Class 3-2
"Hey Leila-" Mei walked into the room taking a seat at one of the empty desks in front of the blonde
Classes finished about an hour ago and the blonde stayed to catch up on some of her homework. After all the consecutive volleyball practices, the girl was falling behind in her studies. Thankfully today was Thursday, which was the day they usually had off.
"and... done!" Leila dropped her pencil closing her notebook before grabbing her bag
"Perfect timing Mei" The blonde smiled putting her books away
"We just finished our student council meeting so I figured you'd still be here-" The brunette responded standing up
"I don't know how you do it, Mei, student council, volleyball and the advanced college classes... sounds exhausting to me" Leila sighed making Mei giggle next to her now walking down the hallway
The two girls turned around to hear shouting as three others ran past them.
"I don't want to miss it!"
"I heard Oikawa's back to playing again!"
"Well, you better hurry up!"
"Eeeeeeekkkk!"
Leila knew Tooru was slightly getting better. Obviously, she was the one helping him. He was improving. Starting off with stretches, to jumps then receives. The thing about volleyball is... that you use your knees for EVERYTHING. Knee injuries are what cost players their entire career. Both knowing this, Leila and Tooru took his recovery time slow.
Now outside, the best friends neared the vending machines.
"Do the boys have a practice game today or something?" Leila questioned clicking the button as she grabbed her strawberry milk
"Yeah didn't you know? They're playing Karasuno-" Mei spoke taking out her wallet
'Karasuno?'
"You mean Daichi's here?"
Aoba Johsai Gymnasium
"What the-"
"How the hell did he hit that?!" Both Leila and Mei spazzed, witnessing first hand Karasuno's insane new quick attack
"The ginger over there looked like he was going to puke just a few minutes ago-" Leila pointed as her eyes lingered on the unique boy
Ah yes, the first year jitters.
The girls got there just in time for the third set. She noticed Tooru doing some warm-ups around the gym.
'So they're going to put him in soon huh?'
She was worried, but knew he was ready for this.
Aoba Johsai | Karasuno
14- (3) -15
"Come on... when are they going to let Oikawa play..."
"He can't go in yet. if he doesn't warm up properly, he might hurt his beautiful body-"
"Oh no that would be awful!"
Hearing the comments of the fangirls in the background, Leila twinged.
Geez, they were annoying.
She looked down over to the Karasuno team, noticing the boy with the buzz cut.
Why the heck was he so angry?
20- (3) -24
"Uh oh. Looks like we're in trouble-"
"You all warmed up?"
"I'm ready anytime~" Tooru smiled
The whistle blew and Oikawa swapped places with their number five. Leila watched as he walked onto the court.
"Doesn't matter how powerful their attacks are..." He swished the ball in his hands
"If they never make a connection to the ball then what's the point?" He changed his stance getting ready to serve
Tooru threw the ball up and graciously in the air before smacking it across the court.
Leila cringed watching him jump with his knee... but every time Tooru served, her heart would suddenly beat a little bit faster.
His serves weren't just amazing, they were magical.
The ball bounced off the tall lanky one with glasses scoring Aboa Johsai a point.
"I just started watching, but it looks like I'm right-" Tooru put a hand on his hip
"Number six and number five, you two must be first years-"
"Your receives are terrible-" He smiled making the blonde and ginger jump
"Now, one more time~" He served up the ball aiming at the blonde again, scoring yet another point
Leila smirked as she watched the Karasuno team struggle. They moved Daichi to the middle. If Tooru pull's off yet another one of those killer serves which he will, at least now they could actually try to receive it.
But that wasn't the case. The ball still went to the tall blonde.
"H-How can he pinpoint somebody that's so far away!" Karasuno's teacher with the glasses spazzed
Little did they know, that was Tooru's specialty. Not only was he a great captain, but being a setter was all about accuracy.
"It's up!"
"Oh! You got it! Nice... I guess I made it too easy. Oh well-" He looked up noticing Leila watching the game from the railing
He loved it when she came to see him play. A new boost of confidence arrives whenever she's watching, although he won't admit that.
"You guys did give us a little gift though-" Tooru watched the ball fly back over to their side
"Look at that delicious chance ball, don't mind if we do thank you~"
"I got it-"
"Kindaichi!"
The first year jumped, spiking the ball, but the shorty on Karasuno blocked it as the ball grazed off the tops of his fingertips.
"Whoa Mei! Did you see that?!" Leila spazzed
"Y-Yeah!" The brunette's eyes widened
"Look! They're going for that quick attack again!" The blonde pointed as Karasuno's setter sent the ball to the ginger
It was so fast that even Tooru was speechless. He felt the wind of the volleyball brush past his cocoa locks as the whistle blew.
Wow. Just wow.
23- (3) -25.
Aoba Johsai 6:00 p.m
It was now evening and the Karasuno team were on their way back to the bus.
"Hey Daichi!"
The shout caused the teammates to look back in question.
Who at Aoba Johsai would be calling out to their team captain?
The blonde haired girl ran up now catching up to the team. She leaned her hands on her knees catching her breath before standing up smiling as Daichi began a normal conversation with the girl... Which created a massive shock within the crows.
"What the-" Tanaka gasped
"Huh!?" Kageyama, Tsukushima, Yamaguchi and Hinata starred
They watched as their captain talked to the blonde beauty.
What the heck was going on? All the first and second years were taken back.
