My Voice - Tsukishima Kei

13- Business Deal With Old Friends

"Whoa!! That new kid is pretty cool!" I beam, holding onto the railing as I look out into the court.

"That new kid is named Kyōtani Kentarō. He played for Aoba Johsai in high school, you didn't see him?" Kuroo asks.

I rode the team bus with Kei to the game today and Kuroo showed up along with Kenma to cheer on the frogs.

Tadashi is visiting his family and couldn't come so I'm glad I got some company!

"Ah, no. When we were first years I wasn't allowed to watch any of the games previous to the Shiratorizawa match. Then the next year around I was in California for a funeral when we played them." I say and Kuroo's eyes widen a bit.

I see Kenma elbow his side and Kuroo slightly doubles over but tries to hide it.

"Sorry for asking. He has a big mouth." Kenma peeks over Kuroo to look at me.

I quickly wave my hands out in front of me and laugh.

"No, no! It's fine. I didn't even know the person so it's not like I have any overly sad memories." I chuckle a bit.

Out of the corner of my eye I see the libero coming off the court.

"Oh, Kei is coming back on!" I gasp, focusing my attention on the game again.

The Sendai Frogs are really good. They've acquired quite the bunch, and I'm really happy that Kei is part of this team. I feel like he's opened up a little bit more with them and he's content with his teammates.

As the game goes on, I can't help but to be thrown into a pit of nostalgia. Kei has grown so much. Not even just physically- but his development overall has been amazing. He and his brother talk every now and then when they're not busy, he isn't as closed off with others as before, he can openly express his love for volleyball and constantly keeps himself in tip top shape so he can perform his best.

I'm extremely proud of him. And I couldn't be more proud to say that I'm his wife.

The game goes by surprisingly quickly, and I cheer on the team like my life depended on it. Kuroo, Kenma, and I all walk down to the court once it ends so we can wait for the team to shower and come back.

"Oh, Kenma-Senpai. How's your business going?" I ask as I turn to face him with a smile.

"It's actually going really well so far. We can use a little push though, but other than that it's really been great!" He gives a small smile.

"Ooh, something like a business deal with a big company?" I tilt my head and Kuroo's eyes widen.

Kenma either doesn't want to get his hopes up, or he doesn't really understand what I'm hinting at.

Regardless, he chuckles a little and shoves his hands into the pockets of his suit.

"Mm. That'd be nice. But you know how hard it'd be." He bites his lip.

"Kenma-Senpai, how about we work together?" I ask.

"Are you offering me a job or you want me to offer you a job?" He frowns in confusion. I laugh a bit and Kuroo nudges his shoulder before Kenma's eyes widen and he stares at me in shock. "Wait, seriously? W-Why would you do that? We met in high school but it's not like we talk everyday or anything."

"I've been interested ever since you started up your company, but I wanted to watch it and see how it was doing before we actually made a deal. As you've probably seen in the media, our company is trying to expand who we do business with and we don't have anything to do with volleyball yet. Right now your business is doing really well and I've done a lot of research- and with the deal you signed with the V. League- your company will only go up from there. So I want to help in that success." I clasp my hands in front of me, excited to see what he'd say.