!" Megumi said as she flustered at her embarrassing nickname,
"Yeah you would be a great teacher, Michiko-san!" Suga smiled with enthusiasm, Michiko giggled
"Well it's been something I've been thinking about, you know, since it's our final year" Michiko said as she was flattered by the compliments, rubbing the back of her neck, "Gomen Takeda-sensei! Please continue!" Michiko apologised, Takeda laughed and waved her off and continued
"When Hinata is in the front position, his being a decoy raises the levels of the entire team's offence…" he began "On the other hand, Tsukishima-kun is in the front… we'll have a powerful block equal to Sejio" He finished as everyone nodded in agreement and proceeded it watch the match unfold. The current score was 24:22 to Karasuno, Tsukishima had gotten them by his block, causing them to win the second set. They bowed as they finished the set and went to grabbed their towels and water bottles, Michiko walked up to Ennoshita and Daichi, when she gave them their things, Kageyama walked over "We mustn't let out guard down… I'm thinking that maybe the setter isn't their main setter" Kageyama finished, Michiko realised who he was taking about,
"That's right, I thought he was playing to-" Before she could finish her sentence, screams of fangirls erupted throughout the gym and thats when she came face-to-face with him.
Tōru Oikawa.
He had made his entrance, only to be lectured by his coach "Oikawa-san take care of yourself!"
"It was just a slight strain" Oikawa turned to face the screaming fangirls and waved at them, Tanaka was immediately pissed.
"Kageyama-kun, who's that laid-back guy? I and him unpleasant" Tanaka questioned with anger
"He's the Team Captain of Seijo" Daichi interrupted, Kageyama's expression had began to take a serious turn,
"Oikawa-san is a super aggressive setter, his attack power is also at the top of his team" he began, Shoyo's expressions showed nervousness and fear "And he has a terrible personality"
"C-Coming from you t-that's s-scary!" Shoyo stuttered, Kageyama nodded,
"Maybe worse than Tsukishima" Tsukishima glared at him from the background while Shoyo was shaking with fear
"That's even worse!" Shoyo shouted, Daichi interrupted the conversation again,
"Do you know him from Kitagawa Daiichi?" he asked,
"Yes, he was my senpai" Kageyama stated
"Yoo-hoo! Long time no see Tobi-chan, Megu-chan" Oikawa begun as he looked at Michiko and winked "May I say Michi-chan you look as radiant as ever, it's so nice to see you. I wish you would stop declining my dates" He finished with a sad face, Kageyama carried on,
"I learned serving and blocking from watching him play- He has extremely high skills" Everyone grew silent until he broke it again,
"But we must focus on the match for now" He turned to look at Tanaka "Tanaka-san, please stop with the intimidation!" He shouted, he then realised what Oikawa said before" MICHIKO-SAN H-HOW DO YOU KNOW O-OIKAW-!?" Before he could finish his sentence Megumi shouted at Oikawa
"OI NII-CHAN, DON'T SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT- I SAW YOU THIS MORNING! BAKA!" sticking her tongue as Oikawa just smiled at her and stuck his tongue out too and walked off to warm up."Oh didn't you? Oikawa is Megumi's twin brother…" Michiko smiled
"HUH!?" the whole of the Karasuno team were in a state of shock, especially the two third years and Kageyama,
"My last name is Oikawa- I'm surprised you've not caught on to it." Megumi laughed, everyone was still confused,
"How do you know him then, Michiko-san?" Daichi asked
"When me and Megu-chan train together, Oikawa and his friend Hajime Iwaizumi- the guy wearing the number one vest, tag along too sometimes" She smiled, yet they were all still confused, "Megumi-san, why do you go Karasuno instead of Aoba Johsei?" Suga quesioned, Megumi laughed as she pulled Michiko under her arm and hugged her, "Because the only volleyball partner I can have, is right here- My best friend!" Michiko just giggled at her. The team were dumbfounded at what they just learnt about their fellow classmates. "Oh… I thought you looked familiar Megumi-senpai" Kageyama said, Megumi blushed and smacked his back repeatedly,
