Silver Hearts | Sakusa Kiyoomi

10 | invincible

The Itachiyama boy's volleyball team walked into the gym of Shinzen High. They were invited to have a practice match against them just days before the Interhigh Prelims.

"Is it me, or does Shinzen's captain look like a broccoli?" (Y/N) watched on the side as the two teams warmed up.

Matsushima couldn't help but roar in hysterics. "You're hilarious, (L/N)! Calling... him a... broccoli... I can't."

At this point, Matsushima was wheezing and rolling on the floor. Sakusa pursed his lips, a slight furrow between his brows as he stared pointedly at them with an icy coldness.

"Tsk. Shut up. You're too loud."

He walked away with a scowl under his mask, leaving the two standing and rolling there. (Y/N) was giggling at Matsushima, who was trying his hardest to stop laughing. Yoneda finally came back and whipped him into shape before the match could start.

Eikichi watched the pissed off Sakusa walk away from the lively incident that just happened.

"That was scary. Even if he wasn't yelling at me, I still felt chills run down my back," Eikichi told Daiki, who was practicing his spikes.

"This is just a practice match, so don't worry about it."

The match had begun, and Itachiyama was on a roll. They managed to score five consecutive points at the beginning and reach 15 points before the other team could enter the double digits.

"#10 from Itachiyama is incredible!" A spectator widened his eyes when he saw Sakusa spike.

"You haven't heard of him? He's one of the top three aces in Japan!" His friend enthused.

Shinzen High called for a timeout when the score was 18-10. The boys of Itachiyama walked towards their bench as (Y/N) handed each of them their water bottles.

"Their combo attacks are remarkable! You guys did a great job countering it." (Y/N) collected their water bottles as the timeout was about to end.

Sakusa thanked (Y/N) as she gave him a clean towel and took away his sweat-filled one. Her graceful movements and diligence made her a perfect manager for the volleyball team. Itachiyama was grateful to have her around.

"Bring it on!" Daiki shouted out as Yoneda served. Yoneda served directly to Eikichi, who had no problem receiving it.

"Crap," Matsushima thought as they began to perform a combo attack. This time, they all blended in with each other, making it harder to read. Matsushima finally realized it was going to Daiki but was too late to block it as the ball had already landed in their court.

Despite being able to catch up, Itachiyama won the first round against Shinzen with 25 to 14. They began their second round shortly after a break. Matsushima had quickly caught onto their combo attacks and was able to block some.

"Alright!" Matsushima yelled out after blocking one of their combo attacks.

"Jeez, you get really hyped after one block." Yoneda playfully slapped Matsushima hard on the back.

"Gah!"

The score was now 14 to 10, and Itachiyama was leading. Yoneda went up for a spike only to get blocked by Eikichi. "Dammit, you're really tall for your age."

"T-Thanks!" Eikichi blurted out and bowed. "It's an honour to block you!"

"Huh?" Yoneda quizzically looked at Eikichi. "Did he just say it was an honour to block me?"

Shinzen High served the ball to Iizuna, who was forced to receive it. He passed it to Komori, who sets it to Sakusa. Sakusa did a cross-shot and landed it perfectly on the corner of the court.