Violet Eyes || Haikyuu!! Fanfiction ||

Chapter 56: Cherries

 "Ah~!! It's so hot!!" Nishinoya fanned his self using his t-shirt as beads of sweat rolled down his neck.

"Of course it's hot today. Summer is right around the corner" Sugawara said, wiping his forehead.

The players were resting inside the gymnasium after a series of practice. However, because of the summer heat, their practices became shorter and their breaks become much longer.

"How many more days do we have to endure this heat?" Asahi sighed.

The others groaned in agreement.

"Everyone!" Mr. Takeda entered the gymnasium with the female members "Thanks for the effort you did today! As a reward, the girls made you some rice ball and iced tea to energize you!"

"Ooooh!!"

Hinata, Nishinoya, and Tanaka were begging like dogs in front of them.

"Hey, cut that out, you three" Sugawara scolded them.

"Thanks a lot, Shimizu. You guys don't have to do this, you know" Daichi said, though he's feeling grateful.

She shook her head "We want to help you guys in any way we can. Don't feel so obligated. It's our choice"

"Uwooo!! Thank you very much!!" Hinata bowed and accepted a rice ball. As soon as he took a bite, his eyes sparkled like a child's "This is so good!!"

Everyone started eating the rice balls given to them as the managers and Ayame handed out iced tea for them. Seeing them happy and enjoying their food made the girls smile and satisfied.

"Ah, it's all gone? Damn, I didn't make it in time" Coach Ukai sighed as he entered the gym "And I was looking forward for some rice ball and some refreshing drink after the delivery I did"

"Don't worry, Ukai-san. I left some for you" Ayame said, lifting a tray of rice ball and a cup of iced tea.

"Thanks, Ayame. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot" he lifted a basket for them to see "I was thinking of sharing this to you guys. These are cherries from my family's farm"

He removed the lid and placed the basket on the table. The cherries were already washed and were perfectly ripe. It looked so appetizing that everyone ate it one at a time until the libero said.

"Hey, guys" he grinned as he held a cherry in front of him "Do you know how to tie a cherry stem without using your hands?"

"Eh? Is that possible? How could you possibly do that?" the violet eyes girl curiously asked.

"You never heard of this, Ayame-chan?" Tanaka asked her. She shook her head and the third years sighed.

"Of course she has no idea. She grew up under an overprotective mother and a prestigious all-girls school. Not to mention, she's dense as hell"

"You do it like this..." Nishinoya placed the cherry inside his mouth and was silent for a few seconds until he poked out his tongue, the cherry stem now tied "Ta-da!!"

"Oh!! Amazing!!" Ayame exclaimed, though the cherry stem went loose after a few seconds and the libero caught it.

"I know, right? I was practicing this since junior high and I finally mastered it!!" he proudly said.

"The cherry stem didn't hold out long enough, Nishinoya. You didn't master it at all" Sugawara said.

"Seriously?! But I managed to tie it! It doesn't matter!!"

"Noya-san, you're so awesome!!" Tanaka high-fived the libero, "All right, let's see who else can do this challenge!"

Feeling interested, Ayame took a cherry stem and placed it in her mouth and tried to copy what Nishinoya did but it didn't work. She tried it again but to no avail "This is too hard. I don't think I can do it"