"Hey kid, keep calling me senpai! It has a nice ring to it!" Megumi laughed, the umpire blew his whistle to get everyone's attention as the match was beginning soon. Everyone got in their positions as they began the match, Megumi had walked away to talk to Oikawa- "Maybe I should go see how he's doing" Michiko stood up from her placed and excused herself as she walked over to where he was warming up. "My precious Michi-chan, are you here to help nurse me back to health; maybe use your womanly, gentle hands to help warm up my tender muscles" He said with a smirk, Megumi rolled her eyes and hit the back of his head
"Jeez, you're such a creep" Oikawa just laughed
"Say Michi-chan, how about I take you on a date to your favourite bakery- I will get you every single flavour of mochi. I will then take you to the park and watch the sunset as I give you a lovely bouquet of your favourite flower- pale pink peonies, white lilies and chinese ground orchids. It's something you can't refuse" he smiled with satisfaction, Michiko was shocked by his romantic gesture "How does he know these things? I've only ever told Kiyoko and Megumi..." she looked at Megumi with a questioning look "Don't look at me- I haven't told him anything, I'm just as surprised as you are" Megumi said raising her hands up, she then looked at Oikawa
"You actually talk pretty loud on the phone" Michiko blushed and he turned to Megumi "You really need to keep your voice down" Megumi glared at him as she began to roll up her sleeves of her sports jacket ready to hit him "You shouldn't be listening to girls conversations, baka!" she shouted, Michiko was held her back
"It's okay" She smiled and Megumi calmed herself down, "I appreciate the offer and I'm very flattered Oikawa-san, but I'm afraid my heart yearns for someone else… Although I don't think he feels the same way…" Michiko felt tears fall down her cheeks
"Michiko…" Megumi began, Michiko quickly wiped away her tears and smiled
"Ah! Gomen! I didn't mean to get upset! I don't want you both to see me like this" She quickly ran away back to her seat on the bench. Oikawa than got angry,
"Who hurt her, Megumi-chan?" he asked in serious tone, his sister looked at him and just waved him off,
"It's fine, there's nothing to get worked up about. This guy is kinda weak willed- he likes to blame everything on himself, he did hurt her but accidentally; however now he can't face her or even talk to her, which hurts her even more…" Megumi said as she left him to warm up and headed back to the bench. The current scores was 14:15 to Karasuno, they were playing with immense concentration; Fangirls were moaning about when Oikawa was getting back on the court, obviously this pissed of Tanaka even more and he scored another point with a powerful spike, the silhouette of his spiking frame brought back memories "Asahi-kun..." she whispered as a single tear fell down her face, immediately wiping it away. "Come back soon, I'll be waiting" she thought as she saw that Oikawa was now being swapped with Kunimi, he winks at Michiko- It was time to see the Great King's serve. He aimed it right at Tsukishima and he could receive it; the score was 20:24 to Karasuno- the next point was crucial. he aimed it again and again at Tsukishima- they were in trouble the score was 23:24 now, one mistake and that will be the end. "Their receiving is poor, I knew they were amateurs but I never thought they would be this bad" Kiyoko stated, Michiko and Megumi nodded in agreement.
"Hey Great King! Aim it at me, I'll receive it. Aim here!" Shoyo shouted, However Daichi tells everyone to move positions,
"Oh I see, he's making his receiving range wider to cover more court space-I wouldn't expect anything less from Daichi" Megumi smirked. Oikawa serves the ball again, this time Tsukishima was able to receive it however it was Aoba Johsai's chance ball, Kindaichi went to spike the ball only for Shoyo to hit the ball with a one touch, everything was moving at a fast pace, Kageyama was ready to set the ball to Shoyo who was already at the other side of the court and spikes the ball. The whistle was blown. The end score was 23:25 to Karasuno. "All right!" Tanaka cheered
"Line up" Daich shouted, Takeda who was stood up fell on his bottom on the bench and stared at Kageyama and Shoyo in amazement.
