Other Ways to Fly~ Haikyuu x OC

How'd You Know?

"Yeah!"

The Karasuno boys cheered and tackled their teammates with hugs. They then turned to Himari and smiled.

"Mari!"

She tried backing away, but she was tackled too. She cringed at the amount of sweat, but smiled.

"You were right! Your plan worked!"

Himari smiled and nodded, "Yeah, good job. Now, please get off. You guys are so sweaty."

The teams lined up and said their thanks to each other before dispersing to thank their supporters. Afterward, Himari quickly ran after the Inarizaki team with a bento full of some new onigiri.

"Guys, wait up!"

The team turned around and looked at her. She smiled and waved.

"That was a good game. Oh, I made some more onigiri, if you guys want it."

Osamu quickly took the box and immediately ate one. His eyes widened and he looked at her.

"New recipe?"

"Mhm."

"Send it."

"You got it."

Atsumu took one and looked at Himari, "You gave them a plan, didn't you?"

Himari gave him an innocent smile, "Whatever do you mean?"

"Your strategies always worked at camp. I'm sure you told them something."

Himari sighed, "Yeah. As the game went on, you and Osamu kept doing the quick attack. I knew that when it came down to the wire and the game would start speeding up, that you would choose the fastest attack in your arsenal. Who better to block it than the two people who mastered it?"

Atsumu smiled, "Smart as ever, huh?"

"Always am."

Himari looked at everyone else and smiled, "Make sure Osamu shares with you guys."

Kita smiled and nodded. Himari was about to say goodbye when her phone rang.

"Hello? Oh, hi Suga."

She listened to Suga before sighing, "Well wake him up, he'll catch a cold if he sleeps in shorts. At least get him to change into sweatpants and a jacket."

The Inarizaki boys watched in amusement as she talked to the third year.

"Alright. I'm on my way, so wake Noya up and give everyone the snacks I made."

She turned back to the group and smiled, "I have to go deal with my team. Bye!"

"Bye!"

She left to where Suga said they were meeting. She found Kiyoko, Ukai, Yachi, and Takeda also there waiting.

"Mari, where were you?" Kiyoko asked.

"Just talking to Inarizaki. Suga said they should be arriving soon and then we can leave."

The five of them waited patiently since they were in no rush. Once they arrived, all of them left to head back to the hotel.

At the hotel, the boys headed straight for the baths before the debriefing of the game and planning for the next day.

Once they were done, they sat around a room and watched the news of the games that were played that day.

"I can't wait!" Tanaka said with a big smile.

"I hope they caught my receives!" Hinata exclaimed.

"On the boys side we saw a major upset. Game two on court A was between Inarizaki High School led by the unstoppable Miya Twins and an old contender from Miyagi, Karasuno High School, a team with a heavy emphasis on offense. They have their own All- Japan youth intensive invitee, Tobio Kageyama. They also have Himari Nakamura helping them out."

The boys laughed at how they were seen on tv. The tv switched to footage of Himari looking intensely at the game.

"Himari Nakamura really does take after her dad with how she watches the game with such intense focus."

Himari hid her face and the boys laughed. They laughed harder when an image of Daisuke watching one of the national team's games was put next to the one of Himari.

"Wow Mari, you and your dad are twins!"

"Please stop. This is embarrassing," she mumbled.

They continued watching and Himari smiled when they showed Hinata's receive. Hinata turned to Himari,

"Did you see my awesome receive?!"

"Yeah, it was incredible! Make sure you do it again against Nekoma."

"Yeah, I will!"

~

Somewhere else, the Nekoma players were also watching the news.

"Don't make it seem like we're the weak ones!" Yamamoto yelled at the tv.

"Well, everyone does think that Karasuno is better than us," Kenma said.

"What?!"

"Because they've beaten a lot of tough schools, plus they have Mari on their team."

"We've beaten a lot of tough schools too, that's the reason we're here!"

Kuroo furrowed his brows as he looked at Kenma, "You only took a futon out for yourself!"

Kenma ignored Kuroo and spoke to Yamamoto, "Do you really think we could've beaten Ushiwaka or the Miya twins like they did?"

Kenma shook his head, "It doesn't matter though, because we came specifically to play those guys. Tomorrow we'll see who's better."

~

That night the teams of cats and crows slept soundly, excited for the game they had been looking forward to since the first practice match.

The game where there would be no second chances if they lost.