Chapter four: the volleyball team.
*Gomen'nasai* means "sorry" or "I'm sorry".
MON 8/31 3:10 PM
After the bell rang Tobio, Shoyo and Kyami walked through the halls in a group. Other students stared at them in awe. Everyone looked up to the Karasuno high volleyball team. And not mention all the girls loved Tobio and his tall handsomeness. They walked out past the school garden and towards the school gym.
"So, Ky." Tobio started.
Kyami looked up at him she didn't realized he was THAT much bigger than her. She felt tiny.
"Have you ever played volleyball before?" he finished keeping his eyes ahead of him.
"Oh. Yeah." Kyami shrugged.
"Hmmm?" he glanced down at her "What about on a team?"
Kyami froze.
"Oh…e-eh…I um…"
"OI! If you haven't played on a team before I'm gonna-" Shoyo held Tobio back.
"Hey, Kageyama… he's Dachi's cousin…Dachi obliviously made an exception."
"Still!" Tobio's arms swung around, "What if he's like you were and acts all high and mighty!?" Tobio finished with a pout.
Kyami looked down and felt embarrassed.
'What if he's right….I might not be good enough…'
But her thoughts were cut off by someone hitting her back.
"OI!" she turned around and was about to pound whoever did that until she saw the tall figure before her with a creepy expression.
"Now, now," he stiffly patted her on the back, "don't let Tobio get to you." He finished with a creepy side smile.
"EEK!" she jumped away.
"Oi, Tanaka…" Tobio and Shoyo started in unison, "I think you need to be less intimidating and creepy."
"Come on." Tobio grabbed Kyami's wrist and lead her into the gym.
She gasped when she saw it this was the first time she officially saw the gym.
"Wow…' she whispered.
"Here!"
She looked to the middle and saw two boys practicing.
"Coming to you!" the tall one said, setting up the ball for a spike.
"I got it I got it!" the short one exclaimed jumping up and spiking the ball making the whole gym echo.
"Yes!" they both said in unison.
Kyami was impressed, Tanaka saw this.
"Oi, oi, you like that?" he said pointing to the boys.
Kyami nodded, "Y-Yeah…their good…"
"Boys!" Tanaka yelled signaling the boys over.
They jogged over.
"Ky, this is Asahi Azumane." He pointed to the tall one.
"Hello, Ky." Azumane smiled.
"And Ky," Tanaka pointed at the short one. "This is Yu Nishinoya."
Kyami met eyes with the dark and bleach haired boy. He was staring at her. She neither couldn't look away.
'I...I know him…' she thought.
"H-Hello." He finally stuttered holding out his hand, "Welcome to Karasuno high."
"T-Thank you." She shook his hand cautiously.
"Ok," Tanaka clapped his hands together, "time to get to know our new member everyone, come sit in a circle!"
The rest of the team came and sat down, except for Azumane.
"Ok, everyone, this is Ky." Tanaka smiles and pointed to Kyami. "He's our NEW teammate."
"Hi Ky…" everyone said in unison, the Y seemed to stretch out, it made Kyami uncomfortable.
"H-Hi…" she mumbled.
"So Ky!" Tanaka slammed his hand on her back again, "Tell us about yourself!"
She tensed a bit. "U-Um…I…I'm a second year, this is my first time ever going to school and I like to play volleyball and yeah…" she finished meekly.
There was an awkward silence before Shoyo stood up.
"A-AND don't any of you forget…" he pointed at Kyami. "HE'S DACHI'S COUSIN!"
The whole gym echoed with a gasp.
"EH?!" everyone said looking at Shoyo for an answer.
"Yeah! SO YOU BETTER MEAN HIM WELL!"
Tobio stood up also, "Yeah, and not to mention…" he gave everyone the death glare, "if any of you." He focused his eyes on Kei Tsukishima, "Do anything to make him feel bad you'll have to answer to me." He finished sending shivers down everyone's backs.
Azumane walked forward, "Ok guys that's enough for now. Go get ready, and we'll start. Um, Yu and Ky, come with me."
Everyone got up and broke away from each other.
Yu and Kyami followed Azumane to a table on the side court.
"Ok, Ky, here." He handed Kyami a paper, "This is your application, fill it out and bring it tomorrow."
Kyami nodded once looking at the paper.