"What's the matter?" Suga questioned, Kiyomi, Michiko and Megumi looked at Takeda
"Amazing!" was all Takeda could say, Kiyomi laughed
"Oh right, this is your first time you've seen Shoyo's and Kageyama's Duo Attack, right Takeda-chan", He didn't respond, he just stared at the team approaching him.
"Please coach us!" The team shouted, Takeda stood there in shock, Suga leaned over and whispered in his ear
"Sensei- maybe some criticism?" He snapped out of his sudden daze, he cleared his throat and looked at the team,
"I'm just a beginner when it comes to volleyball but even I can see that you're amazing. We now have amazing first years, even though they were hard to handle in the beginning; but I learned something today- we're nothing if we don't cooperate. Chemical synergy only happens when one encounters the other… Even this very moment is given birth to other encounters that will change the world. Maybe in some far remote country, maybe on the other side of the planet, or at an ordinary Volleyball Club, at an ordinary High School, in a northern countryside, on a small Island in the east. I believe that those encounters happened in Karasuno today. I know I can't prove what I say, but its better than not believing. You will become stronger, a much stronger team that connects with each other." Tacked finished his speak, only to leave Kageyama and Shoyo confused "Gomen! Was I too poetic" he said in panic
"No, no of course not" Daichi said as they all bowed to Takeda
"ARIGATO!" They shouted, Takeda and Kiyoko bowed as well,
"Oh yeah". They both said as they got ready to say their goodbyes, Megumi and Michiko walked over to Seijo's team.
"You all played really well, keep up the good work" Michiko said with a smile, the whole team blushed and thanked her for her compliments
"Oi! Michiko-san how are you? I've not seen you in awhile" She saw Iwaizumi appear from the team, Michiko smiled,
"Iwa-chan! I'm doing great thanks!" she then went on her tip toes and leaned to whisper in his ear "I see you're treating Megu-chan well?" Iwaizumi froze still and looked down at her "How did you kno-" Before he could finish, Michiko giggled.
"I could tell of course, she's always shy around you, she stutters a lot too. Any small compliment you give her she immediately blushes. It's really cute seeing her like that, it makes me happy that she has found someone like you who cares about her…" she trailed off as she felt sorrow grow over her, Iwaizumi placed a hand on her shoulder and she immediately jolted up "Are you okay Michi-" Iwaizumi began,
"Don't worry I won't tell Oikawa- to be honest I'm surprised he hasn't figured it out already. He's really not as smart as everyone thinks he is" Iwaizumi roared a huge laugh while Michiko laughed with him too, Oikawa and Megumi came over. "Why is my precious flower talking Iwa-chan? I'm sure you would be having much more fun with me if you know what I mean…" Oikawa winked and caressed her cheek, Michiko pulled his hand away from his cheek- Megumi and Iwaizumi looked at each other and shook their heads, then they both glared at him "Torū-chan you're such a pervert! Do you mind not hitting on my best friend- Baka!" Megumi shouted,
"Trashykawa! She's not interested! Baka!" Iwaizumi also shouted at him, Michiko giggled and then smirked,
"By the way, don't you have a girlfriend? She won't be very happy about you asking other girls on dates, now would she?" Oikawa was shocked by Michiko's sudden statement and Megumi and Iwaizumi felt to the fall laughing. "E-E-Etooo… I think I'm just going to go the bathroom" He then walked away as fast as he can, the three continue to chat, mostly about their relationship so far. They've only been dating for a couple of months now, however only Kiyomi and Michiko knows about her current relationship status; They don't want Oikawa to know just incase he doesn't approve of it. Michiko smiled and they laughed and smiled together- That's something she wants, she could easily be in a relationship right now but the only one she wants to be with is… Asahi.
