An Oikawa and the Volleyboys 《 Haikyuu x OC 》

VIII

As I was walking towards the gym for practice, I noticed Daichi come down the steps and ran up to him.

"Hi Daichi! Headed to practice?" I asked, walking beside him.

"Oh, hello Haruka. Yeah, I'm on my way to practice. You coming too?" He smiled back at me.

"Yep! I want to be sure Dom doesn't give you guys any trouble, haha." I giggled.

As we approached the gym door, I noticed Asahi staring in awe as he peered through the door. I heard Hinata and Dominic talking, so I assumed he just witnessed one of them spiking.

"Our quick offence is gonna totally blow away Neko!" Hinata cheered.

"Neko?" I heard Asahi mumble.

"We're having a practice match against them on the last day of Golden Week." Asahi flinched and ran to jump over the other side of the pathway and onto the grass. "What are you doing?"

"Y-You're scary when you're mad!" Asahi cried.

"I'm not mad right now!" He shook his head and I snickered. "Though we don't have the same history with Nekoma that previous players before us had, it's still an exciting match. It piques your interest, doesn't it?"

"But... I've been so distant with Suga and Nishinoya." He grimaced.

Daichi sighed. "You're still a goofball in a huge body, as usual. What a contrast to Nishinoya."

Asahi deflated. "Gee, thanks for sugarcoating your words."

"You don't need to worry about Suga or Nishinoya. Unlike you, they have strong hearts." Daichi told the brunette.

"Was I wrong to think you're a kind person?" Asahi asked.

"I'm kind to everyone but you, since you're a goofball." He began to walk into the gym, "You get too nervous to even sign up, and now you want to play again? It doesn't matter what you thought before. Whether you're nervous or not, if you love something, you come back to it." Daichi explained. "Oh, we've got two new members who are going to give you a run for your money for the title of ace, by the way."

As Asahi began to walk off, I went inside and stood off to the sidelines as everyone started doing their own stretches. I noticed Yuu beside me and the large amount of bruises he had on his forearms and legs.

"Woah, Yuu, what happened there?" He looked up at me and blushed a bit. He always gets nervous when I talk to him, but I don't know what I could have done to make him feel that way.

"Oh, it's from the training I did while I was suspended. Mainly block follows. I can't do them well yet, but I want to perfect it. Then the spikers can have more confidence to go all out." He smiled, getting up.

Just then, the gym door slammed open. "Great work, everyone!" I saw blonde hair behind Takeda-sensei, and my eyes widened.

"U-U-UKAI -SAN?!?!?" I shouted in surprise.

"UKAI?!" All the boys shouted.

"That's me. We've got no time to waste. Let's get started. We've got a game at 6 p.m." He said.

"Huh?" Daichi looked confused.

"The Karasuno Neighborhood Association team is willing to play a game with us." Ukai-San smirked. "Now, chop chop! Get to practice!"

As everyone started doing receives, Tadashi bumped one a bit too high and it rolled towards the door.

"I got it." I told him.

As I bent down, a hand grasped the ball before I could, and I looked up; There was four men who looked about thirty years old in track suits with backpacks. "We're the Karasuno Neighborhood Association." The one with the glasses announced.