Chapter 17: Ready

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It was roughly fifteen minutes before their competition when Bokuto and Atsumu arrived at the club.

One of the entrances to the club - and the most frequently used by the Manic crew members - was in the city, more accurately, it was hidden through a back door at T&T's Tats.

The door was in the break room, which was behind the tattoo parlor, behind another door.

Atsumu and Bokuto greeted Terushima, Tendou and Semi when they walked past.

Terushima wished them a quick, "Good luck," while Tendou through them a wink and a, "Wipe the floor with them," as they walked past.

Terushima, Semi and Tendou were just closing up the tattoo shop before they too made their way down into the club.

So, Bokuto and Atsumu made their way down the stairs behind the door in the break room, and to their dressing room to get ready. Meanwhile, they could hear the music pumping in the main section of the club as the non-competitive dance acts performed on the floor.

Atsumu walked ahead of Bokuto through the back walkways of the club and immediately walked into their dressing room. The others were already there, getting dressed for their dance.

After saying their greetings, Bokuto and Atsumu moved to their respective lockers to get ready.

Atsumu took a deep breath before he opened his locker – it had been a while since he'd been in the club, let alone performed and competed.

He gulped as he spotted the lone item in his locker. It was a shiny black full-face mask shaped to look like the face of a fox with fiery neon orange and red accents that rose up the sides and edges like the patterns on a playing card. Two large neon orange horns protruded from the mask's forehead.

He smiled softly at the mask - it was one of six custom masks that he and Akagi had made when they started their dance group a year before.

He put the mask down gently on the dressing table and then leaned down to grab his skateboard and put it in his locker.

After that, he sat down on the chair in front of the dressing table to rummage in his backpack. He pulled his outfit of the night out of the bag before he began to get dressed.

His outfit for the competition was definitely a lot more intricate than the one he wore into the club.

He wore a tight fiery red and orange short-sleeved crop-top that had an open back which was made up of criss-crossing straps to showcase the tattoo on his back just below the nape of his neck. He had on a pair of baggy black cargo pants that had bright neon orange and red flames running up the cuffs by the ankles, along with a pair of high-top black and neon orange Nike sneakers. He wore short black fingerless gloves that stopped right wear his hand met his wrists, and a plain black choker to accessorize. He styled his hair and then quickly clipped his mask into place.

Once he was finished, he turned to hs crew members.

Akagi was wearing a tight black sleeveless crop-top and a pair of slim-fitting sweatpants that hung low on his hips and allowed the Manic tattoo right on the curve of his left hip into view. He wore a white over-sized zip-up jacket that hung off his shoulders and pooled at his elbows. He wore black and white Adidas sneakers, along with short black fingerless gloves that covered the silver promise ring on his left ring finger and a plain black choker. His mask was a shiny black full-face mask shaped like the face of a wolf with pristine white claw marks painted across the surface and two large white horns protruding from the forehead.

Kuroo was wearing black ripped jeans with silver chains attached to the belt. He had no shirt on, so he was bound to draw a ton of attention from the viewers, and he wore a black sleeveless zip-up jacket open with the hood up, allowing the Manic tattoo on the right side of his collarbone into view. His belt was a bright neon pinkish-red, and he wore neon pink fingerless gloves and black and neon pink high-top Nike sneakers. His mask was also a shiny black full-face mask that was shaped to look like the face of a cat with neon pinkish-red flames rising up the sides and two large similarly colored horns protruding from the forehead.

Bokuto was wearing an oversized neon yellow tank top with black sweatpants and black and neon yellow Adidas sneakers. The ink of the Manic tattoo on his left shoulder blade was visible. His mask was a shiny black full-face mask that was shaped to look like the face of an owl and decorated with neon yellow bolts of electricity running down the sides and neon yellow horns protruding from the forehead.

Komori was wearing a black hoodie with a geometric neon green weasel decal on the back and the sleeves rolled up. He had on black skinny jeans and black and neon green high-top Nike sneakers, and short neon green fingerless gloves that hid the silver promise ring on his left ring finger. The Manic tattoo on his right forearm was clearly visible. His mask was a shiny black full-face mask that was shaped to look like the face of a weasel with neon green splotches decorating its surface and two large neon green horns protruding out of the forehead.

Finally, Yaku was wearing a flowy neon blue crop-top with black skinny jeans and black and neon blue high-top Converse sneakers. He wore short black fingerless gloves along with a black choker. His jeans hung low on his hips, allowing the Manic tattoo on his lower back into view. His mask was a shiny black full-face mask that was shaped like the face of a tiger with neon blue stripes across its surface.

Atsumu took a deep breath and smiled behind the mask - just seeing his friends in their gear brought back really good memories.

"Is everyone ready?" Yaku asked and everyone nodded before he turned to Atsumu, "Tsumu?"

Atsumu nodded eagerly, "Yeah," he confirmed, "Jus' gettin' the hang of things again..."

Yaku nodded, "Take your time," he said, "If you need a break, let me know," he directed and Atsumu nodded.

Yaku turned to address all of them, "Alright, everyone! It's time to do what we do best and bring the crazy," he announced and Atsumu could practically hear the grin in his voice.

With that, Atsumu locked his backpack in his locker and they left the dressing room.

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Time for a lot of dancing chapters

Btw, this is what the Manic tattoo looks like:

Btw, this is what the Manic tattoo looks like:

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