-Last Time-
"Next time, don't take my food." You both laugh until Daichi says your and Kageyama's names.
"When you guys are done eating, do you have a minute?" he asks pointing at the shop.
"Sure," you both say.
--
You, Kageyama, Suga, and Daichi sit at the table in the shop. Without looking up from his paper, the guy who yelled at you tells you to be quiet. Suga nods before listening to the conversation.
"I was wondering what to do with Hinata's position in the practice game. Do you guys have any ideas?" Daichi asks.
"Why are you asking me? I'm not a genius in volleyball like Kageyama," you ask.
"Don't sell yourself short (Y/N). I've heard about how you helped Hinata and Kageyama." Daichi expresses. You playfully glare at Suga, who looks away seemingly more interested in something on the shelf instead of the conversation. You look at Kageyama and he nods. You look back at Daichi with a knowing smirk.
"Okay, what if we..."
-Timeskip, Next Day-
"Alright, I think we'll go with this starting lineup," Daichi says holding a white magnetic board with a volleyball court and round magnets with player names on them. Everyone is looking at the captain who is standing next to Takeda.
-
The starting lineup shows;
Tanaka (Wing Spiker) Front left. Hinata (Middle Blocker) Front middle. Daichi (Wing Spiker) Front right.
Kageyama (Setter) Back left. Tsukishima (Middle Blocker) Back middle. Ennoshita (Wing Spiker) Back Right.
-
As Daichi explains the plan you look at Yamaguchi who looks gloomy. You go over to him and sit next to him.
"Hey, you okay?" you ask quietly.
"Yeah...It's just..." he begins but can't find the right words.
"It's alright," you say as you put your hand on his. "You'll be there soon. Don't let it get you down, let it motivate you." Yamaguchi is about to respond but is stopped by a shout.
"I'm the same position as Tsukishima the Bean Pole?!" Hinata asks in disbelief.
"Pft. Bean Pole. Pft." you chuckle at the nickname. This causes the tall blond to glare at you.
"Hinata, listen," Kageyama says getting the ginger's attention. "You...will be...The Greatest Decoy!!"
"OOOOH! The Greatest Decoy! The sounds...lame." Hinata says. Kageyama then explains his role to him which excites the short middle blocker again.
"But...if you aren't operating at full speed our offensive plan will fall apart," Kageyama says causing Hinata to freak out.
"Kageyama! Why did you say that?!" you scold. He looks at you with confusion. You sigh and point at Hinata who keeps repeating 'fall apart' over and over again. Tanaka asks Daichi and Kageyama what Hinata will do about blocking, as you try to calm Hinata down which isn't working. After talking to Tanaka, Daichi tries to calm Hinata down but just makes it worse.
"Daichi! You're making it worse!" you scold the captain.
"I know! Hinata calm down!" Daichi frantically says before Hinata short circuits. "He shorted out! Hinata shorted out!"
"Don't just stand there screaming! I need a cold wet towel!" you say snapping everyone out of it. While waiting you look at Kageyama. "This is your fault."
-Timeskip. Monday, After School-
You're waiting outside the club room at the bottom of the stairs. You're playing on your phone when you hear footsteps approaching. You look up to see Tsukishima and Yamaguchi.
"Awe, is the Queen waiting for the King?~" Tsukishima teases.
"Pick a nickname and stick to it," you say annoyed.
"I have no idea what you mean Pipsqueak.~"
"If I were you, I'd get changed," you say as you begin to walk away, but stop. "You wouldn't want to be late, right Bean Pole?~" you tease with a smirk and resume walking. Soon you see Hinata walking toward you looking worried. He suddenly looks determined.
"Hinata! You're wearing my pants!" Tanaka suddenly yells which causes you to look up at him. You quickly look away when you see him in his boxers.
"Tanaka! I did not want to see that!" you scream at him.
"Put some clothes on you freak!!" a tennis club member yells.
-Tuesday, After Class-
"Good Afternoon Sensei!" Everyone greeted Takeda. You walk to Hinata to see if he's doing better than yesterday.
"Hey, Hinata!" you cheerfully call out to him hoping he will respond the same way.
"Hey (Y/N)..." he says as he turns to face you. He's pale and looks like he didn't sleep.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just feel a little sick."
"Is it your stomach?"
"Yeah..."
"It's just nerves. I was the same way when I played in my first game." Hinata looks at you as if he doesn't believe you. "I was a nervous wreck. I felt like throwing up. I didn't want to disappoint my team or coach, but once I got on the court and remembered that I love volleyball, the nerves were replaced with excitement and anticipation." You smile as you reminisce. Quickly clearing your head, you look at Hinata to see him looking at you with stars in his eyes. "Uh...Hinata...?"
"I feel a bit better thanks to you!"
"Oh, well, I'm glad I could help."
"I'm going to get on the bus," he says as he begins to walk.
"Okay...Oh! Hinata! Don't sit in the back! It will make...it...worse..." you try to warn him but realize he isn't listening. You roll your eyes and get on the bus. As you look for a seat you see everyone is paired up except Kiyoko. She sees you looking for a seat so she gives you a small smile. You go to her where she is sitting and ask if you can join her. She says yes so you sit down.
"Thank you for letting me sit with you," you say to Kiyoko.
"You don't have to thank me. You're always welcome to sit with me," she responds with a smile.
As the bus continues to head to Aoba Johsai you become sleepy. You eventually fall asleep and your head slowly falls onto Kiyoko's shoulder. This surprises her but she soon looks at you with admiration. Her gaze leaves you and she looks ahead of her. She notices a few people staring at the girl next to her. Specifically a certain captain, a vice-captain, and a black-haired setter. When they see they've been caught, they quickly look away with blushes. A scream suddenly awakens you.
"What's going on?!" you scream while jumping to your feet and looking around frantically.
"STOP THE BUS!!" Tanaka yells, causing you to look at him. Suddenly your ears are covered and a chest is blocking your view of Tanaka. You look up to see Suga talking to, who you guess is Tanaka. He feels your head move so he looks at you. Seeing the confusion on your face he mouths 'Hold on' and gives you his signature smile. When he removes his hands he blushes and apologizes.
"Sorry. Hinata threw up and I remembered you don't do well with it."
"It's okay. Thank you for thinking of me," you say while blushing.
"You're welcome," he says as you arrive at your destination. You get off the bus to see Hinata profusely apologizing to Tanaka.
"Hey, Hinata, are you okay?" you ask when he's done apologizing. "What happened?"
"I wasn't feeling good so I tried to get to the window but I didn't make it. I threw up on Tanaka," he explains before turning to the second year and apologizing again.
"Don't worry about me, how are you feeling?"
"Now that I'm off the bus, I'm better."
"Great! We'll be counting on you!"
"Tanaka!" you and Suga say together.
"Don't pressure him!" Suga continues while Hinata starts freaking out again. 'Great, here we go again' you think while feeling bad for Hinata. The ginger runs to the bathroom while Suga holds Kageyama back from beating him up. You smile to yourself feeling lucky to have such great teammates.
-To Be Continued-