Chapter 25: True Rivals

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It had been almost two weeks since the trip to America, even if it felt like it was only two seconds ago for Tony. The boy had gotten the news that his parents had left him a good amount of money, which he agreed to put on hold until he graduated. However that was the farthest thing from his mind, he sat on his bike by the school, letting a yawn escape his lips. He finally spotted Ukai and the team walk from the gym, towards the bus awaiting them outside.

"You sure you wanna take your bike all the way up there?" Ukai asked Tony, nervously scratching the back of his neck. Tony rolled his eyes as he nodded, he knew Ukai was worried about his safety on such a long trip.

"Fine... But you follow us the whole way! That means stopping when we stop!" Ukai ordered causing Tony to chuckle and nod, picking up the hanging helmet from one of the handles.

"Hey! Tony, could I talk to you for a second?" Suga's smooth, tired voice shot through the air. Tony nodded, hanging the helmet back up, looking towards the boy to see Daichi teasing him by poking him in the side and Asahi lightly laughing while leaning on the bus. Tony walked over to the boys, leaning next to Asahi causing the taller boy to lean his arm on his shoulder. Tony rolled his eyes, knowing Asahi loved teasing him about being taller.

"Oh, Actually, Asahi, Could you help me with the thing in the gym?" Daichi asked causing Asahi to furrow his eyebrows at the captain before realization spread across his face. The ace nodded, walking towards the gym with Daichi causing Tony to roll his eyes playfully.

"Ya know, If I didn't know any better, I'd think that you told them you had a crush on me." Tony teased causing Suga to chuckle and shake his head, mumbling that the two would be the death of him.

"So... You're sure about taking the bike?" Suga asked, fidgeting his fingers together as he asked the question. Tony nodded, furrowing his eyebrows at the question before spotting Suga's hands. Tony looked from side to side before grasping them with his own hands.

"I'll be fine, Koshi. Promise." Tony said giving Suga a warm smile. Suga sighed as he nodded, looking into Tony's eyes. He trusted the boys skills and knowledge about riding the bike, he just worried.

"Okay... But you owe me." Suga said causing Tony to tilt his head, lightly smiling at the boy.

"What is that supposed to mean hmm?" Tony asked, letting his thumb lightly rub ontop of Suga's hands.

"You'll see, now go on... although you're missing out on a perfect pillow." Suga said causing Tony's eyes to lightly widen and look around before sighing.

"Fine... But you have to promise to be comfortable." Tony said causing Suga's smile to widen and nod, going to tell the other third years that Tony was riding with them.

Tony climbed his way onto the bus, much to the surprise of his team and coach.

"You're riding with us now?" Ukai asked, quirking an eyebrow. Tony nodded before mumbling something out about Suga, knowing that the man would tease him about it. Ukai erupted into laughter before finally getting out words.

"Oh my god, that kid can convince you of anything!" Ukai howled causing Tony to smack his arm and walk towards the back of the bus, finding a booth that sat across from Tanaka and Kiyoko.

"Hey! Two-toned! What, you decide you couldn't stay away from your best friend any longer?" Tanaka asked causing Kiyoko to smack his arm and lay her head on his shoulder.

"Oh you know it."

Hours had passed into the morning, the bus silent with the lack of Hinata and Kageyama as well as everyone being asleep. Tony's head was laid in Suga's lap, pushed into his abdomen as a pillow.

"That can't be comfortable." A waking up Kiyoko said from across the row, Tanaka still fast asleep. Suga lazily looked down at the boy in his lap.

"It is for him, that's what matters to me." Suga said, smiling down at the boy. Kiyoko awed, showing a rare emotion. She loved seeing her friends so happy together.

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Tony yawned as he woke up, opening his eyes to see nothing but black fabric staring back at him. He squinted his eyes before pulling away, finding that his head was stuffed into Suga's lap, the setter sleeping peacefully.

"Good morning there, Tone." Daichi chuckled from behind the him. Tony sat himself up on his knees to more comfortably look behind him to see Daichi sitting next to a sleeping Asahi.

"Morning, Daichi. Where are we?" Tony asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Almost there, should be another ten minutes." Daichi said causing Tony to nod, sitting back down in his seat as he looked to his left past Suga, finding Tanaka and Noya staring out of the window in awe at the passing buildings.

The bus soon came to a stop outside of a school, Tony looking out of window to spot one of his friends he hadn't seen in a while.

"Go ahead, I'll get Suga up." Daichi said, lightly chuckling. Tony nodded, standing up and walking towards the front of the bus, quickly getting out and walking towards the tall boy standing with a smile on his face.

"Hey there, Mustang." Kuroo said, opening his arms as soon as he saw Tony was coming in for a hug. Tony chuckled as he smooshed his head into Kuroo's chest, wrapping his arms around the boys waist.

"Hey, Kuroo. How're you? You ready to lose?" Tony asked causing the boy to laugh loudly, hugging his American friend tightly before looking up, finding the rest of the team getting out of the bus. He eyed the sleepy eyed setter with anger, the last he had heard, Suga was still being a dick to his friend.

"Kuroo? Oh, hey... Tony right?" A smooth voice asked from the Nekoma captain. A boy with blonde and black hair walked from the gym, finding another boy with two toned hair. Kenma Kozume stood there, an emotionless face as he greeted the American he'd met once before.

"Yep! Kenma right? I've heard a lot about you from Hinata." Tony said causing Kenma to nod, scanning the team for his friend.

"He's on his way, Him and Kageyama, our first year setter, failed an exam so they needed to retake it." Tony said causing the two Nekoma members to nod. The rest of the team began to greet Karasuno, Suga staying back and eying the interaction between Tony and Kuroo. He didn't know why, but that same feeling he had at the dance had returned in his chest.

The teams followed the cats into the gym, finding two other practice games already underway. Tony eyed the games, wanting to get a feel for their opponents. He felt eyeballs staring at him from his right, The two toned boy looked to find a tall, muscled boy staring at him with curious eyes. Next to him was a black haired boy with gunmetal blue eyes. Both boys stared at him, curiosity and intrigue dancing in their eyes. They seemingly knew it just as well as Tony, there was some energy there, it was like meeting the person who would push you further than you knew possible. In that moment, Tony made a promise to himself in his head. He would beat the duo, with his own partner.

HI! SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER!!! I'M STRUGGLING W MOTIVATION RN BUT I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED <3

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