"Michiko! Megumi! We're leaving now!" Kiyomi shouted, Michiko turned to Megumi and Iwaizumi,
"Are you staying here, Megu-chan?" Michiko asked, Megumi looked up to Iwaizumi and smiled, then looked back at her,
"Yeah, I am I will see you tomorrow" Michiko smiled,
"Okay see you tomorrow, It was nice to see you again Iwa-chan" She smiled as he smiled back at her,
"You too" She then ran over to the Karasuno team and turned back to wave the team goodbye and made there way to the mini bus
"Takeda complimented us, but frankly if we were facing Seiko and Oikawa in an all-out match, we'd be lacking" Daichi stated,
"Spoken like a true captain" Oikawa leant against the school entrance wall, "How the hell did he get there so quickly?" Michiko thought,
"You know your stuff" Oikawa continued as he yet again winked at Michiko; Tanaka, Yamaguchi, Tsukishima and Shoyo all glare at him,
"The Great King makes his entrance" Shoyo stated, Tanaka and Shoyo began inching their way close to Oikawa giving him threats.
"You got a problem, dude?" Tanaka glared,
"What do you want?" Shoyo questioned
"You wanna fight, huh?" Tanaka threatened
"Yeah you wanna fight?" Shoyo repeated after him, Oikawa just laughed and held up his hands,
"Don't be so hostile" he then looked at Shoyo "You, little one" Shoyo looked at him shocked and offended "Your last one touch and broad attack was amazing" Shoyo was flustered by his acknowledgement of his skill. "Let's give it all we got next time from the start. You didn't see our starting set up, and we will be improving our serves too" his tone began to get serious "He look's really scary when he gets like this" Michiko thought. "I'm not the only one who with powerful serves, the Preliminary rounds are coming soon, don't get eliminated okay?" His face then grew a cynical smile and he pointed at Kageyama " I want to pulverise my dear underclassmen, setter-on-setter, in an official match" Kageyama froze and silence filled the air until Shoyo broke it and grabbed Tsukishima's arm.
"The receiver's will train too" Shoyo stated
"Hey, let go!" Tsukishima tried knocking him off, Oikawa scowled at Shoyo-
"Receiver's don't improve overnight. Ask your Captain and sister- they should know" Daichi eyebrows knotted together, he and Michiko clench their fists in just frustration. "There's not much time left before the tournament- I'm looking forward to see you there" He began to walk away before grabbing a piece of Michiko's hair between his fingers and let it glide out of his hand as he continued to walk away. Everyone looked at Michiko as she froze still, she let out a huge breath and laughed "I forgot to breathe" she said nervously,
"A-Are you okay Nee-chan" Shoyo asked with concern, the rest of the team were also wondering if she was okay- I mean its not everyday you forget to breathe,
"Yeah I'm fine, don't worry about it" She smiled as Kageyama walked up to her and Daichi "Jeez, he's such a creep- I will have to tell Megumi what happened later."
"Don't let him get to you two" Kageyama stated, Daichi and Michiko looked at him "He likes to razz people" Daichi then smirked
"He's right, we don't have that much time before the preliminaries but he should be coming back" Michiko's smile grew wider on her face in excitement
"Wait you mean…" She began, Tanaka and Suga both had huge grins on their faces,
"Who?" Shoyo and Kageyama questioned.
"The Guardian Deity of Karasuno"
It was late when they got back to the Karasuno Gymnasium, everyone was cleaning up the gym ready to go home. "Good job" everyone shouted, Michiko made her way to the equipment room to help out Suga and Yamaguchi- "What's this?" Yamaguchi picked up a broken mop "This mop looks dangerous, can't I throw it away?" asked before Michiko froze at the sight of the mop, Suga looked at Michiko and frantically grabbed the mop, "Oh don't worry, it's all right" Michiko felt tears welling up in her eyes and Suga looked at Michiko and he too felt a sudden wave of sadness. "We can still fix it, we can still use it" He said as Yamaguchi gave him the mop.
"Good job everyone!" Daichi shouted
"Good job!" Everyone replied.
