A Wild Card-2

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Walking home from school felt even more awkward today. You felt as if everyone's eyes were on you even though you also knew that they didn't care about you. You rub your eyes and fix your backpack on your shoulders. Soon enough the big crowd of walkers have dispersed leaving only a few people walking in the same street. You turn the corner to the street that you live on and notice that your dad's car is there. You begin to run towards your front door and open it.
You see your dad hugging your mother and you drop you bags to join them. " Dad! I didn't know you'd be coming home today!"
He hugs you tighter, " Yeah neither did I! But I'm gonna be leaving again soon so let's enjoy the time we have for now." You agree.
Your dad works overseas and your mom is a nurse.
Your dad let's go and says, " Hey I have an idea! How about before dinner you get us smoothies in town while your mother and I make dinner?" It would be a great plan but your to shy. You didnt say no fast enough so your dad claps and says 'Great!'
He hands you some money and you hop on to your bike. You wave goodbye to you family through your window and start to ride towards town.
Once you reach town you lock your bike up at the nearest bike rack. You enter the smoothie shop and you spot a bunch of boys sitting around the big table. They are wearing your school uniform so you must have seen them before. You get into line hoping not to cause any unnecessary attention to be put on you. Except one thing. The sign that says whatever sale on the smoothies got stuck on your laces making you trip on it. You land face first on to the rough carpet of the shop.
You stay down for awhile in embarrassment while the cashier of the place holds back his laugh. You grin, and then pick your self up. You dust off your pants and notice that everyone in the shop is staring at you. That's when you notice the same familiar haircut. Kuroo. He was out with the volleyball team.
You feel the tears swell up in your eyes but it was your turn to order. You advert the gaze Kuroo was giving you and try to order as fast as possible.
Kuroo stands up and as your leaning against the counter waiting for your smoothies he taps on your shoulder. Before you can say anything he says " Listen sorry for earlier, I didn't know you had anxiety, I thought you were just quiet and-" you cut him off.
" Honestly kuroo," you pause," it's fine im over it." You say smiling trying to hold back the tears.
" So do you want to sit with us." He asks you.
You nod no, " Uh actually I have to get these smoothies back to my family maybe next time though!." You sniff. Kuroo nods understandably and walks off. You sigh still waiting for your smoothies not even caring anymore.
When home, you drop the smoothies off at the table and run upstairs. You jump on to the bed and groan.
Whyyy did I do that? You think to yourself. You let your emotions out in tears and groans. You begin to think of the worst such as your parents not coming up to check on you. How kuroo must think your an idiot and so on. You close your eyes and sleep waiting in dread for tomorrow.
     Am advisory went pretty quick today. The teacher explained how next Friday there would be staff vs. students volleyball game assembly. When the bell rung you quickly ran out of the classroom heading over to your science class.
    After seeing Kuroo for the first time since yesterday you can't stop seeing him. You made eye contact today in the hallway for a few seconds and now plan to keep your head down even more while walking.
    During science as the teacher explained the reproductive of cells and how it can be sexual or asexual you hear a knock on the door. Your teacher sighs, " Come in!" She says.
    It's one of the people who work at the front desk. She walks up to your teacher and whispers something into her ear. Your teacher nods. " Y/N you have news at the office, it's urgent."
    You stare blankly up at her. News? What kind of news. Is it bad? Did someone die? Am I in trouble? Oh no.
    Nodding you stand up and walk down to the office with one of the front desks ladies.
   When arrived you aren't told right away what the news is, only making it worse. You look around for some type of clue and there's nothing. No change in atmosphere. You close your eyes and lean back and try to clear your mind.
    Someone inturupts your chain of thought and asks you to go inside the principals office. You take a seat on one of the leather seats and wait until your principal is ready. You tap your foot in aspiration.
     " So F/N, you may be wondering why you were called down today," you nod. " Well we have received from some of the records that you have been going to the nurses office quite often. Infact almost everyday. Care to explain? Do you really hate school that much?" The principal says. He looks up at you for a response.
