Silver Hearts | Sakusa Kiyoomi

15 | king of the court

"We meet again, Kitten-chan!" Terushima waved from the other side of the court. "Oh? Kitten-chan is from Itachiyama?"

(Y/N) huffed as she plopped down onto the bench. Their first match of the day just had to be against Johzenji.

Itachiyama got ready to receive the ball as Terushima went up to serve. They watched as the ball flew over their head and land way out of bounds.

"Oopsies!" Terushima laughed out as his teammates ruffled his hair.

Sakusa frowned as he watched the opposite team jump around.

"What was that?" Matsushima raised an eyebrow.

"They're just like you..." Yoneda sighed.

"What? Well, that just shows how fun I am!"

"No, it just shows how stupid you are."

They bickered around until Iizuna intercepted them by yanking their collars.

"Stop fighting, you guys argue like a married couple."

"We're not married!" Matsushima and Yoneda yelled out at the same time.

"Calm down. It was just a saying..."

The game only lasted 15 minutes before Itachiyama came out with their first win of the day. The score was 25 to 15, a terrible defeat to Johzenji.

"Their plays were unpredictable," Sakusa muttered as he put on his mask. "How troublesome... Who's our next opponent?"

(Y/N) hummed as she glanced at her paper. "According to the schedule, it's Wakutani South."

They walked to the neighbouring court to see that Wakutani South had just finished their match against Shiratorizawa.

The members of Wakutani were panting and chugging their water while Shiratorizawa leisurely walked off the court to their next match. (Y/N) felt a little sorry for them, they had to play two games in a row with their worn-out conditions.

"Let's go," Sakusa says, and walked ahead as (Y/N) quickly scuttered to keep up.

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(Y/N) scribbled on a piece of paper as she watched Itachiyama play against Wakutani South. She swore that she saw them sprawled out on the floor, all worn out, but now, they were receiving Itachiyama's spikes like it was their first game of the day.

"Solid receives and offence," she pondered as she briefly looked over her notes. "#1 is someone to look out for. He can angle the ball to ricochet off blocker's hands."

Even with their A-game effort, Itachiyama still managed to win with a score of 25 to 17. This time, Wakutani was extremely exhausted, and each member of the team was lying on the ground, breathless. They had just played two powerhouse schools consecutively. Who wouldn't be tired?

Itachiyama finally got their first break of the day. They were free to roam around and watch the other ongoing matches or practice some more on the extra courts.

Sakusa and (Y/N) just happened to stumble upon the ongoing match between Shiratorizawa and Aobajohsai. Oikawa was just about to serve, the gush of wind when he hit the ball whooshed through (Y/N)'s hair. She had never seen such a precise and powerful serve.

Shiratorizawa barely received the ball without it flying off their arm. Their setter sets it to #1 of Shiratorizawa, who easily broke through the block and slammed the ball into the court. The sight made (Y/N) feel chills running down her spine. Was his spike possibly more powerful than Sakusa's?