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Unfortunately, Coach Yonezu didn't allow him to practice even though his nose was better on Monday. He expected it, but it didn't make him feel any better. A small frown formed on his face as he lightly touched the tip of his nose. Shimizu winced. It still hurt, and his absence from practice was extended to another day.

Y/N sat in the stands in front of the track as he ate his lunch, his mind void of thoughts and his expression blank. He never had people to talk to outside of track, but it never bothered him. It was the fifth year in a row like this so he'd gotten used to it, as depressing as it looked— he liked the silence.

The downside was that he had to be conscious of the time. He wouldn't hear the bell from this distance so when he finished eating, he packed up his bento and walked back to his classroom, putting the box in his bag and sitting at his desk.

He looked at the clock. Only thirty more minutes until lunch was over. The boy sighed, resting his cheek in his palm. He'd just wait out the thirty minutes, no issue.

"Score! Little Shimizu, you're here!!"

...what?

Tanaka-san and two other people approached his desk, pulling up chairs to sit with him.

"We didn't get to introduce ourselves because Hinata, Kageyama, and this guy took up all your time." The guy with brown hair said, jabbing his finger into Tanaka's side to emphasize his point.

"Ennoshita Chikara, nice to meet you."

"Kinoshita Hisashi!"

Shimizu nodded, fixing his glasses and bowing as much as he could in a seat. "...u-um, my name is Shimizu Y/N, it's a pleasure."

Tanaka claps his hands excitedly. "Cool, everyone knows each other now! Enough talking, I worked up an appetite trying to find you."

Y/N's expression faltered slightly. He didn't mean to worry him, he didn't even know Tanaka and the others would like to eat lunch with him. "...I-I'm sorry, I didn't know you—"

Ennoshita shakes his head. "Don't apologize. Tanaka makes impulsive decisions like that on a whim. It's okay."

Shimizu hesitantly nodded. "...s-sorry, Ennoshita-san."

Ennoshita was about to say something but held back after noticing how on-edge Shimizu was. Hisashi noticed it too with how he intently stared at the other— but kept quiet.

"Hmm?" Tanaka stopped eating and looked around Y/N's desk with a confused expression. "Where's yob food?" He asked with his mouth full.

"Mind your manners, Tanaka."

He swallowed as he placed his bento down, pointing his chopsticks at Y/N accusingly. "Where's your food? Don't tell me you plan on coming to practice with an empty stomach!"

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