Blocking My Heart (Kei Tsukishima X Reader)

Serving 101

After a grueling history test and a few hours of lectures, school was finally over and ___ was packing her bag. Someone tapped her desk and she looked up. "Are you ready to go?" Tsukkishima asked. "Go? Who said I was going to practice today? I have a life too you know!" Tsukkishima blushed. "I-I just thought.." "Kidding!" ___ said. "You don't gotta panic so much!" She laughed. "Of course I'll watch you practice! I wouldn't miss it." She stood up and slung her backpack over her shoulder. "Should we go then?" She asked. "Come on." Tsukkishima said as he began walking

They arrived at the gym and ___ walked into it before she turned around. "Have fun getting changed Tsukki! Get naked for me!" She teased. Tsukkishima blushed intensely. "Yeah.. W-Whatever.." He said as he quickly left. ___ took a seat next to Kiyoko. "So what's the agenda today?" She asked. "Well, today everyone will be going over serving drills. We want to strengthen everyone's serves before nationals since we can't use a pinch server every time." Kiyoko said calmly.

"Interesting.." ___ said. "I can't wait to watch. Will Yamaguchi be focusing on practicing his jump-float serves then?" "Coach will most likely have him work on both jump-floats and regular serves," she said. "He needs to be strong with both types." "True.." ___ said. Just then Yamaguchi walked into the gym. "Hey ___! Sorry I didn't walk to practice with you and Tsukki today. I had to talk to the teacher after class.." He scratched the back of his neck.

"You're finee," ___ said. "We're capable of walking on our own." He laughed. "True.." he said. "It's just fun walking to practice with you guys." "Well, if you keep your grades up so you don't have to talk to the teacher, you could walk to practice with us everyday." ___ said. He blushed. "How'd you know?" He asked. "Just a guess," ___ said. "It's about the only reason you'd talk to a teacher after class." He laughed awkwardly. "Well.. You're not wrong.." "Do you want me to tutor you?" She asked. "I'm good in pretty much every subject."

"Thanks for the offer, but Tsukki is already tutoring me." He said. "Maybe all three of us could get together and study then." She suggested. "With both me and Tsukki tutoring you, it aught to be even more of a help." "That's true," Yamaguchi said. "Both you and Tsukki are really smart." "I try," ___ laughed. "Want to get together after practice?" "I can't today," he replied, "but how about tomarrow?" "Works for me," ___ said. "It's not like I've got anything better to do after school."

"Your dad still works late then huh.." Yamaguchi said. "He always comes home late, if he comes home at all. He's the biggest workaholic I've ever met, I swear." She sighed. "Sometimes I wonder why I bother making him hot dinners." "Well he eats them at least right?" Yamaguchi asked. "Yeah, when I put them in the fridge they're gone eventually, but it's just not the same as eating together like we used to. Ever since we came back to Japan he's been working even harder than he did in America. I feel like maybe it's kinda my fault.. I did find him a job at a higher position than he's used to after all.."

"Well that's a good thing isn't it? Your dad always loved his job, so he's probably happier having a higher up position. If I were him I'd be happier." "True.." ___ said. "Same here. He has Sunday off I think if you and Tsukki wanted to come over? Dad would totally be thrilled to see that we've all caught up, and he could grill for us too. I haven't had a chance to tell him that we all got together again. It'll be a nice surprise." "Sounds good to me!" Yamaguchi said. "Your dad's the best on the grill." "Be sure to tell him that," ___ said laughing. "He'll get a kick out of that."

Just then, Tsukkishima and everyone else who wasn't already here entered the gym and Coach called everyone to the board. "Well, that's my cue! Talk later!" And with that Yamaguchi ran off. "Alright everyone! Today we're doing serving drills! We can't rely on pinch servers all the time at nationals so let's strengthen up those skills! Everyone go get in line on the left side of the court!" With that, Coach dismissed everyone from the practice meeting and everyone went to line up. First was Yamaguchi. He grabbed a ball out of the ball cart next to the line and dribbled it a couple of times.

"Yamaguchi! Your jump-float serves are coming along nicely, but make sure you switch up your serves between jump-floats and regular serves!" Coach yelled. "Yes sir!" Coach blew the whistle and Yamaguchi sent a normal serve over the net. "That's out!" Coach yelled. Work on trying to hit the line but not overpassing it!" "Yes sir!" Yamaguchi got back into line. Next up was Daichi. Daichi served the ball to the middle right of the court. After Daichi was Asahi who sent it to the back left, slamming it to the ground in the position where the libero would be. 'Well, Asahi's serve speciality 'is' spike serves after all,' ___ thought. 'I remember trying to receive serves like that.'

After Asahi was Tanaka, who sent it to the front left, then Sugawara who sent it to the middle back. After Sugawara was Hinata, who's ball hit the net and rolled over it onto the other side of the net. "Hinata! Serve the ball higher next time!" Coach yelled. "Yes sir!" Hinata promptly replied. Now it was finally Tsukkishima's turn. She heard from Yamaguchi that Tsukki's serves weren't the strongest, so she watched him intently. 

Tsukki spun the ball in his hands a couple of times before Coach blew the whistle and he tossed the ball up into the air. He hit it with good form sending it to the front middle. "Good job Tsukki!" ___ cheered. He nodded and got back into line. They continued going through the line until all the balls in the cart were gone and Coach called for practice to end. Yamaguchi and Tsukkishima walked up to her. "We're going to go get changed, we'll see you in a bit," Yamaguchi said before heading to the doors. Tsukkishima nodded and followed him.

While she was waiting for them to finish changing, ___ helped Kiyoko pick up the balls and put them away as they talked about this and that. "So you're Yamaguchi and Tsukkishima's childhood friend then," Kiyoko said placing a ball into the cart. "Yep!" ___ said nodding. "Since back in grade school." "That's interesting," Kiyoko said. "I didn't realise they had many other friends outside the volleyball team." "They have me at least," ___ said laughing. Just then Yamaguchi and Tsukkishima entered the gym.

"Hey ___! You ready to go?!" Yamaguchi yelled. "One second!" ___ called back. She picked up the last ball and placed it in the ball cart before looking at Kiyoko. "I can handle the mopping," Kiyoko said, "You can go ahead and go." "Thanks!" ___ said. "Thanks for all the help." Kiyoko said. ___ walked over to Tsukkishima and Yamaguchi. "Okay, ready!" ___ said grabbing her things. "Let's go," Tsukkishima said. They all began walking.

"Are you guys going to head home now?" ___ asked. "Well, we were both going to walk you home today, but I just got a call from home so I'll have to take a rain check," Yamaguchi said. "I'll walk you home tomarrow, promise." "Alright, I'll see you tomarrow then Yamaguchi," ___ said. "Later!" Yamaguchi said with a wave. Tsukkishima and ___ began walking.

"Yamaguchi said you weren't very strong with your serves, but I think you did great today," ___ said. "Thanks," Tsukkishima said. "I've been working on it." "I can tell," ___ said. They had just passed the park before crossing the road. "I can't believe you made it to nationals!" ___ said. "That is so freaking cool!" "We worked really hard to get this far," Tsukkishima said, "And we don't plan on stopping yet." "I'd be extremely worried if you said you were," ___ said laughing. They arrived at her house and she unlocked the door.

"Would you like to come in?" ___ asked. "Sure." Tsukkishima said.