the sister of ushijima (tendou x reader)

chapter nine

isndjd okay so i can type normally again and my ~italics~ are working again so that's a relief. ^w^
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The first set was almost finished and we were 19 to 21. We were behind but other than that, the game was going good for me. I've managed to keep my distance from Natsuki, which is good but I can still feel her staring at me sometimes.

"I've got it!" Uko set the ball to Oumouna and she spiked it down diagonally, sending the ball between Natsuki and some other team member as they jumped to block it.

Oumouna jumped up in excitement as she scored a point. "Wooh! I forgot what that felt like for a moment!" She laughed as Amaterasu patted her back.

Nimachyui was up to serve, she sent an underhand serve over and the other team received it. The Libero on their team sent it to the setter and the setter sent it to Natsuki. Natsuki jumped up, to me it almost seemed like she was floating. She was at least 4 feet, maybe 5 feet in the air. Her hand came around and she smacked the ball, the ball gone in a flash.

I blinked a couple of times, looking around to see where the ball went. The rest of my team did to, all of our heads turning to see the volleyball bouncing slightly as it rolled away.

The other team burst into praise as they complimented Natsuki on her amazing skills. They patted her on the back and ruffled her hair, giving her thumbs up.

I slowly turned my head back around, chills going up my spine.

Oh shit. Well, there went all that self motivation.

It was now 20 to 22. They were close to set point and I felt hopeless at this point. I was back at the net and Natsuki was right in front of me.

I could feel her eyes on me, them burning into my soul. My eyes stayed on the ground as I held my hands up, ready to block.

Next to me was Rori and Uko, as I was in between them. The whistle blew and Inarizaki sent the ball to our side, Hikari hit the ball and sent it to Uko. Me and Uko made eye contact and she nodded, signaling she was going to send it to me.

She set the ball and both me and Rori began to move towards the net. Natsuki stepped up and jumped to block me as two others blocked Rori.

My eyes searched for an opening and I noticed a spot beside of Natsuki that was wide open. I brung my hand back, then swinging it forward as the ball came into my view. My hand smashed the ball and it shot over the net, smacking the floor right where I aimed.

It was quiet for a moment, everyone staring at the ball. Uko jumped for joy, hopping on my back. "Y/N THAT WAS GREAT." she complimented making me grin. Uruoiku ruffles my hair and chuckled. "I can't believe you were nervous." She shook her head.

Uko and Uruoiku went back to their spots, leaving me to myself. I went back into my ready position, turning my head back to the net. My eyes then met with Natsuki's. She had a smug look on her face, making me almost piss my self.

"Not too shabby myūto." She said, causing my face to turn red. That nickname founds it way back to me, that stupid nickname... I had this feeling in my stomach, a heavy feeling, making me want to ball up. It felt like my insides were in a knot or someone was pressing on my chest, and i hated it.
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They won the first set by two points. Which I had seen coming because Inarizaki was pretty strong.

My team was drinking their waters, Oumouna and Tenshi were passing out towels to others as everyone was sweaty from the first set.

I sat against the wall, leaning my head back. I could feel the coolness of the wall hit the back of my neck, cooling me off a bit. My face was pretty flush since I had been playing for so long. (*cough**couch**wheeze* asthma jahdidbsjd) I closed my eyes as I breathed out.

It's been a while since I've played an actual match against someone, or even against another team. Not to mention that Natsuki girl gives me a bad feeling. She makes me so nervous and for no reason.

I felt a presence beside me and I looked over to see Rori seated beside me. She didn't look at me, but kept her head faced forward. "So, how was it?" She asked. I tilted my head slightly, a little confused.

She must be talking about the first set, right?

I leaned back and laid my head against the cold wall. "Well, i think the set went pretty well-" "not that." Rori interrupted. I looked over at her as she set her water bottle down. She then looked over at me, a dazed look on her face. "How was it getting through one of Natsuki's blocks?" She said finally.

I stayed still for a moment, us staring at each other stupidly. I looked down at my hand, clenching my fist. "I...don't know.." I said slowly.

I didn't know how to feel at that moment, as I didn't know if I was supposed to feel some way. How was I supposed to feel? Was I supposed to feel powerful? I mean, it was easy for me to get past her block, so it doesn't feel any different than usual.

Rori looked down at my hand, watching me clench it. She sighed slightly and smiled. "You know, for a second year, you're pretty neat kiddo." Rori said as she stood up, grabbing her water bottle. She lifted me right up, by the collar of my shirt. "The second set shall start her in a minute or two, so drink some water and stretch some more." She said, and then patted me on the back, walking away.

My face was red from the compliment she gave me. No ones ever really said something like that to me, heart to heart.

I caught my self smiling, soon wiping the stupid grin off my face. I then picked up my water bottle and my towel and ran over to the others to begin my stretches.
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So I skipped school Monday and I went back today, I missed a quiz, took a test today (which I wasn't prepared for at a l l), and now I have a quiz to make up tomorrow along with a test in my math honors on geometry and stoopid proofs >_<

Remember to eat something bbys and to drink some water <3 💞

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