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Training Camp

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Training camp. Our team had been invited to the one in Tokyo while we were practicing, and everyone seemed super hyped. Honestly, I was too. This would be my first time in a huge city, first time in a capital too. If it was going to be anything like the last one, I'd have to sleep in the same room as the rest of the team. All well and fine, I'll just have to be sure not to kick Asahi in the head again... or anyone else for that matter.

After practice, the team gathered around and listened to Takeda inform all of us that we'd have to pass our exams in order to participate in the training camp. Well, I've got that in the bag. No problem. I'm gonna get that Tokyo camping experience for sure! Oh, Hinata looks like he's about to cry. Eh, Kageyama actually started crying. And I'm sure they'll be fine. I'm going to get a slushy to celebrate.

A couple days passed and here I was! On the bus! On our way to Tokyo! Nerves hate me. It was all I could do to just stare at the blurry scenery out the window.

"Hey Y/N! How you feelin'? 'Cause it looks like you're about to puke." Nishinoya draped his arms over the back of the seat in front of me, turned around to smile lopsidedly at my anxious expression.

"Oh god, please not on me! I wore my good pants this time!" Tanaka screeched from beside the libero.

"I'm not going to puke!" I pushed Noya's face back to where he came from. "Not until I'm sure you won't be able to run, anyway."

"Ah! Tanaka! Hide our spare pants!" Noya panicked.

"Three steps ahead of you, man!" Tanaka revealed their suitcases safely tucked in a non-puke zone. Noya sighed out in relief. Guess the men really love their slacks.

"Stop yelling back there! I have to deal with you guys at the training camp, I do NOT want to listen to you freaking out about pants this soon!" Coach Ukai lovingly scolded us. We all yelled back an affirmative to further annoy Coach, because you know, we like running five extra laps every practice. Ukai just groaned and told us to shut up again. Shut up we did! We all went to our own devices the rest of the bus ride.

We all filed out of the parked bus, relishing in that unfresh city air. Pretty immediately, I saw people from other teams. Speaking of other teams, one of Nekoma's called out to us.

"Missing some people, aren't you?" I'm guessing he was talking about Hinata and Kageyama.

"Hah, yeah about that. They'll be here later! Schoolwork and all." Sugawara informed. Kuroo flashed a thumbs-up along with a teasing smirk.

"I gotcha." And with that, we hustled into the practicing gym. There were four other teams already slapping down the ball. I recognized Nekoma pretty instantly. Kuroo and Mr. Pudding were laser-focused. The other teams I had to look at their scoreboards for. Shinzen, Fukurodani, and Ubugawa. Everyone was super tall too. Well, this must be the day. The day that I have my head taken off by a volleyball. I'm so ready.

Practice was still going strong even a few hours later. I decided to break off from my team to get some water. Hobbled over my water bottle and watching the others, I clicked on my phone to check any missed notifications. The top notification showed a message from Toru Oikawa himself. We had become a lot closer these past few months. Ever since he had first taunted me before our first match against each other.

"What's up?" It was a simple text that Oikawa had sent me many, many times. It sounds weird, but these texts always lead to better conversations than when he'd send a regular "hey." While I was debating on how to answer him, smiling absentmindedly, a shout from across the court carried over to me.