You stood there reminding yourself of the hardships in being a parent before walking off
It's been a week since the trial started, you almost lost if it weren't for your lawyer showing pictures of Refline and your Dad being friends
It was finally the day that will decide who wins the trial.
Everyone was nervous, especially your side of the court
"With all the proof and information that has been provided, the court has made their final decision.."
Suspense was killing you, panic attacks were killing you and Futakuchi was just calming you down
"The one who will take custody of
L/N Lucia will be..."
He slammed his hammer thing on the flat table
"Mr L/N Y/N"
Everyone on your side cheered, you stood there just, frozen in fucking shock
Refline was arrested for y'know and @b•$3
(I'll try not to ruin the story line too much, I get carried away sometimes)
You were at the child home center waiting for Lucia to walk out, Futakuchi was behind you
"So- Lemme get this straight, you'll basically treat her like a sister"
"Yep"
"Make her call you Ni-san?"
"Mhm"
"And let her treat you like an older brother"
"yep"
"....So can I still marry you when we grow up?"
You laughed, you knew about his crush on you since 3rd year middle school, both of you knew you weren't ready for a relationship
And you didn't promise to marry him in the future, but if there is a chance, you would marry him of course
"Haha, We'll see"
You said smiling
"HAHA! I STILL HAVE A CHANCE!"
"Excuse me are you L/N Y/N?"
Both of you turned your heads to the staff member infront of you
You nodded
"Great! I'm Luka, a staff member here! Pleaae follow me"
You and Futakuchi followed him into the building and into a room of 2-7 years old kids
"Lucia! Please come here!"
Just then you saw a little girl walking towards Luka with her sleeves covered despite it being summer
When she saw you, her eyes shined by your height
Tho she was gripping the end of Luka's shirt
"Lucia, this is Mr. L/N, he'll be adopting you as his younger sister"
She looked unsure but nodded
"You okay?"
She looked down in somewhat shame which got the three of you older ones worried
"Lucia, why don't you get comfy with your older brother while me and Futakuchi get your things, okay?"
She nodded, Luka lead Futakuchi to her room before turning around to you and nodding his head
Both you and Lucia were shaking, you both weren't good with people
"U-uhm"
She spoke, you flinched slightly but hummed in response
"M-My- Mom..wont be t-there, right?"
You shook your head, she sighed in relief and hugged your leg
You smiled and patted her head
20 mins later...
"Jeez she barely has anything"
"Yeah, she mostly likes drawing which is why we gave her a few binder books to store her drawings in"
Futakuchi hummed as they walked back to the entrance with Lucia's things
To find you and Lucia not there
"Where the fuc-"
"Language, we're in a child home center Futakuchi"
"Right-"
"Where are they anyways"
They walked into the main room and saw you surrounded by Lucia and her friends
Lucia on your back, you drawing with her friend while getting your nails done by the other
Futakuchi held in his laughter and Luka was trying to stay professional
You were basically held against your own will, well Lucia took manipulating from her mother
"U-uhm- kids-! Mr L/N and Lucia will be- pfft- leaving soon.."
You glared at Luka while he was dying
"Awwww, so soon?"
You ruffled their hair and smiled
"Me and Lucia will visit from time to time okay?"
Their eyes shined
"Okay!"
"Alright! Clean your toys and go outside to say goodbye to them!"
You and Lucia went to Futakuchi to carry her things
After so, you guys went out and got in Futakuchi's Dads car that you guys borrowed
The rest of the kids were outside waving goodbye to you guys, Lucia waved back while you held her legs properly so she wont fall
Futakuchi then drove away
The car ride was a comfortable silence, it was about 7pm now and Lucia was hungry as hell
You guys stopped by at KFC and got some food to eat, Lucia can't eat too properly yet so you had to help her
Futakuchi watched you with mesmerized eyes
'He's so good with old people, adults, his age, kids and even babies and toddlers. Is there anyone he isn't good with? God I wanna marry him right now'
He shook his head slightly washing away his thoughts and continued eating
"How old are you Pap- Ni-chan?"
