Teach Me Kōshi || Sugawara x Reader

7: The Match (Part II)

I took a seat on the subs bench and watched the match. It began with Sugawara as the setter instead of Number 9, Tobio Kagayama. Coach Ukai explained that because Kagayama and Hinata made an amazing pair, he wanted to save their energy for the second set.

Suga had amazing control of the ball. He looked so at peace when he set up spikes for the ace, like it was nothing but a casual Sunday for him.

While I was deep in thought, a skinny, black-haired girl with pink glasses sat beside me. "Y/N?" She called, giggling at my utterly confused face. How did she know my name?

"Don't be alarmed, I only know your name due to Noya rambling consistently over the past two months about you." I blushed a bright pink and stayed silent, dropping my e/c eyes to my white converse.

"Noya talks about me?" I whispered, more to myself than the girl. "Dork." I chuckled quietly.

The black-haired girl held out her hand for me to shake. "My name is Shimizu Kiyoko. I'm the manager of the Karasuno High School boys volleyball club." I grinned, taking her hand and shaking it. "Y/N Y/L/N, future collage drop-out" I joked. She tilted her head, looking as if she was wondering if she should ask me what I meant, but I shrugged it off.

The score was 18-21 with Karasuno in the lead, however Nekoma looked as though they had all the energy in the world. "C'mon boys!" I yelled, watching their shocked faces turn towards me. "KEEP IT UP!" The boys chorused a loud 'yes ma'am!' and managed to win the first set 23-25.

Kagayama called to be in the match and Ukai nodded, switching Suga out onto the subs bench. He doesn't even look upset he's being put out. He looks.....glad?

Sugawara's POV

I gave Y/N a warm smile and sat beside her. Kiyoko-Sensei had walked off to give a pep talk to the team, and I was left alone with Y/N.

"You did amazing Sugawara!" She smiled, fiddling with the hem of her pastel pink crop-top.

She looks...beautiful.

I shrugged my shoulders with a chuckle. "Thanks! And uh- you can just call me Suga." I blushed, meeting her e/c eyes with my own hazel ones. She nodded quietly and returned to talking about the match.

I wasn't really listening, and I felt bad about it, but I just couldn't focus on anything but the way her eyes shone with pride when she talked about how cool it was too see everyone working together. Her lipstick-red lips moved so quickly all I could think about was stopping them with a kiss.

"Come to think of it...." The way she held her chin when she thought sent me flying. "You should come watch me and Hinata practice! We need someone to set up his spikes anyway, and I keep throwing the ball at his face instead of at his hand." I giggle and she rests her head on my shoulder.

Does this girl even realize what she's doing?!

"Okay..." I barely manage to whisper. We went on watching the match like this, causing a few giggles from Tanaka and Asahi's direction. I gave them a silent glare that read 'if you disturb her I'll knock you both out cold.'

Karasuno won in the end, having to do to a third set and winning 22-25. Everyone roared and cheered, causing Y/N to sit up with a start. Was she asleep??

She blushed a deep scarlet and rubbed the back of her neck with a groan. "Did I fall asleep?" I chuckled and straightened out a piece of her flowing h/c hair that got messed up when she lay on my shoulder. "Maybe." We laughed and the two teams went to line up to shake hands. My body tensed as I realized I had to get up too. "Will you wait for me?" I asked.

She nodded happily and watched as I stood up to shake hands with the opposing team members. "Suga!" I turned around to see Nishinoya grab my arm, pulling me out of the gym door and into the hall.

"Noya what the hell-"

He was much shorter than me, but Noya never found his height a disadvantage. He grabbed my shirt and pulled me down, looking me dead in the eyes. "Listen here, Kōshi Sugawara."

Oh? The full name huh? I'm in trouble.

"I don't care what looks you have, how tall you are, or how nice you seem. If you even go near Y/N so help me God I will kill you. She isn't Airia! You can't ruin her like you did before."

I stood, completely dumbstruck at Noya's shaking body. His brown/black eyes were so sharp they could cut the thick tension in the air. I wasn't afraid of him. I couldn't be. He was my teammate and one of my best friends. I lifted his hand off of my shirt and crouched down do his height.

"I'm not sure what sort of impression you have of me, Yū Nishinoya, but rest assured that what happened with Airia will never happen again. You know I've changed."

My thoughts drifted back to second year, when I met a gorgeous girl named Airi Sakura. I fell in love instantly. I'll always remember how I looked at her as if she was the most amazing being on this planet.

She suffered from depression and bipolar disorder. In fact she had just mentioned how down she was feeling that night. I suggested going to a party Daichi was throwing. We were 17, underage, and a drunken mess. I got so drunk I picked a fight with her, then slept with some random girl I met 10 minutes later. She moved schools after that, I heard she tried to hurt herself a couple of times too.

Noya took a few steps back and sighed. "I'm sorry Suga... I didn't mean it. It's just.... you're both my best friends. I really don't wanna see that happen again."

I pulled Noya in for a hug, probably murdering whatever sense of masculinity he felt from threatening me.

"Don't worry kiddo. It won't."

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Hello all you beautiful people reading this! I suddenly realized I never really did an introduction, but we're approaching 50 reads which might not sound like a lot but it means a lot to me!

My name is Bluu, and I'm a massive nerd. I watch too much anime and write too much Fanfiction in my spare time.

I just wanna thank my friend (nicknamed 'Shadow') for editing the chapters for me and giving general advice.

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