"Psst. Hey, you guys-" Sugawara whispered to the first and second years
"Don't get the wrong idea, but Daichi and Leila are actually cousins-" The third year setter admitted
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"THEY'RE RELATED NO WAY!" The outburst caused the duo to turn around
Leila giggled. They sure were a rowdy bunch.
"You guys won the match today, you shouldn't be all down in the dumps-" Leila spoke readjusting the straps on her bag mostly talking to the tall blonde and the one with freckles
"Although, if we ever want to win a real game against Seijou with Oikawa in the setter position, were still missing a vital ingredient-" Daichi sighed as she watched her slightly older cousin
It was both of their third years. Being their last chance to make it to nationals... this was the year they had to make it count.
"Wow. Very well said captain-"
Leila turned around to hear the familiar voice.
"Toorii-" Leila whipped her head around to see Tooru Oikawa leaning against the brick wall around the corner
"TOORII?!" Hinata and Tanaka spazzed repeating the nickname
"Well, you do have those eyes-" He smirked
"Look out! It's the great king again!" Hinata defended
"What's your damage?" Tanaka crossed his arms
"Got a problem or somethin'?" Hinata put up his fists
"Want a knuckle sandwich?"
"Yeah, let's rumble!"
Leila sweat dropped watching the Karasuno boys.
"Aw, come now. No need to get yourselves worked up-" Tooru talked them down
"But hey, short stuff!" He grinned putting a hand on his hip making Hinata freeze
"That one touch and broad jump were great, you should be proud~"
"Mhmm! That was a killer jump-" Leila toothily smiled
Both of their compliments made Hinata's cheeks burn.
"Next time we should try doing things full out from the start. You haven't seen our real setup, but don't worry. We'll be working on perfecting our serves till then..."
"That combination attack is pretty effective, but you're going to run out of steam at some point. You need to improve your receives... after all, i'm not the only one who does power serves" He walked up to the raven haired first year
"The inter high tournaments are coming up and I want you to make the cut-"
"Listen carefully..." He pointed
"My special protégé, I want to crush you fair and square in an official game where we both play the setter!"
"Yeah well! We can train to receive fancy pants!" Hinata defended grabbing Tsukushima's arm
"H-Hey let me go!" The tall blonde struggled
"Just so you know, receives aren't something you could master overnight-" Tooru looked back over his shoulder at the two first years
"If we happen to meet again at the tournament, I'll look forward to seeing all your improvement" He wrapped an arm around Leila leaving the Karasuno team dumbfounded. All except Daichi.
'He was holding onto her... like she was his...'
'Wait- they weren't... were they?'
"I expect to see that quick attack... shorty over there has some moves-" He noticed the ginger
"Next time I see you, I want you to fly in the sky." Leila proclaimed pointing at the boy making Hinata blush even further
'If he is the great king, then she must be his queen...' He thought watching the third years
Putting two and two together not caring that they were their rivals, the boy began to freakout.
"I've just been blessed by the great king and queen! Not once but twice! Someone quickly! Tanaka, give me your bag!" He spazzed holding onto his stomach turning to the second year
"What? So you can throw up in it!? I don't think so-" Tanaka shouted facing the other way as Hinata turned pale
"Me... a queen?" Leila put a hand over her chest feeling a sense of pride
"The one and only~" Tooru playfully bowed to the girl making her laugh as the rest of Karasuno sweat dropped watching the pda between the blonde and brunette
Gross.
Tooru and Leila watched as the bus left the Aoba Johsai parking lot. It was getting late, I guess it was time for them to head home too.
"Kageyama went to Kitagama first with you and Iwa?" Leila looked up to the brunette as his eyes were glued to the sky
"Yeah-" He interlocked his hands behind his head
"He's a prodigy who's finally found himself an outlet for his very specific set of abilities, the average player is no match for him now..."
"Are you saying you're not a match for Kageyama either Toorii?" She questioned as his bright brown eyes matched with hers
"Not for his sets. When it comes to that, no one in the prefecture can out do Kageyama. I am as every bit as good when it comes to spikes, blocks, and serves though-"
"I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit Tooru..." Leila huffed
'He was putting himself down... against a first year?'
It was very un-Tooru Oikawa like.
She stomped in front of him, making the brunette halt in surprise.
"Your sets are great, actually everything you do is great!" She put her hands on her hips
"The way you psychoanalyze a play, how you're so in-tune with your teammates, you're the team captain Tooru! You think Kagayama could do those things?" She shouted as her cheeks began to flame red watching Tooru's expression change from surprise to smug
He was loving every second of this.
"You know Leila-" He began
"It's taking every ounce of me right now to hold myself back, so you better watch what you say-" He winked before getting smacked upside the head
"Owchy Lei Lei!" He knelt on the ground holding his throbbing hand
The girl sighed as she walked over and bent down.
Squishing his cheeks, the blonde planted a solid kiss on his lips. Her strawberry soft ones against his peppermint ones.
"There you go hot stuff-" She lightly tapped his cheek leaving the setter a blushing mess as he watched her walk on ahead.
Boy, was he a lucky man.
"Wait Lei Lei!" He looked up
"Wait for meee!"
The rest of the way Tooru and Leila each talked about their own volleyball teams and about Karasuno.
"All in all, their team captain has a lot of work to do if they ever want to play against us-"
"There's one thing I wanted to ask Daichi about..." Leila looked down as they neared her house
"Oh? And what's that?" He questioned curiously
'Nishinoya wasn't with them...'
Next Chapter Title: Family Bond