"16"
"Oooooh"
The three of you finished eating and headed to the car to go home, Lucia fell asleep on your lap and you guys arrived at your apartment
"Here, let me help ya' with the bags"
You carried Lucia on your back with one bag with you while Futakuchi carried 2 more bags
You guys reached your apartment and you unlocked the door
Both of you went in and put the bags on the living room table, you messaged Jiro and Juta and informed them about your trial victory
"I'm not gonna go until you're ready for bed by the way"
You shook your head and tried to push him out
"Y'know I made a promise to your family to help you (￣ω￣;)"
You sighed in defeat and nodded, he helped you unpack Lucia's stuff and organize them, you had a lot of cabinets that are empty so you put her clothes in there, the toys will be unpacked when you're able to buy another table
You got ready for bed and brushed your teeth, when you got out of the bathroom you didn't see Futakuchi anywhere
You heard your phone ding and checked the message
Kenji ♡'･ᴗ･'♡
Kenji: Yo, I'm heading back home now. I'm gonna head to sleep since I need to be at practice tomorrow for the next training camp, wish you goodluck with Lucia
You: Ohhhh, okay! Goodnight Kenji! Thanks for the help today, and goodluck with practice!
Kenji ♡'･ᴗ･'♡ reacted to your message with ❤
End of conversation
You yawned and turned off all the lights before locking the door, You went into the room and saw Lucia sleeping soundly
You stroked her hair and layed down beside her then slept
The next morning
You messaged the principal asking permission to bring Lucia to school, he said yes but asked you to leave her in the teachers lounge
The principal was basically a Father figure to you, other than Takeda and Ukai
You bathed Lucia and dressed her up before packing her small bag, snacks, a few toys, drawing stuff, a phone to call you in case, and some water at the side
"Ready?"
"Yes Oni-chan!"
"Alright then!"
She got on your back while carrying her own backpack, yours was on your back aswell but Lucia is sitting on your shoulders so-
You went out and took your skateboard with you, you locked the door and left the apartment
You got on your board and started riding it to school
"Weeeee!"
Lucia held onto you tightly, afraid to fall and yet she was having a lot of fun
You guys arrived to school and you headed to the teachers lounge, of course leaving your skateboard outside
A lot of students stared at you guys, some had confused looks while some (mostly the girls) had hearts in their eyes from the adorableness
You arrived at the teachers lounge and knocked on the door, you saw your Math teacher, Ms. Vika open the door
"Oh, hello there L/N"
She looked down to your waist to see Lucia hiding behind you
"And?"
"Lucia L/N, Ma'am"
"Ahhhh, so you're the one who'll drop the kid off. What's your relationship?"
"Siblings Ma'am"
She chuckled
"That's adorable, well then. Make yourself comfortable Lucia"
Lucia looked at you for confirmation to go in and you nodded, she let go of your leg and went in while waving goodbye to you
You knew she was scared but she tried to keep a tough act as to not worry you
You smiled and waved goodbye before walking away
You walked to your classroom and heard a few whispers and murmurs everywhere
You went into your classroom and saw a classmate of yours murmurring with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi
Your classmate was on your seat so you walked behind him and tapped his shoulder
He jumped when he saw you and quickly got off your chair and into his
"L/N you won the trial right?"
You nodded
"So you brought your daught- Sister here-?"
"Teachers lounge"
"Well wrong for you to do it infront of others, rumours spread fast and they think you had an affair with the teacher"
You choked on nothing
"Tho we explained to a few of them your situation and they understood, they're telling others now"
"Ahhhh.."
Most people went into the classroom and sat down because the vice principal was walking through the halls
The teacher walked into the classroom and started the lesson
After school
You walked back to the teachers lounge to pick up Lucia and before you could even knock, the door burst open and Lucia jumped on you
"Ni-chan!!!!"
"AcK-"
You fell onto your back catching Lucia
You looked up at her to see her hair braided like Mitsuri Kanroji
"Look! Mrs. Kuki braided my hair!"
You balanced yourself before standing up fully, you saw your teacher chuckling infront of you
"I finished grading the test papers and was out of things to do, so while Lucia was drawing I braided her hair!"
You hummed and bowed to thank the teacher, she gave you Lucia's bag and you guys headed to the gym
Lucia was telling you the stories of what happened in the teachers lounge
"Also! They told me that you play volleyball! Do you really?"
You nodded
"Oh! Are we heading to the practice place!"
"Yeah! I'll introduce my teammates to you"
It was silent
"Introduce?"
You sighed, forgetting that Lucia was 3
"Kind of like, I'll tell them who you are"
"Ooooh! I wanna meet them!"