Michiko walked out of the gym before being pulled back by Suga and embraced him with a side hug "S-Suga-san!" She stuttered, however she looked up to see he looked very solum. "Let it out Michiko, Just have a little cry to yourself. We're all here for you- we miss him too, but you're the one who's hurting the most. I will have a talk with him tomorrow, for now I will leave you alone to yourself" he realised Michiko and made his way to the rest of the guys, she smiled
"Arigato…" She was now alone, she was sat on the steps to the gymnasium, since she was walking home with Shoyo tonight, she decided she would catch up with them in a couple of minutes. She looked up to the sky "It's so peaceful…" before she knew it- she broke down in tears, she wailed and screamed into her school bag- muffling out her cries of sadness and pain. This continued for a while, she felt a strange satisfaction after 'letting it all out'. She stood up from where she sat, and patted down her skirt; she then took out a small compact mirror from her blazer pocket and opened it up to look at herself "I'm glad I don't where make-up, I would have looked a lot more worse than this" She giggled to herself before catching up to everyone. "Asahi-kun, please come back, you mean so much to me". She eventually caught up with the guys while they were in mid-conversation, "Oi, Nee-chan! Where have you been!?" Michiko caught her breathe and just smiled,
"Gomen, I was talking to Nee-chan about our new training regime for the prelims" Shoyo grinned with happiness.
"Nee-chan you're so cool!" Michiko giggled, Daichi carried on with the conversation he was having before Michiko came.
"We're still lacking in a lot of ways" Michiko nodded in agreement along with Suga and Tanaka. "Our victory today was by the skin of our teeth"
"I will train a lot!" Shoyo shouted, Daichi laughed
"Individual level upping is important too" Michiko interrupted
"However, fundamentally Karasuno is short on members" Kageyama nodded in agreement
"That's true, well still need a Libero which will increase out defence. We also still need an Ace who's powerful spikes will pass through 3 blockers" Michiko flinched at the word 'Ace' the two third years and Tanaka looked at her with worry. "A-Ace? That can be me" Shoyo lifted his arm up, Michiko giggled,
"Baka! You're Karasuno's best decoy" Kageyama shouted at Shoyo
"The Guardian God is coming back" Daichi stated, Michiko giggled,
"He's like a knight in shining armour isn't he?" Michiko smiled
"MICHIKO-SAN YOU'RE SO KAWAII!" Tanaka shouted, Suga then interrupted him
"Karasuno's neither weak nor powerful- we've had strong players in the past, but we've never been able to apply their strengths"
"This year we can definitely win, and go to nationals. It can happen" Daichi said with confidence, Kageyama then looked at the third years and Tanaka with a confused look. "Where has he been?" he asked as they all looked at each other and sweat dropped
"Ahh… Well he was suspended for one week and banned from club activities for a month" Tanaka said rubbing the back of his head
"A Delinquent!" Shoyo shouted, Michiko giggled
"No, not at all Sho-chan" Tanaka nodded
"Yeah, he just gets too fired up some times, he is a good guy. You could even call him a unique genius of Karasuno but since Cocky-As-Hell Kageyama is here, it doesn't matter anymore" Tanaka said with a grin. Everyone started to walk ahead while Shoyo was left dumbfounded at the extraordinary 'Guardian God' Daichi stopped walking and turned around "Oh by the way Hinata…"
"Huh?" catching Shoyo's attention
"Make sure you call him senpai when he returns, he will act all gleeful like an idiot like him" he pointed at Tanaka when he said 'Idiot'. Tanaka sigh and everyone laughed and made their way home. "I can't wait to see him again..."
It was the next day, and Michiko had just finished her final class- there was no practice today so she head straight to the gymnasium to watch the boy's practice she then heard Shoyo shouting "Wow! You're shorter than me!" she got to the gym entrance and she smiled gleefully
"Yū-chan!" she said as she walked over to him, the boy with the black hair and blonde streak grinned and through himself at her in an attempt to hug her, they hugged each other and let go "MICHIKO-SAN HUGGED ME!" he shouted with hearts in his eyes, she giggled,
"Behave Noya-chan" She just stared at him as he talked with her brother and Kageyama.
"It's only you now, who we're waiting for...Asahi-kun"
I'M SO SORRY ABOUT HOW LATE THIS UPDATE IS! I was really ill just after I published the previous chapter- and since it was December time, Ive been really busy; however I pulled an all-nighter to produce this chapter so I apologise in advance if there is any errors. Next Chapter is the main one! ASAHI AND MICHIKO FINALLY CONFRONT EACH OTHER!