Fly (Keishin Ukai) - COMPLETED

38 - The Inter-High Tournament (Part 1)

"Karasuno got all the beautiful ladies this year," a boy with a blonde undercut flirted. "Are you another manager for the team?" Yuki raised an eyebrow at the teenager, unimpressed.

"No, coach, actually," she gave a condescending smile, and tried to walk past, but he blocked the way. She gave an irritated sigh.

"Oh, an older lady," the boy smirked, entertained by the challenge.

Keishin stood a few meters away when he caught a boy flirting with Yuki, though it was apparent she was trying her best to get away from him. His eyes narrowed, and as much as he wanted to do something about it, the boy was still a kid.

"Tanaka, Noya," Keishin called, catching the boys attention.

"Yes, coach?"

Keishin said nothing, merely nodding towards the interaction that was happening in front of him. He smirked as the boys charged forward, eyes red, but before they could arrive to save her, the blonde kid was dragged away by his teammates.

"You okay? What did he say? I'll get him!" Yú announced making Yuki chuckle.

"Nothing, he's just an i-idiot." She ruffled his hair as she way her way back to Keishin.

They walked side by side; she looked up at him with a knowing smile. "Did you have anything to do with, that?" she nodded to the side referencing to Tanaka and Yú.

"Me?" Keishin blew raspberries at her accusation. "Please, I know you can take care of yourself. I have no reason to worry." Yuki raised an eyebrow, unconvinced."But it doesn't hurt to send a helping hand."

Yuki chuckled. "Is that what you call them? A helping hand?"

Keishin shrugged. "They do the job."

-

It was the day of the inter highs, and their first match was against Johzenji, their captain being the one that attempted to flirt with her earlier. They were a lively squad, no doubt, all of them matching Yú and Tanaka's energy.

"They must be a pain to coach," Yuki mumbled. Keishin hummed in agreement.

The Karasuno boys lined up, Yuki was unsure if she was filled with nerves or excitement, most likely both. Keishin ensured to stay close - as he always did - often finding ways to place a comforting hand on her, reminding her that he was by her side. She always appreciated the gesture.

"This won't be an easy match," Keishin said as the teams got into their positions. "They were a semi-finalist at the prelims."

"Not doubting our boys now, are we?" She teased, mimicking his sentence from the other month.

Keishin smirked. "Never."

During the last month, Yuki had grown more confident in both herself and with Keishin. Ever since the two slept in the same bed and did things, it felt as though their relationship had taken another step forward.

-

The match started, and Yuki quickly realised unpredictability was Johzenji's primary weapon. They were hard to read and felt as though most of their plays were last-second decisions. They got an early lead. It was apparent Karasuno were as lost as Yuki was.

But when some the players of Karasuno were just as unpredictable, they were able to get a counter, but only because Hinata had practically become Spider-Man for a moment, his feet landing on a vertical wall to return the ball.

Thankfully though, Karasuno were more balanced, and Daichi, the cool head captain he was, was able to calm down the over-energetic boys, ensuring they all kept composed.