You nodded, you guys reached the gym and Lucia got down from your hands and hid behind you
You opened the gym door and everyone faced you
"L/N!!"
Hinata was about to jump on you but stopped in mid-air when he saw Lucia behind you
"Hey! It's your ki- sister!"
Tanaka said before going near you and peeking at Lucia, Lucia hid backed up and hid behind you
Tanaka sulked in a corner while you chuckled, You whispered something into Lucia's ears and her eyes shined
She went near Tanaka with mesmerized eyes, like she was a fan of his
"I-Is it true that you're a powerful spiker?!"
She exclaimed at Tanaka who looked at her in shock
"Y-yeah of course!"
"Cool!"
Tanaka was enjoying the attention while you excused yourself to go get changed, You changed into your PE clothes and went out to see Lucia hiding behind Yamaguchi
Hiding from Ukai
'I left for 3 minutes-'
Yamaguchi spotted you
"Ah! L/N! Please help me I don't know how to handle children too well"
You carried Lucia and calmed her down
"Why is there a child-"
"And did you bring her in Y/N?"
"W-well..."
After explaining
"I see, will you be bringing her to the training camp?"
You shook your head
"She can't handle big crowds, even being in a room with more than 4 people can make her nervous, I'll be leaving her with my friend's parents"
"Ahh, but you'll be bringing her to practice?"
"Mhm, I leave her at the teachers lounge then bring her to practice for now"
"For now?"
Kageyama and Hinata tilted their head
"My older cousin graduated from college recently and he's moving to Miyagi from Tokyo, I'll be leaving Lucia with my cousin after he settles in"
"Alright then, Lucia will sit on the bench while watching us. Okay?"
Lucia nodded, still scared of Ukai, Ukai just stood there nervous, You again whispered something to her and she 'Oooh'ed
You sat her on the bench and opened her some snacks
"We'll be practicing your new 'Techniques', Y/N you can practice the sychronized attack with Suga, Tanaka, Daichi and the others. Hinata, Kageyama, you guys practice your quick attack, Noya, you practice your sets while Yamaguchi and Asahi can practice their serves"
Ukai claps his hands
"Let's go!"
Suga explained to you how things will work and you nodded
You guys started working on it for the whole practice
After practice you sat down on the floor and panted, You haven't been this tired in a while
Lucia walked upto you carrying a towel and water bottle
"Here you go Ni-chan!"
You smiled and ruffled her hair, Suddenly your phone rang on the bench
Before you could sit up, Lucia ran to it and grabbed it for you then ran back to you and handed it over
You thanked her and answered the phone call
"Yo Y/N"
"Hey Kenji"
"Me and the team were wondering if you and Lucia could sleep-over"
You thought about it for a moment, Lucia heard the convo and nodded
"S-sure, we'll be there in about an hour or two"
"Great! See you and Lucy later!"
End of phone call
You placed your phone and drank your water and wiped your sweat
"Ni-chan?"
You hummed in response
"Can you teach me to play Vobball?"
You chuckled and nodded
"Yay!"
Timeskip
You got out of the changing room to see Tanaka, Noya, and Hinata playing Pirates and princess with Lucia
Lucia bring the princes, Tanaka and Hinata being the pirates and Noya being Lucia's 'protector'
"Argh! Give us the princess and thy shall be safe!"
"Never! This princess is mine!"
Noya proceeded to run away with Lucia in his arms giggling
"Oi! Get back here Noya!"
Hinata and Tanaka chased them around while you recorded the whole thing
The funny thing was, Lucia had towels as a skirt, Tanaka and Hinata were using towels as an eyepatch and Noya was using a random bottle cap tied on his head as like a knight hat
Suga walked closely to you
"You recording it?"
You nodded while giggling aswell
'Cute..'
Suga thought to himself
"AGH- THE KNIGHT- GOt us...."
Tanaka dramatically collapsed while Hinata was already in the floor
"Yay! We won!"
Daichi sighed and clapped his hands
"Alright, it's time for Lucia and Y/N to go home"
Noya put Lucia down and she ran over to you
"Ni-chan! Ni-chan! You saw that right?!"
You nodded while smiling
"Me and Nishi won!"
You threw her in the air and she giggled before you caught her
You guys walked out of the gym waving goodbye to everyone else
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