Lady Venom (Haikyuu x f!reader)

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"Rurika-senpai!" I turn to see a boy running towards me, panting and face red. He then stiffly bowed while holding out a letter, I widen my eyes at the pleasantly surprise, accepting the letter before bowing back to the boy.

"Ehh? Another one?"

"Well it's like an everyday thing, really..."

"I mean Rurika-chan is too pretty, so it's nothing unexpected."

Trying to not listen to the murmurs around me, I beamed to the red-faced boy. He tried to stutter a few words before she cuts it,

"I'll give you my answer after I finish cleaning up, let's meet at the back of the gym, okay?" I whispered before turning to walk to collect the scattered balls.

"Y-YES!!" The boy who regained his voice answered not long after.

I placed the letter inside my bags, feeling stares glued on her figure as I walking down the gym hall. I feel like an out of place movie protagonist,

and I want nothing but to escape this fate.

"Rurika, there's a new set we want to try. Can you spiking it?" Kajiyu, the setter, approached me.

"Spike? I don't think my spike is powerful enough, so don't you think it's better for the ace to do it?"

"What are you saying? You're the new center of our offense so of course it should be you first."

I glanced towards the Ace, Junko. The girl wore a blank face but I knew how she's feeling. Ever since I entered the club, she had always been sending me hateful gazes, I knew why. A first year who suddenly became a regular and stole the spotlight of the attacks. What kind of ace wouldn't be angry at that?

I tried my best convince Captain Yuri to keep the formation like before as I don't think I can make up the talent needed by the team. But for some reason, Yuri turned down my pleas,

"If anything, our cute little perfection would be the one who can bring victories to our team."

was what she said. I didn't had any other choice as I stood on the court. The ball was served by the manager from the other side. Yuri did a soft serve to send it towards the setter. I braced myself to try the new set but when the ball came rushing to me, I freezed. I can feel something creeping down my neck, the air felt cold. Glancing ever so slightly, I was met with the gaze of Junko. Her eyes were intense, burning with fury towards my figure as if saying,

"My ball."

When I blink, the ball had already bounced away. Silence hung up in the air, I quickly try to relieve the tension.

"S-sorry, I spaced out a bit!"

"Don't mind, Rurika! Manager-san, another one please!"

This time my eyes was trained on the ball but the uneasy feelings still danced in my heart. It ended up with a strike of miss-spikes.

"Oi..." Junko finally slammed the ball, "Are you for real? It's been 20 minutes and you didn't even touch the ball once!"

"Junko, calm down, it is a new set. Rurika is just unfamiliar with the toss." Yuri tried to soothe the girl.

"Is that to be an excuse for the center of our offense!? I bet you I can hit that toss better than she could."

"Junko! Calm down!" Rei, another member, yelled.

"No, after 2 years of me sitting on the bench on each match, I finally got a spot on the regulars!!"

I backed away from the angered girl.