Warmth And Coldness

Chapter 7

I was at home I placed a red banner on the floor. As I took my ink and my paint brush. The door opened revealing my dad that just arrived home

"How was work?" I asked with a bright smile. He took a few steps towards me and knelt beside my spot in the floor

"What are you doing there kiddo?" he asked

"Well I'm going to make a banner for my team like those stuff that they hang on the side when cheering" I explained to him

"Would you like me to help you? It seems your having a little trouble when I saw you" he suggested

"Well it's difficult to write the Kanji" I confessed while I rubbed my finger in embarrassment

"What word is it I think I can help" he said with a hint of happiness in his tone to be at least a use for his daughter

"What is the Kanji of the word 'connect'?" I asked my dad took a piece of paper as he wrote all the strokes of the word

"My little snowflake is still having trouble with her Kanji's" my dad left out a chuckle

"It's hard to remember the strokes" I puffed my cheeks in embarrassment

"I'm always here Yuki." he said with a soft smile and patted my head seeing the glint of proudness in his eyes

"Thanks Dad!"

"I'm cooking! What do you want to eat?"

"uhmmmm, what about....... Soba noodles dipped with spicy sauce!!"I cheered

"Not the healthiest choice but anything for you" he said and kissed my forehead

He went to the kitchen and started cooking. While I continue on my banner

"Dinner is ready!" he yelled

I let the ink dry as I help setting up the table. I took my chopsticks. There was a big grin on my face. Excited to eat my favorite soba noodles

I first joined my hands together

"Itadakimasu!"

I then started eating. Enjoying every bit of my meal

Natsuki Honda a single father raising his teen daughter is very hard. Working on a office always piled with papers and patients. He gets tired easily but seeing his daughter eating well and healthy

His life is already complete. He wanted her to be happy than ever. Give her the best life she could imagine because he wanted to give her everything he never had

"Dad you should eat too? Your getting thinner you might snap if you don't eat"

"Don't worry I'm fine just seeing you eat is fine"

"Dad you made this for the both of us, shut up and eat"

"All right"

~

The inter high prelims will be near. Everyone has been training endlessly so is Kenma trying to keep up with everyone on the team but he is still trying his best. Which is unusual of him but I'm glad

I was here at the sink refilling the water bottles of everyone in the team. I entered and started distributing the bottles to everyone. I also gave them towels to wipe there sweat

"Ms. Honda isn't there something you wanted to announce for the team?" Coach Nekomata stated in front of everyone

My eyes widen when all gazes were focused on me

"Are you quitting?" Kenma asked softly with a hint of sadness in his tone

With that question everyone gathered around me. All of them kneeling down and started crying there heart out

"Please don't leave us!!" Yamamoto yelled his nose were filled with snot his eyes were completely red from crying

I couldn't understand the other but all of them were crying

"Noooo!!"

"Please!!"

"Don't leave us!!"

Kuroo was the worst he was rocking me back and forth unable to properly respond to them

"Stop!!" I yelled silence then rang through the gym. I straighten my clothes

"I'm not leaving you yet. There is a point of time where I would leave is when I graduate" I said then I walk towards my bag

I took out a cleanly folded banner

"Do you want me to help you?" Coach Naoi asked

"That would be nice"

The both of us tied it in the barricade upstairs. I rolled it down revealing a sign with the word 'connect' scribbled down the red banner

I went down and faced them. I stare at the floor in embarrassment. I fiddled with my fingers trying to know what to properly say to them or either encourage them

"I found the old banner but it was stained. It didn't look presentable at the court at all. I decided to make a new one. Connect, isn't that what you guys do?" I said with a hint of hesitation

All of them started crying harder especially Yamamoto, Yaku and Kuroo. I didn't know how to react seeing overgrown teen crying except for Yaku. He is incredibly short for his age but I would never say it out directly to him

I felt a soft tug on my jacket. I turned around and saw a tired Kenma

"We're going to the nationals" he mumbled a small smile formed my lips

I patted his head he willingly let me

"I trust all of your skills as a team"

~

They won the first round easily winning both sets. It was now the next round

"Connect the balls and win" I cheered

All of them had smiles on there faces until they entered the court changing into a serious expression

I crossed my fingers

Please get into the nationals