Saturday, Karasuno High Gymnasium 2
3-on-3 Match
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"You two know how to do a quick set?!" Tanaka screeched.
"What's that?"
"The super fast attack you just did!"
"Huh? Nope. I've only spiked balls that get tossed up in big, high arcs."
"But you just did it a second ago! Then there was that one you hit in that game where your setter popped it up in the wrong direction!"
"Huh? Oh, that? I don't remember how I did it."
You dead pan, slumping against Suga. Hinata was truly an idiot...
"But from now on, I'll hit any kind of set! Any kind! Got it?!" He says, looking back and forth between Kageyama and Tanaka.
"We've never done any serious combo practice together," Kageyama says. I wonder whose fault that is... "It'd be impossible for us to pull off a quick set now."
"What's wrong with you today?! All this acting quiet and timid stuff is creeping me out! Quit it!"
"Shut up."
"The king sure isn't acting very royal today, is he." You were starting to wonder if Tsukishima just liked being the center of attention.
"Shut up! I'll zing one right past you next time, just you wait!!"
"Geez, look at you, getting all ticked off again. Just winging it and trying your very best isn't going to work for everything, y'know. See, some people just aren't cut out for some things."
Tanaka raised his fists but was held back by Daichi.
"..." you frown, wanting to wrap your arms around Hinata as he spoke. "Yeah... back in middle school.. and here in high school too.. no matter what I do.. how fast I run.. how high I jump.. I still get stopped by blockers every time. But... when I heard that, I wanted to be like that too. So yeah.. being short is a disadvantage. I might not be cut out for this. But I don't care. That doesn't matter to me. This is the only body I've got," Hinata says, clutching the fabric of his t-shirt that covered his chest. "I wanna keep trying. I wanna keep winning. So I can stay out in the court as long as I can!"
Tsukishima stares at him for a second. "That's a nice thought, but there isn't anything you can do. Nice thoughts and sentiment mean nothing in reality. Or do you think you can will yourself a foot taller? If you wanna be a defense-only libero, that's one thing, but a hitter? No."
Hinata fell silent.
"Breaking down the wall so the hitters can get through," Kageyama says, stepping forward to stand next to Hinata. "That's what a setter is for. Listen. If we can't go through, we go around. I want you to use every last ounce of your speed and reflexes to run up and hit my set. Got it?"
"DWAH?! WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXPLANATION FOR A QUICK SET?!" Tanaka looked back and forth at the two idiots.
"Got it!!"
"LIAR!! YOU SO DID NOT GET THAT!!"
"We're gonna give it a try anyway!" They say in sync.
"What's gotten into you, anyway? You were depressed as heck a minute ago."
"I wasn't depressed!"
"Yes you were, you liar!!"
Kageyama would rather die than admit that your hugs always made him feel better.
"Server up!"
"Bring it on!!"
"All riiight!!" Hinata swung his right arm in a circle over and over again to warm it up. He hopped in place again a few times. Kageyama points to the side and Hinata nods in understanding.
Tsukishima served and Hinata received it fairly easily.
"Good receive!"
"Ju— MWHAAA?!"
You dead panned as Kageyama sent the ball and Hinata was no where near it. The tangerine sprinted to catch up and jumped, only to miss the ball.
"What were you doing?! Move fa—"
Ah. There it was. Old habits die hard.
"There it is. The royal set."
You watched as Hinata flubbed set after set, even getting caught in the net like a fish once.
"Gah! I can't get the timing down at all!"
"C'mon, you're fast! Can't you, I dunno, come in more like... woosh! You know.. zoom!"
"'Woosh' or 'zoom', which is it?!"
"Do they speak in their own language now?"
"That's not the important part!!" Tanaka yelled.
Suga walked forward, your arm falling down to your side as he picked up the ball.
"Kageyama. At this rate... you're just repeating middle school all over again." He stands back up. "Oh! Ummm..." he hoped he hadn't offended the first year.
"Hinata is exceptionally mobile. He's fast, has good reflexes, and he can jump. With time and practice, he should be able to get used to—"
"Yeah, but! Um... don't you think the way you're setting now is hindering Hinata's best weapon— his speed? Hinata is a complete newbie. He has no experience or skill."
"Sugawara-san?!"
"He's not like the elite hitter you had in middle school who barely keep up with you. But talent-wise, he has potential!"
"Aw, shucks. A great talent? Th-that's too much.."
"That's not what he said."
"With your skill, don't you think you could, Uh... I dunno, um.. take Hinata's unique skill set, his... his 'Hinata-ness' and, you know... um... do.. do more... uh..." Suga stuttered, doing a weird motion with his hands.
"You can do it, Suga-san!"
"Can't you somehow find some way to take advantage of that in whatever the best way is?! See, um... I'm a setter, like you are. Watching you in last year's game... I was stupefied. Your exact ball control! Your incredible instincts! But most of all... your broad vision and decisiveness that let you dissect the opponents moves and determine right where they'd block! All of that is stuff I can't do."
"WHA?! N-no way, Suga-san! You're—"
"Tanaka. Trying just listening for once," Daichi scolds softly.
"You have the skill. You have the talent. You have more than enough enthusiasm. But most importantly... you have the incredible vision to see everything around you. There's no way you can't see your teammates too!"
You grin proudly, glad that Suga finally managed to put what he wanted to say into words.
Hinata glances between Tanaka and Kageyama.
"I..." Kageyama stares at Hinata. "I'm jealous of your athleticism!"
"Huh?!"
"Watching you waste it all the time ticks me off!!"
"Bwaaah?!"
"If you won't use it... then I will! I'll make use of everything you've got!"
"What?" You and Tanaka say in sync.
"Run as fast as you can... jump as high as you can... and fly. Don't worry about the ball. I'll bring it to you."
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