GAUCHE, kageyama

二十一

A frown now grew on Minji's visage, sending a glowering look towards her sister. "I wasn't asking for permission, sis. I'll walk wherever these stilettos can take me." Mina's hands were immediately taken off within seconds as the former continued to strut towards the school.

And whenever Mina tried to stop the girl, she was mostly just flung to the side like a puppy kicked to the curb. It was a heartbreaking sight to see her just stand on the side with a pouty look despite the aggravation she felt inside. But she couldn't stop— just the mere thought of her sister meeting the Karasuno folks was a nightmare. Her sister was nothing more than the epitome of trouble in this world.

"This is as far as you go, Minji!" The two stood in front of the gymnasium doors now, sounds of balls harshly bouncing against the wooden floors and the calls the boys were making in there could be heard clearly from the outside. "There's nothing for you on the other side of that room!"

"Hm? I heard your host family's son is a Volleyball Coach?" Minji tilted her head with arms crossed. "And as your twin sister, I should thank him on behalf of our family for taking care of youㅡ"

"That's definitely not necessary," Mina vigorously shook her head to refuse the so-called kindness her sister wanted to express. She knew that wasn't all there was to this madness. "Please, you've seen enough of this place. Thanks for visiting but you don't have to go this far."

Minji completely ignored her pleas, pushing the girl aside but stopped almost immediately. Those heavy pair of metallic doors opened on one side, revealing a student coming out of the gymnasium. Mina's heart plummeted almost immediately like a sinking anchor once she saw the sight of the tall boy, Tsukishima coming while he was wiping his face, an empty bottle of water on the other hand.

And before Mina's brain could function, his dull eyes hidden behind those spectacles of his now were trained on them.

Tsukishima was confused for a cinch second, eyes moving in between the twins like he was trying to register the sight of something unusual until Minji took it upon herself to send him a saccharine smile while she waved a hand. That was when he realized he wasn't seeing a hallucination of two Mina's, seeing as how the actual Mina stood there with a look that mimicked a king who had lost his country.

"As expected, Volleyball boys really are on a different level," Minji transitioned into a fluent Japanese with ease, eyeing the boy up and down with a hum. "Your name is?"

The tall blonde couldn't fathom to even imagine Mina speaking in such a way or even be dressed like that. He was stupefied but not to an extent where he was rendered speechless.

"Tsukishima Kei."

He curtly replied, brows furrowed as he then eyed Mina. She was now awake from her stupor, panicking as she circled around in her spot frantically while mumbling some words he couldn't understand.

This was definitely an odd sight.

Two different Mina's right beside each other but looked absolutely different from each other.

So she has a twin.

"You're fairly easy on the eyes," Minji gave a satisfied smile, lips curling quite devilishly. "Hm. I guess I'm satisfied for now. But don't think I won't come back again. I'll make sure my schedule has enough time to visit my beloved twin sister."

Once she sent Tsukishima a wink, she waved her hands to them and said, "Toodles!" Before pulling out her phone to call for a ride back home. Minji sashayed across the school grounds with her sunglasses back on, looking like she was attending a haute couture fashion show in Paris.

Wait— that was it? No extra remarks, no fuss, no drama from Minji; what has the world come to? Mina didn't know what to do aside from just gape widely at the twin sister. No, there definitely was something wrong here. She just couldn't put a finger to it.

As her figure slowly disappeared in a distance, Tsukishima was about to say a few words regarding the situation until Mina dashed right up to him and slapped a hand over his mouth. He was surprised to say the least, looking down to see her tiptoeing to try and match his height with such a frantic expression on her visage.

"Keep secret, okay!" She shushed to display an example. "N-No go telling around people! This is only with you and me, got it, Tsukishima-san?"

Mina had a fraction of hope that he would be kind enough to agree to her pleas, but Tsukishima will always be himself. Instead of nodding or humming to comply to her wishes, his eyes just narrowed down at her as he pried off her hand, only to show a smirk blossoming from his lips. Definitely felt condescending and she paled a little from it.

"Hm, we'll see about that," He casually shrugged while slowly parting ways from her. "I'll see you around, Twin-san."

"You—!" Never had she had a more aggressive day than today. Mina was practically fuming at everything that transpired but couldn't fully express it aside from frowning too much and being too anxious at itty bitty things.

But once the tall blonde ignored her, a deeply heavy sigh escaped from her lips. Mina was tired—way too tired to deal with them. Her legs reluctantly moved as she stared at his figure slowly thinning out in the distance, but ultimately trudged away once she realized that clubs were over in five minutes.

This was supposed to be just a bathroom break. A bathroom break that involved just ripping out the poster of her sister and then going back to guitar sessions, but Mina got more than what she bargained for—and she definitely wasn't happy about that.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

well, i'm back lol
i got too caught up in trying
to save my own grades but
im not sure if its working or not

and um this update
is kind of too long?? lmao
anyways jang manwol being
a rich sassy queen is such a mood
like i literally want a
sharpay evans type of character
and incorporate it in a
haikyuu fic uGH

and does anyone know if 二十一
is right? i couldnt find 21
so im really worried