catnip ; k.t

05 | three

"I'm suprised he still managed to be a regular despite of that."

"We're back!" Akita and Sunohara appeared again with smug grins and playful stares. Seems like they're both finished planning the teams out.

"So this will be Kuroo's team; Yamamoto and Akita. While Michiko's team will be composed of Kenma and yours truly." Sunohara even courtsied to emphasize his self.

Akita clapped to get everyone's attention. "Okay! Let's wait for Aisaka to arrive so we can begin the match. Teams can go meet and strategize their plays."

"Michiko~! Kenma~! We're in one team!" Sunohara said while excitedly clapping. "Don't fret for I, Nekoma's ace, is here! We're gonna show those losers who's the boss!"

Kenma and Michiko just frowned, barely keeping up with their senpai's energy.

"Sunohara-san, can I just switch with Yaku-san?" Kenma said.

"Nope. I have already formed a strategy to win this match and it won't be possible without you. Now come on! We have a match to win!"

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Needless to say, Sunohara's plan is really impressive. He clearly thought of how he can use the setter in forming his plays in mind.

"But I still don't know how powerful you really are, Michiko. That's why I'm counting on you if ever those plays are read."

Michiko dropped a sweat, "But I never practiced spiking Kenma's toss. We might not match each other's timing-"

"Blah blah. I don't believe you. And also Kenma here is a really great setter though he might not look like it." Sunohara messed with Kenma's long hair, receiving a frown from the setter.

"Has the match started yet?" A really tall guy entered the gym wearing the Nekoma red jacket and pants. His light brown hair is short and messy and he easily towered over everyone in the gym.

"Look who's finally back from the dead! Oi, you owe us twenty diving receives, Takeru." Akito said, approaching the guy.

"That's a really great welcome back for someone who just recovered, Tatsuya." Akita just laughed. Aisaka Tatsuya's eyes stumbled upon Michiko. "Oh? Is this our new manager? I'm Aisaka Tatsuya. I'm usually not that absent for so long but yeah, that happened."

Michiko bowed and said, "Nice to meet you, Aisaka-senpai."

Aisaka laughed, "Aisaka-san is fine. Now we've met let's start the game, shall we?"

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Michiko stretched for a good eight minutes before running to the court. He saw Kuroo stretching his fingers, his smirk still intact. Upon seeing her, his smirk just became wider.

How I would love to wipe that smirk off his face

Michiko scowled at him and focused on the match. The first one to serve is Akita. As Michiko expected, it was a jump serve.

Michiko ran and received the ball, cleanly delivering it to Kenma who tossed it to Sunohara.

As expected of the ace, his spike looks so powerful. Michiko thinks her arms will fly off if she tried to receive that spike.

But instead of going straight into the other part of the court's floor, Kuroo jumped and managed to (how the hell?) touch the ball, slowing it down and screamed, "One touch!"

Akita ran and tossed the ball to Yamamoto, who looks like he was expecting this kind of play from the two and cleanly performed a straight spike, earning their team a point.

Seems like he's the one who will inherit the title of the ace after Sunohara-san graduates

"Alright, alright! Plan B, Michiko!" Sunohara grinned.

Plan B means she'll be the one to spike while Sunohara guards and receives. Michiko readies herself as Akita jump serves again, to be received by Sunohara.

Michiko closely watched as the ball comes close to Kenma and tosses to her.

Michiko jumps but to her horror, their timing did not match up. The toss was short and her jump was too low. Instead of using her right hand, she used her left hand to spike but the spike was weak.

Kuroo jumped and blocked her spike, earning their team another point.

"Tsk." Michiko wiped her sweat.  Guess like two years of not playing volleyball has finally taken it's toll on her body.

His tosses are different. Not like the ones she used to spike back in Junior High. The way they played is different than way back in Junior High. This is not Junior High.

"Didn't know you can spike using your left hand, Michiko." Sunohara said.

Michiko snapped out of her reverie, "Uhh it was more of a panicked spike but I can also spike using my left hand. Although, it isn't as powerful as using my right hand."

"Oho? Where's your skills in volleyball now, Michiko-chan?"

Michiko can feel her eyebrows flinching but instead of coming up with a snarky remark, she just clenched her jaw instead. Just wait, you damn bedhead

Before Sunohara can shout about the next play they're gonna do, Michiko cut him off, "Kenma!" Kenma and Sunohara, even the team they're playing against, looked at her.

Michiko grinned, "Toss to me again."