Manager | Oikawa Tooru

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Note:
Like before, I will not write the whole match, since it'll just be a huge filler. The second half of the Inter High arc is probably written here.

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"Game set!" The whistle echoed and cheers became louder.

Tamiko felt deaf. Everything happened so fast.

Yesterday, on their third match, they struggled with Karasuno, but still won against them in the end. She couldn't be any prouder for the team, after watching the persistence of each team to enter the finals. She was more proud of getting to see her little brother's growth and she's excited for some more.

After that match, both she and Oikawa ate milk breads as a sign of their celebration. Even thought it was the third match, it didn't look one-sided and they struggled.

Oikawa has the resolve to win, so does the others and Tamiko has always been confident about them.

But now... all she could do was look at them staring down in frustration.

"All the practicing and strategizing we've done, and all the experience we had... is being thorn apart by sheer brute force." Oikawa mumbled bis frustration, he clenched his fist. "Not like it matters how you win really. Whoever lets the ball touch the ground loses, that's how it's always been."

Today is the finals, which ended with Aoba Johsai losing and Shiratorizawa claiming the ticket to Inter High Nationals. Now that she thinks about it, this is her first lost.

In middle school, her team never got to participate in any match when she entered. Only by the end of her second year was she able to gather all members for an actual match, and they don't have the slightest experience on that. She had straight wins, both in prefectural and in nationals.

She couldn't feel frustrated, but she felt helpless.

Both teams lined up and bowed to each other then to the audience who came to watch. Everyone clapped and cheered for each team after their hard work. Both are the top two schools in Miyagi after all.

As Tamiko stacked up the bottles and towels used inside the bag, the others left for the locker room. She watched them, most specifically her boyfriend.

But it seems he didn't notice her stares, so she shrugged it off. She took the bag and headed out with the coaches as well. They headed back to the bus first and waited for the boys.

The boys started packing up the bus, staying silent and Tamiko awkwardly sat there. I can't even say anything, she thought and gripped on her jacket. She perked up seeing Iwaizumi coming through the window.

She rose from her seat and jumped off the bus, the others watched her. She's been silent this whole time, I wonder if she hates us now? they had a feeling that there was a reason why Tamiko was not saying a thing. But they couldn't help but overthink.

Tamiko approached Iwaizumi. "Where's Tooru?" She asked.

"Bathroom." Iwaizumi answered and she hummed. Iwaizumi tilted his head to the side confused of the girl's behavior. "Is something wrong?" He asked, and she shook her head.

"Nothing, I have a slight headache that's all. Oh I took some medicine, but I wanted to go home early, so coach is dropping me by before you head back to school." She explained and walked back inside the bus with Iwiazumi.

"Takahiro, I'll be dropped off by my house today. Can you get my bag for me and drop it off?" She asked, the said guy blinked. "U-uh sure." Hanamaki agreed, making her smile a little. She went back to her seat and the others could only stare at her. Wait-isn't that her boyfriend's job?