unveil

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"You wanna WHAT?" uncle said shouting in my face. I took a whiff of his breath: coffee and cigarettes. huh not a bad combo. 

"Are you INSANE? What made that idea come to your head?" He started to pace back and fourth as he organized frantically. stress cleaning. 

"Come on, uncle. You know how I play. I can handle it." He stayed silent. 

"I bet grandpa was harder than these guys." I said packing the rest of the dropped pocky onto the shelf. I see him shiver at the mention of gramps. 

"You're a GIRL! Everyone knows that." I plopped onto the table, resting my chin in my hand. Until..

"U-Unless we don't say anything." He looked at me, but it wasn't out of disgust. It was an intrigued look. 

"I mean look at me. My hair is short like a boy, I don't wear girly stuff until I'm outside of school. If your wondering about my uniform: I don't wear skirts like the girls do. It's only sometimes, but most of the time I wear jeans. It's foolproof." I said smiling. He came to sit at the table with me. 

"But... your reputation. You're known by everyone during your middle school days, which wasn't a long time from now." I see him rub his temples, thinking. I sighed. There is no use. I laid my head on the table as a sign of defeat. 

"Ok fine, sorry for asking. I'll just not play volleyball th-," I hear him mumble. 

"sure."  Did I just hear... 

"What did you say?" I said lifting my head up. 

"I said sure. You're plan sounds... plausible. And we need someone like you on our team, you're itching to play, right? So let's see what you got," he said smiling. I got up from my chair and ran to him for the biggest hug. 

"ok you're suffocating me now." he said as I let go of my grip. 

"Gomen...," I said going back to sit down. I hear a spark noise from his lighter as he took a cigar out of his pocket. 

"Just know that I'm gonna treat you just like the rest of my team. Even if you are my niece, you're gonna work for your spot on the court," I gulped. Never knew uncle keishin can be this intimidating. 

"Of course." He stuck the cigar in his mouth as the butt end started to turn orange. 

 "By the way, this is our little secret. We gotta keep it confidential, otherwise we'll face some serious problems with the prefecture," he said in a serious voice. 

"H-Hai," He took out the cigar and blew the puff in the air. He checked the time on the wall and started to panic once again," 

"SHIT," he said as he started to grab his stuff from under the counter. I ran to him. 

"WHAT'S THE MATTER?" I said starting to panic as well. 

"PRACTICE STARTS IN 10 MINUTES AND I'M GONNA BE LATE," he said grabbing an extra pack of cigarettes from the storage box. As he was about to leave the store I shouted, 

"C-CAN I COME WITH YOU?" I said. He smirked. 

"Well, duh. You're on the team, remember?" he said giving me a smile. I smiled back, but I just remembered. 

"I don't have my stuff though. It's upstairs in my room," I said. He ran to get a piece of paper and pen behind the counter. I hear a click and slight scribbling. He handed it to me. 

"Here's the address. Just find the school. It's not that far away from here and i'll meet you there. Also lock up the store," he threw me the keys and just like that he was off. I took the keys and shoved it into the back pocket of my jeans. I ran upstairs and fumbled the doorknob trying to open the door. I barged into my room opening the drawers grabbing a pair of shorts a tee shirt that says balance. I got it at the middle school prelims. I grab my volleyball bag and shove almost everything: my shoes, kneepads, sweater, jogging pants, medicine, wrapping tape...the lists goes on. I ran into the kitchen, almost slipping on my socks on the hardwood floor attempting to fill up my water bottle. I slipped on my slides and just as I was about to leave, I glanced at the clock: 5:30. I can still make it. I hear a slight bark and a wet sensation on my leg. As I turned around, it was my shiba: e.t. I know it's from a old movie but I named him that because of his e.t witty stature. 

"Ok, fine I'll feed you," I said as I grabbed the puppy chow. I filled his food and water bowl. He wagged his tail as a sign of appreciation. I patted his head. 

"Bye, e.t. I'll get u some meat buns on the way home." I smiled at him till I was out the door. 

a/n: hey guys it's been a while and I just wasnt in the mood to write until now. So I'll keep you guys updated! bye  :) -p