Connections || Aoba Johsai x OC

3 • Invite

"What the hell, Ejiri." Watari mumbled as the usually super-early-put-together girl fumbled herself back to her desk with two minutes before the bell rang again.

"Waaahhhhh," Yumi huffed and sank into her seat, "I didn't realize how much time had passed.."

She had her head on her table as she stared back at Watari, an embarrassed look on her face.

A few people gave some looks at her, but she didn't mind. At least not until Watari pointed it out.

"Was that Oikawa I heard?"

Yumi's eyes immediately widened and she sat up. "You heard that?" 

"Who didn't?" He scoffed with a smile, "-bet half the school could'a heard that guy yell anytime."

As if Yumi couldn't get anymore embarrassed!

"You're fine, Ejiri-channnn," he teased.

She just frowned and sighed.

"I see you got the strawberry Pocky again, huh?" He poked at her shoulder, "I told you you'd like it!"

"Oh, uh" She stared at the little box. "I was actually going to ask you if you put that on my desk. I never bought another box."

Huh.

"What? First of all, ouch? Second of all, who would give you Pocky out of nowhere?" Then it clicked in Watari's head. No, no, Kyoutani would never..... would he?

"I got no clue, man." She groaned.

Should I tell her? No, I can't just assume!! But maybe.... Okay. I won't, but I will keep this information in mind!

"Uhm, anywayyy," Watari dragged on, "So why're you late?"

He asked the question knowing the answer. He was literally the one who told their upperclassmen where she was.

"Talked with your third-year teammates." She let out an amused sigh, "Hanamaki-senpai finished half of the profiteroles and Oikawa-senpai finished more than half of the milk bread."

Warari laughed but what else could you expect? "Jeez man, well what else did you talk about?"

"Well Oikawa-senpai had arrived before the others, so we had a short conversation about me wanting to be manager," she shrugged, "And when the other three came along, we found out that apparently Iwaizumi-senpai knows- or at least has spoken to- my brother, Matsukawa-senpai called me short, and that's about it."

... "Hm, cool." Woah, woah, woah wait am I dumb I don't remember this brother thing-- "Your brother?"

"He's alumni. Iwaizumi-senpai just happened to find out, that's all. Not a big deal I guess."

Or so they thought.

"You know, yo--" and just as Watari wanted to ask, the teacher walked in.

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God, what a boring day of school, huh.

Watari didn't speak with Yumi during break time because she was set on finishing her homework the day it was given out- this girl is too productive, sometimes. She needs to loosen up.

The lunch bell rang and Watari invited Mayumi to eat with him and the team.

"Huh? Why?" She stopped arranging at her notes to look at him confused.

"The team likes to eat lunch together on days where we have a crowd, so we can at least know what to expect of each other those days. And that's today." He said proudly.