chapter 7: hardcore training

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*Author-chan! I am so sorry for the month-long wait ;-; I was having writer's block and school just started :/ Updates will be a bit slower, but I'll try to update as much as I can. I also have created another story! It's called "Love Contamination" and if you can't tell, it's a Sakusa x Oc story, so please check it out! Also, I know the POV's have been really weird, so I'll be clarifying that more often. Thank you so much for the support, Author-chan out! (for now)*

-3rd Person POV-

Everyone in the Miyagi district was training. Hard. With powerhouse schools in the district, Shiratorizawa, Aoba Johsai, and Date Tech, were schools to be afraid of in the Inter High qualifier tournament. Therefore, everyone was working very hard to try and win said tournament. Unfortunately, Oikawa Toru was one of those hard workers. One of those hard workers who doesn't  know his limits.

"Toru! Please, just take a break, Just on-"

"SHUT UP ITSUKI AND STOP PESTERING ME! THERE'S NO WAY I'LL BEAT TOBIO-CHAN OR USHIWA-"

Itsuki, knowing now that the tournament was happening soon, and Kageyama, their kouhai her brother despises and drives himself to beat, competing in it, too, was making the pressure on him crazy.  Toru was practicing his sets and serves at a monstrous rate, and hasn't taken any break. He's been doing this for about 2 hours. Itsuki knew he was crippling under the pressure and competition of the tournament. How he feels he has to beat everyone. How he hasn't been able to for the past 2 years. How much he despises the 2 people he just can't match up with, or beat, no matter how hard he tried.

She understood the feeling. She knew the feeling all too well. The only difference between them is he doesn't hide it. Meanwhile, Itsuki was prepared to hide this feeling of inferiority for the rest of her life.

"Toru." She said, gently, cutting her brother off. "I know you want to beat them, so bad. But, you won't be able to if your body can't keep up. Rest is a part of training, too." She stated, trying to persuade him to just rest.

"REST WON'T GET ME ANYWHERE, ITSUKI! WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT!?" Toru yelled, still not yet calmed down.

"Hey, hey! Tone it down, Oikawa!" Iwaizumi rushed over, getting in between the two, making sure neither of them get hurt, but mainly concerned for Itsuki and her soft heart. "That's your sister. She's trying to help you out, okay? And I agree. Your body's gonna collapse at the rate your 'training' it to." He was trying to ease down the already tensed up situation, while Itsuki bit her lip in thought. 

"WHO CARES WHO SHE IS, SHE'S GETTING IN THE WAY OF MY TRAINING!" Toru exclaimed, still not seeing the full picture. The only part of the picture he saw was that he won't be good enough if he doesn't train and beat the two bastards he wants to destroy.

Itsuki jumped at this statement. 'Who cares who I am, huh?' Itsuki's concern was slowly, turning into anger. Many people misjudge her. The kind, shy, and responsible girl. The "odd one out" in a sense, but still really sweet. Although, she hid her inferiority, there was no way she was letting this slide.

A loud slap resounded in the gymnasium. The rest of the team, who was just practicing and watching on the sidelines, all turned to see the source. And it was, to their surprise, Oikawa Itsuki slapping her brother, and their captain, on the face.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR, YOU BITCH!" Toru screamed, and grabbed his sister's collar, out of fighting instinct. 

Iwaizumi stood there wide-eyed, wondering what just happened. The soft, sweet girl they knew was gone. Rather, a now enraged Itsuki stood there, head down, huffing.


Oikawa Itsuki snapped.


"WHY CAN'T YOU SEE I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT? YOU HAVE LIMITS, TORU! I'M TRYING TO STOP YOU FROM HURTING YOURSELF! AND YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!" Itsuki said, snapping back at her twin.

"YOU'RE BEING A DAMN NUISANCE BY MESSING UP MY PRACTICE!" Toru snapping right back at her. 

The two were at each other's throats. Throwing insults back and forth at each other, and now on the floor with Itsuki on top of Toru, landing hits she never thought she would on him, with Toru below her, kicking and pulling her hair in return. 

After the entire team finally got out of their daze, the rest of the 3rd years eventually separated  the 2.

Iwaizumi pulled Itsuki off of Toru, while Mattsun and Makki pulled away Toru and got him off the ground. 

"Alright, alright, calm down, both of you." Makki said, still puzzled about what he just saw. Makki, Mattsun, Iwaizumi, Toru, and Itsuki, were the main 3rd year quintuplet. Not once in the 2 years they've been friends with the twins have they seen them fight like this. They usually are just small teasing sessions Toru starts, and Itsuki finishes with cold remarks. They've never brawled with each other, not once. This was a first.

"Shut up, Makki! She started it!" Toru whined.

Itsuki already visibly calmed down. While Oikawa was still burning with anger. Iwaizumi saw this, released the girl, while Makki and Mattsun still held back the enraged boy. 

"Please, stop this already. Or at least, take a break. You need it." Itsuki quietly said, still showing her concern for her brother.

"STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE I'M SOME WEAKLING, ITSUKI! YOU'RE BEING A FUCKING BOTHER, SO JUST FUCK OFF ALREADY!" Toru yelled back at her gentle approach. With this, Itsuki did exactly that. She turned around and silently left the gymnasium.

"Great. Now look what we have here." Mattsun said, honestly still shocked at what Toru just dissed at his own sister.

Immediately regretting his decisions, Toru finally calmed down, seeing the bigger picture.

"Oh, shit..." Toru drawled out.

"Took you damn long enough, you idiot. Now we just have to find your sister and have you apologize for what you did." Iwaizumi stated.

"Yeah, I really should..." Toru mused out, guilty for what he had said, blinded by his anger, by his own problems.

*Author-chan again! Long chapter, heh. I just decided I should pull this again in the current year, and to add some dRaMa, to the story. Thank you so much for your support. Artwork creds to the original creators. Author-chan out!*

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