Connections || Aoba Johsai x OC

5 • Team Up

"Bet you fail your first serve," Matsukawa snickered as Hanamaki bounced the ball to himself.

"Bet you fail your first three," the slightly shorter boy barked back.

"Has Ejiri-san ever watched our training?"

The two boys turned to Iwaizumi, who had just finished readjusting his knee pads.

"Has she?"

Hanamaki shrugged.

"She has not!" Watari chimed in with a matter-of-factly tone, his finger pointing up as he grinned. "She said she loves watching volleyball, usually, but never here."

"Never?" Oikawa rolled the ball in his hands as he walked up with the others.

"Yeah! And you're to blame -" Watari pointed an accusing finger at Oikawa.

"Huh?!"

Hanamaki snickered at his captain's exaggerated reaction.

"She tried watching training once but was completely overwhelmed with all the mindless simping screaming in her ears," Watari explained.

"That's not my fault!" Oikawa whined.

The three others shared a glance, not saying a word, but all collectively agreeing on the unspoken idea. Oikawa could only sigh.

"I'll be digging your serves," Watari hummed and adjusted his shirt, now stepping away to start walking to the opposite side of the court.

Oikawa huffed and bounced the ball to himself, ignoring the shit-eating smirks his friends were giving him.

"Bet he messes up his first serve."

"Bet he misses his first three."

"Oh, shut it already, you two!"

Yumi watched intently as Watari got into place, bending his knees.

Oikawa was first to serve, so he readied himself at the end line.

"Oikawa's serves are the coolest!" Her classmates' words played in Mayumi's head as she watched him get into position.

"Bring it on!" Watari yelled as Oikawa tossed the ball.

Within seconds, the setter leaped into the air and smacked the ball harshly. Damn, start of practice, and he's going so strong!

Watari failed to retrieve the ball- no, wait- he didn't try to retrieve it at all.

"Out!" He yelled back.

The two smirking seniors burst out laughing and pointing at Oikawa, who just whined at their teasing as Iwaizumi handed him another ball.

He drowned out the sounds of his friends and took a deep breath.

Such intense focus... She thought.

He repeated the earlier action, tossing the ball and jumping to hit it strong enough to send it to next week, surely!

This time, Watari had failed to dig the ball as it bounced off his arms and out of the court lines.

Oikawa turned around and pointed at the two, "I can nail these- watch me! That first one was just a warm-up!"

Iwaizumi scoffed and bounced another ball to Oikawa. "Just finish your third serve, idiot."

He huffed and caught the ball.

Embarrassing... Oikawa thought to himself. How could he absolutely flunk that very first serve? He was supposed to impress Ejiri, not earn teasing snickers from his friends! Wait, why was he trying to do that in the first place--? Oh, whatever.