CHAPTER 8.

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Soon was going to be the day of Yamaguchi's school yearly tournament. It was a competition where all the classes faced each other in various sports activities. Yamaguchi, who wasn't quite the sporty type, was pretty anxious about it.

Last week, the teachers had gave them all specific shirts, with their names and a number on it. It was a tradition for every student to wear the same outfit on the event's day. 
And well, there was also a tradition amongst the students, but not quite of the same kind.

- « The upperclassmen told me that this event was the day all the couples could show their affection to everyone ! It's quite the tradition to receive your lover's shirt at the end of the tournament! »

Yamaguchi overheard a conversation between some girls in the hallway.

- « Really? I'd love it if my boyfriend gave me his! »

- « How I'd love to know what it feels like to receive Tsukishima's !! »

Yamaguchi made a face at the name. Why was everything always related to him somehow?

- « Haha, I think the competition's a little too high for that one ! »

- « Also, I heard Tsukishima's good at volleyball, should we take pictures of him? He must look so hot while playing... »

Yamaguchi's mind grew wild at the suggestion, picturing their roommate all sweaty after a volleyball game. Their thoughts got interrupted before itawent too far by the sound of their best friend calling them.

- « Hey Tadashi. Did you hear what that group was saying just now? » she asked, a suggestive smirk on her face.

- « Oh hum... yeah I heard some of it. »

- « Don't you feel like, kinda superior, knowing you actually live with the guy? »

- « Not so loud, Moe. »

- « Sorry, sorry. You should smile a little more you know, I would be glad if I were you, the closest person to the school prince ! »

Closest..?

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Yamaguchi wasn't exactly the best at volleyball. They had played a bit in middle school, and actually enjoyed the activity, but they quit when they started being picked on by their teammates for their lack of skills. Therefore, they were very anxious about that happening again and they wanted to make sure the way the played was at least acceptable.
It was the evening before the event and they were currently practicing some volleyball moves that they found on the internet. They smiled when they managed to do one correctly and screamed in victory, enjoying the fact that their roommate was away at work.

- « Yay ! That's right, Tadashi Yamaguchi number one volleyball player of the world ! »

They turned their head, regaining a normal position as they suddenly felt a presence behind them, and their entire face turned scarlet when they realised their roommate was, in fact, back from work.

The man held a neutral expression on his face, holding his euphoria in, before he finally lost it, falling miserably on the floor as he laughed loudly, so much that he struggled to catch his breath.

- « What... what was that just now?! » he had to stop midway to let a cackling laugh escape his mouth.

- « Stop it. » Yamaguchi started « There's the tournament tomorrow at school, you know? It's just that I'm not really athletic and all.. so... you know I don't want to be really really really lame. »

- « Well that's good I guess, doing the best you can. » the man slowly gained back his composure.

- « What about you? »

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