secret gem • haikyuu !!

5 ; No Longer Apart

That smile...

That's the smile I've been waiting to see for the last 5 years.

I look up at his face and examine his features. His hair was as long as it was last time, though he did dye it blonde. Letting his natural roots seep out. He got even taller as well. I look into his golden cat like eyes and smiled brightly. Which he responded with him looking down at his feet; as shy as ever.

"You two, let's get going!" We hear Tetsurō shout from a distance.

"Okay," Kenma says unenthusiastically, walking back to the bag he dropped and picking it up. I waited by watching him walk back.

We make our way back to my brother, matching each other's pace. Soon we were by Tetsurō's side, walking out. We had small talk with each other, catching up with what we've been doing. The three of us turn a corner and we walked down a short alleyway leading us into a main shopping district.

"Don't you guys have practice today?" I ask, as we walked past the shops and mini cafes

"We do. It's later though," Kenma replies

"Yeah," Tetsurō said whilst taking a deep sigh. It was silent for a second until he spoke again, "You know, you could come watch!"

"Really? Are you sure?" I questioned, "I don't know about that."

"Of course!" He exclaimed, "You get to meet the team and watch us play... And thrash those crows."

Wow, that got dark quick-

"Crows?" I said

"Karasuno High, from Miyagi." Kenma replied

Hold on. I've heard of them before, the school with the Little Giant! I remember watching it on TV when the three of us were younger. He really was an amazing player, and he was only in high school. I guess the school name didn't click as fast as it used to.

"Nii-chan, isn't that the one that you mentioned a few months ago?"

"Yep," he said, "We're inviting them to the summer training camp, normally it's Nekoma, Fukurodani, Shinzen and Ubugawa. But this time Karasuno is gonna be playing with us too."

"Sounds cool!" I said, "When are they coming?"

"They're coming this Sunday and staying here for the next week." Kenma added, pulling out his phone.

"Mhm. Oh— we're here!" Tetsurō exclaimed, turning to his right and opening the door and holding it for us to get into, "Mai, this is where we go after our practice matches or training to grab some food."

I look up at a sign reading: ANDES. As we walked in we were greeted by the people behind the counter, which we responded with a small bow. With me leading, we made our way to an empty table and we sat down. I looked through the little menu, trying to figure out what I wanted.

"Hmmm," I mumbled, my eyes scan across and to meet them with my brother's, "I'm gonna have a winter melon bubble tea."

"Okay, how 'bout you Kenma?" He said whilst poking him in the forehead.

"Just get me an apple pie." he said, his gaze still fixed on his phone.

"Cool, I'll be right back." Tetsurō said, getting out of his seat and making his way to the counter to order. I stare at him as he made his way to the back of the short queue. 

"Mai." Kenma interrupted, causing me to turn back to him, "Do you... Do you still play volleyball?"

Right, that...