Only for you || A Ushijima Wakatoshi Ff

•chapter thirteen•

Maiko's pov

D-20

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAIKO!!"

I shot up from my bed, startled. I saw Chiyoko, Nyoko and Shiori with a small cake in her hand with a candle on top.

"Aww, you guys! Thank you!"

"Now blow the candle!" And so I did. They started to sing for me as I cut the cake. I divided the cake into four, one piece for each of us.

"Here!" Nyoko threw her gift at my face and the others followed suit. I opened Nyoko's first. She gave me a beautiful pair of rose-gold coloured earings. Shiori gave me lavender oil.

"It helps with muscle stress. Thought you might need it." She smiled. "I love the smell of it, I hope you like it too,"

I opened the bottle and took a wiff. It was beautiful.

"Hmm its good!"

Chiyoko gave me a ring. It was just a simple silver ring but it was pretty.

"Thanks, y'all! We still have school tomorrow, so it's best that you eat up and go back to bed."

The cake was awesome.

"Where did you even get the cake from? It's delicious!" I said as I devoured it.

"I got it from the store of couse! Not gonna lie, even I am surprised that its this good. And cheap!" Nyoko said.

Nyoko and Shiori left our room and we went back to sleep.

...

When I tie my hair for school, it's usually just a ponytail or open hair. But I tried a new hairstyle, a side braid for the first time in a while.

"Ooo you're looking cute!" Chiyoko said.

"Thanks! Let's go!"

As I walked into the school building, a few people from my year wished me.

"Koba-san!!" I heard a voice call me. I turned around to see it was Eiichi-kun. "Happy Birthday, Koba-san! I got you chocolate!" He handed a wrapped up chocolate to me. "Thank you, Eiichi-kun! I really appreciate it! I'll see you at practice, okay?"

"Yes! Bye!" I waved back at him.

A few underclassmen wished me too. It was kinda weird that they knew by birthday but I wasn't complaining. When I entered my classroom,

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOBAYASHI!!!" The whole class cheered. It was even written on the blackboard.

"Aw you guys! Thank you so much!"

A classmate brought a basket filled with chocolates and flowers. A small note was attached to it.

To our lovely Kobayashi,

Happy Birthday! Keep making Shiratorizawa proud! Have a great day!

Your awesome classmates.

"Oof, I don't wanna cry on my birthday, y'all. But thank you so much! This is so sweet of y'all!" The class cheered and wished me again when I went on my seat.

"Maiko-chan!" Eita called me. I noticed that Wakatoshi and Tendou were there with him as well. The three of them held their gifts out.

"Happy Birthday!" They chimed together.

"Thank you so much! Wakatoshi, Tendou-kun, I did not expect you two to know my birthday!"

"Well, I told them." Eita said.

"Of course. But thank you so much for the gifts guys!"

"Open them!"

"Now? Okay..." I opened Eita's gift first. It was a pair of light blue and white fuzzy socks.

"These are so cute! And so soft!" I rubbed them against my skin. Oh they were soft alright. Next was Wakatoshi's gift. He got me thigh-high knee pads. To be honest. Ive wanted thigh-high knee pads for a while but since my current ones work fine, I just didn't buy them yet.

"I will wear these in the Preliminaries! I've wanted these for a while now, thank you Wakatoshi!"

"Im glad you liked them."

I opened Tendou's gift and it was a pack of assorted chocolates. I opened the bag, and handed the three of them each and ate one myself.

"I really appreciate your gifts, guys! Thanks a lot!"

"Anything for you birthday, Maiko." Said Wakatoshi. I just looked away, too happy that he gave me a gift for my birthday. I looked back at him and he was still looking at me.

"We should go, Wakatoshi-kun," Tendou pulled him away.

As I sat down on my seat, arranging my gifts in my bag, a group of four girls came up to me.

"What's so special about you?" The one standing in the centre asked. Knitted eyebrows, I ask, "What do you mean by that, exactly?"

"Why does Ushijima-san have to give you a gift for your birthday? What's so special in you?"

Oh. Fangirls.

I rolled my eyes as I stood up, slightly towering over them.

"If you want to know what's special about me try beating me in a game of volleyball. Then talk. As for Wakatoshi giving me a gift, it's none of your damn business."

"Of course it is!" I rolled my eyes again, "Listen up. If you had any self worth, you wouldn't waste your time running around a guy who loves volleyball balls more than tits. This about being your business, it shouldn't be. Maybe if you did something worth the school knowing your name, he might have noticed you. Now please leave, I can't handle the smell of bullshit."

The girls gasped and left.

"Wasn't that a little harsh?" Eita asked me.

"Well, they need to stop. It's such a waste! Do they not have self respect?"

....

We celebrated my birthday in the gymnasium with the team. As it was time to cut the cake,

"GUESS WHO DECIDED TO CRASH THE PARTY!" Tendou yelled, behind him was the boys' team. As all of them entered, I saw Coach Washijo was there too. All of them gathered around me and sang as I cut the cake. Again, I cut the cake to fit the number of people but still enough for second servings.

"Kobayashi," Coach Washijo called me. I went to him nervously.

"I know you don't like me. But I have my reasons for such behaviour towards the girls' team. I know you will pursue professional volleyball after school. Professional volleyball is a whole different world, Kobayashi. And because you are a girl, it will be very hard for you. If I was nice to you in the beginning, you wouldn't have survived one day. But now, now that I see you fly when you go for a spike, I know you are meant to make your name in the world of volleyball. You already have infact. Japan no.2 is something I am very proud of, Kobayashi," he patted my head ,"I really am proud of you. I want you to crush everyone in the Preliminaries, do you understand?"

By the time he was done, my eyes were teary and ready to fall like two waterfalls. Well, the waterfalls didn't take much time to form.

"Th-thank you, Coach! I..I will take Shiratorizawa to the nationals!" I sobbed. Je smiled and helped himself to some cake. I sat against the wall with my friends when my phone dingged.

Message from: mom

I've transferred ¥15000 to your account.

That's it. I sighed and kept my phone back in my pocket and continued to enjoy with the people who actually cared about my birthday.