After three years in France as a professional swimmer, Hina decides to return to Japan and represent her native country at the world tournament.
Her childhood friend, Bokuto Kotaro, also joined a great volleyball team : the MSBY black Jackals.
And...
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April began with the sakura beginning to bloom. Atsumu and I have been seeing each other for a month now. Two months since I had returned to Japan and one month since a routine had set in. I had spent the month of February alternating with my training and my friends. I spent the week swimming, on Friday evening I saw Astumu because Saturday was his day off, on weekends I saw my friends. Jada was starting to really like Sakusa and as their relationship got serious, so I saw her less often. Michi, she flirted a lot with Bokuto whom I saw less because he often went to sleep at her place. I had spent a lot of time with Tengoku who had become a true friend and he had also sympathized with Kuroo and Kenma when the four of us went out for drinks. Life was going on, we were all busy, we were all struggling to see each other but that's adult life. A feeling of unease overcame me gradually over the last few days. I constantly felt a rush in my heart as if he was going to let go of me at any moment. I was afraid of a few things but I didn't know what.
"What are you thinking about ?" Atsumu asked me, his hand on the wheel.
"Nothing important." I say coming out of my thoughts.
Atsumu shrugged and refocused on the road. After a little back problem, his coach told him to rest but he decided to take me to Osaka for the weekend. He and I were now, not just two strangers sleeping together, that we were fucking but he and I were now friends. We texted each other all the time, we laughed together, called each other almost every night, he had become important to me.
"Are we coming soon ?" I question him with my legs a little numb.
"We'll be there in thirty minutes I think." Atsumu replied looking at the gps.
"I still don't understand why you didn't want to take the train ! We would have arrived faster !" I was realizing.
"So stop complaining, I'm the one driving ! And no, the train takes longer !" He laughed.
He might be right, I hadn't looked at the train journey time. I yawned and tried to stretch my legs further. This morning we left at dawn to be able to enjoy our day in Osaka.
"If your coach gave you a weekend off, it wasn't for driving six hours straight."
"And that wasn't for me to fuck you all night yesterday and yet I do them !" He chuckled as I slapped him on the shoulder.
I really enjoyed his presence, he was always in a good mood, he had a kid side that made me laugh a lot. And unfortunately for me he always had the last words on me.
"I hate you !" I tried to say without laughing.
"No baby, you don't hate me."
And he was right.
"What if I loved you what would it be ?" I chuckled but stopped abruptly.
Shit. Why did I say that. Silence settled in the car for several seconds leaving the music to speak for us. Atsumu took a deep breath and put his hand on my thigh but kept his eyes on the road.
"Even if you loved me, our relationship would be impossible and you know that." He said softly.
That is true. We could never have a real relationship. I wanted to succeed in my sports career and so did he. But why did a pang of heart strike me. I didn't like him but why did it hurt to know that it was impossible between him and me.
"I'll take a shortcut." Atsumu told me to change the subject.
Without answering, I rested my head against the glass while listening to the music. And the rest of the journey was in dead silence.
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After spending the day touring this huge city, Atsumu and I found ourselves in the suite he had revised in a hotel in the city center. I heard a cork pop and I turned to Atsumu with a start.
"It's not okay to scare me like that !" I falsely got on my nerves.
"Calm down baby. I didn't do it on purpose."
He handed me a flute of champagne accompanied by his everlasting satisfied smile. We toasted but I was surprised when he hugged me.
"What are we celebrating ?" I asked amazed.
"Nothing special. Just the fact that I like spending time with you baby."
He kissed the top of my head and took a lock of hair in his hands.
"Your hair is so shiny. It looks like onyx." Atsumu said, stroking my hair. "You are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen."
"Why all the compliments all at once ?" I stepped back with a tight smile. "Are you in love or what ?" I resumed laughing nervously.
