⤷ ❘ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 [name] can communicate with her soulmate through her mind.
"i'll make lots of friends. that's probably what you want me to do, right?"
"that's right."
akaashi keiji x reader - book 3
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the last ten minutes of the NEC red rockets tryout. we're currently scrimmaging. i've been put on a team with a girl i played against at nationals. i think her names kanoka? something like that.
with us on the same team we've got a lot of blocking power. she's a five eleven outside, while i'm a six foot opposite. the middle blocker we've been put on a team with is six two. at least seven of our twenty points are blocks.
i've had a really good tryout. i'm going to be pissed if i don't make this team.
i'm in the back row right now. the other team is serving. everyone here can put up a nasty serve. you won't survive in here if you can't pass.
a girl on the other team decides to pull out a float serve. it looks like it's going to land right in front of me.
although, i don't want to receive it underhand. i move forward and get as low as i can. i set it up high, directly to our setter. "nice [name]!"kanoka yells.
she starts her approach, and the ball is set to her. she hits a hard line shot, giving no opportunity to pick it up.
"shit." i smile, very impressed.
our team gathers and cheers before we return to our current rotation.
i'll be pissed if i don't get to make this my career.
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"tryouts are over" i inform akaashi. he's picking me up so we can do something together after. i saw him at my game at his university two weeks ago but we haven't done anything together since.
"okay. i'm waiting for you outside." i shove my shoes into my bag and prepare myself to leave.
before i can leave the gym, the teams coach calls my name.
"[name], i'd like to talk to you before you leave." he says as he jogs towards me. "from what i understand, you have two years of university left."
i nod in reply."yeah. i'm getting my degree in engineering."
"i'd like to have you on the team when your graduate." he states bluntly. "play another two years of university, get your degree, and get stronger. we want you here by the time you're twenty two. we told kanoka the same thing, so you'll arrive at the same time."
i fight back a big smile. "sounds perfect." i reply.
"here's my number." he hands me a small business card with his contact information on it. "keep in touch." he smiles at me and waves goodbye.
i smile back and leave the gym.
i see akaashi standing just outside the doors of the building. i give up on fighting the smile.
i fling the door open and engulf akaashi in a hug, grinning like an idiot.
"good news?" he asks, pulling away to look at my face.
"i'll be playing with the NEC red rockets in two years!" i jump up and down excitedly.
akaashi seems surprised, this behaviour is very unlike me. "that's amazing [name]!" he's smiling now too.
he takes my hand and begins leading me to his car. "where would you like to go to celebrate? you can tell me about the tryout over dinner." he gives me a gentle kiss on the cheek.
