Fluidity on the Court [A Haikyuu]

Karasuno High School's Volleyball Club

Hayashi kept a blank face as he followed the instructions his homeroom teacher gave him earlier that day. Hayashi had to inform Takeda Ittetsu, the advisor for the Karasuno Volleyball Club, of his plans to join the team later than the other applicants along with his medical history.

Hayashi grumbled as he passed the art room for the third time. His grip on his application tightened, crumbling the paper slightly, in irritation. He was about ready to give up and just go home when he saw two tall students walk out of a room. He looked at the room identification and sure enough it was the faculty room.

"Stupid, freaking, stupid school layout." Hayashi passed the two on his way inside, hearing their snickering as he did. Taking a breath, Hayashi straightened up as he looked for the bespectacled, brown-haired teacher. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw Takeda sitting at his desk. "Takeda~sensei?"

"Yes? Oh! Hayashi~san. I was wondering where you were. Do you have all your information?" Hayashi nodded and handed the application, physical, and permission slip to the teacher. Takeda looked over the sheets before smiling. "I'll give your application to the manager and tell her about the delay. She will tell the captain and other current members about you. I'm sure they will be happy you want to join."

"Is that all you need from me, Sensei?" Takeda nodded. Hayashi bowed and thanked him before going to class. Trying to ignore the whispering as he found his classroom. A conventionally pretty boy with longer hair is bound to get attention from the female population. Unfortunately, not even headphones could distract from the attention.

A tap on his shoulder startled Hayashi. He slid his headphones off to look at the disturbance. A boy with dark brown hair, slightly down-turned eyes, and a kind smile stared at him with worry. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just I don't do too well with attention... especially from girls..." The boy agreed, rubbing his neck. "I know how you feel. I don't get attention a lot but when I do it makes me a little uncomfortable. I'm sure after today it'll die down. My name is Ennoshita Chikara." He held out a hand to the boy, which he took gently. "Hayashi Mineyo." Hayashi glanced over Ennoshita's shoulder, "You gonna introduce me before he combusts?"

"Oh!" Ennoshita looked to his friend. He motioned to the boy with a shaved head and wide brown eyes who was vibrating in his chair. "This is Kazuhito Narita." Kazuhito waved with a small smile.

"Nice to meet you Kazuhito, Ennoshita. Take care of me, okay?" The boys nodded with thumbs ups. Karasuno was a good choice.

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Hayashi delayed joining the team because he knew absolutely nothing about his future teammates. With Aoba Johsai, almost everyone came from Kitagawa so he knew the other students from the three years he spent at Kita.

With Karasuno, everyone was new. He was a fish out of water. He slinked around to the stairs to the second floor balcony. It would be the perfect vantage point to watch the other players talk and play. Only one person was in the gym at the moment. A boy with straight black hair that framed his face. Hayashi immediately recognised him and was surprised that Kageyama, of all people, would choose Karasuno.

The temptation to speak to him was so strong but Hayashi knew that the blunt boy wouldn't recognise him. Hayashi had cut his hair and grew several centimetres. His hair had also darkened to match better with his brother and father's hair. No way would Kageyama "One track mind" Tobio recognise him.

Kageyama had gotten better since junior high. His serves were definitely more powerful than his junior high days. Hayashi was able to pick up on Kageyama's form as it was strikingly familiar to a certain high school heart throb that was one year older than him that attended Aoba Johsai.