     " Oh uh- I don't hate school... infact I love it, learning- learnings fun. And why I'm at the nurse office so much. I-I don't know..." You look at the principal who shows no remorse whatsoever.
    " I think you do know it's just you don't want to say."
    You nod. That is true. " I have anxiety and sometimes, well most times I get overwhelmed and need to escape... it's easier to say you have stomach then an anxiety attack isn't it?" You look down.
    " That's what I thought... now I don't believe in magic pills to help you get better but what I do think that works is hard work and a hobby. Talking to people. So for the next 3 months I need you to help the volleyball team." Your eyes widen.
    " The volleyball team sir? For the girls right?" You gulp.
     He fixes some papers on his desk and clicks his pen, " Sadly not, they have to many helpers nowadays. It would be the boys volleyball team. With the assembly coming up it would fit quite nicely don't you think." Your speechless... you look around. This has to be a dream... you begin to feel light headed and as you stand to exit his office he says one more thing. " Can you start today? After school they have practice, I'll talk to the couch about it." You nod a hit before fainting right as you reached the door.
     You woke in the nurses office alone with lights blaring on up from above. You open the door and Mrs. Degroot looks up.
    " OH Y/n! The principal was so worried. Now how are you feeling?"
    You rub your eyes "what time is it?" You ask.
    Looks at her computer and back at you, "11:24, so third period, almost lunch."
    You sit down on the metal chair waiting , let's just hope kuroo doesn't come and see me during lunch again...
    " If you want you can go back to class, here's a pass" you take the pass and leave the office waving. You still feel pretty weak but you don't want to stay there any longer for today. As you walk down the hallway you hear laughing coming down. You can't see it yet but it's a group of guys, maybe one girl? Thankfully none of them are kuroo except one of them eyes you down. He has brown faded to blonde hair and you think you recognize him but you don't. You don't wave or nod you keep your head down and walk into the class.
     After a few minutes in third period it finally ends and you rush back into your home room to eat. As you opened the door you see the entire volleyball team and the coaches. They have all sat down on the floor near the back except for a few standing, one of which is Kuroo. Next to him was the guy from earlier near his feet. You also saw the gray haired boy, Lev. 
      They all stare at you and you avoid their gaze. You sit down next to your window seat (hehe yes) and feel the uneasiness of having your back to them. You hear foot steps approach you. You turn around and see three very tall men. You look up and you see kuroo and two others. You could only assume they were the couches.  Ohhhh right kuroo is captain, makes sense.
    " Your F/N right?" The older gentlemen says.
    You look at him and nod. " Yes is this because of the after school stuff?" You ask. The other coach smiles and nods," Yes we just wanted to confirm our practice with you today, and heres our schedule for the next month." He motions kuroo to give the paper to your
    You accept the paper handed and begin to read it. You look over and notice that your gonna have  barely any off days anymore.
    " Before you freak out, No you don't have to come to every game or practice, although you should we're gonna talk together in more detail and see which days are better for you." The older couch says.
    " thank you..." you look behind the coaches and captain and look at the team. "Do they know why I'm here?" You ask.
  Kuroos eyes widen, but it's not him who responds.
    " No, but we will have a team meeting soon enough and talk there." The younger couch says.
     " We'll introduce ourselves more at the practice today, but for now please enjoy your lunch." You smile and nod and the whole team leaves. You notice kuroo holds back and looks as if he's going to talk to you but he holds some hesitation and walks out the door.
    You sigh and put your head down on the desk. " Hey, are you okay?" One of the other class loners asks you.
   You laugh, " Okay? I just joined the volleyball team." You take a sip of your juice not wanting to eat.
   " Well," he looks at you with kind eyes," Maybe if you need to talk to anyone and you just someone to listen... you can to me..." He says taking a bite out of his apple.
   You smile and nod," Thanks, I- I'll note that."

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