A New Connection

Chapter 3

Practice went on for a long time. Ginny was on the sidelines, observing each player individually so that she could find something other than volleyball to talk about during their conversations.

For example, Ginny was sure that she could approach the topic of colleges and such with the third years. When looking at Ennoshita, Kinoshita, and Narita, Ginny would ask about their families; like if they had any siblings. Tanaka and Nishinoya were a bit harder. Perhaps she should ask them about what sort of people (i.e. girls) they liked the most. It would give the two excellent practice with adjectives.

Yachi would be difficult. The only thing Ginny gleaned was that Yachi Hitoka was a little ball of anxiety. Ginny had no idea of where to start with the assistant manager. Perhaps she should ask about her hobbies? Undetermined.

As she had spent lunch with them, the other first years were pretty easy. Hinata was easy to read. From the way he treated Yachi, it was obvious that he had a little sister. As for his jumps, Ginny would like to know what kind of training he did. Likewise, it was obvious that Kageyama was an only child. However, he seemed to be very irritable, so Ginny would probably just stick to asking about volleyball.

Ginny believed that she would get along the most with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi was a cool kid, as far as Ginny knew. She figured that conversation would probably flow freely.

But Ginny loved music. Not just listening to it, but playing it as well. As for Tsukishima, he looked like he had good taste, so she was hoping to get a few suggestions from him during their conversation.

"Sorry! Cover!"

"Ginny, look out!"

Ginny was startled out of her thoughts in time for her to see the ball hurtling her way. Remaining calm, she set the ball perfectly over to Kageyama from her seat on the floor. Not expecting the return, Kageyama failed to stop the ball from hitting him. The only sound was the ball bouncing off of Kageyama and onto the gym floor. Everyone had turned to Ginny in shock.

Confused, Ginny innocently asked, "what?"

Ukai shook himself out of the trance first, followed by the others. "H-how did you do that?"

"The set?"

Tsukishima scoffed. "What else?"

Quickly glaring at the blonde, Ginny turned her attention back to Ukai. "My dad played pro for a while, up until a few years ago. I practiced with him at home for most of my childhood."

Different players around the gym were nodding along with the anecdote while Ukai and Takeda-sensei looked downright thoughtful. It was Takeda who spoke up first.

"Are you planning on joining any clubs, Ginny?"

Slightly deterred by the sudden question, Ginny answered hesitantly. "Yes... I wanted to join the music club? Why?"

"Ah. Nothing, really. I was just wondering if you'd like to come to the training camps. We could use your help, and I bet that the others in our visiting schools could too."

"I mean, I can see what I can do? The music club only meets three days of the week, so I could probably help out, even if it's only a little..."

"Perfect!"

Time Skip- After Practice

The practice had run later than intended. By the time it was over, the sky was dark and the streets were clear. As per Ginny's calculations, it was far too late to do any studying and once again, she was happy to have done her homework in class and during breaks. She bid goodbye to the team with the promise of tutoring the next day, and set off towards her temporary home.

Along the way, Ginny put in her ear buds. She hummed along to "House of Wolves" and thought over what she had seen at the practice. Everyone was spectacular, in their own way. Spectacular enough that Ginny was suddenly overcome with chills, the type of chills one gets from pure, unadulterated excitement.

Yes... she was going to have fun here.

Time Skip- The Next Day, Before Class

Ginny had arrived on the school grounds energized and ready for the day. Soon, her schoolmates would line up to begin their conversations with her. In a couple of weeks, the volleyball club was going to host their training camp, which added more people to interview. Not to mention, Ginny was going to join the music club.

The issue was balancing her schedule. With how many students she had to interview, and the music club (which met three days a week, for two hours per practice), Ginny was going to be stretched thin. There was no way she could devote too much time to the volleyball club. What a shame, she really enjoyed talking to the boys in the club.

Don't get her wrong, while she did enjoy watching and playing volleyball with her father, Ginny loved her music more. Her love of the art had won her many competitions, in both solos and groups, so it was only natural that she continue on with her passion.

Ginny was pulled out of her thoughts by one of her classmates approaching her desk.

"Um... Song-san?"

"Yes?"

The girl shuffled nervously. "I was wondering if we could schedule the uh... the conversation?"

Ginny smiled brightly. "Of course! What's your name?"

"Hatsune Yuki."

"Oh! You're in the music club, right?"

Hatsune nodded shyly.

"Let's talk about that, Hatsune-san!"

Time Skip- After School, Music Club

After their conversation, Hatsune helped Ginny with her club application form. Together, the two made their way to the music room to turn it in. Upon seeing Ginny's extensive experience, the music club's president, Aihara Reo, demanded that she give an impromptu performance.

Clearing her throat, Ginny sat at the piano. Warming up quickly, she put her hands into the starting position for "Reflection" from Mulan. Immediately, the room quietened. Ginny had captivated her audience with just a few notes.

If one listened hard enough, they could hear Ginny hum along with the melody. And when the song ended, there was a few moments of silence before applause had broken out. Ginny smiled and stood. She gestured outward with her arm, then brought it back to bow with a flourish.

"That was amazing! You would be a wonderful addition to our club, and I'm happy you've decided to join." Aihara stood next to Ginny and held out his hand, which was shaken.

It was then that Ginny noticed a mop of blonde hair walking away.

A/N: Sorry it took so long! I kind of had some writers block for a while there... I should probably mention in advance, I intend to write some of the conversations, so English will be in italics. Criticism of the constructive kind is always appreciated!! Also, I have written a few chapters on FanFiction only, so I'm going to be publishing a few chapters today.