chapter 34 ; back in tokyo ☆

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saturday, july 7th, 2012

(this is not the actual summer training camp, this is a shorter camp that happens 2 weeks before)

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(this is not the actual summer training camp, this is a shorter camp that happens 2 weeks before)

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"THE SKYTREE!"

"nah, that's just a regular steel tower."

kuroo let out the craziest laugh at tanaka and nishinoya's false assumption. however, he immediately composed himself as y/n's figure emerged from karasuno's van. his breath hitched, and he cursed his heart for speeding up.

"yo, n/n—!"

"WHAAAAAAAT??!"

damn it, yamamoto. kuroo's greeting was drowned out by his underclassman falling to the floor. ah, he saw the problem. following y/n out of the van was kiyoko, as expected, and... a new addition.

"THIS IS SO NOT FAIR! three managers?! nekoma doesn't even have one, you greedy crows!"

"suck it, city boy!" tanaka boasted, egging him on with nishinoya. yachi hid behind kiyoko, while y/n chuckled and started walking ahead.

"sigh, men.. let's go in, guys."

"o.. okay!"

kuroo watched y/n.. walk right past him. damn.

"...oh okay, totally ignore me, that's fine."

"hey, captain."

"ah, daichi. wait a second... aren't you missing a few guys? where's your dynamic duo?"

daichi sighed. "well, you see.." he explained the circumstance to kuroo. despite all their previous efforts, hinata and kageyama had failed an exam and were given supplementary lessons. good news however, they'd be able to make up all that work in the morning and get a ride to tokyo for the two-day training at nekoma afterwards.

the boys headed inside to change first before starting their warm ups. karasuno's managers followed takeda and ukai into the gym, scanning all the teams moving about the court. players from ubugawa, shinzen, and fukurodani were here as well.

y/n immediately saw some familiar faces. kenma, bokuto, and akaashi were already staring at her. scarily enough, they all started moving towards her at the same time... but a tall half-russian kitty cat beat them to it.

"hi, lev!"

"y/n! i told my sister i'd be seeing you today, can we take a picture so i can send it to her??"

"aww, sure. ki, yachi, i'll be right back?"

"mhm, go say hi to your harem while you're at it."

y/n winked, turning to follow lev. yachi let out a sigh of relief, as if she'd been holding her breath the whole time the giant was standing there. "that guy was so tall..! if he's one of y/n's admirers too, i can't get on his bad side..!"

kiyoko let out a laugh at the first-years overthinking, guiding her over to their seats. meanwhile, y/n stayed by lev while he grabbed his phone from a bench. he angled the camera, but only the top of y/n's head was visible.

"lev, crouch."

"oh, yeah!"

he bent his knees a bit, copying y/n's expression and pouting his lips. he snapped the photo and went to check it, suddenly flinching at whatever was on the screen.

"hm? we dont look that bad, do we?"

with a shaky hand, lev held his phone up for y/n to see, her eyes landing on a pudding-head behind them glaring straight at the camera. they slowly turned, coming face to face with none other than a ticked-off kenma.

"aha, photo-bomber."

"i made the picture look better," he stated, moving closer to y/n. kenma opened his mouth to say more, but was immediately interrupted by an energetic ace bounding over.

"HEY HEY HEY!!!!" bokuto greeted enthusiastically, akaashi following right behind him. in the blink of an eye, y/n found herself lifted into bokuto's strong arms. "y/n, it's been so longgg!! are you here to see me in action??"

"put her down, bokuto."

y/n smiled at the duo. bokuto's energy, and akaashi's attempts at controlling that energy. "of course. how can i miss my owl ace in action?"

"AH, YES! I'M YOURS!" bokuto cheered, bouncing y/n slightly in the princess carry he had her in. it seems he had no plans in the nearby future to set her down, and honestly, she didn't mind. others though? well.

"greeting everyone before me, huh?"

y/n tensed in bokuto's grasp, her head whipping to meet kuroo's eerie smile. his arms were crossed, the fabric of his shirt stretching across his shoulders. "hey, not my fault you were late to the party—"

"i was outside when you got here, n/n. the whole time."

"...oh. well, say something next time, silly."

kuroo sighed, but he couldn't mask the amusement that slipped through. he managed to pry y/n out of bokuto's arms, setting her down gently after letting his touch linger for a second. he cleared his throat, taking a step back to stand next to kenma. the boys' eyes then shifted to the gym's doors as the rest of karasuno walked in. kenma's eyes scanned over them, noticing a lack of orange fluff.

"hey, shoyo's not here?"

"him and kageyama have to make up some work... but they should be here later." y/n followed his gaze, mentally sighing as she watched a feral nishinoya having to be held back by asahi. "...alright, i have to see my fiance, later. lev, text me that pic!"

lev smiled innocently as she walked away. "i will!"

on the other hand, the other four boys exchanged confused glances.

"...fiance?"

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authors note

this was more of a filler chapter i wanted to include for timeline sake, i apologize for how short it was but this way works better for how i want my story to go. i'd rather pack all the relationship building moments and cuter scenes in the week long camp (the iconic one) that canonically happens 2 weeks after this one, so bear with me!

next chapter will take place in hyōgo for kita's birthday surprise... if anyone has any suggestions for it or anything y'all want to see happen with kita/inarizaki LET ME KNOW QUICK i will certainly try to include it <3

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