"And Yu." Azumane gave Yu a key, "Take, Ky to the club room and give him some cloths and give him the number seven uniform, ok?"
"Whatever." Yu shrugged and took the key. "Come on, Ky." Yu said walking away.
"Oh. H-Hai!" Kyami said chasing after him.
Yu and Kyami walked in silence, Yu a bit faster, Kyami trying to keep up. She looked up at the gathering clouds ahead, she cursed under her breath.
"You have to walk home also?" Yu asked just over a whisper as he unlocked the club room door.
"Y-Yeah…well, I have my bike." Kyami said, following him into the small club room.
He turned on the light switch, and walked to the messy tall shelf.
Kyami stood there and looked around her; it was a good size. Kyami then walked over to where they put their two trophies.
"W-Wow…." She said in awe gazing at it.
Yu turned back around holding some clothing, "Here." He said sticking his arms out.
"O…Oh thank you." Kyami took them and was about to put all of them in her bag before Yu sopped her by grabbing her arm.
"Oi. What 'ya doing?"
"I…I'm putting them in my bag s-so I could take them back to the locker rooms to get dressed…" Kyami said a little startled by his aggressive grab.
"No. put on the workout cloths." He said narrowing his eyes with Kyami's.
"…B-But…" his eyes sent Kyami's mind thinking off course. "T-T-This is the club room." She finished under her breath.
"It's ok. We always get dressed in here. Its fine." He said letting go.
She nodded once and looked at him. They stood there in silence until finally Yu threw his arms up.
"WHAT YA WAITIN' FOR?!"
Kyami was surprised at first but quickly shot back with her answer.
"BECAUSE IM WAITING FOR YOU TO TURN AROUND!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.
This surprised Yu, and he was amazed, because this is the first time she raised her voice all day.
"Y-You could've just said so." He stuck his tongue out and turned around to face the corner.
"S-Sorry…" Kyami said stripping form her cloths, she felt weird but decided not to make a big deal of it.
"So, you're THAT self-conscious huh?" Yu said, still facing the corner.
Kyami gave him the finger and grunted. She pulled on the volleyball shorts and the white tee-shirt. She was happy she wore her white binder today.
"Ok, turn around." She said sitting down putting on her socks and tenni-shoes.
He turned around and helped her up.
"Ok, let's go."
Kyami grabbed her bag and followed him out the door. They both stopped and gasped in horror because it was pouring outside.
"My bike!" Kyami says and impulsively runs down the wet cement stairs.
Yu notices her, and jogs after her, "Hey don't run you'll-"
But he was too late for with one wrong step, Kyami's foot slipped and she felt herself falling.
'Oh god! Oh no, please I can't!'
And within seconds Kyami felt an arm wrap around her waist and an arm around her shoulder, pulling her back and balancing her.
She breathed out with relief and looked at Yu who had caught her; his eyes were shut but his grip tight.
"Idiot." He muttered, eyes still closed.
Kyami pulled away from him and balanced herself, holding onto the railing.
"Yu…I'm fine." She said, leaning down and picking her bag back up.
"WELL YOU COULDVE BEEN HURT!" he yelled.
This caught Kyami off guard, she felt her throat become tight and felt like she was gonna cry. She didn't know why though.
Yu saw her, and sighed, his furious eyes became softer. "Sorry…but we better get going back, they probably finished the first set."
He grabbed Kyami's wrist, and started walking down the stairs in the pouring rain.
Kyami kept her eyes on her feet to keep her lightly pink blushed face hidden from Yu.
'What's this feeling…? This feeling, I've only felt once before…?'
"EH!?" Tanaka exclaimed staring at the two soaking wet teenagers.
"WHAT'D YA DO!? Dance in the rain!?"
Yu and Kyami dropped their heads, "*Gomen'nasai*" they said in unison.
Azumane came up and put a firm hand on Tanaka's shoulder and smiled at them.
"It's ok. At least no one is hurt, now come on and show us what you can do."
"Eh? M-Me?" Kyami asked pointing to herself.
"Yeah, who else? Tobio, give him the ball." Azumane said.
Kyami caught the ball in her hands.
'Is this it. Do I get to show my stuff?'
She looks at Kei Tsukishima who was whispering to Tadashi Yamaguchi, while giving her evil glances.
Kyami deviously smirked.
'Oh, it's on.'
She threw the ball in the air…