Cherry blossoms | ushijima fanfic

Ch. 5 | Practice match

It's finally Monday again. The volleyball team's finally going to have it's first practice match of the season. It was against a university. It was sendai university. A college full of great volleyball players that are or maybe even better than shiratorizawa's.

I knew today would be pretty hard compared to every other practice we've had so i prepared an extra shirt and shoes just in case i would need to run more than usual.

As i arrived in front of the gym i see semi talking to a few of the college students. He was pretty friendly and since sendai university and shiratorizawa often have practice matches together, everyone seemed to grow rather fond of each other.

"Miss L/N coach wants you to help rei during the scoring as well as making a detailed note about mistakes you see" i hear the 6 foot giant ushijima say as he walks towards the benches with his towel around his neck. He was sweating for sure as you can see the sweat surround his body.

"Okay will do!!" You say as you walk toward rei with her phone glued to her face playing a game.

Usually during practices your time plays music to excite the players during game play and also to practice their focus towards the game even if there's something loud and distracting.

"Best time" by Brent Faiyaz  was playing.
A/N: I don't know they're hot so i picked that song.

As seconds turned into minutes the game started. Ushijima was the first to serve for the team. His bodly flowed into a way his jump serve. It had a loud impact as the ball touched his palm. The libero from sendai managed to receive it however due to ushijima's impact the ball went to the sides instead of receiving it up.

As the game continued sendai had the momentum against shiratorizawa keeping shiratorizawa under. Their receieves were still not good enough to take ushijima's however they were slowly adapting to it.

Slowly as the ball from sendai was served it was blocked by tendou giving shiratorizawa a chance to be able to change servers. It was finally ushijima's turn again. His serve was as powerful as always and it continued as the scores came to 23-24 shiratorizawa in the lead with one point.

It was sendai's time to serve. A man who looked around 18-19 was serving with black hair and golden eyes. With a form so flawless, it went directly towards ushijima. As he receives the ball it went short causing shirabu to go back a little than normal to go set it. As shirabu was setting it, ushijima came running up front the net to spike it down. Thankfully their middle blocker was a little slower than ushijima and so he was able to score a point, winning shiratorizawa the 1 st set.

As the game continued sendai has finally adjusted to shiratorizawa's power. They started to move faster as it is a huge advantage compared to shiratorizawa where they primarily focus on strength.

The same man with black hair and golden eyes served. He was undeniably handsome, maybe even prettier than you at this point. His skin was flawless with rosy pink lips and cheeks. His body was covered in sweat.
He had a number 7 on his back.
A/N: he has to be hot

Damn he looks good...

Wait he's in college

He spiked the ball in mid air, the loud thud airing through the ears of the people within the court. It was a spike as powerful or maybe better than ushijima's.

The court tenses up even more however this just seemed to energized tendou even more as he started to smirk in the midst of all.

As the game progressed shiratorizawa was having trouble keeping up with sendai. With points 19 - 23.
A 4 point gap.

The players are diving, spiking, and blocking with all their might, each point bringing a surge of excitement. The energy is electric as both teams battle it out, trying to outsmart and outplay each other.

Shiratorizawa has now started to change strategies by making their serves even more impactful and making tendou watch for number 7. His serves we're worrying the team causing unnecessary tension. With tendou guarding him, a sense of security within the players would help them ease the tension.

with both teams trading points back and forth. The serves are powerful, the digs are impressive, and the spikes are thunderous. The score is neck and neck as the players push themselves to the limit, determined to take the lead. making the atmosphere even more charged. Every offense move sendai does, the team was able to block it due to the less tension in the air and tendou focusing harder than normal.

the competition heats up even more. The players are strategizing, communicating, and executing their plays with precision. The coaches are shouting instructions from the sidelines, urging their teams on. The tension is palpable as the score tightens, and the pressure mounts on every serve and pass.

In the final set, the stakes are high, and the players are giving it their all. The determination in their eyes is evident as they fight for every point. The game reaches its climax as one team finally pulls ahead, securing the win with a powerful spike from ushijima that lands in the opponent's court. The loud thud was heard from everyone. After a long tiring hour they we're finally able to stop.

The players dropped in exhaustion, while me and rei gathered water bottles to help them. While giving out the bottles, i happened to give ushijima his.

As i walk towards him while he was grabbing his towel to wipe the sweat of his face. I tap his shoulder to give him his water bottle with a smile.

"Here you go!" I say as i give him the water bottle

"Thankyou L/N" he says with a slight smile as he grabs his water bottle from my hands.

A/N: trust i don't understand anything from this chapter either